Ben Beaumont-Thomas
@ben_bt
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Music editor, @guardian
London, England
Joined March 2009
The Dare does not deserve to be up top outside this A-Z. In fact he should be in his own section below it.
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I spoke to Scott Ian of Anthrax, Randy Blythe of Lamb of God, Brann Dailor of Mastodon, Lita Ford, Joe Duplantier of Gojira, Matt Baty of Pigs x7 and Mick Box of Uriah Heep about Ozzy Osbourne. Great testaments to his brilliance, and to the power of metal.
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After Osbourne’s death at 76, the heavy metal greats he inspired remember his pranks, generosity and quadruple brandies – and relive the tears at his farewell show
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"A modern black glass house with warm lighting, nestled among tall trees beside a tranquil river in a misty forest.". Create images and videos in seconds with Grok Imagine.
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Type of breakdown where I'm taking off my t shirt and mopping my brow with it 😮💨🚨.
In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, crouch-walking against a switch will make Mario vibrate extremely rapidly while emitting a barrage of "ha", "hoo", and "hmm" soundbites.
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RT @mrsslrss: i went to North Carolina to chat with Wednesday's Karly Hartzman about writing about death, loving her hometown, and making o….
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Wednesday’s picaresque yarns are full of arson, sex shops and outcasts. At home in North Carolina, their leader explains why she likes things ‘a little bit scary’ – and what’s next after her split...
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RT @HarrySword: ICYMI - I interviewed Bobby Weir of the Grateful Dead for The Guardian a few weeks back. He's playing Royal Albert Hall thi….
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Forget Swifties. The Grateful Dead have the world’s most devoted following. As he heads for Britain, founder Bobby Weir talks Vegas spectaculars, bootleggers and life after Jerry Garcia
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One of the best British debuts in ages - spry, funky, expert sound design but also powerfully human. Every single track operating on such a high level 👏👏👏👏👏.
Demdike Stare’s DDS label with a standout debut album from NZO, distilling 2-step UKG, R&B x computerised funk, adjacent to mutant jungle and footwork. RIYL SND, Rian Treanor, Beatrice Dillon, Rodney Jerkins, Groove Chronicles, Akufen… 🔥.
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I wrote about @_jakemuir's transportive new album Campana Sonans, constructed from field recordings of church bells in England and Germany.
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The American found-sound artist’s new album captures all the delight and drama of European bellringing, as he manipulates field recordings into drifting 20-minute works
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I spoke to @BiffyClyro and @eisenbergsounds for this piece with songwriters digging into what made Brian Wilson such a singular genius. Thank you @davesimps0n for doing the other chats!.
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With the innocence of a child and the vision of a god, his craft was astonishing. From Jessica Pratt to Jim James and Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil, top musicians explain why he was like no other
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The albums of the year so far, as chosen by me, Alexis and Laura.
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Bon Iver straddles stark indie-folk and poppy R&B while PinkPantheress makes an unarguable case for going out out as we revisit six months of the music you mustn’t miss
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Any worries about a good song of the summer are vaporised with the arrival of the new Alex G. His best ever song imo.
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Remembering how Yung Lean made a song with Kreayshawn and it was deeply moving and absolutely amazing.
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I met @theweeknd in New York to discuss his path to the top of pop, the "hell" of making "half-baked" The Idol, and the panic and abandonment issues he confronted in making new film Hurry Up Tomorrow.
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Abel Tesfaye is arguably the world’s biggest pop star – so why is he thinking of wrapping up the Weeknd? As he releases soul-baring film Hurry Up Tomorrow, he charts his path through drugs, heartbr...
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Thanks @phinjennings for this one on his Guardian debut!.
Super important piece on uber-wealthy ownership of grassroots club culture and how experimental, diverse lineups are increasingly being supported by nepotism money.
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Rest assured that as I said in the email being reported on above, "we'll continue to do the same range of Guardian music features, interviews etc that we have always done". Also, I'm really sorry to see many cherished colleagues and friends leave as a result of the move. 💔.
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To clarify this a bit – we're not actually scaling back the Guardian's own music coverage, in fact we're slightly expanding it. But the Observer's separately commissioned music coverage was on the Guardian site, and that coverage will now move to Tortoise Media.
The @guardian is scaling back its music coverage following the sale of Sunday sister newspaper @ObserverUK.
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Ridiculously great record with some of the best guitar playing/ideas I've heard in ages. The way Kullawada "Awila" builds and builds and then finds another gear at 8.39. Truly levitational business.
For @pitchfork I wrote about the extraordinary debut from Los Thuthanaka, the duo of Chuquimamani-Condori & Joshua Chuquimia Crampton. It’s one of the most inspiring albums I’ve heard; chuffed that it’s my first BNM review. Pretty nice score too, huh.
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Lovely story here – Mari' Pierre, she of wonderful lovers rock single Walk Away, has had quite a few knocks over the years but doing this interview has compelled her to go back to the recording studio.
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The British-Guyanese singer topped the reggae chart with 1978’s Walk Away, but despite work with Robert Plant and others, she’s rarely returned to the studio. This interview might change that…
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RT @AlastairShuttl1: Thrilled to have interviewed AYA for @guardian about her astonishing new album Hexed on @Hyperdub A triumphant record….
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RT @eisenbergsounds: Novelty is cooked dudes! transcendence is for the rippers, postmodernism is too. Guitar is everlasting and powerful an….
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