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Glasgow Times
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Sisters who supported big names in Scottish pop release single
'We are blown away by the response, it's such an amazing feeling,' says guitarist and singer Eva, smiling. 'We have met so many lovely people at gigs and still find it funny when someone asks for a poster to be signed.' Drummer Grace agrees. 'It's incredible that people like us so much,' she says. 'We really appreciate them all.' The Cords (Image: GordonTerris/Newsquest) At Mono in the Merchant City, where the Inverkip duo supported The Vaselines in their first 'big' gig, the women are excited about the release of their single, Fabulist. Out today (July 22), it's the first from their debut album, which will be released in September on Skep Wax Records in the UK and Slumberland Records in the US. 'We are so excited for the single and album, we've worked so hard on it,' says Grace. Eva adds: 'There are only two of us, so we've had to do all the guitar parts, bass, drums, vocals and backing vocals ourselves. This makes it even more special, and we hope that everyone really likes it.' The Cords (Image: The Cords) The Cords are sparkly, sweet-with-a-swagger indie pop sensations, who have already supported the likes of Camera Obscura, Belle and Sebastian, BMX Bandits and more. On the back of a cassette and flexi-single – both of which sold out in a matter of hours – Eva and Grace were invited to record a session for Riley and Coe on BBC Radio 6 Music. It's been a bit of a whirlwind since, they acknowledge, with gigs around Scotland, across the UK and in Spain and Norway. The Cords (Image: The Cords) 'We recently went on tour with Camera Obscura which was amazing,' says Eva. 'And a real highlight for me was when we played at Grant McPhee's Postcards from Scotland book launch, on stage with Katy Lironi, Douglas MacIntyre, Duglas T Stewart and David Keegan - I loved every minute of it.' Grace says: 'The highlight for me has been all the people we have met along the way. We love gigging the most.' Grace and Eva have been playing "properly" together for around two years, but the roots of The Cords go all the way back to drumming lessons when they were five years old. 'Our tutor started a rock school and we wanted to be in a band, so we went along,' says Grace. 'In the end, we decided to be a duo, I'd play drums and Eva would play guitar and sing. 'We wrote songs and played and rehearsed like mad. Our family loves music and our whole lives we were encouraged to learn instruments that we would like to play.' Eva, who taught herself to play guitar in her bedroom, agrees. (Image: Gordon Terris/Newsquest) 'There has always been music played in the house, all types of music,' she says. 'When we were younger we were always drawn to the sound of BMX Bandits, The Vaselines ... 'Our sound is indie pop, jangle pop with a definite C81/C86 influence, but it goes beyond that as I absolutely love Rose Melberg and everything that she has done from her early days in Tiger Trap to Brave Irene, The Softies and everything in-between. 'The Umbrellas have also been a big influence on us, and we both love them.' (Image: The Cords) Grace adds: 'I love The Cure and The Velvet Underground - I love Moe Tucker's laid back drumming style and try to bring a bit of that to The Cords. 'I think you can hear those influences in our music, but I also think you can hear newer influences which keeps the music fresh rather than just a copy of what was back then.' The album was produced by Jonny Scott and Simon Liddel, and it respects the band's stripped-down, DIY approach. 'Recording was amazing, getting to experiment with sound and hear our music come together,' says Grace. The album tour kicks off in Sheffield in September and finishes in Glasgow, at Mono on October 5. 'We really love Mono, playing here, eating here, browsing in Monorail,' says Eva, smiling. 'We've adopted it as our base as we feel so at home and have made many friends here.' She adds: 'Closing our album tour in Mono is a big deal for us.' The plan now is to 'keep gigging', says Eva. 'As much as we possibly can,' she nods. 'And hopefully start recording our next album as we are almost ready for that.' Grace adds: 'We have no big, grand plan. We hope we can just keep making music and making people happy.'
