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The Guardian
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
My cultural awakening: a punk band told me quit drinking. So I did
I started drinking when I was 14. It was how we'd have fun as kids in Aberdeen – I didn't come across any youth clubs or anything particularly productive. You drank beer or alcopops in some shady lane, and you drank so quickly that you'd get drunk but then be sober enough to get home at 11pm so your parents wouldn't notice anything. It wasn't drinking for pleasure: binge drinking was just what everyone – regardless of social groups – seemed to be doing. During my teenage years I worked at a newsagent and I would read Kerrang! every week, which was extremely formative for me in discovering music. It's incredible how many new bands I was introduced to, and just how my music taste evolved – from nu-metal bands such as Korn to Rage Against the Machine and, most influentially, Fugazi. One day in 1999, when I was 16, I read about the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. Ian MacKaye, a member of Fugazi, was an important figure for me: he had a very specific way of approaching music and was fiercely independent. I was inspired by him, shaving my hair and wearing a beanie. A friend even started calling me Bain MacKaye. His previous band, Minor Threat, were active in the early 80s and had been part of what became known as the 'straight edge' movement, a subculture of hardcore punks who turned away from drugs and alcohol in reaction to punk's excesses. In Minor Threat's song Out of Step, MacKaye sings lyrics such as 'I don't drink', but he shortens it to 'don't drink', so it sounds more like he's telling you to do the same, which to some degree he is. It wasn't so much the music itself that grabbed me, it was more that I became interested in this perspective of questioning the mainstream. I wasn't particularly rebellious: I didn't talk back to teachers or have a problem with my parents. So the concept of being straight edge and not taking drugs or drinking seemed like the most radical thing I could do in a middle-class environment. To begin with, not drinking was just experimental, then it became a challenge. With time, I started to see the good in it. You never know how you're going to react under stress or grief, and from an early age I had just ruled out drinking as a way to deal with these things. I had also developed an ability to speak my mind or just have the balls to speak to new people sober, not needing something to help ease social anxieties. I was the odd one out among my friends. They'd wonder why I was doing it and probably made fun of me, but I was never excommunicated from my circle. Still, when I went to university in around 2003, one guy said to me: 'You shouldn't come inside a pub if you're not ready to drink and smoke in it'. People would often ask me if I was religious or if there were alcohol problems in my family. There always had to be a reason, like it wasn't a choice to be sober. That's what was so appealing – it just seemed so radical to be sober. And I have been ever since. It is largely a force of habit nowadays, not the teenage rebellion I felt back then, though I do still listen to Minor Threat from time to time. Sobriety has given me a very different experience in life. At university I spent a lot of time with foreign students who were slightly older than me. Alcohol was still a part of their social circle but in a more sophisticated way. That group included the person who became my wife. I now live with her in Finland, where I work as a lab technician. In Finland the phrase straight edge, or streittari, is well known to describe the lifestyle of those who don't drink or do drugs, but not many people know its roots – an 80s hardcore punk band. Did a cultural moment prompt you to make a major life change? Email us at
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ousted Foo Fighters Drummer Shares '10 Possible Reasons He Was Booted'
may have lost his job as drummer for the Foo Fighters, but his sense of humor is still intact. On May 19, just three days after he announced that he had been dismissed from the band he joined in May 2023, replacing late drummer Taylor Hawkins, he delivered on his promise and posted on Instagram the 'Top 10 possible reasons Josh got booted from the Foo Fighters.' It's a list that would make proud. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Here's the list as Freese posted, along with some explanatory comments in parentheses. '10) Once whistled 'My Hero' for a week solid on tour. 9) Could only name one Fugazi song. (Fugazi was one of the leading bands from the Washington, D.C. punk scene that spawned Foo Fighters frontman ). 8) Two words: polyrhythms. 7) Metronome-like precision behind the kit deemed 'soulless.' 6) Demanded starting every rehearsal with 20 minute cowbell sound bath. 5) Never once tried growing a beard. 4) Didn't show up to studio because Mercury was in retrograde. 3) Promised Noodles he could be 4th guitarist. (Noodles is in the Offspring, a band that Freese once played drums in). 2) Refused to perform unless he was guaranteed a Ouija board and nunchucks after every show. 1) The whole poodle thing was getting to be a bit much.'While no reason for Freese's dismissal has been given aside from the band had decided 'to go in a different direction with their drummer,' fans applauded his latest post. 'I think a beard would look great on you!!!🤘❤️🤘,' wrote one fan. 'I love this post. Funny, gracious, and self-depreciating with just the right amount of petty. 😂🥁,' another one added. 'Wait…weren't these the same 10 reasons that GOT you hired???' another fan joked. 'damn. my 'aggressive obsession with love boat' didn't even rate,' another one wrote. 'YOU ARE THE BEST!!! It was the poodles, for sure. 😂,' another posted.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour Setlist: Every Song From the First Show
