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Inside Brooklyn Pacha’s Opening Weekend: Exclusive Photos

• Brooklyn Pacha opened its indoor venue with two nights of events.
• The 11,175-square-foot club will host shows through winter.
• Its programme includes Miss Monique, Madeon and Luciano.

Brooklyn Pacha has opened its indoor club space with a weekend of events, bringing the Pacha brand’s New York programme into the colder months. The venue is intended to complement the seasonal outdoor Pacha New York and provide a year-round base for the city’s nightlife and music community.…

3 Country Songs From 1961 We Hear All the Time in Shopping Malls and Grocery Stores

• Three 1961 country songs are said to remain familiar in shops.
• Buck Owens’s “Foolin’ Around” is one of the tracks named.
• The article leaves Patsy Cline’s featured song unidentified.

The article highlights three country songs from 1961 that it says are still often heard over the speakers in shops and supermarkets. It uses their continued presence in everyday public spaces to show how familiar classic country music remains to listeners. The songs are Patsy Cline’s unnamed track,…

Before Wilco rewrote their rule book, Jeff Tweedy heard a 1969 album that seemed to have none: “There’s a real primal element to it”

• Amon Düül’s 1969 debut fascinated Jeff Tweedy.
• Its unrestrained sound broadened his musical horizons.
• Wilco later moved beyond its alt-country beginnings.

Jeff Tweedy has said Amon Düül’s 1969 debut, *Psychedelic Underground*, captivated him with its raw, unpredictable sound and helped expand his sense of what music could be. The record’s freedom from conventional rules offers a possible influence on Wilco’s move from alt-country towards more experimental work. Tweedy first…

Age Of Quarrel: 40 Years Of Quarrel

• CRO-MAGS have re-recorded their influential 1986 debut.
• Harley Flanagan says the project helps address unpaid songwriting.
• The album adds a demo-era bonus track.

CRO-MAGS have re-recorded their landmark 1986 debut, *The Age Of Quarrel*, as *Age Of Quarrel: 40 Years of Quarrel*. Led by Harley Flanagan, the project celebrates the album’s influence and aims to resolve lingering disputes over payment for songs written in the early 1980s. The new versions feature…

In 1988, Kurt Russell was snubbed for an iconic role he “was hoping” he’d get. Six years later, it happened again

• Russell wanted to play Batman.
• He was shortlisted again in 1994.
• Schumacher chose Val Kilmer.

Kurt Russell missed out on playing Batman twice, despite saying it was one of the few roles he regretted not getting. He hoped to be cast when Tim Burton’s film was being developed in 1988, but Michael Keaton got the part; six years later, Russell was again passed…

Democrats pledge cost cuts; panda return offers a bridge to China

The party plans to tackle food and healthcare bills, raise wages and curb corporate power after a strong midterm result. Meanwhile, pandas are back at Washington’s National Zoo, while a New York heiress sues relatives over her money.

AI authorship trails emerge as Trump faces calls for accountability

The briefing covers pressure on Democrats to hold Trump’s allies accountable, tools to document how authors create work, and Tiësto’s company opening in New York. It also highlights concerns over testosterone advertising and Barry Keoghan’s early career advice.

4 Songs That Prove the Early 1970s Were the Best Era of One-Hit Wonders

• Four early-1970s hits became lasting one-hit-wonder favourites.
• “Mississippi Queen” reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• “Spirit in the Sky” was Norman Greenbaum’s signature hit.

The article argues that the early 1970s produced memorable one-hit wonders, defining these as songs that reached the Billboard Hot 100 while their artists did not achieve another Top 40 hit. It highlights four tracks whose enduring appeal outlasted their chart success. Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” peaked at No.…

Who played the kazoo on Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Crosstown Traffic’ in 1969?

• Hendrix played the kazoo on ‘Crosstown Traffic’.
• He used it to evoke traffic without car horns.
• The song uses traffic as a metaphor for a difficult relationship.

Jimi Hendrix played the kazoo heard in his 1969 song ‘Crosstown Traffic’, using it to suggest the sound of traffic. The unusual part helps give the track its buzzy, energetic character and reflects Hendrix’s willingness to use unconventional sounds in rock music. The song’s traffic is a metaphor…

A Former Country Star Said the CMA Wouldn’t Let Him on the Red Carpet. All Hell Broke Loose

• Sammy Kershaw says the CMA denied his red-carpet request.
• Musicians voiced support, and some called for a boycott.
• The dispute has renewed scrutiny of whose exclusion prompts protest.

Sammy Kershaw, a 1990s country hitmaker and lifetime member of the Country Music Association, says the organisation denied his request to walk the CMA Awards’ media red carpet with his wife. His complaint prompted support from other musicians and calls for a boycott, shifting attention ahead of the…