FROM is on the rise
“I used to bring a sort of Walkman and would use samples from tapes, but it’s a real drag carrying so much around, so I’ve simplified it a bit. I keep changing things, but the essentials are a drum machine, a sampler and…
Nile Rodgers reveals why he walked out of a recording session with Madonna
Speaking on the Ruthie’s Table 4 podcast, the Chic musician shared the story while discussing his experience of working with the Confessions II singer early in her career. Read next Asked by host Ruthie Rogers whether he…
Coronation Street's Idris Nazir executes vicious plot against Carla Connor-Swain in early ITVX release
It comes after ruthless property investor Idris Nazir (Junade Khan) executed a vile plan to force her to sell the 30 year old knicker factory. Last week, Idris told girlfriend Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) that he'd…
New Group review – schoolkids build human pyramids in bizarre Japanese horror-satire on conformity
Their high school is super-strict at a baseline level – and when things start to degenerate, with students forming themselves into human pyramids and turning into mindless drones, it becomes clear something extremely…
James Blunt on Traitors: I tried - and failed - to get banished
The singer-songwriter became a fan favourite for his 1980s leisurewear, outlandish conspiracy theories and military-style approach to tasks. A dominating presence at the round table, he characterises himself as the…
TV tonight: Aidan Gillen stars in a twisty Irish crime caper
When patient Grinner (Aidan Gillen) wakes from a coma and reveals himself to be a gangster with a hoard of buried treasure, Bridget spies an opportunity. Twisty fun with an edge of danger. Phil Harrison Tonight: Burnham…
New pictures released ahead of The Other Bennet Sister Christmas special
Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the first series was filmed largely in Wales and attracted 6.5 million UK viewers in its first 28 days. The series finale saw Mary Bennet, played by Ella Bruccoleri, agree…
‘At my age, I can rant!’ Bernie Taupin on Elton John, hellraising vampires and competing in full-blown rodeos
"I am," he says, "what I call the credit card guy." I'm sorry? You're the what? "The credit card guy. I go somewhere, like a shop or a restaurant, and it's fine. I can be me, no one notices. Then I pay with my credit…
'Mogging' is Collins' word of the year... but do you know what it means?
A fast-growing slang word among members of Generations Z and Alpha - both online and in everyday conversation - mogging went mainstream in 2026 with a 210% increase in its usage. Collins' managing director Alex Beecroft…
Dustin Hoffman says filming The Graduate was ‘a terrible experience’ due to Mike Nichols’ ‘sadism’
In an essay for the New Yorker , drawn from his upcoming memoir Look at Me, which was co-written with New Yorker staff writer Ariel Levy, the 89-year-old actor wrote: "The Graduate exacerbated all my insecurities from…