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Gen Z is the generation most powerfully drawn to nostalgia, according to a new study of three generations of consumers in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The research, entitled "Then is Now: A Study on Modern Nostalgia", was commissioned by Vevo — the music video streaming…
The Guardian's weekly art newsletter rounds up the latest exhibitions and cultural highlights, led by a major show of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern. The dispatch also marks the 250th anniversary of John Constable with the return of his celebrated painting The Hay Wain to…
The Guardian's "Add to Playlist" column highlights south London trio Stolen Velour, Floco and Aria SL, whose debut album Underlight is out now on Bristol label Illegal Data. The three began as housemates in south-east London, where their contrasting sounds bled through the walls, and their music takes…
▶Singer-songwriter John Prine performs at Symphony Hall on April 26, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/Getty Images) These bittersweet folk and country songs prove that sometimes, the grey area between happiness and sadness hurts the most. The post 4 Country and Folk Songs That Are So…
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▶Over the past five years, multi-disciplinary creative Richie Culver has used exhibitions, spoken word and wild electronic textures to delve deep into the intersection between sound and visual art. New album under the moniker of Quiet Husband, ‘The Architecture Of Perception’, is the latest transmission of this intent,…
This American Songwriter feature revisits three one-hit wonders from 1975, a year the writer sees as the point at which the decade had settled into its own distinctive musical identity. The piece is a nostalgic appreciation rather than a news report, presenting the selected tracks as songs the…
iHeartMedia has settled a US Federal Communications Commission investigation into whether it breached federal payola rules at its live music events, resolving the matter through a consent decree that carries no fine and no admission of liability. The FCC had been examining whether the company gave artists extra…
Acclaimed artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Lucca Film Festival in Tuscany, the festival announced on Friday. Schnabel will attend the event in person, take part in a public masterclass and be present for a retrospective of his films,…
Gavin Friday, a lifelong friend of Bono and U2's official Creative Director since the mid-1980s, has explained what the role actually involves in an interview with the music Substack publication The New Cue. The account offers a rare glimpse into the tight-knit inner circle U2 have long relied…