'Five Nights of Beyoncé!' That was the tagline trumpeted across television and radio throughout Los Angeles ahead of the Monday night (April 28) kick-off for the 35-time Grammy winner's highly anticipated Cowboy Carter Tour at SoFi Stadium in neighboring Inglewood, Calif. More from Billboard Yeat Sets 2025 Australian Dates for The Bell Down Under Tour Ye Releases 'Donda 2' Album to Streaming Services for First Time Fugazi Are Bringing Their Extensive Live Series to Streaming The 32-market stadium tour — across nine cities in the U.S. and Europe — borrows its name from Beyoncé's eighth studio album. Released in March 2024, the country-themed project is the second act in a three-album arc that launched with Act 1: Renaissance in 2022. Featuring a mix of R&B, folk, blues and Americana, Cowboy Carter presented guest turns and cameos by country legends Dolly Parton, Linda Martell and Willie Nelson, contemporary stars Miley Cyrus and Post Malone, and emerging Black country artists such as Shaboozey, Tanner Adell and Brittney Spencer. (Not to mention a cast of stellar musicians from Stevie Wonder and Nile Rodgers to Jon Batiste, Gary Clark Jr. and Rhiannon Giddens.) Powered by hits and fan faves like 'Texas Hold 'Em' (her ninth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1), covers of Parton's 'Jolene' and the Beatles' 'Blackbird' plus 'Levii's Jeans (with Malone) and 'Ya Ya,' Cowboy Carter garnered a leading 11 nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards. The album ultimately won three gold gramophones: best country duo/group performance for 'II Most Wanted' (with Cyrus), best country album (the first Black artist to claim that honor) and album of the year — an honor that had long eluded Beyoncé, making her the first Black female to win that marquee category since Ms. Lauryn Hill in 1999. Beyoncé last visited SoFi Stadium when she brought her Renaissance World Tour to the venue. She played three sold-out nights at the venue in September 2023, highlights of which included a surprise appearance by Diana Ross who led the audience in singing 'Happy Birthday' to Beyoncé. On Christmas Day last year, Beyoncé gave fans a glimpse of what might be in store for the Cowboy Carter Tour when she performed several tracks with special guests like Post Malone, Shaboozey and daughter Blue Ivy for the halftime show during the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans football game at Houston's NRG Stadium. Here's a look at Beyoncé's opening night setlist for the Cowboy Carter Tour. Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) The American national anthem (lyrics 1814; adopted 1931) Album: Lemonade (2016) 'YA YA'; Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) 'Why Don't You Love Me'; Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Lemonade (2016) Single to promote Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023) Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) 'SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN''; Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) 'Summer Renaissance' & 'Pure/Honey'; Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Lemonade (2016) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Dangerously in Love (2003) Album: Renaissance (2022) Maze featuring Frankie Beverly cover (1981) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) 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
NZ Herald
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Foo Fighters replacement rumour swirls after drummer's shock firing
The new rumour emerged just days after Freese revealed news of his firing on social media. Freese shared in a statement: 'The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they've decided 'to go in a different direction with their drummer.' No reason was given. : Regardless, I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on and off stage, and I support whatever they feel is best for the band.' He added: 'In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I've never been let go from a band, so while I'm not angry - just a bit shocked and disappointed. But as most of you know, I've always worked freelance and bounced between bands, so I'm fine.' He later went on to share a list of comical reasons as to why he may have been fired from the band, which ranged from 'Once whistled [the Foo Fighters' hit] My Hero for a week solid on tour,' 'Never even once tried growing a beard,' and that he could only name one song by Grohl's hometown heroes, Fugazi. Freese has been a drummer in the punk rock band the Vandals since 1989 and is also a member of the new wave band Devo, which he joined in 1996. The rocker is no stranger to iconic bands as he has also worked with Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle. He took over on the drums for The Foo Fighters one year after Hawkins died unexpectedly while on tour in Colombia at age 50. Hawkins was found dead in a hotel room at the Four Seasons Casa Medina in Bogota, with authorities discovering 'at least 10 different substances' in the room, according to a report that cited Fiscalia Colombia, the national lawyer general's office.
CBS News
14-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Stockton moves to rescind street vendor ordinance, will seek public input
STOCKTON — The Stockton City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to start from scratch, pulling a street vendor ordinance off its agenda. After public outcry, the city is looking for new solutions and will seek public input. Stockton Vice Mayor Lee says the city wants to move forward in the right way. "The decision by the council was not to just go back to the legislative committee to have a conversation where staff can look further into the details," he said. "But also to direct staff to have more community meetings so we can address them and the misinformation that's out there." Councilmembers Michael Blower and Mario Enriquez are both in support of looking into other solutions. Another solution could be to use an area on Telstar Place that has been recently approved for review by the city's planning commission to potentially become a food truck park. "They approved a dedicated spot for vendors in north Stockton, and this is the beginning of what we could have in our city," said Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi. The city's ordinance, as it reads now, is outdated. State law says cities cannot ban vendors from parks entirely or from sidewalks, but the city is trying to find a balance. Some people who were in support of this ordinance say they want to see street vendors go through more permitting or licensing processes. Vice Mayor Lee says multiple districts are now looking into having their own town hall community meetings for vendors in their area.
