There’s a pugilistic force to the rapper’s lyricism as she takes on her diehard fans’ sense of entitlement, but even amid some experimental production, she starts to repeat herself
It was the first weekend of the Second Summer of Britpop, and the reviews were in. On the stage of Finsbury Park, “a 59-year-old man from Sheffield in glasses and a dark green velvet suit with all the energy and elasticity of an eel” (Mojo) beguiled 45,000 giddy Saturday night believers. He “threw shapes like Robert Peston at a karaoke party during a Blair-era Labour Party conference” (The Telegraph). The 17-song set was stuffed with generational anthems, so much so that “by the time they played
This is the moment a herd of cows ran down a field to enjoy a free jazz performance. Upright bassist Kaisa Mäensivu, 33, was on her way to a gig when she came across a herd of cows happily grazing in a field. Kaisa was accompanied by saxophonist Max Zenger, 35, and her husband and drummer Joe Peri, 32. The trio had been on their way to a sound check at the Aland Sea Jazz Festival in Aland, Finland but decided to play a concert for the cattle. Kaisa, who lives in New York City said: "We drove by the cows and had our instruments in the car. "Since we were about to play on a jazz festival that day, we figured the cows should get a little jazz too!" The cows seemed to enjoy the sound of the group and happily approached to be serenaded, coming to the edge of their farm in Aland. Kaisa said: "They all started to approach us once we started playing, it was a hilarious surprise. "It was so funny how they reacted!" To Kaisa's surprise, the cows were big fans of jazz and listened for about 15 minutes, until the group had to leave. She said: "They stayed for about four songs, we played some originals too!"
Justin Timberlake has finally explained why he mangled his pronunciation in NSYNC song It’s Gonna Be Me - revealing it was a request from Swedish songwriter/producer Max Martin
Take That are set to kick off their eagerly awaited 2024 UK tour at Utilita Arena Sheffield, where they will play two gigs on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14. When do Take That tour tickets go on sale and how can you get pre-sale tickets for the Sheffield dates? Utilita Arena Sheffield said tickets for the gigs there, both of which are scheduled to start at 6pm, would go on general sale next Friday, September 29, at 9.30am.
Christie’s is announcing a two-part auction of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts' literary and jazz collection. The flagship auction will take place at Christie’s headquarters in London on September 28, alongside an online sale which will be open for bidding from September 15 to 29.