Latest news with #JordanFish
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Architects Announce 2025 Australian Tour With House Of Protection & PRESIDENT
UK metalcore titans Architects are heading back down under this December for a run of East Coast headline dates in support of their colossal new album, The Sky, The Earth and All Between. Set to tear through Melbourne's Festival Hall (Dec 11), Sydney's Hordern Pavilion (Dec 13) and Brisbane's Riverstage (Dec 14), this'll be the band's first Aussie headline tour since their blistering 2022 shows — and they're bringing a couple of absolute powerhouses with them for the ride: US art-rock shapeshifters House of Protection and enigmatic new heavy/electronic act, PRESIDENT. The tour follows the release of Architects' 11th studio album (yep, eleven) — a genre-blurring, Jordan Fish-produced beast that debuted at #8 on the ARIA album chart. Having spent the past two years touring with Metallica, the Brighton-bred crew are set to bring stadium-level live chops to Australia's East Coast. Joining them will be House of Protection, the much-hyped project featuring members of Fever 333, The Chariot and Night Verses, whose new EP Outrun You All is turning heads with its chaotic blend of art-rock, hardcore and digital noise. Rounding out the lineup is PRESIDENT, an anonymous outfit dealing in cinematic gloom, who've racked up millions of streams off the back of just two single releases. You can suss all the dates and ticketing details down below. Supported by House Of Protection and PRESIDENT Thursday December 11 – Festival Hall, Melbourne / All Ages Saturday December 13 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney / All Ages Sunday December 14 – Riverstage, Brisbane / All Ages TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, 21ST JULY, 12PM (LOCAL) VIA Mastercard Presale: Wednesday, 16th July, 11am – Friday, 18th July, 11am (local)Live Nation Presale: Friday, 18th July 2025, 12pm – Monday, 21st July, 11am (local) A Company Has Trademarked The Word 'BLEGH!' & Metalcore Fans Are Pissed Architects Part Ways with Guitarist Josh Middleton Inside House Of Protection: Getting To Know Bad Omens' Explosive Support Act The post Architects Announce 2025 Australian Tour With House Of Protection & PRESIDENT appeared first on Music Feeds.
Forbes
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Denny Hamlin Watches NASCAR At Home And Likes What He Sees On Prime
Denny Hamlin at JAY-Z's 40/40 Club during Fanatics Fest NYC held at the Javits Center on June 20, ... More 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty Images) Denny Hamlin had the rare opportunity recently to sit on his own couch and watch a NASCAR Cup Series race as a fan — and, as it turned out, he was impressed. That opportunity came courtesy of a well-timed — and very personal — delay: Hamlin's fiancée, Jordan Fish, was nearing the birth of their first son, Jameson Drew Hamlin, the couple's third child. With the logistics of traveling to another country and the unpredictability of timing, the decision was made for Hamlin to stay home in North Carolina and skip the Mexico City race. Jameson arrived the Wednesday before the race, giving the new dad the rare chance to sit back and watch a NASCAR race live on Amazon Prime Video — one of five exclusive Cup Series races streamed this summer. And for Hamlin, the experience was eye-opening. 'From a broadcast standpoint I was entertained,' Hamlin said Saturday at Pocono. 'Even when the racing wasn't super entertaining, what I liked was the broadcast gave you another story they were talking about. Their production was fantastic and their pre and post-race show kept me engaged.' That kind of feedback — from a driver, team co-owner, and longtime observer of how racing is packaged on television — is no small thing. Hamlin is a stakeholder in the sport both on and off the track, and he's not one to hand out empty praise. 'There were lulls, but that's just part of it,' he added. 'Sometimes someone wins by 16 seconds and that's okay. I think they [Amazon Prime] do a good job of telling the stories and getting you excited about strategy and showing how one driver may catch another and be on the lookout for it. They are doing a great job so far.' For Hamlin, the difference isn't just slick graphics or modern streaming flexibility — it's the people in the booth and the rhythm of the show. The Amazon team, including Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte, brings a different energy that feels less boxed in by old-school TV constraints. 'They have racers in the booth,' Hamlin said. 'If you look at the people that they have, they know the sport inside and out. Dale Jr. hosts a podcast each week that talks about the sport. Steve Letarte is one of the best, if not the best at just keeping you constantly engaged.' That chemistry among the Amazon crew has translated to a broadcast that flows more naturally — and addresses a common fan frustration: commercials. 'They are not bound by network and having to hit commercials,' Hamlin explained. 