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When two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman first read the script for the indie film, “Tuner,” he was astonished by how Academy Award-winning documentary director Daniel Roher (“Navalny”) had navigated his first narrative fiction thriller. Credit: Black Bear Pictures “This was the first time in over 50 years of doing this, a guy came up to me and said, I wrote this for you,” he acknowledged during a recent press chat. Hoffman plays Harry Horowitz, a gifted tuner who is well-versed in fixing pianos. “The role of a piano tuner immediately resonated with me on a personal level,” he said. At…
Marie Dahlstromhas announced her third studio album, MARIE, due for release on 18 September via her own label, JFH Records. Alongside the announcement, the Danish born, London based singer, songwriter and producer has shared new single ‘1 Journey Away’.The track showcases a deeper exploration of Dahlstrom’s jazz influences, pairing intricate rhythms with her trademark soulful vocals. Featuring an expressive scat section, production from Butcher Brown’s Corey Fonville, Cuban percussionist Eliel Lazo and a synth contribution from Elijah Fox, the song highlights the rich musicality that runs throughout the upcoming record.Speaking about the single, Dahlstrom explains that ‘1 Journey Away’ reflects…
The fashion industry’s sustainability problem is well documented, but one corner of the market rarely gets the scrutiny it deserves: bridal party dressing.Every year, bridesmaids and maids of honour buy dresses they may wear once, store indefinitely, and eventually donate or discard. The environmental cost sits in the fabric production, dyeing, shipping, packaging, and waste attached to garments designed for a single afternoon.It does not have to work this way. With smarter choices at the shopping stage, a maid of honour dress can become one of the most versatile pieces in a wardrobe rather than a guilt-inducing reminder at the…
CJ Leede has fast earned her stripes for her ability to make readers care before she makes them scared. Her knack for pairing pure, unadulterated terror with deeply empathetic character work is unmatched, and her brilliant new shocker Headlights doubles down on that signature formula. Born from a deeply personal period of grief and disillusionment, the book uses the backdrop of Colorado folklore to map the sinister anatomy of highway murders. For anyone fond of the tightly wound, sinister procedural thrills of Seven, “True Detective”, or “Hannibal”/The Silence of the Lambs, this is bound to be your next absolute obsession…
“LEE Hazlewood changed everything,” says Nancy Sinatra. “I was doing bubblegum music and singing in higher keys and he said, ‘That’s not right. You’re not a virgin any more. You’ve been married and divorced. We need to get you where you belong.’ And he was right – it was silly to keep doing what I called ‘Nancy nice lady’. It was time for a change.” “So Long Babe” was the first fruits of this new collaboration and it charted where all the ‘Nancy nice lady’ singles had failed to. With its kiss-off lyrics and Sinatra’s low, nonchalant delivery, it was…
Live recording from recent studio releases finds songwriter grasping for spiritual and emotional truths.Artwork for Nick Mulvey’s album “Dark Harvest Live”Building on his recent releases Dark Harvest Pt 1 and Pt 2, Dark Harvest Live presents an intimate show from Toronto showcasing a selection these songs. Featuring mainly Nick on guitar and vocals, with sparse backgrounds occasionally on keyboards, the songs are presented in stripped-down form from the album versions. As ever with this format, this works both ways; Radical Tenderness loses its punchy Stax-style horns, but River to Real gains a new tranquillity from the simpler arrangement.Originally hailing from…
Victoria Mary Clarke, in partnership with Rubyworks, has officially revealed the complete artist lineup and track list for 20th Century Paddy – The Songs Of Shane MacGowan tribute album which is set for release on 13th November 2026.The collection is a sonic love letter to a visionary who reshaped the landscape of Irish music. Taking its title from a project MacGowan himself had long envisioned, the album brings together a sprawling assembly of defining voices. The collection builds on the success of Bruce Springsteen’s A Rainy Night in Soho and the Johnny Depp & Imelda May duet, Haunted, which were…
Ahead of their highly-anticipated Download set this weekend, Spitting Glass have unveiled a unsparing new single, Full Send, featuring Rhys Griffiths of Mourn. It’s only the second single have put out, following April’s 1HP, and it arrives amid a mountain of hype that’s been building since the band were announced for the Dogtooth Stage at Download without having released any music. The band say the new track “explores more of a relatable topic we can all sing the tune to”, explaining: “We all have that person in our life that is like a pot hole in the road, that never…
Mike D is already making his mark, fifteen years on from the last Beastie Boys album. If you haven’t already heard the new stuff it’s a blast of funky hip hop punk, distorted vocals and a fun stamp on new music that keeps his sound alive. We can’t wait for this on. Read on…The August 28th release of ‘Thank You’, the debut album from Mike D, will mark the first full length offering of new music from a Beastie Boys alumnus since 2011’s ‘Hot Sauce Committee Part 2’. New track ‘True Colors’, taken from the forthcoming album, is out now.…
Bring Me The Horizon dropped out of a 2006 festival after being threatened by another artist on the lineup.Talking in the new issue of Metal Hammer, singer Oli Sykes looks back on the controversy the Yorkshire metal band attracted with their 2006 debut, Count Your Blessings, ahead of the release of a re-recorded version, Count Your Blessings Repented, on July 10.“We said we were sick [when we dropped out of the festival], because there were another band there that said when we got there, they were going to shave all our hair off and beat us up. It were mental…
Ira Sachs brings his latest film, The Man I Love to the Cannes film festival in competition. Previously directing the ever so resonant Passages and the recent mundane drama Peter Hujar’s Day about a writer struggling in New York. Ira set his sights on going back in time to a place that’s familiar to him and bringing forth his newest collaboration with Oscar winner Rami Malek for a story set in 80s New York, exploring a queer actor Jimmy George, seemingly at the end of his life during the AIDS crisis, hoping to give one last performance. Rami and Ira…
York, England-based singer-songwriter Harrison Rimmer delivers a reflective and emotionally honest shift in style with “Better In Fiction”. This obviously isn’t the first time we’ve written about his music, and you might be able to hear why within the first ten seconds or so…. atender and mature folk-leaning track that highlights Harrison Rimmer’s standout vocals and songwriting depth.His vocals are absolutely stunning, and they sound like the kind of voice you expect to be at the top of the charts, captivating anyone who listens and charming the whole country from top to bottom.This is a rather laid-back alternative folk song…