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The Beatles left “That Means A Lot”, a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon for the film Help!, off the album because they felt they could not sing it well enough. They gave it to singer PJ Proby, whose recording became a modest UK hit, giving…
The article links three rock songs released in 1968 to the Vietnam War, either through their interpretation or their original purpose. It says the songs reflected the conflict and its human cost, even when they were not written specifically about Vietnam. Jimi Hendrix’s version of Bob Dylan’s “All…
Michael Caine recalled being warned that playing gay characters could harm his career, but he accepted the roles in California Suite (1978) and Deathtrap (1982). His decision mattered in an era when LGBTQ+ people faced significant prejudice and screen portrayals were less common. Caine said colleagues asked whether…
Bon Jovi has added two North American stadium dates to its 2027 “Forever Tour”: a second Toronto show and a concert in South Bend, Indiana. The additions follow strong demand and extend a global tour that will visit Japan, Australia, the UK, the United States and Canada. The…
A documentary provisionally titled “Taylor Swift Wien” will examine the foiled plot that led to the cancellation of Taylor Swift’s three Vienna concerts in August 2024. The film will explore online radicalisation and toxic masculinity alongside the Swifties’ community, and how the attack was prevented. Co-directed by Andreas…
Carrie Coon praised Taylor Swift’s impression of Bertha Russell, Coon’s character in The Gilded Age, calling it accurate and saying Swift was “so Bertha”. The compliment came as Coon discussed the impression on The Tonight Show, where host Jimmy Fallon replayed Swift’s earlier appearance. Swift used Bertha’s theatrical…
Andrew Garfield has disputed Sam Altman’s account of meeting him while filming Artificial, the forthcoming film about Altman’s brief removal and return as OpenAI chief executive in 2023. Garfield says he has never met or waved to Altman, leaving the two accounts in conflict. Altman previously said he…
Ghost’s “Mary On A Cross” has reached one billion streams on Spotify, joining a small group of heavy metal songs to pass that mark. The milestone is striking because the 2019 track began as a B-side rather than a major single, before finding a much wider audience through…
Elton John’s “Ticking”, “Rotten Peaches” and “A Song for Guy” show sides of the pianist that differ from his more familiar, highly produced rock songs. Together, the tracks illustrate how he could use spare arrangements, country influences and instrumental music to broaden his sound. “Ticking” centres on a…
The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was a huge commercial success after its May 1967 release, but early responses from fellow musicians were mixed. In a review for the music paper Disc, Ray Davies of The Kinks sounded cautiously positive, while noting that he had heard…