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Royal Blood pack out The Gallery tent for raucous Reading 2026 “surprise” set
Royal Blood drew a large crowd to The Gallery tent at Reading Festival 2026 for a previously announced “surprise” set, despite dry weather that the band had jokingly hoped would drive people indoors. The Brighton duo delivered a high-energy performance built around heavy riffs, mosh pits and audience participation, underlining their reputation as a strong…
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Fed has ‘work to do’ if price rises don’t ease for Americans, Warsh says
Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh said the US central bank may need to act if it cannot become confident that inflation is easing sufficiently. Although summer data was better than expected, he said the overall picture had not improved meaningfully, signalling that the Fed’s priority remains returning inflation to its 2% target. US prices rose…
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What was number one when the iPod was first launched in 2001?
Apple’s first iPod went on sale in the United States on 10 November 2001, promising “1,000 songs in your pocket” at a time when most people still carried music on CDs. Its arrival mattered because it made large digital music collections portable and helped reshape how listeners accessed albums and individual tracks. At $399, the…
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De Zerbi wants one more signing for Tottenham before transfer deadline
Roberto De Zerbi wants Tottenham to make one further signing before Tuesday night’s transfer deadline, despite saying the club’s recruitment has already surpassed his expectations. The Spurs head coach discussed a final move with the club’s owners and senior executives, while also leaving open the possibility of departures as he seeks to refine his squad.…
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Hell Let Loose: Vietnam review
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is a demanding 100-player multiplayer shooter that makes communication and co-ordination essential, placing US Army and North Vietnamese Army forces in large, dense jungle battlefields. Its strongest moments come when squads, leaders and commanders work together effectively, creating tense and absorbing combined-arms battles; however, the review argues that these moments are…
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Kirill Sokolov to Direct Animated Feature ‘Alone in the Ocean,’ About Freediver Slava Kurilov’s Famed Escape From Soviet Union (EXCLUSIVE)
Russian filmmaker Kirill Sokolov will direct his first animated feature, “Alone in the Ocean”, based on freediver and oceanographer Slava Kurilov’s 1974 escape from the Soviet Union. The project matters because it will use a hybrid animated approach to portray both Kurilov’s dangerous physical journey and his pursuit of professional and personal freedom. Kurilov escaped…
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MOTHER Shares Soaring New Track ‘MOTIONS’
MOTHER has released ‘MOTIONS’, its second track, following debut single ‘UNHOLY’ and further establishing the project’s dark, emotionally intense modern-metal sound. The song matters as an early indication of MOTHER’s direction, blending electronic atmosphere with metalcore elements while exploring harmful cycles that can feel difficult to escape. According to MOTHER, the lyrics examine relationships, behaviours…
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PLUSH Shares Music Video For New Single ‘Animalistic’
PLUSH has released a music video for its new single, “Animalistic”, the first track unveiled from its forthcoming second album, “Mass Hysteria”. The band says the song and video explore internal conflict, rage and resilience, using contrasting light and dark visual scenes to represent outward identity and hidden instincts. The song was written by Moriah…
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Why Brad Pitt turned down the 1995 movie his mother called “the best” she’d ever seen
Brad Pitt declined the role of astronaut Jack Swigert in Ron Howard’s 1995 drama Apollo 13, opting instead to play Detective David Mills in David Fincher’s Se7en. The decision mattered because Se7en became a defining 1990s thriller and helped establish Pitt as an actor willing to take darker, less conventional roles rather than rely on…