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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard steps back amid health issues
ZZ Top’s longtime drummer Frank Beard has stepped back from touring due to unspecified health issues, which forced the cancellation of the band’s Hollywood Bowl concert last week. A band spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone that guitarist Billy Gibbons and bassist Elwood Francis will continue performing, with drummer Michael Monahan covering Beard’s dates for the…
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Travis Barker Recalls Daughter Alabama’s Fear Before His 2008 Plane Crash: ‘The Roof’s Gonna Come Off!’
Ahead of the Sunday, 16 August premiere of his documentary Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear, the Blink-182 drummer has recalled the eerie warning his young daughter Alabama gave him hours before the near-fatal 2008 plane crash that killed four people. Speaking on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Barker said Alabama, then just three…
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Lucy Liu Boards ‘Reset,’ Sci-Fi Short Being Developed Into a Feature, as EP (Exclusive)
Actor Lucy Liu has joined “Reset,” a sci-fi dramedy from writer-directors Celine Tien and Jerry Hsu, as an executive producer, with the project now being developed from a short film into a feature. The short premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Audience Award for best international short film, and…
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The Story Behind the Beatles Song That Earned Them America’s Adoration in 1963
Before “I Want to Hold Your Hand” broke them in America in 1964, The Beatles had struggled for months to gain a foothold in the US market, despite chart success at home with “Please Please Me” and “She Loves You”. Producer George Martin repeatedly urged Capitol Records to release their music in the States, only…
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This Ace Combat 8 Trailer Looks at Fighter Jets the Way Gran Turismo Looks at Cars
Bandai Namco has released an unusual trailer for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve that focuses purely on showcasing the game’s aircraft, drawing comparisons to how the Gran Turismo series lovingly presents its cars. Rather than highlighting missions or gameplay, the video lingers on several fighter jets in striking detail, both grounded and airborne, conveying…
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Blur’s reunion is “a question of when not if”, drummer confirms
They last performed in 2024. The post Blur’s reunion is “a question of when not if”, drummer confirms first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The Reytons are currently fighting off FLO for this week’s UK Number One album spot
The Reytons, a rock band from Rotherham, are currently battling London girl group FLO for this week’s UK Number One album spot, with their record ‘A Love Letter To A Broken Town’ leading the chart. A win would give the self-releasing band their second chart-topper, following their 2023 success with ‘What’s Rock And Roll?’, while…
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DEVILDRIVER’s DEZ FAFARA Confronts His Mortality After Health Scare: ‘I’m Blessed To Be Here’
DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara has revealed he was diagnosed with a non-cancerous tumour near his salivary gland two years ago, discovered after a bout of vertigo forced the cancellation of a Coal Chamber tour. Fafara, who turned 60 in May, is now speaking openly about the health scare as the band releases its eleventh studio…
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Monica Bellucci Has ‘Never’ Done Anything Like ‘Ketticè’: ‘I Was on Set in My Pajamas With a Knife in My Hand and Slippers on My Feet’
Monica Bellucci has described her role in the new film “Ketticè”, directed by Giovanni Tortorici, as unlike anything she has done before, telling Variety she found herself “on set in my pajamas with a knife in my hand and slippers on my feet” playing a character who “has abandoned her femininity”. The film, which premiered…
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50 Cent is working on an adaptation of heist shooter game ‘Payday’
Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent has signed on as executive producer for a live-action TV adaptation of the video game franchise Payday, working through his G-Unit Film & Television company alongside developer Starbreeze and Vice Studios. The move brings a major music and entertainment name into the project, which was first announced earlier this year,…