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Watch: DIMMU BORGIR Kicks Off Summer 2026 North American Tour In New York City
Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir launched their summer 2026 North American tour on 7 August at the Palladium Times Square in New York City, with fan-filmed footage of the full concert now circulating online. The set marked the live debut of several new tracks and included a performance of “Reptile” for the first…
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James Gray says actors shape a film’s style more than realised
Filmmaker James Gray opened a Sunday press conference at the 79th Locarno Film Festival by admitting he is “always shocked” when actors say they want to work with him, a self-deprecating remark that set the tone for a wide-ranging conversation ahead of him receiving the festival’s Career Leopard honour. He went on to argue that…
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Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Western of the Last Few Years Is Officially a Prime Video Hit
Kevin Costner’s ambitious Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” has found a second life as a streaming success on Prime Video, following a rocky theatrical run. The four-part, self-financed franchise was Costner’s passion project, one he reportedly left “Yellowstone” to pursue, and had initially been championed by a reinvigorated Warner Bros. keen to back director-driven…
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Travis Tritt Wrote This Hit Single Amid His Own Personal Heartache
Country star Travis Tritt has revealed that his 1991 hit “Here’s A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)” was born directly out of a painful divorce he went through before signing his first record deal. The uptempo track, the lead single from his sophomore album It’s All About To Change, was written entirely by Tritt and…
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HBO’s Cancelled 12-Episode Series Is a Steampunk Masterpiece
HBO’s steampunk sci-fi drama *The Nevers* was axed as part of the streamer’s 2023 content purge, ending after just 12 episodes without resolving the storylines it had spent two seasons building. The Victorian-set series featured a strong cast, including Laura Donnelly, Ann Skelly, Nick Frost, Olivia Williams, Tom Riley and James Norton, and its early…
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The one rock singer Robert Plant couldn’t match: “Too good”
Robert Plant said he could never match Steve Marriott, the Small Faces singer, because Marriott’s vocal intensity and blues-rooted power were “too good”. The comparison matters because Plant is widely regarded as one of rock’s defining vocalists, yet he viewed Marriott as a benchmark he could not equal. Plant acknowledged that listeners often compared his…
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The 1964 Beatles song John Lennon considered meaningless: “It doesn’t mean a damn thing”
The article discusses John Lennon’s later dismissal of The Beatles’ 1964 song ‘I Should Have Known Better’, which he said “doesn’t mean a damn thing”. It highlights the contrast between the song’s success as an early Beatles pop recording and Lennon’s more critical view of material written during the group’s intensely productive early years. ‘I…
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Stephen King’s Favorite 2025 Sci-Fi Adaptation Is Officially Becoming a Global Streaming Hit
A 2025 big-budget Stephen King adaptation continues to prove popular on streaming. Here’s everything you should know.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Feels Like a Brand-New Experience With These 12 Replay Ideas
Ready for your next Baldur’s Gate 3 run? These 12 new ideas will help you make your next time saving Faerûn feel fresh.
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4 of the All-Time Best 1970s Songs To Pair With Your Favorite Cocktails
Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images Whether you prefer whiskey, gin, tequila, or vodka, these 1970s songs pair perfectly with all your favorite cocktails. The post 4 of the All-Time Best 1970s Songs To Pair With Your Favorite Cocktails appeared first on American Songwriter.