The Ultimate Festival Guide 2025: but which one is right for you?
In brief: One of the last in the festival calendar, End of the Road is still worth making the trek down to the Dorset/ Wiltshire border for. There's a nice blend of family friendly and hardcore rock acts here; seeing kids in the crowd with ear defenders on is a common sight, and there are playgrounds and kid-friendly activities scattered around the grounds too. And for the die-hard rock enthusiasts, the eardrum-shattering Big Top delivers some of the best musical lineups anywhere in the UK.
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Evening Standard
29-05-2025
- Evening Standard
The Ultimate Festival Guide 2025: but which one is right for you?
In brief: One of the last in the festival calendar, End of the Road is still worth making the trek down to the Dorset/ Wiltshire border for. There's a nice blend of family friendly and hardcore rock acts here; seeing kids in the crowd with ear defenders on is a common sight, and there are playgrounds and kid-friendly activities scattered around the grounds too. And for the die-hard rock enthusiasts, the eardrum-shattering Big Top delivers some of the best musical lineups anywhere in the UK.
Scottish Sun
18-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Nepo baby boyband made up of four brothers go viral on Instagram – but can you guess who their famous dad is?
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS nepo baby boyband is made up of four brothers who share a famous dad - but can you guess who it is? The group boasts nearly one million followers on Instagram and were the first artists to be signed by a major US singer's label. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 This nepo baby boyband is made up of four brothers who share a famous dad Credit: Alamy 5 Their famous dad was apart of one of the biggest boyband's in the nineties Credit: Alamy Boyband Wanmor rose to fame in 2023 and includes four brothers who all have the same name Wayna. To distinguish between the four they all go by different stage names which include, Tyvas, Big Boy, Rocco and Chulo. The quartet derive their band name from their own father's name and deliver a soulful R&B sound. And If you haven't already guessed who their famous dad is, it's none other than Boyz II Men legend Wayna Morris. Father to six children, Wayna's four sons are carving out a name for themselves in the music industry. Back in 2023, Wanmor were the first artists to be signed to US singer Mary J Blige's record label Beautiful Life Productions. Many fans have likened the group to the nineties boyband with many taking to Instagram to gush over the brothers, one user said: ' They sound just like Boyz II Men.' 'An apple sure doesn't fall too far from a tree !' added another. A third chimed: 'You all are so amazing and gifted!!' I've played for the pope and princes, but new artists don't want anything to do with us, says R&B legend Superstar dad Wayna Morris shot to international stardom alongside Nathan Morris and Marc Nelson along with George Baldi, Jon Shoats, and Marguerite Walker. The group originally formed in 1985 and was named Unique Attraction. Wayna Morris joined the group in 1987. In 1988, Baldi, Shoats, and Walker left the group after graduation and the remaining members recruited Shawn Stockman and Michael McCary. Conflicts caused Nelson to leave the group leaving the four members that reached international fame: Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman. They released their first album Cooleyhighharmony in 1991, which sold over nine million copies and won them a Grammy. Their single, End Of The Road, broke a record for most weeks at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992. Michael McCary left the group in 2003 due to chronic back pain from multiple sclerosis and the group has been performing as a trio ever since. They have won a slew of awards including four Grammys, three Billboard Music Awards, and a whopping nine American Music Awards. The trio continues to perform till this day and are currently on the Japan leg of their tour. Wanmor are sure to follow their father's success, their 2024 hit Alone With You received over half a million views on YouTube. The group often takes to social media to upload videos of the group singing renditions of R&B classics which amass thousands of likes and views. 5 Wanmor were the first artists to be signed to US singer Mary J Blige's record label Credit: Instagram / @wanmorofficial 5 Superstar dad Wayna Morris shot to international stardom with band Boyz II Men Credit: Getty
The Guardian
23-11-2024
- The Guardian
On my radar: Mathew Baynton's cultural highlights
Born in Southend, Essex, in 1980, Mathew Baynton is the co-creator and star of award-winning television shows including Horrible Histories and Ghosts, in which he played lovestruck Regency poet Thomas Thorne. His television roles include Gavin & Stacey, Peep Show and Vanity Fair, and he has starred in films such as The Falling and Wonka. He lives in north London with his partner, film historian Kelly Robinson, and their two children. Earlier this year, Baynton made his Royal Shakespeare Company debut as Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, which will be at the Barbican, London, from 3 December to 18 January 2025. The Crossing, Ken Currie at Flowers Gallery, Cork Street My partner and I have been obsessed with Currie's work since we stumbled across it in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh in 2013. He is an incredibly prolific artist and yet most of his paintings look to me like a lifetime's work. This collection is mostly people or animals at sea. His images are often uncanny, sometimes nightmarish, but soulful too. There is occasionally black humour at work, like in the image of two legs protruding from a boat at an angle that can only be possible if they are not attached to a body at all. Song Exploder I love Song Exploder, in which artists discuss the writing and recording of a song from their catalogue. Having spent my teens and 20s in bands, I get a vicarious thrill out of these stories. I find these tiny details fascinating, like Björk describing (in Stonemilker) why she cuts the reverb at the end of the line 'and who has shut down the chances?' to reflect the lyric sonically. I always find that by the time the song is played in full at the end of an episode, I have a deeper appreciation of it. Weer by Natalie Palamides at Soho theatre Extreme commitment to stupidity is probably my favourite thing and this show is certainly that. Part romcom, part hyper-tragic doomed toxic love story, the conceit is that she is playing both the guy and the girl, split down the middle. It's the kind of idea you'd think someone would get a sketch out of and would be out-staying its welcome beyond that, but Palamides clearly revels in pushing every idea to its extremes. By the end of the show she's had physical fights, giddy dances and athletic sex, all with herself – and the stage is absolutely trashed. The Kellerby Code by Jonny Sweet This is a brilliant debut novel about a lower middle-class guy who has allowed himself, out of shame and awkwardness, to become a kind of unofficial butler to his rich friends. He is both besotted with them and disgusted by them and is terrified that deep down, he has a brutal nature. It's tightly plotted, with a propulsive narrative of snowballing mistakes and disastrous consequences. The voice of the narrator is so funny – that really English thing of being outwardly obsequious while internally seething. Brown Horse at Moth Club We went to see Brown Horse, having discovered them at the End of the Road festival this year when they covered a Jason Molina song after a screening of a film about him. We've always loved watching bands on their way up, in small venues, before they hit big; that feeling among the crowd that you're all in on a secret. The band seemed genuinely bowled over by the reception they were getting. Paul Gilley is a standout on their debut album – an instant classic. I can't wait to hear what they do next. Miranda, London N8 London is weirdly short on vegan places compared with some cities. My life would improve tenfold if I could get a good vegan pain au chocolat somewhere in town. But I digress: Miranda is a plant-based cafe in Crouch End run by a lovely couple, and the food is excellent. I often go in with the intention of trying something new but I always order the Latin breakfast, which is delicious and very generous too. Cornbread arepa, black beans, plantain and guacamole is a loaded but perfect forkful of food.
