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Boss OC-5 review: what makes a great octave pedal?
boss.info What makes a great octave pedal? That question is a bit of a pandora’s box, but we can at least prop the lid open for a bit with one of the most popular modern octave pedals out there: the Boss OC-5, which folds in nearly 40 years of Boss octave
Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025
Fans were heartbroken following the death of former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne. ...
Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts announces she is pregnant with first child
Roberts is best know for being part of the girl group behind the hit number one songs Sound Of The Underground, I’ll Stand By You and The Promise. ...
Check out some of 2025’s best songs
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready Songs are history. They ground us in a time and place. And that could be felt acutely in 2025. So let’s celebrate some great art and some banging jams from the past year. “Anxiety,” Doechii How’s this for a couple of
Shashank Subrahmanyam’s music blended strong Carnatic classicism with a global sensibility
From a breezy Mohanam to a serene Sindhu Bhairavi, Shashank took the audience on a musical journey, skillfully navigating the ragas with technical prowess. ...
Nick Cave, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rami Malek, CMAT and more! The best Guardian portraits of ...
Whether it was pop stars, athletes and Hollywood A-listers baring all or real-life heroes and fearless campaigners Guardian photographers captured the people behind this year’s biggest stories and most revealing profiles ...
Inside Chernobyl, Ukraine scrambles to repair radiation shield
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine: Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to prevent disaster.
Nisha Rajagopalan’s concert moved seamlessly across composers and bhakti-laden kritis
Nisha Rajagopalan began and concluded her performance with compositions on Anjaneya. ...
Sanjay Subramanyan’s Season of experiments continues
His concert at The Indian Fine Arts Society saw the Carnatic vocalist skirt heavyweight ragas, spotlighting Suryakantham and Hemavati. ...
China's high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark
Beijing: China's sprawling high-speed rail network passed 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles) in total operating distance with the opening of a new line on Friday, state media reported. The country has the
Watch Bono and Imelda May sing ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ at annual Dublin busking gig
U2’s Bono joined Imelda May for a version of Darlene Love’s ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ at a Dublin busking gig on Christmas Eve. The event on Grafton Street has been an annual tradition for 15 years and was held this year to raise funds for the Dublin
The 10 best jazz albums of 2025
Jakob Bro’s Bill Frisell collaboration finally saw the light, Cécile McLorin Salvant drew on her teenage pop memories and Anthony Braxton looked back to 1985
MCIT participates in event marking Italian Republic Children’s Day
Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), through its Studio5 initiative, participated, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy to the State of Qatar and Qatar Reads, in marking Italian Republic Children’s Day through a
QU showcases Undergraduate Capstone Research in nutrition and dietetics
Doha, Qatar: The Department of Nutrition Sciences at the College of Health Sciences at Qatar University (QU) hosted the BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics Undergraduate Capstone Research Projects and Presentations, highlighting nine research projects completed by
Gold and silver hit record highs on US rate cut hopes
Singapore: Gold and silver prices have surged to fresh record highs in early Asian trading, driven by growing expectations that the US Federal
Michigan neurosurgeon explains the effect of music on ageing brain: Links it to lower dementia risk
The modern world is an overwhelming place to survive, let alone live. As such, we are becoming increasingly conscious of our mental health. Music activates multiple brain networks at once, states Dr Jagannathan.(Unsplash) It is prudent to actively seek to
"Janwargiri": Kailash Kher Stops Gwalior Concert As Crowd Turns Unruly
Kailash Kher was in Gwalior to perform at a show on the occasion of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 101 birth anniversary ...
Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings album review – treasures from the vaults are a wonderful surprise
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Katara forum explores cultural dimension of sports tourism and media
Doha, Qatar: Katara hosted a forum on the cultural dimension of sports tourism and media. The forum was organised in cooperation with the Arab Federation for Sports Tourism and the Gulf Association for Tourism Media. The forum included a panel discussion with
QNA concludes 2025 series of training courses, workshops
Doha: Qatar News Agency (QNA) concluded its series of training courses and workshops for 2025, which were implemented by the QNA Training Center, as part of the Agency’s role in developing media competencies and enhancing its professional readiness, with the
Peso Pluma, Tito Double P Celebrate Their Corrido Dynasty on Unapologetic Album, ‘Dinastía’
“It was important to
Taylor Momsen refused to record How the Grinch Stole Christmas song for years
Taylor Momsen thought she would never record her song from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Every holiday season, The Pretty Reckless frontwoman receives calls from fans to put a new spin on Where Are You Christmas?, which she sang in character as Cindy Lou Who
25 Best Albums of the 21st Century, Ranked
Albums are one of the newest art forms overall, as despite music being around
Sir Paul McCartney reveals he is ‘head wizard of Liverpool coven’
He loves a magical mystery. ...
Ben Folds Does Holiday Music Right, Offering Fans a Very Ho-Ho-Holistic Christmas: Concert Review
Christmas albums still have a bit of a stigma among
Taylor Swift celebrates Christmas cheering on Travis Kelce, Chiefs
Taylor Swift is at the Chiefs' final home game of the season, possibly watching her fiancé Travis Kelce participate in his last snap at the stadium he's anchored for the past 13 years. The 36-year-old superstar arrived at the Christmas Day game in a red
All the Songs in ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 2
The final batch of “Stranger Things” episodes before the big finale is finally here, but have you really gotten Diana Ross’ ‘Upside Down’ out of your head yet? Well, maybe the latest playlist will help you out. As always, the
Millie Bobby Brown wants to record a Christmas song
Millie Bobby Brown would like to record a "kind of spooky" Christmas song one day. During a recent interview for the Dish podcast, the British actress shared that she is a big fan of festive music, especially iconic tracks like
Snoop Dogg scores with unlikely collaborators during Vikings halftime show
The rapper was joined by Andrea Bocelli, Lainey Wilson and dozens of musicians. ...