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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Peter Murphy Cancels 2025 Tour Dates Due To Ongoing ‘Health Issues'
Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy has announced he will not be hitting the road this summer as planned, with ongoing health issues to blame for the nascent cancellation. Murphy announced his news via social media on Monday (June 2), informing fans that, 'It is with regret that, due to recent health issues, I will be unable to perform for you this summer. ' More from Billboard Cynthia Erivo Opens Up About Her Queerness: 'The More Yourself You Are, The Better Understanding Starts to Happen' The Roots Apologize to Fans After First Day of 2025 Roots Picnic Marred By Long Lines: 'Safety Will Always Be Our Number 1 Priority' Rod Stewart Postpones Las Vegas Colosseum Residency Gig Due to Unspecified Illness 'I am very much saddened by this news,' he added. 'This situation is hopefully temporary, and we will be able to announce shows in support of Silver Shade at some point in the near future. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.' The forthcoming tour dates were set to see Murphy touring in support of Silver Shade, his first new solo album since 2014, with festival dates scheduled throughout the U.K. and Europe between June and August. Murphy's live appearances have been limited in recent years, with a heart attack necessitating the postponement of his 2019 residency at New York venue Le Poisson Rouge. A reformed Bauhaus would later cancel a run of North American dates in 2022 after stating that Murphy would be 'entering a rehabilitation facility to attend to his health and well-being.' In early 2023, the Celebrating David Bowie tour was rescheduled after Murphy underwent 'an unexpected medical procedure,' before he dropped out entirely 'due to ill health and doctor's orders to rest and recover.' In December 2024, an upcoming U.K. and European leg of the same tour was cancelled after it was announced Murphy had 'suddenly taken ill.' Murphy rose to fame as a member of Bauhaus in the late '70s, with their debut single 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' being considered one of the pioneering gothic rock tracks. Bauhaus split in 1983 after releasing four albums, and Murphy launched a solo career in 1986. His third album, 1989's Deep, would peak at No. 44 on the Billboard 200, with the single 'Cuts You Up' reaching No. 55 on the Hot 100 and topping the Modern Rock Tracks chart the following year. Bauhaus' reunions would result in a final album in 2008, with the group releasing their final single, 'Drink the New Wine' in early 2022. In May 2025, Murphy released his latest studio album, Silver Shade, which featured contributions from Boy George alongside members of Tool and Nine Inch Nails. 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
GMA Network
27-05-2025
- Politics
- GMA Network
International poll observers call for hybrid election system in PH
The International Observer Mission (IOM) has supported calls for a hybrid election system in the Philippines as it found the Eleksyon 2025 to be 'neither free, nor open, honest, nor fair.' "The IOM is calling for the adoption of a hybrid election system that combines manual counting at the precinct level with the automated electronic transmission of results," said International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines Global Council chairperson Peter Murphy. 'This system would replace the fully-automated process and enable an independent and impartial audit and verification of the votes, strengthening public trust in the electoral system,' he added On Tuesday, the IOM released its full report on the recently-concluded midterm elections, saying it was marred by various issues including rampant vote-buying, voter disenfranchisement, systemic, coordinated and well-funded red-tagging and disinformation against progressive candidates and party-lists. The IOM also monitored reports of elections-related violence, influence of foreign military and American geopolitical interests, harassment and barring of international observers. 'The 2025 IOM, similar to the findings of the International Observer Mission (IOM) for the 2022 elections, found the massive scale of problems identified in the 2025 elections rendered the elections neither free, nor open, honest, nor fair,' said IOM Commissioner Andrea Mann. 