'I think they talked about it on (Dale) Junior's podcast this week about being flexible when they take their breaks. I think that's certainly important because a lot of the gripe you hear is maybe nine laps to go and it's necessary for network to go to commercial — and it's just not the right time. Unfortunately, that's just how network TV works.' Hamlin wasn't just spectating this stretch of Amazon's five-race slate — he was part of it. He won at Michigan earlier this month, a race streamed exclusively on Prime. And while he returned to driver duties for the final event in the package at Pocono, he now knows exactly what fans at home have been seeing. And liking. As NASCAR leans further into a changing media landscape, with streaming playing a bigger role in how the sport reaches its audience, Hamlin's perspective could be especially valuable. He's one of the few who can say he's seen it from both sides — behind the wheel, and behind a remote.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hamlin returns to action with runner-up effort: 'Everything's clicking'
LONG POND, Pa. — Denny Hamlin returned to his best track on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar after one week off and netted a runner-up finish at Pocono Raceway. After sitting out last week's race in Mexico City as he and fiancée Jordan Fish welcomed the birth of their third child, Hamlin led 32 laps, won Stage 1 and was alongside teammate Chase Briscoe on the final restart. Ultimately, despite Briscoe's late fuel savings and Hamlin's heated pursuit, the No. 11 JGR driver was left to settle for a second-place finish. Advertisement RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track photos: Pocono Briscoe didn't get as much fuel into his tank during his last pit stop and needed to conserve late. Hamlin believed he had the advantage but could not get alongside Briscoe to truly establish position for what would have been the winning pass. 'I tried the best I could to make runs at him,' said Hamlin, a seven-time winner at Pocono. 'I'd back off, cool everything down, try to make another run, and as soon as I'd get within one or two car lengths, it would just heat the tires up and then I couldn't make a move on him. Truthfully, I thought he'd run out of gas. But we just were the next best on our strategy, which I thought was the right strategy. We just got a little unlucky.' Briscoe was leading Chris Buescher and Hamlin before the final round of green-flag pit stops began. Briscoe hit pit road at Lap 119 while Hamlin and crew chief Chris Gayle hit pit road one lap later with 40 laps remaining. Briscoe had a shorter pit stop — largely because Briscoe left the box earlier than his crew anticipated — and escaped with a three-second advantage over Hamlin, who leaped Buescher in the cycle. A caution came out at Lap 124, which bunched the field together again. But Briscoe prevailed when the green flag waved, clearing Hamlin for the lead by the time they reached Turn 1. Advertisement 'I felt the restart certainly was not good,' Hamlin said. 'He didn't get a push, but then the person behind me didn't push. That was a real defining moment to not have a chance to get around him because once you get off Turn 2 clear, you have to really mess up to lose the lead.' A three-time winner already this season, Hamlin has been a dominant force in 2025. The No. 11 Toyota has finished third or better in six of Hamlin's last 10 starts, leading laps in nine of those 10 as well. Hamlin exits Pocono third in the regular-season standings, only trailing the Hendrick Motorsports duo of William Byron and Kyle Larson. 'Every week, we're battling for a win,' Hamlin said. 'Things are going really, really good right now. I'm happy with the way our team's performing. Everything's clicking.' The NASCAR Cup Series returns to action Saturday night at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta), marking the first race of the inaugural In-Season Challenge at 7 p.m. ET on TNT Sports/truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Associated Press
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Daddy's coming home with pole position. Denny Hamlin celebrates new son with top spot at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Pocono Raceway paints its signature black rocks outside the garage in gold lettering with a last name and race car number highlighted to honor some of NASCAR's greats. Jimmie Johnson has one. So does Richard Petty, among others. So where's the celebratory boulder for Denny Hamlin, who holds the track record with seven wins and saw another victory thrown out in 2022 because of a disqualification? Hamlin laughed when he said Pocono officials told him the requirement was, 'either retire or die.' At 44 years old, Hamlin — who just welcomed a son with fiancee Jordan Fish — should have the prime of his life ahead. As for retirement? What, and miss out on all the fun? Even without a Cup championship on his resume, Hamlin remains a dominant force in the sport and he showed again Saturday why he's the driver to beat on the 2 1/2-mile tri-oval track. Hamlin skipped last week's race in Mexico City following his son's birth and returned without missing a beat, turning a lap of 172.599 mph to take the top spot in Sunday's race. 'Truthfully, I'm on a run,' Hamlin said. 