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The Latest Breaking News from Ray Charles

With the United States currently celebrating its 250th anniversary it feels only appropriate for this week's column to acknowledge our friends across The Pond although I can't always understand what goes on there. As the old saying goes, "England and America are two countries separated by the same language".

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‘This is a hellhole’: Aramco makes its presence hurt in the shadow of the World Cup

The oil giant’s sponsorship deal with Fifa has featured prominently at matches in Houston. But 100 miles away in another Texas city, residents say the firm’s refinery is exposing them to poisonous gases and long-term health problems

The Guardian - UK

25 Years Later, A Bonkers Sci-Fi Epic Deserves To Escape The Shadow Of Its Inspiration

The futuristic mega-city from the silent film looks — and sounds — very different.

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From Scandal to Imperfect Women: Kerry Washington is calling the shots now

She broke through with TV drama Scandal. Now she’s back. Kerry Washington talks to Vicky Jessop about taking control of her career

Evening Standard

The last thing we need is more biopics – but Meryl Streep as Joni Mitchell sounds irresistible

COMMENT: Springsteen and Dylan have already had the movie treatment, The Beatles are up next, with Joni Mitchell on the horizon. Patrick Smith was ready for it all to stop, until one exciting bit of casting news

The Independent UK

Universal Audio is giving away the new native version of the 610 Tube Preamp and EQ Collection for free

NAMM 2026: The plugin promises to offer music-makers the same "musical tube warmth and character" heard on recordings by Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, and Neil Young

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“I just sat down at my piano in Scotland, started playing and came up with that song. It's a sad song because it's all about the unattainable”: The story of the ballad that sparked the breakup of The Beatles

Featuring "atrocious" bass-playing by John Lennon

MusicRadar

“There is absolutely nothing you can do with a broken soul. He sank into an abyss that he wasn’t able to dig his way out from”: He played with Traffic, Hendrix and Free. But this doomed musician has been all but forgotten today

The life and death of lost musical alchemist Chris Wood

Louder

"Humans will be doing all the serious music transcription for the foreseeable future": Songscription review

This AI-powered transcription tool promises to convert any audio file into sheet music, tab or MIDI. But can it really match the skills of a professional?

MusicRadar

"The bank robber seemed like a nice bloke. Said he had all my albums": The story of the wild tour that sent Joe Cocker over the edge

The Beatles queued up to give Joe Cocker their songs, but drink, drugs and wild times on the infamous Mad Dogs & Englishmen touring circus almost finished him off

Louder

Jeremy Allen White Is Great As Bruce Springsteen, But There's Another All-Time Music Biopic Performance That Doesn't Get Enough Credit

He just wasn’t made for these times

Cinemablend

The 10 Best Biopics of All Time

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The Mary Sue

Featuring "atrocious" bass-playing by John Lennon

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The Guardian - UK

Cleo Laine, Britain's most successful jazz singer, dies aged 97

Versatile singer straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades with husband, John Dankworth

The Guardian - UK

Which galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way? The Saturday quiz

From Tim Martin’s pubs and Wardle and Makin’s shops to a computer glitch and minor illness, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

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7 spectacular music biopic movies to test-drive your home cinema

Available to stream or rent from your favourite video catalogues

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7 best movies like 'Sinners' to stream right now

Our guide on the seven best movies like “Sinners” and where you can stream them.

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“A lot of people don’t think this fits with Pet Sounds. But really, what does fit with Pet Sounds?”: Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings

As she celebrates her 90th birthday, we revisit our classic interview with the legendary bassist

Guitar World

“Ray Manzarek hated the sound of distorted guitar chords. He didn’t think they belonged in music”: X’s Under the Big Black Sun is a stone-cold L.A. punk classic, produced by a legendary figure who “didn’t really like punk rock” – here's how it was made

In X guitarist Billy Zoom's mind, the band could have been Eddie Cochran meets the Ramones, but they ended up being much more. A renaissance man with a love of Gretsch, Zoom takes us back to revisit the band's seminal 1982 album

BANG Premier

James Marsden eyes Frank Sinatra biopic role

James Marsden wants to portray Frank Sinatra in a biopic similar to Jamie Foxx's Ray Charles movie 'Ray'.

Louder

"He was trying to numb the past, dull the present and look for comfort in the future. He found it there and it killed him": Dan Aykroyd on the tragedy of John Belushi and the making of The Blues Brothers

Cult movie The Blues Brothers exposed a generation to the brilliance of blues and soul legends like John Lee Hooker and Aretha Franklin

The Guardian - UK

‘Leave your ego at the door’: from Thriller to Sinatra, Quincy Jones collaborators tell the stories behind his songs

Whether hashing out Beat It over the phone or jamming with Snoop Dogg, artists who worked alongside Jones recall his skill, kindness and lust for life

What Hi-Fi?

9 of the best Quincy Jones tracks for testing your system

From performing his own tunes to peerless production for other artists, the world of music owes a serious debt to Quincy Jones.

The Times of India

Legendary music producer Quincy Jones dies at 91

Legendary music producer and composer Quincy Jones, renowned for his work with icons like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, has passed away. He was 91 years old.

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