Ash’s Tim Wheeler: “Live music is in deep trouble – it’s really important that venues survive”

coronavirus crisis, is set to come to an end next month.The new petition arrives after claims from many in the live music industry that, despite socially distanced indoor gigs being allowed in the UK from mid-August, the vast majority of venues are not viably able to host events with restrictions in place.You can sign the petition on the UK Government and Parliament petitions website here.Despite the government’s £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces, which was announced back in July,

James Van Der Beek sat down with Moms Like Us host Christina Garibaldi and Stroller in the City’s Brianne Manz to share what he’s learned about parenthood during the quarantine. Watch the latest episode of Moms Like Us above to see what the Dawson’s Creek alum, 44, had to say.The dad of Olivia, 9, Joshua, 8, Annabel, 6, Emilia, 4, and Gwendolyn, 2, says that quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic made him take a look at parenting and his life decisions.

Kinross last weekend with long-awaited performances by young local talent. Organised by KLEO (Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation) the Sunday, August 30 concert was supported and hosted by The Green Hotel in the guest courtyard.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran agent and former WME head of music Marc Geiger says the live-music business will rebound in a big way once the coronavirus pandemic recedes.In a conversation with Goldman Sachs’ music specialist Lisa Yang at the International Festival Forum in London on Wednesday, Geiger said the “claustrophobia economy” of the pandemic will be replaced by “a second Roaring ‘20s, a hundred years later,” of economic growth, according to IQ.He was referencing the giddy

Vanderpump Rules stars Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz’s journey to finding love was far from easy.In an episode of Maloney’s “You’re Gonna Love Me” podcast that dropped on Friday, August 28, the duo got candid about the ups and downs they’ve faced over the years. They began by recalling the night they were first introduced, during which Schwartz was with another woman.

Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz ended a Friday, August 28, podcast episode to “go make a baby.”The “You’re Gonna Love Me” podcast host, 33, concluded the show by saying that she and her husband, 37, “are not getting any younger.”When Schwartz replied, “Let’s go make a baby,” Maloney said, “Doesn’t work like that. I’ve got the app and right now, tonight is not [the time].

Elton John has warned it is “absolutely vital” beleaguered music venues survive the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sam Fender has played a socially distanced arena show at the custom-built Virgin Money Unity Arena, and Frank Turner serenaded a seated crowd in south London.Further research into how COVID-19 is transmitted has shaped these guidelines: a new study at the University of Bristol found that the volume may be a huge factor in how risky a performance is.

EastEnders has cast ’80s soul singer Mica Paris as a “formidable” new character.

Faith Hill, 52, gave her fans a look inside a sweet moment with her and her husband Tim McGraw, 53, on Aug. 17 when she shared a loving video on Instagram.

When Keiron Marshall was 15, he found his way out of a desperate situation with help from an unexpected source: Eric Clapton. The guitar great was host at the first gig Marshall ever went to, and he was joined on stage by Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, The Who's Pete Townshend and Beatle Ringo Starr.

Chris Willman Music Writer“It’s shocking that they don’t just stay until they figure it out,” says Audrey Fix Schaefer of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), speaking about Congress adjourning Thursday without taking up federal legislation to relieve businesses hardest hit by the pandemic.