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The Stanford Family Band Embody Sunshine Pop On New ‘Go Again’
Brighton four-piece The Stanford Family Band have released their new EP “Go Again” in full, a follow-up to their previous record that the band describe as having “unfinished business.” The release matters as a showcase of the band’s melodic, sunshine-pop songwriting style, with Clash Magazine highlighting their knack for warm, harmonious hooks reminiscent of both…
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Johnny Marr postpones biggest solo headline show at Wembley Arena
Johnny Marr, the former Smiths guitarist and solo artist, has postponed what was set to be his biggest-ever headline show as a solo act, a concert at London’s Wembley Arena. The gig had been billed as a landmark moment in Marr’s solo career, marking his largest venue to date as a headline act away from…
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Shakira Turns Barclays Center Into a Time Machine on Night 2 With Wyclef Jean, Rock-Era Gems & Arena-Sized Sing-Alongs
Shakira played the second of two sold-out shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday (21 July), just days after her historic performance at the first-ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show. The night’s standout moment came when she brought out Wyclef Jean for a rendition of their number-one hit “Hips Don’t Lie”, delighting the…
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Remember When Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings Teamed up To Honor Hank Williams in 1987?
In the late 1980s, country music legends Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings recorded “The Night Hank Williams Came To Town,” a tribute song included on Cash’s 1987 album “Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town.” Written by Bobby Braddock and Charlie Williams, the track pays homage to the enduring star power of Hank Williams, who died…
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“People said we were too clever. We went, ‘If our playing’s better than yours, you should get better! Don’t blame us for being ahead in the race’”: XTC mixed prog and punk, and it was named ’prunk’
XTC, the Swindon band who emerged from the punk and new wave scene of the late 1970s, defied easy categorisation by fusing punk’s energy with the intricate musicianship associated with progressive rock, a combination that has been dubbed “prunk”. The article, drawing on a 2012 Prog magazine feature, explores the band’s unusual position as innovators…
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Playing the riff from Smoke on the Water on a cat piano may be possible in composer sim Offbeat, if you’ve got more musical talent than me
Rock Paper Shotgun’s early access preview of Offbeat, a jobbing composer simulator from Whetstone Games, sees the writer attempt to recreate famous guitar riffs—including Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” and Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train”—using the game’s cat-shaped piano and singing gnome instruments. The piece highlights the game’s appeal as a creative sandbox where players…
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ChlöexHalle’s Third Album Is Seemingly Underway
ChlöexHalle appear to be working on their third studio album as a duo, following a run of solo projects since 2022’s acclaimed “Ungodly Hour”. The Atlanta-born sisters, Chlöe Bailey and Halle Bailey, broke through with their 2018 debut “The Kids Are Alright” before “Ungodly Hour” earned them a GRAMMY nomination under Beyoncé’s Parkwood label, and…
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D4vd murder trial: gruesome images shown in court as Celeste Rivas Hernandez said to be “unrecognisable”
A preliminary hearing in the murder trial of musician D4vd, real name David Anthony Burke, saw prosecutors show the Los Angeles court graphic images of the dismembered body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke, 21, has pleaded not guilty to murdering and sexually abusing the teenager, whose severely decomposed remains were found in the boot…
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This Punk Band Helped Boost The Talking Heads Early in Their Career (But at What Soggy, Smelly Cost?)
UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: ROUNDHOUSE Photo of TALKING HEADS, Talking Heads David Byrne at The Roundhouse, London 1977 (Photo by David Corio/Redferns) The Talking Heads got a major career boost in 1977, thanks to The Ramones. But they probably could’ve done without this sign of “respect.” The post This Punk Band Helped Boost The…