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Colin Farrell campaigns for writer's fair pay at WGA strike
hotpress.com > protests...The AMPTP is comprised of Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony.... ...Colin Farrell was seen voicing support for the Writer's Guild of America on the picket line yesterday.... ...Colin Farrell speaks on the picket line for the WGA strike. -- DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 25, 2023 The Oscar nominee blamed those in charge... ...The WGA has said companies that are part of the AMPTP have "broken this business", and "have taken so much from the very people, the writers, who...

Celine Dion calls off rest of world tour including next year’s Dublin dates due to illness
hotpress.com > music...The rest of Celine Dion"s Courage Tour World has been cancelled including Dublin"s 3Arena date as she continues her struggle with Stiff Person's... ...In a statement released, Dion wrote, "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again.... ...scheduled to run from August 26, 2023 in Amsterdam through October 4, 2023 in Helsinki; then continuing from March 6, 2024 in Prague through April... ...The 55-year-old singer had completed 52 shows in North America in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic emerged and the tour was put on hold in March...

Output Belfast x AVA Festival welcomes Ash's Tim Wheeler as the ...
hotpress.com > culture...Finishing the conference out will be the just recently announced Lydon Stephen's Closing Keynote speaker, Tim Wheeler.... ...Following Output Belfast and AVA Festival's music conference will be an evening showcase with 36 musical acts. Both events are free to attend.... ...Tetto Rooftop, the Oh Yeah Music Centre, both the Upstairs and Downstairs of the Ulster Sports Club, the Dirty Onion, the Black Box, and The Deer's... ...Supported by Belfast City Council and the Belfast City of Music and Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the conference will take place from 10AM to...

New Irish Songs To Hear This Week
hotpress.com > opinion...The Northern Irish/Dutch duo have released a third compelling track from their upcoming second EP Pedestal (out June 30th via Submarine Cat Records... ...Ali Chant (Yard Act, Sorry, Soccer Mommy).... ...include Ryan Merchant from Capital Cities - for the summer groover.... ...Sweeney's forthcoming album, due to land in the winter, features collaborations with artists like Jafaris, Tomike, DeCarterat, Rachel Mae Hannon...

On this day in 1967: The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
hotpress.com > music...Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has divided critics and even Beatles fans over the years – Keith Richards recently called it “a mishmash of rubbish... ...was a sonic revolution (the influence of LSD, of course, also permeates the album).This six-disc super-deluxe version is surely the last word on Sgt... ...Elsewhere, lesser known tracks such as Paul McCartney"s intricately structured "Fixing A Hole" and the quirky "Lovely Rita" hold up exceptionally... ...Four aficionados, the real icing on the cake will be the inclusion of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane", both songs recorded during the Pepper...

UK rockers Royal Blood announce Dublin show
hotpress.com > music...Igniting a huge summer ahead for the UK rock duo, their fourth album Back To The Water Below is due to land on September 8th.... ...Long before Royal Blood were even formed, they spent years together in various bands playing to half empty bars around Brighton - and only then did... ...Mike Kerr layers a heavyweight wall-of-sound solely with his bass, while Ben Thatcher"s rhythms simultaneously swing with a spacious groove while... ...“I think this record was about letting the ideas take us where they needed to go," Ben Thatcher notes....

Cian Ducrot and Irish Trad Super-Group to appear for Tubridy’s Late Late Farewell
hotpress.com > film-tv...Ryan Tubridy's last ever Late Late Show will include performances from Cian Ducrot, Andrea Corr, John Sheahan and many more.... ...Ryan Tubridy will appear as host on his last ever Late Late Show tonight, with an all-star cast set to share the Donnybrook studio with him.... ...(Stockton"s Wing), Moya Brennan (Clannad), Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (Aeons), Sharon Shannon, Shayan & Shahab Coohe (Nava), Steve Wickham (The Waterboys... ..., Ciarán Owens (The Tumbling Paddies), Colm Mac Con Iomaire (The Frames), Debbie Byrne, Frankie Gavin (De Dannan), Jim Higgins (The Stunning), Jim...

ABBA members lay to rest hope of reunion for 50th Eurovision win ...
hotpress.com > housing...It's not unprecedented - made up of Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Rutger Gunnarsson and Ola Brunkert, the Swedish supergroup has long heard pleas... ...Although a reunion is off the table, Benny Andersson has expressed speculative hopes to take ABBA Voyage worldwide Before ABBA parted ways in 1983... ...The resolute "no" came from Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the group's main songwriters, through BBC Newsnight. "I don't want to.... ...at the ABBA Arena in London, worldwide....

Album Review: Arlo Parks, My Soft Machine
hotpress.com > opinion...Across 12 tracks, the Londoner encouraged producer Paul Epworth (Adele, Florence + The Machine) to add textures underneath her ethereal, sweet vocal... ...For Arlo Parks, My Soft Machine feels as endlessly exposed and unguarded as ever, maintaining the 22-year-old"s gift for narrative, poetic lyricism... ...Having referenced Fontaines D.C. and My Bloody Valentine as influences, the edge is most audible on later parts of epic Deftones-inflected "Devotion... ...Later tapping Phoebe Bridgers on airy backing vocals for "Pegasus", the only feature on the entire project keeps it as personal and raw as a teenager"s...

Happy 75th Birthday Stevie Nicks: Dave Grohl, Florence + The ...
hotpress.com > music...“She was in the Sound City movie I directed and we did a little tour together.... ...Let me tell you, Stevie Nicks gives the best hugs you"ve ever had in your fucking life; like you sink into her heart.... ...We also share the same management company, CJM, who have Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Lynne, Chris Isaak, Tesla, Chicago and Boz Scaggs on their books too... ...Shirley Manson was my heroine for a while, but when Tragic Kingdom came out I switched my allegiance to Gwen Stefani. I know, fickle!...