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European Folk Day 2025, Europe’s Traditions On The Map
World Music Central
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August 30, 2025
The third annual European Folk Day will take place on Tuesday, 23 September 2025, with related events welcomed in the days immediately before and after. The initiative showcases the scale of participation in Europe’s traditional performing arts,...
Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias Returns to Seattle Center with Music, Dance, and Community Sept. 13-14
The Facts News - Washington State
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August 30, 2025
Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias Returns to Seattle Center with Music, Dance, and Community The free, family-oriented event returns to Seattle Center September 13–14 SEATTLE— Celebrate the vibrant spirit of Latin America at Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias from 12...
Six times pop culture eerily predicted WW3 – from The Simpsons to Star Trek
Daily Star
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August 30, 2025
With tensions rising in Russia and the Middle East, anxieties about another global conflict are mounting – on the 80th anniversary of VE Day in May, as many as 55% of respondents even said they think world war is imminent, according to YouGov. But...
I spent 48 hours in Italy’s ‘Capital of the Arts’ and uncovered its hidden gems
Metro
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August 30, 2025
I popped my Florence cherry and it was worth the wait (Picture: Alicia Adejobi) From the magnificent stature of the Duomo to the naked marvel that is Michelango’s David, Florence is a living masterpiece. Most of it has been tried, tested and...
Ireland v Spain: All you need to know
RTE Ireland
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August 29, 2025
Ireland got their Rugby World Cup campaign up and running with an excellent victory over Japan last weekend. Scott Bemand's side scored six tries in a 42-14 win over the Sakura XV. They know a similar result will see them safely into the...
Best Wardrobes in Britain: Patricia Zhou
Who What Wear
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August 30, 2025
Stepping into Patricia Zhou's East London home, the satellite Who What Wear UK team and I found ourselves bathed in warm golden-hour light, in part due to the soft sheen of the floor-to-ceiling wood panelling that her apartment is decked out in....
Audience boo as pro-Palestine protestors halt Proms Albert Hall concert saying orchestra has 'blood on its hands'
Daily Mail
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August 30, 2025
Pro–Palestinian protesters were booed after disrupting a BBC Proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall last night, accusing the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra of having 'blood on its hands'. The disruption began moments into the performance at the...
GEOFF TATE's New Album To Be Produced By DISTURBED's JOHN MOYER
Blabbermouth - California
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August 29, 2025
DISTURBED bassist John Moyer has revealed that he is producing the new studio album from former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. John, who spent the last couple of weeks traveling in Europe with Geoff as part of Tate's Backstage Pass Travel company,...
‘It’s like travelling back to the golden era’ – Europe’s cheapest city with pink churches and secret nearby beaches
The Sun
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August 30, 2025
OUR Spotlight On column gives you the lowdown on what to see and do in some of your favourite holiday hotspots - as well as some lesser known areas. This week, we’re shining a light on Riga, Latvia’s up and coming capital city. 4 The Latvian city...
SOULFLY Announces New Album 'Chama', Shares 'Storm The Gates' Single
Blabbermouth - California
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August 29, 2025
Extreme metal trailblazers SOULFLY will deliver their tribally fueled thirteenth album, "Chama", on October 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, SOULFLY offers fans the first taste from the album in the form of the lead single "Storm The Gates". A...
Destin Conrad drops surprise alternative jazz album
OUTinPerth
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August 30, 2025
Queer R&B artist Destin Conrad has surprised fans sharing an unexpected alternative jazz album. His new record is called wHIMSY and it features eleven new tracks and collaborations with Terrance Martin, Vanisha Gould, Ambre, Keyon Harold, James...
MAX CAVALERA Doesn't Believe There Will Ever Be A Second NAILBOMB Studio Album
Blabbermouth - California
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August 29, 2025
In a new interview with Bloodstock TV host Oran O'Beirne, Max Cavalera spoke about his decision to revive his NAILBOMB project for a November 9, 2024 performance at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona as part of the SOULFLY-headlined "Max...
Estonian animated short 'Yummy' to make TV premiere on Europe's Arte
ERR
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August 30, 2025
After festival runs in the U.S. and Europe, Estonian filmmaker Martinus Klemet's animated short "Yummy" premieres Saturday on Arte, Europe's leading cultural TV channel. "The competition in the international short film landscape is extremely...
Conewango Clippers dissolves, presents music scholarship to WAHS graduate
Times Observer - Pennsylvania
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2024 Warren Area High School graduate Jadenne Fofana is the recipient of the Conewango Clippers Music Scholarship presented on Wednesday August 27th. Fofana’s family gathered to celebrate in her success. Pictured from left to right are Grandfather...
Where Britain's Got Talent egg thrower is now – from Disney role to Star Wars spin-off
The Mirror
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August 30, 2025
People are just realising what the woman who egged Simon Cowell live on Britain's Got Talent is doing now. The viral moment saw Natalie Holt break from the choir during an opera performance to hurl eggs at the TV personality. The heated moment...
Lucerne’s musical bonanza
The Observer
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Out of sight, whirring and purring, countless mechanisms are at play to make sure an international summer festival succeeds. The higher the profile, the more precision is needed. Aside from practicalities – rehearsal schedules, swift manoeuvring...
Rangers and Celtic fans united in anger going into derby after European disasters
The Guardian
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August 30, 2025
Never in the history of a derby stretching back to May 1888 and more than 400 matches has the backdrop been as bizarre as this. The yin-and-yang nature of football in Glasgow means supporters of Celtic must be happy because those following Rangers...
My astonishing story, by the daughter Freddie Mercury hid from the world: The love triangle that led to my birth, what the rock star was really like as a father... and the secret he entrusted me with before his death
Daily Mail
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August 30, 2025
'I wanted to write to you for years,' began the first of its 41 pages. 'I hesitated a long time because Freddie wanted his privacy to remain private; because it's still so hard and very painful; and because he would have been furious with me and...
The musical journey of Ron Reid
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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SANDRA L BLOOD Musician, composer, and educator Ron Reid has spent nearly five decades weaving together the threads of Caribbean music, jazz, and education. From the calypso tents of Port-of-Spain to the classrooms of Berklee...
Icelandic musician Laufey makes cover of Vogue Scandinavia
Ice News
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August 29, 2025
The popular Icelandic jazz-pop musician Laufey has been featured as the cover star for the August/September issue of Vogue Scandinavia, the Scandinavian edition of the American fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue. As part of the article, Laufey...