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Music Review: 5 Seconds of Summerâs Michael Clifford goes solo on ambitious, pop-punk ‘SIDEQUEST’
By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025
Over a decade ago, the Australian pop-punk boy band 5 Seconds of Summer emerged as charming genre-revivalists. Their 2014 career-making single âShe Looks So Perfectâ was all palm-muted power chords and gang vocals, a familiar sound for fans of the Warped Tour scene. In the years since, the quartet evolved into a full-on arena pop-rock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hungary bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering ahead of festival performance
By Canadian Press on July 24th, 2025
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) â Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap were banned from entering Hungary ahead of their scheduled performance at the popular Sziget Festival as authorities argued the musicians’ presence in the country would constitute a risk to national security. The Belfast trio, scheduled to play on Sziget’s closing day on Aug. 11, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Comic-Con 2025 set to kick off in a year that some major superheroes are sitting out
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) â Tens of thousands of fans â many in costumes â will descend Thursday on Comic-Con International, the four day pop culture spectacle that will feature updates on the new âPredatorâ movie, âAlienâ series and a special appearance by George Lucas. Just don’t expect major news about the future of Marvel’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Buckingham Nicks’ was a record store holy grail for decades. It’s finally getting reissued
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) â They were in love once. Four years before Fleetwood Macâs âRumoursâ became one of the best breakup records of the 1970s â and, many might say, all time â Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were relative unknowns, a young couple putting out their own album, posing nude on the cover like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MrBeast CEO and ‘Beast Games’ winner rally brand partners and rare disease support on Wall Street
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â MrBeast’s new CEO hit Wall Street Wednesday as YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson’s media empire looks to develop long-term brand partnerships and, in turn, unlock more funding for its charitable content. Venture capitalist Jeff Housenbold took over MrBeast leadership last summer with a mandate to professionalize an ever-growing entertainment company. YouTube’s most popular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual Regina comic book convention goes the way of planet Krypton
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
REGINA â An annual Saskatchewan comic and pop culture convention has gone the way of Superman’s planet Krypton, leaving behind a trail of sad and disappointed fans. The Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo says on social media it’s dissolving due to low attendance in recent years, venue issues and other problems. Chad Boudreau, owner of the ComicReaders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine faces possible prison time after admitting to drug possession
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine admitted Wednesday that he violated the conditions of his supervised release from prison by possessing drugs, marking his latest run-in with the law since he completed a federal prison sentence on racketeering and conspiracy charges. The 29-year-old performer, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, told a Manhattan federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: A dark comedy about modern dating in sharp, (knowingly) silly âOh, Hi!â
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
The modern dating scene is not a healthy one. Perhaps it never really was and everyone is nostalgic for something that didnât exist. But you donât need to be on the apps to sense the anxiety around. Just open the New York Times Magazine site and scroll through the 1,200 comments on Jean Garnettâs âThe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘MAGA superstar:’ Permits revoked for two of Christian singer’s East Coast concerts
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
HALIFAX â Public officials in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. have cancelled concerts by a U.S.-based Christian musician, citing complaints from residents and planned protests that raised concerns about public safety. Singer Sean Feucht describes himself as a musician, missionary, author and activist. Having spoken out against “gender ideology,” abortion and the LGBTQ+ community, his religious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor’s death
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) â A doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the âFriendsâ starâs overdose death. Dr. Salvador Plasencia became the fourth of the five people charged in connection with Perryâs death to plead guilty. He stood next to his lawyer and admitted guilt to four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘He humanized metal’: Canadian producer Kevin Churko, Rush remember Ozzy Osbourne
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
The first time Kevin Churko recorded Ozzy Osbourneâs vocals, he says it felt less like a studio session and more like a spiritual experience. The Moose Jaw, Sask.-born producer, who was tapped to co-produce the English heavy metal legendâs 2007 album âBlack Rain,â remembers being awestruck. âI just couldn’t believe it. Here was Ozzy Osbourne ... Read More »
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