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Unheard David Bowie songs from 1965 to be released – including ones with Jimmy Page on guitar

silverguide.site – Compilation entitled David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings will be released in September, collating material from when he recorded as Davy Jones…
Unheard David Bowie songs from 1965 to be released – including ones with Jimmy Page on guitar
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From a forest to an all-star trio and the fires of hell – my pick of new music coming to the Proms this year

silverguide.site – The world’s biggest classical music festival begins on Friday. Over eight weeks of sonic excursions and orchestral revelations there’s a huge range of premieres and contemporary music: here’s the concerts I won’t be missing…
From a forest to an all-star trio and the fires of hell – my pick of new music coming to the Proms this year
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‘More real than anything you’ll see scrolling’: the radical resurgence of UK fanzines, 50 years after punk

silverguide.site – Five decades since punk bible Sniffin’ Glue, DIY magazines are in rude, rich health. Their creators talk fandom, community-building and resisting the algorithm…
‘More real than anything you’ll see scrolling’: the radical resurgence of UK fanzines, 50 years after punk
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James Taylor review – 70s legend’s golden baritone shines best when stripped bare

silverguide.site – The AI-style backing videos are terrible and his accomplished band can be overly slick at times, but Taylor’s civility and grace cuts through it all…
James Taylor review – 70s legend’s golden baritone shines best when stripped bare
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‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole

silverguide.site – After the Guardian’s music critics chose their best of the half-year, we asked you for your picks – from Brian Jackson and Arlo Parks to Maya Hawke, Flea and more…
‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole
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System of a Down review – perverted pop and anti-war anger mixed into a metal melee

silverguide.site – The veteran band may not have much new material to show for the past decade or so but this brutal, melodious mayhem still inspires catharsis…
System of a Down review – perverted pop and anti-war anger mixed into a metal melee
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Gracie Abrams: Daughter from Hell review – bloodless anthems hit like a faceful of icing sugar

silverguide.site – Despite their goth-coded attempts at emotional turbulence, the saccharine songs of Abrams’ third album feel adolescent in their melodrama…
Gracie Abrams: Daughter from Hell review – bloodless anthems hit like a faceful of icing sugar
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The Importance of Being Earnest review – gloriously madcap opera achieves new heights of delirium

silverguide.site – Gerald Barry’s take on Wilde’s comedy is even wittier and zanier in Jack Furness’s hyperactive staging – complete with a grand piano on stilts, a herd of cows and a kangaroo that meets a grisly end…
The Importance of Being Earnest review – gloriously madcap opera achieves new heights of delirium
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‘Unchained Melody makes me want to live out my Swayze fantasies’: Gary Jarman’s honest playlist

silverguide.site – The Cribs man had a youthful Bee Gees obsession and loves one particular 80s power ballad. But which song does he say is too rude for his funeral?…
‘Unchained Melody makes me want to live out my Swayze fantasies’: Gary Jarman’s honest playlist
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Jay-Z review – rap legend dazzles New York City with lavish spectacle, sharp bars and Beyoncé

silverguide.site – The rapper celebrates 30 years of his classic debut album Reasonable Doubt with eye-popping visuals and special guests in a love letter to hip-hop culture…
Jay-Z review – rap legend dazzles New York City with lavish spectacle, sharp bars and Beyoncé
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Lizzo answers her critics: ‘I’m a fat, black, happy girl – they were always going to try to tear me down’

silverguide.site – Three years ago, the pop star was riding high after a sellout tour. But then a slew of shocking accusations from her former dancers changed everything. Where does she go from here?…
Lizzo answers her critics: ‘I’m a fat, black, happy girl – they were always going to try to tear me down’
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‘Take that, Marti Pellow!’ Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In beats Wet Wet Wet’s UK chart record

silverguide.site – Duetting pair spend 16th week at No 1, a record for a British artist – but they’ll need 19 weeks to beat Frankie Laine’s all-time record from 1953…
‘Take that, Marti Pellow!’ Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In beats Wet Wet Wet’s UK chart record
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Power cuts and screaming teenagers – our memories of legendary gigs | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Readers relive some live performances that made history – and the ones they missed…
Power cuts and screaming teenagers – our memories of legendary gigs | Letters
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Add to playlist: the fluid club deconstructions of Stolen Velour, Floco and Aria SL and the week’s best new tracks

silverguide.site – Housesharing brought the south London trio’s sounds – classical vocals, violin, clubby production – together as they bled through the walls, to shapeshifting effect…
Add to playlist: the fluid club deconstructions of Stolen Velour, Floco and Aria SL and the week’s best new tracks
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Baby Rose: Yearnalism review – gloriously cinematic soul from the edge of emotional collapse

silverguide.site – The US songwriter paints an impressively wide variety of shades on her third album, from vintage R&B to melodic soft-rock and balladry worthy of Nina Simone…
Baby Rose: Yearnalism review – gloriously cinematic soul from the edge of emotional collapse
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Wild Gods: The Glorious Abysmal review – truly fascinating songs born of tweed-beating and psychedelic trips

silverguide.site – Inspired by communal Hebridean Gaelic song and ceremonial music, these reels and ballads reveal the fascinating proximity of post-rock and folk rock…
Wild Gods: The Glorious Abysmal review – truly fascinating songs born of tweed-beating and psychedelic trips
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‘Being a billionaire is so tacky!’ Musical firebrand Lido Pimienta on exploitation, class struggle – and going ‘Enya mode’

silverguide.site – After beating Leonard Cohen to Canada’s biggest music prize and splicing dembow with classical, the cross-cultural artist is now confronting Colombia’s new president…
‘Being a billionaire is so tacky!’ Musical firebrand Lido Pimienta on exploitation, class struggle – and going ‘Enya mode’
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Mahler: Songs of Youth and Awakening album review – exuberance and intensity from fine cast of singers

silverguide.site – This collection of songs that the composer wrote as a young man is full of interest and emotion. Pianist Joseph Middleton brings sensitive support and an array of illustrative colours…
Mahler: Songs of Youth and Awakening album review – exuberance and intensity from fine cast of singers
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Beatles mentor Lord Woodbine to feature in new BBC drama

silverguide.site – Six-part series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the overlooked influence of Harold Phillips…
Beatles mentor Lord Woodbine to feature in new BBC drama
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‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single

silverguide.site – Hollywood actor signs recording deal with Decca after decades of composing pieces inspired by his Welsh childhood…
‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single
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