Seeking Longevity in a Streaming World: What Norah Jones, Death Cab for Cutie and Los Lobos Did Right (Guest Column)

Death Cab For Cutie are set to resume their UK tour after cancelling a series of dates due to illness.Earlier this week, the band’s gigs in Edinburgh and Glasgow were called off due to frontman Ben Gibbard catching a cold that affected his vocal cords. Then, Death Cab For Cutie confirmed that the show that was meant to be taking place in Manchester last night (March 25) will no longer be happening.But the band have now taken to Instagram to confirm that all three of their remaining shows, starting in Brighton tomorrow (March 27) before heading to London the following two nights, will now go ahead.The band wrote: “Tour will continue tomorrow in Brighton at Dome and in London at Roundhouse on Tuesday and Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday.

Death Cab For Cutie have cancelled most of the shows on their current UK tour due to illness.Earlier this week, the band’s gigs in Edinburgh and Glasgow were called off due to frontman Ben Gibbard catching a cold that affected his vocal cords. Now, Death Cab For Cutie have confirmed that the show that was meant to be taking place in Manchester tomorrow night (March 25) will no longer be happening.The band posted an extended explanation for the cancellations to their Instagram written by Gibbard.“Dear Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester;“On behalf of the entire band, please accept our sincere apologies for cancelling our shows in your cities.

Ben Gibbard has spoken to NME about 2023 marking key 20th anniversaries for both Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service – as well as plans for upcoming tours and celebrations.This week saw Death Cab kick off their UK tour in support of their acclaimed 2022 album ‘Asphalt Meadows’. Later this year, Gibbard will be hitting the road in the US for a double headline tour in which The Postal Service will celebrate 20 years of their cult classic ‘Give Up’ while DCFC will mark two decades of their 2003 breakthrough album ‘Transatlanticism’ – with both records being played in full each night.Looking back on the influential synth-pop gem ‘Give Up’, NME asked Gibbard if he felt at the time like he was making an important record that we’d still be talking about 20 years later .“Of course not, but what if I said I did?” he jokingly replied.

APPOINTMENTSAEG Presents has appointed Crissie Rushton as General Manager of The Halls Wolverhampton. She worked for the venue in its previous incarnation as Wolverhampton Civic Halls for over two decades. “I have loved being a part of this extraordinary venue for more than 23 years and am delighted to be continuing my journey with The Halls Wolverhampton as part of the team at AEG Presents”, she says.

Norah Jones has announced that she will be heading on a tour of the UK and Ireland this autumn.The singer-songwriter previously announced a summer tour in Europe, which is due to start this July in Paris and includes dates in Italy, Spain, Portugal and more.The UK and Ireland leg of the tour kicks off at Sage Gateshead on November 4, before heading to Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Bath, Belfast and Dublin. Jones will also headline London’s Palladium on November 11.Tickets for the tour will be on sale this Friday, March 24 at 10am.

brings to light the beloved world established by author Taylor Jenkins Reid's 2019 novel of the same name. But Daisy's story is not completely standalone: Reid is the author of eight other novels, three of which take place in the same universe. Though they are not sequels to one another, Reid overlaps side characters across her books, weaving a web of connected Los Angeles elite that fill out her world with drama, heartbreak, mystery and more.

post.“And Hannah Waddingham… #Godspeed #DeadReckoning,” he captioned an image of Waddingham on set, wearing a cap and standing in front of what looks like a naval base.The “Ted Lasso” star will make her debut in Paramount’s storied spy franchise on June 24, 2024. “Dead Reckoning Part One” is slated to release on July 14, 2023.

Robert Blake — the actor best known for his roles on “Baretta” and in the film “In Cold Blood”, as well as for being tried and acquitted of his wife’s murder in a high-profile case — has died. He was 89.

Amazon series “Daisy Jones & the Six” and fans were quick to notice that she wears a patterned red guitar strap in one scene that strongly resembles the one her grandfather Elvis Presley in his “’68 Comeback Special” on NBC.The scene in the second episode shows Keough performing a song called “Two Against Three” at the Troubadour in Los Angeles after she musters up the courage to perform in front of a crowd, which is when the guitar strap is spotted.Reps for the show confirmed to People that while the guitar strap is not the exact same one Keough’s grandfather wore, it is indeed a replica called the New Yorker/the Woodstock model made by the Ace Strap company.the little easter egg of elvis presley's guitar strap being used by daisy jones, aka riley keough, aka his granddaughter, that has really sent me over the edge with the attention to detail in daisy jones and the six pic.twitter.com/maby4vACWu“The little easter egg of Elvis Presley’s guitar strap being used by daisy jones, aka Riley Keough, aka his granddaughter, that has really sent me over the edge with the attention to detail in daisy jones and the six,” Buzzfeed’s senior TV editor Nora Dominick spotted.“I spent all three episodes trying to find an Elvis easter egg! Glad someone tweeted it!” someone wrote.Some people even admitted that this moment was how they found out about Keough’s rock ‘n roll lineage.“This is literally how I learned that she’s Elvis’ granddaughter.

