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Chappell was selected by Missouri House Republicans in a party caucus on Wednesday (4 November), the day after the midterm elections . Read next Roan, whose real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, said in September 2024 that…
Largely unknown outside the music business, he was revered inside it as one of the best session musicians of his generation. Over a 45-year period from 1960 to 2005, Cattini provided the backbeat for dozens of British No…
It’s a gateway into ‘Nothing Really Changes’, a counter-intuitive hope-filled song, resting on a classic progression with firm drums, evoking a golden-hued Scottish Highlands variation on country. There’s a similar…
She also recorded the EP at Studio Skodagasse in Vienna and co-produced it with Alexander Egginton and Zac Montez. The video, also out now, features Sakura and offers a glimpse into the DIY scene in Vienna via its…
It was shot by the band's Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, and Laura King, and edited by Csenge Balazs. The record also features covers of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”, The Magnetic Fields’ “The Blizzard of ’78”, and Galaxie…
A mixed group in the corner donning lanyards and sharing small talk convinces me I’m in the right place, and so I sit with them and get cosy for a moment. Eventually, I ask a kind-faced attendee if she’s here for the…
They sleep with me, eat with me, play with me,” says Nu-Jazz maestro Telemakus . The Indian-American artist’s newest album, ‘ Eight Ring Revival ’, is a joyous celebration of how he’s evolved as a pianist and a producer…
Out today, the South London rapper and actress launches the project following the release of five singles included on the mixtape. Across ten tracks, ‘Clear Intentions’ balances confident lyricism with a more vulnerable…
Or film. Or documentary. Swift denials then emerge, typically linked to Geri or Victoria, and all is calm until a week or so later. So when teasers showing landmarks from 1996's Wannabe video suddenly appeared on the…
At London’s O2 Arena last night, Stevie Wonder ’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’ managed to be all three. In an incredible and stirring three-hour set that belied his age, the…