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like seriously i keep accidentally leaving my mug on top of my tower and its always lukewarm by the time i remember it ... wouldnt it be genius if cases came with a little heated pad or something for your coffee?? ngl obvs itd need safeties so you dont fry your pc but cmon thats the dream!! id pay extra for that feature tbh

also unrelated but does anyone know if those rtx 5000 series rumors are true??? i heard they might drop by q4 and im torn between upgrading now or waiting lol anyway back to coffee warmers lets make this happen people!!!

Duffy has announced her first live show in 15 years, marking her return after her harrowing kidnapping ordeal.

The Welsh singer has not played a full gig since 2011, the year in which she withdrew from public life for reasons she went on to share in 2020.

On Friday, however, she told fans on her Instagram Stories that she would be playing a balloted gig in a “secret intimate” venue in London on July 5. “I would love nothing more than for some of you to attend,” she said.

“It’s only small capacity so we can only select a few, but really looking forward to it, I will sing some new songs.”

She did not reveal where the show would take place, but fans were urged to sign up for the chance to attend via a free ballot here. You will be asked for your date of birth, location and contact details, and those who apply will receive an email from the artist explaining that “winners will be notified via email on June 15th”.

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In 2020, Duffy opened up about the reason for her continued absence from recording and touring, explaining that she had been “raped and drugged and held captive over some days” and that her subsequent recovery “took time”.

“You wonder why I did not choose to use my voice to express my pain?” she continued. “I did not want to show the world the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke.”

Shortly afterwards, she called rape a “weapon of war” in a painful account of her experience shared on her website. She then went on to encourage fans to speak out about their personal struggles, adding that she felt “liberated” after sharing her story.

Duffy also hit out at Netflix that same year, calling them “irresponsible” for “glamourising the brutal reality of sex trafficking, kidnapping and rape” in the film 365 Days.


An upcoming Disney+ documentary will tell Duffy’s story, from her upbringing in Wales to her rise to fame, to her subsequent withdrawal, including interviews with family, friends and peers in the industry. The doc was announced in March but has not yet been given a release date.

After signing a record deal in 2007, Duffy’s 2008 debut album ‘Rockferry’ became the best-selling record in the UK that year. She released her second album, ‘Endlessly’, in 2010, and in 2020 she returned with the singles ‘Something Beautiful’ and ‘River In The Sky’.

Last month, she posted a photo of herself in a recording studio, writing: “If only I could find the right words to explain how much I’ve missed you all. Working on coming back to you.”

For help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the Rape Crisis charity website. In the US, visit RAINN.​

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seriously, whats with names like "bassquaker" or "glitchflux"? its like they just smashed two vaguely tech-sounding words together and called it a day. dont get me wrong, some are cool, but others just scream "i used a generator." feels like no one even tries to check if it sounds dumb out loud ive seen a few threads lately about branding for new djs and this keeps coming up. like, if youre trying to stand out, at least pick something that doesnt sound like it belongs on a bad startup logo. or am i the only one who cringes at this stuff? also, quick tip for anyone picking a name: say it in a sentence. "youre listening to dj bassquaker" should not make you laugh.

Olivia Rodrigo will play a surprise set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona this evening – see all the details below.

• READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo live at Glastonbury 2025: A Robert Smith-assisted ending to stand the test of time

The festival is taking place at the Parc del Fòrum this weekend, with headline sets from Doja Cat, Massive Attack, Bad Gyal, The Cure, The xx, Gorillaz, My Bloody Valentine, Addison Rae and Skrillex.

As revealed on the festival’s social media earlier today, another major star will also be making an appearance tonight on the festival’s penultimate day.

Rodrigo will be playing at 10:25pm on the Occident Stage tonight, with the Instagram post writing “spilling our guts”, in reference to her second album ’Guts’ from 2023. Rodrigo then confirmed the news, writing on her Instagram Stories: “Surprise!!! See you tonight @primavera_sound, 22:25 at the Occident Stage, I’m excited.”

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Olivia Rodrigo actuará HOY en el Primavera Sound de Barcelona como invitada sorpresa.

A las 22:25h en el escenario Occident. pic.twitter.com/4gukY2St82

— Pop Up Mag (@popup_mag) June 6, 2026

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Rodrigo is releasing her third album ‘You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love’ next Friday (June 12), a record she has described as “experimental” and full of “sad love songs”. It will include the recent singles ‘Drop Dead’ and ‘The Cure’, and will centre around the feelings of “jealousy” and “longing” that arose from her first “big girl relationship”.

See the full tracklist for the new album here.

Rodrigo has already cited The Cure, New Order, Joy Division, The White Stripes and Bikini Kill as sources of inspiration for the record, and also sparked rumours that Geese frontman Cameron Winter appears on the album after being seen at a restaurant with him.

Since confirming album three, the ‘Deja Vu’ singer has announced a massive ‘Unraveled Tour’, which includes support from Wolf Alice, The Last Dinner Party, Devon Again, Die Spitz, and Grace Ives.


Already, more dates have been added to the list due to high demand, including multiple nights at London’s O2. Visit here for UK tickets, here for international tickets, and find a list of shows here.

The tour is the first since the critically acclaimed ‘Guts World Tour’ which took place last year and was her biggest to date – with 95 sold-out shows and over 1.4 million fans in attendance.

Shows included an unforgettable Pyramid Stage headline set at Glastonbury 2025, where she brought out The Cure’s Robert Smith as a special guest. In a four-star review, NME wrote: “There is no doubt about the commitment that Rodrigo has put into this set. For the few naysayers doubting whether or not the 22-year-old was ready to take on the coveted Pyramid slot as the last headliner before a fallow year, this one that will stand the test of time and leave us impatient for the Glasto magic to return.”

