After seeing the festivities and fabulous fashion from Coachella, we can hardly control our excitement as the British festival season finally gets underway. With Glastonbury back on the schedule, music fans are more eager than ever for the musical festivities to begin. The summer's festival line-up also including Reading and Leeds, Wireless, Bestival, Parklife, Lovebox, Latitude and Wilderness, you know, just to name a few. Although we don't know yet if the unpredictable British weather will bless us with a heatwave or have us reaching for the wellies and plastic ponchos, we do know that we need to start planning our festival ensembles. So, as we get ready to whack out our most fancy festival garms (and maybe Wellington boots just in case, this is England after all). We take a look back at the best celebrity festival ensembles over the years: Kate Moss Need pointers on what to wear to dance … [Read more...] about The best celebrity festival fashion of all time
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Norwegian jazz export Marius Neset set to play The Ribble Valley International Jazz Festival
This cold land, much of which lies in the Arctic Circle, has provided the latest Norwegian jazz export to the world, writes TONY DEWHURST. Marius Neset was a remarkably gifted youth, who learned drums, guitar, bass guitar and piano before picking up a saxophone on his eighth birthday.“I love being in the mountains, and silence is music as well,” said Marius from his base in Oslo, the Norwegian capital. I don’t know, maybe it’s because I’m from Norway I feel this.“I grew up in a musical household, and that was the very precious gift my parents gave me.”The release of his debut album – Golden Xplosion – saw Marius emerge as one of the most talked about newcomers on the European Jazz scene.“Music is a lifelong thing, but the more I see and feel, the less I know,” he added as he prepares for a headline slot at next month’s Ribble Valley International Jazz Festival.“My music is complex, but I also need to … [Read more...] about Norwegian jazz export Marius Neset set to play The Ribble Valley International Jazz Festival
Big name acts lined up for outdoor festival at Coombe Abbey
A huge outdoor music festival is set to take place in Coventry this summer - with some big name artists confirmed today. The Coombe Weekender, a two day multi-stage music event is set to take part in the grounds of Coombe Abbey over the weekend of August 3-4. Promoted by Midlive Entertainments Group, the first event of its kind will see big name acts performing in Coventry - with rock stars The Libertines announced as the headline act for the Saturday of the event. They are just one of a number of acts announced today for Saturday August 3 - the rock/indie day of the festival. The second day meanwhile will be more suited for families - with Sigala, and Toploader among some of the names announced. Who has been announced for day one? The name at the top of the lineup is The Libertines, a London based rock group who are making a rare live performance - and doing so in Coventry. With 20 years of hits to play, the group are well suited to top the bill, in what is currently their only … [Read more...] about Big name acts lined up for outdoor festival at Coombe Abbey
38th Istanbul Film Festival awards spotlight Turkish, int’l moviemakers
The 38th Istanbul Film Festival awards were announced Wednesday, honoring the achievements of Turkish and international directors, actors, actresses, scenarists and producers. The competition, held within the festival organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), included a total of 52 movies evaluated on the national and international level. The award recipients were announced during a ceremony held at the Rahmi Koç Museum in the Fatih district of Istanbul. In the international competition, the South Korean movie "House of Hummingbird" directed by Kim Bora won the Golden Tulip Award for best movie. The award was announced by Scottish film director Lynne Ramsay and was presented by Atalay Gümrah, the CEO of Eczacıbaşı Group. Also in the international competition, the Special Jury Prize was given to Suhaib Gasmelbari for his documentary, "Talking About Trees." In the national competition, the Golden Tulip Award was given to "Kız … [Read more...] about 38th Istanbul Film Festival awards spotlight Turkish, int’l moviemakers
Jim Jarmusch’s zombie pic to open 72nd Cannes Film Festival and Palm race
Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Iggy Pop, Tilda Swinton, Chloé Sévigny and Tom Waits, are among the director’s firm favourites. Known for their deadpan command of comedy, or for their irreverent attitudes, this cast suggests that the film is likely to prompt more scoffs than screams. Of his 12 films to date, Broken Flowers, won the Grand Prix in 2005, while his Stranger than Paradise helped make his name in 1984 winning the first-feature award, the Caméra d’Or, the Golden Camera. Jarmusch has played with milder forms of the horror genre in the past with the vampirical and richly coloured Only Lovers Left Alive five years ago, also with Tilda Swinton, while the black and white Dead Man in 1995 with Johnny Depp, was a mysterious Western. Keeping its finger on the pulse, without falling into anything unpalatably ghoulish, the festival has opted for, from what can be seen from publicly available extracts, a more subtle or even as the festival says, … [Read more...] about Jim Jarmusch’s zombie pic to open 72nd Cannes Film Festival and Palm race