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4 Songs From 1977 Every 70s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
This American Songwriter piece looks back at four hit songs from 1977 that would have been staples on Top 40 radio for children heading to school in the family car during that era. It’s a nostalgic list piece aimed at readers who grew up in the 1970s, celebrating songs that have since become enduring classics…
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DROWNING POOL’s C.J. PIERCE On Using A.I. To Write Music: ‘I’m Definitely Against All That Stuff’
In a new interview with “The Seth Williams Show”, DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) algorithms and machine learning…
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Sir Billy Connolly exhibition coming to Glasgow in 2027
Billy Connolly’s Big Wee Exhibition will be at the city’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery from next June .
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Netflix’s 3-Part Spy Thriller Is the Perfect Binge Before Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Thomas Crown Affair’
Netflix’s crime series *Lupin* is being recommended as ideal viewing ahead of the release of a new *Thomas Crown Affair* adaptation starring Michael B. Jordan, given both share the “gentleman thief” premise. The show is a modern reimagining of Maurice Leblanc’s classic Arsène Lupin character, and its blend of intricate heists with emotional depth has…
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The Med is too hot for swimmers! Tourists say they can’t cool down as water temperatures hit exceptionally high levels
Tourists holidaying around the Mediterranean have complained that sea temperatures have become uncomfortably hot, leaving them unable to cool off during the summer heatwave. Reports from popular coastal destinations describe unusually warm waters that fail to provide the usual relief from soaring air temperatures, raising fresh concerns about the impact of climate change on the…
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Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings
Accell Group, the Dutch owner of the historic Raleigh bicycle brand, has begun insolvency proceedings after failing to find a buyer, putting the future of the 139-year-old British name in the hands of court-appointed administrators. Raleigh was founded in 1887 and once made a million bicycles a year at its Nottingham factory with more than…
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Tubi Hits 110 Million Monthly Users as Fox Streamer Delivers Highest Revenue Quarter Yet (Exclusive)
Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox, has surpassed 110 million monthly active users and just posted its highest-revenue quarter to date, according to figures shared exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter. Chief executive Anjali Sud says the milestone validates a decade-long bet on free, ad-supported streaming, arguing that audiences increasingly favour choice and…
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Netflix’s 8-Part Thriller Based on a Bestselling Novel Is the Perfect Weekend Binge
Netflix’s new eight-episode thriller *The Hunting Wives*, adapted from May Cobb’s bestselling novel, is being praised as an addictive weekend watch that blends Southern Gothic atmosphere with soapy murder-mystery intrigue. The series follows Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow), who relocates with her husband from Massachusetts to the wealthy East Texas town of Maple Brook, where she…
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Arlene Smith obituary
Arlene Smith, the singer who formed and fronted the Chantels, one of the earliest and most influential “girl groups” in pop music, has died aged 84. Her powerful lead vocal on the 1957 ballad Maybe, which sold more than a million copies, helped establish a template that later shaped acts such as the Shirelles, the…
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Trump never in ‘harm’s way’ during Marine One incident: White House
President Trump was never in “harm’s way” when his Marine One helicopter came within a mile of a passenger jet on Tuesday, according to the White House. “Marine One flights are piloted by some of the best aviators in the world, and at no point was the President in harm’s way,” White House spokesperson Kush…