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MELVINS, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, BIG BUSINESS And MR. PHYLZZZ Members Launch New Band GATTA MORTA

• Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and Big Business form new band Gatta Morta
• Debut EP "Burn Witch Burn" out now via Amphetamine Reptile Records
• Four-track release mixes heavy riffs with psychedelic elements

Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne, Butthole Surfers bassist JD Pinkus and Big Business drummer Coady Willis have joined forces with Clinton Jacob of Mr. Phyzzz to form a new group, Gatta Morta. The band released its debut EP, "Burn Witch Burn," today via Amphetamine Reptile Records, alongside a visualiser…

Gracie Abrams Built a Career on Honesty. She’s Going Even Deeper Now

• Gracie Abrams announces third album, Daughter from Hell.
• New record explores childhood, going deeper than past relationship themes.
• Tour dates sold out fast; she discusses Paul Mescal and nepo-baby label.

Gracie Abrams is preparing to release her third album, Daughter from Hell, which she describes as a bigger, more varied record that digs deeper into her emotional history, tracing themes back to her childhood rather than just recent relationships. The announcement comes as the singer-songwriter, known for turning…

James Ellis Ford shares message to son from hospital bed on hypnotic new single ‘The Ever After’

• James Ellis Ford wrote new album from hospital during leukaemia chemotherapy
• New single 'The Ever After' is a message to his young son
• Album 'Lost In Another World' out 14 August via Domino

James Ellis Ford, the producer and former Simian Mobile Disco member, has released a new solo single, 'The Ever After', from his upcoming second album 'Lost In Another World'. The track was written as a personal message to his eight-year-old son Frank while Ford was undergoing chemotherapy in…

Next Wave #1199: Holly Head

What does it mean to Holly Head-ify a song? In the boys’ own words it’s “make it loud and irritating”, a serious undersell for a band with a cult following within the northern music community. Their most recent release ‘I’ve Had Want’ has matured from earlier tracks, leaning…

10 Lingering Questions I Have After ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

• Collider lists ten unanswered questions after "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"
• Unclear if Peter appears in "Doomsday" or only "Secret Wars"
• Article speculates on MJ's new boyfriend and the underworld's future leader

An article from Collider poses ten unresolved questions following the release of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," the fourth instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Spider-Man series starring Tom Holland and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The piece reflects on plot threads left open by the film's ending and…

‘Baywatch’ Swims to Prime Video in Canada, Latin America, India and Europe

• Prime Video acquires rebooted "Baywatch" for Canada, Latin America, India, Europe
• New 12-episode season and full back catalogue arrive in 2027
• US debut on Fox in January 2027; UK version airs on Sky

Fremantle has struck a multi-territory licensing deal with Prime Video to bring the rebooted "Baywatch" series, along with the original show's complete back catalogue, to Canada, Latin America, India and a swathe of European markets. The agreement extends the reach of the revival beyond its US and UK…

Live updates: Blanche nomination goes up for Senate Judiciary vote

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday morning to advance his nomination for the permanent job. The vote comes a week after a previous one was canceled as GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) said they could not vote…

King Crimson unveil 2014 (The Complete US Tour) double Blu-ray set

King Crimson's new two-disc set 2014 (The Complete US Tour) features every date in the tour, plus a family and friends show at The Egg in Albany

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Rewrites Box Office History in India With Record Launch

• "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" breaks India's opening-day record for a foreign film
• Four-day weekend gross hit $34.4 million across 17,250 screens
• Hindi-dubbed version drove huge demand with 95% occupancy

Sony's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has set a new Indian box office record, overtaking "Avengers: Endgame" to become the biggest opening for a non-Indian film in the country's history. The film earned INR72.44 crore ($7.6 million) on its opening day alone, with nearly 1 million cinemagoers turning out…