News Shakira Axes Sixth Show Over Safety Issues While Pride Gig Hangs in the Balance by Laura Gordon “Girl, get yourself here!” Mayor Bowser pleads as Shakira’s tour woes continue. Shakira’s sixth concert cancellation has left fans—and even D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser—pleading for a rescheduled Pride performance. The…
Music News Ozzy Osbourne Thinks He’ll ‘Die’ On Stage During Final Black Sabbath Gig by Laura Gordon Inside Black Sabbath’s final showdown. Ozzy Osbourne is gearing up for his last performance with Black Sabbath this July, but the metal legend admits he’s battling nerves ahead of the…
Film and TV News From Legal Battles to Reshoots: Is the Michael Jackson Biopic Doomed? by Laura Gordon A pop martyr or a flawed icon? The biopic’s impossible tightrope walk. From legal battles to extensive reshoots, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, seems to be facing every possible hurdle….
Music News Charli XCX Is Ready to Flop With Her Next Album by Laura Gordon As her star rises in music and film, Charli’s embracing risk, reinvention, and not giving a damn Charli XCX is riding high off the success of Brat, with nearly a…
News Missy Elliott didn’t just perform at Coachella—She Transformed by Alex Cooper A robotic rebirth and a hit-packed set proved she’s still untouchable Missy Elliott didn’t just perform at Coachella—she materialised in a jaw-dropping transformation, proving once again why she’s hip-hop’s most visionary futurist….
Books News Patti Smith’s ‘Bread of Angels’ drops on Robert Mapplethorpe’s Birthday by Alex Cooper 50 years later, Patti Smith’s fire still burns Legendary artist Patti Smith has announced her new memoir, Bread of Angels, arriving November 4th—a date that holds deep personal significance, as it would have been the…
Music News Robbie Williams Reveals He Got ‘A 17th Century Pirate Disease’ by Laura Gordon Someone get this man an orange – stat! Robbie Williams has joked about his recent scurvy diagnosis, calling it a “17th-century pirate disease.” The singer revealed he developed the rare…
Music News The boss’s time capsule: Bruce Springsteen to release seven albums by Alex Cooper 7 Lost Albums, 83 Songs: Springsteen’s Greatest Unheard Hits Bruce Springsteen is delivering the motherlode for fans—seven fully realised, never-released albums spanning 1983-2018, collected as Tracks II: The Lost Albums. The 83-song box…
Music News Venues Hotel Esplanade by Alex Cooper Where Melbourne’s Musical Soul Meets Timeless Charm On the fringe of Port Phillip Bay, where the salty breeze mingles with the hum of amplifiers, stands the Esplanade Hotel—affectionately known to…
Music News Venues Forum Melbourne by Alex Cooper Step inside Forum Melbourne on any given night, and you’ll find yourself transported—not just by the music, but by the venue itself Beneath a cerulean ceiling dotted with twinkling artificial…
Music John Lennon’s Legacy Lives On in Australian ‘Give Peace a Chance’ Tour by Alex Cooper Five Aussie icons, one legendary voice—John Lennon’s music lives on. More than 50 years after John Lennon’s iconic anthem Give Peace a Chance became a rallying cry for a generation, a stellar…
Music News Jazz legend makes his long-awaited return to the Sydney Opera House by Tammy Moir Mark your calendars for October 11-12, 2024, Grammy Award-winning icon Herbie Hancock will grace the Concert Hall Herbie Hancock, the jazz-funk maestro and one of music’s most catalytic forces, is…
Music News Iconic actor and singer Jane Birkin passes away at 76, leaving a legacy of music and style by Tammy Moir Music and fashion icon Jane Birkin, renowned for her sensual hits, and for her collbab with Hermès passes away at 76. Paris, France – Jane Birkin, the beloved British-born singer…