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Sounds,18 Sep 2025,43 mins,

Bad Bunny, Bowie at The V&A, and Chicken Gate

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick
Contains strong language and adult humour.

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Are phone-free experiences the future? Annie and Nick discuss the importance of forging real connections after an effective stickers-on-phones policy. Elsewhere, 90,000 Bowie artefacts are being exhibited at London’s V&A museum and Bad Bunny puts his fan’s safety first by deciding not to tour in the US. Plus, Cardi B takes album sales into her own hands, the 2026 Coachella line-up is (already) here, and Annie and Nick discuss their Mercury Prize winner predictions. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16, WhatsApp on 07970082700 or email [email protected] ALBUMS Cardi B – Am I the Drama? CMAT – EUROCOUNTRY Jacob Alon – In Limerence Pulp – More Fontaine’s D.C. - Romance Joe Webb - Hamstrings & Hurricanes Martin Carthy - Transform Me Then Into A Fish SL – Block Tales SONGS Selda Bağcan - İnce İnce Bir Kar Yağar

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