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Metal-inspired Disney merch range launched featuring new fonts for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and more
Disney has released a heavy-metal-inspired merchandise collection centred on its classic villains, using styles associated with black metal, doom metal and thrash metal. The range matters as it repackages familiar Disney characters for fans of alternative music aesthetics, expanding the company’s themed retail offering at its parks and online store. Items include a Maleficent ‘Mirror…
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Universal Music Korea Signs Hukky Shibaseki
Universal Music Korea has signed Hukky Shibaseki, an award-winning South Korean producer, composer and hip-hop artist, to a management deal. The partnership is intended to develop his creative projects, collaborations and international opportunities, reflecting continued major-label interest in Korea’s growing hip-hop and alternative music scene. Shibaseki is known for combining experimental hip-hop, electronic elements and…
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John Carpenter – ‘Cathedral’ album review: spooky “heavy metal” return lacking chills or spills
John Carpenter’s album ‘Cathedral’ is reviewed as a return to the filmmaker-musician’s ominous, heavy-metal-influenced sound, but one that falls short of delivering the fear or excitement implied by its reputation. The assessment suggests the record has the appropriate dark atmosphere without enough memorable shocks, momentum or dramatic payoff to make it especially compelling. The available…
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Remembering When The Beatles Went Back to Their Early Days for a Song on Their Last Album in 1970
The Beatles revived “One After 909”, a song dating from their early years, for Let It Be, their final album released in 1970. Its inclusion linked the group’s turbulent final period with their formative rock-and-roll sound, and the article argues that the performance captured a rare sense of shared enthusiasm. Paul McCartney described the song…
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The Far Out Pub Quiz: Green Day, James Acaster and method acting
Far Out Magazine has published its weekly pub quiz, a recurring Friday feature offering ten entertainment-focused trivia questions covering the past week’s news in music and film. The format is designed for readers who enjoy testing their pop culture knowledge without wading through unrelated categories like sport or history that typically feature in traditional pub…
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Noel Gallagher’s 13 favourite albums define Oasis: “It’s a fact”
The article argues that Noel Gallagher’s 13 favourite albums illustrate the direct, accessible classic-rock qualities that shaped Oasis. – His choices include records by Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones and The Who. – The list also features albums by The La’s, U2, The Soundtrack…
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Meshell Ndegeocello & Cat Power Cover The Human League’s ‘Don’t You Want Me’
Meshell Ndegeocello has released a new duet with Cat Power, covering The Human League’s ‘Don’t You Want Me’ as a reggae-influenced track with horn arrangements. The release previews Ndegeocello’s forthcoming Blue Note Records album, ‘Synonym’, and signals a broad reinterpretation of familiar songs through collaboration and varied musical styles. Due on 2 October, ‘Synonym’ is…
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Good Charlotte join Hilary Duff on-stage at Madison Square Garden just hours after the Madden Brothers’ company carried out mass layoffs at US music journalism titles
Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden made a surprise appearance during Hilary Duff’s Madison Square Garden concert, joining her to perform the band’s 2002 song ‘The Anthem’. The appearance drew attention because it occurred only hours after their company, Veeps, reportedly made extensive redundancies at several long-running US music publications, raising concerns about the future…
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Yes Boone Signs With Warner Music Australasia
Australian DJ and producer Yes Boone has signed with Warner Music Australasia through a partnership with Warner Records in the US. The deal is intended to expand his international profile as Australia’s dance-music scene continues to produce globally successful artists. Formerly known as Boone, the Sydney artist was shortlisted for breakthrough independent artist of the…