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Blacklight Vice (c) Steve DulsonPortsmouth Guildhall is the perfect venue for Takedown Festival, and it really defines the meaning of a ‘takeover’ event. The main hall served as the Phil Campbell Kerrang! (PCK) Stage this year, supplemented by two smaller performance areas, one of which—The Total Rock Café Stage (TRC)—is usually the café. The press room was hidden away in the maze of the Portsmouth Music Experience Exhibition. Apart from that, we were well looked after in terms of facilities, sharing the green room with the performers. I found it very surreal making small talk with the likes of Milkie…
The war was supposed to be over by now. Streaming won. Cinemas were dying. Netflix killed the movie theater the same way it killed Blockbuster, and anyone predicting a theatrical comeback was nostalgic, wrong, or both. Except the 2026 domestic box office is tracking toward $9.8 billion. Project Hail Mary opened to $80.5 million — no franchise, no sequel, just Ryan Gosling in space. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crossed $372 million globally in a single weekend. And 46% of US audiences say they prefer streaming at home while ticket sales keep climbing. Something doesn’t add up. Here’s what’s actually…
Irish TV series Other Voices have unveiled a brilliant video of Foo Fighters giving a brand-new song its live debut in Ireland a couple of months ago. As part of the special promo behind the announcement of their forthcoming 12th album Your Favorite Toy, Dave Grohl and co. crossed the pond back in February to play a series of intimate surprise gigs – including an extra-tiny date at the 80-capacity St James’ Church in Dingle, Ireland. Below, you can see them unleash the still-unreleased Of All People just four songs into their setlist, before fans everywhere get to enjoy the…
This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work.Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut Worms (2023), Nobody Lives Here Anymore (2020) and Hollow Ground (2018). The album, produced by Jeff Tweedy, came about as a result of Cut Worms supporting Wilco in 2024. The two seemed to share a strong musical understanding, and Tweedy invited Clarke to record at The Loft in Chicago.The album is a change from the breezy pop of the first three albums. There is less…
An American freelance reporter kidnapped in Iraq has been released after days of uncertainty, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. Shelly Kittleson, 49, was taken on March 31 from a busy street in central Baghdad. Officials in both the U.S. and Iraq had pointed to the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah as responsible. About a week later, the group announced it would free her, saying she must leave the country immediately. In a statement, a spokesperson said Kittleson’s release came “in appreciation of the patriotic positions” of Iraq’s prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who had been involved in efforts…
TNA Wrestling’s Brian Myers and Bear Bronson will face the legendary Hardys for the TNA Tag-Team Championships at TNA’s Rebellion pay-per-view. However, is this new version of The System ready for such a battle? We discuss this and more with both wrestlers just days before the event takes place in Cleveland, Ohio. Bear Bronson and Brian Myers will face the Hardys at Rebellion. Image credit: TNA Wrestling Soundsphere: Hi guys, thanks for joining Soundsphere. I’ll jump straight in, as we have a lot to cover. You’re both facing The Hardys this Saturday at the Rebellion pay-per-view in Cleveland. How are…
Two films. Completely different bets. One opens in July, one in December, and neither is playing it safe. This isn’t a direct box office clash — they don’t share a release weekend. The real competition is something else: which film earns the right to define what 2026 meant for cinema. That’s a different question. And the answer isn’t obvious. The Odyssey (2026): Christopher Nolan’s Most Ambitious Film Yet July 17. $250 million. Shot entirely on IMAX 70mm across Morocco, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Iceland, Western Sahara and Malta. The most expensive film Nolan has ever made. Cast: Matt Damon as Odysseus.…
As Everything Unfolds have just chronicled the most painful chapter of their lives. The devastation following the death of drummer Jamie Gowers in August 2024 was always bound to filter into their music – particularly when vocalist Charlie Rolfe was grieving the loss of someone who was both her bandmate and her partner. As such, their third album DID YOU ASK TO BE SET FREE? represents a blunt-force purging of emotion, but the pain they express is a prism of complex thoughts, feelings and experiences that might not necessarily be all tied to a singular event. Regardless of the biography,…
Pet Shop BoysElectric Ballroom, London6th April 2026 Legendary synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys begin their residency inside Camden Town’s Electric Ballroom where they plan to perform some of their more obscure tracks from the past. The world is full of electronic duos in 2026 but none go back as far as the chart topping, multi-million sellers Pet Shop Boys who are this week, for five consecutive nights, performing obscure B-sides, non-single album tracks and who knows, maybe the odd track from a flexi disc that may once have been sellotaped to the cover of Smash Hits in 1983? The…
Hollywood spent the better part of a decade convinced that only two kinds of films could succeed in theaters: $200 million+ tentpoles and micro-budget horror. Everything in between — the $25–70 million adult drama, the mid-size thriller, the original sci-fi — was declared dead. Streaming had killed it. Audiences wouldn’t show up for anything that didn’t have a cape or an existing fanbase. 2026 is making that argument look increasingly stupid. The Films That Shouldn’t Be Working Start with Project Hail Mary. $200 million budget — technically a big film — but with no franchise, no sequel, no recognisable IP…
Japanese Scottish producer and pianist Sonedo returns with “Tailor Made”, a new single featuring rising rapper Kyi Sinclair, taken from his upcoming album From Here On Out, out 22 May on Rebecca’s Records.Blending UK jazz with rap, grime and hip hop, the track is built on a hypnotic piano loop that grows into something looser and more expansive, sax lines, head nodding beats, and Sinclair’s fluid, assured delivery all in sync. Lyrically, it taps into identity shaped by environment, where ambition and survival sit side by side.Fresh from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a recipient of the Peter Whittingham…
Blending R&B and pop with ease, she continues to expand her sonic identity, delivering a track that captures the thrill of stepping into the spotlight and owning it, It’s charisma, confidence, and main character energy distilled into three minutes.The release follows a major run for the Toronto born artist, who has been steadily building global momentum. From touring across Europe to sharing stages with some of today’s most influential names, Chxrry’s rise has been both strategic and undeniable. Her 2025 breakout moment, fueled by viral hits and cultural co-signs, cemented her as one to watch, and now, she’s proving she’s…