Author: Bowen Alexander

Andy Rourke, the bassist for rock band The Smiths, has died aged 59, the band has announced. Guitarist Johnny Marr confirmed “with deep sadness” that Rourke died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer. In a statement posted on Twitter, Marr said: “Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him, and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans. “We request privacy at this sad time,” he added. Rourke played on The Smiths’ most famous songs, including This Charming Man and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, as well as featuring solo…

Ariana Madix says her days of filming Vanderpump Rules with her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval and ex-friend Raquel Leviss are over. Speaking in a new interview with The New York Times on Thursday, the reality star, 37, revealed that she isn’t up for filming with the pair following the exposure of their months-long affair. “I have nothing to say to either of them,” Madix said of her former boyfriend of nine years, 40, and Leviss, 28. “Our show is very real and follows a real group of friends, and neither of them are in the group of friends, so, good luck.” Madix’s comments come after Alex Baskin, the executive producer on Vanderpump…

Zack Synder took a shot at Justice League producer Geoff Johns over how Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe was handled. During Snyder’s charity event Q&A session, the filmmaker spoke about his days as the creative force behind both the DCEU and 2009’s Watchmen film adaptation. When asked if he would have considered adapting Johns’ Doomsday Clock crossover event story as a feature film, Snyder did not hesitate to answer. “Probably not,” he said. From Johns, Gary Frank and Brad Anderson, Doomsday Clock is a limited series published by DC Comics from 2017 to 2019 and was a direct sequel to the Watchmen miniseries by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins. Doomsday…

Attendees of the Los Angeles Philharmonics recent concert were startled by the sounds of a woman “screaming and moaning” midway through the show. During the orchestra’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony on Friday (28 April) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, several concertgoers claimed to have heard a person having a “loud and full body orgasm”. “Everyone kind of turned to see what was happening,” Molly Grant, told the LA Times. Grant, who was seated in the balcony near the person who allegedly made the noise, said: “I saw the girl after it had happened, and I assume that she… had an…

Somebody call 9-1-1, because there’s big news about Fox’s long-running first responder drama and its Texas-set spin-off. 9-1-1 has run its course at Fox and won’t be returning to the network — but fear not, it’s moving over to ABC for a seventh season. Meanwhile, its sister show 9-1-1: Lone Star has been renewed for season 5 and will remain on Fox. Got it? Fox reps said in a statement to EW, “It has been an honor to be the founding network of 9-1-1 and we are grateful to Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, together with Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark,…

South Korean singer WOODZ has announced his 2023 ‘OO-LI’ world tour. The K-pop musician is set to kick off his tour with a two-night concert in Seoul, South Korea on May 20 and 21. WOODZ will then start the Asian leg of his world tour, which will feature 7 shows in Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan and more over the next month. At the start of July, the singer will wrap up the Asia leg with two shows in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok, before headed to Mexico on July 6. Following that, WOODZ will begin the South American leg of his tour, which will…

A new Birmingham film is looking to break barriers in the film industry by hiring a lead actor with Down Syndrome. Dusty Do Good tells the story of a young boy with the condition who – inspired by an old cowboy TV show – escapes his troubled home life and roams his inner-city estate as a righteous lawman. The short film – filmed entirely in Birmingham over a three-year period – is the labour of love of city filmmaker Jack Hughes, who borrowed £1,500 from a friend to complete the film. Director Hughes said he wanted to help provide a…

Well it’s about time: Wednesday has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. After speculation about the hit show’s fate, the streamer has confirmed the goth mystery series will return for another round. “It’s been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world,” said showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar in a statement. “Thrilled to continue Wednesday’s tortuous journey into season two. We can’t wait to dive head first into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Just need to make sure Wednesday hasn’t emptied the pool first.” Since its release on Nov. 23,…

During the Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association’s (JPNA) monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, representatives of The Tall Ship Boston went before residents to present their plan to obtain an annual entertainment license. As it stands today, the Tall Ship has been operating under a series of one-day entertainment licenses, encompassing both its non-live and live entertainment. This means that the Tall Ship has to have programming signed off by the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, the Police Captain, and the Mayor’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing on a week-to-week basis. Now, the Tall Ship is seeking to simplify that…