The Irish Sun
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Eva Longoria, 50, looks stunning in white halterneck gown at charity gala
GRACEFUL Eva Longoria looks ready to get gown to business at a glitzy showbiz fundraiser for one of her favourite good causes. 4 Eva Longoria looked stunning in white halterneck gown at a charity gala Credit: EPA 4 Eva was at an event in Marbella, Spain, which was in aid of the Global Gift Foundation Credit: Getty The event in Marbella, Spain, was in aid of the Global Gift Foundation. The organisation supports impoverished families — and US actress Eva is its honorary chairwoman. Eva's outing comes after The Sun revealed Bienvenido a Necaxa (Welcome to Necaxa) will follow the fortunes of the 102-year-old Liga MX side. The TV star invested in them four years ago. Wrexham FC co-owners and Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney followed suit last year. All three are expected to appear in the programme. American Eva told GQ Mexico magazine: 'I want people to see the good things in this country. Most read in Celebrity "I want to focus on this. "And soccer, culturally, is one of those things.' Eva Longoria fans insist star 'doesn't even look her age' as she celebrates milestone birthday in belly-baring dress 4 The beauty is to star in a Welcome to Wrexham spin-off about the Mexican football club she co-owns Credit: Getty 4 The TV star invested in a Liga MX side four years ago Credit: Getty Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
Scottish Sun
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Eva Longoria, 50, looks stunning in white halterneck gown at charity gala
Eva is set to star in a Welcome to Wrexham spin-off EVA SO GLAM Eva Longoria, 50, looks stunning in white halterneck gown at charity gala Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) GRACEFUL Eva Longoria looks ready to get gown to business at a glitzy showbiz fundraiser for one of her favourite good causes. The Desperate Housewives star, 50, dazzled in a white floor-length halterneck number. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Eva Longoria looked stunning in white halterneck gown at a charity gala Credit: EPA 4 Eva was at an event in Marbella, Spain, which was in aid of the Global Gift Foundation Credit: Getty The event in Marbella, Spain, was in aid of the Global Gift Foundation. The organisation supports impoverished families — and US actress Eva is its honorary chairwoman. Eva's outing comes after The Sun revealed Eva is to star in a Welcome to Wrexham spin-off about the Mexican football club she co-owns. Bienvenido a Necaxa (Welcome to Necaxa) will follow the fortunes of the 102-year-old Liga MX side. The TV star invested in them four years ago. Wrexham FC co-owners and Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney followed suit last year. All three are expected to appear in the programme. American Eva told GQ Mexico magazine: 'I want people to see the good things in this country. "I want to focus on this. "And soccer, culturally, is one of those things.' Eva Longoria fans insist star 'doesn't even look her age' as she celebrates milestone birthday in belly-baring dress 4 The beauty is to star in a Welcome to Wrexham spin-off about the Mexican football club she co-owns Credit: Getty 4 The TV star invested in a Liga MX side four years ago Credit: Getty Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
ABC News
a day ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Australia's top working cattle dog named at national championships in Casino
Luke Aisthorpe and his dog Eva have taken home an $11,000 prize for top dog at the Australian Working Cattle Dog Championships. During the five-day event in Casino, New South Wales, 80 handlers and 180 dogs competed across 400 runs to get their shot in the finals for the national titles. The sport involves the handler directing their working dog to round up and move a mob of cattle through a series of obstacles on a course. Eva's win capped off an incredible competition for Mr Aisthorpe and the team of dogs he had travelled eight hours to compete with across the Queensland border. "I definitely can't complain … it's definitely well worth the drive down," he said. "There are a fair few names on the shield that are pretty successful dog triallers, so it's pretty cool to be on that too." The 25-year-old said that Eva, who was bred by his father, had not been the easiest dog to train. "She's got a few years of age on her now, she's matured up a little bit more, and she's just a good practical dog, and she was lucky enough that things went her way this weekend," he said. Mr Aisthorpe's dog Jaffa, Eva's sire, won the "sire shootout" before helping Queensland win convincingly over New South Wales in the state of origin match. "I had six dogs in the open, seven in the novice and four in the maiden, so I had a few dogs for the weekend," he said. Organiser Jessica Gall said there was stiff competition in the open finals. "We ended up taking top 30 in the second round, then we took another 15 for the final and then we ended up having a run-off for the first place," she said. "It was neck and neck the whole way