Ballantine‘s has launched limited-edition John Lennon and Elton John celebratory whiskies just in time for the holidays. The new duo of limited-edition bottle designs which have been crafted to capture the essence of Lennon and John are the latest addition to Ballantine’s True Music Icons collection, which previously saw the whisky company pay tribute to the likes of AC/DC and Queen. The new editions not only honour both John and Lennon for their contributions to music, but they also celebrate their friendship which was highlighted by the former Beatles’ single ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’ featuring the ‘Rocketman’...
Barbra Streisand has sung Gracie Abrams‘ praises after watching her Saturday Night Live debut this past weekend (December 14). This past Saturday, Abrams made her SNL debut as a musical guest. Among the many viewers that tuned in to the long-running sketch comedy show was the legendary Barbra Streisand, who soon after took to social media to share here thoughts on the young Abrams. Streisand wrote on Instagram, along with an image of Gracie’s performance: “I just saw a wonderful new singer named GRACIE ABRAMS (@gracieabrams) on Saturday night live this weekend”. She also made a note of Abrams’...
Dua Lipa has reacted to her latest album ‘Radical Optimism‘ not being nominated at the 67th annual Grammy Awards. In a new interview with Billboard UK, the pop star discussed her 2020 album ‘Future Nostalgia’ earning her the award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys in 2021, sharing that the LP allowed her to “grow as an artist, to push boundaries and change” and helped her have “the confidence to make ‘Radical Optimism‘.” Released on May 3 2024, her third studio LP peaked at Number One on the UK Charts and Number Two on the US Billboard 200....
Sony Pictures‘ last Marvel film Kraven The Hunter has raked in an all-time low of US$11million for its opening weekend. Per reports from Variety and Forbes, Kraven The Hunter has earned a meagre $11million in the United States, and is expected to bring in equally bad earnings from overseas markets for its first three days of screening. This would make Kraven The Hunter the lowest-selling film in Sony’s ill-performing Marvel slate, which in 2022 included Morbius and this year’s other box office dud Madame Web. However, as much of a box office flop as Madame Web was, Kraven appears...
Slade‘s Noddy Holder has revealed he was among the first UK patients to receive “a new regime of chemotherapy” which saved his life. The band’s frontman was given six months to live after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2018. Still, he has since recovered after receiving a pioneering type of treatment at a hospital in Manchester. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Holder revealed she was among the first patients in the UK to receive a new type of chemotherapy for his specific type of adenocarcinoma cancer. “Luckily for me, I’m still here five years later,” he said on the...
Static Dress have announced their debut headline tour across the US for next spring. The band are currently finishing up their North American run supporting Underoath, who they also opened for in the UK in June, but they have confirmed they will be back in the US for another run of shows in April and May 2025. A few days before the announcement, Static Dress posted a cryptic teaser video to their website. Filmed in black-and-white, it sees frontman Olli Appleyard step onto a stage, where he sees a man in a white mask watching him from the seats....
Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has admitted to threatening to leak the band’s long-delayed ‘lost’ album ‘Look Outside Your Window’. READ MORE: Slipknot’s Clown talks 2024 tour and new material: “This band has never been happier” It was recorded by frontman Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Jim Root and Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan at the same time as the group were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’. At one point, Taylor tried to blend the two records into one, but the “super experimental, vibey” tracks didn’t gel. The ‘All Hope Is Gone’ bonus track ‘Til We Die’ was recorded during those sessions and...
Aaron Taylor-Johnson joins Sony’s Spider-Man universe in Kraven The Hunter. Directed by J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year), the superhero film follows Sergei Kravinoff aka Kraven on his path towards becoming the greatest hunter, before he becomes a classic Spidey villain. A synopsis reads: “Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Kraven, a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared.” Other cast members include Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher...
Art Garfunkel has opened up to NME about ending “years of detachment” from Paul Simon, recalled “the high point of career” as part of the iconic duo, and discussed starting a new chapter with his recent collaborative album. Speaking on the promotional trail for ‘Father And Son’ – a covers record made with his son, Art Garfunkel Jr – the music legend reflected on the “wonderful moment” Simon & Garfunkel buried the hatchet and were reunited once more. “We ended years of estrangement with a lot of sweet candour,” Garfunkel recalled of his emotional meeting with Simon. The...
The official first-look trailer at 2K Games‘ highly anticipated Borderlands 4 has finally been revealed – check it out below. During The Game Awards 2024 (December 12), 2K and Gearbox Software unveiled the first glimpse at Borderlands 4 – which has yet to receive a firm release date but is due to launch sometime in 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The trailer reveals an all-new planet Kairos, new Vault Hunters and the new big bad Timekeeper as well as tons of in-game footage that’s full of non-stop action set to the tune of Fontaines D.C.‘s...