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John Carpenter – Cathedral
Clash Magazine has given an 8/10 review to “Cathedral”, a new instrumental score from filmmaker-turned-composer John Carpenter, created with regular collaborators Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter. Unusually, the work accompanies a graphic novel rather than a film, marking a notable departure for Carpenter, who has scored numerous soundtracks since turning to music full-time in 2015.…
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Suno becomes first customer of Musixmatch’s Sentinel, which screens AI prompts and outputs for copyrighted material
Musixmatch has signed AI music generator Suno as the first customer of Sentinel, a copyright detection service that screens prompts and generated output for copyrighted compositions, lyrics and music. The deal is significant because it gives an AI music platform real-time visibility into potential copyright infringement, addressing mounting legal and regulatory pressure on generative AI…
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3 Songs That Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen Might Have Written About Each Other
Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen had a brief romantic relationship after meeting at the Newport Folk Festival in 1967, and fans and critics have long speculated that several of their songs were inspired by their short time together. Mitchell herself has acknowledged Cohen’s influence on her work, and both artists appear to have drawn on…
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Glen Hansard’s Swell Season Bandmate Markéta Irglová Pays Tribute, Bono Shares Re-Written ‘Beautiful Day’ Lyrics: ‘Big Spirit on a Big Mission’
A day after Glen Hansard was laid to rest in Dublin, his former Swell Season bandmate Markéta Irglová paid tribute to him in a Facebook post, describing him as “a big spirit on a big mission” whose gift she had been honoured to help carry. The Oscar-winning musician, 56, died in an early-morning motorcycle crash…
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Finland’s BLIND CHANNEL Announces New Studio Album ‘Painstream’
Finnish modern metal band Blind Channel have announced their sixth studio album, “Painstream”, due for release on 30 October via Century Media Records. It marks the group’s first new music since vocalist Joel Hokka left in April 2025, reducing the band to a five-piece, and follows their previous record “Exit Emotions” from March 2024. The…
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Really Good Time – Affirmations
Clash Magazine has given an 8/10 review to ‘Affirmations’, the debut album from Dublin trio Really Good Time, describing it as a brave and exciting record that captures the anger and disillusionment of a generation grappling with economic hardship. The band, comprising Wastefellow, Ado Tornado and Jacque le Coque, have built a reputation on punk-inflected…
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Thomas Rhett reveals why he and wife Lauren reject celebrity perks for country life
Country singer Thomas Rhett has opened up about his wife Lauren Akins’ longstanding preference for a simple, low-key lifestyle over the trappings of celebrity, revealing that she never expected him to achieve major fame. Speaking on the “Girls In Low Places” podcast, Rhett explained that Akins “craves simplicity, at all costs,” a value rooted in…
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‘The first time I felt art in my nose’: why a critic missed the point when he called my exhibition meaningless
The artist Laisul Hoque responds to a Guardian review that dismissed his exhibition, part of the collaborative East End arts festival Backyard Biennial, as “morose and meaningless.” Hoque argues the critic missed the point, describing how art’s meaning for him has never been purely visual or intellectual but bodily and communal, shaped by formative encounters…
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The classic 1981 Rolling Stones song Keith Richards took 10 years to finish
Far Out Magazine revisits the story behind one of The Rolling Stones’ biggest hits, “Start Me Up”, explaining that the track featured on their 1981 album Tattoo You only came together after roughly a decade of false starts. Keith Richards first sketched out the riff during sessions years earlier, but the band repeatedly shelved and…
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3 Folk Lyrics From the 1980s That Hit Harder Now That Their Artists Have Aged
A recent piece from American Songwriter looks back at three folk songs from the 1980s, arguing that their lyrics have gained extra resonance now that the artists who wrote them have grown older. The article suggests that ageing has retrospectively deepened the emotional weight of these tracks, which originally tackled themes such as longing, midlife…