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Scoop
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Frankie Venter Is ‘Talking To The Walls' In New Single Out Today
Fresh off her international festival slot debut at Starburst in Sydney and Best Pop Artist nomination at the Aotearoa Music Awards, 18-year-old pop sensation, Frankie Venter, releases her latest single 'talking to the walls' today. Disguised by a catchy beat and soothing guitar, Venter delves into her own heartbreak from an emotionally unavailable relationship. With 'talking to the walls', Venter unveils a deeply vulnerable side of her songwriting, displaying her creative versatility to be able to produce introspective tracks and anthems that still carry the infectious pop energy Venter is known for. 'This is a song I wrote about breaking up with someone who was emotionally unavailable. I often found myself literally talking to the walls during this relationship, when the person I was with should've been the first person I could speak to about what was happening in my life,' says Venter. Co-written by collaborator Dan Martin and close friend Indyah, 'talking to the walls' was one of their earliest creations, but had been sitting unreleased for almost a year. The track also features production credits from LA-based Australian producer M-Phazes who has worked with heavy weights such as Eminem, Ruel, Teezo, Touchdown and Lucky Daye. Venter says it was time to release the song now that she's healed from the breakup. 'When I listen back to the song it's like opening a little time capsule into heart-broken Frankie's life at the time. Now that I'm over it, I think it's time to share this super vulnerable part of my life.' Venter will perform at BIGSOUND 2025 in Brisbane this September, joining Aotearoa and Australia's premier festival for emerging talent. Her new release 'talking to the walls' marks the beginning of the lead-up to her upcoming EP and is further proof of Venter's ever evolving gift at crafting superb pop hits. 'talking to the walls' is available now.
The Hindu
04-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Sixty years of Mathilukal marked with a wall of love
Sixty years have passed since the publication of legendary writer Vaikom Mohammad Basheer's celebrated novel Mathilukal (walls). To commemorate this literary milestone, the students and faculty of Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Karamana, constructed a symbolic 'Wall of Love' on the school grounds on the eve of the writer's death anniversary on Friday. A wall shaped in the figure of '60' was formed on the school ground, extending all the way to the school entrance as a visual tribute. Students, local representatives, teachers, Block Resource Centre (BRC) officials, non-teaching staff, alumni, auto-rickshaw drivers, local residents and parents came together to form a living, symbolic wall, honouring the spirit of unity and love Basheer so passionately wrote about. Besides, the commemoration took place beneath a tree in the school courtyard – symbolic of Basheer's deep love for nature and living beings. The novel was first published in book form in 1965. Notably, it remains the only novel Basheer wrote entirely in Thiruvananthapuram. A handwritten manuscript of the work, originally penned for the Kaumudi weekly in 1964, was lost. This prompted Basheer to rewrite the entire story in just ten days, according to said historian M.G. Sasibhooshan. Karamana ward councillor Manju G.S. inaugurated the event. PTA president Ranjith S. presided over the function. Karamana station house officer Anoop S., school principal Bilu V.B., and vice principal Mini V. also spoke. The school has planned a year-long of events, including novel readings, literary gatherings, literary journeys and an inter-school Basheer quiz competition.
