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Time Out
14 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury 2025: start time and everything you need to know
The Sunday night at Glastonbury is a hard one to get right. Previous years have seen Elton John, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran close the festival. But Emily Eavis was criticised in 2024 for putting SZA in the final headline slot, as the RnB singer drew in an unusually small crowd. In 2025, the final night is set to be headlined by pop-punk superstar Olivia Rodrigo, who started out on Disney Channel but shot to fame in 2021 after releasing her debut album SOUR, filled with angsty songs about breakups and being a young woman. Want to see her at Glastonbury? Here's everything you need to know. When is Olivia Rodrigo headlining Glastonbury 2025? The 'good 4 u' singer is playing the Sunday night at Glastonbury, headlining the festival on June 29. What time will Olivia Rodrigo play the Pyramid stage? Olivia will be on stage from 9.45pm to 11.15pm. What's been said about the setlist so far? Olivia doesn't have an official setlist, however in recent shows she has been playing covers of Fontaines DC and Talking Heads. Based on one of her latest shows, this is what Olivia Rodrigo's set could look like: obsessed ballad of a homeschooled girl vampire drivers license traitor bad idea right? love is embarrassing pretty isn't pretty happier enough for you so american jealousy, jealousy favorite crime deja vu brutal all-american bitch good 4 u get him back! Will any guests be joining Olivia Rodrigo's set? Nothing is confirmed, but special guests are highly likely. Olivia brought out Talking Heads' David Byrne during her set at Governors Ball festival in New York earlier this summer. Let's hope Glasto gets someone just as good. Has Olivia Rodrigo ever played at Glastonbury before? Yes. Olivia played the Other Stage in 2022 and brought out special guest Lily Allen to sing 'F*** You'.
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Talking Heads Drop Surprise Music Video Nearly 50 Years After Hit Song's Release
The Talking Heads celebrated their 50th anniversary by giving a gift to fans. The legendary rock band released the first official music video for their classic hit 'Psycho Killer' in June 2025. The song is from their debut album, Talking Heads: 77. The surprise 'Psycho Killer" music video was in honor of the 50th anniversary of the band's first show at CBGB, where they opened for the Ramones in 1975, per Stereogum. Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan stars as a distressed office worker in the video clip directed by Mike Mills. No member of Talking Heads appears in the video, but the now disbanded group did issue a statement. 'This video makes the song better – We LOVE what this video is NOT – it's not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious,' the band said, per Pitchfork. Talking Heads formed in New York City in 1975, featuring guitarist Jerry Harrison, bassist Tina Weymouth, drummer Chris Frantz, and lead singer David Byrne. 'Psycho Killer" was the first song Byrne ever wrote for the band, and it became the breakthrough single on Talking Heads: 77. Speaking with NPR in 2023, the singer said the future hit was 'an experiment' to see if he could write a song. 'I thought I would try and write something that was maybe a cross between Alice Cooper and Randy Newman,' Byrne explained. 'I thought I'd have the kind of dramatic subject that Alice Cooper might use, but then look at kind of an interior monologue, the way Randy Newman might do it. And so, I thought, let's see if we can get inside this guy's head. So we're not going to talk about the violence or anything like that, but we'll just get inside this guy's kind of muddled-up, slightly twisted thoughts.' 'Psycho Killer" was originally released when the Son of Sam murders in New York were making headlines in the summer of 1977. Byrne denied that the killings were the inspiration behind his band's signature hit, according to Far Out Heads Drop Surprise Music Video Nearly 50 Years After Hit Song's Release first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 7, 2025
Daily Mirror
10 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
'Modern travel is rotting our brains but I have found a solution'
