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In the age of AI and layoffs, playing old games in 2026 is about more than nostalgia
The article argues that returning to older video games in 2026 can provide emotional distance from an industry dominated by reports of generative AI, layoffs and studio closures. Its author presents retro gaming not simply as nostalgia, but as a way to enjoy games without associating them with the difficult working conditions and corporate decisions…
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PS5’s Once Upon a Katamari Is Getting Bigger with Paid DLC Based on the Mobile Game
A new Katamari Damacy title, Once Upon a Katamari, launched on PS5 last year and is set to receive paid downloadable content later in 2026. The DLC, called Rolling Live Highlights, draws content from the mobile spin-off Katamari Damacy Rolling Live, bringing stages, music and characters from that version into the console game. Its announcement…
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Who really wrote The Beatles’ 1965 track ‘In My Life’?
A Far Out Magazine feature revisits the long-running dispute between John Lennon and Paul McCartney over who was primarily responsible for writing “In My Life,” a track from the Beatles’ 1965 album Rubber Soul. Despite being credited jointly under the Lennon-McCartney partnership, the two men gave conflicting accounts in later years about who wrote the…
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4 Country Songs That Will Make You Feel Nostalgic for Summers Gone By
American Songwriter has rounded up four country songs that capture the wistful, sun-soaked feel of past summers, arguing that the genre’s natural home is outdoors with good weather and good company. Rather than a news story, the piece is a curated listicle celebrating tracks that evoke coming-of-age memories, summer romances and carefree evenings for listeners…
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“We should have shown Sid dying in a pool of vomit.” The story behind Sid & Nancy, the controversial punk rock biopic which annoyed almost everyone
Sid & Nancy, Alex Cox’s 1986 biopic of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, remains a divisive film decades on, having provoked criticism from punk figures and Vicious’s own mother for its portrayal of the couple’s doomed relationship. The film dramatised the pair’s descent into heroin addiction and violence, culminating in…
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The 1975 B-side that accidentally saved AC/DC: “Scored a hit”
AC/DC’s early breakthrough came from an unintended source: radio stations chose to play the B-side of a single rather than the ballad the band’s label hoped would attract airplay. The decision helped establish the group’s harder blues-rock identity at a financially precarious point in its early career, rather than pushing it towards a softer commercial…
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Adwaith’s GWEN Goes It Alone With ‘Achub Yr Iaith’
Welsh musician GWEN (Gwenllian Anthony), best known as a member of the acclaimed group Adwaith, has released her debut solo single, ‘Achub Yr Iaith’ (Welsh for “Saving the Language”). The release marks her first step outside the band, which has built a strong reputation across three albums and extensive European touring, and continues a wider…
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Strawberry Hands Announces New Album A Jazz Blessing For The Animal: Hear “Dream Of Water”
Philadelphia musician Jacob Brunner, who performs as Strawberry Hands and also plays in Weyes Blood’s touring band, has announced his new album A Jazz Blessing For The Animal, due out on 18 September via Otherly Love. It follows his 2020 record I Advance Wearing A Mask and arrives alongside the release of lead single “Dream…
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The guitarist Eric Clapton said was out of everybody’s league: “There was no one better than him on this planet”
The article recounts Eric Clapton’s view that Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist beyond comparison, describing him as “out of everybody’s league”. It highlights the significance of this praise because it came from Clapton, himself widely regarded as one of rock’s leading guitarists. Clapton’s assessment centres on Hendrix’s exceptional technique, originality and command of the instrument.…
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Tomahawk Play First Show in 13 Years as They Launch Tour with Melvins: Video + Setlists
Tomahawk, the supergroup fronted by Mike Patton, played their first live show in 13 years on Saturday, kicking off a US tour alongside fellow rock veterans Melvins at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville. The gig matters because the band had never toured behind their most recent album, 2021’s Tonic Immobility, after the pandemic and Patton’s mental…