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RNZ News
2 days ago
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- RNZ News
Nashville Babylon: 19 July 2025
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Don McGlashan performing in the RNZ studios for NZ Live. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly On this week's show there's new music from Van Morrison, classic blues and soul from Big Mama Thornton and Al Green, plus birthday tunes for Don McGlashan. Music played: Artist: The Felice Brothers Track: Frankie's Gun Composer: The Felice Brothers Album: The Felice Brothers Label: Loose Artist: Blam Blam Blam Track: There Is No Depression In New Zealand Composer: McGlashan / Von Sturmer Album: Singe Label: Propeller Artist: The Mutton Birds Track: Dominion Road Composer: McGlashan Album: Single Label: Virgin Artist: Joe Turner Track: Honey Hush Composer: Joe Turner Album: Single Label: Atlantic Artist: Big Mama Thornton Track: Black Rat Composer: Little Son Joe Album: Big Mama Thornton and the Chicago Blues Band Label: Arhoolie Artist: Al Green Track: Take Me To The River Composer: Green / Hodges Album: Greatest Hits Label: Hi Artist: Sly and the Family Stone Track: Dance To The Music Composer: Sly Stone Album: Single Label: Epic Artist: Buddy and Ella Johnson Track: No More Love Composer: Johnson Album: Walk 'Em Label: Ace Artist: Van Morrison Track: Cutting Corners Composer: Van Morrison Album: Remembering When Label: Exile Artist: John Prine & Iris Dement Track: In Spite Of Ourselves Composer: John Prine Album: In Spite Of Ourselves Label: Oh Boy Artist: Lambchop Track: Up With People Composer: Kurt Wagner Album: Nixon Label: City Slang Artist: The Front Lawn Track:Claude Rains Composer: Harry Sinclair / Don McGlashan Album: Songs From The Front Lawn Label: Front Lawn Records Artist: Mt Raskil Preservation Society and Hollie Smith Track: Bathe In The River Composer: Don McGlashan Album: No2 OST Label: EMI Artist: The Noveltones Track: Left Bank Two Composer: Wayne Hill Album: Single Label: DeWolf Music


BBC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
New-look Cambridge Folk Festival plans backed
Plans to transform one of the country's oldest folk festivals into a two-day event with additional city-wide programming have been approved by a council's cabinet. City councillors agreed to scale back the four-day Cambridge Folk Festival in an attempt to make it sustainable and financially said it made a loss of £320,000 in 2024 and the event was cancelled this year, on what would have been its 60th Nestor, Labour cabinet member for culture, economy and skills, said the new-look event would "continue to create a festival atmosphere". "This is about more than just a music event, it is about protecting a proud piece of Cambridge's cultural heritage and reshaping it for a more resilient and more inclusive future," she Folk Festival began in 1965 and in the past has seen performances from international stars such as Van Morrison, Billy Bragg and Sinead O' festival will return to Cherry Hinton Hall for "a scaled back two-day greenfield event" in 2026, but there will also be a "city-wide, multi-venue" festival under the local authority's plan, the Local Democracy Reporting Service council said this meant there would be "a more inclusive festival with programming spread over an extended period of a week or more".In the meantime, it has organised free and ticketed Folk in the City events this summer. The local authority said: "The refresh is designed to protect what makes the festival special while ensuring it is more inclusive, financially resilient and culturally relevant."Multi-venue formats have proved to be very successful for Celtic Connections in Glasgow, the Brighton Festival and Edinburgh's Fringe festival."The Labour-run council approved a contingency budget of £215,000 to fund any income loss in the first year as the new format establishes are also plans for an additional investment of £60,000 for marketing, infrastructure and local audience and artist development. A review of the festival by officers showed the authority would have needed to have found £500,000 to support the festival's current form, at a time of multimillion-pound savings being made Democrat councillor Tim Bick raised concerns about the costs incurred so far, including the 2024 loss, running this year's Folk in the City events and paying for consultants' reports. "The total cost is now running £971,000 - that is nearly a million, making this episode quite a monumental financial cost in total," he said. Council leader Cameron Holloway, Labour, said Bick had "conflated" a number of costs and potential accepted there were "significant costs" associated with the event, which was a concern, but the authority was looking to mitigate that where possible. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.


