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Add to playlist: the buzzy bildungsromans of boy wonder Superfan and the week’s best new tracks
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Add to playlist: the buzzy bildungsromans of boy wonder Superfan and the week’s best new tracks

Kali Flanagan was handpicked by Julian Casablancas to support the Strokes – now, at 21, he’s writing songs full of the rushing emotions of youthFrom New York Recommended if you like Cameron Winter,...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
‘The mainstream has come to them’: how did Fontaines DC go from Dublin dive bars to headlining stadiums?
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‘The mainstream has come to them’: how did Fontaines DC go from Dublin dive bars to headlining stadiums?

Once scrappy post-punk poets, they’re now one of the biggest bands in the world. As they release new album Dopamine Chamber, fans including Kneecap and Shame explain their sensational riseWhen Irish r...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable review – Netflix doc on ‘secret album’ is strictly for super fans
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The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable review – Netflix doc on ‘secret album’ is strictly for super fans

The lore of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, once bought by Martin Shkreli, is explored in a rambling film produced by RZAFor every reason except one, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, the seventh album by the...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
Worldpeace DMT: Stick Around for Tea review – ‘laptop twee’ duo keep things goofy but strengthen songs
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Worldpeace DMT: Stick Around for Tea review – ‘laptop twee’ duo keep things goofy but strengthen songs

(WPDMT)Bringing back the hyperliterate sound design of their acclaimed 2025 debut, the London duo explore childhood with whimsical humour and terrific musicalityOne of last year’s surprise highlights...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
Weird Baile: Collected Rips 2004-2024 review – a hallucinatory trip to baile funk’s outer limits
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Weird Baile: Collected Rips 2004-2024 review – a hallucinatory trip to baile funk’s outer limits

(TraTraTrax)Two decades of work from producers JLZ, VHOOR, Mu540 and DJ RaMeMes strips the Brazilian genre to its essential parts until it chimes with grime and drillOriginating in 1980s Brazil, baile...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
'People call them pervert glasses': Blind users fear backlash over smart tech
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'People call them pervert glasses': Blind users fear backlash over smart tech

Concerns about the use of smart glasses are having an affect on visually-impaired users.

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 weeks ago
‘I need to prove my family’s sacrifice was worth it’: how pop auteur Shygirl slogged her way to the top
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‘I need to prove my family’s sacrifice was worth it’: how pop auteur Shygirl slogged her way to the top

Adored by Madonna and Charli xcx and buoyed by finding true love, the Londoner is branching out into rock and breaking the mainstream. She explains how her working class upbringing made her so fearles...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
Porn showing choking or incest to be banned from early November, government says
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Porn showing choking or incest to be banned from early November, government says

The move follows a review into pornography regulation in 2025 by Conservative peer Baroness Gabby Bertin

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 weeks ago
Sparks fly at the Celebrity Traitors round table and a 'terrifying' death parade
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Sparks fly at the Celebrity Traitors round table and a 'terrifying' death parade

The celebrities turn on each other at the round table, and have to beat the death walkers for their mission.

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 weeks ago
London housing project wins top architecture award
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London housing project wins top architecture award

Lion Green Road in Coulsdon was recognised for the way it responds to its surroundings.

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 weeks ago
Marvel fans to meet Welsh superhero - complete with Cardiff accent
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Marvel fans to meet Welsh superhero - complete with Cardiff accent

Lauren Morais will play villain Lisa Molinari in the new Disney+ superhero series VisionQuest.

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 weeks ago
Russell Brand accuser says he turned 'monster-like' before alleged rape
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Russell Brand accuser says he turned 'monster-like' before alleged rape

The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 weeks ago
Cult venue Prince Charles cinema ‘saved’ after lease renewal signed
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Cult venue Prince Charles cinema ‘saved’ after lease renewal signed

The much-loved central London institution, which has been threatened with closure since January 2025, secures 25-year lease without break clause with current landlordsThe celebrated Prince Charles rep...

The Guardian - UK News4 weeks ago
Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
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Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm

The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 weeks ago
‘A guy held a knife to my throat and said: play something normal!’ Richard Thompson on crazy crowds, his beloved beret and Sandy Denny’s driving skills
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‘A guy held a knife to my throat and said: play something normal!’ Richard Thompson on crazy crowds, his beloved beret and Sandy Denny’s driving skills

As he releases new album Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, the 77-year-old British folk legend answers your questions about Billy Connolly, Californian fish and chips and whether he nearly joined the EaglesB...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
BBC News channel launches on YouTube for viewers in UK and US
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BBC News channel launches on YouTube for viewers in UK and US

The move forms part of the BBC's wider strategy to reach digitally-native new and younger audiences.

BBC Entertainment & Arts4 weeks ago
Angèle: Instinct review – Belgium’s biggest star is determined to do pop differently
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Angèle: Instinct review – Belgium’s biggest star is determined to do pop differently

(RCA)Massive in her home nation but less so outside, Angèle is aided by Justice, Soulwax and Caroline Polachek in ​a bold bid for broader appeal – but her resultant album ​can be generic as well as da...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky-ITV deal
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Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky-ITV deal

The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

Sky News - UK4 weeks ago
Finding the groove: what’s the best genre of music to dance to?
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Finding the groove: what’s the best genre of music to dance to?

What is it about music that makes even non-professionals want to hit the dancefloor, and is it disco, funk or even classical that does it best? Four leading choreographers discuss their theories, with...

The Guardian Music4 weeks ago
At the Brooklyn shop in 'surreal' row with Kelly Clarkson over mechanical bird
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At the Brooklyn shop in 'surreal' row with Kelly Clarkson over mechanical bird

Art of Play says its staff have been threatened after the singer complained online about how she was treated.

BBC Entertainment & Arts1 month ago