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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Ammar Kalia |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Laura Snapes
From LondonRecommended if you like Nikki Nair, Anz, AhadadreamUp next Debut EP Jellyfish out 6 JulyOn her NTS Radio show, London DJ Debbie Ijaduola, AKA debbiesthuglife, is liable to throw everything from 2000s dancefloor-fillers such as Basement Jaxx’s Oh My Gosh and Kelis’s Acapella with apocalyptic dubstep bass, trap lyricism, Jersey Club beats and Britney Spears. It’s a high-octane, unpredictable mix, only unified by the fact that when Debbie is on the decks, the energy is up.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Shaad D'Souza |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Laura Snapes
From Los Angeles via VirginiaRecommended if you like PinkPantheress, Kylie Minogue, Daniel Lopatin’s Chuck Person aliasUp next Album She Comes from Nowhere, released 20 JuneNeggy Gemmy has quietly spent the past decade building one of the strongest catalogues in underground pop.
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4 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Laura Snapes
From LiverpoolRecommended if you like Playboi Carti, 2hollis, YT Up next New music soonSecond in the league table of unfairly maligned British accents behind Brummie, nothing sounds like scouse, consonants rolling around at the back of the mouth while vowels wheedle their way to the front. Delivering the accent at its most potent is rapper EsDeeKid, part of a vibrant UK rap underground going any which way after the drill years.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Laura Snapes |Ben Beaumont-Thomas
From Boise, IdahoRecommended if you like Devo, Chai, Remi Wolf Up next Debut album Switcheroo released via Innovative Leisure on 27 JuneThe freshly hatched Gelli Haha is an old-school pop world-builder. The aesthetic world of her few singles so far recalls a kids’ soft-play centre, all bright primary colours and bouncy surfaces. Live, she fires bubble guns into the air, surrounded by caged inflatable sea creatures and red-clad backing dancers dressed as boxers.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Alexis Petridis |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Rachel Keenan
From AlabamaRecommended if you like Luke Combs, Tony Joe White, Charles BradleyUp next Supporting Leon Bridges in the USKashus Culpepper’s story has something of the Hollywood movie about it. A former firefighter who went on to enlist in the US Navy, he only picked up a guitar five years ago to entertain his fellow troops when they were locked down in barracks during the pandemic.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
msn.com | Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Safi Bugel
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
theashlandchronicle.com | David Runkel |Jane Clinton |Kate Lamb |Ben Beaumont-Thomas
Before they ever sign a lease, start packing boxes or line up moving day help, Oregonians hoping to move into a new rental home can spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on application fees and deposits. Some Democratic Oregon lawmakers want to cut those costs.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
theashlandchronicle.com | David Runkel |Jane Clinton |Kate Lamb |Ben Beaumont-Thomas
As residents of Southern Oregon prepare to “spring forward” on March 9th, questions are swirling about whether the change applies uniformly throughout the state. With clocks set to advance an hour, communities from the sun-dappled valleys of Jackson County to the more remote areas bordering Idaho are evaluating the implications of daylight saving time (DST) on daily routines, work schedules, and even local traditions.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Safi Bugel
Roberta Flack, the US singer behind a string of hits including Killing Me Softly With His Song, has died aged 88. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,” a statement from her spokesperson read. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
theguardian.com | Savannah Ayoade-Greaves |Marina Hyde |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Emma Russell |Philippa Perry |Rachel Porter | +1 more
Marina Hyde on Keir Starmer’s palid imitation of Trumpism. The sole survivor of a landslide describes the pain, the fear and the long, winding path of recovery. After Kendrick Lamar lands another savage blow at the Super Bowl, a crisis expert advises on how Drake can return to relevance. And, ‘I feel happier and healthier when not around my mother’ – Philippa Perry advises one reader
