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NZ Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Weekend events: Power Ballads, film, brass band and more
Patrons have the chance to emulate the likes of Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam at the Power Ballads event being held at Smash Palace on Saturday. Photo / Lana Andelane Saturday, June 7 Power Ballads: Test your vocal skills and play air guitar for prizes. Get your Even Flow on with songs from Pearl Jam, Creed, Bon Jovi, Skid Row, Guns N' Roses and more. Smash Palace from 8pm.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Trump shares fake clip of him hitting Bruce Springsteen with golf ball
The strange back and forth between Donald Trump and Bruce Springsteen continues, as the US president has shared a fake clip on social media of him attacking The Boss with a golf ball. Yesterday (21 May), Trump took to the Truth Social platform to share a clip of himself playing golf, aiming for Bruce Springsteen. The ball eventually hits Springsteen, who falls to the ground onstage. He has since shared the clip on X, which has gone to be reposted more than 57,000 times with over 400,000 likes... and counting. The post has drawn heavy criticism and mockery online, with many posting 'reality shots' of Trump on the golf course, and others commenting on how 'this is not what a president does.' The now-viral video clip is the latest shot that the President has targetted at The Boss, ever since Springsteen's criticism of Trump on stage during the opening night of his European tour. His comments sparked the following rebuttal from Trump: 'This dried out 'prune' of a rocker (his skin is all atrophied!) ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT until he gets back into the Country, that's just 'standard fare.' Then we'll all see how it goes for him!' This post drew the attention of The American Federation of Musicians (AFM), which issued a statement defending both Springsteen and Taylor Swift, after Trump attacked them both on social media. Since then, Trump has called for an investigation into Springsteen. Numerous musicians have come to Springsteen's defence, including Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and veteran rocker Neil Young. On Trump's side, long-time supporter Kid Rock appeared twice on the Fox News Channel, saying: 'Bruce Springsteen is another one of the liberals who has mountains of money who so desperately wants to keep his good standing in the eyes of Hollywood and the elite.' While Bruce Springsteen has yet to respond to the golf post, he has released a live EP, 'Land Of Hope And Dreams' from the aforementioned opening night of his EU tour. The new EP contains four live tracks – 'Land Of Hope And Dreams', 'Long Walk Home', 'My City Of Ruins' and a cover of Bob Dylan's 'Chimes Of Freedom' - as well as The Boss' scathing speeches criticising the Trump administration before the tracks 'Land Of Hope And Dreams' and 'My City Of Ruins'. 'In my home, the America I love, the America I've written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration,' you can hear Springsteen say. 'Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!'
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Eddie Vedder Covers Springsteen's ‘My City of Ruins' After Trump Clash
Eddie Vedder paid tribute to Bruce Springsteen during Pearl Jam's concert in Pittsburgh on Friday night (May 17), performing a solo acoustic rendition of 'My City of Ruins' in what appeared to be a quiet but powerful response to Donald Trump's recent public criticism of Springsteen. Vedder did not reference Trump directly and did not mention Springsteen by name before performing the song. But the choice was likely intentional, as Springsteen has been performing the 2002 track during his tour alongside fiery speeches condemning what he describes as attacks on civil liberties by Trump and his allies. More from Billboard Nessa Barrett Announces 2025 Australian Arena Tour Sombr Announces 2025 Australia and New Zealand Headline Tour Soundgarden's Ben Shepherd Teases Unreleased Album in Chris Cornell Tribute Post During the kickoff of his European tour on May 14, Springsteen told the audience, 'In my home, the America I love, the America I've written about, and has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration.' Trump responded on Truth Social on May 16, calling Springsteen 'highly overrated,' 'dumb as a rock,' and 'a dried out prune of a rocker.' He also threatened to bar the musician from returning to the U.S. after his tour, writing, 'Springsteen ought to keep his mouth shut until he gets back into the country. Then we'll all see how it goes for him.' Springsteen did not back down. 'Things are happening right now that are altering the very nature of our country's democracy, and they're too important to ignore,' the rocker said to the crowd in a three-minute speech on Manchester's Co-op Live stage on Saturday, as heard in a video posted by the L.A. Times. 'In my home, they're persecuting people for their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. That's happening now,' Springsteen said, echoing what he'd spoken about at his May 14 show. 'In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world's poorest children to sickness and death. That's happening now. In my country, they're taking sadistic pleasure in the pain they inflict on loyal American workers.' Springsteen continued, 'They are removing residents off American streets without due process of law and deploying them to foreign detention centers as prisoners. That's happening now…They have no concern or idea of what it means to be deeply American.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Washington Post
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Even Flow: Arozarena and the Mariners beat the Padres 6-1 to sweep opening series of the Vedder Cup
SAN DIEGO — Randy Arozarena homered off Michael King in the three-run fourth inning and the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 Sunday to sweep the opening series of the inaugural Vedder Cup. The Mariners homered six times and outscored the Padres 15-3 in the three-game series. If needed, run differential will be the first tiebreaker in the Vedder Cup, named after Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who has ties to both cities. The two teams, who share a spring training complex, formalized the competition in March. The winner gets a trophy featuring a guitar provided by Vedder, who was born in a Chicago suburb and is a Cubs fan. The teams play again Aug. 25-27 in Seattle.
Associated Press
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Even Flow: Arozarena and the Mariners beat the Padres 6-1 to sweep opening series of the Vedder Cup
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Randy Arozarena homered off Michael King in the three-run fourth inning and the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 Sunday to sweep the opening series of the inaugural Vedder Cup. The Mariners homered six times and outscored the Padres 15-3 in the three-game series. If needed, run differential will be the first tiebreaker in the Vedder Cup, named after Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who has ties to both cities. The two teams, who share a spring training complex, formalized the competition in March. The winner gets a trophy featuring a guitar provided by Vedder, who was born in a Chicago suburb and is a Cubs fan. The teams play again Aug. 25-27 in Seattle. Bryan Woo (5-1) settled down after giving up a leadoff homer on an 0-2 count to Fernando Tatis Jr., his 12th. Only one Padres player reached scoring position against Woo, who allowed one run and five hits in seven innings. He struck out five, walked none and retired his final 11 batters and 16 of his last 17. The Padres were 0 for 21 with runners in scoring position in the series. King (4-2) held the Padres hitless until Arozarena lined a 2-2 pitch to left with two outs in the fourth for his sixth homer. The Mariners followed with four more consecutive hits, including a ground-rule RBI double by Leody Taveras and a single by Miles Mastrobuoni that ticked off King's glove. Arozarena reached on a two-base fielding error by Tatis in right field leading off the sixth and scored on Mitch Garver's one-out single King allowed four runs, three earned, and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked one. Key moment Arozarena started the Mariners' scoring with his ninth career homer at Petco Park and second against San Diego. Key stat While with Tampa Bay, Arozarena hit seven home runs at Petco Park during the 2020 AL playoff bubble — three against the Yankees in a division series win and four against the Astros in the ALCS win. Up next Mariners RHP Luis Castillo (3-3, 3.65 ERA) is scheduled to start Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox. The Padres haven't announced a starter for Tuesday night's series opener at Toronto. ___ AP MLB:
