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A Nearly Forgotten Rock Band Resurrects: Death Cult at the Gramercy / October 12, 2025
Death Cult was an outgrowth of the band Southern Death Cult, a British band which lasted a mere 16 months from 1981 to 1983. Death Cult, led by vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, released an eponymous four-song EP in 1983. Within a...
Tenors Unlimited joined by Freddie Simpson former BBC Young Chorister of the Year finalist in Christmas concert at The Stables Milton Keynes
Tenors Unlimited, the ‘Rat Pack of Opera’ will be joined by 14-year-old Freddie Simpson, former BBC Young Chorister of the Year finalist, in their Christmas show on Friday 5th December 8pm at The Stables, Milton Keynes. This concert not only...

BirdStock music and street festival back in Bird Rock
BIRD ROCK – The fourth installment of BirdStock, a free, family-friendly street festival in Bird Rock between Midway and Camino de la Costa, will feature live music, local food, an artisan market, and kids’ activities on Saturday, October 25. Held...

Digitized book chronicles Japanese roots in Hawaiʻi
Reading time: < 1 minuteRoland Kotani and his book, The Japanese in Hawaii: A Century of Struggle (1985) Roland Kotani’s The Japanese in Hawaii: A Century of Struggle (1985) has been digitized and is now available through the University of Hawaiʻi...

Modest Mouse and Built to Spill bring 90s rock back to life at MGM Music Hall
Modest Mouse brought a night of exciting nostalgia to MGM Music Hall at Fenway Oct. 15, delivering a set packed with 90s and early 2000s throwbacks, supported by indie rock veterans, Built to Spill. Formed in 1993, Modest Mouse has long been...

Lara Downes in a Piano Concerto by Price, plus Beethoven's Ninth
Join us on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 when The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program pairing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Florence Price’s Piano Concerto. The Philadelphia...

The new Japanese Prime Minister appeared on Babymetal's podcast and talked about her love of metal
Japan has its first female Prime Minister, and she is not like other Prime Ministers. The 64-year-old ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi rides motorbikes, practises karate, and, most importantly, is a longtime fan of heavy metal. Last month, before...

3 clear indications from India A's squad for the red-ball matches against South Africa A ft. Rishabh Pant
On Wednesday, October 22, the BCCI announced India A's squad for the upcoming red-ball games against South Africa A. The A tour matches will be played ahead of the Proteas' Test tour of India. Both encounters will be played at the BCCI Centre of...

Spotify shakes up APAC creative delivery, moves key role to Sydney
Spotify has quietly restructured its recently launched creative division in APAC, axing a key leadership role in Singapore and shifting it to Sydney. The music streaming giant is now recruiting for a Sydney-based head of creative strategy APAC,...

Steve Houghton's new album flips from familiar to distinctive
"And Then Some", by Steve Houghton Group, infers 'going beyond expectations'. The latest project from legendary drummer and educator Steve Houghton features a lineup of Jeremy Allen, Steve Allee, Rusty Burge, Erin Benedict, and Larry Koonse,...

‘Princess of Lovers Rock’ Elihu Morris breaks silence
Jamaican-born reggae recording singer Elihu Morris. Photo courtesy Elihu Morris Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Kingston, Jamaican-born reggae recording singer Elihu Morris,...

Album Review | ‘Dream River’ by The Sonic Alchemists
Where are we going? And how are we getting there? These are pertinent questions during the first listen of a new album, especially one of all-original jazz compositions that explicitly evokes a sense of motion and change. “Dream River,” the debut...

SXSW Sydney Reveals Winners Of 2025 Justin Cosby Music Prize
Adelaide indie rockers Swapmeet and Japanese math rock band 水中スピカ Suichu Spica have been named the winners of this year’s Justin Cosby Music Prize. Announced at SXSW Sydney, today’s announcement marks the third annual awarding of the prize. In...

Air India wanted to create an IndiGo rival, instead it landed in an INR6k crore mess
From the runway to the skies: Air India Express must avoid past mistakes to secure its future. Synopsis From botched integration to accounting shocks, budget carrier Air India Express faces its toughest test yet. Of Air India’s INR10,900 crore...

Brandon Silverstein’s Avex Music Group Taps Kehlani Collaborator Kamal Wilson
Kamal Wilson, the songwriter and producer behind Kehlani’s breakout hit “Folded,” has joined Avex Music Group’s publishing division. The deal extends the company’s recent signing streak under CEO Brandon Silverstein, who took the helm in March...

Chinese-made HQ-22、HQ-17 missile systems appear at Serbia's military parade; display demonstrates military, political trust between two countries
The Chinese-made HQ-22 surface-to-air missile system makes an appearance at Serbia's military parade held in front of the Palace of Serbia on September 20, 2025. Photo: VCGSerbia showcased its military strength on Saturday with the "Power of...

New spot in Iskandar Puteri for lovers of all things Chinese rosewood
COLLECTORS and connoisseurs of Chinese rosewood furniture in Malaysia can look forward to expanding their collections with the opening of SJ Luxury Collezione in Iskandar Puteri, Johor. The Ming Dynasty-inspired designs feature elaborate carving...

Saliva pays emotional tribute to WWE legend Batista
Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Batista recently received an emotional tribute from American rock band Saliva. The legend was present in the crowd during the band's show on October 17. After making a huge name in the pro wrestling world,...

Jeff Cheen, Music Executive Who Helped Bring Western Music to Asia, Dies at 80
Jeff Cheen, the music executive who worked with the likes of John Lennon and Pink Floyd, and brought Western pop music to China, died from cancer on Oct. 16. He was 80. Born in New York in 1945, Cheen began his music career as a teenager, working...

SYMPHONY OF THE AMERICAS PRESENTS ITS SECOND MAINSTAGE CONCERT OF THE SEASON WITH BACH, BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS AT THE KEYBOARD w/ MARY ANNE HUNTSMAN, PIANIST, NOVEMBER 9 and NOVEMBER 11, 2025 AT THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
Newly appointed Artistic and Music Director, Luke Frazier, is slated to conduct his second mainstage concert of his inaugural season – Bach, Beethoven and Brahms at the Keyboard. Frazier, 40, will be leading the Mahler Bach Suite from the...