Do you ever ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?" Like the Talking Heads, I'm sometimes confronted by that question. Most often, after a long drive. Something about being plugged into a satnav—watching the time-to-arrival tick by and the purple line wiggle through the digital landscape—removes me from the real world. Half the country can pass by, and I've barely noticed. It turns out I'm not alone in this feeling. Over the past decade, multiple studies have shown satnavs chip away at our sense of direction. Scientists at the University College London concluded that plugging in stops drivers from making memories of the world around them—perhaps explaining why TomTom-assisted travel can be so hard to recall. An increasing number of people are concerned about this. Over four in five motorists aged 35+ say using a satnav or map app has made their navigation skills worse, while three out of five young drivers would never go anywhere without some form of technological guidance. The worry is that, as the tech gets better, the negative long-term impact on our brains will only grow. A small but alarming MIT study published this month suggests ChatGPT users quickly became lazy, prone to shortcuts, and very forgetful when given essay-writing tasks—compared to those who weren't using a large language model. In broader societal terms, it's a problem for the deep-thinking future of our species. When it comes to travel specifically, each time tech takes on a bit more of the organisational burden, are we also losing some of the joy of adventure? I decided to find out (albeit in a very unempirical, non-scientifically rigorous way) by heading out on a tech-free, analogue road trip. The rules were simple: no satnav, no phone maps, no looking up anything online before or during the trip. Just me, my partner, a car, a guidebook, and an OS map. After picking up a beautiful BMW 3 Series from Sixt—which has 2,200 rental outlets worldwide, including a newly opened branch at London Liverpool Street—the first challenge was figuring out how to switch off its massive dashboard console. It immediately sprang to life, eager to offer me a spot of digital assistance. Once effectively shut down, the next task was getting out of London. As a relatively inexperienced driver with four failed tests (and one pass!) checkering my record, I hate driving around the English capital perhaps more than most. It's a blood-pressure-raising nightmare of indicating buses, swerving Lime Bikes, and three-point-turning cabbies—something I'd trade for an expensive train ticket any day. But years of cycling London's streets and hopping on tubes to its outer reaches in the cause of local journalism have left me with a decent understanding of how it all hangs together. My wife and I made it to Epping and then smoothly onto the M11 with just our bare wits, some road signs, and no arguments. Conveniently, much of the UK's motorway network is built atop Roman roads—meaning they're very straight and very long. Reach the A1, and before you know it, you're in Northumberland, no turns required. After heading west to Hexham, I realised I didn't have the address for the beautiful YHA Ninebanks where we were staying, and I'd yet to invest in a proper map (that was a Day 2 purchase). My top tip for analogue travellers in this situation? Head to your nearest Waitrose and ask the cashier for directions. Without fail, they're friendly locals with the time and inclination to help. Half an hour later, we'd settled into the YHA—a stone-brick building filled with geologists attracted to an area known for its excellent rocks and whooping curlew population. Had we searched online for accommodation instead of taking a recommendation, we may never have met the lovely owners, Pauline Elliott and her partner Ian Baker. They cook, clean, and welcome guests to this incredibly remote hillside refuge. (If you're interested, they're currently looking to sell the hostel.) The next two days unfolded as relaxed and stress-free as possible. Without anywhere we had to be—and without a satnav feeding us a false sense of urgency—we stopped off wherever and whenever we fancied. A tour around Hexham Abbey was followed by a druid-filled midsummer morning at Dilston Physic Garden, before stops at the iconic Ovingham Goose Fair, a cricket pitch in the shadows of Warkworth Castle, the chart-toppingly pretty Bamburgh, and then Holy Island. There is a small but growing movement of people embracing analogue travel, realising that tech doesn't switch itself off when the holiday begins—and that it can get in the way of a truly relaxing, restorative break. Katie King, who owns a hospitality company, 'absolutely loves switching off.' The 38-year-old works remotely and suffers from 'digital exhaustion sometimes,' which is why she chooses holiday destinations without phone signal or WiFi. The East Midlander loves to ditch Google reviews in favour of testing out restaurants herself; she saves up her holiday snaps to post once she's home; and she switches off from work completely. 'Addicted to checking emails? Perfect time to detox and reset that habit. Enjoy the surroundings—if it's urgent, they'll text you. I work in hospitality, not hospitals. I deal with ads, not A&E,' Katie told The Mirror. 