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Why Pino Palladino was the only person who could replace John Entwistle: “Opened up space”
“Pino doesn’t play like John…” The post Why Pino Palladino was the only person who could replace John Entwistle: “Opened up space” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Heritage Monday at the Locarno Film Festival Sees a Future in the Past
At the Locarno Film Festival’s industry programme, this year’s Heritage Monday panel tackled how to draw younger audiences to older, classic films, amid growing interest in restoration and retrospective programming. Panellists including Leslie Vuchot (Timeless Cinema), Amy Homma (Academy Museum of Motion Pictures), Stefanie Schulte Strathaus (Arsenal Filminstitut) and Eddie Muller (Film Noir Foundation) argued…
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‘Sunset P.I.’ Bosses Dan Goor & Luke Del Tredici On Finding Inspiration From ‘Moonlighting’ & ‘The Pitt’
NBC has confirmed that its new half-hour comedy Sunset P.I. will premiere in February, with showrunners Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici discussing their creative influences at the network’s Backlot Press Day panel in Los Angeles. The pair, best known for executive producing Brooklyn Nine-Nine, said the series draws on the romantic tension of 1980s…
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Japan kind-of completes its sovereign satnav constellation
Japan has launched the final satellite in the current generation of its Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), a sovereign satellite navigation network designed to supplement GPS. The satellite, “Michibiki No. 7” (QZS-7), reached orbit aboard a JAXA H3 rocket, giving Japan near-complete coverage from its own constellation for the first time. The system matters because standard…
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Netflix Adds Logan Marshall-Green, Scott Bakula and More to ‘The Sticks,’ Shares First-Look at Hockey Drama
The show centers on a grieving wife who steps behind the bench of the hockey team her husband built.
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“I wanted to get Jeff Beck in the band. Then I wanted to get Keith Moon. I went for the big time.” George Thorogood is at peace with not being Bob Seger or Steve Miller
George Thorogood, best known for hits such as “Bad to the Bone” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” has spoken candidly about his approach to fame, revealing he consciously chose showmanship and spectacle over the critically lauded, understated success achieved by peers such as Bob Seger and Steve Miller. Rather than chasing the credibility…
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Your Steam Deck Can Now Moonlight as a PS Portal, with PS Plus Cloud Streaming
A new app called Asobi, currently in testing, lets Steam Deck owners and other Linux-based handheld PC users stream PlayStation Plus Premium’s cloud gaming catalogue directly on their device, effectively turning the handheld into an unofficial PS Portal. Unlike Android-based alternatives such as PX Play, Asobi’s key advantage is native support for PS Plus Premium’s…
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Sheffield park fight, US “no tax on tips” and Medicaid fears, sunlight-mirror satellite approved
The first item appears to misidentify the location: the police appeal published on 10 August concerned a large fight at the Forest Recreation Ground in Nottingham, not Sheffield. Nottinghamshire Police said the incident happened shortly after 23:00 on 1 August and involved a group of men. A 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, both said…
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3 Musicians Who Turned Their Songwriting Genius Into Award-Winning Musicals
American Songwriter highlights three musicians who stepped beyond recording careers to write acclaimed stage musicals, showing how their songwriting talents translated successfully to theatre. The piece looks at Sara Bareilles, Cyndi Lauper and Pete Townshend, each of whom adapted existing material—a film, a film again, and their own concept album—into stage productions that won over…
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3 Musicians Who Turned Their Songwriting Genius Into Award-Winning Musicals
Several well-known singer-songwriters have extended their careers beyond recorded music by writing scores for stage musicals, adapting films, albums or original stories into full theatrical productions. This showcases their versatility as composers and storytellers, with the resulting shows often achieving lasting popularity and critical acclaim in their own right, sometimes eclipsing the source material. Sara…