Author: Press Room

Since his inception nearly 75 years ago, British secret agent James Bond has proven to be unkillable. Not literally, of course, as the fictional hero’s on-screen death was seen in the swan song send-off for actor Daniel Craig’s era in 2021’s No Time to Die. But as a concept, the man codenamed 007 is immortal, bound for resurrection to serve king and country. Yet the biggest threat to Bond has never really been mortality, but the Hollywood machine that’s kept him static. After 25 mainline film releases, not including licensed parodies or remakes, the franchise has proven neverending. Bond will…

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Riot Fest, the longtime Chicago music festival centered around punk and rock, has unveiled its 2026 lineup. Alanis Morrisette, Morrissey, Tool, and more will headline, with Patti Smith & Her Band, Santigold, and Elvis Costello & the Imposters also topping the bill. The festival returns to its longtime home of Douglass Park from September 18-20.The 2026 lineup includes dozens of additional artists: Algernon Cadwallader, Angine de Poitrine, Chat Pile, This Is Lorelei, the Pixies, Melt-Banana, Yard Act, Soul Glo, Jejune, and many more. In total, this year’s edition features over 100 artists (even Insane Clown Posse will be there).Last year…

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I t was supposed to be a sweet moment between a basketball star and her young fan. And it was, it absolutely was — that is, until certain men on the internet saw it, and ruined everything. What happened next was a chain reaction: an internet cesspool of hateful comments, a Midwestern T-shirt store coming to the rescue, a $1,000 reward, a Boston-based reporter flying into town, a troll unmasked, and finally, a meeting between the little girl and her online bully.  On Jan. 22, 2025, Emily and Priscilla Rebollozo brought their six-year-old daughter Kamdyn, their three-year-old son, and their…

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Ed O’Brien has spoken to NME about how overcoming a period of depression and his “dark knight of the soul” shaped his healing new album ‘Blue Morpho’, as well as the comeback tour and future of Radiohead. The guitarist released his acclaimed debut solo album ‘Earth’ under the moniker EOB back in 2020. With his own struggles and a return to Radiohead in between, he described the six years since as “a bit up and down but very good recently”. “I’ve enjoyed making a record, I’ve enjoyed living some life, I’ve enjoyed being a dad, I’ve enjoyed going through a…

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The band's special show in Busan will be broadcast in cinemas across the world on June 13 BTS are about to set their homecoming show on fire. The group will return to South Korea's Busan Asiad Municipal Stadium on June 13, and plan to celebrate the big moment with BTS World Tour 'Arirang' in Busan: Live Viewinga one-night-only live screening in cinemas worldwide. Now, BTS have shared a trailer for the screening, giving fans a taste of what they can expect from the broadcast. Set to “Fya” off their latest release, Arirangthe visual includes clips from BTS' world tour in…

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Chanel Beads has unveiled a North American tour itinerary for this fall. The news accompanies new song “Dust in the Rain”—a collaboration with Isaac Eiger of Strange Ranger and Threshold—and its purple-hued video. Watch that below, and scroll down for the tour dates.Out June 26 via Jagjaguwar, Chanel Beads’ new album is called Your Day Will Come. Its predecessor, Chanel Beads’ debut, was also called Your Day Will Come; that one arrived in 2024. The North American dates—including stops in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Chicago—follow a Down Under tour kicking off in Perth next week. The sole…

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Last night, the social media accounts of President Trump’s White House posted their latest promotional video for U.S. nationalism. The eerie footage of windblown flags, detention centers, and a border patrol boat came with an unlikely soundtrack: Boards of Canada’s “Deep Time,” the song from new album Inferno that was initially released as “Tape 05.” Now, the reclusive Scottish duo’s label, Warp, has released a simple statement denouncing the video: “Warp Records and Boards of Canada do not condone the unauthorised use of their music for political messaging.”In a further bizarre co-option, the White House’s video team adopted the staticky,…

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Nate Bargatze is not a dumb guy. He just plays one on TV. And, of course, onstage in his act, in which the 47-year-old comedian from Old Hickory, Tennessee, adopts the persona of a middle-aged everyschlub befuddled by modern life and expectations of basic competence. You know this veteran comic is not a dim bulb — nobody doggedly builds a stand-up career that takes them from clubs to theaters to selling out arena tours from a foundation of genuine stupidity. But you do get the sense that guy with the Southern drawl talking about his confusion over Starbucks orders and…

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The live performance with orchestra is a celebratory occasion that several rock bands have had in their sights for years. A way to free oneself in part from one's own sound background and enter into… Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM

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