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“I remember the phone call. He said, ‘Jim, I just wrote this thing. It was for Blue Öyster Cult. But I don’t think they’re going to keep it…’” The Bryan Adams track that started life as a Blue Öyster Cult song

(Image credit: Getty Images) Keith Scott has reflected on his enduring career as the foil to “prolific songwriter” Bryan Adams, and how one of their most beloved hits wasn’t originally meant for them. It wasn’t simply a case of Adams, Scott, and co. sweeping up sloppy seconds, though, as the guitarist tells Vertex Effects that

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Talking Point: Battlefield 6 Or Black Ops 7, Which Xbox FPS Are You Looking Forward To Most?

The boys are back in town by Ben Kerry 3:30pm Seriously, what year is it?! It’s been a good while now since Battlefield and Call of Duty have gone head-to-head, with the latter having a free run of things as of late when it comes this age-old FPS battle. In 2025 though, the boys are

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Cyberpunk 2077 Analysis For Switch 2 Highlights How Great The Xbox Series S Version Is

“Series S powers through at 60fps, with just occasional drops” The fine folks over at Digital Foundry have been taking a look at the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077 this week and stacking it up against various other console releases, including the Xbox Series S. It’s the Series S that makes for the

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Universal Music Posts Q2 2025 Streaming Growth and Physical Slide, Confirms Talks Involving ‘So Many, If Not All’ Key AI Companies

Universal Music Group head Lucian Grainge. Photo Credit: UMG Universal Music Group (UMG) has reported over $3.4 billion in revenue for Q2 2025, when a recorded streaming expansion was partially offset by a double-digit physical decline. That second-quarter revenue total refers specifically to €2.98 billion, up 1.6% YoY as compared to 6.4% for H1 2025

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SiriusXM Posts a Lackluster Quarter, Though Subscribers Are Stabilizing and Podcasting Is a Bright Spot

Photo Credit: SiriusXM SiriusXM restates its financial projections for 2025, maintaining a positive outlook despite a lackluster quarter. Podcasting remains a bright spot. SiriusXM anticipates achieving a total revenue of around $8.5 billion, including an adjusted EBITDA of roughly $2.6 billion and a free cash flow approximating $1.15 billion. The company operates almost exclusively in

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Israel, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Korea: Political and Dystopian Films in the Locarno Spotlight

The Locarno Film Festival is known for presenting the latest art-house movie discoveries, and isn’t afraid to push some buttons in the process. As such, its 78th edition will present “cinema that unfolds while the world is undergoing violent upheavals, while we witness — in real time — horrors that we had only read about

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