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Foreign Tongues review by Clash still blocked behind verification screen
The requested item is a Clash music review of “Foreign Tongues” (attributed in the title to The Rolling Stones), but the article content could not be retrieved. Instead of the review, the page returned only an anti-bot verification screen reading “Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue,” meaning the substance of the review…
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Bendita Film Sales Boards Ann Oren’s Locarno Competition Title ‘Objet A’
Bendita Film Sales has acquired the international rights to “Objet a”, the second feature from writer-director-artist Ann Oren, ahead of its world premiere in the main International Competition at the Locarno Film Festival in August. The deal builds on Oren’s international profile following her 2022 debut “Piaffe”, which also premiered in competition at Locarno and…
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“MCR do more with fans’ ticket money than any other band of their generation”: My Chemical Romance put on the biggest spectacle in stadium rock as they start trilogy of Wembley shows
My Chemical Romance opened the first of three shows at London’s Wembley Stadium to mark the platinum anniversary of their landmark 2006 album The Black Parade, and the review hails the concert as one of the most ambitious spectacles in stadium rock. The band framed the night around a new rock-opera narrative in which their…
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Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75 in Portuguese hospital after illness
The Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75. Her death was announced in a short statement on her official website, which said her family and team were “heartbroken” that she had “unexpectedly passed away” in a hospital in Portugal as a result of an illness for which she had been receiving…
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Hollywood stuntmen sue film company for £200,000 after ‘unauthorised’ 18-second clip featuring them was used in Sir Elton John’s farewell tour
Two British stunt performers, Theo Morton and Douglas Robson, have launched a High Court claim seeking £200,000 from MARV Bespoke Productions Limited, the film company behind the 2017 movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The pair say an 18-second clip featuring them — showing Sir Elton John beating up villains in a feathered 1970s suit and…
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AlphaTheta announces new all-in-one unit, XDJ-AN
AlphaTheta has released the XDJ-AN, a new two-channel all-in-one DJ unit designed to operate without a laptop and equipped with built-in Wi-Fi. The device is positioned as a bridge between home and club-grade setups, drawing on features from the brand’s flagship CDJ-3000X multi player and DJM mixers, with the aim of helping users grow comfortable…
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‘A lot of art in Ireland was made by one type of man’: Richard Malone on taking his colourful fabric creations to the EU Council
Irish artist Richard Malone has created a major sculpture installation for the Council of the European Union’s Justus Lipsius and Europa buildings in Brussels, marking Ireland’s assumption of the EU presidency this month. Titled Cuimhne agus Séadchomhartha (Memory and Monument), the work features his colourful fabric sculptures — with dramatic drapes and folds resembling mythical…
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The Metallica Doodle Map: All of Rob and Kirk’s local Doodles
Metallica have turned an in-concert improvisation into one of the most beloved parts of their live shows. Since the WorldWired tour began in 2016, bassist Rob Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett have performed a nightly jam known as the “Doodle”, and from 2017 onwards this evolved into a tradition of covering a song local to…
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“Yes were supposed to tour but I had to say, ‘Sorry, I’m not finished.’ They wanted to make money, so it did not go down well. But I was mentally wrecked”: Why Jon Anderson drove himself mad making Olias Of Sunhillow
In a 2016 interview with Prog magazine marking the album’s 40th anniversary, former Yes singer Jon Anderson reflected on the intense self-imposed pressure he faced while making his 1976 debut solo album, Olias Of Sunhillow. Anderson recorded the entire album largely alone in his garage/home studio in Buckinghamshire, playing every instrument himself and painstakingly synchronising…
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‘Mu-ki-ra,’ From Colombian Creative Powerhouse Estefanía Piñeres Duque and ‘Decorado’ Producer Chelo Loureiro, Brought to Market by Latido Films (EXCLUSIVE)
The Colombian-Spanish animated musical “Mu-ki-ra”, from Colombian creative Estefanía Piñeres Duque and Spain’s Ábano Producions, will be brought to the international market by Latido Films at the Locarno Festival. Now completed, the film will screen in August at Locarno Kids, an increasingly important sidebar of the festival that is driving a growing share of its…