Scottish Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Inside Kate Moss' wild new lifestyle as pals fear boozy supermodel, 51, is going back to her old 90s partying ways
The snaps of Kate partying come just weeks after the collapse of her wellness empire Cosmoss, as an onlooker at BST claims the supermodel was 'knocking back cans of Peroni' KATE MESS 2.0 Inside Kate Moss' wild new lifestyle as pals fear boozy supermodel, 51, is going back to her old 90s partying ways Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) KATE MOSS swapped wellness crystals for cans of lager at the weekend as she partied among revellers at BST Hyde Park Festival. In scenes reminiscent of her hedonistic Nineties antics, the supermodel, 51, knocked back the booze and enjoyed music by big names including Van Morrison and Neil Young. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 Kate was photographed holding a bottle of Corona and puffing on a cigarette as she walked through central London last week Credit: BackGrid 6 Kate Moss and daughter Lila enjoy a sunshine holiday in Ibiza Credit: BackGrid Onlookers said she appears to be back on the party circuit. 'Kate was having it large at Hyde Park and was knocking back cans of Peroni,' one told me. 'She was hanging out in Van Morrison's private backstage area, before watching him from the side of the stage — before she went back to the bar for another drink. 'When she watched Neil Young, she flitted between the audience and the suites to keep the beers flowing. READ MORE IN SHOWBIZ GIRL POWER Huge Girls Aloud star reveals she's working on new girlband talent show 'Kate sank a fair few drinks with her friends and quietly slipped away before Neil finished his set. 'The whole time she was laughing and giggling. 'Kate was quite literally the life and soul of the party. And there wasn't a crystal in sight.' This isn't the first time fans have seen glimmers of the old Kate in action. Last month, festivalgoers at Glastonbury claimed they saw her partying on Worthy Farm. One told me: 'People keep saying they've seen Kate, but she's flying so under the radar no one can get a clear sighting of her. Watch worrying moment Kate Moss looks 'on edge and frantic' as she poses front row at Paris Fashion Week 'Wants to have fun' 'It's like old times when she'd been partying hard at Glastonbury until sunrise and everyone was looking out for her. 'There was a rumour going around that she was spotted in one of the VIP areas in Block 9 wearing a veil, but no one could say for sure it was her.' My insiders tell me that Kate was, indeed at Glastonbury, but that she shunned on-site camping for a more comfortable stay at the nearby private members' club, Babington House. 'Kate wasn't up until late afternoon and would head over to Worthy Farm around 9pm,' one source explained. 'She stayed at Babington to stay away from the crowds, but she went to Glasto and had a riot. 'Lila, Kate's daughter, was there, too. They had a lot of fun.' Fans who have stuck with the supermodel since she found fame as a teenager are, naturally, concerned. The photographs of her partying with beers at BST came just weeks after the collapse of her wellness empire Cosmoss, which would be a bitter pill for her to swallow. Just days before Glastonbury began, Kate's company called in liquidators. In total, it owes unsecured creditors £2,939,729. And papers signed by the supermodel revealed that Cosmoss has little more than £5,000 in the bank, with £241,000 of leftover stock. Kate launched the brand in 2022 after the lockdown put paid to her partying. Back in 2020, one of her closest pals, DJ Fat Tony, said she had been sober for two years. And as she launched Cosmoss, Kate unveiled a rebranded version of herself to fans. She said at the time: 'I had time on my hands. I wanted to create something that would help me feel more grounded, something I could share. 'Cosmoss was literally blended at my kitchen table.' The range — which is no longer available to order — included teas, a face oil and a 'sacred mist' which is said to 'provide a sense of inner peace'. Kate was having it large at Hyde Park and was knocking back cans of Peroni Onlooker at BST In the interviews that followed to promote her products, Kate gave an insight into her clean new world and said she had started bathing in the moonlight to cleanse herself. She revealed: 'I like to start my day with tea and meditation, followed by some Pilates or yoga.' Highlighting her love of wellness crystals, she added: 'I put them out in the garden overnight when it's a full moon to cleanse them. I really believe in their power, and believe in the mystical and spiritual side of wellness.' Cracks in Kate's wellness journey began to show in 2023, when she stepped back into the spotlight and was out partying more. She was seen holding hands with the singer Skip Marley – grandson of reggae legend Bob – during a party in Turkey in May last year. 