'I don't know how else to say it.' Yes, life is good for Hamlin, especially after the couple welcomed their third child, Jameson Drew Hamlin, on June 11. Hamlin shared in a social media post that the baby was delivered at 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was measured at 22 3/4 inches. The name has special meaning: The three-time Daytona 500 champion's given name is James Dennis Alan Hamlin. So his son's name is for James' son and the JD theme is for two men (JD Gibbs and James Dean) who helped launch his career path into NASCAR. Hamlin said a difficult labor and the logistical issues of traveling on short notice to Mexico forced him to miss the race. 'If we were racing at Darlington,' he said, 'I would have been there on race day.' The layoff didn't affect Hamlin. He earned his third NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and 57th of his career on June 8 at Michigan International Speedway and jumped right back into the top spot at Pocono. Maybe some unexpected rest this week helped Hamlin crush it in the No. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. 'He's slept through the night the last three nights in a row. So it's been really, really great,' Hamlin said. If anything keeps Hamlin stirring at night, it's the acrimonious legal fight with NASCAR that continues to drag in court. A federal judge urged NASCAR and two of its teams to settle their lawsuit that spilled over into tense arguments during a hearing this week. 23XI Racing, which is owned by Hamlin and Michael Jordan, is fighting with NASCAR along with Front Row Motorsports. The two teams say the series is a monopoly, but NASCAR has struck back with a countersuit of its own. Jeffrey Kessler, an attorney representing the teams, said he was open to a settlement. Hamlin said Saturday at Pocono he also was open to a settlement, but said no offer of one had been made on their side and wouldn't be at least until there is a mediation attempt. Kessler said NASCAR was uninterested in a settlement. 'I have stated publicly cooler heads will prevail,' Hamlin said. 'I can tell you this, this is not on our end that needs cooler heads. I think the difference is they're saying different things on their side. We're prepared to go all the way.' Hamlin is going to try and go all the way and win at Pocono with his fifth pole in 36 races at the track. Hamlin is the 5-1 betting favorite to win Sunday, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. 'It's a track that no matter the car we drive or the tires or the aero package, none of that really matters,' Hamlin said. 'You still make speed at this racetrack the same way no matter what car you are driving. I think it's been one of the few tracks I haven't had to change my approach to it depending on the car that I'm driving. I think that's why the success has been sustained.' The rest of the lineup Chris Buescher starts second at Pocono and Carson Hocevar — embroiled in a feud with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who has vowed retaliation for recent wrecks — is third. John Hunter Nemechek is fourth and Cole Custer fifth. Led by Hamlin, Toyota had six of the top-10 starting spots. Pocono sellout Pocono Raceway continued its renaissance with a third straight sellout crowd set for Sunday. The track sold out all frontstretch seating, premium seating, suites, infield camping and the grandstand camping area. It also is the fifth consecutive year that the entire infield camping inventory has been sold out. Pocono President Ben May said the track sold around 50,000 grandstand tickets, around 2,000 suite seats and 3,300 camping spots. NASCAR traditionally ran two NASCAR weekends at the track until 2022. The sellout streak started the next year and it was the first since 2010. 'When you look at this weekend, it's sold out. It's fantastic,' three-time Cup champion Joey Logano said. NASCAR expressed at least a cursory interest in adding to its recent string of offbeat race locations — everywhere from Mexico City to a temporary track inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — and floated the idea of holding a race inside a Philadelphia stadium, Franklin Field. The site is traditionally home to the Penn Relays and college football. May said he wasn't necessarily concerned another race within driving distance of the mountains — about 100 miles away — would affect Pocono. 'When you get into center city and Philly proper, it's a stick-and-ball town,' May said. 'I'm very comfortable with Pocono's position on the schedule for a long time.' ___ AP auto racing:
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Daddy's coming home with pole position. Denny Hamlin celebrates new son with top spot at Pocono
