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This intimate scene is the indie superstar's hugely anticipated first solo UK show since 2022, and the reverent awe in the church is palpable. Fans have obediently locked away their phones in magnetic pouches – as they…
But on ‘Starrgirl’, the Beninese-Nigerian singer ascends, becoming an artist who knows her space in the music world and still pushes at the sides of the box to make more room. Bouncing between R&B , blues , Afropop and…
Sometimes agony, sometimes relief. And sometimes, they're world-shattering bereavements that seem to end, or at least upend, everything. That's the experience two comedy shows seek to express on this year's fringe – an…
" Hello muddah, hello fadduh / Here I am at Wet Hot American Summah," it began. The review proceeded to mock the film Wet Hot American Summer in rhyme. Twenty-five years later, the film's director and co-writer, David…
Stewart describes the resulting atmosphere as having “this chimey, hypnotic quality, like a radio dial that is between two stations,” a fitting description for a record that hovers between eras. That sense of solitary…
The founding guitarist of the London rock band joined them on stage last week for the first time in 33 years . Blackmore assisted on a rendition of the group’s 1972 classic song, ‘Smoke On The Water’, at the gig in…
A boy-girl duo formed by artists Laurie Hulme and Lucy Ridges , the band’s fuzzy, endlessly charming indie pop has a pleasingly lo-fi edge. Reminiscent of those early Belle & Sebastian releases or even the more melodic…
The Ukrainian former world heavyweight boxing champion, who shares an 11-year-old daughter with Panettiere, said the family is going through "profound shock and grief" following her death at the age of 36. Panettiere…
Released to unanimous acclaim in 2024, XL debut ‘Romance’ lifted the Dublin group up a level – capable of selling out North London’s Finsbury Park , they’re now bona fide festival headliners. New album ‘Dopamine Chamber’…
The Doncaster artist (real name Dominic Harrison) took to social media on Sunday (August 16) to share some images of himself on crutches with an injured leg, which has been bandaged up. Advertisement “Leg fucked. Still…