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“Everyone is tired of these fake personas and people glorifying lifestyles that seem unobtainable.” Headwreck have the cure for a world burned out on algorithms
Australian nu metalcore band Headwreck say their success stems from rejecting the manufactured hype, fake personas and algorithm-driven “consume, consume, consume” culture that dominates much of modern music fandom. Drummer Colby Horton and guitarist/vocalist Jamo Benadie argue that simply being themselves, rather than cultivating a calculated image, has helped them forge a more genuine connection…
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The guitarist Joe Perry knew wrote his “favourite” songs to play: “His style is so different”
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry has praised bandmate Brad Whitford, saying the second guitarist wrote some of his favourite songs in the group’s catalogue and played some of his favourite solos, despite lacking the same public recognition as Perry himself. While Perry has long been regarded as Aerosmith’s flashier, more visible guitarist alongside frontman Steven Tyler, Perry…
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Inside the sad downfall of Country Road: Store closures, falling sales and ‘astronomical’ prices – so can the Aussie fashion icon survive?
Country Road, once one of Australia’s most iconic fashion brands, has posted its third consecutive annual loss, deepening concerns about its long-term survival amid store closures and weakening sales. A fashion expert has attributed the decline to the retailer being squeezed out of the middle market, as budget-conscious shoppers increasingly choose either ultra-cheap fast-fashion chains…
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Woman sold herself as Alexis Carrington-style girlboss with $350m fortune, ambassadorship and award from Biden… so why was she living at her mom’s modest home near a McDonald’s? We reveal humiliating truth
Shannon Monet Steel, a 42-year-old woman from Detroit, presented herself online and in public as a mogul worth $350 million, complete with a private bank, an ambassadorship to the Central African Republic and a presidential award, but federal prosecutors say the persona was almost entirely fabricated. She has now been charged with a single count…
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Attack of the drones! Council turns to Star Wars-style laser tech to stop gulls
Dumfries and Galloway Council has begun using drones and lasers to deter seagulls from nesting in built-up areas ahead of this year’s breeding season, in a bid to reduce dive-bombing incidents without harming the birds. The move comes after licensing body NatureScot began insisting councils exhaust preventative measures before granting licences for egg and nest…
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Winnie the Pooh Celebrates 100 Years With $500 Cashmere Sweaters
Winnie the Pooh’s 100th anniversary is being marked with a high-fashion twist, as Los Angeles label Re/Done has launched a four-piece capsule collection with Disney reimagining the honey-loving bear and his Hundred Acre Wood friends. Released on 3 September, the range applies Re/Done’s vintage-inspired denim-brand aesthetic to characters first created by A.A. Milne in 1926,…
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GP practice manager who stole £500,000 from colleagues and blew it on designer goods that were still being delivered when police searched her house avoids jail due to overflowing prisons
A GP practice manager who stole more than £500,000 from her NHS employer and spent it on designer goods and a Tesla has avoided prison because UK jails are “full to bursting,” a court heard. Helena Paiva, 33, admitted defrauding the Albion Street Practice in Southwark, London, of £517,260.29 over two and a half years…
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Moroccan influencer who robbed diamond-encrusted £170,000 Richard Mille watch from fashion designer as he smoked cigar outside Mayfair restaurant faces jail
A Moroccan social media influencer and two other men face jail after being convicted of robbing an internationally known fashion designer of his £170,000 Richard Mille watch outside a Mayfair restaurant. Catalin Botezatu, who has worked with Versace, was smoking a cigar with a friend outside Amazonico in Berkeley Square when he was ambushed by…
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Swansea on the way to reviving style – Matos
Swansea City head coach Vitor Matos says his side are rediscovering the possession-based playing style that defined the club’s most successful era, as they sit top of the early Championship table. The Swans, unbeaten in 11 of their last league games bar one defeat, have taken 10 points from their opening four fixtures and impressed…
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Fraudsters who lived luxury lifestyles with fancy holidays and top-of-the-range sports cars after conning pensioners out of £70m in tree-planting Ponzi scheme are jailed
Three fraudsters who ran a £70million pension Ponzi scheme disguised as an ethical tree-planting investment have been jailed after admitting fraudulent trading. Matthew Pickard, Stephen Greenaway and Paul Laver conned more than 3,000 people over seven years through their Bournemouth-based firm, Ethical Forestry Limited, persuading pensioners to transfer their savings into a tree-planting scheme in…