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BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Telford musician to rap while climbing the Wrekin for charity
A musician is taking on a unique fundraising challenge which will see him walk up a Shropshire hill while Rogers, from Telford, also known as Trademark Blud, will raise money for Recharge Telford, which supports 12 to 21-year-olds struggling with substance use, or who have a parent suffering walk takes place on 20 September, and Mr Rogers has already raised £315 of his £500 will make the climb carrying a 20kg speaker to project his voice. "The idea first started with me doing a show at the top... and I thought 'I could do it while I'm walking up'," he said."I thought: 'Carrying the speaker, that could make it a challenge'."Despite being diagnosed with chronic lung condition Emphysema last year, he said he was confident he could climb the hill, which is 1,335ft (407m)."It's in the medium stages, so it does affect some of my more physical activities," he told BBC Radio Shropshire."I wouldn't say I've noticed it affecting my stage performances... I jump around a lot, I rap loads of words a minute."An average walk up the Wrekin is maybe 30 minutes to an hour, so I'm hoping to do it in less than an hour and a half."Mr Rogers has already started training for it by walking with about half the weight in a backpack."It is difficult," he said he wanted to raise money for the charity because it went "above and beyond for the local area"."The people they're touching, the young people they're impacting on, the lives they're changing, the support they're offering... it goes beyond what they say they do on the website." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Mothballed Boomers dance away the years before Monday's chill returns
Consider the rock star, one arm raised, leaping shirtless and slick in the ecstasy and affirmation of a berserk crowd, backlit with green light making his hair an emerald supernova as the guitars, drums and horns wail and pop, fusing into Street Fighting Man, The Stones regular finisher, its recurring riff a loop that leads to the edge of some gorgeous abyss and back, again and again, a loop no one in this room wants to escape. Eight musicians up on stage, each bringing their vital piece of the song, hunched over like physicists adding their particular contrivance to the engine of a moonshot rocket, and each of them so immersed in this incandescent moment of its insertion that the rest of life – the council rates, the failing mother, the dodgy carburettor – has fallen away to nothing, pallid, petty, forgotten. And we, the afternoon crowd, buying liquor with our watches and boogying with our partners in this artificial night. A wink of conspiracy runs through the room, we have struck a deal to allow this moment to subsume all other moments and for this torrid now to become a peak, either side of which nothing exists. We have shucked off our grandmotherly concerns, our knowledge of accountancy, and our tendency to civility, and become whooping primitives, hooting primates, monkey men and women, given over to the primeval abstraction in a rock song played live, played loud. Epiphany rattling our friable bones as we stand stomping in a resurrected 1970s on this winter's Sunday in The Bandroom at The Corner Hotel in Richmond in July 2025. The crowd might be made of thick-set, silver-haired folk in black T-shirts and loose chiffon, but a pact of happiness runs through it end-to-end. In the darkness of the big room, we mimic ancient nights of near glory. Enough of maturity – we are joyously callow once more, hollering… 'I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the king, I'll rail at all his servants'. People say it's unsafe to live in the past – but what if you could edit it until only its sweetest ecstasies, romances and victories remained? That's what a live Stones act is, I suppose – a flawlessly filtered reminiscence. Loading How I envy the musicians – able to conjure this. Tim Rogers with his self-deprecating stage banter. His voice as worn as a Civil War Colt, likely to jam or explode – but a venerable thing that might once have felled a plantation owner. And you know he still believes. Rich Cohen wrote of Keith Richards (when Mick had been given a knighthood and become Sir Mick and Keith, disapproving mightily, said, 'I wouldn't let that family near me with a sword') that he was the guy who would never let you forget the promise you made under the bridge. Tim Rogers is similarly unwilling to forget the promises made for music. Something honorable and brave in that. Over there on the stage by the mixing desk stands James 'The Hound Dog' Young in a cherry red suit and white Stetson, looking like a superannuated ZZ Top making get-by money as a Texas Santa – paternal, dutiful, presiding over this delivery of gifts to his frayed Stones-freak flock.
