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‘Stick’ Soundtrack: All The Songs You’ll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series

  • *Stick* follows a former golfer backing a talented teenager.
  • Season two features Noah Kahan’s “Northern Attitude” in its trailer.
  • Caamp performs the opening credits song.

Apple TV+’s golf comedy-drama *Stick* follows former professional golfer Pryce Cahill as he backs talented teenager Santiago Wheeler and takes him towards the professional game. Its soundtrack uses songs to underline Pryce’s optimism as well as the show’s more serious moments. The first series premiered in June 2025,…

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Krill – “Secret Language”

  • Krill have shared the title track from their first album in over a decade.
  • The song centres on family, bedtime and understanding loved ones.
  • Maria Jacobson and Macie Stewart feature on the track.

Boston band Krill have released “Secret Language”, the title track from their first album in more than a decade. The song offers a personal look at family life and the ways loved ones try to understand one another beyond what they say aloud. Jonah Furman says its opening…

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Fall Out Boy Share Sensational New Track ‘ACES’, Announce World Tour Dates

  • Fall Out Boy released new song ‘ACES’.
  • The band are marking 25 years since their first show.
  • A 2027 world tour spans Europe, the UK and North America.

Fall Out Boy have released ‘ACES’, a new track reflecting on their 25 years as a band, and announced a 2027 world tour. The release follows a series of teasers linked to Twilight Town Mall and marks the first full reveal of what the band had been building…

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In 2004, Burt Reynolds got high on painkillers and tried to fight a director in the middle of a Razzie-nominated performance

  • Reynolds struggled with his lines while filming The Dukes of Hazzard.
  • Director Jay Chandrasekhar feared a confrontation over Reynolds’ aggressive behaviour.
  • Reynolds was nominated for a Razzie for the role.

Director Jay Chandrasekhar recalled that Burt Reynolds, while playing Boss Hogg in the 2005 film adaptation of The Dukes of Hazzard, was taking strong painkillers and acted aggressively on set. The account highlights the difficulties of filming with Reynolds, who struggled to learn his lines and openly disliked…

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‘Hope’ Composer Michael Abels Played Even The Gross-Out Comedy Parts Like A Thriller – Sound & Screen Film

  • Michael Abels keeps *Hope*’s comic scenes musically tense.
  • The score shifts from texture and suspense to action.
  • Na Hong-jin drew on Abels’ work with Jordan Peele.

Composer Michael Abels says he scored Na Hong-jin’s alien film *Hope* with a serious, tense sound even during scenes built around comedy. The approach lets the humour come from the situations themselves, without music signalling to viewers when to laugh. Abels said director Na asked him to work…

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Billy Joel announces first show since brain disorder diagnosis in 2025

  • Billy Joel is scheduled to perform for the first time since February 2025.
  • The 14 December event at FAU will include a Q&A and music.
  • Joel remains uncertain about touring because of his health.

Billy Joel will return to the stage on 14 December 2026 for a Florida Atlantic University event combining questions and answers with some music. It will be his first performance since February 2025, and marks a limited return after he cancelled future live commitments following a diagnosis of…

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Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Holds Off Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ for 27th Week Atop Hot 100

  • “Choosin’ Texas” extended its Hot 100 run to 27 weeks.
  • “Thriller” climbed to a new peak of No. 2.
  • “Dracula” reached No. 3 and led Radio Songs.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” stayed at No. 1 on the US Hot 100 for a record-extending 27th week, holding off a Halloween-driven surge by Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. The result matters as “Thriller” reached a new peak of No. 2, more than four decades after it first entered the…

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4 Rock Songs That Became Anthems Without Becoming Top 10 Hits

  • “Heroes” became a Bowie signature despite missing the US Hot 100.
  • “Seven Nation Army” peaked at No. 76 and became a crowd anthem.
  • Vietnam veterans strongly connected with “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place.”

Four rock songs became enduring anthems despite modest or absent US chart success, showing how a song’s cultural meaning can outlast its chart position. Their influence ranges from David Bowie’s “Heroes”, associated with divided Berlin, to “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place”, which became meaningful to Vietnam…

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In 1979, Christine McVie fell in love with a rock legend. Years later, she had to say goodbye too soon

  • Christine McVie and Dennis Wilson had a relationship around 1979.
  • McVie said she was deeply attached to him.
  • Wilson’s death soon after their breakup hit her hard.

The article recounts Fleetwood Mac singer and songwriter Christine McVie’s relationship with Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, whom she met around 1979. Their romance followed the strain of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours-era turmoil and the end of McVie’s marriage to John McVie, and it mattered deeply to her despite…

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Fall Out Boy Announce Biggest Tour Yet — and New Single ‘Aces’

  • Fall Out Boy have announced a 36-city tour for 2027.
  • New single “Aces” draws on the band’s live instrumental sound.
  • The band says the tour is not a farewell and no album is planned.

Fall Out Boy have announced the Twilight of the Punks Tour for 2027, their biggest headlining tour so far, and released the new single “Aces”. The announcement comes in the band’s 25th year and continues a return to a more guitar-and-drums-led sound that began with their 2023 album,…

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