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PUBG: Battlegrounds Gets K-Pop Girl Group Collab

  • IVE’s “Love Dive” collaboration is live on PC.
  • Consoles get the crossover on 12 November.
  • Two returning PvE modes are becoming more challenging.

PUBG: Battlegrounds has launched a collaboration with K-pop group IVE, bringing the group’s 2022 hit “Love Dive” into the game through themed locations, character looks, emotes and music videos. The crossover is available now on PC and arrives on consoles on 12 November. Three locations inspired by the…

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In 1981, Stevie Nicks released a duet intended for another couple. Now, it has over 134,000,000 streams

  • Nicks wrote ‘Leather and Lace’ for Jennings and Colter.
  • She recorded it as a duet with Don Henley.
  • The song has more than 134 million streams.

Stevie Nicks wrote ‘Leather and Lace’ after Waylon Jennings asked her to create a duet for him and his wife, Jessi Colter. The song explored the challenge of sustaining a relationship when both partners work in the music business, and its eventual release became a prominent part of…

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Drummer CHRIS KONTOS Exits FORBIDDEN: ‘I Have Decided That I Can No Longer Continue As A Part Of The Band’

  • Chris Kontos has left Forbidden immediately.
  • He cited financial and business disagreements.
  • The band said it learnt of his exit through social media.

Chris Kontos has left San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Forbidden with immediate effect, ending a three-year run. He said unresolved concerns about financial integrity, accounting transparency and business decisions had made continuing impossible; the departure comes shortly after the band released its first album in 16…

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Texas’ New Attorney General Composed the Soundtrack for 67 Episodes of Dragon Ball Z’s English Dub

  • Nathan Johnson was elected Texas attorney general.
  • He composed music for 67 *Dragon Ball Z* episodes.
  • A chance meeting led to his Funimation work.

Nathan Johnson, elected Texas attorney general in the article’s account of the 2026 midterm elections, previously composed music for the English dub of *Dragon Ball Z*. The unusual connection has drawn attention to a creative career that preceded his move into politics. Johnson said he scored 67 episodes…

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Desert Age Documentary 10th Anniversary Re-Release: See Photos of Kyuss, Black Flag, and More

  • *Desert Age* returns for its 10th anniversary on 20 November.
  • The new edition adds material from Black Flag’s 1981 Palm Springs show.
  • A premiere and Q&A take place in Palm Springs on 7 November.

The 2016 documentary *Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History* will receive a 10th anniversary re-release on 20 November, celebrating the bands and people who shaped California’s desert-rock scene. The special edition adds material about Black Flag’s historic 1981 Palm Springs show, including previously unseen photographs and…

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In 1966, Brian Wilson gave up his chance to sing a Beach Boys classic. Since then, it has been streamed 300,000,000 times

  • Brian Wilson wrote “God Only Knows”.
  • He chose Carl to sing its best-known version.
  • The article says it has been streamed 300 million times.

Brian Wilson wrote “God Only Knows” but gave the lead vocal to his younger brother Carl, deciding Carl could convey the song’s tenderness more naturally. The choice put Carl at the centre of one of the Beach Boys’ best-known recordings and, the article argues, shows Brian’s ability to…

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Half a bottle of champagne, a sudden impulse and a Brian Wilson classic. The 1988 “positive vibe” that will always define him

  • Wilson wrote “Love and Mercy” after half a bottle of champagne.
  • The song blends lush harmonies with reflections on loneliness and violence.
  • It became Wilson’s concert-closing message from 1999.

Brian Wilson said he wrote his 1988 solo song “Love and Mercy” on impulse after drinking half a bottle of champagne. The track carried forward the layered harmonies and rich production associated with his Beach Boys work, while offering a gentle appeal for compassion amid everyday loneliness and…

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SCORPIONS Biopic ‘Wind Of Change’ To Receive North American Theatrical Release In March 2027

  • Scorpions biopic *Wind Of Change* reaches North American cinemas in March 2027.
  • The film opens in Germany two months earlier.
  • Its story links the band’s music with the end of the Cold War.

The biopic *Wind Of Change*, about the German rock band Scorpions, is set for a North American cinema release in March 2027 through Roadside Attractions. Its release follows a German theatrical debut in January 2027, bringing the band’s story to cinemas in its home country first and then…

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3 Classic Rock Songs That Remind 70s Teens of Being Young

  • “School’s Out” topped the UK chart in 1972.
  • Thin Lizzy’s “Bad Reputation” began as a B-side.
  • “Baba O’Riley” became a Who favourite without a UK or US single release.

The article revisits three classic rock songs that may evoke teenage life in the 1970s, focusing on youthful rebellion and anticipation of summer. It presents them as enduring touchstones, though only Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out” is described as a major chart hit at the time. Alice Cooper’s “School’s…

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In 1974, CSNY announced Richard Nixon’s resignation at a ‘Woodstockian’ concert in Jersey City. It marked the undying legacy of the 1960s

  • CSNY announced Nixon’s resignation to 50,000 concertgoers.
  • Nash recalled a Woodstock-like moment of collective purpose.
  • A reporter described a brief, restrained crowd reaction.

CSNY told a crowd of about 50,000 in Jersey City that Richard Nixon had resigned on 8 August 1974, as the band prepared to perform. The unusual overlap between a major political moment and a high-profile reunion concert made the night a symbol, for some, of the 1960s’…

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