Latest news with #LondonCalling
The Irish Sun
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Celebrity Catchphrase stumps soap legend with tricky puzzles – but could you get them right?
CELEBRITY Catchphrase has stumped a soap legend with some tricky puzzles but could you have got them right? Advertisement 5 Celebrity Catchphrase has stumped a soap legend with some tricky puzzles but could you have got them right? 5 The image stumped Will and he eventually passed on the question/ 5 Will ran out of time on this puzzle which showed a woman answering a call Jambo Bolton in , Warren Stamp in , and Harvey Gaskell in The star, managed to make it all the way to the final of the episode and take on the super Catchphrase with host He was playing for his charity, When You Wish Upon A Star, and was given 60 seconds to get as many of the puzzles correct as he could. The final catchphrase is split into five sections with each of them holding a certain amount of cash which increases upon each level. Advertisement TV News Will was nervous because he really wanted to do well in the quiz so that his charity could grant more wishes to children. But he was stumped on some as he made his way up the pyramid. In one of the puzzles, there was a group of figures on one side of the screen with the word 'way' above them as a solitary figure stood on the other side also displaying the word 'way'. Will had a try but couldn't get it and when Stephen revealed that the answer was one way street - Will exclaimed " I see it now!" Advertisement Most read in News TV In another puzzle there was a picture of a group of balls with an arrow pointing at one larger than the rest. Will groaned when he was told the answer was - he's a big shot. Watch the moment Nadine Coyle misses out on huge £50k Celebrity Catchphrase prize And in a puzzle that he ran out of time on - there was a video of a woman answering her phone opposite an image of London. The answer was of course London Calling. Advertisement Stephen said: "Listen Will, forget about it because you have won £6700 that you banked earlier on. "Now that £1000 you just won, so for your charity you are taking away a mighty £16700." Hardest Quiz Show Questions Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV's hardest questions Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Earlier this year, The 1% Club - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left The Chase - The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up Wil replied: " Thank you, that's amazing." Meanwhile, watch the moment a star missed out on £25k prize on the show – Advertisement And Plus, 5 But Will still took away an amazing amount of money for his charity 5 Will Mellor shared a rare snap of wife and kids on the soap set after his shock return as evil Harvey in Coronation Street Credit: Instagram Advertisement
Irish Examiner
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Culture That Made Me: Tony Sheehan of Triskel in Cork picks his touchstones
Tony Sheehan, 62, grew up in Youghal, Co Cork. His arts administration career includes over 10 years' service as director of the Fire Station Artists' Studios in Dublin. He served as arts advisor to the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, and was part of the Cork 2005: European Capital of Culture programme team. In 2006, he was appointed artistic director of Triskel Arts Centre. He's a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. See: Kind of Blue My granduncle, Thady O'Shea, who lived in Knockadoon, East Cork, was a noted box player. Another granduncle made his living as a jazz saxophonist in England in the 1950s. My father and grandfather were founding members of St Mary's Brass & Reed Band. I luckily got an introduction to Miles Davis's Kind of Blue at an early age. Most young fellas were listening to AC/DC and Queen at the time. I had this other secret world going on with jazz music. It was no problem because music – and brass instruments – was in us as a family. The Cure at the Arcadia I remember going to see The Cure at the Arcadia Ballroom in Cork in 1981. What was most memorable about it was that wash of almost trance-like, complex harmonies they did; that, big hair and Cork accents. For some reason, I was transported by The Cure, but I was brought back to Cork fairly fast. Floating along, and the next thing you'd have someone in earshot going, 'C'mere to me!' ' London Calling An album that defined my teenage years was The Clash's London Calling. It was something special. I was knocking around aimlessly for most of the 1980s because Charlie Haughey's Ireland had no options for us. You either emigrated or became an artist because you might as well. Everybody was on the dole. London