Lesley Manville on playing Princess Margaret in emotional ‘Crown’ episode

Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret sitting on a couch in a blue and black striped dress.

Fans of Princess Margaret — and Lesley Manville, the actor who has played the late Countess of Snowdon in seasons 5 and 6 of “The Crown” — have had to wait patiently in the final […]

The 2023 Actors Roundtable: Truth, AI & Larry the Cable Guy

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Actors, sometimes known as a “circus of the unemployable,” at least if you ask Cillian Murphy, pretty much have to do what they do. “I can’t do anything else, at all,” the “Oppenheimer” star says, […]

Netflix’s Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a Mission: Impossible film

Evil factory-farm owner Mrs. Tweedy stands atop a glass staircase in her a dramatically lit factory headquarters, as chubby chicken Ginger hides in a dark space just below her in Netflix’s Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

This preview of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget was first published in conjunction with the film’s world premiere at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival. It has been updated for the film’s Netflix release. […]

‘I just loved to sing!’: Brenda Lee on inspiring Elvis, Lennon and Taylor Swift – and topping the chart at 78 | Pop and rock

Brenda Lee rehearses for the ITV show Oh Boy! on the street in Islington, London, in 1959.

Recorded in 1958, Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree has long since joined the select group of festive songs that boom out of radios, shops and pubs at this time of year. The song […]

‘We were working like crazy’: the studio players behind music’s A-list | Music

Carol King, James Taylor and Danny Kortchmar

At the start of the 70s, a new musical term came into vogue – “the singer-songwriter.” It referred to a swelling wave of stars that included James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne, […]

When John Lennon’s Disturbing Clip Ridiculing & Mocking Disabled People Shocked The Beatles Fans!

When The Beatles' John Lennon's Disturbing Video Mocking Disabled People Went Viral!

When John Lennon’s Disturbing Clip Mocking Disabled People Shocked Netizens!(Photo Credit –Instagram) The cultural impact of The Beatles, including their contribution to Western pop culture, will always remain unparalleled. Pioneers in the development of genre-bending […]

ACE FREHLEY Shares Title Track Of ‘10,000 Volts’ Solo Album

ACE FREHLEY Shares Title Track Of '10,000 Volts' Solo Album

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will release his new solo album, “10,000 Volts”, on February 23, 2024 via MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music). The official music video for the LP’s title track — directed […]

‘We were like a perfect match on a date’: Grup Şimşek’s multicultural musical magic | Music

‘The feelings that it can convey are universal’ … Derya Yildirim playing the bağlama.

The first time singer Derya Yıldırım met keyboarder Axel Oliveres and bassist Antonin Le Gargasson, she was sceptical: “I wasn’t sure if these guys were maybe just taking the piss.” They were two French hipsters […]

Musician Jackie DeShannon on her incredible career: ‘It was really difficult being a woman’ | Music

Jackie DeShannon in Laurel Canyon in the 60s

Say the name Jackie DeShannon and two things spring to most listeners’ minds. “A lot of people think I popped out of nowhere singing What the World Needs Now is Love and Put a Little […]

Enabled by AI – created by profound connections between the 4 Beatles

Now and Then: Enabled by AI – created by profound connections between the 4 Beatles

This new last Beatles song, enabled in part by AI, demonstrates the importance of the profound and lasting connections between the four musicians As published inThe Conversation Not surprisingly, Paul McCartney was positive about the appearance this […]

‘I had to fax the lyrics to the gospel choir’s pastor’: how the Soup Dragons made I’m Free | Music

‘Club culture felt like the new psychedelia’ … the early Soup Dragons.

Sean Dickson, vocals, guitar, arrangement The early Soup Dragons were a psychedelic punk rock band, but by 1988 there was more energy in the underground acid house scene than the indie scene. We used to […]

An 80th Birthday Concert for Bert Jansch review – moving homage to 60s folk guitar hero | Folk music

Robert Plant with his band Saving Grace, featuring Suzi Dian on vocals, at the Royal Festival Hall.

The lineup was remarkable, with rock and folk musicians including Robert Plant, Bernard Butler, Sam Lee, James Yorkston and Martin Simpson joining in on Strolling Down the Highway, from Bert Jansch’s 1965 debut album. It […]