through. Cream always rises to the top though, so the winner should be very happy with their winnings. "If you're lucky enough to draw good cattle and you've got a dog that can work them, then there were definitely some big scores up there to be had." Luck was not on Ms Gall's side during the open finals with her dog Ace. "Unfortunately, I drew a little bit of a testing beast in my final run, so I did a few points between the obstacles, but that's the way it goes," she said. "My dog Ace did really really well. I'm really proud of how he went, so I'm very happy with my result as well." While Queensland dominated this year, Clint Austin from the Upper Hunter ensured NSW took home the remaining big cheques and custom buckles. The Cassilis farmer won the maiden and novice titles with his eight-year-old border collie Duke. "I've only been trialling him just on two years now, so I'm pretty happy with him," he said. Mr Austin said the three dogs he brought to compete had plenty of work to do back home. "We're on a block down there. We just run all breeders, finish all our weaners off too, there's always a bit going on, they get used a bit," he said. A couple of other Queenslanders, Steven Elliott and Indi, who both starred in Season 2 of ABC Muster Dogs, were kept busy signing "pawtographs" for fans. "She loves the attention Indi does, and the little kids, and that's what it's all about … they all enjoyed it," he said. After top scoring in the first round of the open, Indi drew the wild card to be part of the Queensland state of origin team, before competing in the open finals. "We were lucky enough to beat NSW by 61 points," Mr Elliott said. "She was brilliant, and then she scored about 85 in the finals. She's had a great time. "We're pretty proud of her getting that far; she's come along really well." Mr Elliott also had dogs that made it to the "sire shootout", the maiden and novice finals. He said there was no secret or science to training some of the country's top working dogs. "It's just timing and hard work, and keeping a good, calm mind, I reckon," he said.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Iconic 90s Wonderbra model shows off sensational looks 25 years on
Czech catwalk queen Eva Herzigova continues to be in high demand as a supermodel but she is much more selective nowadays, prioritising her ethical fashion stance and her family Timeless supermodel Eva Herzigova barely looks a day older than her Wonderbra hey day more than two decades on. Now 51, the Czech catwalk queen famously fronted the iconic "Hello Boys" campaign, which saw the star featured on billboards across the country. Her traffic-stopping advertisement was so eye catching it was rumoured to have caused accidents due to drivers being distracted and propelled her to international fame more than 25 years ago. Eva hasn't changed much - last year, she donned a lacy black push-up bra once more last year for the Victoria's Secret fashion show, adding a thong and a sheer coverup to dazzling effect. The star was just 16 years old when she won a modelling competition in Prague and headed to fashion capital Paris. Three years later, she played Marilyn Monroe in an advertisement for the jeans brand Guess and when she was 21, she starred in the Wonderbra campaign. The iconic ad saw the model look down at her Wonderbra-enhanced breasts, accompanied by the message "Hello Boys". Some critics thought the campaign was incredibly sexist but fans loved it and it was an advertising triumph - according to a study by the University of Michigan Business School, Wonderbra managed to sell one push-up bra every 15 seconds in the United States between 1994 and 1995. The campaign propelled Eva into the same supermodel bracket as the likes of Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Christy Turlington and she went onto accomplish pretty much everything in fashion. The Czech became a Victoria's Secret angel and graced the cover of countless magazines including Sports Illustrated and Playboy. Eva also starred in a Duran Duran music video for Girl Panic!, which was censored by MTV for being too provocative. The model continues to front magazine covers like W and model for brands including Givenchy, with photos on her Instagram showcasing her ageless looks. She also shares the odd snap off-duty, including snaps in the desert of a trip she branded "magical" and a candid shot of her sticking her tongue out being a "silly birthday girl". Nowadays, Eva is married to Italian businessman Gregorio Marsiaj, with three children. The family live in Turin, Italy and Eva has become a campaigner for slow, ethical fashion. She told El Pais magazine last year: "I don't know why brands don't slow down and go back to doing two collections a year like they used to. Now, they all do a pre-collection, a cruise collection, a capsule collection... That involves moving large production teams and generates an enormous amount of waste." The supermodel is also much more selective about modelling work she takes on nowadays. "I say no to a lot of jobs because I don't see a purpose to them," she said. "I have a life, a husband and three kids and I don't want to waste my time."
