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“You have to know Donald’s sense of humour. It was a total set-up”: Did Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen really tell the people behind the Yacht Rock movie to “F*** off”?

Michael McDonald thinks Donald Fagen doesn’t hate ‘yacht rock’ as much as he pretends

Louder

"An album as full of joy as it is of craft": The Doobie Brothers bring back Michael McDonald on Walk This Road

Whoa-oh-whoa, they’ve brought the big gun back into the band for album number 16

Louder

“These are perilous times. We are staring down a dark channel that could lead to totalitarianism”: Even yacht rock icon Michael McDonald is criticising Donald Trump and the US government

Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald is worried about the state of America

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Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects

At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. government have been slashed due to federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration

The Independent UK

The Doobie Brothers in 2025: A tour, a new album and a date with Songwriters Hall of Fame

Just cue up the first song from the new album by The Doobie Brothers and you’ll hear something unusual: harmony, in a new way

The Independent UK

“It’s got this Pink Floyd-ish tone that’s really open. I used it with Michael McDonald at the Hollywood Bowl”: Created by the Ibanez Custom Shop in L.A., Thundercat’s double-neck bass guitar has a 6-string on top and an 8-string on the bottom

It’s impossible not to notice Thundercat onstage, especially when sporting a custom-made double-neck bass

Guitar World

The Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley: ‘I’ve had some real downs’

The soul singer is releasing his first album in nearly 20 years and looks back on a career full of major highs and devastating lows

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a cosmic 'Phoenix' cools off to birth stars

Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James Webb Space Telescope has now learned how this galaxy cluster does it.

Space

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Larkin Poe, Ricky Warwick, the Doobie Brothers and five other rockin' rebels, rampagers and rioters

Louder

Doobie Brothers to release first new album with Michael McDonald in 40 years

Doobie Brothers are set to release their new album this summer, which will feature Michael McDonald for the first time in 40 years.

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"Above all, it was detested by the critics": A beginner’s guide to yacht rock in five essential albums

Yacht rock, soft rock – call it what you will. Here are five brilliant albums that define the genre in all its bearded, Hawaiian-shirted glory

Louder

Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary

The stress of Thanksgiving is over

The Independent UK

How to watch 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary' online and stream from anywhere

The 'Yacht Rock' tag may have started off as a joke but it is having something of a revival. Here's how to watch 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary' online from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

Beatles songs "imprinted" on Paul Reiser

On "Everything Fab Four," he discusses his new comedy special, working with Michael McDonald and visiting Liverpool

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All aboard: New documentary charts the rise, fall and rise again of yacht rock

Contributors include Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and more

The Independent UK

Eminem, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, N.W.A. and Janet Jackson get Songwriters Hall of Fame nods

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The Guardian - UK

Delicate ballads, bold brass and the thrill of Thriller: 10 of Quincy Jones’s greatest productions

From his sumptuous vocal jazz with Sarah Vaughan and Helen Merrill to funk with Donna Summer and George Benson, the late producer had astonishing versatility

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Nevada GOP Chairman Discusses Key Issues And Trump's Enthusiasm

Clark County, Nevada, is a key battleground in the upcoming elections, with both parties intensifying efforts. Trump holds a slight lead in recent polls.

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The Independent UK

Election deniers and ‘fake electors’ will return as Trump’s official electors in key states

In battleground states that could determine the outcome of the election, multiple election deniers or people involved in ‘fake elector’ schemes are serving as official Republican electors

The Independent UK

‘We need to connect, not conquer’: Lucy Shepherd on surviving jungle wilderness – and redefining the explorer

Following her epic 50-day trek through the Amazon rainforest in Guyana, explorer Lucy Shepherd speaks to Annabel Grossman about her most challenging moments in the wilderness and the need to protect these fragile ecosystems

MusicRadar

“There’s so many on the record but it’s now down to two for live”: Greg Phillinganes explains how he shares the Clavinet parts with Stevie Wonder on Higher Ground as he performs a set of Clav classics using Spectrasonics’ Keyscape

Revealed: the secret sauce on Michael McDonald’s I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)

The National (Scotland)

Celtic have £77m in the bank as annual report is released

Celtic have eye-watering £77m in the bank as annual report is released.

AAP

Court overturns detective's sacking over corpse photos

The Supreme Court has overturned a police officer's sacking after photos of a corpse was found on his phone, with a judge finding board's decision was 'unjust'.

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Nevada GOP Chairman Involved In Trump's Election Subversion Plot

Michael McDonald, Nevada GOP chairman, involved in Trump's fake elector scheme, faces legal battles over jurisdictional grounds.

Salon

NV fake elector to give Trump nomination

Michael McDonald, who sent falsified documents to Congress, will take the stage at RNC

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