'The pattern of issues in the elections this year speaks to a much larger context of inequality, inequity, facism, foreign influence, and systematic human rights violations against the Filipino people. It utmost urgency for the international community to pay heed to these major issues,' Mann said. The IOM started the observation of the 2025 midterm polls from late April to mid-May, with more than 50 international human rights advocates participating and 29 field observers deployed. It likewise coordinated with poll watchdogs such as Kontra Daya and Vote Report PH for the elections observation. Commissioners and volunteers have been deployed in key areas nationwide to observe and document incidents threatening the integrity and safety of the electoral process. Final report According to its final report, the mission independently confirmed cases of civil and political rights violations during the May elections including: 111 cases of vote-buying 63 cases of violation of the right to freedom of association 21 cases of violation of the right to liberty of movement 14 violations targeting communities 51 cases of inaccessibility and disenfranchisement This included incidents of malfunctioning automated counting machines (ACMs); reports of ballots being wrongly read as overvotes; premarked ballots; and voters unknowingly voting for a different candidate or unable to find their names on the voter roll. A total of 30 reports of election violence, one enforced disappearance; ten cases of extrajudicial killings, and seven cases of forcible evacuation and displacement were also monitored by the IOM. The international organization also flagged the low voter turnout of registered Filipino voters abroad, which it attributed to the online registration glitches and delayed pre-enrolment requirements. To resolve this, the IOM called for a simplified registration system for OFWs. It also proposed sanctions and disqualification against candidates who engaged in vote-buying. The IOM also recommended to declare the Election Day as a regular paid public holiday. Comelec GMA News Online reached out to the Commission on Elections for comment but poll spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco earlier said the commission will comply to new election laws should the existing legislation be amended. 'As to the call for hybrid elections, we submit to the wisdom of Congress in legislating laws amending, if ever and if any, Republic Act No. 8436 as amended by RA9369. As we had fully complied with the full automation requirements of these laws, Comelec equally commits to fully comply with any new law on elections should any be passed by Congress,' Laudiangco said.—AOL, GMA Integrated News For more Eleksyon 2025 related content and updates, visit GMA News Online's Eleksyon 2025 microsite.
Forbes
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Peter Murphy Finds ‘Clarity in Chaos' on New Solo Album Silver Shade
Peter Murphy It took Peter Murphy over a decade to release his new album Silver Shade. But as the legendary British singer explains, his recent return with new music — his first since 2014's Lion — wasn't the result of pressure or a plan. To him, Silver Shade arrived because it was the right time. 'Some of it had been taking shape quietly for a while, fragments, ideas,' says Murphy, who is best known for his work in the pioneering and influential Goth rock band Bauhaus. 'But the full shape of it only came together when it felt right. Also, again — due to the nature of the music business — between the making of the album and the actual release date, some time passes…which is what happened with this album. The songs came in their own time, naturally.' Silver Shade, which came out on May 9, is Murphy's finest and strongest work to date since he began his solo career in 1986 after Bauhaus' initial breakup. In comparing this new record with the preceding one, the singer says: 'Lion had its own tone, raw, dense, a kind of focused burn. That was nine years ago. With Silver Shade, I was in a different place. Older, somehow clearer in my intent. I didn't want to repeat myself. This time, I wanted more space in the music, more air between the parts. It's still intense, but the intensity is quieter, more internal. So yes, the process was different with new collaborators, a different kind of energy driving it.' Like with Lion, Silver Shade was produced by Youth of Killing Joke fame, who Murphy says brought a certain discipline and unpredictability. 'He knows how to capture a moment without polishing it too much. He's not afraid to strip things back or push them forward if needed. He helped shape the record's atmosphere without getting in the way of the songs themselves.' The new record, which features guest appearances by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Tool's Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor, is not a conceptual work, says Murphy. 