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Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey on their new romance ‘Plainclothes’

Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey in 'Plainclothes.' (Magnolia Pictures)The Sundance award-winning film Plainclothes hits select theaters on Friday.It is the first feature from director Carmen Emmi and stars Tom Blyth as Lucas, an undercover cop assigned to entrap and arrest gay men. Lucas finds himself caught in a double life when he falls for a target, Andrew, played by Russell Tovey.Blyth told ABC Audio that Tovey is "an icon," and that he's always admired the actor — enough to even suggest him for the role when Emmi asked […]

September 19, 2025

Music

Kevin Cronin to reunite with REO Speedwagon bandmates for University of Illinois homecoming

(R-L) Kevin Cronin and Bruce Hall of REO Speedwagon perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre on July 15, 2022 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images)REO SpREO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin is set to reunite with his bandmates for a special event in September.In September 2024, REO Speedwagon announced they were going to cease touring as of January 2025. Following that announcement there seemed to be some bad blood between Cronin and his former bandmate, bassist Bruce Hall, and Cronin has since been touring as the Kevin Cronin […]

September 19, 2025 1

Music

Def Leppard to release recording of 2023 hometown show

Cover of Def Leppard's 'Diamond Star Heroes Live From Sheffield'/(Mercury Studios)Def Leppard is revisiting their 2023 hometown show in Sheffield, England, with a new live release.Diamond Star Heroes Live From Sheffield, dropping Nov. 21, is a recording of their concert at Sheffield’s Bramall Lane during their world tour with Mötley Crüe.The show, 47 years after the birth of the band, had them playing in front of 40,000 fans, treating the hometown crowd to such hits as “Photograph,” “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” […]

September 19, 2025 1

Music

The Beatles release ‘Helter Skelter’ studio take from upcoming ‘Anthology’ release

The Beatles 'Anthology Collection' cover/(Capitol Records)The Beatles are sharing a preview of their upcoming Anthology reissue.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have shared a new take on their classic track “Helter Skelter," which appeared on 1968's The Beatles aka the White Album. The clip, titled “Helter Skelter (Second Version – Take 17),” features snippets of the band working through the song in the studio.“'Helter Skelter' is this track we did in total madness and hysterics in the studio,” Ringo Starr shares in a clip posted to Instagram. Paul McCartney adds, “We just tried […]

September 19, 2025 1

Entertainment

Weekend Watchlist: What’s new in theaters, on streaming

Ready, set, binge! Here's a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend:Prime VideoGen V: Watch sophomore year at Godolkin University in season 2 of The Boys spinoff series.Apple TV+The Morning Show: Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon star in season 4 of the drama series.NetflixBlack Rabbit: Jason Bateman and Jude Law are brothers in the new crime thriller miniseries.HuluSwiped: Lily James stars as the founder of Bumble in the new film based on a true story. Paramount+Tulsa King: Sylvester Stallone is back to building a […]

September 19, 2025

Entertainment

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Release Party of a Showgirl’ hitting theaters Oct. 3

Taylor Swift 'The Life of a Showgirl' (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott)There's footage of Taylor Swift directing something posted on the Taylor Nation Instagram page, and you'll likely get to see what that something is at a theater near you in October.Following reports that some sort of "theatrical event" is being planned around the release of Taylor's new album, The Life of a Showgirl, on Oct. 3, Variety reports that an 89-minute event called Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl will arrive […]

September 19, 2025 1

Music

38 Special drops video for ‘So Much Right,’ from their new album ‘Milestone’

Cover of 38 Special's 'Milestone'/38 Special RecordsRockers 38 Special have just released Milestone, their first new album in over two decades.To mark the occasion the band, known for such hits as "Hold on Loosely" and "Caught up in You," has dropped a new music video for the song “So Much So Right.”“‘So Much So Right’ is, of course, about the moment of raw passion, but it is more than that,” says 38 Special co-founder and frontman Dan Barnes. “It also speaks to how […]

September 19, 2025 1

Music

On This Day, Sept. 19, 1981: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunite for a concert in New York’s Central Park

On This Day, Sept. 19, 1981…Former musical partners Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunited for a concert on the Great Lawn of New York’s Central Park.The concert took place more than 10 years after the release of the pair’s final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water.The duo performed many of their classics songs, including "The Sound of Silence,” "Mrs. Robinson,” "The Boxer,” “Bride Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound” and "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy),” as well as Simon solo tunes like "Late in […]

September 19, 2025 2

Music

Listen to Aerosmith & Yungblud’s collaborative single, ‘My Only Angel’

'One More Time' EP artwork. (Capitol Records. Artwork by Joe Foti/Chrome Hearts)Aerosmith and Yungblud have shared their new collaborative single, "My Only Angel."The track follows Steven Tyler and Joe Perry's performance with Yungblud, born Dominic Harrison, at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne."The decision to meet Yungblud and make this music with him … was like plugging into pure electricity!," Tyler says. "For Joe and me it was another cosmic collision … to find […]

September 19, 2025