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Lord of the Rings beats classic movies to be named UK’s favourite film soundtrack

Howard Shore’s score beat out several classic film scores

The Independent UK

The Lord Of The Rings voted Classic FM listeners’ favourite film score

The music of John Williams also featured heavily in the poll.

Evening Standard

Brexit at 10: 'The average British citizen has lost over £3,000 a year'

Ten years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, Brexit remains deeply divisive, with supporters and critics still at odds over its political and economic legacy. As part of RFI’s series marking the 10th anniversary of the referendum, we spoke to politics and international relations professor John Barry,…

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“It was too odd, too complicated. I felt like I had been so in my head that I couldn’t judge”: From Bollywood to Bond – unpacking the intricate arrangement of Toxic

Cribbing from a Bollywood film soundtrack and the chords of Bond maestro John Barry, Toxic's extraordinary sound led it to become one of Britney’s biggest hits

MusicRadar

It would be an honour to write James Bond theme song, says Noel Gallagher

Songsmith’s comments come after his brother Liam stoked rumours Oasis had been courted for the role

The Guardian - UK

How the phrase ‘toxic masculinity’ turned toxic

IN FOCUS: For very good reasons, charities have stopped calling boys bad. Ben Bryant investigates why many experts in the UK are calling for the media, government and public to stop using the ubiquitous phrase

The Independent UK

LCD Soundsystem at O2 Academy Brixton: 'beg, borrow or steal for a ticket'

4/5 James Murphy and co have their residency in Brixton underway and it is an LCD love-in

Evening Standard

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Cruel comments are the default mode of masculine friendship – why is this?

IN FOCUS: When it comes to close male friends, ‘crude psychological warfare’ always wins out over questions about their health, job, family or romantic life. And that’s how we like it, says Ben Bryant

The Independent UK

She’s got the Midas touch: Shirley Bassey songs – ranked!

As a new compilation with unheard material is released, we assess the Cardiff legend’s diamonds and deep cuts

The Guardian - UK

C-Suite Buy of the Week: Tracking Leadership Investments Amid Market Turbulence

Hopefully, when you receive this, I will be elbow-deep in turkey and stuffing.

Benzinga

Vic Flick obituary

Guitarist and composer who played the James Bond theme, and later worked with pop stars such as Paul McCartney and Shirley Bassey

The Guardian - UK

“It came out exciting, almost attacking, which fit the James Bond image”: Vic Flick, who played the Bond theme guitar riff, dies aged 87

He also played on Tom Jones’ It’s Not Unusual and other classic hits

MusicRadar

Vic Flick, guitarist on the James Bond theme, dies aged 87

Famed session musician, who also performed with the Beatles, Tom Jones, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

The Guardian - AU

Does the UK's change of leaders spell better relations with the EU?

The EU on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour's election win in Britain, with European Council President Charles Michel calling it "historic". But Labour's landslide victory doesn't mean that London will turn back the clock on Brexit.

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UK voters expected to make a significant shift away from the ruling Tory party

British voters head to the polls this Thursday, with the opposition Labour Party projected to secure a landslide victory. However, experts suggest that the vote is driven more by fatigue from over a decade of Conservative rule marked by erratic policy decisions, political chaos, and a deteriorating economy, rather than…

Louder

“No promoter would book us; they just didn’t know where we fitted in… we were victims of being ahead of our time”: With a future Uriah Heep singer and rapidly changing style, were Lucifer’s Friend prog?

Embracing jazz, working with Krautrock icon Conny Plank and becoming early adopters of orchestration, the German band often didn’t know what was going to come out of their studio sessions

Louder

"It was very mixed – we could get some lovely nuns as well as rockers": The story of Sky, the least rock’n’roll band of all time

A unique insight into the short career of Sky, a band of musos more interested in their chops than chopping out lines

The Guardian - UK

Lulu: ‘David Bowie got me. Part of me thinks: what if the relationship continued?’

The stentorian Scottish pop singer, actor and TV staple answers your queries about Eurovision glory, nibbling biscuits with the Who, and flying high with Take That

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Don’t blame us! Are James Bond trigger warnings really for audiences’ benefit?

A new season celebrating John Barry’s film soundtracks come loaded with offence warnings that don’t seem that necessary

The Guardian - UK

Licence to offend: BFI season gives James Bond films trigger warnings

The season celebrating the work of British composer John Barry flags films from the 60s and 70s that contain outdated language, images and stereotypes that will cause offence

Cinemablend

John Williams’ Candid Comments About His Retirement Plans Have Us Hopeful For New Music

Legendary composer John Williams has made some remarks about his career's future that sound like music to our ears.

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Vance Welch leads tightly contested 2023 Golfweek Senior Tournament of Champions

Scoring was hard to come by Wednesday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Three Player of the Year titles up for grabs at 2023 Golfweek Senior Tournament of Champions

Player of the Year honors are up for grabs.

Salon

Trump's sister Maryanne Barry dies at 86

Trump and his sister had a falling out after Mary Trump released audio of her criticizing him

The Guardian - US

Maryanne Trump Barry, former judge and Donald Trump’s sister, dies aged 86

Barry and her younger brother, the 77-year-old former US president, were notably at odds

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