Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Review: Some Like It Hot Brings Tap Magic to DCPA Buell Theatre
On July 8, Denver's Buell Theatre was packed for the opening night of the first national tour of Some Like It Hot, and from the first jazzy downbeat, it was clear this wasn’t just another glossy Broadway export. This is a show that provides the...

Review Aap Jaisa Koi: Love Story For The Ages
If the amalgamation of French and Sanskrit can happen, love can too transcend peripheries. Aap Jaisa Koi certainly make an incarnation of that. A rom-com that we have all probably been waiting for. It is a slow-paced love build-up between two...

Album review: Bring Me The Horizon – Lo-files
Surprise! Bring Me The Horizon have just snuck a 23-track lo-fi mixtape into your ears like a sneaky download from Limewire in 2004 – minus the virus that destroys your family computer. Lo-files is the most unhinged, genius and weirdly soothing...

Review: Duchoň
11/07/2025 - Slovak director Peter Bebjak charts the rise and fall of a Czechoslovak pop singer and examines state-sanctioned stardom behind the Iron Curtain Vladislav Plevčík in Duchoň Slovak filmmaker Peter Bebjak has built a versatile...

Review: Promise, I’ll Be Fine
KARLOVY VARY 2025 Special Screenings by Olivia Popp 11/07/2025 - Katarína Gramatová’s feature debut is a coming-of-age tale filled with hard truths, set in the heart of the Slovak countryside Eva Mores and Michal Záchenský in Promise, I’ll Be Fine...

Review: ‘Too Much’ has the chaos of ‘Girls,’ but it’s at its best in moments of calm
By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times Lena Dunham, of “Girls” fame, with her husband Luis Felber, has created a romantic comedy, “Too Much,” which premiered Thursday on Netflix. It’s lighter in tone than that previous show but still comes with plenty...

Review: The Deliciously Dark ‘Heathers’ Is Back Off-Broadway
Olivia Hardy (Heather Duke) with (l-r.) Syd Sider, Kiara Michelle Lee, Brian Martin, James Caleb Grice, Cecilia Trippiedi and Devin Lewis. ©Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade I imagine being a high schooler today must be hell: the self-esteem drain...

MusicRadar deals of the week: It's your last chance to grab a Prime Day deal on gear from Fender, Roland, Casio, Yamaha, Toontrack & more - but you'll have to be quick
Welcome to MusicRadar's deals of the week! Get ready to dive into a treasure trove of fantastic offers on top-rated musical gear from across the internet. We curate a fresh batch of jaw-dropping discounts every week, so be sure to swing by...

SoundCloud teams up with elasticStage to bring vinyl to...
The collaboration allows artists on SoundCloud’s Artist Pro tier to sell vinyl records without any upfront costs, minimum order requirements, or loss of creative control, signalling a major shift in how independent music can be monetised and...

Best Copyright-Free Music (2025): Epidemic Sound Awarded Top Music Platform by Expert Consumers
NEW YORK, July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Expert Consumers has recognized Epidemic Sound as the top platform for copyright-free music in 2025, naming it as the best choice for content creators, marketing professionals, and production teams...

“Ritchie and I wrote some great songs, some really wonderful things”: How Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio combined to create an epic style of heavy music - ‘castle rock’!
Ritchie Blackmore was already a superstar when he left Deep Purple in 1975 to form a new band named Rainbow. But for the singer that Blackmore chose to front this new outfit, this was his first big break on the way to becoming a legend in his own...

Review - Walter Weller: The Decca Legacy
Richard Whitehouse revisits the recordings of the Viennese violinist turned conductor Walter Weller’s death a decade ago deprived the world of a conductor who, though steeped in the Austro-German tradition, was no slouch when recording music...

Grand Forks musician Callie Stadem receives North Dakota Council on the Arts award
GRAND FORKS – Callie Stadem, a Grand Forks musician, has been awarded a $5,000 Artist Growth and Development grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts. Stadem, composer, harpist and teacher, will use the funds to support her work in...

‘Doora Theera Yaana’ movie review: Mansore’s mature take on relationships is filled with relatable moments
Bhoomi (Priyanka Kumar) and Akash (Vijay Krishna) invite their close-knit friends to celebrate their fifth year of being in a relationship. A fun night, propelled by the couple’s musical performance, turns sour when the two break into an argument....

‘Superman’ Review: A hopeful, political reboot that truly soars under James Gunn
James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is not just the beginning of a new DC Universe—it’s a bold statement, an emotional reset, and a love letter to everything Superman stands for. As the first film in the DCU's ‘Chapter One: Gods and Monsters’, Gunn manages to...

Review - two new box-sets paying tribute to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Rob Cowan on two sets marking the centenary of the 20th century’s pre-eminent baritone Wherever you dip into this wonderful Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau centenary treasure trove (mostly but by no means all German lieder), you’re likely to find a...

Semibreve finalises 2025 music programme with Lyra Pramuk, µ-Ziq, Nazar, more
Semibreve has revealed the full music programme for its 2025 festival in Braga, Portugal. Among the newly added performances on this year's bill are Lyra Pramuk b2b Krzysztof Bagiński, Violet B2B Mix’Elle, Nazar, João Galante and Grand River....

Heathers: The Musical review: Back off-Broadway and big fun
Heathers: The Musical isn't just a clever interpretation of the 1989 black comedy Heathers. This stage show is a rock show, thanks to a gutsy revival production and an audience bursting to experience it. Admittedly, this came as a surprise to me....

Dhadak 2 Trailer X Review: Triptii-Siddhant's Intercaste Love Story Wins Heart
Dhadak 2 Trailer Review: The wait is finally over! The makers of Dhadak 2, starring Triptii Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi, have unveiled the much-anticipated trailer. Billed as one of 2025’s most awaited romantic dramas, the intense trailer is the...

Recital for a World Gone to Sh*t review – full-throttle fury meets beautiful, blistering verse
Poems for a World Gone to Sh*t was published in 2018. The short anthology has no credited editor and urges its reader to “discover the amazing power of poetry to make even the most f*cked up times feel better”. The poems themselves are mostly...