Haim reflect on touring with Julian Casablancas in their early years

Mac Miller’s legacy continues to live on thanks to a new project with Vans. 

The Strokes played ‘Fear Of Sleep’ live for the first time at a recent show – check out the footage below.The New York indie band delivered a career-spanning, 17-track set at the Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata Prefecture, Japan last week (July 28).“Here’s a song that we probably last played in Japan 29 years ago,” joked frontman Julian Casablancas early on in the gig. “Kidding… not that long ago.

Jon Gosselin is off the market — and secretly has been for two years. In an interview with, published on Tuesday, Aug. 1, the 46-year-old father of eight reveals that he’s been dating 35-year-old Stephanie Lebo after the two met at a backyard barbecue for their mutual friend, Dean.«It was a hillbilly thing.

Jon Gosselin is off the market — and secretly has been for two years. In an interview with, published on Tuesday, Aug. 1, the 46-year-old father of eight reveals that he’s been dating 35-year-old Stephanie Lebo after the two met at a backyard barbecue for their mutual friend, Dean.«It was a hillbilly thing.

Daft Punk have released a new video series titled ‘Memory Tapes’ that reflects on the creation of their final LP ‘Random Access Memories’.The series is made up of eight episodes that offer an inside look at the creation of the album as well as highlights from the various collaborators who were featured on the LP. The collaborators share their favourite memories and the impact both Daft Punk and the album have had on their music and careers.The first two episodes of Memory Tapes feature The Strokes’ frontman Julian Casablancas who collaborated with the French duo on ‘Instant Crush’ and pianist Chilly Gonzales who played on ‘Within’ and ‘Give Life Back To Music’.Upcoming episodes will include contributions from Pharrell Williams, Todd Edwards, DJ Falcon, Nile Rodgers and others.The interviews were conducted at Henson Studios in Los Angeles and Gang Studios in Paris which are two of the five spaces in which ‘Random Access Memories’ was recorded.

Meta CEO and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg took time off from managing his social media empire to get a dose of some good ole’ Taylor Swift.

While Britney Spears’ sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, get ready to move with their father Kevin Federline, the singer is remaining positive about strengthening their bond.

ITV has axed The Voice Kids, according to reports. The singing contest, judged by Danny Jones, Pixie Lott, Ronan Keating and Will.i.am won’t be returning to TV screens next year.

Best believe Taylor Swift and the Haim sisters are bejeweled on The Eras Tour!

Elon Musk’s recent Twitter rebrand has been brought to a halt in Japan, following clashes with the trademarked name of hit rock band, X Japan.This month social media users were left surprised after Twitter owner Elon Musk rolled out a surprise rebrand for the platform – renaming it as X and scrapping the original bird logo. Now, the site is simply going by X in the United States, and each location that has a dedicated Twitter page has been updated to ‘X’, followed by the name of the country.However, this is proving to be an issue in Japan, as the brand name has already been trademarked by hit J-rock band, X Japan.Formed by members Toshi and Yoshiki in 1982, the four-piece have recorded together on and off for decades, and remain one of the highest-selling bands in the country.

The Strokes‘ Julian Casablancas has shared his thoughts on The 1975‘s recent controversy in Malaysia that saw them banned for taking a stance on LGBTQ matters on stage.Last weekend, The 1975’s set at Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur was cut short – and later, the rest of the festival was cancelled – after frontman Matty Healy criticised anti-LGBTQ laws and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald onstage.During their headline performance on Friday (July 21), Healy called out the Malaysian government and said: “I do not see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with.”Since then, The 1975 have been banned from performing in the country, and the frontman has received backlash from Malaysia’s LGBTQ+ community, claiming that his actions undermined years of action by local activists.The 1975 are now also potentially facing a class action lawsuit by Malaysian artists and festival vendors over the festival’s cancellation.The Strokes’ Casablancas, who was unable to perform at Good Vibes Festival with his band, shared on social media this weekend that they are currently working on a way to perform in Malaysia.The frontman then elaborated on his thoughts regarding the controversy in an Instagram reply, writing: “it def helped the white outsider awareness yes, for sure… i felt the same. had no idea.

Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra are officially on tour together!

