Electronic & Experimental

Review by tszirmay — Nine years after their underwhelming 2025 'Beast, Machine & Man', this Finnish combo returns with 'Monologue of Chronos' with the home of reigniting the rave reviews for their 2006 debut 'Armed Forces of Simantipak' as well as the follow-up 'Disconcerto Grosso' , both most enjoyable recordings . Essentially now a trio of Atte Kurri, Ilkka Piispala and Ilkka Saarikivi, all pretty much multi-instrumentalists, as well as participating in the vocal department, this is quite the tight package containing seven mid-sized tracks. A wide variety of keyboards usurp the stage, the ma

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Nightlife Destinations

Where to Watch, Drink & Celebrate the 2026 US Open Around NYC

The ultimate guide to US Open 2026 in NYC, from rooftop watch parties and Honey Deuces to luxury hotel stays, cocktails, live events and more. The post Where to Watch, Drink & Celebrate the 2026 US Open Around NYC appeared first on Loop Magazine.

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Music Business

Dr Jo Twist (BPI CEO): AI, the BRITs & Breaking British Talent Globally

This episode, Mark Adams talks to Dr Jo Twist - recognised in the Computer Weekly Hall of Fame, Billboard's Women in Music Power List, and the Top 1000 Most Influential People, with over 25 years across the BBC, Channel 4, and now the BPI. Jo shares her journey from a 1970s Hong Kong childhood and a PhD in online communities, through pioneering digital roles at BBC Newsround and Channel 4, to leading the trade body behind the BRIT Awards and the Mercury Prize. They dig into why British artists like Sam Fender, Olivia Dean, RAYE and YUNGBLUD are breaking globally, what makes an artist genuinely

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Electronic & Experimental

MARILLION Brave (Neo-Prog, 1994)

Review by HogweedOfTuscany — aka "the most irresistible album I've ever hated." The story of Marillion and their transformation is something that doesn't need any further explanations or elaborations ... not in 2026, at least. It took me a long, very long time to fall in love in their "latter" era (which easily dwarfs their early era by now, whether in years or in albums, and can be therefore quite safely considered their "main" or "primary" era by even the most rabid Fish aficionados) and to be perfectly honest, Brave can be at least partially blamed for that. As a friend of mine had put it o

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