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Voices: ‘If Trump hates him, he’s the right choice’: Readers dismiss anger over Ed Miliband’s foreign secretary appointment
Ed Miliband’s appointment as foreign secretary under new prime minister Andy Burnham has reportedly angered the White House, which is said to be “deeply concerned” about the choice given his long history of criticising Donald Trump. Readers of The Independent responded to the row largely by dismissing it as an overreach by Trump, arguing that…
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AGNOSTIC FRONT Releases Music Video for ‘Divided’ From ‘Echoes In Eternity’ Album
New York hardcore band Agnostic Front have released the official music video for “Divided”, a track from their 2025 album “Echoes In Eternity” on Reigning Phoenix Music. The release coincides with the band’s ongoing European summer tour, with the second leg set to begin in Töging Am Inn, Germany, on 25 July 2026. Vocalist Roger…
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The Barbarians of California Unleash Brilliant Track ‘Really Really Rad’
The Barbarians of California have released a new single, “REALLY REALLY RAD”, a chaotic and high-energy hardcore track that the band say pushes the genre in unconventional directions. Frontman Aaron Bruno described the track simply as fun to make and “really good”, reflecting the playful, boundary-pushing spirit of the release. The song forms part of…
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M83 unveils I Wrote You a Letter, new album due September
French musician Anthony Gonzalez’s project M83 has announced a new studio album, *I Wrote You a Letter*, set for release on 25 September via his own label, Other Suns. It follows 2023’s *Fantasy* and marks Gonzalez’s next full-length record since that release, alongside a soundtrack he produced for the sci-fi art film *Resurrection*. The nine-track…
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Six beluga whales are airlifted from abandoned Canadian Marineland for a new life in US sanctuary after officials threatened to euthanise them
Six beluga whales have been airlifted from the shuttered Marineland park in Ontario, Canada, to a marine sanctuary in the United States, after Canadian authorities warned the animals could be euthanised if a rehoming solution was not found. The move marks the latest chapter in the long-running saga of Marineland’s remaining marine mammals, whose welfare…
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Inpatient (Ren x Chris Webby) – Asylum (Lyric Video)
This is a YouTube lyric video for “Asylum,” a collaborative track by British rapper Ren and American rapper Chris Webby, released under the moniker “Inpatient.” The page content is largely YouTube’s standard site metadata rather than descriptive information about the song itself, so no editorial detail about its themes, release date or reception is available…
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“We have a giant container that we fill with joints, and usually we’ve all eaten 100 to 200 milligrams of edibles”: Hashtronaut, the stoner rockers who make Sleep look straight-edge
Hashtronaut, a stoner rock band from Denver, Colorado, have built a reputation for gigs that hit far harder than their jokey name and cannabis-soaked persona might suggest, with guitarist Robb Park noting that audiences who expect a novelty act are often surprised by how serious the band’s live performances are. The piece, tied to a…
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Elements Music & Arts Festival Continues to Push the Boundaries of the Camping and Attendee Experience
Elements Music & Arts Festival returns to Long Pond, Pennsylvania, from 7-9 August, continuing its evolution from a Brooklyn warehouse party into one of the United States’ leading camping festivals. Ahead of the event, Dancing Astronaut spoke with co-founder Brett Herman and general manager Dan Slutsky about what keeps the festival distinct: a participatory, community-driven…
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Krill reunite in Chicago with first new track in a decade
Krill, the indie rock trio formerly based in Boston, have reunited in Chicago with an updated lineup and released “Commemorative Plaque,” their first new song in a decade. The band now comprises singer-bassist Jonah Furman, drummer Ian Becker and new guitarist Andrew Clinkman, joined on the track by violinist Macie Stewart and saxophonist Will Greene.…
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MJ Lenderman, Ben Gibbard, Modest Mouse, Kurt Vile & more cover Neil Young for new compilations
Two new instalments of the Neil Young tribute series Heart of Gold are due to feature covers by artists including MJ Lenderman, Ben Gibbard, Modest Mouse, Kurt Vile and Lucinda Williams. The releases matter because their proceeds will support the Bridge School, a California organisation serving children with extensive speech and physical disabilities. Volume 2,…