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• Readers recommend: share songs inspired by India

  26-07-2018 21:00
  Nominate in the comments and a reader will pick the best eligible tracks for a playlist next week – you have until Monday 30 July
  We’re looking this week to non-Indian artists who have been inspired by India and explored the country and its traditions, culture, society, and of course music in their output.
  You have until 11pm on Monday 30 July to post your nomination and make your justification. Regular RR contributor George Boyland (who posts as sonofwebcore in the comments) will se
  
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• Paul McCartney review – secret tour down memory lane in Liverpool

  26-07-2018 19:11
  Cavern, Liverpool
  Classic Beatles songs come along like buses during this jolly surprise gig at the club synonymous with BeatlemaniaAlthough Paul McCartney became, in 1964, the last Beatle to move away from his home town, lately he doesn’t seem to be able to keep away from the place. Last month he played an impromptu gig at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms pub on Hope Street, where he entertained disbelieving drinkers with Fab Four and Wings classics. Then – for a special edition of the
  
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• Spotify beats expectations by reaching 83m subscribers

  26-07-2018 18:09
  Music streaming service posts positive figures in face of competition from Apple and AmazonSpotify recorded an 8m rise in its number of paid subscribers in the second quarter as it attempts to stave off mounting competition from deep-pocketed rivals Apple and Amazon.The music streaming service said the number of monthly paying subscribers, which account for the bulk of its revenue, rose to 83m at the end of June from 75m in the first three months of 2018, more than double Apple’s last-repo
  
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• DIY London: partying on the periphery

  26-07-2018 18:02
  Faced with ever-stricter licensing laws in the capital, a raft of organisers are keeping clubland alive by taking their experimental communities to the fringesIt has been two years since it felt as if London’s nightlife had truly hit rock bottom. Countless clubs had closed – Plastic People, Madam Jojo’s, The End, Dance Tunnel to name a few – climaxing in summer 2016, when superclub Fabric temporarily lost its licence over drug deaths, a high-profile case that threw the su
  
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• 'It felt like we'd got the golden ticket': Paul McCartney plays Cavern club

  26-07-2018 17:48
  Beatles fans tune into Twitter to find ticket location of McCartney’s gig at Liverpool venueRead Dave Simpson’s review of the gigGordon Smith was visiting his brother in Manchester on Wednesday night when he first saw rumours online that there was to be a secret Paul McCartney gig at Liverpool’s Cavern club the next day. By about 8am on Thursday, the 21-year-old student from Edinburgh, and Beatles mega-fan, was waiting in line outside the venue for a ticket.He joined the queue
  
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• Too much? Vast haul of Spice Girls mementos goes on display

  26-07-2018 17:37
  Alan Smith-Allison’s huge trove ranges from costumes and cups to crackers and crispsA superfan’s jaw-dropping collection of Spice Girls memorabilia is to go on a UK tour of 12 cities. It includes costumes, dolls, flasks, lunch boxes, plates, cups, Christmas crackers, toys, biscuits and cushions.There are also cake toppers, jigsaws, radios, magazines, Easter eggs, Pepsi cans, drinking glasses, handbags, three Aprilia mopeds and dozens of packets of Walkers crisps. Continue reading...
  
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• Pet Shop Boys review – bring on the dancing balloon people

  26-07-2018 17:21
  Royal Opera House, LondonIngenious design helps create an electric atmosphere as the duo celebrate poptimisation at Covent GardenThere’s something of a victory lap atmosphere inside London’s Royal Opera House, for this reprise of the Pet Shop Boys’ Inner Sanctum shows. Just as they did two years ago, the duo – now approaching their fourth decade of applying high-art concepts to pure pop exuberance – have taken up residence for four nights, possibly to facilitate a f
  
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• 6 Ways To Actually Enjoy Exercise On Holiday

  26-07-2018 16:57
  Without sacking off the beach.
  
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• BBC is refused leave to appeal against Cliff Richard privacy ruling

  26-07-2018 16:11
  It is about time the BBC took a realistic view of this matter, singer’s lawyer tells high courtThe BBC has failed to persuade a high court judge to give it the go-ahead to challenge his ruling on a privacy fight with Sir Cliff Richard.The singer sued over BBC coverage of a South Yorkshire police raid on his home in Sunningdale, Berkshire, in August 2014, following an allegation of child sexual assault. Mr Justice Mann this month ruled in Richard’s favour following a trial in London.
  
