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‘It can bring you to tears’: is this the world’s most beautiful sounding nightclub?

silverguide.site – Transformed from a second world war bunker into Germany’s buzziest dance venue, the acoustics at Open Ground in Wuppertal are raved about by DJs such as Floating Points – and may even be good for your health…
‘It can bring you to tears’: is this the world’s most beautiful sounding nightclub?
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Sir Roger Norrington obituary

silverguide.site – Acclaimed conductor and pioneer of the early music revival with a dogmatic aversion to vibrato…
Sir Roger Norrington obituary
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Memories of my magical mix tape summer | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: One reader reminisces about the mix tape that a boy made for her as a teenager, while Christoph Wagner says he’s an avid lover of the lost art form…
Memories of my magical mix tape summer | Letters
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Dave Cousins obituary

silverguide.site – Founder and frontman of the Strawbs, the folk-rock group best known for their 1973 hit Part of the Union…
Dave Cousins obituary
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Charli xcx marries George Daniel in low-key London ceremony

silverguide.site – Pop star weds The 1975 drummer, who she has been with for about three years, at Hackney town hall…
Charli xcx marries George Daniel in low-key London ceremony
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‘I’ve never asked for the approval of conservative white bigots’: Reneé Rapp on pop stardom, problem fans, and speaking her mind

silverguide.site – She made her name in Mean Girls and Sex Lives of College Girls, but it’s her lack of a filter off screen that sent her viral. Ahead of her new album, she talks fame, gossip and Trump’s America – and doesn’t hold back…
‘I’ve never asked for the approval of conservative white bigots’: Reneé Rapp on pop stardom, problem fans, and speaking her mind
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‘Aretha Franklin hits notes that bring me to shivering tears of ecstasy’: Mick Hucknall’s honest playlist

silverguide.site – The Simply Red singer gets emotional over Aretha and wakes up to Ravi Shankar. But which record healed his broken teenage heart?…
‘Aretha Franklin hits notes that bring me to shivering tears of ecstasy’: Mick Hucknall’s honest playlist
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Pioneering period instrument performances: Five key Roger Norrington recordings

silverguide.site – Five essential recordings by the trailblazing conductor who has died aged 91…
Pioneering period instrument performances: Five key Roger Norrington recordings
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First night of the Proms review – Batiashvili’s magnificent Sibelius opens the festival

silverguide.site – An oddly disparate programme, including an Errollyn Wallen world premiere and a Vaughan Williams rarity, didn’t quite cohere in this opening concert, but all was outstandingly played…
First night of the Proms review – Batiashvili’s magnificent Sibelius opens the festival
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Roger Norrington: a maverick, an irresistible firebrand and a musical visionary

silverguide.site – The conductor, whose historically informed evangelism helped transform the classical music world, has died. Tom Service remembers a man who looked to the past to find a fresh and thrilling present.…
Roger Norrington: a maverick, an irresistible firebrand and a musical visionary
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The song of the summer is … nothing? Why 2025’s charts are so stale

silverguide.site – Experts say this year has produced the fewest new hit songs in US history – and it might signal the end of a singular seasonal smash…
The song of the summer is … nothing? Why 2025’s charts are so stale
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Connie Francis obituary

silverguide.site – One of the biggest-selling pop singers of the 50s and 60s, with hits including Stupid Cupid and Lipstick on Your Collar…
Connie Francis obituary
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Add to playlist: Céline Dessberg’s harp evokes Hollywood and home and the week’s best new tracks

silverguide.site – With a wide-eyed awe at the natural beauty of her Mongolian heritage, the warmth of Dessberg’s voice is irresistible…
Add to playlist: Céline Dessberg’s harp evokes Hollywood and home and the week’s best new tracks
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Alex G: Headlights review – indie-rocker reins in the noise to reveal romantic soft rock

silverguide.site – While the sonic invention and off-kilter details remain, on his 10th album the cult musician eschews distortion for melancholic melodies and crooked love songs…
Alex G: Headlights review – indie-rocker reins in the noise to reveal romantic soft rock
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Poor Creature: All Smiles Tonight review | Jude Roger's folk album of the month

silverguide.site – Masters of atmosphere, Ruth Clinton, Cormac MacDiarmada and John Dermody contrast hauntological synths with robust noise on this playful debut…
Poor Creature: All Smiles Tonight review | Jude Roger's folk album of the month
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Eight hours, 250 singers… and as many bananas as it takes: Tavener’s Veil of the Temple

silverguide.site – Who’d be brave enough to programme John Tavener’s choral epic? We talk to the team behind the staging that’s opening this year’s Edinburgh international festival, and veterans of its 2003 premiere remember the challenges and rewards…
Eight hours, 250 singers… and as many bananas as it takes: Tavener’s Veil of the Temple
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‘People lashed out because she wasn’t a guy’: Linkin Park on nu-metal, nostalgia and their new frontwoman

silverguide.site – After the death of lead vocalist Chester Bennington in 2017, the rap-rock icons have reformed, aiming to cultivate ‘good vibes’ for a new generation of fans. Mike Shinoda and Emily Armstrong discuss backlash and rebirth…
‘People lashed out because she wasn’t a guy’: Linkin Park on nu-metal, nostalgia and their new frontwoman
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Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy | Bob Stanley

silverguide.site – The late star paved the way for solo female singers in the highs of the 50s and 60s but her life was hit by devastating lows…
Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy | Bob Stanley
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Chloe Chua: Mozart Violin Concertos album review – teenage prodigy’s interpretations are balanced and mature

silverguide.site – The Singaporean violinist plays Mozart with a clean focused tone, an elegant turn of phrase and a quiet wit.…
Chloe Chua: Mozart Violin Concertos album review – teenage prodigy’s interpretations are balanced and mature
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Breakups, booty calls and bare-all balladry: SZA’s 20 best songs – ranked!

silverguide.site – As her European tour with Kendrick Lamar continues in the UK, we rate the former Glastonbury headliner’s best tracks, from 2012’s debut to this year’s collaboration with Don Toliver…
Breakups, booty calls and bare-all balladry: SZA’s 20 best songs – ranked!
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