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‘In times like this, it pays to be Italian’: Mind Enterprises, the Campari-necking Italo disco revivalists who became a meme
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‘In times like this, it pays to be Italian’: Mind Enterprises, the Campari-necking Italo disco revivalists who became a meme

A video of the Italian duo huffing cigarettes and pouring aperitifs on a Mediterranean balcony might have gone viral – but there’s nothing slapdash about their blissful electro evocations of la dolce...

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‘It kicks ass’: Rolling Stones launch new album at star-studded New York event
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‘It kicks ass’: Rolling Stones launch new album at star-studded New York event

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood join Conan O’Brien to discuss forthcoming album Foreign TonguesOn Tuesday afternoon in New York, the Rolling Stones gathered friends, journalists and fellow...

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‘It’s a bit emotional’: Paul McCartney plays new songs to fans at Abbey Road
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‘It’s a bit emotional’: Paul McCartney plays new songs to fans at Abbey Road

The ex-Beatle hosted a playback previewing his next album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, telling stories along the wayStudio Two at Abbey Road was dressed with an armchair, a guitar and a bookcase of Paul...

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‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?
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‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?

One in four late-night venues went out of business between 2020 and 2025. Those that remain are struggling to pull in customers. Maybe a night out in Birminghan will reveal whyThe £5 entry is a good s...

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Fake fans, fake buzz? How your favourite band got big – podcast
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Fake fans, fake buzz? How your favourite band got big – podcast

Shaad D’Souza explains how bands such as Geese have faced a backlash since a marketing company revealed its tricks for pushing them into the limelight, and Eamonn Forde discusses what it takes to succ...

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Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge in DUI case
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Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge in DUI case

Ventura county district attorney says pop star made plea through lawyer after being arrested in March for allegedly driving erraticallyBritney Spears pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of reckless d...

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‘We got a drive-by egging in Baltimore’: Super Furry Animals on making The Man Don’t Give a F***
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‘We got a drive-by egging in Baltimore’: Super Furry Animals on making The Man Don’t Give a F***

‘The man is the establishment, I suppose, the military industrial complex. A few year later, when we played it live, we added a loop of Bill Hicks saying: “All governments are liars and murderers”’Gru...

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‘My generation have deluded themselves’: ex-Vampire Weekender Rostam on pop, protest and life as an Iranian-American
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‘My generation have deluded themselves’: ex-Vampire Weekender Rostam on pop, protest and life as an Iranian-American

Inspired in part by Zohran Mamdani’s NY mayorship, Rostam Batmanglij’s gorgeous new album fuses Americana with sounds of the Middle East. So why isn’t his mum happy?The first song Rostam Batmanglij ev...

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You Are Here review: Danny Boyle’s postwar pop-culture tribute lets it all hang out
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You Are Here review: Danny Boyle’s postwar pop-culture tribute lets it all hang out

The director’s immersive Southbank Centre takeover has vim and ardour in spades, if not complete coherenceYou Are Here is an undertaking on an impressive scale: a self-styled “epic, one-off pop-cultur...

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US band Jimmy Eat World look back: ‘I would play The Middle five times in a row if the other guys would let me’
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US band Jimmy Eat World look back: ‘I would play The Middle five times in a row if the other guys would let me’

The emo kings on growing up in Arizona, making it big, and Jim’s annoying wake-up callsJimmy Eat World are an alternative rock band from Mesa, east of Phoenix, Arizona. Formed by vocalist and guitaris...

The Guardian Music6 months ago
Spotify has ruined mood playlists – so our critics have made some better ones instead
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Spotify has ruined mood playlists – so our critics have made some better ones instead

Whether made by human hand or shady algorithm, emotion-based playlists are everywhere. But if you’re looking for a superior soundtrack to ‘all the feels’, get your ears round these selections from our...

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‘Our rivalry with Take That was always tongue in cheek’: Tony Mortimer’s honest playlist
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‘Our rivalry with Take That was always tongue in cheek’: Tony Mortimer’s honest playlist

The East 17 man knows his 90s bangers but once inadvertently cleared a dancefloor. And what song gets him on the exercise bike in a morning?The first single I bought Shut Up by Madness, from a record...

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From Mumford & Sons to ‘free speech’ YouTuber: Winston Marshall’s dramatic career change
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From Mumford & Sons to ‘free speech’ YouTuber: Winston Marshall’s dramatic career change

GB News owner’s son, who wants Channel to be mined to stop migrants, is latest to have a go at transatlantic rightwing commentaryOn a Los Angeles stage in 2011 Winston Marshall, then the banjo player...

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Letters and photos from Beatles’ early days to go on show in Hamburg
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Letters and photos from Beatles’ early days to go on show in Hamburg

Exclusive: The collection, including donations from Paul McCartney’s brother Mike, shows band’s development in early 60sA rare set of letters and photos from the early days of the Beatles, in which th...

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Prince’s death made me upend my life and move to his home town
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Prince’s death made me upend my life and move to his home town

The star’s potent sexuality made him my ‘secret friend’ but, with my career in the arts stalling, his death led me to the life-changing decision to move to Minneapolis and maintain his legacyI distinc...

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‘We feel angry – and we have reason to be’: Brazil’s resurgent punk scene is a howl of outrage at injustice
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‘We feel angry – and we have reason to be’: Brazil’s resurgent punk scene is a howl of outrage at injustice

Thriving punk culture seen as response to frustrations at unemployment, urban violence, police brutality and deprivationAs black-clad police combatants charged into the hillside favela and opened fire...

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Add to playlist: the snarling Irish folk of Madra Salach and the week’s best new tracks
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Add to playlist: the snarling Irish folk of Madra Salach and the week’s best new tracks

With a feral energy and a Liam Gallagher growl, the Dublin band’s beguiling music is a great evolution of a venerable genreFrom DublinRecommended if you like Lankum, the Mary Wallopers, the PoguesUp n...

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Kneecap: Fenian review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
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Kneecap: Fenian review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Heavenly)With strong words for Keir Starmer, the Irish rave-rap trio remain unbowed by the controversy around them – and yet this is a more ruminative record than you might expectFive tracks into Fen...

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Out of tune: why does Hollywood struggle to capture pop stardom?
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Out of tune: why does Hollywood struggle to capture pop stardom?

Pop psychodrama Mother Mary might look and sound the part but it’s the latest failed attempt to turn the life of an arena-touring singer into a compelling movieFor anyone with even the slightest inter...

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Serokolo 7: Maramfa Musick Pro review – lose yourself in a high-speed, relentless mapanta masterclass
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Serokolo 7: Maramfa Musick Pro review – lose yourself in a high-speed, relentless mapanta masterclass

(Nyege Nyege Tapes)Reinvigorating the South African mapanta subgenre, producer Serokolo 7 blends folk vocal melodies with seething 180bpm rhythms, creating a barrage of soundSouth Africa pulses with e...

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