'Back out there' That was before being filmed falling out of a taxi during Lila's 22th birthday celebrations in Paris in October. It was Kate's return to her party lifestyle, pals claim, that influenced the break-up with her teetotal boyfriend of nine years, British photographer Nikolai Von Bismarck. In December, friends told this newspaper that the pair were going on 'different journeys'. One pal revealed: 'Kate feels fabulous and she wants to get back out there and have some fun.' And they weren't kidding. For her 51st birthday celebrations in January, a month after the split with Nikolai, Kate partied at three different venues across London. The revelry was in stark contrast to her more demure 50th, when she held a low-key bash in Paris for a tight-knit group of friends. But this year, Kate hired out a suite in the Dorchester in Park Lane, before throwing a dinner at the hotel's luxury restaurant, China Tang. She was joined by celebrity including Nineties party pal Stella McCartney and Jade Jagger. Kate feels fabulous and like she wants to get back out there and have some fun Friend Kate then headed to The Globe in Notting Hill, West London, with her group, where they partied until the early hours of the morning. While many fans and followers welcomed the old Kate back with open arms, others were concerned about her behaviour. Even more so after a bizarre video of her at Paris Fashion Week this March went viral. 6 A bizarre video of her at Paris Fashion Week this March went viral Credit: Tiktok 6 The model was seen acting erratically and jerking from side to side at the Isabel Marant show Credit: Tiktok/@lucienpagescomunication 'Prime of her life' In the clip, from Isabel Marant's show, Kate was seen acting erratically and jerking from side to side. One fan said on social media: 'Why is she so fidgety? This just makes me anxious.' Another added: 'Why is nobody talking about this? I feel sad every time I see this.' Meanwhile, on TikTok, another worried fan wrote: 'Why did they post this? Kate is seemingly not OK.' Less than a week after the video, Kate was photographed holding a bottle of Corona beer and puffing away on a cigarette as she walked through central London. Kate's a woman in the prime of her life and she wants to have fun Friend It is a stark contrast to the clean-living wellness guru of two years ago. Friends close to Kate insist there is nothing for people to worry about. 'Kate's a woman in the prime of her life and she wants to have fun,' one told me. 'She hangs out with Lila a lot, too, and thinks of herself as a 'cool mum' who can keep up with the young ones. 'People are shocked because it's not the Kate they've seen for a while, but she likes a few drinks and she smokes like a chimney — albeit she's using vapes now because they're 'healthier'. She's always the one to get a party started and wants to get back out there and enjoy life. 'The people speculating about her on social media need to stop worrying so much. 'Kate has just come back from Ibiza with Lila and she had a great time at BST. 'She'll focus on closing down Cosmoss, then will be looking for her next venture. 'Kate isn't a woman who can be kept down for long.' 6 The model pictured arriving at Zoe Kravitz's house in Paris after the Yves Saint Laurent after-party earlier this year Credit: Splash


The Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Inside Kate Moss' wild new lifestyle as pals fear boozy supermodel, 51, is going back to her old 90s partying ways
KATE MOSS swapped wellness crystals for cans of lager at the weekend as she partied among revellers at BST Hyde Park Festival. In scenes reminiscent of her hedonistic Nineties antics, the supermodel, 51, knocked back the booze and enjoyed music by big names including Van Morrison and Neil Young. 6 Onlookers said she appears to be back on the party circuit. 'Kate was having it large at Hyde Park and was knocking back cans of Peroni,' one told me. 'She was hanging out in Van Morrison's private backstage area, before watching him from the side of the stage — before she went back to the bar for another drink. 'When she watched Neil Young, she flitted between the audience and the suites to keep the beers flowing. 'Kate sank a fair few drinks with her friends and quietly slipped away before Neil finished his set. 'The whole time she was laughing and giggling. 'Kate was quite literally the life and soul of the party. And there wasn't a crystal in sight.' This isn't the first time fans have seen glimmers of the old Kate in action. Last month, festivalgoers at Glastonbury claimed they saw her partying on Worthy Farm. One told me: 'People keep saying they've seen Kate, but she's flying so under the radar no one can get a clear sighting of her. Watch worrying moment Kate Moss looks 'on edge and frantic' as she poses front row at Paris Fashion Week 'Wants to have fun' 'It's like old times when she'd been partying hard at Glastonbury until sunrise and everyone was looking out for her. 'There was a rumour going around that she was spotted in one of the VIP areas in Block 9 wearing a veil, but no one could say for sure it was her.' My insiders tell me that Kate was, indeed at Glastonbury, but that she shunned on-site camping for a more comfortable stay at the nearby private members' club, Babington House. 'Kate wasn't up until late afternoon and would head over to Worthy Farm around 9pm,' one source explained. 'She stayed at Babington to stay away from the crowds, but she went to Glasto and had a riot. 