Our weekly round up of some of the arts and culture stories from across the North East, which caught our attention over the past seven days
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Author: Sam Wonfor
Culture Digest 21.02.25
Category Archives: Music
Lenny Kravitz at 60: how does the rock god still look this hot?
A vegan diet, daily workouts (sometimes at 2.30am), legions of adoring fans and a healthy sense of his own self-worth. Polly Vernon meets him at home in Paris
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Author: Polly Vernon
Kate Hudson’s song made Goldie Hawn cry
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Author: bbc.com
The only two artists Malcolm Young bothered listening to
As good as Malcolm Young’s rhythm guitar playing was in AC/DC, his knowledge of other music was certainly lacking in variety.
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Author: @reumilcro
Simple Minds To Deliver Live Album Ahead Of Biggest American Tour in Decades
Simple Minds are heralding their biggest North American headline tour in four decades with Live in the City of Diamonds
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Author: BHM
Polydor secures chart double with Sabrina Carpenter’s deluxe album and Kendrick Lamar’s first No.1
Polydor Label Group has secured the chart double this week with a pair of US stars. Read on for the No.1 results for Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter…
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Author: MusicWeek
Why Aitch was filming in a Greater Manchester corner shop this week
The Moston rapper was spotted filming earlier this week
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Author: Ramazani Mwamba
Manic Street Preachers announce huge Audley End show
The band will play the Heritage Live gig in Essex in August, with support from The Charlatans and Ash.
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Author: @RadioX
Fontaines D.C. pay tribute to newborn on new song
Irish band Fontaines D.C. have paid tribute to the arrival of their guitarist’s first child on their new limited edition 7″ single, It’s Amazing To Be Young.
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Author: RTÉ Entertainment
Manic Street Preachers announced for huge outdoor show at Audley End House & Gardens this summer
The Welsh trio will be joined by fellow indie luminaries, The Charlatans and Ash.
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Author: Adrian Peel
Fontaines D.C. Know the Kids Are Alright on New Song ‘It’s Amazing to Be Young’
Irish outfit Fontaines D.C. have released their first new song of 2025, ‘It’s Amazing to Be Young.’
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Author: Jon Blistein
Festival-headlining indie-rock bands set for summer concert on edge of Cambridgeshire
Manic Street Preachers, The Charlatans and Ash are set to perform at Audley End House & Gardens on August 2.
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Author: Ben Jolley
Sam Fender’s People Watching proves he’s the bravest voice of his generation
North Shields’ Springsteen, the young rocker’s third album is a mighty – and mightily miserable – slice of polemic pop. Plus, Tate McRae
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Author: Neil McCormick,Nicole Collins,Poppie Platt
Heritage Chart Radio hires Dave Lee Travis for weekly show
Dave Lee Travis is joining Heritage Chart Radio to host a Sunday morning programme.
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Author: Steve Collins
Manic Street Preachers add huge UK outdoor gig with The Charlatans and Ash to summer 2025 tour plans
Manic Street Preachers have announced a huge outdoor UK show for this summer, with support from The Charlatans and Ash. Buy tickets here.
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Author: Tom Skinner
Fontaines D.C. Release New Single ‘It’s Amazing to Be Young’
Fontaines D.C. have released a new single, ‘It’s Amazing to Be Young’. It …
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Author: Konstantinos Pappis
Steven Wilson promises no less than the reinvention of the “extended classic rock solo” on new album
The prog visionary says Randy McStine’s solo is one of the highlights of an album that’s animated by a grand musical ambition in the vein of Mike Oldfield and Pink Floyd
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Author: Jonathan Horsley
‘To say there’s no future is counterproductive’: metal megastars Architects on grief, climate and hope for humanity
Consumed by anger and still mourning a brother and bandmate, the British quartet have written their masterpiece. They explain how they’re fighting self-loathing and trying to age responsibly
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Author: Ben Beaumont-Thomas
Fontaines D.C. Share New Song “It’s Amazing To Be Young”: Listen
Fontaines D.C. had a big 2024 with the release of Romance, one of the best albums of the year. Now, the Dublin band is already back with a new song called “It’s Amazing To Be Young.”
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Author: Danielle Chelosky
Report: Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Selling Their Recorded Masters Catalog, Here’s How Much They Want for It
And it seems a buyer has already been found.
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Author: kalu15051
The one song Stevie Nicks said was ahead of its time
No one can decide the future of music, but Stevie Nicks felt that one Fleetwood Mac track held up well next to the new generations of rockers.
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Author: @timmusic13
Kevin McHale reacts to Lady Gaga’s ‘Glee’ lie detector test question
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Author: Mey Rude
Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s “Telephone” still holds cultural weight
As Gaga prepares to release a new album, she’s confirmed that a “Telephone” re-dial is not too far away.
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Author: Salon
Lady Gaga prefers her red wine with Diet Coke in Vanity Fair’s lie detector interview
Lady Gaga promotes her upcoming album, Mayhem, with Vanity Fair’s lie detector video in which she looks so soft and pretty, and reveals she likes to drink her red wine with diet coke and maraschino cherries
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Author: Lainey
