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“I fell in love with Moving Pictures, although my husband and my guitar player laugh at me because they say it’s the worst record of Rush’s whole career”: How Beth Hart discovered prog

• Beth Hart named Les Claypool her prog hero in a 2016 interview
• She discovered prog via Rush's Moving Pictures aged nine or ten
• Geddy Lee's bass playing first drew her into the genre

Blues rock singer Beth Hart has spoken about how she developed a love of progressive rock, tracing it back to childhood and citing Primus bassist Les Claypool as her prog hero. In a 2016 interview with Prog magazine, Hart explained that her musical tastes were shaped early by…

The 1965 song Don Henley could to listen to forever: “Over and over and over again”

• Don Henley prioritised meaningful, emotionally complex lyrics over formulaic love songs in Eagles compositions
• He drew inspiration from melancholic material by Dylan and The Beatles, believing great songwriters achieve their best work in sad songs

Kovert Creative adds veteran publicist Mallory Morehead Pritzl to its team

• Kovert Creative hires publicist Mallory Morehead Pritzl for its PR team
• She'll handle clients like "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and SmartLess Media
• Brings 15 years' experience, most recently at Sony Pictures Television

Kovert Creative, a bi-coastal entertainment communications firm, has hired veteran publicist Mallory Morehead Pritzl to join its entertainment PR team, Variety reported. The appointment bolsters the agency's roster of communications staff serving high-profile programming clients, reflecting Kovert's continued expansion in a competitive entertainment PR market. Based in the…

Agatha Christie’s 62% RT Whodunit Returns to Streaming Charts

• Branagh's "Death on the Nile" (62% on Rotten Tomatoes) is trending again on streaming
• Boosted by renewed interest after Netflix's "Agatha Christie's Seven Dials"
• Stars Branagh, Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer in a Poirot murder mystery

Kenneth Branagh's 2022 adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile" has re-entered streaming popularity charts, riding renewed interest in Christie's work following the success of Netflix's new three-part series "Agatha Christie's Seven Dials". The film, which holds a 62% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is the second…

10 Horror Books That Are Perfectly Written

• Collider ranks ten horror novels for exceptional writing quality.
• List includes Clive Barker's "The Hellbound Heart" at number ten.
• Mariana Enriquez and Tananarive Due also feature prominently.

Collider has published a list of ten horror novels praised for their outstanding writing, arguing that these books transcend typical genre storytelling through their prose style, structure and thematic depth. The list, compiled by author Shawn Van Horn, highlights how horror fiction can blend visceral fear with weightier…

Hearts to ‘go for it’ in Champions League quest

• Hearts begin Champions League qualifying under new coach Wouter Vrancken.
• Major departures have prompted a rapid squad rebuild.
• Sturm Graz provide an early, difficult European test.

Hearts are beginning a demanding Champions League qualifying campaign after narrowly missing out on the Scottish Premiership title, with new head coach Wouter Vrancken urging the team to embrace the opportunity. The tie against Austrian side Sturm Graz is an early test of a substantially rebuilt squad and…