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O Slow Announces Debut Album Antenna: Hear “No Body” & “Shine”
Brooklyn-based artist O Slow, the moniker of Jacqui Miranda, has announced her debut full-length album, Antenna, due out on 8 September. The announcement arrives alongside the release of lead single “No Body” and confirms that a previously shared track, “Shine,” will also feature on the record, giving fans an early taste of her first LP…
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Demonic RPG Crimson Moon set for September launch with metal soundtrack
ProbablyMonsters has confirmed that its gothic action RPG Crimson Moon will launch on 1 September for PS5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X, alongside pricing details and the reveal of the musicians behind its heavy metal soundtrack. Composer Chris Wilson and music manager Steve Pardo led the score’s creation in collaboration with the band Health,…
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“This women’s group got up in arms”: the troubling 1980 album sleeve Warren Zevon had to defend
Controversial. The post “This women’s group got up in arms”: the troubling 1980 album sleeve Warren Zevon had to defend first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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3 Folk Lyrics From the 1970s That Hit Harder Now That Their Artists Have Aged
This is a feature listing three folk songs from the 1970s whose lyrics about ageing feel more poignant now that the artists who wrote and performed them have themselves grown older. The piece argues that songs written by young musicians decades ago have taken on new depth and resonance as those same artists have lived…
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Meet the InspireMore 2025 Christian Song Contest Category Winners
InspireMore has announced the category winners of its 2025 Christian Song Contest, with Jessie Villa’s song “Yours” taking the overall grand prize. A panel of judges also selected first and second place winners across several genre categories, recognising a range of artists working within Christian music, from country to hip-hop. In the Christian Country category,…
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Gracie Abrams Says Paul Mescal Romance ‘Held a Mirror’ Up to Her Past Relationships, Strengthening Her Songwriting
Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams has clarified earlier comments about her relationship with actor Paul Mescal, saying it has strengthened rather than threatened her songwriting. Speaking to Rolling Stone for a cover story published on 4 August 2026, she pushed back on interpretations of a previous Vogue interview, insisting fans had misread her as saying the romance…
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Grouper’s Liz Harris Reunites Her Shoegaze Band Helen
Grouper’s Liz Harris has reunited her shoegaze trio Helen with bassist Scott Simmons and drummer Jed Bindeman, announcing the group’s first new album in more than a decade. Linda’s Head is set for release on 2 October via Kranky, marking the band’s second studio album following their 2015 debut, The Original Faces. The announcement comes…
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DEF LEPPARD’s PHIL COLLEN: ‘We Really Sing’ Live. ‘A Lot Of Bands Don’t Really Do That.’
Def Leppard guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell have credited genuine live singing, extensive rehearsal and constant attention to production quality for the band’s ability to maintain a high standard of performance decades into their career. Speaking to Magenta TV at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany, the pair said their enduring enthusiasm for…
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Country Songs Are Dominating the Hot 100. We Shouldn’t Be Surprised
Country music has swept the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time ever, with country songs occupying all five top spots simultaneously. The feat, achieved by Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift, Stella Lefty and a Langley-Wallen duet, surpasses even the genre’s 1990s peak led by Garth Brooks and Shania Twain, underlining…
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The “very worst” genre of music, according to Clint Eastwood: “I don’t see any value to that”
Clint Eastwood’s musical tastes largely reflect his upbringing, favouring jazz, swing, country and classic pop from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald. He also attempted a country music recording career himself, releasing cowboy-themed songs and singles in a style consistent with the era he grew up in. Asked about gangsta rap…