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‘We did a seance for Beethoven, to see what he thought’: the playful, pioneering life of field-recording maestro Annea Lockwood
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‘We did a seance for Beethoven, to see what he thought’: the playful, pioneering life of field-recording maestro Annea Lockwood

The New Zealand composer burned pianos, sampled earthquakes and recorded Belfast’s peace walls. And at 86 is still invested in her life’s work: to appreciate the music in everyday soundA broken uprigh...

The Guardian Music6 months ago
Banned from the radio after Princess Diana died: how Levellers made What a Beautiful Day
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Banned from the radio after Princess Diana died: how Levellers made What a Beautiful Day

‘Its release seemed timely as the Tories had just left office. But then Diana died and all cheerful songs were taken straight off the radio. Boom! It disappeared’John Lennon once said that everything...

The Guardian Music6 months ago
Amy Winehouse's dad loses court case over auction
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Amy Winehouse's dad loses court case over auction

Mitch Winehouse accused two friends of profiting from items sold at auctions in the United States.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
Rebel Wilson's claims against actress are 'malicious concoctions', Australian court hears
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Rebel Wilson's claims against actress are 'malicious concoctions', Australian court hears

Wilson has been accused of defaming the star of her film The Deb over an incident involving a bath in Bondi.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
Grimes joining LinkedIn is artwashing at its most brazen. I should know – I released my new film on there
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Grimes joining LinkedIn is artwashing at its most brazen. I should know – I released my new film on there

The networking platform – social media’s answer to boomer grandparents – is rapidly becoming an AI slop dystopia. Which made it the perfect place for my Nvidia-inspired fairytaleWhen electronic musici...

The Guardian Music6 months ago
Museum of the year finalists revealed by Art Fund
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Museum of the year finalists revealed by Art Fund

The museums in the running for the annual title and its £120,000 prize are announced.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL
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‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL

Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversaryOver its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
V&A East Storehouse and Norwich Castle among finalists for museum of the year
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V&A East Storehouse and Norwich Castle among finalists for museum of the year

National Gallery, the Box in Plymouth and the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge also shortlisted for £120,000 Art Fund prizeThe V&A East Storehouse, the National Gallery and an accessible castle in Norwich are...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Kanye West’s European tour in doubt as more concerts cancelled in Poland and Switzerland
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Kanye West’s European tour in doubt as more concerts cancelled in Poland and Switzerland

FC Basel and Polish stadium stop US rapper’s upcoming shows, after similar cancellations in France and UK over antisemitic commentsKanye West’s upcoming concerts in Poland and Switzerland have been ca...

The Guardian Music6 months ago
Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China
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Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China

Gao Zhen is being retroactively punished for 15 year-old-works, in a case that has alarmed rights groups.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
Twenty goals and a burning yellow card - the best bits from Sidemen charity match
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Twenty goals and a burning yellow card - the best bits from Sidemen charity match

A sold-out Wembley Stadium watched the Sidemen FC charity match, which raised £6.2 million.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
Hamnet-era mourning jewel from celebrated painting rediscovered after 400 years
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Hamnet-era mourning jewel from celebrated painting rediscovered after 400 years

Exclusive: pendant appears in 1635 painting Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of His Wife that hangs in the Manchester Art GalleryA Hamnet-era mourning jewel has been rediscovered four centuries after...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Singer appeals after car with medical equipment is stolen
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Singer appeals after car with medical equipment is stolen

Jesy Nelson offers a £10,000 reward for the recovery of her car, which had medical equipment inside.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
‘Beloved daughter, sister, cousin, friend’: will D4vd’s arrest for murder bring justice for Celeste Rivas Hernandez?
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‘Beloved daughter, sister, cousin, friend’: will D4vd’s arrest for murder bring justice for Celeste Rivas Hernandez?

After months of investigation, the singer was arrested on Thursday in a shocking case that has gripped Los AngelesThe tragic case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager found dead in the trunk of a...

The Guardian Music6 months ago
'Working for Ariana Grande shows dreams can come true'
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'Working for Ariana Grande shows dreams can come true'

Bristol hairdresser Carl Bembridge regularly works with celebrities from all over the world.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
‘I became a New Order groupie’: Tim Burgess’s honest playlist
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‘I became a New Order groupie’: Tim Burgess’s honest playlist

The Charlatans frontman plays Kate Bush deep cuts in his car and loves a bit of Abba, but which scary industrial noiseniks soundtrack his sexy time?The first single I bought I remember seeking out Lo...

The Guardian Music6 months ago
'It terrified me': Richard Gadd on his follow-up to Baby Reindeer
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'It terrified me': Richard Gadd on his follow-up to Baby Reindeer

Gadd's new six-part drama explores the breakdown of the "unshakable" bond between two Glaswegian men.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
The Pitt star on 'graphic' reality of hit show and rumours Clooney helped him get role
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The Pitt star on 'graphic' reality of hit show and rumours Clooney helped him get role

Gerran Howell is yet to get to the bottom of claims that George Clooney helped him secure his part.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war
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'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war

One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
Alec Baldwin to face civil trial over Rust film set shooting
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Alec Baldwin to face civil trial over Rust film set shooting

The criminal case against the actor was dismissed in 2024.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago