8 h. ago ‘We were the original punks’: the rebel women revitalising local music scenes

A thriving movement is reclaiming the genre and bringing more diverse audiences to live venuesAsk Cathy Loughead the most punk thing she’s ever done, and she doesn’t miss a beat: “I went on stage with my neck broken in two places. I couldn’t bounce around, so I blinged the brace up instead. That was a great gig.”Loughead is part of a growing movement of women redefining punk. When Riot Women, Sally Wainwright’s new BBC drama spotlighting female punk, airs this Sunday, it will reflect a scene that’s already thriving far beyond television. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Beautiful UK seaside 'drinking town' with £3.50 pints and cheap at

Milo Boyd from the Mirror's travel desk headed down to Brixham in Torbay, Devon to check out the town's pub, restaurant, fishing and music scene over a long October weekend

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4 d. ago Taylor Swift shares sexy BTS snaps from The Fate of Ophelia music video as she breaks streaming record

Taylor Swift took to Instagram on Sunday to share behind-the-scenes photos from her latest music video for the song The Fate of Ophelia.

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1 week ago Huge 00s indie band embark on massive tour 20 years after bursting onto scene as ‘guitar music is back’

GUITAR music is back in vogue thanks to Oasis and The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard could not be happier. Twenty years after bursting on to the scene, the band are gearing up to play the biggest tour of their career, which kicks off at Manchester’s Co-op Live on Friday and includes a show at London’s...

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2 w. ago You shall go to the ball! Behind the scenes at ENO’s La Cenerentola

Photographer David Levene gets an exclusive backstage look at English National Opera’s season-opener – Rossini’s version of Cinderella – complete with white mice, a sprinkle of magic and men in dragEnglish National Opera opens its 2025-26 season with a new production of Rossini’s sparkling comedy La Cenerentola (Cinderella). With conductor, director, and both leads all making their ENO debuts, the feel is fresh and fun in a production set in a contemporary world but with moments of magic – plus white mice, a pumpkin, a ghost and even a glass slipper, even if Rossini’s version of the story involves matching bracelets.At the time of its premiere in Rome in 1817, you were not allowed to show bare ankles on stage Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dance Label Armada Music Debuts London Creative Hub in Boost for Local Scene

Dance Label Armada Music Debuts London Creative Hub in Boost for Local Scene  Billboard

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3 w. ago Music legend behind some of biggest hits of sixties dies at home

He played a key part in the sixties music scene

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4 w. ago Dreaming of You: The Making of the Coral review – the charming rise of the melodic noughties band

Lo-fi animation mixed with archive footage and home movies tell the story of a group of talented young mates from the Wirral with an eccentric, unpretentious charm Remember the Coral? These youthful rockers brightened up the early 00s music scene with their melodic mix of 60s Merseybeat and off-kilter psychedelia, before seemingly melting back into obscurity. In truth, they’re not really prime rockumentary material – they were never particularly huge in terms of either popularity or personal drama – but this film playfully captures the spirit of a bunch of talented young mates who just wanted to play in a band, and got their wish.Founding members James Skelly, his brother Ian, Paul Duffy, Bill Ryder-Jones and Lee Southall were all working-class kids growing up on the Wirral, between Liverpool and Wales, goofing around, living in their own world. “Probably the first incarnation of the band was a ghost-hunting business,” says Skelly. By their teens, they were playing guitars, smoking ...

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