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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Pilots practice ahead of Kirtland Air Force Base's Air Fiesta this weekend
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Precision in the sky. That's the goal this weekend at Kirtland Air Force Base, as their popular Air Fiesta returns after a long hiatus. Story continues below Crime: Albuquerque business owner faces murder charge for shooting fleeing shoplifter News: Las Vegas deputy charged with aggravated battery and robbery Business: A downtown Albuquerque shoe shine parlor is still serving patrons after nearly a century Events: What's happening around New Mexico May 30-June 5? Kirtland Air Fiesta and more After six years, Kirtland Air Force Base's Air Fiesta is back, and on Friday, they were out practicing for this weekend's event. 'You want to make sure that you've got your tactics down pat. You want to make sure that you know your routine is tight because this is the first air show in six years. You don't want to go out there and disappoint. We want everything to be perfect. We want precision out there,' said Chief of Media at the Kirtland Air Force Base Public Affairs Office, Robert Smith. Base officials said this weekend's event was two years in the making, and although the fiesta hasn't happened in six years, they hope, after this year, to make it every two to three years: a chance for the general public to see the Air Force in action. 'Not everybody gets to see these things on a day-to-day basis,' said Smith. From cargo planes to vintage planes, visitors can get an up-close look at powerful aircraft on the ground and in the sky. Smith added, 'For those of us on Kirtland, you see some of the cargo aircraft, but we don't see these fighter aircraft every day.' With demonstrations of how the planes refuel mid-air and some big performances too, including the U.S. Army's parachute team, the Golden Knights. The event is free to the public. Gates open at 8 a.m. and the event runs until 5 p.m. Visitors are asked to go to one of the park and ride locations, including the Isleta Amphitheater and Gateway Center on Gibson. 'All you do is park there, we get you here, have a great time, and then we'll bus you right back,' said Smith. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Perth Now
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Yungblud bonds with The Cure and Smashing Pumpkins over tackling high ticket prices
Yungblud has bonded with The Cure and Smashing Pumpkins over fair ticket prices for fans. The 'I Think I'm Okay' hitmaker - who is set to headline his second annual Bludfest event at the Milton Keynes Bowl on June 21 - is keeping ticket prices for the festival down at £65, and he's opened up on how his friendship with The Cure's Robert Smith and Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan has been inspired by a desire to keep things affordable. He told the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column: "Me and Robert have such a mutual fire in us to be pioneers in making a change on ticket prices. "We've become really close and, whenever we meet up or email, we try to make a difference in any way we can. "Billy Corgan has become a good mate in changing how tickets operate too." Yungblud - whose real name is Dominic Harrison - insisted his concern is his own "community", rather than keeping ticket prices hiked up simply because it's how the industry works now. He added: "I was sick of being told, 'This is just the way things are' and have to accept that if that was how I'd have to live out my dreams. "I have no interest in that. All I care about is my community. I hate the apple-for-teacher mentality that's ingrained in British culture. "I can't be a**** with it." Meanwhile, the 27-year-old star still has lofty goals for Bludfest, as he aims to transform it into a global touring festival taking inspiration from Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest. He's already been speaking to venues in France and other countries, while he'd love 'Boys Don't Cry' singer Robert Smith to join the lineup one year. He said: "It's going worldwide, and it's going to be wild. It's amazing what you can do if you shout a mad idea into the void and a load of people shout back. "If The Cure can play it one day, that would be a dream, just unbelievable."
RNZ News
7 days ago
- RNZ News
$50 million of cocaine seized at Port of Tauranga
A brick of cocaine. Photo: Supplied / Customs More than $50 million worth of cocaine has been seized in the Port of Tauranga by Customs. Officers made the discovery on Monday while inspecting a suspicious shipping container loaded with machinery which had arrived from Italy, via Panama. X-rays and a physical examination by Customs officers revealed 130 bricks of cocaine, each weighing up to one kilogram, found within duffel bags at the front of the container. It's estimated the cocaine would be worth up to $50.44 million. Customs manager maritime Robert Smith said bricks of cocaine each had a picture of a lion on the outside and were branded 'GGG'. "Ongoing pressure from Customs is making it harder for transnational and serious organised crime (TSOC) groups to operate across the country," he said. "Things are only going to get tougher for them with new investments in our technology and capability. "This seizure is a result of our intelligence processes, leading-edge technology and officer know-how, which enables Customs to keep our borders secure and prevent TSOC groups profiting from communities." Cocaine found by Customs. Photo: Supplied / Customs Smith said the discovery proved the value of the partnerships between port authorities, police and traders. "These relationships equip us to respond collaboratively, quickly and effectively to the threat of drug smuggling. The impact to trade and importers' business by organised crime should not be underestimated. These activities not only impact the speed and costs of imports but damage New Zealand's reputation as a trading nation. "Cooperation across government and industry is strengthening our border and we will continue to evolve and adapt to target this threat," Smith said. It's the second drug bust of it's kind this month at the Port of Tauranga, with Customs intercepting 157 kilograms of cocaine worth up to NZ$60.9 million in three separate containers.
Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus says he nearly 'made out' with iconic '80s male singer… and regrets not going for it
Rocker Mark Hoppus has had plenty of wild experiences as a member of Blink-182 — but he once turned down the chance to share a smooch with an '80s icon who happened to be a man. The bass player, 53, who accidentally revealed his cancer diagnosis online, revealed his near-kiss in an interview with The Independent while promoting his new memoir Fahrenheit-182. Fellow bandmate Tom DeLonge had convinced Hoppus' hero, The Cure frontman Robert Smith, to perform with the group at Wembley Stadium in 2004 singing All of This and a cover of Boys Don't Cry. 'It was so surreal, such a rad moment,' he revealed. 'I went to give him a hug and he leaned in and said, "Give me a kiss."' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the D ailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The bass player, 53, who accidentally revealed his cancer diagnosis online , revealed his near-kiss in an interview with The Independent while promoting his new memoir Fahrenheit-182; Pictured in Indio, CA in April 2023 The bass player instead offered Smith his cheek, which he turned down. 'I wish I had done it,' the All the Small Things singer said with a laugh. 'It would've made such a better story than it almost happened.' Hoppus, who has been happily married to cinematographer Skye Everly since 2007, said he and his fellow Blink-182 members have focused on rock and roll, more than sex and drugs throughout their long career. 'We weren't really big partiers,' the musician explained. 'Sometimes we'd drink or whatever, but it wasn't part of our lifestyle. People weren't getting hammered all the time, and there weren't chicks backstage,' he revealed. 'People would literally come back, take a look around and be like, "This is f***ing boring."' 'The band was always too important to us to put it at risk by doing the stuff that we saw had ruined bands,' he said. The band, which includes Kourtney Kardashian's husband Travis Barker, 49, did not want to burn out and fade away. 'There are so many cautionary tales out there, and don't get me wrong we've gotten close on a bunch of it: we're the band who spent a million dollars recording an album; we've broken up twice and gotten back together twice. We've done a lot of the rock'n'roll clichés, but luckily, it hasn't been drugs and alcohol.' Although the band has had some famously public fights, Hoppus revealed it was his cancer diagnosis that helped bring them back together. 'Everybody really respects and cherishes one another,' he declared. 'We all love Blink and what we built, and we don't want to mess that up any more,' he said. 'We have a common goal.' The band has announced dates for its 2025 Tour, which will begin in August in Hollywood, FL and will crisscross the US through October 4.
