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‘I just knew it would sound incredible!’: why the Globe is giving Shakespeare some flamenco fire
Shakespeare’s Globe is staging Love’s Labour’s Lost with a strong flamenco influence, led by director Indiana Lown-Collins, who believes the art form matches the play’s themes of passion, desire and death. She says the Globe’s acoustics and oak stage make it an ideal setting for flamenco, and chose the comedy because its emotional intensity and…
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Campaign to improve artist treatment at music venues launches, Raise The Bar
“Large corporate venues, like those owned by the Live Nation monopoly, have made these practices too common across the country”
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Pokémon Go ‘Special Anniversary Pikachu Celebration’ event guide
Our guide lists all the available costumed Pikachu as part of Pokémon Go’s “Pikachu Celebration” event.
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NBC’s Best Chance to Boost Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers May Come During TV’s Slow Summer Cycle
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers on Monday evening start several weeks of late-night broadcasts aimed at reaching summer audiences, one of TV’s smallest pools of viewership. And yet, the two hosts have a giant opportunity ahead of them. Fallon will launch NBC’s “Tonight Show” on Monday without any regular competitors — a throwback to the…
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“He came into the kitchen, gave me a tape and said, ‘Listen to this. It’s not just any tape’.” How a mouthy teenage guitarist scored his band a record deal with Britain’s coolest indie label, and kickstarted a musical revolution
How the career of one of Britain’s most influential bands was launched in a London warehouse
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The 1988 movie that almost made Bruce Willis go deaf: “I suffer two-thirds partial hearing loss”
A costly mistake. The post The 1988 movie that almost made Bruce Willis go deaf: “I suffer two-thirds partial hearing loss” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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“I’ve Missed That in Country Music”: Shania Twain Reveals the Two Country Artists She Believes Are Ready for Stardom
Shania Twain has named Ella Langley and Shaboozey as two country artists she believes are poised for major, potentially global, success. Her comments matter because they come from one of country music’s most commercially successful and influential figures, and they also reflect her wider view that originality and individuality are essential if the genre is…
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Renée Zellweger, Michael Keaton & Judi Dench Projects Make 2026 HollyShorts Lineup
HollyShorts has unveiled its 2026 programme, featuring short films tied to major film and television names including Renée Zellweger, Michael Keaton and Judi Dench. The announcement matters because the Oscar-qualifying festival remains a prominent showcase for short-form filmmaking, and this year’s lineup highlights how established actors, directors and producers are continuing to invest in the…
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57 Years Ago, Hundreds of Radio Stations Banned This Controversial Beatles Song That John Lennon Likened to a “Prayer”
The article says that in July 1969, hundreds of US radio stations banned or refused to play The Beatles’ single “The Ballad of John and Yoko” because of its use of the words “Christ” and “crucify” in the chorus. It argues that the backlash mattered because the song was deeply personal to John Lennon, reflecting…