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4 Female-Led Rock Bands From the 1980s Who Made the Genre Even Better
American Songwriter highlights four female-led acts whose 1980s releases and radio success helped shape mainstream rock. – Heart, fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, built a run of hits including “What About Love”, “These Dreams” and “Alone”. – Roxette, led vocally by Marie Fredriksson alongside Per Gessle, achieved No. 1 singles with “The Look” and…
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Looney Tunes Goes Full ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ in New Movie Trailer
Coyote vs. Acme has released its final trailer, marking the last stage of an unlikely revival for the completed Looney Tunes film. Warner Bros. Discovery had previously shelved the live-action and animated hybrid as a tax write-off, prompting significant fan campaigning before it was rescued for a theatrical release. The film follows Wile E. Coyote…
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Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction
Meta has released an advertisement promoting an optimistic vision of artificial intelligence, arguing that AI can help people connect and fulfil their potential. The campaign matters because it reflects Meta’s major investment in AI, but it has attracted criticism for using music whose meaning conflicts sharply with the advert’s reassuring message. The advert contrasts alarming…
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Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner can’t remember why he green-lit Kingdom Hearts
Former Disney chief executive Michael Eisner has said he cannot remember why he approved the original pitch for Kingdom Hearts, the Square Enix series combining Disney and Final Fantasy characters. The remark is notable because his approval helped enable a franchise that has since become a major, long-running success for both companies. Eisner recalled the…
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Pokémon devs used Lego to create maps of classic games
A newly surfaced behind-the-scenes documentary shows Game Freak using Lego bricks to plan the overworld map for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the 2007 Nintendo DS games. The footage offers a rare view of the studio’s early design process and illustrates how physical models helped developers shape the block-based Sinnoh region before finalising it digitally. The…
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Sony’s decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows
Sony’s planned end to physical PlayStation game disc sales in 2028 appears to reflect a long-term collapse in the US disc market rather than a sudden change in strategy. New Circana data shows that consumers have increasingly moved to digital purchases for more than a decade, leaving relatively few PlayStation releases able to sell significant…
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Born 55 Years Ago Today in Illinois, the Grammy-Winning Fiddler Who Worked With a Rock Icon and Helped Bring Bluegrass Into the 21st Century
Alison Krauss, the Grammy-winning fiddler and singer born in Decatur, Illinois, on 23 July 1971, is celebrated for her role in modernising and broadening the audience for bluegrass. Her career spans acclaimed work with Union Station, successful collaborations with Robert Plant and contributions to the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, making her an influential…
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“Nobody Else Has That”: Riley Green Reveals the One-of-a-Kind Upgrade Carson Daly Made to His Chair on ‘The Voice’
Country singer Riley Green has revealed that his coach’s chair on *The Voice* has been fitted with a custom holster for his cowboy hat. The alteration, arranged by host and executive producer Carson Daly, allows Green to wear or retrieve his hat during the programme, which he believes could help persuade contestants to choose his…