Euronews
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
It's not a phase: How to celebrate World Goth Day in Europe
Five, six, grab your crucifix - and Robert Smith, because World Goth Day has arrived. First suggested on a MySpace blog in 2009 by a UK-based Goth DJ known as 'BatBoy Slim', Goth Day has since become a global annual celebration where "the Goth scene gets to celebrate it's own being." via GIPHY While most Goths prefer to stay out of the spotlight (unless carrying a black parasol), World Goth Day keeps things appropriately dark and inviting, with a range of community-hosted events that span the week. The 22 May date was originally chosen to highlight a special set of musical subculture-focused shows on BBC Radio 6, then stuck ever since. And why not? From dark wave DJ sets in Poland, to a gothic clothes swap in Dublin; Black pizza in London, and a trip back to the subculture's 80s, 90s and 00s origins at a club night in Madrid — there are plenty of opportunities knocking at your coffin. Plus, it's a great way to support your local Goth gang. Alternatively, you could just draw the curtains, blare some Bauhaus and be your usual black-hearted self with extra pride. After-all, some Goths have faced genuine persecution and violence just for daring to be different - one devastating example being the 2007 murder of Sophie Lancaster, a 20-year-old Goth from the UK. "There are quite a few Goths who have fought damn hard to retain their identity despite peer pressure, family pressure and indeed, any pressure to conform," the World Goth Day organisers state. "And if you've gone to all that trouble to preserve what you believe is the 'real you', don't you think you owe it to yourself to shine for a day?" Chipped nail polish, dancing skeletons, synth wave, hair spray, black cats, 'Bela Lugosi Is Dead'. Neon leg warmers, glow bands, pastel chokers, septum piercings, coffin-shaped cat trees, posters of Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. Goth is whatever you want it to be. There are no rules, baby! It's about breaking conventions and going against the bland, suffocating monotony of traditional societal expectations to spread your bat wings and express your truest, fang-bearing self. At its core, being Goth is about finding a curiosity and fondness for the things others find disturbing. From music to film to fashion to art, there's a focus on themes like melancholy, death, gore and rebellion, expressed through subversive aesthetics and lifestyle choices. The subculture's origins can be traced back to the UK's late 70s post-punk underground music scene, with record producer Martin Hannett notably describing the band Joy Division's music as 'Gothic' in 1979. It's a term that spread to encompass any bands with a certain melancholic sound. These included The Cure (even though Robert Smith would argue otherwise), Bauhaus, The Psychedelic Furs, Alien Sex Fiend and Siouxsie and the Banshees, to name but a few. Meanwhile, in America, deathrock emerged as a sort of sub-genre of Goth, similarly taking the anarchy ethos of punk music and immersing it in horror-inspired theatrics. While the 80s and 90s are still seen as Gothic hey days, it's a subculture that's managed to stick throughout the decades - albeit morphing into various subcategories such as 'Cybergoth' and 'Pastel Goth', which take inspiration from steam punk, BDSM, Lolita fashion etc to create new forms of contrasting expression within 'Trad Goth'. No longer a marker of only youth culture (although the #Goth has been used 4 million times on video sharing platform TikTok), many older adults that grew up being Goth are still putting on their studded leathers and setting their faces with white powder. Millennial Goths in particular have carved themselves a niche on YouTube, with 'Emily Boo' and 'Of Herbs and Altars' two of the most popular, sharing their looks and experiences within the scene and offering advice to "baby bats". While Mods and Rockers come and go, Goths are here to stay. And contrary to popular belief - they don't only wear black. via GIPHY You can celebrate wherever you want! Although official events are listed on the website for World Goth Day and are as follows: UK & Ireland 22 May: ACAB Celebrates World Goth Day - DJs, Alt Drag & Market (Dublin) 22 May: Cabinet Sinister Bite Me! At Lost Souls Pizza (London) 22 May: World Goth Day gig at O'Reilly's (Hull) 24 May: Goth Meet Up at The Ruin Bar and Kitchen (Birmingham) 25 May: Gothic Clothes Swap WGD at Pawn Shop (Dublin) Europe 23 May: Gothic ball at Klub UNDER (Belgrade, Serbia) 23 May: Bunkerleute Dark Underground Party at Waaiberg Event Hall (Leuven, Belgium) 23 May: World Goth Day celebrations at Emerald CLUB (Bucharest, Romania) 24 May: World Goth Day celebrations at the Undead Dark Club (Barcelona, Spain) 24 May: Spain Goth Day at Sala Pirandello I - II (Madrid, Spain) 24 May: Shadowplay Afterparty oficial IMAMX + WGD, at Paseo Del Pintor Rosales (Madrid, Spain) 24 May: Dark goth wave synth at Wydział Remontowy (Gdańsk, Poland) 24 May: (Un)Pure Session: World Goth Day Special at Vamptasia Club (Valencia, Spain) via GIPHY Well, if you insist. Here are some Gothic movie and music recommendations instead: 🖤📽️ Movies House of Usher (1960) — Dir. Roger Corman Eraserhead (1977) — Dir. David Lynch Hellraiser (1987) — Dir. Clive Barker Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) — Dir. Brian Yuzna The Crow (1994) — Dir. Alex Proyas Suspiria (2018) — Dir. Luca Guadagnino 🖤🎶 Music Bauhaus: 'In the Flat Field' (1980) Joy Division: 'Closer' (1980) Siouxsie and the Banshees: 'Juju' (1981) The Cure: 'Pornography' (1982) — bonus shout-out to The Cure's 'Songs Of A Lost World', which made our best-of 2024 albums list) Cocteau Twins: 'Head Over Heels' (1983) Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds: 'Let Love In' (1994)
