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Rodelinda review – powerplay and pig’s blood in thrillingly energised Handel

www.silverguide.site – Ruth Knight’s production captures the menace and high stakes in this deliciously devilish power struggle with Lucy Crowe whirling her sword like Uma Thurman in Kill Bill…
Rodelinda review – powerplay and pig’s blood in thrillingly energised Handel
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Liam Gallagher criticises Edinburgh council for saying Oasis fans mainly rowdy middle-aged men

www.silverguide.site – Singer says attitude of officials ‘stinks’ after documents show concern about crowds and intoxication…
Liam Gallagher criticises Edinburgh council for saying Oasis fans mainly rowdy middle-aged men
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Outbreak festival review – hardcore and pop hooks collide in impeccable genre-fluid lineup

www.silverguide.site – Turnstile headlined with soaring high-tempo energy while Speed went route-one punk, Jane Remover caused pandemonium and Have a Nice Life electrified their fanbase in this most free-thinking of festivals…
Outbreak festival review – hardcore and pop hooks collide in impeccable genre-fluid lineup
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A Visit to Friends/The Gildas Quartet review – Colin Matthews’s luminous new opera opens Aldeburgh in fine style

www.silverguide.site – With a Chekhov-inspired libretto by William Boyd, this ‘opera within an opera’ had an excellent cast and a lucid staging. Another brand new work by Colin Matthews – his vivid Quartet No 6 – featured the following morning…
A Visit to Friends/The Gildas Quartet review – Colin Matthews’s luminous new opera opens Aldeburgh in fine style
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‘I used to impersonate Hannah Montana – I can’t listen to her now!’: Lainey Wilson’s honest playlist

www.silverguide.site – The country star loves the loud guitars of Bob Seger and belts out some Dolly after a few drinks, but which song makes her feel as if she can do anything?…
‘I used to impersonate Hannah Montana – I can’t listen to her now!’: Lainey Wilson’s honest playlist
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‘It’s unfeasible to run this model much longer’: is this the end of the Australian regional tour?

www.silverguide.site – Musicians are reporting low ticket sales for gigs that end up costing them money to play – before 11th-hour turnarounds that bring out huge crowds. But is such a risky ecosystem something bands want to deal with?…
‘It’s unfeasible to run this model much longer’: is this the end of the Australian regional tour?
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Download festival rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpits spark emergency alerts

www.silverguide.site – Police received nearly 700 false ‘collision’ 999 calls from Leicestershire heavy metal event in 2023…
Download festival rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpits spark emergency alerts
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Is the Sabrina Carpenter album art really that offensive?

www.silverguide.site – The internet has been divided over the suggestive cover of the pop princess’s new album, but it’s possible some might be missing the point…
Is the Sabrina Carpenter album art really that offensive?
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‘Misshapes, mistakes, misfits’: Pulp’s signature secondhand style has stood test of time

www.silverguide.site – Band’s ‘on the edge of kitsch’ aesthetic is still relevant three decades later as young people focus on vintage clothing…
‘Misshapes, mistakes, misfits’: Pulp’s signature secondhand style has stood test of time
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Killing Heidi are back, 25 years on: ‘Growing up in rock’n’roll gives you a shitload of grit’

www.silverguide.site – After a ‘quiet little break’ of 20 years, the band is back to celebrate their 2000 debut Reflector – the fastest-selling Australian album in history…
Killing Heidi are back, 25 years on: ‘Growing up in rock’n’roll gives you a shitload of grit’
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Pulp top UK charts for the first time since 1998 with new album More

www.silverguide.site – Sheffield band were last at the top with This Is Hardcore, while Sabrina Carpenter is at No 1 in the singles chart and breaks an album chart record…
Pulp top UK charts for the first time since 1998 with new album More
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‘I yearned to be a California Girl – but I lived in Burnley’: readers on their love for Brian Wilson

www.silverguide.site – From memories of photoshoots and telephone calls with the late Beach Boy, to appraisals of his complex but pure music, Guardian readers pay tribute to a great…
‘I yearned to be a California Girl – but I lived in Burnley’: readers on their love for Brian Wilson
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Keys to success: the 2025 Van Cliburn piano competition, the instrument’s Olympics

www.silverguide.site – One of the world’s most prestigious and intensive musical competitions took over downtown Fort Worth these past few weeks. Will its winner prove to be another Yunchan Lim-style sensation?…
Keys to success: the 2025 Van Cliburn piano competition, the instrument’s Olympics
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Add to playlist: Jake Muir’s church bell soundscapes and the week’s best new tracks

www.silverguide.site – The American found-sound artist’s new album captures all the delight and drama of European bellringing, as he manipulates field recordings into drifting 20-minute works…
Add to playlist: Jake Muir’s church bell soundscapes and the week’s best new tracks
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Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst: ‘There was a time I wished I’d never made music’

www.silverguide.site – In the last few years, the singer-songwriter has weathered divorce, grief and false allegations of sexual assault. Now, he’s back writing, performing – and rediscovering his political rage…
Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst: ‘There was a time I wished I’d never made music’
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‘He stole a piece of our souls’: Christian music star Michael Tait accused of sexual assault by three men

www.silverguide.site – Tait posted on Instagram days ago that for 20 years he lived a ‘double life’ but is working on ‘repentance and healing’…
‘He stole a piece of our souls’: Christian music star Michael Tait accused of sexual assault by three men
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Endless summer: how Brian Wilson soundtracked California

www.silverguide.site – The late Beach Boys musician created a sound that became synonymous with the state’s breezy, laidback vibe…
Endless summer: how Brian Wilson soundtracked California
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Dâdalus & Bikarus: Off the Shelf review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month

www.silverguide.site – Zurich-based musicians Benedikt Merz and David Hänni meld krautrock, punk and big beat into tripped-out, swampy grooves that reach dizzying heights…
Dâdalus & Bikarus: Off the Shelf review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month
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Lyra Pramuk: Hymnal review – slime-toting composer’s dazzling and difficult devotional music

www.silverguide.site – Inspired by the intricate webs of creeping slime mould, Pramuk’s fascinating ideas can get lost in a primordial soup of genres and textures…
Lyra Pramuk: Hymnal review – slime-toting composer’s dazzling and difficult devotional music
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‘Very beautiful’ portrait of Gallagher brothers to go to auction for £1.5m

www.silverguide.site – Work by Elizabeth Peyton from 1996 shows ‘quiet tension’ between Noel and Liam at their Oasis peak, expert says…
‘Very beautiful’ portrait of Gallagher brothers to go to auction for £1.5m
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