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After dropping the song itself last Friday, Meek Mill shares the official music video for his new single, “Nightmares To Dreams”. Hopefully, Meek has a new album coming soon. Watch the visuals below:  Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here

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An appealing laid-back brew of blues, soul and country with gentle swing and groove.Scarborough-based Phil Hooley is the founder of the alt-country band The Woolgatherers. Everything We’ll Never Need is his third solo album after Provenance (2023) and Songs from the Back Room (2021). He is on vocals and guitar, but has teamed up with a number of top Nashville session players. It is a slight surprise to learn that he is a Yorkshire lad, because this album very much has an American feel. It is laid-back americana with a very nice brew of country, soul, and blues that reminds…

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In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming artist Elias Grey and his brand new single titled “The Story Didn’t Fail Because It Ended”. Elias Grey arrives with the kind of debut that immediately feels timeless. His first official single, “The Story Didn’t Fail Because It Ended”, is not just an introduction to a new artist but the beginning of a musical journey built on sincerity, emotional intelligence, and storytelling that resonates long after the final note fades. In an era where heartbreak songs often focus on loss and…

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In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to re-introduce you to earlier featured artist T.E.E and his brand new album titled Hits & Haymakers. Few albums capture the feeling of returning home quite like Hits & Haymakers, the latest full-length release from North Carolina’s own T.E.E. Inspired by a two-week trip back to his hometown of Goldsboro, this eleven-track project is fueled by familiar faces, hometown memories, and the unmistakable energy that only home can provide. Rather than simply reminiscing, T.E.E transforms those experiences into a confident body of work that celebrates growth…

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Portrayal Of Guilt have announced a UK and Europe tour for later in 2026. While they’re in the UK for core. Festival in November, the band will be playing a string of UK shows in Leeds, Brighton, Bristol, Nottingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester and Norwich. From there, they’ll head on to mainland Europe for some headline shows going into December before they roll right into their dates opening for Oathbreaker. Spike Hellis will be opening for them in the UK, while Crouch are joining the run for the European headline dates. Tickets are on sale now. Catch them at the following:…

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Following a short hiatus, independent House music label Sampled Detroit relaunches with a new collection of remixes from label founder Chuck Daniels. Featuring six of his most celebrated remixes, including a newly remastered edition of his acclaimed rework of Andy Toth & Billy Love’s ‘Thrillseekers’, the release revisits key moments from Chuck’s catalogue while bringing his sought-after productions back to the dance floor. Spanning remixes of Andy Toth & Billy Love, Jr Jr, Jake Childs & Laura Frey, Lupe, Evan Rhodes featuring Clara Grun and Johnny Fiasco, the six-track collection showcases Chuck Daniels’ distinctive approach to remixing. Blending soulful musicality,…

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On August 3, 1968, the band travelled to Essex’s East Mersea youth camp for their first gig as Yes. With only a week to rehearse beforehand, they leant heavily on cover versions of Beatles, Traffic and Buffalo Springfield numbers although, according to guitarist Peter Banks, “we didn’t just rearrange a song, we celebrated it with much enthusiasm.” But what were their previous incarnations? And where did they all come from? There are so many, we’ve done an A-Z! An A-Z of pre-Yes bands BittersweetFuture Yes members: Tony KayeOne of keyboard player Tony Kaye’s brief late-‘60s tenures, for whom obscurity has…

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Born in London and raised across Uganda, Ethiopia and the United States, Nanseera draws on her global upbringing to deliver thoughtful songwriting with real emotional weight. Written in a single sitting after weeks of searching for the right words, Poison Rain balances its apocalyptic atmosphere with a sense of hope, while highlighting the importance of protecting civil rights. Speaking on the track, Nanseera explains: “Poison Rain was written in response to the US Supreme Court’s recent decision to significantly weaken the Voting Rights Act… Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg said throwing out anti-discrimination laws that are working is like ‘throwing away…

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The album wastes little time setting the tone, with Snoop Dogg joining Kurupt on opener “Sneak Attacc” and returning for “Me N The Boyz.” Elsewhere, the project finally gives an official release to “Mystic River,” a Kurupt and Battlecat collaboration that first surfaced almost 20 years ago, while Jane Handcock appears on “Special.”One of the standout moments comes with “I Don’t Love Her,” featuring BJ The Chicago Kid, Soopafly and Akeem Ali, which flips New Edition’s “If It Isn’t Love” into a smooth G funk cut. Butch Cassidy and RBX also make appearances across a record packed with familiar West…

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The phrase “da capo” means “from the head” – and that’s exactly where Arthur Lee was coming from when he created Love’s second album, 1967’s Da Capo. We explored its progressive tendencies in 2018.In September 1966, Love went into RCA Studios on Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard to record the follow-up to their self-titled debut album. The LA group employed Dave Hassinger, the same engineer as the Rolling Stones, but the record that emerged was light years away from mainstream contemporary rock.For Da Capo, lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Arthur Lee decided to sail uncharted territory. He confounded fans, record label Elektra…

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Swedish House Mafia connect with Lykke Li for the first time on Happiness Is So Sad, a melancholic electronic track built around the uncomfortable overlap between pleasure, memory and loss. Produced by Swedish House Mafia, PARISI and Fred again.., the single was recorded in Stockholm, with Max Martin and Oscar Holter also contributing to the songwriting. That heavyweight creative setup does not push the track towards obvious maximalism. Instead, the production leaves space for Li’s emotionally restrained vocal to carry much of the tension.The song explores how a happy moment can become painful once it exists only as memory. Celebration…

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Madness – Madrophenia23rd July 2026Madrophenia took place on Brighton Beach on the 26rd July, starring Madness with special guest The Blockheads, Craig Charles, The Selecter and Beatles Dub Club. Tony Clarke reviews the event for Louder Than War.As a dedicated fan of Ska Pop evergreens Madness, I was excited to attend the packed event Madrophenia, which took place in the picturesque setting of Brighton Beach to 10,000 dedicated fans. What’s more, the iconic nutty boys brought in the musical genius of The Blockheads to warm the crowd up. As both bands have collaborated on various projects over the decades, it…

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