'Lila, Kate's daughter, was there, too. They had a lot of fun.' Fans who have stuck with the supermodel since she found fame as a teenager are, naturally, concerned. The photographs of her partying with beers at BST came just weeks after the collapse of her wellness empire Cosmoss, which would be a bitter pill for her to swallow. Just days before Glastonbury began, Kate's company called in liquidators. In total, it owes unsecured creditors £2,939,729. And papers signed by the supermodel revealed that Cosmoss has little more than £5,000 in the bank, with £241,000 of leftover stock. Kate launched the brand in 2022 after the lockdown put paid to her partying. Back in 2020, one of her closest pals, DJ Fat Tony, said she had been sober for two years. And as she launched Cosmoss, Kate unveiled a rebranded version of herself to fans. She said at the time: 'I had time on my hands. I wanted to create something that would help me feel more grounded, something I could share. 'Cosmoss was literally blended at my kitchen table.' The range — which is no longer available to order — included teas, a face oil and a 'sacred mist' which is said to 'provide a sense of inner peace'. In the interviews that followed to promote her products, Kate gave an insight into her clean new world and said she had started bathing in the moonlight to cleanse herself. She revealed: 'I like to start my day with tea and meditation, followed by some Pilates or yoga.' Highlighting her love of wellness crystals, she added: 'I put them out in the garden overnight when it's a full moon to cleanse them. I really believe in their power, and believe in the mystical and spiritual side of wellness.' Cracks in Kate's wellness journey began to show in 2023, when she stepped back into the spotlight and was out partying more. She was seen holding hands with the singer Skip Marley – grandson of reggae legend Bob – during a party in Turkey in May last year. 'Back out there' That was before being filmed falling out of a taxi during Lila's 22th birthday celebrations in Paris in October. It was Kate's return to her party lifestyle, pals claim, that influenced the break-up with her teetotal boyfriend of nine years, British photographer Nikolai Von Bismarck. In December, friends told this newspaper that the pair were going on 'different journeys'. One pal revealed: 'Kate feels fabulous and she wants to get back out there and have some fun.' And they weren't kidding. For her 51st birthday celebrations in January, a month after the split with Nikolai, Kate partied at three different venues across London. The revelry was in stark contrast to her more demure 50th, when she held a low-key bash in Paris for a tight-knit group of friends. But this year, Kate hired out a suite in the Dorchester in Park Lane, before throwing a dinner at the hotel's luxury restaurant, China Tang. She was joined by celebrity including Nineties party pal Stella McCartney and Jade Jagger. Kate then headed to The Globe in Notting Hill, West London, with her group, where they partied until the early hours of the morning. While many fans and followers welcomed the old Kate back with open arms, others were concerned about her behaviour. Even more so after a bizarre video of her at Paris Fashion Week this March went viral. 6 6 'Prime of her life' In the clip, from Isabel Marant's show, Kate was seen acting erratically and jerking from side to side. One fan said on social media: 'Why is she so fidgety? This just makes me anxious.' Another added: 'Why is nobody talking about this? I feel sad every time I see this.' Meanwhile, on TikTok, another worried fan wrote: 'Why did they post this? Kate is seemingly not OK.' Less than a week after the video, Kate was photographed holding a bottle of Corona beer and puffing away on a cigarette as she walked through central London. It is a stark contrast to the clean-living wellness guru of two years ago. Friends close to Kate insist there is nothing for people to worry about. 'Kate's a woman in the prime of her life and she wants to have fun,' one told me. 'She hangs out with Lila a lot, too, and thinks of herself as a 'cool mum' who can keep up with the young ones. 'People are shocked because it's not the Kate they've seen for a while, but she likes a few drinks and she smokes like a chimney — albeit she's using vapes now because they're 'healthier'. She's always the one to get a party started and wants to get back out there and enjoy life. 'The people speculating about her on social media need to stop worrying so much. 'Kate has just come back from Ibiza with Lila and she had a great time at BST. 'She'll focus on closing down Cosmoss, then will be looking for her next venture. 'Kate isn't a woman who can be kept down for long.' 6 6


Irish Independent
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
The Indo Daily: Self Aid: How Ireland tried to sing its way out of unemployment
Forty years later, Live Aid is remembered as a cultural and humanitarian high point – a moment when music tried to change the world. But in Ireland, it sparked a very different idea. Less than a year after Live Aid, Dublin hosted Self Aid. This wasn't about famine relief in Africa. It was about Ireland's own wounds: rampant unemployment, economic stagnation and a generation losing faith. The goal was to rally support, raise funds and – perhaps more importantly – raise morale. It featured the biggest names in Irish music: U2, The Boomtown Rats, Van Morrison and Thin Lizzy. It was the first and only concert of its kind in Ireland But did it work? Today on the Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Tony Boland, former music director at RTÉ, and by Tony O'Brien, former Irish Independent journalist and now media consultant, to go back to the day Ireland staged its own Live Aid – and ask why, nearly 40 years on, Self Aid still raises eyebrows.