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• Classical album of the week: Hindemith: Das Marienleben review

  26-07-2018 16:00
  Juliane Banse/Martin Helmchen(Alpha)The great German song cycles of the first half of the 20th century can be counted on the fingers of one hand, and Hindemith’s Das Marienleben certainly belongs among them, alongside Mahler’s Kindertoten- and Rückert-Lieder, Schoenberg’s Das Buch der Hängenden Gärten, and Hanns Eisler’s Hollywood Songbook. Yet Marienleben is probably the least often performed of all of them. Performances of these settings of the 15 poems o
  
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• Marnie Simpson And Casey Johnson's Modest Car Choice Might Actually Surprise You

  26-07-2018 15:59
  The Ex On The Beach stars chose to bypass the expensive cars for this smart choice.
  
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• Charlotte Crosby Describes The ‘Electric’ Night She And Josh Ritchie First Got Together

  26-07-2018 13:32
  Remember those images of the pair smooching at Aaron Chalmers' BAMMA match?
  
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• We’ve Found Out What The Love Island Girls Are Wearing This Week So You Don’t Have To

  26-07-2018 13:10
  Prepare for some serious shopping urges…
  
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• Various artists: This Is Trojan 50! review – the label that changed Britain

  26-07-2018 13:00
  Trojan’s releases introduced the UK to reggae, deejaying, toasting, lovers rock, dancehall – and Five Star’s dad. This is an immaculately curated collection of a golden eraIt is fitting that Trojan Records should mark its 50th birthday with such a serious look at its history – included in this lavish box set are almost 200 tracks across three different formats, plus a 12in slipmat; a poster; a sew-on patch, a wooden 7in single adapter and an illustrated hardcover book det
  
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• Readers recommend playlist: songs about obsolete things

  26-07-2018 13:00
  From Paul Simon’s Kodachrome to Nick Lowe’s Switch Board Susan, a journey back in time
  Here is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of your suggestions last week. Thanks for taking part. Read more about how our weekly series works at the end of the piece.Once a new product hits the shelf, computer geeks say it’s obsolete and you’d better start thinking what’s next. Happily, that’s never stopped musicians from salting their
  
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• Every Mercury prize-winning album – ranked!

  26-07-2018 12:45
  Following the announcement of this year’s nominees, we run the rule over the 26 albums that have earned the crown, from Klaxons and James Blake to M People and Talvin SinghSafe shortlist raises questions about prize’s purposeIt’s hard not to feel sorry for Speech Debelle. In some ways a precursor to Kate Tempest, she channelled experiences such as homelessness into her debut’s smoothly jazzy raps, but her Mercury winner was met with poor sales and sparsely attended gigs.
  
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• Aaron Chalmers Thinks This Love Island Lad Will ‘Run For The Hills’ When He Leaves The Villa

  26-07-2018 12:24
  He's not convinced this particular relationship has the potential to last IRL.
  
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• Safe Mercury shortlist once again raises questions about prize's purpose

  26-07-2018 12:14
  After grime was properly recognised at last year’s Mercury, the album prize is back to playing it safe, rewarding commercial success rather than creative innovationThe “token jazz album” has been part of the Mercury’s DNA since the prize’s inception in 1992. These brassy outliers – from that year’s Bheki Mseleku to Dinosaur in 2017 – never win, making their nominations seem like that Christmas card to a long-estranged acquaintance that you can&rsqu
  
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• Mercury prize 2018: Noel Gallagher, Florence and Arctic Monkeys shortlisted

  26-07-2018 12:09
  Other nominees for the prestigious album award include Lily Allen, Jorja Smith and Wolf Alice, jazz group Sons of Kemet, and experimental acts Nadine Shah, Everything Everything and King KruleComment: Safe Mercury shortlist once again raises questions about prize’s purposeArctic Monkeys’ sixth album, Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, has been named among the nominees for this year’s Mercury prize. The nod makes them the joint second most-nominated act in the prize’s hist
  
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• Tristan Thompson Reportedly Feels ‘Trapped’ In His Relationship With Khloe Kardashian

  26-07-2018 11:22
  The couple have been doing their best to recover from *that* cheating ordeal.
  
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• Ariana Grande’s Mum Pens Powerful Statement In The Wake Of Demi Lovato’s Hospitalisation

  26-07-2018 10:54
  Joan Grande is appealing for people to be a little kinder to each other in the future
  
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• Demi Lovato's Ex Wilmer Valderrama Visits Her In Hospital Following Her Suspected Overdose

  26-07-2018 10:19
  The singer admitted relapsing last month with her song 'Sober'.
  
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• Video Premiere | Amanda LaCount Stars In Body Positive Vid For Ryan Blyth’s ‘Raise A Glass’

  26-07-2018 09:00
  EXCLUSIVE! Watch the life-affirming video for the dancefloor smash first with MTV…
  
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