'Want to navigate from one part of an unknown country to another, on the other side of the road? Map out your route and factor in 'getting lost' time. When we 'got lost,' we found some of the most incredible spots for lunch, shopping, swimming and more. When you accidentally wander off the beaten tourist track, the real adventure begins.' Hector Hughes and his company Unplugged have been at the forefront of digital detox travel for years. They welcome guests into charming cabins across the UK and invite them to truly switch off. 'We include everything people need to be offline for three days: a phone lockbox, physical map and compass, cassette radio player, instant camera, and analogue entertainment like books and board games. Our cabins are completely analogue, with the only tech being an old-school Nokia to call local eateries or contact friends and family if needed. This helps people relax, with no outside noise or distractions—so they can feel human again,' Hector explained. After burning out while working at a fast-paced tech start-up, Hector sought a 'hard reset' in a silent retreat in the Himalayas. He left relaxed, and with a new goal: to help others unwind amidst what he calls the 'screen epidemic.' 'A three-day digital detox has a magnitude of mental and physical benefits. Spending 72 hours offline and in nature dramatically reduces stress levels, improves sleep quality, boosts creativity and original thought, and brings you back to the present moment. Recent studies show that three days offline can start to curb phone addiction and even rewire your brain,' Hector said. 'Without Google or ChatGPT, you don't have an instant answer for everything. You can't just Google a question—you discuss it or think deeply about it. You also see everything through your own eyes, not through a lens. We strip all of this back and remind you what it feels like to feel and be present.' At the end of my mini-analogue trip, I completely agree. It was the calmest, most engaging adventure I've had in a long time—and I'm already planning another. The old adage is that travel broadens the mind, but I'd argue that too much satnav, Google Translate, and Instagram recommendations, and we risk shrinking it.
USA Today
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
New Talking Heads book: Band's song roots, breakups and makeups
For a band that broke up under a cloud of bitterness, Talking Heads still appreciate a good celebration. The belated first video for the band's 1977 cult favorite 'Psycho Killer' debuted in early June; a live rendition of their thumping rendition of Al Green's 'Take Me to the River' from 1978 just landed; and a new CD box set, 'More Songs About Buildings and Food (Super Deluxe Edition)' is due July 25 to celebrate the quartet's 50th anniversary. The recently released biography 'Burning Down the House' (HarperCollins, 512 pages) from New Yorker contributor Jonathan Gould ('Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America'), takes its name from Talking Heads' biggest hit, an idiosyncratic Parliament Funkadelic-inspired slice of New Wave funk. The book's 42 chapters dutifully cover the journey of singer David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz and bassist Tina Weymouth – who met at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1975, moved to New York and recruited guitarist Jerry Harrison – through years of fractured existence until they disbanded in 1991. But Gould also digs into the grimy club scene of Lower Manhattan in the 1970s, with colorful reminders of Max's Kansas City – a club where musicians including Velvet Underground, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel played foundational shows – and the illustrious CBGB, an art rock/punk playground for Patti Smith, Debbie Harry and a burgeoning Talking Heads. 'This could be our Cavern Club,' Frantz said when the band played a four-night stand at CBGB in 1977, likening it to The Beatles' formative haunt in Liverpool. Major albums augmented by a visual boost from MTV ('Speaking in Tongues' with 'Burning Down the House,' 'Little Creatures' with 'And She Was') and a landmark 1984 live concert film from Jonathan Demme ('Stop Making Sense,' which revived the singles 'Girlfriend is Better' and 'Once in a Lifetime') solidified Talking Heads' worthiness as Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Here are a few book highlights that showcase how they got there. More: ABBA book revelations: AC/DC connection, the unlikely inspiration for 'Mamma Mia!', more The biblical roots of 'Once in a Lifetime' Gould explores how the band's fourth studio album, 1980's 'Remain in Light,' was sequenced dichotomously. The first side of the album brought 'a dance party unlike any dance party ever heard on a commercial recording before,' he writes. But a flip to Side 2 spotlighted Byrne's influences from months of Bible study for his esoteric solo project with Brian Eno, 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.' 