Bob Dylan Hired a New Guitar Player, But Big Questions Linger
Up until this week, Dylan’s new guitarist, Joel Paterson, had a weekly Monday night gig at the 150-seat Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago
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‘I’m not a quitter!’ Rubén Blades, the salsa supremo who acted with Jack Nicholson, inspired Bad Bunny – and served as Panama’s tourism minister
As he prepares to play the UK, the 25-Grammy-winning musician (and Harvard law graduate) looks back on his astonishing journey from the barrios of Panama City to global stardom“Well, I’ve been around,” says Rubén Blades, accurately. One of the most influential Latin musicians of the past half-century, the Panamanian singer-songwriter, 77, has been a defining…
Brother of TV star Caroline Flack dies
Paul Flack, 55, was pronounced dead at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital on 21 June, an inquest hears.
How ancient Pompeii was rediscovered
Historian Jess Venner explains how the ancient Roman city was ‘lost’ – and found again centuries later
‘Nemesis’ Renewed for Second Season at Netflix
The drama from creators Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole spent five weeks on the streamer’s worldwide top 10 charts.
Waldmüller: Landscapes review – the rule-breaking radical whose ‘delicate fingers’ drove bourgeois Austria wild
National Gallery, London He painted leaves, grass and even bark with the precision of a chef applying a micro-garnish with tweezers. The result? Looking at his work feels a lot like eating your greensFerdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793-1865) is regarded as one of the most important figures in 19th-century Austrian art; an influential and admired teacher,…
Ela Minus and Nick León Link Up for New Collaborative EP
Qué Les Pasó a Mis Amigos? is out August 7 via Domino imprint Smugglers Way
Why Did Neanderthals Go Extinct? Inbreeding Probably Wasn't to Blame for Their Demise in Northwestern Europe, a Study Suggests
In contrast to those who resided in Siberia, Neanderthals who lived in what’s now Belgium and France shortly before the species vanished seem to have been genetically diverse and healthy
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – regal rockers and a fairy folk band strike up trouble
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, London There’s much to love in Atri Banerjee’s fun staging, in particular Titania’s musical crew and a brilliant Bottom, but some of the wonder is missingThe magic comes in the music in Atri Banerjee’s production of Shakespeare’s comic romance. “Rock’n’roll, you can’t beat it,” says one character, and it feels…