19 h. ago Black Country, New Road: Forever Howlong review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Ninja Tune)After losing their frontman, the band’s third studio album shows how resilient and adaptable they are, with luscious melodies, fantastical lyrics and lots of recordersThe last time Black Country, New Road released a studio album, in 2022, it was accompanied by a strange feeling. Their debut the previous year had reached No 4 in the UK charts, and Ants from Up There was an even greater breakthrough, the sound of the UK septet pulling confidently away from the serried ranks of sprechgesang-heavy alt-rock bands who proliferated in the late 2010s. But there was an elegiac feeling around its release: Black Country, New Road’s frontman, Isaac Wood, had announced his departure four days prior. The others had resolved to continue without him, but given how distinctive Wood’s declarative, ruminating vocals were, many thought the band’s future was uncertain at best.That proved to be an underestimation. Instead of touring Ants from Up There, the remaining members stopped playing an...

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23 h. ago Commemorative socks are one thing, Jeff Goldblum, but you’re missing a trick not doing official knickers | Stuart Heritage

Many stars blanch at their commodification. But as the master of drollery launches a new line of monogrammed merch, I think he isn’t going far enoughJeff Goldblum is an actor. He has starred in films both cult (Earth Girls Are Easy) and blockbuster (Jurassic Park). He’s worked with Wes Anderson. He’s been part of the MCU. Last year he was in Wicked, a film that made three quarters of a billion dollars and won multiple Oscars. Make no mistake, Jeff Goldblum is an actor.However, Jeff Goldblum is not just an actor. He is also Jeff Goldblum, and this in itself is a full-time job. He releases jazz albums. He conducts interviews where he ums and ahs over every idiosyncratic word choice, like a wan minor European royal choosing hors d’oeuvres from a silver tray. He has developed a system – and this sounds made up, but it isn’t – where he awards people and things a ranking of Goldblums out of a possible 10 Goldblums. When it came time to mark the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park, how did U...

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38 h. ago Warzone Verdansk release time – the exact you can drop back in to the iconic map

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3 d. ago Half of Scots opposed to 'reckless' scheme to allow prisoners out of jail early

MSPs passed a law meaning those sentenced to under four years in prison will now be released after serving 40 per cent of their time behind bars.

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5 d. ago What time is The White Lotus out? Season 3 episode 7 time and full cast

The White Lotus will be back with another episode - as the tension gets higher in Thailand 🌴

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8 d. ago What time is Reacher’s season 3 finale out? Prime Video timings explained

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9 d. ago Atomfall release time – here’s when Rebellion’s British survival sandbox RPG comes to PC and console

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9 d. ago Mufasa Disney Plus: what time is Lion King prequel out on Disney+? Release schedule and cast

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9 d. ago ‘It’s so politically loaded’: Marlon Williams on ‘finding the gall’ to write an album entirely in Māori

Te Whare Tīwekaweka is being released at a tumultuous time for te reo and race relations in AotearoaGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMarlon Williams recalls a survey he once read about how often people think about death: on average, once a week. He laughs incredulously. “You know that statistic about men thinking about sex once every seven seconds? That’s how often I think about death.”In an interview promoting his fourth solo studio album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, this existential conversation is unexpected. But increasingly, the Aotearoa/New Zealand artist is noticing the way his career pulls him further and further from his roots, and his wellbeing. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Daredevil: Born Again: when is episode 5 and 6 out on Disney Plus? Release time and schedule

Daredevil: Born Again is releasing two episodes this week 🦸 ♂️

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1 week ago When is the next episode of Protection on ITV? Release date and time

Dates for the next episodes of Protection on ITV have been confirmed 📺

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2 w. ago Reacher season 3: what time is episode 7 out on Prime Video? Release explained

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2 w. ago The White Lotus season 3: what time is episode 5 out? Release date and time

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2 w. ago ‘The odd drunken detective has been sighted at gigs’: how Sea Power won legions of gamer fans

As they get ready to tour its mournful music, the band reflect on Disco Elysium, the video game whose soundtrack won them a Bafta – and plenty of new followersWhen Jan Scott Wilkinson, frontman of the band formerly known as British Sea Power, was first asked to work on a video game soundtrack, he was sceptical. “We didn’t know much about the game, but our manager Dave seemed to think there was something interesting about this Robert guy who had been pleasantly hounding him,” he says. That was Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz, part of a team who had just started work on an esoteric video game about an alcoholic cop trying to solve a murder in an impoverished region of a war-torn country. The game was Disco Elysium, now regarded as one of the all-time great cerebral role-playing games: released in 2019, it sat atop PC Gamer’s top 100 list for four years in a row.Kurvitz is a Sea Power superfan. Pick a random scene from the game and there’ll be something – a bit of dialogue, a location...

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2 w. ago PS Plus Extra and Premium March 2025 games release time – every game leaving this month

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