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​More than ​40​ acts playing across three Edinburgh venues in one day, that the promise from the first edition of The Great Eastern, a brand new festival of musical exploration and discovery. ​

​More than ​40​ acts playing across three Edinburgh venues in one day, that the promise from the first edition of The Great Eastern, a brand new festival of musical exploration and discovery. ​

The record includes songs the Modern Leper and Keep Yourself Warm,

BBC News Published image captionJackson Moyles and Tyrone Williams beat four other contestants to be named joint winners Two of the contestants on Great British Photography Challenge have been named joint winners of the BBC Four show. Jackson Moyles from Dunfermline and Tyrone Williams from Northampton beat four other snappers to share the honours on the shows inaugural series. "There was no way we could split them," said celebrity photographer Rankin, one of the shows judges. All six hopefuls ...

Traders Magazine BNY Mellon has appointed Alejandro Perez to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer for Global Market Infrastructure (GMI). Perez is a market structure veteran, having spent the majority of his 25-year career focused on business strategy at several market-leading firms. In his new role, Perez will work closely with Robin Vince, Vice Chair and CEO of Global Market Infrastructure, and the leaders across BNY Mellon’s GMI businesses (Clearance & Collateral Managemen...

‘I’ve missed the crowdsurfers’: readers on the gigs they can’t wait to see Guardian readers ‘I was eager to let go of my pent-up pandemic frustration and dread’ Although I’m not the biggest punkhead in town, I’ve been looking forward to attending an Idles concert since I moved to the Netherlands. I’m originally from Guatemala, and top-of-the-line punk shows aren’t very accessible to us Latinos in small countries. I was elated when their first “post-pandemic...

Last modified on Sat 1 May 2021 05.02 EDT Idles ‘I was eager to let go of my pent-up pandemic frustration and dread’ Although I’m not the biggest punkhead in town, I’ve been looking forward to attending an Idles concert since I moved to the Netherlands. I’m originally from Guatemala, and top-of-the-line punk shows aren’t very accessible to us Latinos in small countries. I was elated when their first “post-pandemic” performance was scheduled here in Amster...

Scarborough band Pleasure Centre launch new single. The band is made up of four friends, Aneela Siddiqui, Charlie Hunter, Fredi Dixon-Lenton, and Billy Bostanci, all aged 19. Originally formed in 2019 by Aneela and Charlie, they have already gained a lot of engagement with BBC Introducing on BBC Radio York, with their debut track Disease Machine gaining track of the week. Blue (Bertha) which is scheduled for release on April 30, is an important milestone for the band as they feel that this is t...

Liam Gallagher donates one of a kind rare signed setlist for venue fundraiser BANG Showbiz 5/03/2021 Bang Showbiz © Bang Showbiz Liam Gallagher Liam Gallagher has donated a signed setlist and more to help save The Priory in Glasgow. The former Oasis rocker has donated the only setlist from his special Down By The River Thames show along with a signed limited edition 7" Why Me? Why Not? boxset and a £200 voucher for his Pretty Green Fashion label to help the Scottish venue...

Singapore was also a hotbed of creativity in the Sixties, though its art scene at the time is sadly under-documented. “Several artists were experimental and bold and forced audiences to rethink their ideas and understanding of what art can or should be,” says Charmaine Toh, a curator at the National Gallery Singapore. Only recently did the gallery rediscover the first known examples of land art from the city—a series of works by performance artist Tang Da Wu. One piece, Gully Curtains, h...