Tool talk touring and the timing of new material: “It definitely comes on our own terms”

A father remains separated from his three children after only one of them was successful in securing a passport.

Catfish and the Bottlemen have announced a 10th anniversary edition of their classic debut album ‘The Balcony’.The Welsh indie-rockers will release their special reissue of ‘The Balcony’ on September 13. Their debut originally landed at Number 10 in the UK Charts, eventually going Platinum by 2016.Now, the 10th anniversary reissue will be available on a limited edition CD, cassette, and vinyl.

and Hugh Grosvenor, recently wed in what’s been called the society wedding of the decade.Royal weddings always seem to cast a spell over us—it’s like watching a fairytale come to life—but they’re somewhat rare events. In Great Britain the in 2011 was a major event and the mood board for many dream weddings, of course.

EXCLUSIVE: In his final project before concluding his headline-snatching, decades-long tenure as creative director at Valentino, Pier Paolo Piccioli dipped back into film production to produce the costumes for Things And Other Things, the latest feature from Italian filmmaker Riccardo Vannuccini. 

The stars of stage, screen, and sport will once again be out in force as they take part in what is billed as the "world’s biggest charity football match". Of course, we're talking about the return of Soccer Aid and plenty of famous faces will be taking to the pitch this weekend, again for a good cause.

It’s official: actress and style icon Sienna Miller’s highly anticipated clothes collection has landed at Marks and Spencer — and naturally, we want everything. Available online and in selected stores, the 33-piece collection embodies everything we know and love about the British fashionista: effortlessly chic and on-trend.

Almost a year after tickets for Taylor Swift ’s UK tour first went on sale, the Love Story singer is finally getting ready to kickstart the UK leg of The Eras Tour as she heads to Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium on Friday, 7 June. But while fans of the 34 year old star can expect to sing and dance the night away to music from throughout her 18-year career, it’s not just the songs that they can enjoy.Throughout the entirety of The Eras Tour, fans have been making friendship bracelets to swap with each other at the shows.

Taylor Swift is coming to the UK - and soon she will land on Scottish soil.

Netflix has renewed big-budget Indian drama series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Young Woman and the Sea,” currently playing in theaters. While Joachim Rønning read the script for “Young Woman and the Sea,” he made little notes as he went along. When he reached the end, his first thought was, “This is amazing.” His next thought was: How could he possibly capture what he had just read on screen? “Young Woman and the Sea” tells the story of Trudy Ederle, played by Daisy Ridley, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. But a case of measles – which nearly killed her and left her with severe hearing loss, stood in her way, along with sexism.

Last June the word on everyone’s lips was Barbie, but this coming month there’s a new blonde dominating social media: Taylor Swift The singer is set to bring her The Eras Tour to the UK in just a few weeks (you can buy resale tickets here if you didn't get your hands on one), meaning we're all gearing up for the live shows by planning our outfits. If you’ve scrolled through TikTok as of late, you’ll know ticket holders have been getting their glue guns and DIY equipment out to make their own personalised bodysuits, dresses and boots, all inspired by one of Taylor’s eras.

Tool bassist Justin Chancellor has spoken to NME about the pressure from fans to release new music, admitting that “it’s not the easiest thing to do”.The LA band’s fifth and most recent album, ‘Fear Inoculum’, came out in 2019 – marking their first full-length project since 2006’s ‘10,000 Days’.However, Chancellor said earlier this year that there was “no thought of taking 13 years” to drop Tool’s sixth LP, and that they’d be heading back to the studio after their current UK and European tour.He also explained that the group had already reunited for some writing sessions before they embarked on their North American tour in late 2023. “We gave it a stab for a couple of months,” the musician said in February.During a recent interview with NME, Chancellor was asked about the current status of Tool’s new music, and whether he felt any pressure to deliver another album sooner rather than later.“It definitely comes on our own terms,” he responded.

Tomris Laffly “They don’t make ‘em like this anymore,” we wistfully say these days when praising skillful mainstream movies, ones that remind us of a past when Hollywood used to stir us more regularly through moving original films. There is truth in that overused nostalgic acclaim, even though few movies actually deserve it as much as Joachim Rønning’s (“Kon-Tiki”) classically glorious “Young Woman and The Sea,” a defiantly big-screen, consistently enthralling biopic that both earns one’s genuine tears, and inspires everyone of all ages to dream a little bigger, go a little further.

Daisy Ridley is stepping out to promote her new Disney movie!

English Teacher celebrated their time in Manchester by breaking out covers of The Smiths and LCD Soundsystem – find footage of the show below.The rising indie rockers and former NME Cover stars broke into the two covers while on stage in Manchester last week – one of the recent shows they have been playing as part of their ongoing UK tour.The dates come in celebration of their recently-shared debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’, which arrived in April and already has become one tipped to be featured in some of the best albums of 2024.Now, while playing numerous tracks from the breakthrough LP while on stage at the Gorilla venue, Lily Fontaine and co. used the opportunity to make a nod to Manchester music royalty, The Smiths.Towards the end of their 15-song set, the band delivered a surprise rendition of classic track by the indie pioneers ‘Big Mouth Strikes Again’.

Pom Poko have shared a new single, ‘Growing Story’ and announced a UK tour for later this year.The “grungy and heavy-hitting” track is the latest cut to be taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Champion’, which will be released August 16 via Bella Union.Commenting on the track Pom Poko said: “On this album we wanted to explore simplifying our sound and make some songs a bit more grungy and heavy-hitting. ‘Growing Story’ came out of that process.“This song and its title is kind of describing the themes on this record: growing up, whatever that means, and finding yourself in a place where you realise you can contain a lot of different stuff at the same time.”Check it out below:The Norwegian band have also announced a UK tour for October – check out the dates below and buy tickets here.OCTOBER7 – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms 9 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms10 – Hebden Bridge, Trades Club11 – Blackpool, Bootleg Social12 – Middlesbrough, Twisterella Festival14 – Glasgow, Mono15 – Newcaste, Cluny16 – York, Crescent18 – Sheffield, Sidney and Matilda19 – Birmingham, Future Days Festival20 -Ipswich, St Stephen’s Church“It feels like we’re maturing and growing up together,” explained Ragnhild Fangel Jamtveit when speaking about the new album.

Openreach has confirmed it will build full fibre broadband in nearly 30 areas across Scotland, with over 500 in the UK to see installations.

Fly and flop getaways are all well and good, but if you want to burn off some of that breakfast buffet – and really explore the area you’re staying in – then a specialist walking holiday might be for you. With something for all fitness levels, these organised trips either involve staying at one hotel, which you set out from on foot every day, or moving between locations, with your luggage transported so it’s waiting for you at your next accommodation.

Nearly 1,500 banks in the UK have either shut their doors or announced their intention to close since February 2022. That's nearly two a DAY across the country.

Bambie Thug, this year’s Irish Eurovision entry, has announced a 2024 UK and European ‘Crown The Witch’ tour.Bambie, who placed 6th in this year’s competition with their showstopping performance of ‘Doomsday Blue’, is now set to tour around the UK and Europe.They will kick off at Brighton’s Chalk in August, before making their way through Manchester’s Gorilla, Glasgow’s King Tuts and London’s Heaven in September. Bambie is also due to visit cities such as Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin and Stockholm.