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Thomas Bangalter has revealed that he once bought a ticket from a tout to his own Daft Punk gig outside of the show.In a new interview with the French news channel Brut, Bangalter opened up about the moment and recalled being outside “to buy a sandwich” and then being approached by the seller. The musician found the interaction amusing and went on to purchase the ticket without revealing who he was.“I thought it would be funny, so I bought the ticket, went to the venue, and waited,” he told the outlet (transcribed by Mixmag).Elsewhere in the interview, Bangalter discussed the pros and cons of having a career that gave him anonymity.

Nell Mescal has announced her debut EP ‘Can I Miss It For A Minute?’ – listen to new single ‘Killing Time’ below.The Irish singer-songwriter is due to release the collection on May 3 via LAB Records. You can pre-save/pre-add it here.Arriving today (January 19), ‘Killing Time’ finds Mescal ruminating over a past relationship.

The Smile made a surprise appearance at a special screening event at London’s Prince Charles Cinema last night (Thursday January 18) – where the trio spoke about their creative process on new album ‘Wall Of Eyes’, working with director Paul Thomas Anderson, whether they felt any influence of The Beatles working at Abbey Road, and shared advice for struggling creatives.The event in the capital was to spotlight the band’s creative relationship with Anderson, and saw the premiere of a new silent film of never-before-seen footage of the waking of the band’s second album and new video ‘Friend Of A Friend’, as well as a full surround sound playback of the record. Anderson’s music video for ‘Wall Of Eyes’ was also screened, along with his short film ‘ANIMA’ made for Thom Yorke and a selection of videos made with Radiohead.After the full billed programme was complete, Yorke along with fellow Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner (formerly of Sons Of Kemet) then took to the stage for a Q&A session helmed by DJ and presenter Edith Bowman.

David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar has escalated after Roth claimed that Hagar was “sex probed by aliens”.The two former singers for Van Halen have been locked in a war of words for several months, after Hagar said there was “no fucking way” he would want to do a full tour with Roth.In Roth’s latest retort, which came in the form of a YouTube video titled ‘The Ballad of Popsicle Sam’, he made the claims, referencing a 2011 story in which Hagar claimed he was abducted by aliens.““I know that when you’re abducted by aliens you get sex probed,” Roth said in the video. “I am compelled to solicit this sordid subject in an effort to explain Sam Hagar’s conduct.

has been endorsed by then-President Donald Trump, U.S. Reps.

, The Heart. The 25-year-old daughter of former president Barack Obama dressed the part of an indie filmmaker for the screening in a gray coat, pinstriped button-down, black jeans, cherry-colored leather Chelsea boots, and a skinny gray scarf for a look that feels very indie sleaze. Thin impractical scarves do seem to be for spring.

. But, much like your hair—the style has grown. Meet the “midi bob,” which is tipped to be this year’s most requested hairstyle.

The Courthouse, a restaurant, bar and hotel in Knutsford has closed after its owners Flat Cap Hotels fell into administration. A spokesperson for the venue confirmed to the Manchester Evening News that administrators have been appointed, and cited issues including the pandemic, inflation and the cost-of-living crisis.

A victim of the IRA bombing in Manchester can continue legal action against former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, a high court judge has ruled.

The three-star Michelin chef Simon Rogan will partner with the AO Arena on it's new restaurant and bar. The award-winning chef who is best known for his Lake District restaurant L'Enclume will oversee the food and drink at the exclusive, members-only mezzanine level at the music arena.

Parts of the UK have been subjected to an amber 'danger to life' warning over the weekend.

Malia Obama made her directorial debut at the Short Film Program 1 during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival held at Prospector Square Theatre in Park City, Utah. The young director and writer attended the premiere of her film “The Heart,” a story about a grieving son who receives an unusual request from his dead mother in her will.

Richard Simmons has returned to social media as news hit the internet that Pauly Shore is starring in a short film portraying him. On Wednesday, The Lewis Brother YouTube channel shared an official teaser for the short titled, The Court Jester.The news made it to Simmons, who disappeared from the public eye in 2014. Taking to his Facebook, the 75-year-old wrote, “Hi Everybody! You may have heard they may be doing a movie about me with Pauly Shore.

Eva Longoria celebrated by sharing some belly-baring old photos on the red carpet. She shared a gallery with her 9.6 million followers on Instagram, hilariously asking in the caption, “Why why was I hung up on showing my stomach on red carpets??”A post shared by Eva Longoria Baston (@evalongoria)Of course, the photos, from the early 2000s, pretty much answered the question because she looked amazing in the snaps. Her friends and followers were quick to shower her with compliments.

NeNe Leakes says Kim Zolciak is going through it right now.

Kyle Richards doesn’t wanna hear any more slander about Mauricio Umansky.

