Ethel Cain has released the sprawling eight-minute single ‘Nettles’, which features synthesisers that she tracked down from a composer on Twin Peaks. ‘Nettles’ features on her upcoming second album, ‘Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You’, which she announced earlier this year. The forthcoming record will serve as a prequel to ‘Preacher’s Daughter’, and was preceded by this year’s ‘Perverts’ EP. Advertisement ‘Nettles’ is a banjo-led eight-minute epic that sees her chronicle “a dream of losing the one you love, asking them to reassure you that it won’t come true and to dream, instead, of all the time you’ll have together...
SAULT have announced their second ever live headline show for later in 2025 amid member Inflo’s current legal battle with Little Simz. READ MORE: SAULT – ‘Nine’ review: anonymous British collective weave tales of hope and pain The show will take place in London on August 15. A link in their Instagram bio directs fans to a page where they can sign up to ‘be the first in line’. Advertisement The mysterious collective only played their first headline show at London’s Drumsheds in December 2023, playing the album ‘Acts Of Faith’ for the first and only time. They have teased...
Billy Joel has shared an update on his health, insisting that he is “not dying”. The singer-songwriter and pianist, 76, cancelled his entire touring plans last month, after being diagnosed with a brain disorder called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH). Advertisement In an accompanying statement, Joel shared that his condition had been “exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision and balance”. Now, Joel’s friend Howard Stern has relayed a brief message from the artist on his SiriusXM radio programme, The Howard Stern Radio Show. “I saw Billy Joel two weeks ago, we had dinner together,” host...
Challengers filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has reportedly locked in his next project. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Guadagnino is fast-tracking a film titled Artificial, a retelling of the real-life 2023 OpenAI saga. The film is being put together at Amazon MGM Studios, and production is being aimed to begin this summer. Advertisement A cast has yet to be attached to the film, but sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Andrew Garfield, Anora‘s Yura Borisov and A Complete Unknown‘s Monica Barbaro are circling roles for the project. Filming is expected to take place in Italy and San Francisco. The film will tackle...
Liam Gallagher has joined rehearsals for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour. The band are set to play their first gigs together in 16 years this summer, kicking off with a run of UK and Ireland dates with Richard Ashcroft and Cast, including seven dates at London’s Wembley Stadium. Advertisement Last month, Noel and the rumoured live band lineup – which was previously revealed to NME by a source close to the shows – were photographed entering a London studio where they reportedly rehearsed for six hours The line-up included Beady Eye alumnus and longtime collaborator Gem Archer, Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, keyboardist Mikey Rowe, and bassist...
The second season of The Boys spin-off Gen V has been locked in for a September premiere date – find out more below. READ MORE: ‘Gen V’ review: a super-powered spin-off from ‘The Boys’ Prime Video has unveiled a teaser trailer for Gen V season two, which sees the gang of Marie, Emma and Jordan reluctantly returning to Godolkin University, now under the regime of incoming dean Cipher. Advertisement Cipher executes a new curriculum for his students, training them as “soldiers” in a war against humans, while Cate and Sam are celebrated as heroes. Cue clips of gory brawls and...
Director Rian Johnson has shared the first teaser trailer for the new Knives Out film Wake Up Dead Man – watch below. During an appearance at a fan event for Netflix’s Tudum on Saturday (May 31), Johnson, who wrote, produced and directed both Knives Out (2019) and sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), confirmed that the third entry in the series will hit Netflix on December 12, 2025. Advertisement He also unveiled the first teaser of the new film – a one-minute preview that sees Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc apparently investigating a murder relating to Christian religious...
Pavement have released their first new music in over 25 years – and it is a cover of Jim Pepper’s ‘Witchitai-To’. The legendary US indie band have not released any new recorded music since their 1999 EP ‘Major Leagues’, the last release before their split later that year. They did reunite for a comeback tour in 2022, however, and during those shows, they played ‘Witchitai-To’ regularly. Advertisement The new release was captured during the rehearsal for one of those shows, with the band bringing life to the track that was first released as part of Pepper’s band Everything Is...
Ricky Gervais has said that producers sometimes question his jokes, as “they don’t know whether it’s OK or not.” READ MORE: Ricky Gervais: “The people in ‘After Life’ aren’t freaks. Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp – they’re freaks!” The comedian was reflecting on his career in a new interview with the LA Times, ahead of being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today (May 30). Advertisement He was asked if he’s ever realised he would have to “defend” a joke, to which he responded: “Oh no, it all comes and goes. It’s cyclic,” he told the publication....
PS Plus has had a good year for games. June was particularly good because of the Days of Play promotion. But, what can you expect from July as we get deeper into the Summer? Read More: All 2025 game release dates for PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch Here is a rundown of what we know about the PS Plus July 2025 games so far. PS Plus July 2025 Games Advertisement The PS Plus July 2025 games will be announced on June 25, 2025, for the Extra tier and will be available from July 1, 2025. The Extra and...
