After seeing her DC-inspired debut feature The People’s Joker pulled from TIFF 2022 over what the fest described as “right’s issues,” Vera Drew has secured a North American release for the film via L.A.-based indie distributor Altered Innocence.
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Slowdive have announced a US tour scheduled for Spring 2024 – see the full list of dates below.The shoegaze veterans made the announcement over X today (December 6). The US spring leg of their 2024 tour engagements will commence in Ventura, California on April 25, continuing through the remainder of April and May in cities including Phoenix, Arizona, Kansas City, Missouri, and Dallas, Texas, before concluding in Asheville, North Carolina on May 18.We're incredibly excited to return to the USA next April and May!Our special guests once again will be the amazing Drab Majesty.Tickets on sale Friday December 8th at 10am local time -> https://t.co/uyId7jLefP#slowdive #everythingisalive pic.twitter.com/g7sqSYzOwT— Slowdive (@slowdiveband) December 5, 2023Live Nation presale tickets for Slowdive’s US dates are currently available, and can be purchased using the access code “CREW”, while general ticket sales will go live on Friday, December 8 at 10AM local time via Ticketmaster.Slowdive’s spring tour dates follow their announcement of tour dates across the UK and Europe over the winter, which begins in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on January 16, and concludes in Manchester’s Manchester Academy on February 27.In September, the band released ‘Everything Is Alive’, their first album in six years, following their 2017 self-titled album.
The eight track album was dedicated to vocalist Rachel Goswell’s mother and drummer Simon Scott’s father, who passed in 2020. In a press release, vocalist and guitarist Neil Halstead commented on the album’s tone, stating: “It wouldn’t feel right to make a really dark record right now.
After seeing her DC-inspired debut feature The People’s Joker pulled from TIFF 2022 over what the fest described as “right’s issues,” Vera Drew has secured a North American release for the film via L.A.-based indie distributor Altered Innocence.
America Ferrera was awarded the CCA Groundbreaker Award at The Whitby Hotel in New York City. The reception was filled with joy and excitement as Ferrera was celebrated by her friends and former co-stars, including Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel.
Kanye West and Bianca Censori took his eldest daughter on a fun trip to Disneyland. The couple was photographed enjoying the park in California as they took North West to some of the park’s most popular attractions. While West tried his best to remain incognito, disguising his face, Censori and North held hands and walked comfortably through the park.
Vishniac,” which tells the story of the prominent 20th century photographer Roman Vishniac, known for capturing Jewish life in Eastern Europe for the American Joint Distribution Committee in the 1930s. Abramorama starts off the theatrical release on Jan. 19 with a week-long run at New York City’s Quad Cinema, before screening in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Town Center and Laemmle Royal beginning Feb.
K.J. Yossman Danny A. Abeckaser is directing and starring in a new World War II drama, “Bardejov” from a screenplay by Shmuel Lynn.
Foo Fighters have announced a handful of 2024 US tour dates with Nova Twins serving as opening support.The new dates that have been added are part of Dave Grohl and co.’s forthcoming ‘Everything or Nothing at All’ Tour which is set to kick off in May of next year.The newly announced dates will take place on May 1, 2024 at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, Texas followed by the Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 7 and the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 9.Tickets for the newly added dates will go on sale on Thursday, December 14 at 10am local time. Visit here for tickets and check out the updated list of tour dates below.New U.S.
Knocked Loose have announced their return to the UK and Europe for a 2024 tour.The Kentucky metalcore band shared details of their upcoming tour on social media, also hinting at “special guests” that are soon to join the band. The tour will take place across February and March next year, with stops in Paris, Milan, Berlin, and London.The band recently released their two singles “Deep in the Willow” and “Everything is Quiet Now” back in June.
A crumpled, hand-written note of an alleged “murder plan” to kill transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was found on the bedroom floor of one of her alleged killers, a court has heard.
EXCLUSIVE: Tubi has acquired North American rights to Spanish and English-language thriller Upon Entry from French sales firm Charades and Anonymous Content Independent.