Almost Famous, in which Kate Hudson plays a groupie with the same name. The film has remained a cult classic—and Penny’s style has been added to countless inspiration boards since.So it should come as no surprise that so-called Penny Lane —that is, midi-length silhouettes featuring shearling on the collar and cuffs—are suddenly popping up everywhere in street style and social media.However, the trend didn’t appear in a vacuum.

is her twin. But I didn't realize just how striking the resemblance really is until the SKIMS mogul shared this collage, which juxtaposes images of mom and daughter at similar ages side-by-side.

tracker developed by the American Civil Liberties Union.According to the ACLU, Oklahoma currently has the most proposed anti-LGBTQ bills with 36 — though many of them are redundant, with lawmakers introducing their own versions of nearly identical bills.The state with the next highest number of bills is Missouri, which has introduced 28, and South Carolina, which has introduced 26.Most of the bills target the transgender community, taking the form of efforts to either redefine transgender existence out of law or place restrictions on transgender people’s ability to self-identify, access spaces, or receive services that affirm their gender identity.More than 200 bills focus on educational matters, including proposed athlete bans, curriculum censorship bills, and at least 38 requiring LGBTQ-identifying students to be outed to their parents in the name of “parental rights.”Another 120 seek to restrict access to gender-affirming health care for trans-identifying minors, with some even seeking to require transgender adults to overcome a number of bureaucratic or regulatory obstacles to receive transition-related treatments, which critics say is an attempt to frighten medical providers into refusing to see transgender patients altogether.Already, 24 states have passed some form of restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, resulting in a flood of legal challenges from families with transgender children and from doctors who are penalized for prescribing gender-affirming care under the laws.While most lower-level federal courts temporarily blocked such bans last year, only one statewide ban, in Arkansas, has been declared unconstitutional.Other bans in Indiana, Montana, and Florida remain blocked, although bans in states

Reputation-coded look. Thankfully she dressed for the city’s current frigid weather, opting for an oatmeal-gray sweater maxidress that was more or less a big, ankle-length hoodie. Never have I needed an article of clothing so badly as snow piles up outside.

This article contains major spoilers for American Nightmare.Netflix’s new true crime documentary American Nightmare has captivated viewers since its release on January 17.The three-part series tells the story of a 2015 case referred to as the “real-life Gone Girl“, in which San Fransisco resident Denise Huskins was abducted from her home in the middle of the night by an unknown assailant, after she and her partner Aaron Quinn were drugged and blindfolded.Quinn went to the authorities for help, but they considered his story to be unbelievable and subsequently accused him of Huskins’ murder. However, when she reappeared two days later near her parent’s house, suspicion shifted to her.The case was compared to the best-selling novel Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, which was later adapted into the 2014 film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

Shaun Ryder has said that he would be dead now if he had become a successful Hollywood actor in the 1990s.The Happy Mondays frontman appeared in the 1998 spy comedy The Avengers, but in a new interview, Ryder has said that had he pursued acting further, he might not be here today.Speaking on The Chris Moyles Show, Ryder said: “Listen, it’s a good job I blew Hollywood, right, and I don’t mean it like that. It’s a good job I messed up.

The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters and Neil Young and Crazy Horse are among a litany of huge names announced for this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.Also at the top of the bill are The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Chris Stapleton, Hozier and Jon Batiste.The festival, which takes place over two weekends between April 25 and May 5 at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, goes out of its way to celebrate the rich musical heritage of the city.Jazz Fest 2024 Music Lineup!GA Weekend Passes and VIP Packages on sale now!Full Music Lineup and Purchase tickets at https://t.co/dApNCrvPYZ. pic.twitter.com/Ba5Q8QDwNG— New Orleans JazzFest (@jazzfest) January 18, 2024Representing the city’s cultural legacy are names such as Irma Thomas, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Dixie Cups, Big Freedia, Trombone Shorty and Cyril Neville.Also set to feature at the festival are The Beach Boys, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bonnie Raitt, Queen Latifah, Greta Van Fleet and Heart.Tickets for both weekends of the festival and all VIP packages can be found here.In November, the Stones confirmed details of a huge US tour for 2024, opening with a show in Houston on April 28, and continuing for 15 more dates going into the summer, wrapping up in Santa Clara, California on July 17.

