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KAMELOT’s THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD On Artificial Intelligence: ‘I Have This Weird Feeling It’s Gonna Run Its Course’
Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood has spoken out against artificial intelligence, telling Portugal’s Metal Global he hopes reliance on tools such as ChatGPT will “run its course” as people return to thinking and creating for themselves. His comments come amid an ongoing debate within the music industry about musicians using AI generators to produce melodies, harmonies…
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KAMELOT’s THOMAS YOUNGBLOOD On Artificial Intelligence: ‘I Have This Weird Feeling It’s Gonna Run Its Course’
Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood has criticised the growing use of artificial intelligence in creative and everyday tasks, saying he hopes the trend “runs its course” as people return to thinking for themselves. Speaking to Portugal’s Metal Global, Youngblood said he has never used AI tools such as ChatGPT to help write music, likening reliance on…
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‘Hearing’ Review: Lê Bảo Continues His Sensory Exploration With an Arresting Study in Silence
Vietnamese director Lê Bảo returns with “Hearing,” a slow-cinema family drama premiering in main competition at the Locarno Film Festival, following the acclaim of his 2021 debut “Taste.” The film uses spare narrative and intricate sound design to explore an extended family confronting years of silence, rifts and estrangement, marking Lê as a distinctive voice…
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Andrew Haigh Calls His New Film His Version of ‘The Revenant’ — Allow Him to Explain (First Look)
British director Andrew Haigh, fresh off the acclaimed success of All of Us Strangers, has chosen to make a deeply personal passion project rather than pursue bigger, higher-profile opportunities. His new film, A Long Winter, is an adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s 2006 short story that Haigh has been trying to bring to the screen for…
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Morrissey pays tribute to late manager Peter Katsis: “A world has ended”
Morrissey has paid tribute to his late manager Peter Katsis, who died on 6 August 2026 aged 69, reportedly from complications of congestive heart failure. Katsis was a prominent figure in the music industry, having managed acts including Smashing Pumpkins, Backstreet Boys, Snoop Dogg and Jane’s Addiction, and the former Smiths frontman described him as…
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Someone’s head is killing me in Memoirium, a PSX-styled soulslike about battling through bizarre dreamscapes and decorating your bedroom
Memoirium, a PSX-styled soulslike, has released a demo on Steam ahead of its full launch this Thursday, offering a preview of its take on the genre. It stands out by pairing action-RPG combat set in warped, surreal dreamscapes with an unusual “bonfire” rest system centred on a customisable bedroom that players can furnish and decorate,…
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As developer Arc System Works promises a fix, Marvel Tōkon’s suffering PC players are creating some bizarre home remedies for its dire performance woes
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has launched on PC with significant performance problems, including stuttering, matchmaking issues and heavy CPU strain, prompting players to devise unofficial workarounds while developer Arc System Works works on an official patch. The issues matter because they mar the reception of a newly released fighting game during its crucial launch week,…
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Ric Flair says he’s renewing ‘friendship’ with ex in bizarre social media posts
Ric Flair has announced he is rekindling his relationship with ex-girlfriend Wendy Barlow, taking to social media to reveal the reconciliation in an unconventional manner. The pair, who split in 2024, appear to have reunited after a period apart, though the wrestling legend framed the update in characteristically eccentric terms. The news adds another chapter…
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Sean Murray still loves playing the 2016 version of No Man’s Sky: ‘It’s a little bit weirder, but it’s got its charm’
Sean Murray, the founder of Hello Games and creator of No Man’s Sky, has said he still enjoys returning to the original 2016 launch version of the game, describing it as “a little bit weirder” but retaining its own particular charm. The comment highlights how significantly the game has evolved since its rocky debut, with…
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Florence Road tackle “feeling out of place, lost and confused” on soaring new single ‘7563’
Irish band Florence Road have released a new single, ‘7563’, which explores feelings of dislocation and identity confusion. The track follows their 2026 breakout hit ‘Hanging Out To Dry’, which topped the Irish Airplay Chart and went viral on TikTok, and marks the latest step in the band’s rapid rise since being nominated for BBC…