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Empire of the Sun singer Luke Steele admits to using AI to make music: “Of course!”
Steele said AI was like “a really smart guitar pedal”. The post Empire of the Sun singer Luke Steele admits to using AI to make music: “Of course!” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Frozemode, Miki Berenyi, Third Culture & More Complete Decolonize Fest 2026 Line-Up
Decolonise Fest, the UK’s long-running festival celebrating punk and alternative artists of colour, has finalised its 2026 line-up ahead of its return to London this October. The ninth edition adds Frozemode, Miki Berenyi, Third Kulture, Hang Linton, Silver Tabby and TM Distant to a bill already featuring Sacred Paws, Baby Said, Uninvited, Mashaal, eatboys. and…
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A pressing issue: why are vinyl albums becoming so different from their digital versions?
Several high-profile artists, including Charli xcx, Olivia Rodrigo and Raye, have released vinyl editions of their albums that differ from the digital versions, leaving fans who paid premium prices feeling misled. Charli xcx’s collaboration with film-maker David Cronenberg on her chart-topping album Music, Fashion, Film omits his spoken-word contribution on vinyl because it missed the…
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Slipknot’s Sid Wilson reportedly sacked for mistreating bandmates, ex-fiancée Kelly Osbourne tears into the DJ: “I want to be happy and I have a beautiful son to raise. Leave me alone.”
Slipknot’s DJ and percussionist Sid Wilson has reportedly been sacked from the band over his treatment of fellow members, according to a TMZ report citing sources close to the musician. The dismissal, revealed on 31 July, has not been confirmed by either Wilson or Slipknot, but sources describe it as the culmination of long-standing frustration…
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Born 136 Years Ago Today in Kansas, the “Granddaddy of the Hillbillies” and One of Country Music’s First Full-Time Songwriters
Carson Robison, born on 4 August 1890 in Oswego, Kansas, is being remembered as one of country music’s earliest full-time songwriters, dubbed the “granddaddy of the hillbillies.” Working continuously from 1924 to 1956, he is regarded as possibly the most recorded singer-songwriter in country music history, according to the National Songwriters Hall of Fame, and…
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Northlane Announce New Album ‘Anemoia’
Australian metalcore band Northlane have announced their sixth studio album, ‘Anemoia’, due for release on 30 October, marking their first full-length record since 2022’s ‘Obsidian’. The album was executive-produced by former Bring Me The Horizon keyboardist Jordan Fish and sees the band blending trance music influences with their signature heavy sound, promising a distinctive new…
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Boy George hits out at “bunch of c***s” Bandcamp for removing pro-Israel song
Boy George has criticised music platform Bandcamp as a “bunch of c***s” after it removed his profile, taking down his controversial track “We Will Dance Again” alongside it. The song, released last month, proved divisive for appearing to reject descriptions of Israel’s Gaza campaign as genocide and for criticising musicians who back Palestine, and its…
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60 years ago, The Temptations surprised the world with ‘Beauty Is Only Skin Deep’
This year marks 60 years since The Temptations released “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep”, a single that stood out for tackling themes beyond typical romantic pop lyrics of the mid-1960s. The song, released in 1966, is remembered as a departure that showed the Motown group’s willingness to experiment with subject matter and sound at a…
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Raima Sen, Shrimoyee Chakraborty, Aarti Bajaj Team on Parno Mittra’s Producing Debut ‘The Music Teacher’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Bengali film actor Parno Mittra is making her producing debut with “The Music Teacher,” a British-Indian short film starring Raima Sen that begins principal photography this month in Kolkata. The project marks the launch of Mittra’s new production banner, Unscripted Co, co-producing alongside Tabernacle Street Films of the UK, and represents a significant step for…
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Amyl & The Sniffers announce country concert film and live album ‘Truth Or Consequence’
Amyl & The Sniffers have announced a new concert film, “Truth Or Consequence,” alongside a companion live album, marking a departure for the Australian punk band as they reimagine their material in a stripped-back country style. The one-off performance, filmed at the El Coyote Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles in front of friends, is billed…