Paolo Nutini will take to the stage of Paisley Town Hall on Tuesday, August 6, for a very special gig in aid of two charities.
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Nearly two years ago, Eminem and Snoop Dogg shared a music video for a new collaborative song called “From The D to tha LBC.” The visuals featured characters in the style of the Bored Ape Club, a Web3 collective that had become synonymous with the NFT craze that saturated popular culture. For some, the digital tokens and their cryptocurrency marketplaces were the next stage in the intersection of art and commerce.
For others, they were ugly and exploitative harbingers of some hyper-transactional future; every cringeworthy celebrity plug and memed scam unlocked a new level of schadenfreude. For many, NFTs might feel like a relic of the pandemic era, a confusing and upsetting trend from a confusing and upsetting time.
Holly Herndon, a musician and programmer who had been experimenting with NFTs for years before they caught on, defended them when I spoke with her in 2021. The blowback, she said, resulted from pandemic-driven financial precarity and an inaccessibility of the technology.
“All of a sudden you have this new wealth-driven system come on the scene and you see celebrities able to magic large sums of money out of nowhere,” she said. “And that's super alienating.” Read Next: Wu-Tang Clan announce Las Vegas residency
.Paolo Nutini will take to the stage of Paisley Town Hall on Tuesday, August 6, for a very special gig in aid of two charities.
A court has heard of a chilling plot to murder ITV's Holly Willoughby, with the accused security guard purchasing a "kidnap kit" of rope, metal cable ties, and handcuffs. Gavin Plumb, 37, stands accused of devising a plan to kidnap and assault the beloved This Morning presenter over a span of nearly two years until his arrest last October.
It's been a rollercoaster seven years for Sandra Martin since she waved goodbye to Gogglebox. Despite her continued love for the show, her life has taken a dramatic turn. The proud grandmother-of-five, who was recently left heartbroken over the death of her sister, has experienced a drastic change in circumstances, going from having "everything paid for" by Gogglebox to being jobless, living in temporary accommodation and selling merchandise to afford food.
Love Island winner Finn Tapp seems to have taken a swipe at his ex Paige Turley, just weeks after the pair nearly rekindled their romance. The couple, who won the winter edition of Love Island in 2020, were thought to be one of the strongest pairs from the show, even moving in together during lockdown and Finn, 24, getting a tattoo dedicated to Paige, 26.
The King and Queen took part in the annual Garter Day service at Windsor Castle, marking the start of a busy summer for the royals. Charles and Camilla led other members of the Royal family at the traditional celebration commemorating the ancient Order of the Garter on Monday, 17 June. This comes just two days after the Trooping the Colour ceremony where Catherine the Princess of Wales made he first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer.
After the impressive display of The King's Birthday Parade in London at the weekend, another important royal procession will take place in Windsor today, Monday, 17 June.The Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and is the most senior knighthood in the British honours system which is only outranked by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. It sees those members of the Royal Family who have been honoured, attend a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before parading in their eye-catching dark blue mantles and Tudor bonnets with ostrich feather plumes.
An England superfan claims he has been branded 'racist' after covering his home in St George's flags as Euro 2024 kicks off.
There aren’t many places in the UK where you can experience opera inside a cave, see a hotel where Mary Queen of Scots reputedly stayed and drink the freshest mineral water available (although you might want to add an ice cube or two), yet you can do all of this in Buxton. You’d be forgiven if your mind first springs to the bottled water when you think of the town, but there’s so much more to this beautiful town on the edge of the Peak District.
The Killers shuffled their setlist and covered The Kinks at the second show of their ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland tour last night (June 14) – see footage and the full setlist below.It was the band’s second show at Dublin’s 3Arena in three nights at the start of a run of greatest hits shows that the band are playing across the UK and Ireland throughout the summer.Their 21-song set included a number of changes from the previous show, including tour debuts for eight songs, including four from 2006’s ‘Sam’s Town’ in the form of ‘Enterlude’, ‘For Reasons Unknown’, ‘Bones’ and ‘Exitlude’.The also opened with ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ from the 2020 album ‘Imploding The Mirage’, and played the title track of their most recent studio record, 2021’s ‘Pressure Machine’.In among their own material, the band also indulged in a cover of The Kinks’ 1982 single ‘Come Dancing’.In addition, five tracks from 2004 debut album ‘Hot Fuss’ got an airing, including ‘Andy, You’re A Star’, which they only recently revived on stage for the first time in seven years.
EXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems and Playstation Productions feature adaptation of the Playstation game Until Dawn has set an ensemble of rising stars as Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo and Odessa A’Zion are set to star in the upcoming pic. David F. Sandberg is set to direct.
Neil Jordan‘s “Interview With the Vampire” film adaptation released in 1994, Tom Cruise was already a worldwide star. He had led the highly successful “Risky Business” and “Top Gun” and received an Oscar nomination for “Born on the Fourth of July.” But, not everyone was convinced he could play the titular vampire, Lestat de Lioncourt, and his casting caused a considerable amount of backlash among fans of Anne Rice’s original book. In an excerpt from his new memoir published in The Telegraph, director Jordan reflected on his decision to cast Cruise opposite Brad Pitt and the outrage that followed, recalling how he originally offered the role to Daniel Day-Lewis.
Wayne Lineker has gone from selling fruit and veg at a market stall to becoming "the most selfied man in the world" – but not without his share of controversies.The 62-year-old entrepreneur made headlines recently when he was filmed being knocked out cold while defending a woman outside Ibiza's Eden Bar. It's little surprise it was caught on camera, given Lineker previously revealed he had taken up to 600 selfies daily, quipping that he might just be "the world's most selfied man".
The Killers have kicked off their 2024 ‘Rebel Diamonds’ greatest hits tour with an opening night in Dublin. Check out the setlist from the night and fan footage below.The gig took place in Dublin last night (June 12), as the opening night for the run of dates that the band will be holding across the UK and Ireland throughout the summer.
The waiting is almost over. Hundreds of thousands of Tartan Army have descended on Germany and millions more will watch around the globe as Scotland kick off Euro 2024 against the hosts in Munich's Allianz Arena.
Hollyoaks star Amy Maghera has revealed she's given birth to her second baby - and has chosen the name Kaya for her daughter.The actress shared an adorable black-and-white shot of herself in her hospital bed with her newborn in her arms. In her caption, Amy wrote: "Kaya Lana Taub." Amy, who welcomed her first baby just 18 months ago with her husband Ethan Taub, announced they were expecting their second daughter with a photo of their baby scan in January. She captioned the snap with: "Here we go again! The feet of my second babe.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” a hit in multiple other markets worldwide, crashed on its first lap at the South Korean box office. It failed to make even $1 million in on its opening weekend. Instead, “Wonderland,” a sci-fi fantasy about Artificial Intelligence, took the top spot over the weekend.
Addie Morfoot Contributor The ethics of documentary filmmaking is not a new topic of debate, but after last month’s Washington Post article about an Afghan man allegedly murdered by the Taliban as a consequence of his participation in Matthew Heineman’s Oscar shortlisted 2022 documentary “Retrograde,” the discussion around the moral responsibility of nonfiction filmmakers has once again heated up. Unlike with journalists, there are no widely-accepted standards that documentary filmmakers are expected to abide by. Regulations for personal nonfiction storytelling can be counterintuitive.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Masters of the Air” costume designer Colleen Atwood brought along Austin Butler’s jacket to Variety’s TV FYC Fest. “It’s Austin Butler’s jacket that he wore, Maj. Cleven’s jacket and hat, and I thought, ‘Well, I should bring it.’ It’s D-Day.
The BBC has issued an apology after an offensive remark was heard during their D-Day commemorative broadcast. Kirsty Young, who was among the presenters for the King and Queen's coronation last may, was at the helm of the special programme, BBC D-Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen, which marked the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Sarah Ferguson found herself in a slightly awkward situation on Wednesday's Good Morning Britain when she faced probing questions about Prince Andrew's alleged tiff with King Charles III. Fergie, 64, joined Susanna Reid and Martin Lewis on the morning show on 5 June to discuss her recent health scares, having been diagnosed with skin cancer this year following her breast cancer treatment. The Duchess of York discussed her journey to recovery and even her wish to join the cast of Netflix's hit series Bridgerton.