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'It was spooky': folk singer Olivia Chaney on how a song reflecting her own Brontë-ish love triangle wound up in Wuthering Heights

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'It was spooky': folk singer Olivia Chaney on how a song reflecting her own Brontë-ish love triangle wound up in Wuthering Heights

Offsetting Charli xcx, Chaney’s take on 19th-century ballad Dark Eyed Sailor accompanies Margot Robbie on the moors – but it’s just a tiny part of her culture-crossing, history-vaulting musical catalogue

a month ago

Deftones review

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Deftones review

BP Pulse Live, Birmingham The US band’s brawny, pit-inciting riffs come laced with blurry waves of distortion, making for music that is oddly reflective and melancholy

a month ago

Paul Anka: Still doing it his way

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Paul Anka: Still doing it his way

February 15, 2026 / 10:07 AM EST / CBS News

a month ago

The Guide #330: From Oasis to Bowie, your stories of seeing pre-stardom acts

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The Guide #330: From Oasis to Bowie, your stories of seeing pre-stardom acts

In this week’s newsletter: Everyone has to start somewhere … and in front of someone. Thankfully, these soon-to-be-huge artists left the mime act and dodgy covers (mostly) in the past

a month ago

‘I didn’t know who I was’: Tom Misch on burnout, becoming a barista and returning to music

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‘I didn’t know who I was’: Tom Misch on burnout, becoming a barista and returning to music

His debut LP brought success, but stardom messed with his mental health. After stepping away for three years to surf, travel, and work a succession of jobs, the Londoner is back – and has fixed his relationship with music

a month ago

‘Choosing happy is a hell of a process’: Thundercat on funk, lost friends and being fired by Snoop Dogg (possibly)

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‘Choosing happy is a hell of a process’: Thundercat on funk, lost friends and being fired by Snoop Dogg (possibly)

The genre-hopping bass virtuoso has backed Ariana Grande and Herbie Hancock, appeared in Star Wars and become a dedicated boxer. Ahead of his fifth album, Stephen Bruner explains his polymath mindset

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