Taylor Swift dropped her, but fans are already clamoring for another re-recording thanks to a particularly epic performance of one of her most popular revenge tracks. Swift hit the stage for a trio of shows in Seattle, Washington, over the weekend and delivered «This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things» as one of her surprise songs on Saturday. The scathing anthem was featured on her 2017 album and is rumored to be about her feud with Kanye West.After singing the line "'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do," Swift let loose a wildly loud cackle, taking a moment to compose herself before adding, «I can't even say it with a straight face.» While the laugh and line are both included in her original recording of the song, the genuine nature of Swift's real-life laugh had fans in the audience at Lumen Field and on social media going wild. «SO FUN SO FUN SO FUN!!!!» reads the caption on an original TikTok video from the evening. «Her cackle is EVERYthing,» wrote one commenter.

Jo Koy has nothing but love for his ex, Chelsea Handler. spoke to Koy at the David Byrne/Fatboy Slim musical, , where he gushed over the comedienne. «She's a beautiful person, and, you know, we're still friends,» Koy, who serves as one of the producers on the Broadway production told the outlet Thursday. «It was a beautiful time,» he added of their nearly year-long relationship, «And she's doing beautiful things right now. She's crushing it right now, so I have nothing but the best love for her.»Handler and Koy — who worked together years ago on the comedian's late-night show,  -- made their relationship Instagram official in September 2021 and dated until June 2022, splitting just ahead of their one-year anniversary.Handler opened up about the end of their relationship in December, during an appearance on Brooke Shields's  podcast.«Towards the end of the relationship, it just became clear that this was not my person,» she told the model actress.As far as what exactly happened to end the relationship, Handler kept things fairly vague, but admitted, «walking away from him was one of the most difficult things that I ever had to do.»«There were just some behaviors that we couldn't agree on, and it felt to me like I would have to abandon myself -- which maybe I would have been OK to do if I were 20 or 25 -- but I wasn't willing to do that,» she recalled.

Taylor Swift and Haim gave a live debut to ‘Evermore’ track ‘No Body, No Crime’ at the first ‘Eras’ Tour show in Seattle last night (July 22).Haim are supporting Swift on the latest leg of her North American stadium tour and they joined her for the 2020 song during the ‘Evermore’ segment of the set.Elsewhere at the show, Swift also gave a performance of Ed Sheeran collaboration ‘Everything Has Changed’, from 2012’s ‘Red’, for the first time in a decade, as well as playing ‘This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things’ for the first time on the ‘Eras’ tour.See footage of all the performances below.NO BODY, NO CRIME pic.twitter.com/0ITsA0dXfh— Coup De Main (@coupdemain) July 23, 2023i can’t believe they just sang no body no crime???? pic.twitter.com/NYdRHCou9Z— phoebe ⸆⸉ (@taylorslavender) July 23, 2023Alana Haim took over the second verse for No Body, No Crime #HAIMattheErasTour pic.twitter.com/mfKcfThwg3— Haim source ♡ (@haimsource) July 23, 2023

Haim have responded to the constant doubt they receive from trolls about not actually playing their instruments when performing.While chatting with NME about the 10th anniversary reissue of their 2013 debut album ‘Days Are Gone’ and their upcoming headlining slot at this year’s All Points East Festival, the sister trio – consisting of Danielle, Este and Alana Haim – also spoke about the hate they receive about their musicianship.Back in June, the band played New York City’s Governors Ball Music Festival. In a clip posted to NME‘s Instagram of the band performing ‘My Song 5’, the band received a comment that read: “Is it just me or is that bassist just acting?”The band replied: “Lol, I can’t believe this shit is still happening.” In a longer post shared on Haim’s Instagram Story, they wrote: “I’m so used to seeing this shit on every fucking video of us playing ever.”“I’m so over it,” they continued.

Keanu Reeves‘ band Dogstar have announced a tour, their first album in 23 years, and have shared the lead single ‘Everything Turns Around’.The 90s alt-rock band – consisting of guitarist and vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Rob Mailhouse, and bassist Keanu Reeves – have returned to the music scene with their latest track ‘Everything Turns Around’ as well as their forthcoming LP ‘Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees’.“We are so excited to re-introduce Dogstar with our new single ‘Everything Turns Around,’” the band said in a press release.They continued: “It feels like a fun summer song to us. It has an uplifting message and a positive vibe that hopefully makes your day a little bit lighter.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck officially became husband and wife. The love birds marked the occasion by taking us down memory lane as the singer and actress stepped out in Los Angeles donning a dazzling, bridal white minidress.

Country music chart-topper and bona fide superstar Sam Hunt took time off from travelling North America on his Outskirts Tour to chat with ET Canada’s Carlos Bustamante about his life as a new dad, touring with his family and what his daughter thinks of his country tunes.

Stanley Tucci recalled the time he almost broke up with his now-wife Felicity Blunt.