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Budget 2025’s plans for CBC include getting Canada into Eurovision contest
By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted November 4, 2025 6:38 pm 1 min read The Liberal government’s plans for CBC/Radio-Canada include looking at getting Canada into the Eurovision international song contest. A line in the new federal...
Donald Trump's adopted hometown is set to name its airport after the president
A Florida airport could soon be named after Donald Trump as a lawmaker filed a bill requesting that the 79-year-old's adopted hometown honor the president. Meg Weinberger, a state representative for Palm Beach Gardens, filed the bill to officially...
4 Underrated Songs From the Incredible Catalog of British Pop Legends Squeeze
Hey, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame voters, are you listening? How about some consideration for Squeeze? Influential, consistent, long-running, flat-out brilliant: This British band deserves to be there. Don’t believe us? Here are four songs from deep...
Enjoy the culture of Italy this weekend
By Judy Wilson | Associate Editor Deerfield Beach – A two-day celebration of the culture of Italy with wine stomping and spaghetti eating contests, beach bocce, and homemade pasta takes place this weekend at the Italian Festival on Ocean Way. With...
‘Four Winters’ documents the thousands of European Jews who fought the Nazis as partisans during World War II
An explosion rocks the Eastern European forest landscape as a boxcar slides down a hill. This is no accident. It’s an act of anti-Nazi sabotage by Jewish partisans during World War II. According to the film “Four Winters,” more than 25,000 Jews...
Ghana turns up the volume: Apprise Music takes the spotlight at WOMEX
In the vibrant corridors of the global music industry, few events command the same magnetism as WOMEX — the World Music Expo. Every year, thousands of musicians, producers, managers, labels, and cultural tastemakers from across continents converge...
Sweden meets LA: jazzahead! announces eye-catching Grand Opening concert for 2026 with KNOWER and the Norrbotten Big Band
Mike Flynn Thursday, October 30, 2025 Things are gearing up for a bumper edition of the European jazz summit with big names set to get the 2026 edition going in style Bremen is set to welcome a spectacular edition Jazzahead! headliners the...
AY’s Guide to the 2025 Holiday Season
Do you know of something we should add? Email press@aymag.com. We will be adding throughout the 2025 holiday season so check back for updates. Perhaps Arkansans felt it with the first rays of the November sun: As the door to Halloween Town shuts,...
Bay Area arts: 11 shows and concerts to catch this weekend
From classic movies with live music to new tunes from Vampire Weekend and a Grateful Dead Celtic band, there’s a lot to see and hear this weekend in the Bay Area. Here’s a partial rundown. Classical picks: Hitchcock + orchestra; New...
Derry Halloween markets and music set to continue into Saturday
Derry Halloween will continue into the weekend, it has been confirmed, with some Legenderry food, markets and entertainment continuing in the city centre throughout Saturday. On Thursday evening, the decision was taken to cancel outdoor elements...
Former Fox News host and Trump ally Kimberly Guilfoyle takes up position as US ambassador to Greece
Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former California prosecutor, television personality and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, officially took office Tuesday as the first U.S. female ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, 56, who was once engaged to Donald...
Obituaries | Week of Nov. 3, 2025
Arturo M. Reyes Arturo M. Reyes passed away on Nov. 1, 2025. Visitation was held Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home, 1500 Frederick Road, Opelika. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. at St....
Rising jazz star Nils Kavanagh returns to Limerick with debut album
JAZZ pianist Nils Kavanagh performs at Dolan’s Upstairs on Sunday November 2 at 2pm, bringing his acclaimed debut album back to the city it was recorded in. Originally from County Sligo, Kavanagh has performed with Irish band Those Nervous Animals...
James Burton, Emmylou Harris, John Foster to perform in Bossier concert benefitting schools
Renowned musicians James Burton, Emmylou Harris, John Foster and other talent will give a concert benefitting the James Burton Foundation and Bossier schools. Legendary guitarist James Burton grew up in Shreveport where he began his career at 14....
Tres chic! Marimekko opens flagship store in France’s fashion capital
Paris – Marimekko‘s newest flagship retail concept takes inspiration from the architecture of the company’s historic textile printing factory in Helsinki. Opened on Oct. 24 is located in Paris’ Le Marais neighborhood at 120 Rue Vielle du Temple,...
TOMMY VETTERLI Talks The Renewal Of CORONER Behind Stunning Comeback Album 'Dissonance Theory'
By David E. Gehlke It has been a whopping 32 years since CORONER released a studio album. "Grin" came at a time when the Swiss technical thrash masters weren't really in the mood to be technical thrash masters anymore. The album's chug-filled and...
Civil Society Is the Weak Element of European Defence Posture
In the shadow of Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine, Europe’s leaders have rediscovered the art of sabre-rattling. But how credible or sustainable it will be without the full support of the democratic bedrock – myriads of civil society actors across...
British pop artist Calum Scott wows Prague crowd on The Avenoir Tour
Tuesday’s show was part of Scott’s worldwide The Avenoir Tour, named for his third studio album that he released earlier this month. The tour’s tenth stop, the Prague concert was initially supposed to take place at the Forum Karlín venue. However,...
Spotify raises UK and Switzerland Premium prices again as analysts see US hike by early 2026
Spotify is raising subscription prices in the UK for the second time in 18 months. The company is also increasing the price of its Premium plans in Switzerland. In the UK, the music streaming giant will be increasing its Premium individual monthly...
TroyBoi returns to his Indian roots with Rootz EP using Lata Mangeshkar’s voice to redefine British diaspora music
TroyBoi’s five-track EP Rootz is a personal return to the sounds of his childhood, released via Ultra Records in September 2025. The single Kabhi uses an officially cleared sample of Lata Mangeshkar’s vocal from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham....