Fifty years ago today, on 11 August 1976, the Ramones played their first West Coast shows at the Roxy in Los Angeles, bringing New York’s fledgling punk sound to a city that remained largely unconvinced by it. Despite having already released their debut album, signed to Sire Records and played influential London gigs the previous…

Lawyers for convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh have alleged that a law enforcement agent fabricated evidence presented to the grand jury that indicted him, according to Fox News. The claim forms part of the disgraced South Carolina attorney’s ongoing legal battle, which comes after his double murder conviction was previously overturned by the state’s Supreme…

Miss Universe Canada has criticised the Miss Universe organisation after rival contestants were permitted to wear costumes she found culturally insensitive towards Indigenous people. As an Indigenous woman, she said the outfits felt “hurtful” and has called on the pageant to reconsider what contestants are allowed to wear during national costume segments. Full details of…

Country star Darius Rucker has paid an emotional tribute to his longtime bodyguard, Eugene “Buddy” Wright, following his death at the age of 66. Rucker, best known as the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish, described Wright as far more than an employee, calling him his friend, brother, best friend and, at times, his therapist.…