Second day of the meeting of Cubans living in Europe continues in Rome

7 On the second day of the 17th Meeting of Cubans Living in Europe (ECRE), which takes place in the Italian capital this Saturday, various topics related to that country and initiatives in support of the island’s people and government will be...

Album Review – Grandma’s Ashes – Bruxism

Bruxism — that unconscious, sometimes embarrassing, always irritating teeth grinding — is generally caused by stress, post-traumatic or otherwise. And when you take a look at the state of the world going to pieces, it’s easy to imagine that cases...

Morris Museum presents Lyrica Chamber Music

originally published: 10/25/2025 (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Cellist Ani Kalayjian and pianist David Kaplan, Co-Artistic Directors of Chatham-based Lyrica Chamber Music, curate a program featuring the triumphant A major Dvorak piano quintet, Florence...

Germany aims to finalise Free Trade Deal with India by year end: Consul General Burkart

Germany aims to finalise Free Trade Deal with India by year end: Consul General Burkart. Photo credit: Goethe-Zentrum/IANS Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (IANS) Germany hopes to conclude the long-pending Indo-European Free Trade Agreement with India...

‘My parents have little money’ — how inheritance is dividing Britain

The largest generational wealth shift in British history has begun. Over the next 30 years an estimated £5.5 trillion will be passed down the generations.Not every one will be lucky enough to receive an inheritance, however, and many are at risk...

‘You love it or you hate it’: Pumpkin spice lattes divide Europe

Since pumpkin spice lattes were first added to Starbucks’ American menus in 2003, they have become a fall mainstay in the United States, where versions are regularly sold in smaller independent coffee shops. Inspired by the success of the latte,...

Simple Things Festival 2025: Bristol’s forward-thinking music week returns November 8th

40 WHAT Simple Things is Bristol’s independent, multi-venue celebration of forward-thinking music and culture. Curated by Crack Magazine, Team Love, and Bristol Beacon, it returns for its 11th edition this November, transforming the city into a...

Spotify UK Price Hike Sparks Fury — The Hidden Truth Behind Your Premium Subscription in 2025

Spotify has confirmed another subscription price increase for its Premium users in the United Kingdom, raising the monthly cost from £11.99 ($15.96) to £12.99 ($17.29) starting in November 2025. The change, which marks the second hike in just over...

Maestra Amal Guermazi leads ‘Mazzika’ orchestra in a landmark concert in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 25: Thursday night, Oct 23, was no ordinary night. It was an exceptional moment in time — one that will remain in the memory of Arabic music. Around thirty elite international musicians took the stage at the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad...

Musicians visit CCSL for ‘A Musical Conversation’ about race

LOWELL — Musicians Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock have been friends for 30 years, but it was only five years ago that they had their first conversation about the inherent differences between their two upbringings. Harris is Black, and having...

Fun FREE Cork Jazz Fest events this weekend - from family-friendly shows to late-night pub gigs

Cork city's biggest party of the year is upon us - and with over 100 different events and gigs on this year's schedule, attendees are spoiled for choice on what to do and see. But if you're looking for a helping hand to pick out some of the best...

Britain’s top 10 most loved Halloween films - number one is 1988 classic

As a nation, we are fond of a holiday. And though Halloween may not be our most celebrated occasion, it is certainly prevalent around this time of year in more than one medium. One of those media is film,, and a study has been released that...

Spain shines again: Two cities just ranked among the world’s happiest

Seville ranked among the world’s happiest cities in Time Out’s 2025 list. Credit : illpaxphotomatic, Shutterstock Happiness might be hard to define, but if you’ve ever spent time in Spain, you’ll know the feeling – warm evenings in buzzing plazas,...

'I still have a teenage energy': pair of 68-year-olds release debut album

Listening to PlushUnderfoot recreates the late 60s and 70s sound – and the two members have been working on their debut album in the past year. Andy Dunleavy and Gareth Webb, both 68, have crafted 12 songs for their October release album ‘Bones of...

GAC Drives Global Ambitions at Canton Fair Music & Food Festival

GAC Group is putting its global ambitions in gear at the 138th Canton Fair Music & Food Festival, using the high-profile Guangzhou event to showcase its latest smart vehicles and reaffirm its 'Threefold Global Strategy'. As the official auto...

A Broken Piano, An Exhausted Pianist, and the Album That Changed Jazz

For a lot of years, Vera Brandes couldn’t listen. Not once had she heard the bestselling solo jazz album of all time—Keith Jarrett’s passionate and sublime The Köln Concert—though she’d been essential to making it happen in 1975 as an 18-year-old...

How to cancel your Spotify subscription

Spotify recently came under fire for running recruitment ads for ICE, which ask users to "join the mission to protect America" and to "fulfill [their] mission," in the US. Despite music labels calling on the streaming service to stop serving ICE...

On This Day in 1963, The Beatles Performed to a Tough Swedish Critic: “No Musical Importance Whatsoever”

There’s eating crow, and then there’s the Swedish music critic who once claimed The Beatles were a band of “no musical importance whatsoever” in 1963. A pop reviewer for Karlstad newspaper, Nya Wemlands Tidning, attended an early Fab Four concert...

An evening of rhythms, roots and musical dialogue

Visual Voices, Generation for Change, L’atelier des artistes en exil from France, and Savino Rock Bar host a musical event on October 29 with Ibrahim Kamara and Pilot Jones. Rhythms from West Africa, Cypriot tunes and powerful spoken word will...

The story of Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, is one of American ingenuity, cultural integrity and a century of free concerts.

The year is 1925. The Great Gatsby is published, the jazz age is swinging, and on October 28th, a new concert hall opens at an unlikely spot — the Library of Congress, in Washington D.C. If only its cream-colored walls could talk. For 100 years,...