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Noel Gallagher for first solo performance since Oasis reunion as he joins line-up for Goldie’s EFG London Jazz Festival

• Noel Gallagher joins Goldie’s Royal Festival Hall shows.
• It will be Gallagher’s first solo performance since Oasis reunited.
• The two concerts take place on 14 November.

Noel Gallagher will perform with Goldie at the EFG London Jazz Festival, in his first solo appearance since Oasis reunited. The booking brings together two long-time collaborators for Goldie’s “Dare To Dream” concerts at the Royal Festival Hall. The two performances are scheduled for 14 November at 5pm…

MOTÖRHEAD Shares Mini-Documentary On Making Of 40th-Anniversary Edition Of ‘Orgasmatron’ Album

• MOTÖRHEAD has shared a documentary about the album’s anniversary edition.
• Cameron Webb explains his new remix and the original recordings.
• The edition is due on 6 November, 40 years after the album’s release.

MOTÖRHEAD has released an 18-minute documentary about the making of the 40th-anniversary edition of *Orgasmatron*. Longtime producer Cameron Webb discusses his new remix, what he found in the original recordings and the influence of the album’s original producer, Bill Laswell, and engineer, Jason Corsaro. Originally released in 1986,…

Ozzfest 2027 Begins Countdown to … Something

• Ozzfest’s countdown ends at 10 a.m. ET on 5 November.
• The festival is set to return in the UK and US in 2027.
• The lineup and other details have not been announced.

Ozzfest has started a countdown that is due to end at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, 5 November, raising expectations of a new announcement about the festival’s 2027 return. The reboot matters because the event has championed emerging metal acts and is set to return to both the…

This Legendary Joni Mitchell Song Has Been Recorded Over 1,000 Times and Became Judy Collins’ First Hit in 1968

• Collins’s 1968 recording became her first Top 10 single.
• Joni Mitchell wrote the song after looking at clouds on a plane.
• More than 1,000 artists have recorded it.

Judy Collins had her first Top 10 single in 1968 with “Both Sides Now”, a song written by Joni Mitchell. Collins released it before Mitchell’s own recording, and the song’s lasting popularity is reflected in more than 1,000 recorded versions. Collins learnt the song when her friend Al…

Creative Careers and Burnout: How Artists Can Cope

• Creative work can bring pressures that build into burnout.
• Boundaries, routines and rest can help protect wellbeing.
• Peer and professional support are available.

Creative careers can bring financial uncertainty, irregular hours and repeated rejection, while the close link between a person’s work and identity can make setbacks feel deeply personal. The article says these pressures can build into burnout and that protecting wellbeing helps artists sustain their creative work. It recommends…

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS Release Official Lyric Video For ‘Flying Blind’ Title Track

• “Flying Blind” is due on 26 February 2027.
• Most of the album was written during pre-production.
• The 12 tracks were recorded largely live in Florida.

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators have released a lyric video for “Flying Blind”, the title track of their fifth album, due on 26 February 2027 through Gibson Records. Slash says the record reflects the band’s current sound and was made in an informal, collaborative way. The…

Internet Cafe Share New Single ‘Trapdoor’

• Internet Cafe have released ‘Trapdoor’.
• The track moves from electronic whispers to alt-R&B.
• Its lyrics explore social self-doubt and the need for solitude.

South London duo Internet Cafe have released their new single, ‘Trapdoor’, a carefully built track that shifts from hushed electronics into alt-R&B. The song matters as a new example of the pair’s DIY approach and their blend of sound and visual-art influences. The track is an inward-looking monologue…

Democrats win key races as crook drags M&S worker in Nottinghamshire

Roy Cooper has taken North Carolina’s Senate seat, while Debbie Wasserman Schultz was re-elected in Florida. More than 200 volunteers made 6,500 crocheted poppies for Remembrance Day, and Scottish filmmaker Louis Paxton joins the 2026 BAFTA Breakthrough list.

KATATONIA Announces Spring 2027 European Tour

• Katatonia will tour Europe from 31 March to 17 April 2027.
• The 14-date run ends in Lund, Sweden.
• Bonnie Trash will support, with another guest to be announced.

Katatonia have announced a European tour from 31 March to 17 April 2027, taking their latest album, *Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State*, to venues across central Europe before finishing in Sweden. The dates mark another run of shows for the Swedish band, which has been active…

Katatonia announce Waking State Of Europe tour dates for March and April 2027

• Katatonia announced 14 European dates for spring 2027.
• The tour supports their 2025 album.
• No UK dates are included.

Swedish prog metal band Katatonia have announced a European tour for March and April 2027, continuing the promotion of their 2025 album *Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State*. The tour’s 14 shows span central Europe and end in Sweden, but include no UK dates. The run starts…