Calling spoke to the anger that young people felt. It's an iconic album for that time. Shortwave radio I've always loved shortwave radio stations like the BBC World Service, foreign language stations operating in Europe and English-language Chinese radio stations. Interestingly, there was a young, brilliant solo pianist Fionnuala Moynihan who played the Chopin Nocturnes at Triskel last March. When I was a kid in 1981, I used to listen to Radio Warsaw in Poland every night at midnight to the Chopin concert they'd broadcast, including the night when martial law was declared. The broadcast stopped. The next voice you heard was the military saying they'd now taken over. Then everything went dead. Paco Peña My dad was a factory worker in a Kilkenny textile mill. The guys running it were Belgian. They had no clue about the arts or music, but they were asked by the Kilkenny Arts Festival committee to sponsor a concert. So, a manager called my father from the factory floor, and said, 'You're a guitarist. Who would you like to bring to the Kilkenny Arts Festival?' He didn't hesitate: 'Paco Peña.' And so, one of the world's most famous guitarists played Kilkenny courtesy of a man who made his living in a textile factory but had a love of music that was unsurpassed. McCoy Tyner and Charlie Haden The Jazz Festival for Cork Capital of Culture 2005 is a landmark jazz festival. People still remember it because Cork's European Capital of Culture team supported bringing McCoy Tyner and Charlie Haden, those two legendary American artists, to Cork for it. I got to introduce them from the stage. Charlie and McCoy are pillars of the history of jazz. I'll never forget it. They were on the same bill. 'You want Capital of Culture? We'll give you Capital of Culture.' John Berger John Berger with Marisa Camino at the Vanguard Gallery in Cork in 2005. Picture: Cillian Kelly John Berger is one of the most influential twentieth century art critics. He made Ways of Seeing for the BBC in 1972. It influenced generations of us. John came to Cork for the Capital of Culture. He had this searing integrity, clarity of thinking and an ability to express complex thoughts. An example is his book The Success and Failure of Picasso. He said he wrote the book to keep Picasso company – that Picasso was now this completely isolated giant of visual art. John didn't pull punches in the book, which annoyed Picasso. Brian Friel When you think about Brian Friel's play Making History and his commentary about war, it brings to mind the war in the Ukraine. If you draw the two together – Queen Elizabeth is Putin; O'Neill is Zelensky, the other guy. There are all these parallels. Some of his plays aren't easy, some are dense historical works, but Brian Friel is our Shakespeare. Translations and Philadelphia, Here I Come! are still some of my favourite plays. John Potter Triskel Christchurch was launched with a full performance of a work called Being Dufay, composed by Ambrose Field. It's about the early music of a composer. It's sung by the tenor John Potter. It's a work for electronics and voice. It's extraordinary. John came to international acclaim years before. He always produces these creative partnerships and ideas that are captivating. He opened up a rich vein of music for me, especially with ECM records. John and Ambrose, when they performed Being Dufray, set the tone for the kind of music Triskel would excel at – beautiful music done to the highest of standards, something we aspire to all the time. Denis Conway Denis Conway. Denis Conway is one of our best actors, probably the most passionate actor I know. He does nothing by halves. It's his commitment as an actor that I've always admired. He loves Cork, and he has a complicated relationship with Cork [laughs] like we all do, but the actor who I think of when I think about theatre is Denis Conway. Kazuo Ishiguro Kazuo Ishiguro is my favourite novelist. I've always loved science fiction. As a kid, I was a big fan of Philip K Dick. Ishiguro is a contemporary development of his sensibility. Fans know there's often a conflict in sci-fi between what's regarded as literature and pulp. Ishiguro crosses that divide. The books are gripping. They're beautiful and poignant. They envelop you in something. Even if it's dark, every word is so finely tuned. His book Klara and the Sun is just poetry. Patrick McCabe A writer I love is Patrick McCabe. What a guy. The Butcher Boy is incredible. Patrick McCabe also has a particular sensibility around music that I enjoy. He has that unhinged view of the world, or it's not that he has it, but he's able to completely internalise seriously unhinged stuff, complete lunacy, that makes reading his novels this incredible adventure.