The Age
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Mothballed Boomers dance away the years before Monday's chill returns
Consider the rock star, one arm raised, leaping shirtless and slick in the ecstasy and affirmation of a berserk crowd, backlit with green light making his hair an emerald supernova as the guitars, drums and horns wail and pop, fusing into Street Fighting Man, The Stones regular finisher, its recurring riff a loop that leads to the edge of some gorgeous abyss and back, again and again, a loop no one in this room wants to escape. Eight musicians up on stage, each bringing their vital piece of the song, hunched over like physicists adding their particular contrivance to the engine of a moonshot rocket, and each of them so immersed in this incandescent moment of its insertion that the rest of life – the council rates, the failing mother, the dodgy carburettor – has fallen away to nothing, pallid, petty, forgotten. And we, the afternoon crowd, buying liquor with our watches and boogying with our partners in this artificial night. A wink of conspiracy runs through the room, we have struck a deal to allow this moment to subsume all other moments and for this torrid now to become a peak, either side of which nothing exists. We have shucked off our grandmotherly concerns, our knowledge of accountancy, and our tendency to civility, and become whooping primitives, hooting primates, monkey men and women, given over to the primeval abstraction in a rock song played live, played loud. Epiphany rattling our friable bones as we stand stomping in a resurrected 1970s on this winter's Sunday in The Bandroom at The Corner Hotel in Richmond in July 2025. The crowd might be made of thick-set, silver-haired folk in black T-shirts and loose chiffon, but a pact of happiness runs through it end-to-end. In the darkness of the big room, we mimic ancient nights of near glory. Enough of maturity – we are joyously callow once more, hollering… 'I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the king, I'll rail at all his servants'. People say it's unsafe to live in the past – but what if you could edit it until only its sweetest ecstasies, romances and victories remained? That's what a live Stones act is, I suppose – a flawlessly filtered reminiscence. Loading How I envy the musicians – able to conjure this. Tim Rogers with his self-deprecating stage banter. His voice as worn as a Civil War Colt, likely to jam or explode – but a venerable thing that might once have felled a plantation owner. And you know he still believes. Rich Cohen wrote of Keith Richards (when Mick had been given a knighthood and become Sir Mick and Keith, disapproving mightily, said, 'I wouldn't let that family near me with a sword') that he was the guy who would never let you forget the promise you made under the bridge. Tim Rogers is similarly unwilling to forget the promises made for music. Something honorable and brave in that. Over there on the stage by the mixing desk stands James 'The Hound Dog' Young in a cherry red suit and white Stetson, looking like a superannuated ZZ Top making get-by money as a Texas Santa – paternal, dutiful, presiding over this delivery of gifts to his frayed Stones-freak flock.
TechCrunch
14-07-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Disrupt 2025 Audience Choice winners revealed
You voted — they made it onto the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 agenda! After reviewing hundreds of standout Call for Content submissions and opening the vote to the TechCrunch audience, we've locked in the top five roundtables and top five breakout sessions. Without further ado, meet the exceptional tech voices — and the sessions they'll lead — that will shape the conversation at Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at San Francisco's Moscone West. Visit the agenda page for full session and speaker details. Grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices increase. Breakout session winners Tim Rogers Staff Product Manager GitHub Copilot With vibe coding on the rise, devs are looking to move faster and ship smarter. In this breakout, GitHub PM Tim Rogers dives into Copilot — the AI-powered peer programming tool used by 15M+ — and how it's reshaping workflows in an autonomous world. How to Get Acquired in Tech (Without Selling Out): M&A Tips for Founders and Builders Aklil Ibssa Head of Corporate Development and M&A Coinbase Coinbase just pulled off crypto's biggest acquisition. In this no-BS session, learn how to make your project irresistible — from product-market fit to community traction — and position for M&A, investment, or partnership without compromising decentralization. If you're an investor, you'll get a cheat sheet for spotting teams building toward high-value outcomes. AI at the Brink: Strategic Playbook for National Security Daniel Hendrycks Executive Director Center for AI Safety (CAIS) Advanced AI brings risks like bioweapons and cyberattacks amid global competition. This session explores strategic frameworks for AI safety, covering technical checks, non-proliferation, and supply chain security with Dan Hendrycks and key experts. Techcrunch event Save up to $475 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass Build smarter. Scale faster. Connect deeper. Join visionaries from Precursor Ventures, NEA, Index Ventures, Underscore VC, and beyond for a day packed with strategies, workshops, and meaningful connections. Save $450 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass Build smarter. Scale faster. Connect deeper. Join visionaries from Precursor Ventures, NEA, Index Ventures, Underscore VC, and beyond for a day packed with strategies, workshops, and meaningful