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Irish Examiner
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Podcast Corner: Unpacking the theme music to some of your favourite shows
There's something comforting about pressing play on your favourite podcast and hearing the familiar intro music playing, whether it's Corduroy by 'our friends from Pearl Jam' on The Bill Simmons Show or, closer to home and amid similarly familiar sporting soundbites, My God is the Sun by Queens of the Stone Age soundtracking Second Captains. That's not to mention all of the original music that has been created for myriad podcasts over the last decade plus. The jingles that intro Serial and Welcome to Night Vale sound like old friends and feature on episode 429 of Switched on Pop - 'How podcasting got its sound'. A podcast about the making and meaning of popular music hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding, we've featured this show in the past and it's one of those that's always great to dip into - you always learn something. The first half of the episode is like a history lesson, going perhaps a little too far back with the band the Grateful Dead's Truckin' ('the first audio distributed by RSS, the technology that makes podcasts possible'), before then returning to the early 2000s and a host of names piloting what would become known as podcasting. They discuss WTF with Marc Maron and how Brooklyn DIY musician John Montagna created its intro: 'That cool strumming sound is a violin bass like the style of bass that Paul McCartney played. And he's strumming it with a pick like it's a guitar, micing it with a microphone, while also plugging it in and blending those sounds together. He's using kids' toys to create his drums. It has that anyone-can-do-it kind of quality just like the world of podcasting.' As for the Serial theme, Sloane says: 'I thought this was totally new. Something we had never heard before. In many ways it absolutely was. But the music was part of a much longer lineage.' If that all sounds a bit too nerdy, the second half of the episode is an interview with the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder - he hides behind a robot mask a la Daft Punk. The Switched on Pop hosts call him the 'Hans Zimmer of podcasting' as he's made over 200 podcast themes over the past decade-plus. Ultimately the chat isn't really worth listening to. As Sloane says afterwards, it's 'truly one of the most odd interviews that I've ever attempted'. It really is - Breakmaster Cylinder just sounds like he doesn't want to be interviewed. Sloane puts to him at one point: 'I'm feeling a little bit of hesitancy of accepting that you have really heavily put your fingerprint on this sound of podcasting.' Breakmaster's response: 'There are a lot of podcasts, man.' He's not wrong. Read More Tom Dunne: Moisturizer from Wet Leg already feels like my album of the year
The Advertiser
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Bonnaroo festival to return after flood-forced break
The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said. The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said. The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said. The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said.
Perth Now
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Bonnaroo festival to return after flood-forced break
The Bonnaroo festival will return in 2026, with organisers promising to reseed the event site, improve access roads in campgrounds and add more drainage after flooding forced them to cancel the 2025 event. The festival had been set to take place in the US city of Manchester, Tennessee, in June with performers including Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age but was cancelled after one day due to "record-setting rainfall". Organisers say the festival will return to the same location from June 11-14 in 2026, with some changes. "We've been taking your feedback to heart over the past few weeks as we plan improvements and talk about what's next for the festival. And now, it's time to share those plans with you," Bonnaroo said in a statement posted on Instagram. "Campsites located in areas most affected by flooding will not be utilised. This will result in a reduced capacity on The Farm (more dancing space)," the post said. It outlined plans to stagger camping entry and programming across the festival's stages and promised "the calibre of artists you expect from us" would remain "very similar" to previous years. "In the 2025/2026 off-season, we'll be dedicating an additional multi-million-dollar budget and initiating improvements that prioritise the campgrounds and other areas affected by the extreme weather in 2025," the statement said. "Some of these projects will include reseeding the property, continuing to increase access roads within the campgrounds, adding more drainage and reinforcing primary water runoff pathways. "We appreciate your feedback on future Bonnaroo dates, and we heard you loud and clear that your strong preference is to keep Bonnaroo in June." The statement said weather experts had confirmed the record-setting rainfall experienced in 2025 was "extremely uncommon". "All things considered, our traditional June time frame remains the most optimal time of year for Bonnaroo," it said.
Evening Standard
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Jehnny Beth: 'Loving someone is imprisoning someone'
Any misconceptions one might have of sternness on Beth's part can't survive the sheer joy that lights up her face at a cameo from the Standard's cat. But her new solo album, You Heartbreaker, You, certainly casts her as a feral and ferocious slave to love. Far from capitalising on her cinematic success by playing to a mainstream art rock audience ('I was a musician first,' she argues, 'I'm not thinking of a career in how I'm perceived, I just know what I love, and I listen to my heart') she howls, hisses and growls through nine visceral rock songs, inspired by playing hardcore metal festivals while on a US tour with Queens of the Stone Age. The old Savages beast within was roused, and hungry. 'It really felt like a waking up,' she says. 'The audience was amazing. It felt like we were speaking the same language. There was this falling in love thing.'