.png%3Fwidth%3D630%26auto%3Dwebp%26quality%3D75%26crop%3D3%3A2%2Csmart%26trim%3D&w=3840&q=100)
Scotsman
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Music on vinyl: 23 sought after releases in April 2025 according to Discogs
It's almost payday, which for many means it's time to hunt for that 'white whale' – a coveted vinyl release for your collection. But what have vinyl collectors been specifically seeking throughout April 2025? Fortunately for us, online music marketplace Discogs not only compiles a monthly list of desirable releases but also allows us to refine our search terms. By exploring the marketplace, we selected the vinyl releases that appear on numerous user wantlists, resulting in 23 records currently in high demand among Discogs users. So, do you own any of them? More importantly, are you willing to part with these particular releases, knowing they're going to a good home – perhaps not quite as good as yours, but hopefully close? Here are April's most wanted records, according to Discogs. 1 . The Clash - London Calling (2 x LP, 1979) The 1979 release of London Calling by The Clash is still one of the most requested items on Discogs. The hallowed work of Joe Strummer et. al. is currently wanted by 12693 users in the marketplace - have you one to spare? | Getty Images Photo Sales 2 . Black Sabbath – Paranoid (Gatefold, with Management Credits, 1970) The 1970 single-disc edition of Black Sabbath's Paranoid has a total number of 13192 'wants' on Discogs' marketplace. With Ozzy's final live performance at Villa Park coming up this summer, will more people be requesting a chance to pick up this item? | Getty Images Photo Sales 3 . Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You (12, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, 1998) Still sending waves through dancefloors decades later! This sought-after 12-inch single of Stardust's iconic Music Sounds Better With You is a must-have for any house music aficionado. The single-sided pressing and unique etched design add to its collectible appeal. With over 13,000 users on Discogs still searching for this euphoric anthem on wax, don't miss your chance to own a piece of dance music history. Feel the groove on this essential single! | Provided Photo Sales 4 . Folklore The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2 x Vinyl, Record Store Day re-issue, Grey, 2023) Relive the intimate and enchanting experience of Taylor Swift's Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions with this highly coveted 2xLP grey vinyl reissue, released for Record Store Day. This special edition captures the magic of the stripped-down performances and storytelling behind the critically acclaimed album. With over 13,000 fans still searching for this unique pressing, don't miss your chance to own this beautiful and sought-after addition to any Swiftie's collection. Immerse yourself in the Long Pond Sessions on vinyl! | Getty Images Photo Sales
.png%3Fwidth%3D630%26auto%3Dwebp%26quality%3D75%26crop%3D3%3A2%2Csmart%26trim%3D&w=3840&q=100)
Scotsman
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Music on vinyl: 23 sought after releases in April 2025 according to Discogs
It's almost payday, which for many means it's time to hunt for that 'white whale' – a coveted vinyl release for your collection. But what have vinyl collectors been specifically seeking throughout April 2025? Fortunately for us, online music marketplace Discogs not only compiles a monthly list of desirable releases but also allows us to refine our search terms. By exploring the marketplace, we selected the vinyl releases that appear on numerous user wantlists, resulting in 23 records currently in high demand among Discogs users. So, do you own any of them? More importantly, are you willing to part with these particular releases, knowing they're going to a good home – perhaps not quite as good as yours, but hopefully close? Here are April's most wanted records, according to Discogs. 1 . The Clash - London Calling (2 x LP, 1979) The 1979 release of London Calling by The Clash is still one of the most requested items on Discogs. The hallowed work of Joe Strummer et. al. is currently wanted by 12693 users in the marketplace - have you one to spare? | Getty Images Photo Sales 2 . Black Sabbath – Paranoid (Gatefold, with Management Credits, 1970) The 1970 single-disc edition of Black Sabbath's Paranoid has a total number of 13192 'wants' on Discogs' marketplace. With Ozzy's final live performance at Villa Park coming up this summer, will more people be requesting a chance to pick up this item? | Getty Images Photo Sales 3 . Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You (12, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, 1998) Still sending waves through dancefloors decades later! This sought-after 12-inch single of Stardust's iconic Music Sounds Better With You is a must-have for any house music aficionado. The single-sided pressing and unique etched design add to its collectible appeal. With over 13,000 users on Discogs still searching for this euphoric anthem on wax, don't miss your chance to own a piece of dance music history. Feel the groove on this essential single! | Provided Photo Sales 4 . Folklore The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2 x Vinyl, Record Store Day re-issue, Grey, 2023) Relive the intimate and enchanting experience of Taylor Swift's Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions with this highly coveted 2xLP grey vinyl reissue, released for Record Store Day. This special edition captures the magic of the stripped-down performances and storytelling behind the critically acclaimed album. With over 13,000 fans still searching for this unique pressing, don't miss your chance to own this beautiful and sought-after addition to any Swiftie's collection. Immerse yourself in the Long Pond Sessions on vinyl! | Getty Images Photo Sales
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Radio X Best of British 2025 top 100 in full:
Published: | Updated: Oasis – 'Live Forever' Queen – 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Oasis – 'Slide Away' The Stone Roses – 'I Am The Resurrection' Oasis – 'Champagne Supernova' The Rolling Stones – 'Gimme Shelter' Sam Fender – 'Seventeen Going Under' Oasis – 'Don't Look Back In Anger' Arctic Monkeys – '505' Amy Winehouse – 'Back To Black' The Stone Roses – 'Fool's Gold' Pink Floyd – 'Wish You Were Here' Courteeners – 'Not Nineteen Forever' David Bowie – 'Heroes' Nothing But Thieves – 'Overcome' Pulp – 'Common People' Stereophonics – 'Dakota' Joy Division – 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' Paolo Nutini – 'Iron Sky' Shed Seven – 'Chasing Rainbows' Sam Fender – 'People Watching' Florence And The Machine – 'Dog Days Are Over' Snow Patrol – 'Chasing Cars' Oasis – 'Acquiesce' The Stone Roses – 'I Wanna Be Adored' The Verve – 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' The Smiths – 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' Oasis – 'Wonderwall' Arctic Monkeys – 'A Certain Romance' New Order – 'Blue Monday' Oasis – 'The Masterplan' The Prodigy – Firestarter' David Bowie – 'Life On Mars?' Radiohead – 'Creep' The Rolling Stones – 'Sympathy For The Devil' The Rolling Stones – 'Paint It, Black' Nothing But Thieves – 'Welcome To The DCC' The Smiths – 'How Soon Is Now?' Depeche Mode – 'Enjoy The Silence' Arctic Monkeys – 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' Oasis – 'Cigarettes And Alcohol' Stereophonics – 'A Thousand Trees' The Beatles – 'Let It Be' Nothing But Thieves – 'Amsterdam' Oasis – 'Supersonic' Arctic Monkeys – 'Mardy Bum' Blur – 'Parklife' The Lathums – 'Struggle' David Bowie – 'Let's Dance' The Clash – 'London Calling' The Clash – 'London Calling' Muse – 'Knights Of Cydonia' The Smiths – 'This Charming Man' Sam Fender – 'Hypersonic Missiles' The Libertines – 'Don't Look Back Into The Sun' Nothing But Thieves – 'Impossible' Stereophonics – 'Local Boy In The Photograph' Amy Winehouse – 'Rehab' The Stone Roses – 'Waterfall' Blossoms – 'Gary' The Prodigy – 'Breathe' Oasis – 'Half The World Away' Oasis – 'Rock 'N' Roll Star' Skunk Anansie – 'Weak' Oasis – 'Whatever' David Bowie – 'Starman' Arctic Monkeys – 'Fluorescent Adolescent' Blur – 'Song 2' Oasis – 'Morning Glory' The Stone Roses – 'Made Of Stone' The Lathums – 'Say My Name' The Verve – 'Lucky Man' Stereophonics – 'The Bartender And The Thief' Kasabian – 'Club Foot' The Stone Roses – 'Sally Cinnamon' Stereophonics – 'C'est La Vie' The Stone Roses – 'She Bangs The Drums' Radiohead – 'Fake Plastic Trees' Led Zeppelin – 'Stairway To Heaven' Arctic Monkeys – 'Do I Wanna Know?' Snow Patrol – 'Run' Elbow – 'One Day Like This' Kasabian – 'Fire' Oasis – 'Cast No Shadow' Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – 'If I Had A Gun' The Beatles – 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' The Prodigy – 'No Good (Start The Dance)' The Beatles – 'Come Together' Arctic Monkeys – 'When The Sun Goes Down' Skunk Anansie – 'Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)' Blossoms – 'Perfect Me' Paolo Nutini – 'Last Request' Arctic Monkeys – 'Cornerstone' Sam Fender – 'Spit Of You' Blossoms – 'Your Girlfriend' The Kooks – 'Naïve' Stereophonics – 'Maybe Tomorrow' Oasis – 'All Around The World' Pulp – 'Disco 2000' Wet Leg – 'Wet Dream' Oasis – 'Some Might Say'