Naman Ramachandran Ena Sendijarević’s “Sweet Dreams,” Netherlands’ submission in the Academy Awards international feature category, has secured North American distribution via Dekanalog. The film had its world premiere at Locarno, where it won the Pardo for best performance for Renée Soutendijk (“Suspiria”) and the second prize of the junior jury. The film debuted in North America in Toronto’s Centrepiece section and won the Silver Hugo new directors award at Chicago.
Sampha has announced a tour of North America, set for Spring 2024 – see the full list of tour dates below.The London singer-songwriter announced the dates on X yesterday evening (December 6). Encompassing 14 dates between late March and mid-April, Sampha’s North American tour will begin in Miami’s Miami Beach Bandshell on March 26, continuing through cities including Nashville, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City, before finally concluding in Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre.
Tkay Maidza has announced a tour of North America in early 2024 – see the full list of dates below.The Zimbabwean-Australian singer took to X early this morning (December 7) to announce the upcoming dates. Her American tour will see her perform in 19 venues between early February and March, beginning in Seattle, Washington on February 8, continuing through cities including Vancouver, New York and Austin, before concluding in Los Angeles, California on March 8.
Pete Tong has announced new details of his ‘Ibiza Classics’ UK arena tour for 2024.The BBC Radio 1 DJ released the ‘Ibiza Classics’ compilation album back in 2017, where iconic dance songs were covered by Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orchestra. The album features renditions of The Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, and Armand Van Helden.
Slowdive, Modeselektor and more have been announced to play Wide Awake 2024.The South London festival will return to Brockwell Park next year on May 25th. So far, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are set to headline, with Young Fathers, Squid, Alice Glass and C.O.F.F.I.N, The Babe Rainbow, The Dare, Crumb and more set to join the Australian band.Now, a fresh wave of artists have been unveiled to join the lineup.
The Gotham Awards, the New York wing of the indie film world, has already handed out its year-end honors and now it’s time for the West Coast to have their say. Bright and early this morning, Film Independent revealed the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards nominees, and, no surprise, Celine Song’s “Past Lives” was at the top of the list with five nominations.
Ethan Shanfeld Adrianne Lenker is kicking off a brand new solo album in 2024 with the new single, “Ruined,” a haunting ballad that her band Big Thief live debuted earlier this year. Lenker’s new rendition of the song is patient and piano-based, a rare thing for the guitarist. “Can’t get enough of you / You come around I’m ruined,” she laments on the chorus.
Elbow have announced the support act for their UK arena tour next year.The Mercury-winning Manchester indie veterans will be hitting the road for a run of arena dates next May, while also promising the follow-up to their 2021 album ‘Flying Dream 1’.Opening for them will be The WAEVE, the duo made up of Blur‘s Graham Coxon and former Pipettes member-turned-Mark Ronson collaborator and singer-songwriter Rose Elinor Dougall.The WAEVE first emerged as a new project last year with the track ‘Something Pretty‘, before playing a debut London show and appearing at The Great Escape. They released their debut album earlier this year.You can see the full list of tour dates below and buy your tickets here.MAY 2024Tuesday 7 – Brighton CentreThursday 9 – London’s The O2Friday 10 – Birmingham Resorts World ArenaSaturday 11 – Glasgow’s OVO HydroSunday 12 – Leeds First Direct ArenaTuesday 14 – Manchester Co-op LiveWednesday 15 – Nottingham Motorpoint ArenaIn October, frontman Guy Garvey told NME what to expect from the “big fat record,” which he promised to have “some dirt under its fingernails for sure”.“It deals with some pretty inky stuff,” he said of the lyrics on the upcoming 10th album.
EXCLUSIVE: American Documentary has acquired Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s award-winning documentary King Coal for the upcoming season of POV, the longest-running nonfiction series on television.
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights from Sobini to the drama, Lola, written, directed by, and starring Nicola Peltz Beckham (Transformers: Age of Extinction). Marking Peltz Beckham’s directorial debut, the film also stars Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Trevor Long (Ozark), Luke David Blumm (Where the Crawdads Sing), Raven Goodwin (The Station Agent), Richie Merritt (Euphoria), and Will Peltz (The List).
Looking back, America Ferrera is appalled by the narrative surrounding her body!