Author: Press Room
S everal years ago, around the time Bernie Sanders' second presidential campaign was gathering force, my friend Ken Baer said something that stuck with me. Baer, a centrist Democrat who served in Barack Obama's budget office, told me I was missing a fundamental shift in the party, which we'd both spent many years thinking and writing about. “It's not a battle between moderates and liberals anymore,” he said. “It's between liberals and socialists.” At the time, this seemed to me a bit dramatic. Sanders defined himself politically as an independent and ideologically as a democratic socialist, rather than as a…
The Beatles grew up Rubber Soul. In the fall of 1965, the Fab Four went into the studio as the world's favorite moptops — but they emerged as bold artists, ready to challenge the world. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were experimenting with new sounds, weird ideas. They invented the whole idea of the album as we know it today — a full-length statement, rather than a hits collection. “Finally we took over the studio,” as Lennon told Rolling Stone. Rubber Soul shocked the world as soon as it arrived in December 1965. But it's never…
Recorded in both London and New York between 2019 and 2025, “The Living Likeness Of My Electric Daemon” marks the return of Miracle after an eight-year absence. A third album marked by a very fascinating cover, practically a mutation of Michelangelo's famous “Pietà”, with the Madonna and Jesus segmented by zippers, in such a way as to evoke devotion and bodily fragility filtered through a synthetic and technological lens. Who is behind this project? Certainly not the latest arrivals: we are talking about Steve Moore (American composer and producer) and the multi-instrumentalist David O'Sullivan, the latter an effective member of…
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who became internationally famous thanks to his role in the drama film Ounces of 2007, died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 56. The news of his death was confirmed by ATC Management, the agency that represented him.Glen's family is deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic loss and requests privacy at this extremely difficult time,” their statement read. «The family is grateful for the support they have received and would like to thank the emergency services who attended the scene. As the matter is still the subject of an ongoing investigation by the…
Kavinsky, the French producer and DJ born Vincent Belorgey, has died at his home in Paris of a suspected stroke, the French TV station BFM and newspaper Le Figaro reported today (July 29). The Paris prosecutors’ office said it had opened an investigation and found “no suspicious elements” at the scene. Belorgey had reportedly been complaining of headaches in recent days. He was 50 years old.After launching his career in the early 2000s opening for Daft Punk, Kavinsky rose to prominence as part of the second wave of French touch. He broke out when “Nightcall” featured on the soundtrack of Nicolas…
Four women have accused Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct. The allegations, which took place when the women were teenagers, were recounted in a new BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, which aired Wednesday. One of the women said she was sexually assaulted by Leto in a motel bathroom when she was 17. Another, then 19, said Leto threatened her with sexual assault after being left alone with him in a hotel room. A third woman claims she had underage sex with Leto in California when she was 17, which would be classified as statutory rape in the state.…
Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante has defended stopping a recent show to have a violent fan removed from the crowd. The incident took place during the Canadian metal band’s set at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, Arizona on July 15, where they were supporting Evanescence alongside Nova Twins. Before closing the performance with ‘Soft Spine’, LaPlante brought the show to a halt after drummer Zev Rose spotted someone apparently hurting other audience members. The fan was then ejected from the show. Following the incident, the band have attracted some criticism with one fan writing on X: “So are we…
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who achieved international fame starring in the 2007 drama Once, has died in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56. His death was confirmed by ATC Management, who represented Hansard. “Glen’s family is deeply shocked and heartbroken by this tragic loss and respectfully requests privacy at this extremely difficult time,” their statement reads. “The family is grateful for the support they have received and wishes to thank the emergency services who attended the scene. As this matter remains the subject of an active Garda investigation, no further comment will be made at this time.” Hansard,…
Photo by Emanuela Vh. Bonetti Patti Smithfollowing the success of last year's world tour to celebrate Horseswhich was sold out – even in Italy just a few hours after the opening of sales -, has returned to our country for another special event: celebrating its 80th birthday together with the Italian public. This “birthday party” took place yesterday July 27, 2026in one of the most evocative locations in RomeThe Circus Maximus.The concert has been organised from the Opera Theater in collaboration with Vincenzo Berti And Gianluca Bonanno For Twenty-ten, production IMARTS-International Music and Arts. Accompanied by Patti Smith Quartetthe singer-songwriter…
Kavinsky, the French DJ and producer who became one of the recent symbols of French touch, has died at the age of 50. Vincent Belorgey, this is his real name, was found lifeless in his apartment in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, as confirmed by police sources and the capital's prosecutor's office. The discovery dates back to the evening of Tuesday 28 July.The causes of death remain unknown for now. The Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation to establish the origin of the death, specifying that the rescuers did not detect any suspicious elements on the spot. In the next…