Primavera Sound, meanwhile, has been dealing with severe weather conditions this week, which led to the cancellation of multiple sets, including Massive Attack, Doja Cat, Bad Gyal, Alex G and Mac DeMarco.

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Deep Purple have shared the latest taste of new album ‘Splat!’ – listen to the pummelling ‘Diablo’ below.

• READ MORE: Deep Purple – ‘Whoosh!’ review: rockers’ 21st record is stupidly fun and outrageously silly

The legendary rock group will release the 24th studio record of their long career, and the follow-up to 2024’s ‘=1’, on July 3 via earMUSIC. Pre-order/pre-save the album here.

They have already shared the supercharged lead single ‘Arrogant Boy’, and now they are back with ‘Diablo’, a trippy, muscular track that sees them noodle and freak out alongside their guest, the country superstar Keith Urban, on guitar.

The track is available on streaming services now, while the video will premiere on Sunday night (June 7) here. Listen here:


Frontman Ian Gillan has said about ‘Diablo’: “It is all about taking chances. Just for once in your life, do something exciting, step out of the mould, take that curious bend in the road instead of sticking to the highway and do something that will, for the rest of your life, either guide or warn you.”

‘Splat!’ sees Deep Purple reuniting with the celebrated producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed), and it has been described as one of the group’s heaviest albums in several years, with the tracks having been laid down live in the studio.

According to Gillan, “where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very ‘now’ version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies.”

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“I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with ‘Highway Star’, ‘Smoke on the Water’, ‘Lazy’ – the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from ‘69 to ‘73. Deep Purple is in a great place right now.”

‘Splat!’ will be released as a 2LP gatefold 180g boxset, complete with 12-page booklet, a CD digisleeve, three exclusive 10” vinyl records featuring live recordings from their 2024 tour and an exclusive 7” featuring bonus track ‘GUINNESIS’.

Deep Purple are also heading out on an extensive 86-date world tour later this year, including a huge show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 25. See the full list of dates here, while tickets are on sale now and you can find yours here (UK/Europe) and here (North America).

Last year, Gillan revealed he was losing his eyesight and said that retirement was “not far off”. “It’s one of those things. I’ve only got 30 per cent vision,” he said. “That won’t get better. It makes life mysterious. The hardest thing is working on my laptop. I can’t see anything on the screen unless I use my peripheral vision – I pick up a line by looking at it sideways. But you find a way. You adapt.”

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mine was this pack of "smart" sticky notes that are supposedly reusable but i have no idea how to actually reuse them without ruining the adhesive?? now theyre just sitting on my desk looking sad lol... also yesterday i bought a book about obscure 17th century marine chronometers because of course i did... like i dont even know why i thought i needed that but here we are what about you guys?? anything you bought recently that made you go “why did i think this was necessary”?? haha

Disney created a “decoy version” of Toy Story 5 to keep Taylor Swift’s involvement a secret, even from the cast and crew.

• READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ review: magical when the songwriter just lets herself be

Yesterday (June 5), Swift shared ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’, a song she wrote and produced alongside Jack Antonoff specifically for the film. The track is written from the perspective of cowgirl Jessie, and it sees Swift going back to her country roots.

The film is released on June 19, but Swift’s involvement was only officially confirmed in recent days, despite the project having been in production for multiple years. It had, however, been the subject of rampant speculation among Swifties in recent months, something that Swift fuelled when she posted a cryptic countdown on her website in May.

Now, Thomas Jordan, who worked as a VFX supervisor on the film, has revealed that even many of those working on the film did not know that Swift had contributed a song.

Speaking at a SXSW London panel, he said only “a very small group” knew about ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’, with Disney and Pixar showing press and staffers a version of the finished film without the song.


“The crew that made Toy Story 5 did not know about this secret until last week,” Jordan said (via Variety), explaining that a “decoy version” was used in early previews.

“Turns out, Taylor Swift is a huge Toy Story fan like many of us,” Jordan added. “She actually saw an early version of the film, she requested to see it before it was finished and she wrote the song and then asked us if we wanted it. And we said, ‘Uh, yes! Yes we do.’ That was in February, so we’ve had to keep it a secret ever since then.”

After the song was finally announced, Swift wrote: “I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a five year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie. I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening. Sometimes you just know, right?”

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She added a video of herself as a child dressed as Jessie, noting: “Writing this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time.

“Creating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once. And being a @toystory kid from the age of five til now… is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond.”

The film will pick up after Woody left to stay with Bo Peep at the end of the last movie. Jessie is now the leader of Bonnie’s room, with Buzz Lightyear her second-in-command, but Bonnie is now enamoured with her new favourite toy, a frog-like tablet named Lilypad.

Bad Bunny is another music superstar involved in the project, after it was recently revealed that he will be the voice of a talking pizza slice, ‘Pizza With Sunglasses’, who is described as a forgotten toy living in an abandoned backyard shed.

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like i get the whole tiktok era thing shortened attention spans or whatever but some of these tracks legit feel like they end before they even start. you finally get into the vibe and then it’s over. im not asking for a 10-min epic but cmon give us at least 3 solid minutes to enjoy it. feels like half the time im hitting repeat just to feel like i actually listened to the song maybe im getting old but back in the day you could at least count on a solid chorus-bridge-chorus structure. now its like intro, drop, done anyone else feel this way or am i just being a grouch

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like, i get it, nature is soothing or whatever, but every time i turn on some lo fi playlist for work theres chirping or cooing in the background. are we really that desperate to feel connected to the outdoors? i honestly just find it distracting. and dont even get me started on rain sounds mixed in, like im trying to focus not feel like im stuck in a tent during a storm. maybe im just getting old but it feels like weve gone overboard with this stuff. cant we just have nice, quiet background music without turning it into a woodland symphony?...