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Alice Cooper, the legendary rock artist, has announced his latest bid to run for presidency in the United States, saying he has absolutely no idea what to do, so he should fit right in. Those interested in his campaign can sign up to receive updates on his campaign website, AliceForPresident.com. This isn’t the first time… Continue reading Alice Cooper launches satirical 2024 presidential campaign

Nas has revealed plans to bring the classic hip-hop film Beat Street to Broadway as a new musical, with Arthur Baker, the producer of the original film. The 1984 film depicted hip-hop culture in the South Bronx of New York, highlighting the scene’s breakdancing, DJing and graffiti. The stage adaptation will feature new material from… Continue reading Nas to adapt classic hip-hop film ‘Beat Street’ into new Broadway musical

Anime fans around the world eagerly await the last episode of the fourth season of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba which is due to air soon. This season, which commenced on May 12th, is available for UK audiences on Crunchyroll. Its sixth and final episode, called ‘The Strongest of the Demon Slayer Corps’, will be… Continue reading How many more seasons of ‘Demon Slayer’ will there be?

Phil Manzanera and Simon Le Bon, two prominent figures in entertainment, are among this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list of awardees. The former, who was the lead guitarist and producer of art rock band Roxy Music, has been awarded an OBE for Services to Music, while the latter, who is the lead singer of Duran… Continue reading Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon among King’s Birthday Honours list

Billy Corgan, the frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins, has shared a recent setlist that contradicts his earlier comments about not wanting to play the band’s biggest hits. Corgan had previously stated in an interview with Kerrang! that he doesn’t care if a song is a classic, if he doesn’t want to play it, he won’t.… Continue reading Billy Corgan “addresses the elephant (rhinoceros) in the room” of his comments about not wanting to play Smashing Pumpkins’ hits

The Newton Heath branch of supermarket Lidl has installed a commemorative blue plaque to honour Liam Gallagher, who “almost” played a gig there this year. Gallagher had joked in May on social media that if his show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena was not “sorted”, then he would play at Lidl instead. At the time,… Continue reading Blue plaque installed at Manchester Lidl to honour Liam Gallagher “almost” playing there

The Manic Street Preachers have announced that they will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1994 album ‘The Holy Bible’ with a one-off screening of their concert film BePure-BeVigilant-Behave. The album was written during a difficult period for the band’s guitarist and lyricist, Richey Edwards, who was struggling with addiction, depression, and anorexia nervosa.… Continue reading Manic Street Preachers to celebrate 30th anniversary of ‘The Holy Bible’ with special film screening

Last night, The Killers shuffled their setlist and played a cover of The Kinks at their second show of their ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland tour in Dublin’s 3Arena. It was the band’s second show of the summer greatest hits tour, and their 21-song set included several changes from their previous concert, including eight new… Continue reading The Killers shake up setlist and cover The Kinks as ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland tour continues in Dublin

Bambie Thug, who represented Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, dedicated a performance of The Cranberries’ “Zombie” at Download Festival to the people of Palestine. The artist played the Apex Stage at the Donington festival and highlighted the cause that is close to their heart. After singing the track “Trash” from inside a wheelie… Continue reading Bambie Thug dedicates cover of The Cranberries’ ‘Zombie’ to Palestine at Download