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Melissa Auf der Maur returns with first album in 16 years

  • Melissa Auf der Maur released her first album in 16 years
  • Bass Womb Room mixes 90s demos with new interludes, out 4 September
  • Companion photo exhibition and photobook launched in early September

Melissa Auf der Maur, the former Hole bassist, has released her first new music in 16 years with the album Bass Womb Room: My '90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings. The record pairs previously unheard demos she recorded at home in the 1990s with eight newly composed interludes…

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Dwayne Wayne Returns (Without the Flip-Up Shades) in Netflix’s ‘A Different World’ First Look

  • Netflix reveals first-look photos and cast for "A Different World" revival
  • Series follows Dwayne and Whitley's daughter Deborah at Hillman College
  • Ten-episode season premieres on Netflix on 24 September 2026

Netflix has released first-look images and cast details for its revival of "A Different World," the 1980s/90s Cosby Show spin-off set at the fictional Hillman College. The new series shifts focus to Deborah Wayne, the youngest daughter of original characters Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley (Jasmine Guy),…

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Activision has confirmed the Call of Duty movie setting, and it’s not what I’d have picked

  • The Call of Duty film will use the Modern Warfare setting.
  • Director Peter Berg confirmed it at FanaticsFest.
  • It is scheduled for release on 30 June 2028.

Activision and Paramount have confirmed that the forthcoming Call of Duty film will be set in the Modern Warfare universe. The decision establishes the film’s central setting ahead of its 2028 release and ties the adaptation to one of the franchise’s best-known sub-series, although the article argues that…

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Rebel Wilson’s Directorial Debut Officially Sets U.S. Release Date With New Look [Exclusive]

  • Rebel Wilson's directing debut "The Deb" gets a US release date
  • Digital release: 25 August (US), 24 August (UK)
  • Stars Natalie Abbott and Charlotte MacInnes; new poster revealed

Rebel Wilson is set to make her feature directorial debut with the musical comedy film "The Deb," which now has a confirmed US digital release date. The announcement matters as it marks a significant career shift for Wilson, best known for acting roles in the "Pitch Perfect" franchise,…

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‘Chronicles of Narnia’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ Stars Unite for Epic 19th-Century Historical Drama [Exclusive]

  • New film "Hudson & Maria" tells story of 19th-century Christian missionaries in China
  • William Moseley, Poppy Drayton and Ludi Lin lead the cast
  • Filming begins in Malaysia at the end of July 2026

Half Crown Media and Burns & Co. Entertainment are producing "Hudson & Maria", a historical drama about missionary Hudson Taylor and his wife Maria, who left their English life behind to adopt Chinese customs and language while spreading Christianity inland during the Opium Wars era. Their story, alongside…

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The best dark fantasy epic of 2025 is finally streaming on Netflix

  • "Wicked: For Good" (2025) now streaming on Netflix from 20 July.
  • Original "Wicked" (2024) also available, enabling a full two-film watch.
  • Reviewer praises Erivo and Grande's chemistry as the films' emotional core.

Netflix has added John M. Chu's "Wicked: For Good" (2025) to its streaming library, alongside the first instalment, "Wicked" (2024), giving subscribers the chance to watch both parts of the two-film adaptation together. The release offers a bright spot in what the article's author calls a weak year…

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Twenty One Pilots – ‘Through The Memories’ Souvenir Photobook

  • Rock Sound releases Twenty One Pilots photobook covering their UK gigs since 2014
  • Timed to their biggest London headline show, at All Points East
  • Includes unseen photos and quotes from Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun

Rock Sound has released a "Through The Memories" souvenir photobook celebrating Twenty One Pilots' UK live history, timed to coincide with the band's biggest ever London headline show at All Points East festival. The publication draws on the magazine's archive to mark the duo's growth as live performers…

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4 Country Songs That Will Make You Feel Nostalgic for Summers Gone By

  • American Songwriter picks four nostalgic country summer songs
  • Tracks span 1993 to 2013, from Jackson to Kid Rock
  • Each song evokes coming-of-age memories or summer romance

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,…

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Who really wrote The Beatles’ 1965 track ‘In My Life’?

  • Lennon and McCartney gave conflicting accounts of writing "In My Life"
  • Lennon claimed the lyrics and much of the song as his own
  • McCartney has said he wrote a significant part of the melody

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…

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PS5’s Once Upon a Katamari Is Getting Bigger with Paid DLC Based on the Mobile Game

  • Once Upon a Katamari getting paid "Rolling Live Highlights" DLC on PS5
  • DLC adds mobile game content: 10 quests, 6 characters, new music
  • Releases 8th October 2026; price not yet announced

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…

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