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4 Acts That Lit up the Stage Alongside The Band at the Last Waltz
The Band’s 1976 farewell concert, The Last Waltz, became a legendary event thanks to a star-studded line-up of guest performers who joined the group on stage in San Francisco. While every guest contributed to the night’s magic, several delivered standout moments that came to define the show’s legacy, blending personal history with The Band and…
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Bad Wolves Kicked Off Skillet Tour, Guitarist Departs Over Label’s Decision to Release Dolly Parton Cover
Los Angeles metal band Bad Wolves has lost its guitarist and been dropped from a support tour within days, following disputes over the group’s direction and its singer’s identity. Guitarist AJ Rebollo quit after label Better Noise Music pushed ahead with releasing a cover of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” against the band’s wishes, saying he could…
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Dolly Parton’s 5 Most Memorable Movie Performances
Collider has put together a tribute list of Dolly Parton’s five most memorable film roles, published following news of her death. The piece highlights her lesser-known but well-regarded film career from the 1980s and early 1990s, arguing that although she never became a true leading lady, she brought consistent warmth and charisma to every part…
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Unexpected ancient complex emerges near biblical city linked to Jonah and St Peter
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a sprawling 1,300-year-old industrial and commercial complex in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, during excavations ahead of construction of a new bus terminal. The site sat near a key ancient route linking Jaffa, Ramla and Jerusalem, close to biblical Joppa, which features in the stories of Jonah and St Peter,…
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Dolly Parton once performed for Queen Elizabeth II and was ‘scared to death’ about her curtsy
Dolly Parton, who died this week, once performed for Queen Elizabeth II in 1977 and admitted she had been “scared to death” about getting her curtsy right. The recollection has resurfaced following Parton’s death, with British commentators drawing comparisons between the singer and the late monarch as two admired, resilient female figures whose loss has…
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Celebrity evangelist reflects on 2024 meeting with Hayden Panettiere after actress’s sudden passing
A Tennessee pastor and celebrity evangelist, Dylan Novak, has spoken about meeting actress Hayden Panettiere in April 2024, describing a lingering sense of sadness he felt around her at the time, following her sudden death on 16 August. Novak, who founded Celebrity Evangelist Ministries after sharing his faith with over 2,000 famous figures, said he…
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On the Charts 55 Years Ago Today, Lynn Anderson Landed Her Final No. 1 Album With a No. 1 Title Track Written by Her Then Husband
On 30 August 1971, country singer Lynn Anderson reached number one on the Billboard country albums chart for the second time in her career with “You’re My Man”, 55 years to the day before this article’s publication. The album’s title track, written by her then-husband and producer Glenn Sutton, also topped the country singles chart,…
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The datacenter fight could permanently transform US politics. Which party will seize advantage?
A wave of local opposition to big tech’s datacentre construction boom is uniting Americans across the political spectrum, with three-quarters now opposing datacentre development in their area—a swing of more than 30 percentage points in just a year. What began as scattered, dismissible instances of nimbyism has grown into a national movement, with more than…