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Music as an Intervention in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Music has long been part of ceremonial and healing practices involving psychedelics, and it has played a role in Western psychedelic research for decades. But as researchers learn more about how music influences patients during psychedelic-assisted…
Hull author Lucy Nichol shares enthusiasm for city's grassroots music scene
'I've come back after many years away and I just feel like I've landed in this warm and friendly community of music lovers,' says author Lucy Nichol, who has returned to her Hull roots. The writer, whose work includes books dealing with themes of…
Israel Music Showcase Festival returns for another year of shows
Music has been branded, by people from all corners of the planet, as the universal language. As such, it facilitates negative agenda-engineered divides and plies a safe and reciprocally gainful course through shark-infested political waters. That…
Is This Supposed to Happen?': How Matt Dike Dominated Eighties Hip-Hop Music
Set in 1980s Los Angeles, Peter Relic's “ Bust a Move: Matt Dike, Delicious Vinyl, and the Hip-Hop Hits that First Conquered Pop ” chronicles the peculiar circumstances that led to the founding of independent record label Delicious…
'Who's In The Band?' Music Competition Series Lands Greenlight At ABC
EXCLUSIVE: Music competition series Who's In The Band? has finally scored a series order at ABC. The Disney-owned network has officially greenlit the show, which comes from Richard Bacon, Simon Cowell and Savan Kotecha. It marks the first new major…
From Monterrey to Houston, Nsqk makes music for people who move between worlds
Nsqk can hear the connection between Radiohead and Willie Colón. To the Mexican singer-producer, both know when to let the instruments speak as much as the verses. It's a fitting observation from an artist whose music moves between…
SNL 5 Thoughts: Mulaney, Musicals, Momentum, Gillis, Cold Open & More
Posted in: NBC, Peacock, TV | Tagged: snl In this week's SNL 5 Thoughts: keeping the momentum going, a ratings face-off, John Mulaney's musicals, Shane Gillis, and Cold Open blues. SNL enters a pivotal week as John Mulaney returns to keep the…
Titans' New 'Music City' Jerseys & Helmet Revealed in Trending Photos for Rivalry Game vs. Jaguars
Ahead of their division showdown with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, the Tennessee Titans have unveiled the 'Music City' jerseys and helmets they will be wearing. ESPN's Adam Schefter shared the images of Tennessee's new alternate look…
In Canada: Canada Music Fund to Receive $67M Boost; Women in Music Executive Award Winners Share Their Wisdom
The Canada Music Fund is getting a new boost from the federal government. At last night's ADISQ Gala in Montreal (Nov. 8), the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Marc Miller, announced that the federal government will invest $67 million to…
London is hosting the first European edition of a famous Japanese music festival
News Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Otoboke Beaver and Hitsujibungaku will play a showcase of popular Japanese musicians at Outernet in December Written by Ed Cunningham News and Features Editor, UK Japanese music is having a moment in London. Folk star Ichiko…
Popular music festival cancelled as appeal issued for new organisers
A popular Nottinghamshire music festival has been cancelled with organisers hoping someone else could potentially take the event forward. Boho Festival was due to return from July 23 to 25, 2027, at Millview Glamping & Events in Newton, near…
Is SNL New Tonight, November 14, 2026? About This Week's Host & Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live is on fire: Last week's November 7 episode featuring Druski nabbed the highest ratings of Season 52 so far, with 5.6 million viewers tuning in to witness the viral social media comedian make his Studio 8H debut. Watch Saturday…
Snow Tha Product Refuses To Stay Quiet For The Music Business
Snow Tha Product isn't letting the music business decide which communities she's allowed to defend. She's speaking up for women, Latino communities and queer people even when that choice can complicate her career. In a November 9 interview with…
Steven Van Zandt brings KISS, rock music to Holocaust education
Steven Van Zandt is worried about the Jews. “There is that pre-Holocaust vibe,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency recently about what he sees on social media, where he is a prolific user. “They…
Theater review: Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, musical sex therapy
The late Duncan Sheik goes out with bangs and whimpers. Theater, Musicals The Culture Club, Chelsea Advertising Audiences have watched Sophia Anne Caruso grow up onstage, from the unnamed Girls of Lazarus and Blackbird to the creepy teens in…
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