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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson teases “heavy as shit” new solo album, recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has revealed he is working on a new solo album, recorded at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606, which is set to become his first solo release since 2024’s ‘The Mandrake Project’. Speaking to VSX, Dickinson described the record as “heavy as shit” and largely unconnected to the multimedia concept behind its…
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Greenlink cable rerouted to protect Dobby memorial in Pembrokeshire
Harry Potter fans have successfully campaigned to reroute a major undersea power cable so that it no longer cuts through the fictional grave of house-elf Dobby. The memorial, on a beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, marks the spot from the films where Dobby was buried and draws hundreds of pilgrims a year, who leave painted stones…
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Fans Dismayed As Fugees Set at Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling! Festival Cut Short Due to Curfew
Fans expressed disappointment after The Fugees’ headline set at Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival was abruptly cut short by a strict curfew, leaving several classic songs unperformed. The event, held at Milton Keynes National Bowl on 7 August, marked the first UK edition of the Hill-curated festival, and also featured Erykah Badu, Giggs and Fireboy…
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Overmono review – irresistible dance duo swap club intimacy for well-earned spectacle
Overmono, the Welsh dance-music duo of brothers Tom and Ed Russell, played their biggest headline show to date at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, marking a shift from intimate club sets to full outdoor spectacle. The gig, staged to celebrate the release of their second album, tested how well their anthemic, big-room sound…
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CLASH Hits The Jazz Cafe Festival For A Catch-Up With Jaz Karis
For a third year running, the Jazz Cafe Festival has taken over Burgess Park and filled it with top tier music programming, as is befitting of the Jazz Cafe’s prestige. With festival-goers doused in August sunshine, and a fair bit of drought-induced dust, the atmosphere was one of radiant fandom,… The post CLASH Hits The…
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How Norway’s Øyafestivalen Became One of Europe’s Best Music Fests: Balancing Huge Headliners With Homegrown Artists, Prioritizing Gender Parity and More
Øyafestivalen, a four-day music festival held in Tøyen Park in Oslo, has grown into one of Europe’s most acclaimed events by combining major international headliners with strong support for local Norwegian talent. Founded in 1999, the festival draws around 22,000 attendees a day and is noted for its relatively intimate scale, careful attention to logistics…
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Locarno Open Doors awards CHF 50,000 to two African projects
The Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme has concluded its 24th edition by naming two African projects as winners of its 2026 grant, splitting CHF 50,000 between them. The announcement, made on Monday during the festival’s 79th edition, closes out the second consecutive year in which the co-production platform has focused on filmmakers from the…
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John Coltrane, Syd Barrett’s bad acid, and 1997’s ‘OK Computer’
One hell of a trip. The post John Coltrane, Syd Barrett’s bad acid, and 1997’s ‘OK Computer’ first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Live Nation-backed Veeps lays off nearly all editorial staff at BrooklynVegan, Revolver and other music publications (report)
Veeps, the Live Nation-backed ticketed livestreaming service, has reportedly laid off nearly all editorial staff at four music publications it owns: BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver and Goldmine. The cuts, which came to light on 4 August, have drawn criticism from within the music industry and follow just days after Live Nation posted strong second-quarter financial…
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Judge tosses shoe retailer DSW’s preemptive copyright suit against Sony Music
A federal judge in Ohio has dismissed the portion of shoe retailer DSW’s pre-emptive copyright lawsuit that targeted Sony Music Entertainment, ruling that the retailer’s complaint was an “anticipatory filing” designed to get ahead of an infringement suit Sony was expected to bring. This clears the way for Sony’s own infringement case, filed in California,…