Author: Elizabeth Aubrey

The highly anticipated trailer for The Bikeriders, featuring Tom Hardy and Austin Butler has finally arrived. The film, directed by Jeff Nichols, was slated for a 2020 release but was delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The story follows the rise of The Vandals, a midwestern motorcycle club. The movie’s official synopsis states that “seen… Continue reading Watch Austin Butler and Tom Hardy in dramatic new trailer for ‘The Bikeriders’

Ray Winstone has admitted that sometimes he stars in films he doesn’t “want to do” so he can “pay the rent.” The 67-year-old actor said in a recent interview that he does films he doesn’t necessarily want to do, but does them anyway because he has not worked in a little while and needs to… Continue reading Ray Winstone says he acts in projects he doesn’t like in order “to pay the rent”

JK Rowling has criticised Sky News for referring to a convicted murderer as a woman in its reporting of the case. Scarlet Blake was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering Jorge Martin Carreno. Prior to this, Blake streamed a video in which she killed a cat, an act that the judge… Continue reading JK Rowling criticises Sky News for referring to transgender killer as woman

Scotland’s Connect Festival will not take place in 2024 as organisers focus on planning for the next edition. Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand and other acts performed at the 2022 event, which took place at the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh. Reasons for the hiatus weren’t given, but Connect is the latest in a growing list… Continue reading Scotland’s Connect Festival cancelled for 2024

Irish hip-hop group Kneecap appeared on Ireland’s Late Late Show and performed their collaborative song “Better Way To Live” with Fontaines DC’s Grian Chatten. The song had been released in November 2020 and Kneecap explained that the message of the song is about “finding that little spark of joy in the monotony” of everyday life.… Continue reading Watch Kneecap perform Grian Chatten collab ‘Better Way To Live’ and talk controversy on Ireland’s ‘Late Late Show’

Bristol’s Simple Things festival announced on social media yesterday (February 23) that the dance duo Giant Swan had been removed from its line-up due to one of the members. The festival will take place at various locations around Bristol until February 29. According to the promoters, it was not appropriate for Giant Swan to perform… Continue reading Bristol’s Simple Things remove Giant Swan from line-up “in light of recent details made public” about one of the members

Leeds United football club fans have become a social media sensation after their team’s victory over Leicester, celebrated with a mass rendition of the Kaiser Chiefs song “I Predict A Riot”. Leeds United tweeted a video of the fans singing, which has since been viewed over two million times. Despite trailing behind Leicester in the game since the 15th… Continue reading Leeds United fans go viral for mass Kaiser Chiefs sing-along after victory over Leicester

Charli XCX has given fans a taste of what to expect from her upcoming album, revealing that it will be a dance record that goes back to her roots in club music. The new record, which will be her sixth, has not yet been assigned a release date, though it is known that ‘Von Dutch’,… Continue reading Charli XCX hints that new album is a dance record following Boiler Room appearance

A man in Denmark, who has chosen to remain anonymous, is standing trial in Aarhus after being accused of making 4.38m kroner (£502,000) illegally from royalties on streaming sites, which is the first case of its kind. Prosecutors allege that the 53-year-old man profited from almost 700 pieces of music streamed across multiple platforms, including… Continue reading Danish man on trial for fraud after allegedly making £500k from streaming

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has issued a warning to fans about a recent scam using her music. Taking to social media platform Instagram, the singer addressed subscribers about a fake advertising campaign that featured her sound. The clip featured an AI-generated voice-over created by deep-learning algorithms. It also included footage of the singer, popular 2001 hit “Murder… Continue reading Sophie Ellis-Bextor warns fans over fake AI scam featuring her music