to top the iTunes charts with the release of its first album, “Aurora.” The band was brought to life by Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse, Will Harrison, Josh Whitehouse and Sebastian Chacon for the self-titled Amazon Prime Video show, which was adapted from the book of the same name. “Daisy Jones & The Six” was written by Taylor Jenkins Reid and follows the rise and fall of a Fleetwood Mac-esque band as it gets mixed up in sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll in Los Angeles in the ’70s. The novel quickly became a #BookTok sensation — and popular beyond the social media app — after it was released in 2019.

After suffering a brain aneurysm, Tom Sizemore has died, according to multiple reports.

Tom Sizemore has died, according to multiple reports. The actor, famous for his performances in blockbusters like ,  and Black Hawk Down, died on Friday at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 61 years old. Sizemore's rep, Charles Lago, told TMZ, «It is with great sadness and sorrow I have to announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore (“Tom Sizemore”) aged 61 passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St Joseph’s Hospital Burbank.

Many fans are already starting to wonder if the cast of Daisy Jones and the Six are singing in the brand new Prime Video series.

Suki Waterhouse’s brand new track “To Love” is out now.

Ready, set, slay! The cast of Daisy Jones & the Six has blessed Us with looks after looks during the series’ press tour. 

Visionary composer, saxophonist and visual artist Wayne Shorter has passed away at the age of 89.

may tell the story of a fictional band, but they're rubbing shoulders with some very real musical influences. The cast of Amazon's upcoming adaptation of the ultra-popular novel told ET's Nischelle Turner that Bob Dylan paid a visit to their recording studio. «It was insane,» Suki Waterhouse, who plays band member Karen, said of the experience. «He had a tour bus outside of Sound City.»Sound City is the iconic Los Angeles recording studio where the cast recorded the album on which the book focuses. Blake Mills, producer of the show's soundtrack, has also previously worked with Dylan. Author Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote many of 's lyrics for the book, but the show will now bring the fictional music to life. Camila Morrone, who plays Camila, wife of band leader Billy, added that the cast tried to stay focused on their own work despite being utterly starstruck. «When Bob Dylan's making music you just let him do his thing,» she said with a chuckle.«We tried to stay out of his way,» Waterhouse agreed.Though the Bob Dylan sighting may have been more a moment in passing, the cast certainly had their fair share of epic artistic run-ins while in production. Mills recruited a group of music legends to adapt Reid's and the finished project boasts co-writing credits from Marcus Mumford, Phoebe Bridgers and Jackson Browne.Tony Berg, a frequent collaborator of Bridgers, also provided additional support and the album features instrumental work from David Bowie, Elton John, Pearl Jam, Jeff Beck, Rilo Kiley, The Who, Nine Inch Nails and The Wallflowers. Riley Keough, granddaughter of Elvis Presley, plays Daisy Jones.

Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux has barely gotten over his jet lag after a whirlwind trip to Los Angeles this month, but he’s already planning a return visit as he attempts to pull together one of the most formidable lineups in the 76-year history of the event. He’s made it clear to studio executives that he would love to highlight both their blockbusters and their awards contenders, and though formal offers have not been made or accepted, this year’s Cannes has the potential to match or even surpass the 2022 edition — which played host to Tom Cruise and “Top Gun: Maverick” and Austin Butler and Tom Hanks with “Elvis” — in movie star moments. 

Riley Keough looked stunning at the Los Angeles premiere of her much anticipated series “Daisy Jones & The Six.” The actress, who’s the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley and granddaughter of Elvis Presley, plays Daisy Jones, a free spirited singer that’s inspired on Stevie Nicks in her Fleetwood Mac era. Riley Keough shares a photo from the last time she saw her ‘beautiful mama’ Lisa Marie PresleyElvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough stars in a new TV showKeough wore a black outfit made out of two parts: a top with a plunging neckline, and a sequined skirt. She matched the look with black heels and accesorized it all with big gold and green earrings.Keough stars alongside a cast made up of Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone, Sebastian Chacon, Suki Waterhouse, and more.

is about to take over your every waking thought when it drops on Amazon Prime TV on March 3. For , that's nothing new.In the series—based on the novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid which, in turn, is loosely inspired by ‘70s rock icon Stevie Nicks and the rise and fall of Fleetwood Mac—Waterhouse plays Karen Sirko, the band’s badass keyboardist and supposed side character to frontwoman Daisy Jones ().