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MVT pens open letter to government with UK losing at least one venue per week
The Music Venue Trust has penned open letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, while speaking to NME about how the situation is “as dire as it can be” with more than one grassroots venue closing in the UK every week. Last week NME reported that the UK stood to lose 10 per cent of its grassroots music venues in 2023, as calls grew louder for the “major leagues” of the music industry and larger venues to do more to pay into the ecosystem and save them. Now, the MVT has doubled down on that call as well as shared an...
‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho stars in new Netflix documentary, ‘Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club’
Netflix has released the first trailer for Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club, a new documentary that will feature Parasite director Bong Joon-ho. According to Netflix, the upcoming documentary is an “ode to the golden era of Korean cinephilia” that will take a look at the “young film enthusiasts who paved the way for the Korean cinematic renaissance” The upcoming film is directed by Lee Hyuk-rae (2022’s Sewing Sisters) and will delve into the history and members of the Yellow Door Film Club, of which Oscar-winning Parasite director Bong Joon-ho was a member of. Advertisement “The 1990s witnessed an explosion of film clubs on...
BLACKPINK’s Lisa joins Spotify’s ‘Billions Club’ with ‘Money’
BLACKPINK‘s Lisa has officially become the first K-pop idol to reach a billion streams on Spotify with a solo song. According to the music streaming platform, ‘Money’ by Lisa of BLACKPINK crossed one billion streams on September 20. With this, the Thai-born singer has become the first K-pop idol to reach this milestone with a solo song. The song has since been added into Spotify’s official ‘Billions Club’ playlist, alongside past hit songs that also surpassed one billion streams on the music planform. Other K-pop songs on the ‘Billions Club’ include the BTS songs ‘Dynamite’, ‘Butter’ and more. Not...
GOT7’s Yugyeom announces dates and venues for 2023 Europe tour
K-pop singer Yugyeom, a member of boyband GOT7, has announced his upcoming solo tour of Europe. GOT7’s Yugeyom will kick off his five-date Europe tour on November 1 at the Bataclan in Paris, France. Following that show, the K-pop idol will play one concert each in the United Kingdom and Spain, as well as two in Germany. Tickets to Yugyeom’s upcoming 2023 tour of Europe will go on sale October 6 at 7pm KST. More details, such as ticket prices, tiers and more, are expected in the coming weeks. Keep tabs on this page for the latest information The...
Stevie Nicks announces 2024 North American headlining tour
Stevie Nicks has announced a handful of dates for her upcoming 2024 North American headlining tour. The former Fleetwood Mac singer will be headed back on tour in February of next year for an eight-date headlining tour run. It follows the string of solo shows she did earlier this year as well as her current run of gigs that are set to end in December. Kicking off on February 10 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at Mark G Etess Arena, Nicks will make stops in New York, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Nebraska. Her tour will wrap up on March...
New Order announce one-off Los Angeles show with Blossoms
New Order have announced a one-off show in Los Angeles, with Blossoms to support. The band will be performing at the 6,000-capacity YouTube Theater in the city on November 15, which is a warm-up show ahead of the band’s appearance at Darker Waves Festival in Huntington Beach on November 18. New Order are co-headlining the festival alongside Tears For Fears. The gig has been billed as part of the Darker Waves Sideshow series, with X, Drab Majesty and Provoker, OMD and Echo and the Bunnymen all playing headline gigs in California in the week leading up to the festival. Advertisement...
Russell Brand: Woman says star exposed himself to her and then laughed about it on Radio 2 show
A woman has accused Russell Brand of exposing himself to her and then laughing about it minutes later on his BBC Radio 2 show. The woman, who remains anonymous, said the incident occurred in 2008 when she was working in the same building as the BBC in Los Angeles. Minutes later, Brand was recorded laughing about the encounter, with his co-presenter saying that the comedian “showed his willy to a lady”. Advertisement Brand has not yet responded to the latest allegation. His co-presenter Matt Morgan told the BBC he was “not aware until now of the nature of this...
The US ‘Office’ is getting a reboot and fans are worried
A reboot of the US Office is reportedly in the works, and fans of the show are not happy. READ MORE: Hollywood on strike! Every question about the actor and writer protests answered Yesterday (September 25) it was announced that the months-long Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike in Hollywood – which has put a halt to work on new shows – will be coming to an end soon after reaching a “tentative agreement”. Speculation has now started to spread about what this could mean for new shows. US late-night talk shows, for example, could be returning to screens as...
Ex-NMIXX’s Jini teases debut single ‘C’mon’ featuring Aminé
Former NMIXX member Jini will collaborate with Aminé for her debut single ‘C’mon’, from her upcoming solo EP ‘An Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove’. Over the weekend, Jini released the tracklist for her debut solo EP, ‘An Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove’. The project will be led by the Aminé-assisted single ‘C’mon’. Notably, all songs on the singer’s upcoming EP were composed and arranged by producer MZMC, who is best known for his work with EXO (‘Ko Ko Bop’, ‘Love Shot), NCT 127 (‘Cherry Bomb’) and more. JINI 1st EP : An Iron Hand In A Velvet...Recent Posts
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