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In an exclusive edited extract from their new book Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, J.W. Rinzler and Lee Unkrich go deep on the process of finding the right music for the classic 1980 film of Stephen King’s bestselling book
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Daryl Worthington rounds up his 18 favourite tapes from 2024, and his favourite cassette label of the year. From heavy metal choirs to radical turntables, revolutionary bagpipes and hooligan trombones
Hannah Uguru reports back from this year's Nyege Nyege Festival in Uganda, explores its role as a sanctuary for unconventional culture, and profiles five key acts from this year's event,
A new boxset from England's notorious "wreckers of civlization" gathers together live recordings and unreleased studio material from the time of their brief mid-00s reunion. Dale Cornish finds the group as wonderfully indigestible as ever
As the US reels from the re-election of Donald Trump, Jesse Dorris finds solace and inspiration in a fine weekend of concerts curated by Polish festival Unsound, from hunkering down to basement techno to riding the drone of Kali Malone and Sunn O))). Photos by Lawrence Sumulong.
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On 3 December 1984, Wham! released a Christmas single that over the years would lose none of its power despite becoming a sonic monolith of the festive season. Ian Wade reflects on how the song has haunted his life, and the strange melancholy of a Christmas pop death.
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Explore The PortalAndrew Mueller is a travel writer, foreign correspondent, columnist, pundit and author. He has also been a rock critic for donkey's and has been in a country rock band The Blazing Zoo for nigh on a decade. We asked him if the former had given him any insights into the latter...
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