Bright Eyes – ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’ review: a heroic return after almost a decade

Keanu Reeves once rescued a pre-fame Octavia Spencer after he found her stranded on the roadside.Reeves turns 56 today (2 September), with many fans sharing their favourite performances from the actor on social media, as well as their favourite tales of Reeves’ apparent kindness off-camera.But few have as good a story as Spencer, who revealed in 2014 that she unexpectedly encountered a leather-clad, motorcycle-riding Reeves shortly after she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting in the 1990s.The

@MikeEvans13_ pic.twitter.com/A9AHGuFyRgThe Buccaneers open their season against the New Orleans Saints on September 13.Gronkowski added: "What I want to accomplish until the game is gaining the trust of my team-mates, gaining the respect of my team-mates, so when I go out there on the field, the guy next to me trusts me and I can go out there on the field and trust the guy next to me, too."That's what it's all about in practice – gaining the trust of each other so when you go out there, you can

“Dancing with the Stars” fans are still up in arms over the ousting of longtime hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews. The social media accounts for the reality competition just shared a teaser on Monday ahead of the announcements for which celebrities will be waltzing and foxtrotting their way into bliss on Season 29 and the latest post was immediately met with pent up emotions regarding Bergeron and Andrews’ exits from the show in July.

Sheridan Smith has candidly opened up on her mental health and how she feared she would struggle with it once again after giving birth.The 39 year old actress, who had roles in Cilla, Mrs Biggs and Gavin and Stacey, welcomed baby boy Billy with her partner Jamie during lockdown. And now, ahead of her ITV documentary release, which is set to focus on her journey into motherhood, Sheridan has shared her mental health fears.

National Basketball Association (NBA) players agreed on Thursday not to boycott the rest of the season after forcing the postponement of a slate of playoff games in a protest against racial injustice and police brutality.

Fans of The X Factor might want to look away now, as the show might not return to screens for a while according to ITV’s Kevin Lygo.The TV favourite, which sees members of the public showing off their singing talents in a bid to obtain a life-changing record deal, was paused in 2020 in order to have a year’s rest. However, it seems ITV are now considering taking the competition off-air completely after the break period.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills continues to break the fourth wall. Teddi Mellencamp addressed speculation that she and Kyle Richards filmed their conversation with Brandi Glanville about Denise Richards after the cast returned from their trip to Rome.The 39-year-old accountability coach took to Instagram to answer fan questions during the Wednesday, August 26, finale of the Bravo series.“No, we did not film at @KyleRichards18 house after Rome! Check the date and time above!” Teddi wrote

television event of the week at one point in our lives, long before the coronavirus pandemic interrupted our way of living.What better than a bit of nostalgia to fill our evenings as the legendary home makeover show gets set to return after 16 years off air that was watched by 10m viewers at its peak.Airing on BBC between 1991 and 2004, it has been reported that it's poised for a comeback, and bosses are hopeful that the original team, including host Carol Smillie, and designers Laurence

Cardi B and ‘WAP‘ have made its way back into the American political discourse, after the rapper has fired back at a conservative commentator for saying the world needs less of her – and more of Melania Trump.DeAnna Lorraine, conservative commentator and ex-Republican congressional candidate who lost spectacularly to Nancy Pelosi in the 2020 California primary election, took to Twitter during the Republican National Convention to compare Melania Trump favourably to Cardi.“America needs far more

Bright Eyes have shared a new Thin Lizzy cover – hear their version of ‘Running Back’ below.It follows the release of Bright Eyes’ first new album in nearly a decade, ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’, which came out on Friday (August 21).Bright Eyes shared the new Thin Lizzy cover while appearing on US radio station SiriusXM – hear their version of the track below.Reviewing ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’, which is Conor Oberst and co’s first new album since 2011’s ‘The

Bright Eyes have showcased their latest album ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’ in a new performance on CBS’ This Morning.Delivering the socially-distanced performance, the band ran through two tracks from the album – ‘Persona Non Grata’ and ‘Mariana Trench’.Oberst was joined by his bandmates Mike Mogis, Nathaniel Walcott and Anna Butterss, alongside the duo Lucius.You can watch both performances below.Oberst also recently guested on Matty Healy’s ‘In Conversation’ podcast, and he

Zack Ruskin On Bright Eyes’ new album, midway through the lush, dystopian “One and Done,” the familiar gravel of Conor Oberst’s voice shares an observation seemingly tailor-made for our present moment. “Let’s take a walk around the block,” he sings.

Say it ain’t so! Actress Chrissy Metz and her boyfriend of nearly two years, Hal Rosenfeld, have reportedly broken up, according to Page Six. The outlet did not provide further details about what caused the supposed split, but a source told them that Chrissy’s “indeed back on the market and ready to date again.” HollywoodLife has reached out to Chrissy’s rep for comment.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens And Mecca Bingo is getting its bingo balls rolling again thanks to phased reopening from August 24.In accordance with the latest Scottish Government guidelines, Mecca clubs are welcoming back customers since temporarily closing their doors due to lockdown restrictions in March.Jonathon Swaine, from Mecca Bingo, said: “We want to reassure the Mecca Bingo community that we are working together to take every precaution necessary to create a safe

Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst has spoken in praise of The 1975, saying that their “genre-less” sound “confuses me, but I like that”.Oberst was speaking to NME ahead of the release of Bright Eyes’ new album ‘Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was’, their first LP in almost a decade.Asked in the interview about the influence that The 1975 have drawn from Bright Eyes, Oberst said that he met the band’s frontman Matty Healy recently “and he’s really cool”.“I don’t hear a lot in common between our