'Once in a Lifetime,' the first song of the album's second half, is delivered as a sermon almost by default, with each lyric prefaced with Byrne's spoke-sung, 'and you may find yourself …' before the inevitable big question of, 'how did I get here?' Gould also points out the religious metaphor of the song's chorus, 'letting the days go by, let the water hold me down' as well as its famous repeated refrain, 'same as it ever was,' which provides a 'born-again edge.' By the time Byrne completes this existential exercise, he's looking back at his choices and exclaiming, 'My God! What have I done?' The Tom Tom Club offered an escape from Talking Heads In 1981, Frantz and Weymouth – who married in 1977 – splintered from home base to create Tom Tom Club, named for the Bahamian club where they rehearsed for the first time while on break from Talking Heads. The spinoff that included Weymouth's sisters and King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew formed because, as Frantz says in the book. 'We wanted to make a real musical anti-snob record, because we're fed up to here with all of the seriousness that surrounds Taking Heads.' The musical approach inspired by the 'happier … Island people,' as well as the kitschy spirit of The B-52s, yielded the dance hit 'Wordy Rappinghood,' anchored by Weymouth's delivery which Gould describes as, 'prim elocution of a grade-school teacher intent on imbuing her students with a lifelong love of words.' But the lasting takeaway from the project is 'Genius of Love,' a blipping ditty that skitters through a lyrical tribute to Bootsy Collins, Smokey Robinson, Bob Marley and James Brown. Its clever hook has been interpolated for decades, from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's 'It's Nasty' in 1981 to Mariah Carey's mega-selling 'Fantasy' in 1995 to Latto's 2021 resurrection of the sample in 'Big Energy.' More: New music documentaries rock the big screen at Tribeca A Talking Heads breakup, and brief makeup The band essentially dissolved in 1991 when Byrne abruptly left, which Frantz says he and Weymouth discovered by reading about it in the Los Angeles Times ('David never called us to say we broke up,' Weymouth recalls). Predictably, lawsuits over trademark use of the band's name followed, along with the equally predictable acrimony between Byrne and the rest of the band. But a 1999 anniversary screening of 'Stop Making Sense' provided a brief ceasefire, although the foursome never made eye contact while sitting on a panel to discuss the film. In 2001, their first year of eligibility, Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Following tradition, a live performance was expected, which would be their first in 18 years. For three songs – 'Psycho Killer,' 'Life During Wartime' and 'Burning Down the House' – a truce was in place, sparking a standing ovation from the audience filled with music-industry types, the very people, Gould says, whom the proudly eccentric band 'had done their best to have as little as possible to do with over the course of their professional careers.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch Olivia Rodrigo Burn Down the House With David Byrne at Gov Ball
Olivia Rodrigo welcomed David Byrne onstage during her headlining set Saturday at New York's Governors Ball festival for a rendition of the Talking Heads classic 'Burning Down the House.' Toward the end of her weather-delayed set, Rodrigo brought out the 'legendary' Byrne, who immediately launched into the Speaking in Tongues track. The two singers then traded verses on the track, with Byrne eventually dropping his acoustic guitar to engage in some synchronized dance routines with the Guts singer: More from Rolling Stone Gov Ball Cancels Early Sets, Delays Headliners Due to Inclement Weather Conan Gray Kisses Role Model at Governors Ball During 'Sally, When the Wine Runs Out' The Best Moments From 15 Years of Governors Ball Like much of the Talking Heads' work following the Stop Making Sense rerelease, 'Burning Down the House' has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years: Paramore covered the track for the Talking Heads tribute album Everyone's Getting Involved, and later added it to their live repertoire. Dave Matthews Band also performed the 1983 song during their own induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Byrne and his trademark dance moves also recently joined another pop star onstage when he and Robyn performed her 'Dancing on My Own' and the Talking Heads' 'This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)' during the all-star SNL 50 concert. Rodrigo has made it a habit to share the stage with her musical heroes, from crashing No Doubt's reunion at Coachella to performing 'Hot to Go!' alongside Chappell Roan to inviting Jewel onstage at a Madison Square Garden gig to duetting with Tyler Childers. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
