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Rare Röyksopp ‘Melody A.M.’ vinyl with Banksy cover sells for £3,720 at auction
A rare copy of Röyksopp’s 2001 debut album ‘Melody A.M.’, featuring cover art spray-painted by Banksy, has sold for £3,720 at auction through Wessex Auction Rooms. The sale highlights how much value Banksy’s involvement adds to an item, with the auctioneer noting the price reflected the artwork rather than the record’s condition or the band’s…
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Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up
Starcloud, a startup building satellites that perform AI inference in orbit, has raised a $250 million extension to its Series A funding round, valuing the company at $2.3 billion. The move comes as CEO Philip Johnston seeks to secure launch capacity amid growing constraints in the rocket market, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 due to…
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Natalie Portman at the Center of Literary Furor as Rachel Cusk’s ‘Life of M’ Nears Release
Natalie Portman has become the subject of literary speculation ahead of Rachel Cusk’s novel “Life of M,” due out on 25 August, which follows an unnamed actress grappling with alienation and depersonalisation. Although there is no confirmed link between Portman and the book, striking parallels between the actress and the novel’s protagonist have fuelled widespread…
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Jill Scott Continues to Follow Her Creative Compass in Her Legendary Career: ‘This Isn’t a Job That I Do — This Is a Mission’
Jill Scott has marked a milestone stretch in her career, capping a four-night concert run at The Met in Philadelphia by receiving the key to her home city, as she reflects on 26 years since her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? In a Billboard interview, the three-time Grammy winner discusses her return to music…
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Why The Roots Remain One of Hip-Hop’s Most Groundbreaking Acts: ‘The Curiosity Is Still There’
The Roots, the hip-hop collective co-founded by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, are being honoured in Billboard’s 2026 Hip-Hop Hall of Fame after more than three decades together, a run they discuss in a new interview covering their creative partnership, longevity and forthcoming album. The pair, who met as teenagers at a…
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Game of the Week – The Sinking City 2 is my Silent Hill-loving brain’s new survival horror obsession
GamesRadar’s “Game of the Week” feature highlights The Sinking City 2 as a forthcoming survival-horror game that particularly appeals to the writer’s enthusiasm for Silent Hill-style horror. The article presents the sequel as a notable prospect for players interested in atmospheric, psychological and survival-focused horror games. The supplied text does not include the article’s substantive…
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Ian Munsick Talks Writing an “Anthemic” Love Letter to the West on His New LP
Country singer Ian Munsick has released a new album, The Mountain Goat, which he describes as an “anthemic” tribute to the American West and the people who live there. He said the project was driven by a desire to demonstrate that being a cowboy involves more than adopting a look, at a time when Western…