Guy Sebastian says his latest release is ‘the best ballad album I've ever made'
Speaking to Herald NOW's Ryan Bridge the singer, with 14 top 10 singles, said he's looking forward to people listening to his 10th studio album, 100 Times Round the Sun, which is
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6 hours ago
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Jon Toogood on the day Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne poked fun at Shihad's name
'They asked us to play, support them, so they treated us really well,' Toogood told the Herald. Shihad's Jon Toogood performing at Manuka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra on Saturday night. Photo / Southeast Music He described Black Sabbath's vibe over the tour as 'really relaxed' and 'family-oriented', with Osbourne having a 'lovely' backstage presence. 'Ozzy was lovely, always up for saying hello and a quick chat.' He reflected on the final show of the Australian leg, where Osbourne 'sort of gave [Shihad] sh*t about our name' during a jesting conversation with the band. 'How do you get on with a name like Shihad?' Toogood recalled Osbourne asking him, in a recent RNZ interview. 'It was really cute.' Being a guitar player himself, Toogood described meeting Black Sabbath guitarist and riff writer Tony Iommi as 'one of the more exciting' moments in the tour. RIP Ozzy. He provided the soundtrack to our youth and we were blessed to have met him and to have shared a stage with... Posted by Shihad on Tuesday 22 July 2025 'I got to watch one of my favourite metal bands play every night. 'And I got to talk to Geezer Butler, who's the bass player who wrote the lyrics to Black Sabbath's War Pigs ... I signed a few CDs for his nephew, who was a fan of Shihad from Nottingham." Last Saturday, he performed War Pigs – an anti-war protest song from 1970 that's endured as one of heavy metal's greatest hits – alongside the 29-piece Auckland Philharmonia and a band. 'Everyone wants to say their own version of a goodbye to Ozzy, I think, and that song is just a perfect vehicle to do that,' Toogood said. '[It was] a celebration of his life because it's such a great, iconic song, but the lyrics are still so relevant to what's going on in the world.' While he didn't choose War Pigs himself, Toogood was immediately drawn to the track during planning. 'I definitely put my hand up from a list of songs that they were potentially going to do and said, 'F***, I'm keen to do War Pigs if no one else takes it'. 'And they came back and said, 'War Pigs is yours', which made me very happy.' It was the crowd's response to the song that resonated the most with Toogood. 'Having everybody sing ... I mean, we're pretty loud through that PA. And they were louder than the PA, the 6000 people in that room.' Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne performing on stage in 1973. Photo / Getty Images Osbourne, who had Parkinson's disease, died aged 76 on July 22 at his home in Buckinghamshire, England. He was buried last week after a parade through the streets of Black Sabbath's hometown of Birmingham, a 'fitting, dignified tribute ahead of a private family funeral', Lord Mayor of Birmingham Zafar Iqbal said. It wasn't immediately known what caused his death, although a statement from his family said he passed 'surrounded by love', and asked for privacy as they grieved. Just weeks before, Osbourne had reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates in Birmingham for their Back to the Beginning farewell concert. Four-man rock band Shihad, which were formed in Wellington in 1988, announced their retirement last year. Bassist Karl Kippenberger said the decision to end the band had been 'a long time coming', later adding: 'Deep down, I never want this to end.' They announced a nationwide tour to cap off the band's 32-year stint, which began in New Plymouth last December and culminated in a final concert at Spark Arena on March 14. Tom Rose is an Auckland-based journalist who covers breaking news, specialising in lifestyle, entertainment and travel. He joined the Herald in 2023.
NZ Herald
21 hours ago
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Dr Chris Brown confirms relationship with TV publicist
Dr Chris Brown is no longer single. can reveal the Australian vet turned TV host is dating glamorous Queensland publicist Lorraine Monforte. The former Bondi Vet star has managed to keep news of his private romance under wraps in recent months.
NZ Herald
a day ago
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Antarctic leopard seals perform unique songs for hours, study finds
Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. Male leopard seals sing songs structured like nursery rhymes. Photo / Jamie Quirk When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances that can last up to 13 hours, scientists say. An Australian-led team of researchers compared the complexity of the songs composed by the aquatic mammals to those of other animals – as well as human musicians like the Beatles and Mozart. Lucinda Chambers, a bioacoustics PhD student at Australia's University of New South Wales, told AFP that people are often surprised when they hear the 'otherworldly' hoots and trills sung by leopard seals. 'It kind of sounds like sound effects from an 80s sci-fi movie,' said the lead author of a new study in the journal Scientific Reports. During the spring breeding season, male leopard seals dive underwater and perform their songs for two minutes before returning to the surface for air. They then repeat this performance for up to 13 hours a day, according to the study.