'Each song stands on its own,' he explains, 'but when you listen to the record as a whole, there's a feeling that ties them together. A sort of emotional continuity, even though each track explores something different, they all come from the same source, naturally. There is definitely a thread, though it's not obvious in a literal sense. The songs came from a certain place, a place of tension, change and reflection. I'd say the themes are about navigating through confusion, finding clarity in chaos.' Silver Shade opens with the electrifying danceable rocker 'Swoon,' which immediately hits the listener. ''Swoon' captures that moment of intensity," Murphy says, "but it's almost detached, it has that driving beat, that hypnotic rhythm that pulls you in, but there's something off-centre about it. The song isn't built on resolution. It's the sound of something being carried away, not necessarily in control, just moving. It came from a place of urgency, a need to get something across without overthinking it. Trent really understood that feeling, so his vocals tie in perfectly.' The title of 'Hot Roy,' another pumeling and driving rocker from the new album, is a reference to a schoolyard game; the lyrics also mention David Bowie and Mick Ronson. 'The rhythm is in your face, but it's got this tension running through it, like a secret under the surface,' Murphy says. 'You can say that 'Ronno' and 'Zigger' are nods to Mick Ronson and David Bowie, though not in a literal sense. It's more about their spirit, that influence they had on all of us who came up in the era of glam rock. The names in the song are a kind of homage, but more than that, they represent an attitude, that combination of glam, rebellion, and mystery.' A trace of Bowie-esque glam rock could be heard on the rocking title song, which also features Reznor. 'One of my oldest (in a sense of time) friends and writing partner, Paul Statham, was important in 'Silver Shade,'" explains Murphy.'It sums up that idea of contrast: light and dark, clarity and confusion. It's a place where things don't fully make sense, but they're still beautiful in their own way. The production gives it a lush feel, but it's haunted by a certain melancholy. It's like standing in a space that's neither here nor there — the in-between." Murphy describes 'The Sailmaker's Charm' as the closest thing to a ballad on the new album, but it's also not a typical one. 'It has this romanticism to it, but also a kind of wariness. It's about being drawn to something or someone, but knowing that the charm could turn. It's a tug-of-war between attraction and skepticism.' Somewhat autobiographical, the hypnotic synthpop track 'The Artroom Wonder' draws from an experience in Murphy's youth when he heard a Bowie song at school. 'I was just coming out of the artroom, and I heard a piece of music which affected me deeply. I remember it to this day. It turned out to be 'Cygnet Committee' by David Bowie. This was very much in my mind when I was creating that track. The chorus is like a memory you sing out loud so it doesn't disappear.' Murphy's songs tend to feel cinematic, and the sweeping "The Meaning of My Life" is no different with its poetic lyrics and the singer's powerful delivery. "I suppose it is more expansive, more contemplative. It's asking questions that don't necessarily have answers, and that's exactly the point. We get caught up in the search, but maybe the search is the point itself. The song moves between hope and doubt." Ahead of Silver Shade's release, Murphy put out the arresting and beautiful single 'Let the Flowers Grow,' a duet with Boy George. Its creation began when Murphy came across musical fragments by George, who was also working with Youth, and decided to expand on them with the Culture Club singer. 'It's always interesting to see how these things evolve when they come into a different context. George has got such a distinct voice; there's nothing else like it. Also, we both come from that same 'outsider' space in a way. There's a natural respect because of that. The collaboration worked because there was no pretense; we just let the music happen. It was about connecting on a creative level and letting the song grow into what it needed to be.' MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 22: Peter Murphy of Bauhaus performs on stage at Fabrique Club on November ... More 22, 2018 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images) In a solo career now going on almost 40 years, with the occasional Bauhaus reunion sprinkled in, how does Murphy view Silver Shade in the context of his discograpby? "I don't tend to rank my own work, honestly. Each record comes from a different place and time, different life, different lens. Silver Shade isn't trying to compete with what came before. It stands on its own. 'That said, I do feel it's one of the most focused and distilled things I've done in a long while," he continues. "There's no excess. Everything's intentional. It carries the weight of experience but doesn't lean on nostalgia. It looks forward. So, if someone said it's among the strongest in the catalog, I'd understand that. But as always, that is for listeners and fans to decide.'
