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Sunny Day Service's "Tokyo" Gets 30th Anniversary Pink Vinyl Reissue — Preorder Now Open
Sunny Day Service's 1996 album "Tokyo" is getting a newly cut pink vinyl LP for its 30th anniversary via MIDI, with Taiwan preorders open now at NT$1,100.
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XIAMI MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2026 Lineup: The Cardigans, The Horrors Headline Aranya Beach Festival
The 2026 Aranya Xiami Music Festival has confirmed its full lineup, running August 28-30 on Aranya's coastline in Beidaihe, Hebei, with The Cardigans, The Horrors, Gallant and over a dozen Mandarin-language acts.
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AFI's Davey Havok Recalls Label's Wildest Pitches: A 50 Cent Collab, a Ringtone Album
AFI frontman Davey Havok tells Metal Hammer about two bizarre label suggestions during the making of 2006's Decemberunderground — teaming up with 50 Cent and becoming the first band to release a 'ringtone album.' Neither happened, and the record still topped the Billboard 200.
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Green Day Plays 'Basket Case' on Top of an Ice Cream Truck to Promote New Movie 'Nimrods'
Green Day pulled a surprise stunt at San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, 2026, with Billie Joe Armstrong performing 'Basket Case' atop an ice cream truck to promote the upcoming film 'Nimrods,' out in US theaters August 14.
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DIIV Announce Fifth Album ZIRP!, Produced by AG Cook
Shoegaze band DIIV have announced their fifth studio album ZIRP!, due October 30, 2026 via Fantasy Records and produced by PC Music founder AG Cook — revealed through mailed cards with a QR code and a phone number playing a cryptic voice message.
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Sam Fender & Olivia Dean's 'Rein Me In' Duet Rewrites UK Chart History With 17 Weeks at No. 1
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's duet version of 'Rein Me In' has spent 17 non-consecutive weeks atop the UK Singles Chart as of July 2026, closing in on a 73-year-old record set by Frankie Laine.
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Lucy Dacus Brings Out The Killers' Brandon Flowers at Newport Folk Festival for a Jim Croce Cover
Lucy Dacus surprised Newport Folk Festival fans on July 24, 2026 by bringing out The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers for a duet of Jim Croce's 1972 classic 'Time In A Bottle,' with Hayley Williams and Madi Diaz also joining her set.
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Karol G Kicks Off 'Tropitour' World Tour: Full 27-Song Setlist From Chicago Opener
Colombian star Karol G launched her 'Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour' stadium tour at Chicago's Soldier Field on Friday, July 24, 2026, opening with 'LATINA FOREVA' across a 27-song set.
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Billie Joe Armstrong Launches Limited Radiant Red Epiphone Guitar and Marshall's First-Ever Artist Signature Amp
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong unveils a limited-edition Radiant Red Les Paul Junior with Epiphone and the 1959BJA, Marshall's first artist signature amp in 14 years, inspired by his stage guitar and the recording tone of 1994's Dookie.
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