connections. Boston, MA | REGISTER NOW Embracing AI for a Better Digital Future Matt Madrigal Chief Technology Officer Pinterest AI is at a crossroads, shaping whether it is additive or addictive, inclusive or harmful. Matt shows how Pinterest uses AI for positivity, personalization, and productivity, offering a responsible approach that drives innovation while prioritizing user well-being. Agentic AI for Startups: Automate, Adapt, and Accelerate Growth Anmol Rastogi Head of Product Management, AI & ML – Amazon Business Amazon Agentic AI is transforming startups by enabling automation, personalized experiences, and data-driven agility. This session covers identifying AI opportunities, building workflows, and measuring impact using real case studies to help founders accelerate growth and outpace competition. Roundtable session winners The Winning Formula: Turning Your Business Into a Trusted, Scalable Community To Drive Growth Join Kindred co-founders Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina as they reveal how they transformed home swapping into a community-led movement. Learn their blueprint for building trust, turning members into ambassadors, and driving growth through authentic, values-driven community building. How to Train Your Model: Taming AI Agents Without Breaking Them Kyla Guru Head of Model Cyber Safety Anthropic This interactive session dives into balancing AI safety and usefulness, covering constitutional AI, red-teaming, and steering methods. Attendees will gain frameworks and strategies to build AI models that are both helpful and harmless without losing personality. Future of Space Economy in the Low Earth Orbit Abhi Kumar Lecturer, Investor, and Advisor UC Berkeley Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is evolving beyond satellites into manufacturing, energy, and data infrastructure. This session covers the emerging LEO economy, regulations, and investments, offering insights on partnering with space startups and leveraging orbital platforms for Earth industries. Scaling Search and AI for Millions: Lessons from Reddit Search Rachel Miller Product Manager Reddit Explore how Reddit builds AI at scale, balancing relevance, safety, and bias for millions of users. This session tackles community expectations, ethical tradeoffs, and real-world challenges, inviting startups to join a candid discussion on trusted AI development. AI Evaluation 101: Addressing Challenges to Real-World AI Applications Rohit Patel Director, Generative AI Meta This session breaks down how neural networks generate language and the challenges of deploying GenAI. Learn why evaluation matters and compare automated, judge-based, and human-rated methods to build tests that measure AI vs. human performance for your use case. Join these sessions — and much more — live at Disrupt 2025 These 10 sessions are just a glimpse of the 250+ speakers and talks at Disrupt. Keep an eye on the agenda page for new updates, and grab your ticket now to save up to $675 before prices rise.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Bamboos Announce September 2025 25th Anniversary Shows
The Bamboos have announced a trio of east-coast shows for September 2025. The special shows will serve as a celebration of the Melbourne funk collective's 25 years together, having originally formed back in 2000. To coincide with the anniversary, the band are also set to release their first-ever greatest-hits compilation – entitled, fittingly, The Bamboos Best – in July 2025. The full list of tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be found below. 'It's been a wild ride, and we're not letting up,' said the band in a statement shared to their social media accounts. 'Playing live for you has always been at the beating heart of this band, and what we love to do most. We'll be bringing you an extra-special curated set featuring some surprise deep cuts, Bamboos family special guests and the favourite songs that have brought us all together over the last quarter of a century of live shows. Can't wait to make some serious noise with you.' The Bamboos were initially formed in Melbourne at the turn of the century by guitarist and bandleader Lance Ferguson. After playing around the city as an instrumental band, often doing covers, they began to take proper formation in 2006 with the addition of Kylie Auldist as lead vocalist and the release of their debut studio album, Step It Up. The band have released ten studio albums in total, including 2015's The Rules Of Attraction with You Am I frontman Tim Rogers. Across their 25-year career, The Bamboos have been nominated for six ARIA Awards and been shortlisted twice in the Song Of The Year category at the APRA Awards. In addition to Rogers (who launched The Ferguson Rogers Process with Ferguson last year), the group's extensive list of collaborators include Meg Washington, Dan Sultan, Daniel Merriweather, Urthboy and Aloe Blacc. The Bamboos Best is set for release on Friday, July 25th via Impressed Recordings. The compilation can be pre-ordered on both compact disc and limited-edition gold marble vinyl by clicking here. Thursday, September 11th – City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW Saturday, September 13th – Peggs Park, Brisbane QLD Saturday, September 20th – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC Tickets to Sydney and Melbourne are on sale now via Brisbane is free entry. Love Letter To A Record: The Bamboos On The Meters' 1969 Self-Titled Debut Love Letter To A Record: The Bamboos' Lance Ferguson On 'Donny Hathaway Live' You Am I Announce 21-Date 'Hi-Fi Way' Anniversary Tour The post The Bamboos Announce September 2025 25th Anniversary Shows appeared first on Music Feeds.
