Author: Press Room
In 2018, Abdul El-Sayed ran for governor in Michigan. He had a resume full of credentials including stints at the University of Michigan, Oxford, and Columbia for medical school — but no political experience. He conducted a Bernie-style progressive campaign against Gretchen Whitmer but found himself stonewalled by the political establishment and powerful interest groups. In the end, he faced a sedated electorate disinterested in a campaign centered around getting money out of politics and untangling the octopus-like ties between government and big business. El-Sayed lost to Whitmer by 22 points. Now it’s 2026 and El-Sayed, an Egyptian-American, is running…
Each night of Lollapalooza offers four competing headliners, and oftentimes it’s difficult to choose where to land at the end of the night. The second night of the 2026 edition in Chicago’s Grant Park was no exception, with the evening offering Charli XCX, the Smashing Pumpkins, Major Lazer, and Freddie Gibbs as its top line. If there was a night this year for headlining FOMO, it was this one. The two main stage spots belonged to Charli, whose return to Lolla also marked her first festival date following the release of her excellent Music, Fashion, Film, and the Pumpkins,…
Glen Hansard’s family have announced details of a public wake and funeral for the late Irish singer-songwriter. Hansard, the Oscar-winning Once star also known as the frontman of The Frames and one half of The Swell Season, died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin on Wednesday (July 29). He was 56 years old. His family have now confirmed that a public wake will take place at the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, on Monday (August 3) between 11am and 4pm. “Glen will lie in repose for those wishing to pay their respects,” they said…
Times-Herald reporter Cheryl Tucker walked into Elvis Presley‘s Aug. 1, 1976, show at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, with an open mind. She’d never seen Presley in concert before, and wanted to see how the rock icon could transform “a grown woman into something resembling a vocal mass of jello.” She was not impressed. “Judging from his performance, they are screaming for what he was, what he symbolizes, rather than what he is or how he sings now,” Tucker wrote. “He performed his songs well Sunday, although he didn’t do very many. But there was no soul, no driving…
Sound and vision. Musica e immagine. Due componenti inscindibili nell’arte di David Bowie. Tra tutti i membri dell’aristocrazia rock, il Duca Bianco è stato il più consapevole del valore delle immagini e il più abile nello sfruttarle, rendendole parte integrante della sua opera. Fin dagli anni Settanta aveva sviluppato una pionieristica attitudine al videoclip che nel decennio successivo, l’era di Mtv, avrebbe maturato appieno, ponendosi all’avanguardia (anche) della luccicante stagione della videomusica. A partire da “D.J.”, uno dei primi brani a essere fornito di un commento visivo davvero elaborato, grazie al regista David Mallet, che cattura Bowie nei panni del…
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds reunited with Kylie Minogue for an emotional performance of ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ at the band’s mammoth homecoming Brighton gig last night (Friday July 31). Check out footage, photos, the setlist and more from what went down throughout the day below. The Preston Park gig served as a UK-exclusive performance and homecoming of sorts for the band, as they round off the campaign for their acclaimed 2024 album ‘Wild God’. To mark the occasion, yesterday morning they also played a surprise stripped-back pop up show on the roof of Brighton’s beloved Resident Records.…
Tom Waits has released the full version of his sardonic spoken-word track ‘The Fly’ – check it out below. The track serves as the B-side to ‘Boots On The Ground‘, Waits’ politically charged collaboration with Massive Attack, which was released online in April and marked the singer-songwriter’s first new original music since his 2011 album ‘Bad As Me‘. A tease of ‘The Fly’ was released several months ago, but now the entire track has been shared, and it sees Waits offer a begrudging tribute to the brief and unloved life of the common housefly. “You have no house, well you have mine / You have no…
Sombr brought out 5 Seconds of Summer at Lollapalooza, joining forces with the band for a rendition of ‘She Looks So Perfect’. READ MORE: Sombr at the BRITs 2026: “I love America, but I think music from the UK beats them” The US pop artist played the Chicago festival on Thursday (July 30), telling the crowd a “special surprise” was in store before introducing the band. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “the greatest band in the fucking world, 5 Seconds of Summer.” Bandmates Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin came out to provide backup on Sombr’s ‘Back to…
The White House has come under fire for using a Bad Bunny track in promotional videos for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). READ MORE: Bad Bunny live in London: history-making stadium show is a reminder of the power of community A video posted Thursday (July 30) to the White House’s TikTok account features Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ track ‘La Mudanza’. The song plays out over spliced up footage of ICE detaining undocumented men and women, and features the lyric: “Un aplauso para mami y papi porque en verdad rompieron”, (“A round of applause for mom and dad, because they really…
Slipknot‘s Jim Root has seemingly responded to rumours that Sid Wilson has been axed from the band, pointedly telling fans: “Don’t believe everything you read.” READ MORE: Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now” On Friday night (July 31), TMZ reported that Wilson, the band’s longtime DJ and keyboardist, had been permanently kicked out of the band – although no official word has come from Slipknot as yet. Likewise, there’s been no word on what led to the alleged split, but guitarist Root has urged fans to wait for more information. In…
