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The real reasons nobody could stand touring with Kiss
20+ min ago (505+ words) Based in Margate, Matthew Ingate has worked in the music industry for over ten years, during which time he has worked alongside some of the best up and coming talent in the business. Always excited to discover, talk and write…...
The Nick Nolte performance that summed up a lost New York City
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (366+ words) Time can be a cruel mistress, and if you've seen the cracking throwback heist movie Crime 101 this year, then you may well have recognised the elderly man at the end of the bar collecting envelopes stuffed with money from Chris…...
The only director who could control Gene Hackman's temper
50+ min ago (295+ words) The strange circumstances surrounding the death of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in February 2025 almost distracted from the fact that the world had just lost one of its finest ever acting talents. With a list of accolades a…...
When did movie lighting get so ugly?
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (1023+ words) Lily is a freelance writer from Texas now living in Scotland. A devout pedant and know-it-all, she enjoys setting the record straight about Old Hollywood, spreading the gospel of film noir, and searching for philosophical angles on '70s horror movies. When…...
TV's most life-affirming show is about Only Fans and debt
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (765+ words) Lily is a freelance writer from Texas now living in Scotland. A devout pedant and know-it-all, she enjoys setting the record straight about Old Hollywood, spreading the gospel of film noir, and searching for philosophical angles on '70s horror movies. When…...
Jack Kerouac's bizarre fake baseball passion
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (290+ words) Before he was writing with the voice of rebellion among the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac was an athlete with an unassuming penchant for literature. Born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Kerouac began playing both (American) football and wrestling as a…...
Deep Purple announce new album, 'Splat!"
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (294+ words) Deep Purple has announced a new album of "music for the end of humanity" set for release on July 3rd, titled Splat! The band has once again teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin to craft an album that "draws on…...
How did the Traveling Wilburys decide who would sing?
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (474+ words) For any band that lasts for decades, the greatest lesson that everyone needs to learn is restraint. Even though it would be easy to grandstand every time you're onstage and making music that everyone can gawk at in amazement, that…...
The 1973 'Bond girl' who admitted it ruined their career
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (504+ words) The curse of an actor playing a major female role in a James Bond movie and then watching their career go up in smoke has afflicted more than enough people to make it more than an urban legend. However, it's…...
The 1976 song Jeff Lynne could never fully enjoy
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (578+ words) It's probably not as good'Far Out Magazine The 1976 song Jeff Lynne could never fully enjoy: "It's probably not as good The art behind any great ELO song was for Jeff Lynne to have every single instrument sounding perfect. He was…...