Zara Larsson has shared a brand new single called ‘You Love Who You Love’ – listen to it below.The anthemic song is the latest preview of the Swedish pop artist’s fourth studio album, ‘Venus’, which is out on February 9 via Sommer House/Sony Music (pre-order/pre-save here).Larsson’s latest offering was produced by rising duo MTHR alongside the singer’s frequent collaborators MNEK and Danja, per a press release.“We started writing over Pride, and began talking about how amazing it is that anyone can love anyone – but that doesn’t mean you always should!” Larsson explained in a statement.“We’ve all had that friend, or been that friend, who keeps going back to someone who’s bad for them, and ‘You Love Who You Love’ is saying enough is enough.”In one verse, Larsson sings: “It’s like we goin’ ’round in circles/ He does this on purpose to keep you near (Ah)/ This toxic love makin’ you feel like you’re insane/ He promised you he was gonna change, but he’s the same.”Tune in here:‘You Love Who You Love’ follows on from Larsson’s 2023 singles ‘Can’t Tame Her’, ‘End Of Time’ and ‘On My Love’ (featuring David Guetta).Speaking to NME last summer, Larsson explained that her then-untitled fourth record would see her “do a little bit of this and a little bit of that” musically. “It’s very me to do that!” she added.As for how ‘Venus’ compares to 2021’s ‘Poster Girl’, Larsson told NME: “This [album] is still pop, but it has an element of stillness to it as well.

Chloe Madeley has opened up about her split from husband James Haskell and revealed he is finally moving out of their family home, over four months after they called it quits. The 36 year old fitness trainer, who announced she'd split from James, 38, in September, appeared on Loose Women on Friday, 19 January, where she spoke about co-parenting and the decision to end things with ex-rugby player James last year. Chloe, who shares daughter Bodhi, one, with her estranged husband, revealed she is the "happiest I've ever been" and things between her and James are completely amicable, with the former couple even spending Christmas together.

Princess Kate may be in hospital recovering from her recent abdominal surgery but she's previously opened up about dealing with a debilitating condition that also left her hospitalised. The Princess of Wales is currently recuperating from her abdominal surgery at the private London Clinic after undergoing surgery earlier this week - but it's not the first time the royal has battled health woes. On Wednesday, Kensington Palace announced that Princess Kate had been admitted to hospital where she had the operation and would have to stay there for up to 14 days, before continuing her recovery at home.

Love Island All-Stars has already been bursting with explosive twists, from exes reuniting, one contestant sensationally leaving on day three and Chris Taylor packing on the PDA in his second shot at love. Another twist sent fans into a spiral on Thursday night (18 January) as Joshua Ritchie, who starred in season one, entered the Love Island villa ready to turn some heads. Admitting he's ready to break up couples, Josh has seen his fair share of romances including with co-star Charlotte Crosby and Georgia Harrison.

A sports star has shockingly revealed that he found out his girlfriend was already married, leading him to "delete" her from his life. UFC world champion Alex Pereira was dating Merle Christine last year after divorcing his wife, with whom he shares two children. Both Alex and Merle have since unfollowed each other on social media and removed all traces of their relationship.

The Traitors ' Paul Gorton has been the TV villain that fans love to hate on the BBC One competition, fully embracing his role as a devious traitor before becoming the latest contestant to be banished from the show. However, the Manchester-based business manager nearly didn't make it on the show after a serious injury put him in hospital just four weeks before filming started in Scotland. Paul, 36, told OK! in an exclusive interview that he worried about his place on the show after a game of football left him with a collapsed lung.

Meghan Markle could be set to return to acting, after it was revealed that Suits creator Aaron Korsh has scripted a new show which includes a part perfect for the Duchess. Meghan, 42, found fame as an actress prior to marrying Prince Harry, 39, in 2018.

Prince Harry has decided to drop his libel case against the Mail on Sunday newspaper, which could have resulted in him having to pay huge costs.The Duke of Sussex abandoned the case just hours before a key deadline, when his lawyers were due to hand over documents. Harry, 39, sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over a February 2022 article about his legal challenge against the Home Office following a decision to change his publicly funded security arrangements when visiting the UK.The duke’s lawyers claimed the story “purported to reveal, in sensational terms” that information from court documents “contradicted public statements he had previously made about his willingness to pay for police protection for himself and his family whilst in the UK”.

Chloe Madeley has revealed the real reason she split from husband James Haskell. Personal trainer Chloe, whose parents are Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, appeared on Friday's Loose Women where she spoke about her split from rugby star James at the end of last year and how they are managing to co-parent their young daughter Bodhi.

Capital Breakfast star Sian Welby has been revealed as new This Morning host alongside Dermot O'Leary as ITV bosses search for a long-term replacement for Holly Willoughby. She will host the daytime show next week in a bid to give her a chance to showcase her live presenting credentials.

Prime Video‘s untitled The Terminal List prequel/Ben Edwards origin series, headlined and executive produced by Taylor Kitsch, is untitled no more.

Sam Mewis already has a 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup win on her shelf and now theU.S. Women’s National Soccer Team vet is poised to take the Beautiful Game to another level.

We learned in November that Jeffrey Donovan would not be returning for Season 23 of Law & Order and now we know how his character was written off the show.