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“The label staff just assume the artists get rich. I told a girl in the office what we earned. Her jaw hit the floor”: Steve Hogarth recalls Marillion’s bad old days before crowdfunding
Marillion singer Steve Hogarth has recalled how the band pioneered crowdfunding after being dropped by their major label in 1995, running a pledge campaign to fund their 2001 album Anoraknophobia. The approach became a template later adopted widely across the music industry, though it lost credibility when the platform PledgeMusic collapsed in 2017 — by…
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Dolly Parton’s Estate to Put on Festival in Late Legend’s Honor
Dolly Parton’s estate has announced Dollyfest, a festival celebrating the country music legend, days after her death. The event will take place across two consecutive weekends in 2027 in both Nashville, Tennessee, and London, England, and was originally conceived by Parton herself as a multi-artist celebration in Nashville that she intended to host and perform…
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ANDREW W.K. Returns With ‘Temptation To Exist’, His First New Album In Five Years
Andrew W.K. has released “Temptation To Exist”, his first album in five years and a striking departure into instrumental jazz-noir territory, moving away from the maximalist party rock that made him famous. Best known for his 2001 anthem “Party Hard” and the celebratory, high-energy persona built around it, the artist has instead crafted a cinematic,…
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Does Badenoch’s surprise reshuffle show the Tories are finally going soft on Brexit?
Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative reshuffle has replaced Dame Priti Patel, one of the party’s staunchest pro-Brexit “spartans,” with Tom Tugendhat, a former committed Remainer, as shadow foreign secretary. Political editor David Maddox argues this swap could signal a subtle softening of the Tories’ Brexit stance, even though Badenoch would never openly advocate rejoining the EU, single…
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Dolly Parton’s estate announces inaugural Dollyfest for 2027
Dolly Parton’s estate has announced the creation of Dollyfest, a transatlantic festival to be held in 2027 to celebrate the country star’s life and legacy. The event, spanning two consecutive weekends across Nashville and London, was originally conceived by Parton herself as a celebration to take place around her 80th birthday in January 2026, before…
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Creative Arts Emmy Presenters Include Colin Hanks, Julianne Hough & Wanda Sykes
The Television Academy has announced the first batch of presenters for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which will be held over two nights this weekend in Los Angeles. Names revealed so far include Colin Hanks, Julianne Hough, Wanda Sykes and Julie Chen Moonves, with further announcements expected before the ceremonies take place. The Creative Arts…
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Thundercats Movie Director Shares Promising Update on ’80s Cartoon Classic Revival
Adam Wingard, director of Godzilla vs. Kong, has given an update on his long-delayed live-action ThunderCats film, confirming the project is still alive despite more than five years passing since it was first announced. Speaking to Polygon while promoting his new film Onslaught, Wingard said the adaptation remains on his development slate but has repeatedly…
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3 Rock Bands From the 1990s That Saw Multiple Members Go Solo
This piece looks back at three prominent 1990s rock acts whose lineups later branched out into individual solo careers once the bands split or paused, highlighting how each group’s success gave rise to separate creative ventures. It’s a light retrospective feature rather than breaking news, aimed at fans wanting to trace connections between the bands…
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A Music Festival Celebrating Dolly Parton is Heading to Nashville and London
Dolly Parton’s estate has announced Dollyfest: The Celebration of a Lifetime, a music festival honouring the country legend’s 60-year career, set to take place over two weekends in Nashville and London in 2027. The event was originally conceived as a January 2026 celebration for Parton’s 80th birthday, with plans for her to perform herself, but…
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Walmart Is Selling Hot Pokémon Card Sets in a New and Improved Way
Walmart is launching a new “Collectibles Drawing” system for selling Pokémon Trading Card Game products, aiming to replace its notoriously chaotic online drops with a fairer, lottery-style process. The retailer’s usual queue-based sales have long frustrated fans, who often lose out to bots and scalpers despite Walmart restocking cards weekly; the new system randomly selects…