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Use of plastic in K-pop albums jumps 14 times over six years
The use of plastic in the production of K-pop albums has increased by over 14 times in the past six years, according to a Korean politician. Representative Woo Won-shik of South Korea’s Democratic Party of Korea, the country’s main opposition, said on Sunday (October 22) that K-pop companies used over 800tons of plastic in 2022 to produce albums, per The Korea Times. Woo had cited documents obtained from the Ministry of Environment, and noted that the figure is more than a 14 times increase from 2017, when 55.8tons of plastic was used. The figures include the production of CDs, photo...
The Kid Laroi tricks BTS’ Jungkook into trying Vegemite by calling it “chocolate”
The Kid Laroi has tricked BTS‘ Jungkook into trying Vegemite, a classic Australian food spread. In a new video on Twitter, The Kid Laroi introduces Vegemite to Jungkook as part of a ‘Let’s Cook’ segment, where the Australian singer shows the BTS member “something that I used to eat for breakfast”. “It’s just like toasted bread, butter Vegemite, which is basically this Australian ‘chocolate’ spread,” The Kid Laroi falsely tells Jungkook, before letting the BTS singer smell the spread. Advertisement “It’s fully chocolate,” the Aussie singer says, before taking a big scoop of Vegemite for a piece of...
Britney Spears’ audition tape from ‘The Notebook’ has leaked
Britney Spears‘ audition tape from The Notebook has leaked online – check it out below. READ MORE: The Story of Britney Spears’ ‘…Baby One More Time’ In a recently shared extract from her upcoming memoir, The Woman In Me, Spears revealed that she auditioned for Rachel McAdams’ role in the film, The Notebook. Speaking of her acting career, in which she played lead actress in the 2002 movie Crossroads, Spears said: “The experience wasn’t easy for me. My problem wasn’t with anyone involved in the production but with what acting did to my mind. Advertisement “I think I started method acting — only I...
Listen to Lana Del Rey team up with Holly Macve for new single ‘Suburban House
Holly Macve has teamed up with Lana Del Rey on her first collaborative single titled ‘Suburban House’. Check it out below The Irish-born & Yorkshire-raised songwriter was able to work with Del Rey after forming a close friendship via Instagram a few years ago. The track is part of Macve’s new project due in early 2024. Speaking of the song in a press release, Macve said: “I sometimes feel my intuition wrote this song for me. I was temporarily living in a Suburban house from the 50’s, on the outskirts of West London. It was like a time capsule...
Courteeners’ Liam Fray announces one-off Christmas acoustic gig in Manchester
The Courteneers‘ Liam Fray has revealed a one-off Christmas acoustic gig to be held in Manchester – details and tickets are below. Fray last played at Heaton Park in June to a sold-out crowd. 50,000 fans came to celebrate the 15th anniversary reissue of the band’s debut album ‘St. Jude’, which shot to number one on the charts. This made them the third band in history to hit the top spot with a reissue, along with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Now, the Courteneers’ frontman will play an intimate acoustic gig at Manchester’s Albert Hall on December 17....
Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett announces 2024 UK and Ireland tour
Foo Fighters guitarist and singer-songwriter Chris Shiflett has announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour in support of his album ‘Lost At Sea‘. READ MORE: “The canvas is open”: Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett talks solo album ‘Hard Lessons’ Kicking off next spring, Shiflett will open up the run of dates with a show at the Dublin Academy on March 20. From there, he will make his way to Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. The tour will then wrap on March 27 at the Electric Ballroom in London. Tickets will go on sale on Friday October 27 at 10am BST – find yours...
Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore shares health update, says prognosis is “very good”
Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore has discussed his recent struggles with atrial fibrillation that led him to cancel his US book tour for the memoir Sonic Life. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Thurston Moore Speaking to The New York Times, Moore shared that he has been living with the condition for several years now, but the condition became “slightly concerning” this year. “I was finding myself at times to be so weak I could hardly walk around the neighborhood,” he said. Though Moore was initially convinced he “could just power through it” for his book tour,...
Motörhead will never reform without Lemmy, says drummer Mikkey Dee
Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has doubled down on his previous assertion that the band will never reform with a new singer. READ MORE: ‘Lemmy’: 7 legendary stories the pre-Motorhead biopic should include Speaking to Chaoszine, Dee clarified that the band will not replace their late singer, though they are open to tributes to Lemmy Killmeister. “I said, ‘We will never, ever get back together and replace Lemmy. That’s impossible,’” Dee said, reiterating that he never ruled out ever performing the band’s songs again. “But I will never be a part of trying to put Motörhead as a band out there...
FIFTY FIFTY’s label Attrakt terminates contracts of members Aran, Sio and Saena
FIFTY FIFTY‘s label Attrakt has terminated the contracts of group members Aran, Sio and Saena. K-pop agency Attrakt announced today (October 23) that it has decided to terminate its exclusive contracts with three of the K-pop act’s members: Aran, Sio and Saena. It comes amid a legal battle between the label and the K-pop idols over their contracts. In its statement, Attrakt said that it had informed the three K-pop idols on October 19 that their contracts with the label would be ending as the trio had “show o sign of remorse for violating their contract”, per The Kpop Herald....Recent Posts
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