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Music, movies and art: Summer fun in Athens
Kathimerini
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CULTURE GOING OUT Greece’s open-air cinemas, an iconic summer pastime, are back in full swing but ticket prices are climbing. Attendance has started strong. ‘People realize summer weather comes early now and aren’t afraid to come out,’ said Kostas...
‘Just me, a few students and my acoustic guitar’: Armagh music teacher takes ‘mum’s advice’ and announces downsize
Armagh I
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June 8, 2025
A well attended music school in the heart of Armagh city has announced their “heart breaking” decision to downsize… heading back to “where it all began” with “just me, a few students and an acoustic guitar”. M D Rafferty Music School – founded by...
SLIDE SHOW: Duncan Hines Days culminates with annual Eats and Beats Music Fest
Bowling Green Daily News - Kentucky State
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June 8, 2025
Published 12:28 am Sunday, June 8, 2025 The third annual week-long Duncan Hines Days festival events in Bowling Green concluded with the Eats and Beats Music Fest at Circus Square Park on Saturday, June 7, 2025. The music fest included...
This web series on OTT became most-watched show, remained trending for 60 days, fans are waiting for its fourth season, beats Stranger Things, The Crown in..., lead actors are...
India.com
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June 8, 2025
Home Entertainment This web series on OTT became most-watched show, remained trending for 60 days, fans are waiting for its fourth season, beats Stranger Things, The Crown in…, lead actors are… This popular series became one of the most...
Meet the Shrewsbury music producer and composer who can play nine instruments
Shropshire Star
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June 8, 2025
He works as a creative music producer and composer and also teaches students to play a number of different instruments as well as performing in a Motown, disco and soul band in his spare time. His love of music started from a young age. “I was...
Musical weekend in Pontefract with Proms at the Castle and ABBA tribute band ‘The Super Duper Troopers’
Wakefield Express
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June 7, 2025
Experience the magical musical weekend at Pontefract Castle this month with two outdoor concerts. On Saturday, June 28, the hugely popular Proms at the Castle event returns, with live music performed by the West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra. The...
Brawl erupts between fans at Beyoncé’s London show, second incident in a month
Hindustan Times
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June 8, 2025
Fight breaks out at Beyoncé's London show In the video, just a few rows away from the stage at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, two men wearing cowboy outfits were seen beating another person. A few of the audience members tried to stop them. The...
John & Yoko doco covers activism, music and life in 1970s New York
RNZ
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The concert, which happened across two sessions at Madison Square Garden in 1972, was a benefit for the children of the Willowbrook School — an institution caring for children with intellectual disabilities. Footage from the show is great, but...
Morgan Wallen’s Album Tops Australian Charts for Third Week
Times News Global
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June 8, 2025
Sydney, Australia – Morgan Wallen‘s album, “I’m The Problem,” remains at No. 1 on the Australian music charts for a third consecutive week. This achievement makes it the longest-running No. 1 album by a country artist in Australia in almost ten...
#4764, With Úna Monaghan, From the 2023 Dublin New Music Festival
WNYC - New York
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June 8, 2025
Composer and sound engineer Úna Monaghan is from Belfast, has roots in traditional Irish folk music and plays harp. Hear some of her new work for traditional instruments and electronics from her 2023 record Aonaracht, as well as the premiere of...
Ex 2FM star David O'Reilly opens up on landing new radio gig and taking on lead role in hit musical
Irish Mirror
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June 8, 2025
Former 2FM star David O’Reilly has opened up about his shock departure – saying he needed to “spread my wings” after schedule change-ups at the station. In May 2024, David was announced alongside Lottie Ryan as replacement for The 2 Johnnies, who...
Incredible photos show 1952 Miss England contest in Devon
Devon Live
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June 8, 2025
Torbay has always held aspirations of being a glamorous resort, which likely led to Torquay Carnival's decision to upgrade its 1952 'Queen of the English Riviera' contest to a Miss England competition, filling its souvenir programme with images of...
Ibiza-style evening of music, food and summer vibes coming to barn
Hampshire Chronicle
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The Summer Sundowner will take place on Saturday, June 14, at Kimbridge Barn, Romsey. Now in its third year, the event has become a seasonal favourite, offering a mix of live entertainment, curated food and a relaxed rural setting. Kris Anderson,...
Grease the Musical that's 'made in Blackpool' on stage at the Grand
Messenger Newspapers
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Now their story is about to be told once more in an exciting new production of the much-loved smash hit musical produced by Blackpool’s historic Grand Theatre in association with Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Adam Knight, chief executive of...
The River: Musician, steamboatman John Hartford’s life straddled two worlds — music and the river
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 8, 2025
The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from discovery to a way of love and life. This a part of a long and continuing story. By Capt. Don Sanders Special to...
David Byrne Teases New Album Amid 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Times News Global
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June 8, 2025
NEW YORK, NY — David Byrne, lead singer of the influential band Talking Heads, is preparing to release his first solo album in seven years. The announcement comes shortly after a wave of 50th-anniversary reunion speculation among fans. Byrne has...
Music on Main concerts return this month
Cheboygan Daily Tribune - Michigan
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CHEBOYGAN — The popular Music on Main summer concert series is set to return to downtown Cheboygan this month. The concerts take place at 7 p.m. every Thursday from June 19 through Aug. 28 in Washington Park. Subscribe: Check out our latest offers...
'How can Geri rubbish the legacy of the Spice Girls... who does she think she is?': As furious row erupts, sources VERY close to the band tell KATIE HIND their withering verdicts on 'lady of the manor' Geri
Daily Mail
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June 8, 2025
When the Spice Girls lived together in their modest semi in Maidenhead, before they achieved pop stardom, they would speak endlessly about misogyny in the music industry. Repeatedly told that they wouldn’t get on the cover of magazines because...
An evening of music, comedy and song with popular duo
Hampshire Chronicle
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The evening will see the duo bring music, comedy and songs from famous names such as Irving Berlin, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and Leonard Bernstein, with new pieces curated for the event. Much like the performances of Dudley Moore and Julie...
‘Cows in the Pasture’: Brian Wilson’s bizarre attempt to make a country record with his manager on lead vocals
Far Out Magazine
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June 7, 2025
(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) If you ever wonder how impactful Pet Sounds truly was, allow me to divert you to a Paul McCartney quote.“I’ve just bought my kids each a copy of it for their education in life—I figure no one is educated...