Local Norway
15-07-2025
- Business
- Local Norway
Early voting, electronic tags and bigamy: What changes in Norway in August 2025
Although most people will be back at work by the start of August, not everyone will be, so expect the first few weeks to still be slower than usual with the country only hitting its normal pace once children are back in school on the 18th. Election campaign kicks off The final spurt of the campaign will begin in earnest when politicians from all parties descend on the city of Arendal for the Arendalsuke political festival on Monday August 11th. The big event of the festival will be the party leader debate hosted by Norwegian broadcaster NRK on the first day. There will also be a speech by Norway's finance minister Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday August 13th. Early voting begins From August 11th, those who are eligible to take part in Norway's general election can vote ahead of time at polling stations in every municipality in the country. You can find your nearest polling station and when it is open on the election authority's website here . All you need to bring is identification, which can be a passport, national ID card, driver's licenses (including digital ones), or a bank card with a photo. Advertisement Fellesferie 'industrial' holiday comes to an end Norway's official industrial holiday, the so-called fellesferie or "joint holiday" takes place this year between July 7th and July 25th. From the start of August, the emails will once again start to pile up in your inbox, and you'll find more and more meetings scheduled each week. This will also mean that the big cities will once again feel a bit busier as people return to their daily commutes. Back to school Children return to school in most municipalities in Norway, including Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, on Monday, August 18th. There will then be a short short autumn break between September 29th and October 3rd, with Christmas holidays starting on December 22nd. Interest rate decision Norway's public bank is expected to make a new interest decision on August 14th, following the surprise cut in the interest rate it announced in June. The current consensus is that the bank will keep its interest rate steady at 4.25 percent with only one out of 24 analysts polled by Reuters expecting a further cut to 4.0 percent at the bank's August meeting. Øyafestivalen (Oslo) Øyafestivalen is Oslo's biggest musical festival, celebrating its 25th anniversary last year. This year's festival, held from August 6th to August 9th, is headlined by some of the hottest artists today, such as Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Queens of the Stone Age, girl in red, and Kneecap. There are several available ticket options. The weekly pass, which gives you access to the festival in Tøyen Park from Wednesday to Sunday, are already sold out at the time of publication, as are day passes for Wednesday and Thursday. Weekend passes and day passes for Friday and Saturday were still available. Will Norway escape Trump tariffs? US President Donald Trump on July 7th sent letters to EU countries warning them that a blanket tariff of 30 percent would be applied to their exports to the US, starting on August 1st. Norway received no such letter. "There will be no further increase in tariff rates before this deadline," Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth said. She admitted, however, that the situation was unclear, so it remains to be seen whether Norway will stay out of the firing line. Advertisement Majorstuen and Nationaltheatret stations remain closed The Majorstuen and Nationaltheatret stations on the Oslo Metro will remain completely shut down until August 10th at the earliest, as the system undergoes its biggest upgrade since the 1970s. Throughout the summer, Line 2 will only be running between Østerås and Borgen and between the Stortinget and Ellingsrudåsen, while Line 3 will only run between Kolsås and Borgen and between the Stortinget and Mortensrud. There will be a replacement bus, 2B, shuttling passengers between Borgen and Majorstuen every three minutes throughout this period. Read our guide to the disruption here . Teachers given new powers to stop bullying New rules come into force in August empowering school staff to intervene physically to prevent students from psychologically abusing others, or significantly disrupting the education of other students. This abuse could include, for example, threatening behavior, swearing, derogatory comments or filming. Changed sick leave rules for upper secondary students The rules on sick leave for children at upper secondary school will also be brought in line with the rules on sick leave in the work place. Students will be allowed report themselves sick for up to ten percent of the hours in each subject, after which they will need a sick note from a health professional. New rules allowing criminals to be sentenced to 'ankle bracelets' From August 1st, new laws come into force giving courts the power to order criminals to serve their sentences outside prison while being monitored electronically with electronic tags or ankle bracelets. Advertisement Bigamy restrictions on family reunification Parents and siblings will have their right to family reunification with children who have been granted asylum or collective protection in Norway limited if immigration officials judge that issuing a residence permit would lead to the practice of bigamy in Norway. The new rules, which come into force on August 1st, will also mean that the applicant cannot be either married or planning to live with the child's other parent if the latter already has a residence permit in Norway. In such cases, the applicant must apply for family reunification as a spouse or cohabitant.