BBC News
19-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Groundwork Yorkshire secures grant to revitalise Hornsea Mere
A grant to help revitalise Yorkshire's largest freshwater lake has been secured by a community and environmental Yorkshire said Hornsea Mere, located within the Wassand Hall estate in East Yorkshire, faced a number of environmental challenges, including deteriorating water quality, invasive non-native species and recreational said the funding would be used to work with partners to develop an action plan for the entire catchment area, with practical conservation work planned, including the removal of invasive award is from the government's Water Restoration Fund, which offers grants for area specific water-related schemes. The charity's regional operations director Peter Murphy said the lake was an important area for wildlife, especially added: "We are delighted to have this opportunity to work collaboratively on the production of a development plan for the mere and its catchment, with a view to securing further funding to deliver meaningful and long-lasting changes."As part of the project, community volunteers are also being encouraged to get project team has set up a dedicated contact email for anyone who may be interested. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
CBC
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Far Out! book tells story of 1960s back-to-the-land movement in Maritimes
In the 1960s and '70s, young people from the United States and around the Maritimes arrived in Nova Scotia, trying to escape the draft or just looking for a simple back-to-the-land lifestyle. Chris Murphy, who lived in Saint John in the late '60s and early '70s, briefly took part in the movement, looking for a simpler way of life, but says that it wasn't for him. Murphy only lived off the land for about a month, but his brother Peter is still living that way today. "I didn't last very long. I didn't have the stuff to be a good back-to-the-lander," Murphy said. In 2020, the brothers began interviewing and recording the history of back-to-the-landers who were later featured in Murphy's new book, Far Out!: The Untold Story of the '60s-Inspired "Back-to-the-Land" Migration that Changed Nova Scotia. Over the course of five years, starting in 2017, the brothers "travelled some of the most remote backwoods roads throughout the province, meeting and videotaping many adventurous back-to-the-landers and their unique and inspiring stories," said Peter Murphy. Dennis & Lori One of the brothers' projects is a 30-minute documentary called Dennis & Lori - Back to the Landers. It is primarily a recording of Dennis and Lori telling the story of their back-to-the-land journey. Peter did the camera work and Chris did the interviewing. Chris Murphy first met Dennis and Lori in the 1970s when he visited them at their home — a tent "virtually on the edge of the North American continent." The couple were hippie musicians living off the land in rural Cape Breton. In the documentary, Dennis said not many people stayed through the winter because "living here year-round has its challenges." Dennis recalled a time, in the middle of winter, when he was out cutting wood for six hours, wearing cowboy boots. He also said he remembers falling down in the woods and crying because he and Lori were so unaccustomed to the life they were living. "But you smarten up pretty fast," he said, laughing. "You get Ski-Doo boots." The couple didn't have jobs but also didn't need them. "You could live out here for $15 a week. We did for the first couple of years," Dennis said, "and we played music at the ski lodge for $50 on weekends, so we were not only able to pay the rent but we bought groceries and filled up the barn with chickens and goats." Although Dennis and Lori lived in a tent in the beginning, they eventually built a winterized lodge. The Beginning Chris Murphy, who is currently on a book tour, said he first encountered "take back the landers" when they started arriving in his hometown, Antigonish, in the late '60s and early '70s. "All of a sudden, overnight, these Volkswagen vans were arriving and people from all over North America were coming to our little kind of one-horse town and looking to move there and live there," Murphy said. Costas Halavrezos, former host of CBC's Maritime Noon, is a friend of Murphy and is currently taking part in the book tour. He said people were also doing the same thing all over New Brunswick at the time. "There were people out around Hampton, Markhamville, up near Sussex," Halavrezos said. "I remember visiting friends over Point de Bute outside of Sackville. So yes, it was going on all over." The ones who stayed probably were in the minority - Chris Murphy Murphy said a lot of back-to-the-landers "were pretty naive when they first came." The group was mostly made up of well-educated, middle-class city kids, he said, who "didn't really have a clue what they were getting themselves into." When they arrived and found out how hard it was to live off the land, many "realized it just wasn't their thing, as they said in the day," he said. "You needed commitment, you needed a bit of discipline, you needed a work ethic. And the ones who stayed probably were in the minority and they're the people we focused on," Murphy said, laying out the focus of his book. Celebrating the movement Murphy said Far Out! is a celebration of the back-to-the-land movement because he believes the impact of the movement has been underappreciated. "They had a different way of doing things.". He said people won't just hear from him at the book launches. "One of the highlights of the event," he said, is that his brother Peter will show part of his documentary, which he called "a compelling portrait of the people who are in the book."
