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The band that made Sam Neill’s “heart swell” with New Zealand pride
The article recalls Sam Neill’s affection for Split Enz, the New Zealand band whose 1980 album True Colours made him feel a powerful sense of national pride. It presents the record as a lasting personal touchstone for the actor and as an important breakthrough for a band that went on to influence New Zealand popular…
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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
Mastodon team up with Josh Homme, Bury Tomorrow go industrial and In This Moment make the world’s most oppressive club anthem on this week’s best new metal song roundup
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Grand Ole Opry Asks Country Fans To Help Preserve WSM’s Legacy on AM Radio
NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 28: Singer/Songwriter Jerrod Niemann (with guitar) is joined onstage by the ACM Lifting Lives Music Campers during rehearsals for ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp – Grand Ole Opry Performance at The Grand Ole Opry on June 28, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for ACM) The Grand Ole…
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Jack White’s Solo Singles: All 25 Songs Ranked
See where the rocker’s biggest hits and latest additions fall.
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The 1956 song George Harrison and David Gilmour both called the greatest: “So perfect”
Everything falling into place. The post The 1956 song George Harrison and David Gilmour both called the greatest: “So perfect” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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4 Albums From the 2010s That Sound Like Late-Night Text Messages
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – AUGUST 06: Musician Sufjan Stevens performs on the Sutro Stage during the 2016 Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park on August 6, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic) Some albums just sound like intimacy set to music. These are four albums from the 2010s that…
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Lorde Slams ‘Inaccurate’ Spotify AI Song Descriptions of ‘Current Affairs’: ‘We Don’t Want This’
Lorde has publicly criticised Spotify’s new AI-generated “About the Song” feature after it produced an inaccurate description of her track “Current Affairs” from her 2025 album Virgin. In an Instagram Story, the singer argued that reducing songs to AI-generated interpretations at the point of listening restricts fans’ freedom to form their own meaning, and she…
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Lars Ulrich on Metallica’s Upcoming Sphere Residency: “It’s Overwhelming and F**king Intimidating”
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has described the band’s upcoming residency at Las Vegas’s Sphere venue as “overwhelming and fucking intimidating” in a new interview with U2 guitarist The Edge. The comments come shortly after Metallica concluded their three-year “M72 World Tour”, with the band now shifting their attention to the futuristic venue, which presents a…
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3 Southern Rock Songs From the 1970s That Sound Like a Bar Fight at Closing Time
American Songwriter has put together a short list of 1970s Southern rock songs that, in the writer’s view, would suit the soundtrack to a raucous bar-room brawl. The feature is one of the outlet’s regular “The List” round-ups, celebrating the genre’s aggressive, high-energy sound through a playful lens rather than reporting any news event. -…
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The one guitarist who left Eddie Van Halen dumbfounded: “What the hell is this”
The article identifies Jeff Beck as the guitarist whose unpredictable playing most astonished Eddie Van Halen. It argues that Beck’s willingness to move between styles and experiment with sound made him unusually difficult to anticipate, even for a player as influential and technically adventurous as Van Halen. Van Halen said he discovered Beck through the…