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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…
Boy George has admitted he used AI to help write his new pro-Israel reggae song ‘We Will Dance Again’. The Culture Club frontman posted the song on social media over the weekend, accompanied by the Hebrew title ‘עוד נרקוד’ and the caption: “Shalom.” Its opening line, “You say genocide, I say war”, rejects the description of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as genocide, presenting it as a response to the Hamas-led attack on the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, where 344 civilians and 34 security personnel were killed and 44 people were taken hostage. Boy George also uses the song…
Phoebe Bridgers has shared the tracklisting for her new album ‘Lost Weekend‘ – check it out below. The singer-songwriter took to Instagram to share the details of all 16 songs on her third studio album after it leaked. The tracklisting includes her recent single ‘Lost Boys‘ which features her Boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker on vocals and Christian Lee Hutson on acoustic guitar. Jack Antonoff also plays various instruments on the track. Other tracks include ‘Kill Me’, ‘The Governor’s Waltz’, ‘Bobby’, ‘Haunted’ and the album’s title track. You can view it below. Bridgers announced her new album – her first…
Timing, as they say, is everything. And, arriving almost 10 years since they first formed in Brighton, and more than four since their 2022 debut EP ‘’Til The Stream Runs Dry’ tipped them for intriguingly grubby, underground success, jazz-punk band Opus Kink have taken the road to their debut album at a glacial pace. The reasons for ‘The Sweet Goodbye’’s lengthy gestation are standard issue for a relatively small band: a classic mathematical problem of too many day jobs plus not enough time or money. But the musical landscape slows for no band, and the alternative world that Opus Kink…
The Rolling Thunder Revue passed by the East Coast and left, leaving behind a climate of enthusiasm and anticipation to understand what Bob Dylan and his companions' next move would be. Both in New Haven and at the Madison Square Garden benefit concert for Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the tour represented a sincere attempt by some of rock's most important protagonists to make the relationship between musicians and audiences more human. The choral formula of the show, the continuous collaboration between the artists on stage, the itinerary kept secret and the exclusion of most music industry professionals from any role in…
Balzellon balzelloni, the dying horse of the Hexorcists has returned to the center of the most ominous and nefarious skies. It was 2021 when the American band made its long-distance debut with… Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Jared Leto has been accused by four women of criminal sexual conduct. According to the BBC documentary – Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret – which is currently airing on the BBC iPlayer, the alleged offences took place when they were teenagers. One of the women claims she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom when she was 17-years-old by the Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman, while another alleged the star threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 and had been unexpectedly left alone with him in a hotel room. A third described how she had…
