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Beirut

Ruth Koleva — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:47:01 +0000

Beirut is the longtime project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zach Condon, known for weaving together indie-folk, orchestral pop, and global influences into a sound both timeless and intimate. Since his acclaimed 2006 debut Gulag Orkestar, Condon has crafted richly textured music shaped by wanderlust and introspection.

Following the atmospheric Hadsel (2023), recorded on a remote Norwegian island, Beirut returns with A Study of Losses (2025), an 18-track album commissioned by the Swedish troupe Kompani Giraff and inspired by Judith Schalansky’s An Inventory of Losses. Exploring themes of disappearance, preservation, and the fragile beauty of memory, the record expands Beirut’s palette with choral, ambient, and early-music tones while staying rooted in Condon’s melodic warmth.

Across nearly two decades, Beirut continues to balance nostalgia and reinvention—an ever-shifting reflection of places, people, and the passage of time.

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Dubioza Kolektiv

Ruth Koleva — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:46:54 +0000

Formed in 2003 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dubioza Kolektiv grew out of a post-war scene with almost no music industry, few concerts and little space for cultural or political expression. Mixing local Balkan flavours with ska, punk, reggae, electronic and hip-hop, the band arrived kicking and screaming, putting taboo topics front and centre – and created a phenomenon.

Their 2008 album “Firma Ilegal” made them famous across the entire Balkan region, and in 2010 they released “5 do 12” as a free download for their fans. Faith No More’s Bill Gould then signed them to his label Koolarrow Records, taking “Wild Wild East” (2011) to the international stage. “Apsurdistan” (2013) passed 350,000 downloads, with the animated video for “Kažu” reaching 50 million views on YouTube, while “Happy Machine” (2016) featured Manu Chao, Benji Webbe (Skindred) and La Pegatina, and led to their first US tour and a debut at SXSW. The same year, European festivals voted them the No. 1 band at Eurosonic. The albums “#FAKENEWS” (2020) and “Agrikultura” (2022) followed.

Today Dubioza Kolektiv are the biggest band in the Balkans, with sold-out shows in 12,000+ capacity venues in Zagreb, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Sarajevo and Sofia, as well as across Europe, the USA and Canada. They have played Glastonbury, Roskilde, Lollapalooza and Lowlands, set the attendance record at Exit Festival’s Fusion stage and performed in front of half a million people at Pol’and’Rock Festival, where the audience voted them best international performance in 2018. With more than 100 shows a year, they are simply a must-see live act.

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Billy Idol

mpetrova — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:46:58 +0000

For almost 50 years, Billy Idol has been one of the definitive faces and voices of rock’n’roll. Between 1977 and 1981, Idol released three albums with Generation X as their camera-ready frontman. In 1982, with guitarist Steve Stevens at his side, he embarked on a transatlantic/trans-genre solo career that integrated the bold and simple lines of punk and rock’n’roll decadence on songs like “Dancing With Myself,” “White Wedding,” “Rebel Yell,” “Eyes Without A Face,” “Cradle of Love” and more.

Touring consistently around the world and showing no signs of slowing down, Idol released Dream Into It on Dark Horse Records in 2025, earning praise from fans and critics alike. In 2026, Idol released Billy Idol Should Be Dead, the definitive documentary about his life and career. In November 2026, Idol was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2026.

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The Neighbourhood

gchaji — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:50:37 +0000

Formed in California in 2011, The Neighbourhood quickly outgrew the alternative scene they emerged from. Led by charismatic frontman Jesse Rutherford and defined by a distinctive visual aesthetic that has become an integral part of their identity, the band soon carved out its place in contemporary pop culture.

Their breakthrough came with the single “Sweater Weather”, featured on their debut album “I Love You.” (2013), which became one of the biggest alternative hits of its time. More than a decade later, the song is approaching 5 billion streams on Spotify and is now among the three most-streamed tracks in the platform’s history. Meanwhile, songs such as “Daddy Issues”, “Softcore”, “Reflections” and “You Get Me So High” have also surpassed the 1 billion-stream mark, demonstrating the lasting impact of their music and the continued interest it attracts from new generations of listeners.

This was followed by the albums “Wiped Out!” (2015), “The Neighbourhood” (2018) and “Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones” (2020), through which the band gradually evolved its sound while retaining the dark, melancholic atmosphere that has become its trademark.

After an extended hiatus, the five members reunited in the studio and returned in 2025 with “(((((ultraSOUND)))))”, their fifth studio album, created through a freer and more spontaneous creative process.

Their return to the stage has been accompanied by the biggest tour of their career, taking them to some of the world’s most prestigious concert venues, including Madison Square Garden in New York, The O2 in London and Accor Arena in Paris.

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