Denny Hamlin (11) and Chase Briscoe (19) battle for position during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Denny Hamlin (11) and Chase Briscoe (19) battle for position during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Pocono Raceway paints its signature black rocks outside the garage in gold lettering with a last name and race car number highlighted to honor some of NASCAR's greats. Jimmie Johnson has one. So does Richard Petty, among others. So where's the celebratory boulder for Denny Hamlin, who holds the track record with seven wins and saw another victory thrown out in 2022 because of a disqualification? Advertisement Hamlin laughed when he said Pocono officials told him the requirement was, 'either retire or die.' At 44 years old, Hamlin — who just welcomed a son with fiancee Jordan Fish — should have the prime of his life ahead. As for retirement? What, and miss out on all the fun? Even without a Cup championship on his resume, Hamlin remains a dominant force in the sport and he showed again Saturday why he's the driver to beat on the 2 1/2-mile tri-oval track. Hamlin skipped last week's race in Mexico City following his son's birth and returned without missing a beat, turning a lap of 172.599 mph to take the top spot in Sunday's race. Advertisement 'Truthfully, I'm on a run,' Hamlin said. 'I don't know how else to say it.' Yes, life is good for Hamlin, especially after the couple welcomed their third child, Jameson Drew Hamlin, on June 11. Hamlin shared in a social media post that the baby was delivered at 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was measured at 22 3/4 inches. The name has special meaning: The three-time Daytona 500 champion's given name is James Dennis Alan Hamlin. So his son's name is for James' son and the JD theme is for two men (JD Gibbs and James Dean) who helped launch his career path into NASCAR. Hamlin said a difficult labor and the logistical issues of traveling on short notice to Mexico forced him to miss the race. 'If we were racing at Darlington,' he said, 'I would have been there on race day.' Advertisement The layoff didn't affect Hamlin. He earned his third NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and 57th of his career on June 8 at Michigan International Speedway and jumped right back into the top spot at Pocono. Maybe some unexpected rest this week helped Hamlin crush it in the No. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. 'He's slept through the night the last three nights in a row. So it's been really, really great,' Hamlin said. If anything keeps Hamlin stirring at night, it's the acrimonious legal fight with NASCAR that continues to drag in court. A federal judge urged NASCAR and two of its teams to settle their lawsuit that spilled over into tense arguments during a hearing this week. 23XI Racing, which is owned by Hamlin and Michael Jordan, is fighting with NASCAR along with Front Row Motorsports. The two teams say the series is a monopoly, but NASCAR has struck back with a countersuit of its own. Advertisement Jeffrey Kessler, an attorney representing the teams, said he was open to a settlement. Hamlin said Saturday at Pocono he also was open to a settlement, but said no offer of one had been made on their side and wouldn't be at least until there is a mediation attempt. Kessler said NASCAR was uninterested in a settlement. 'I have stated publicly cooler heads will prevail,' Hamlin said. 'I can tell you this, this is not on our end that needs cooler heads. I think the difference is they're saying different things on their side. We're prepared to go all the way.' Hamlin is going to try and go all the way and win at Pocono with his fifth pole in 36 races at the track. Hamlin is the 5-1 betting favorite to win Sunday, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Advertisement 'It's a track that no matter the car we drive or the tires or the aero package, none of that really matters,' Hamlin said. 'You still make speed at this racetrack the same way no matter what car you are driving. I think it's been one of the few tracks I haven't had to change my approach to it depending on the car that I'm driving. I think that's why the success has been sustained.' The rest of the lineup Chris Buescher starts second at Pocono and Carson Hocevar — embroiled in a feud with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who has vowed retaliation for recent wrecks — is third. John Hunter Nemechek is fourth and Cole Custer fifth. Led by Hamlin, Toyota had six of the top-10 starting spots. Advertisement Pocono sellout Pocono Raceway continued its renaissance with a third straight sellout crowd set for Sunday. The track sold out all frontstretch seating, premium seating, suites, infield camping and the grandstand camping area. It also is the fifth consecutive year that the entire infield camping inventory has been sold out. Pocono President Ben May said the track sold around 50,000 grandstand tickets, around 2,000 suite seats and 3,300 camping spots. NASCAR traditionally ran two NASCAR weekends at the track until 2022. The sellout streak started the next year and it was the first since 2010. 'When you look at this weekend, it's sold out. It's fantastic,' three-time Cup champion Joey Logano said. Advertisement NASCAR expressed at least a cursory interest in adding to its recent string of offbeat race locations — everywhere from Mexico City to a temporary track inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — and floated the idea of holding a race inside a Philadelphia stadium, Franklin Field. The site is traditionally home to the Penn Relays and college football. May said he wasn't necessarily concerned another race within driving distance of the mountains — about 100 miles away — would affect Pocono. 'When you get into center city and Philly proper, it's a stick-and-ball town,' May said. 'I'm very comfortable with Pocono's position on the schedule for a long time.' ___ AP auto racing:
