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Joker: Folie a Deux star Joaquin Phoenix drew inspiration from a different group of musical clowns as he prepared to reprise his role as the titular supervillain: Kiss. The follow-up to 2019's Joker stars Phoenix as the Joker (nee Arthur Fleck) and singer and actor Lady Gaga as his love interest, Harley Quinn. Folie a Deux takes place two years after Joker, by which point Arthur has been arrested and is in custody at Arkham State Hospital awaiting trial for a series of murders. Phoenix and director Todd Phillips were determined not to make a straightforward sequel to the $1...

As the reunited Gallagher brothers are rumoured to announce a series of stadium shows Stateside, NME’s Mark Beaumont looks back at their fraught history with the US, from cancelled tours to the infamous meth gigSeptember 4, 1996, Radio City Music Hall in New York City: Liam Gallagher ape-walks his way along the red carpet into the MTV Video Awards, slapping at overhead microphones and gurning at the hordes of press clamouring for quotes. “I can’t wait to play,” he tells me, strutting past en route to a live performance of ‘Champagne Supernova’ that will see him spit beer on the...

The album topped the charts in the UK, France, and Australia and became their first platinum disc in the US.On October 3, 1980, The Police delivered an album that Rolling Stone described as “near-perfect pop by a band that bends all the rules and sometimes makes musical mountains out of molehill-size ideas.” It was their third LP, Zenyatta Mondatta. A No.1 album in the UK, France and Australia, it featured two more signature hits for Messrs Sting, Summers, and Copeland, “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” and “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da.” But alongside the nonsense lyrics...

Topping the charts in the UK and reaching No.3 in the US, The Police’s ‘Ghost In The Machine‘ included several of the band’s most enduring hit singles.The Police’s multi-platinum-selling third album, Zenyatta Mondatta, stayed on the US Billboard 200 for almost three years and included “Don’t Stand So Close To Me”: not only the band’s third British No.1 hit, but also the UK’s biggest-selling single of 1980. A phenomenal success by anyone’s standards, the record set Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland on course for its follow-up, Ghost In The Machine, and the global superstardom they’d attain when their fifth...

Day #27 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order by play frequency from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I've been posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the course of several months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so this will probably be done by early November. And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post vanity...

My latest song. Don't ask.

Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of raping and battering a woman who claims she worked as his hairstylist and makeup artist. The lawsuit, filed in a California court on Thursday by a woman only referred to as “Jane Roe,” states the Grammy Award-winning singer allegedly raped her in a hotel room during a work trip where she felt “trapped” and alone with Brooks. In addition to sexual assault and battery, Brooks, 62, is also accused of repeatedly exposing his genitals and buttocks; talking about sex and sharing sexual fantasies with Roe; regularly changing his clothing in front...

One of Ritchie Blackmore's former classmates has been scammed out of almost $184,000 by someone pretending to be the former Deep Purple cofounder. Valerie Horwood, a terminally ill cancer patient, was conned into sending a series of Apple gift cards over a period of three years. The fake Blackmore connected with Horwood through Facebook then began requesting money for fake investments through messaging apps. The gift cards can be redeemed at many retail outlets and supermarkets. "My mum is not a stupid old lady," Horwood's daughter Debbie told The Sun. "She is very streetwise and very switched on. She was...

Bruce Springsteen on Thursday posted a video on Instagram endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and called former President Donald Trump “the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime.”

John Amos’ associates and relatives accused his son of isolating and controlling the actor before his death, and “refuse to rule out the possibility of foul play.” The late actor’s death exposed escalating tension in his family, and those closest to the famous actor are questioning the motives and actions of his son, Kelly Christopher Amos. John’s relatives said in a statement, “Over the past year, John Amos was isolated from his family and close friends by Kelly ‘KC’ Amos, Eugene Brummet and Belinda Foster.” They went on to say they were all unaware of Amos’ death, and found out...

When actress Rachel Zegler gives an interview, Disney executives get nervous. The Snow White star has caused no small amount of PR damage from speaking off the cuff, and her latest interview with Variety features its fair share of zingers. Rachel Zegler casts herself as the victim of sexism in the backlash to her Snow White comments, claiming people deliberately misinterpreted what she said in order to see a woman being torn down. Later, she doubles down on her “free Palestine” activism — a phrase that has been adopted by anti-Israel activists demanding the elimination of the Jewish state. She...

Day #26 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order by play frequency from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I've been posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the course of several months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so this will probably be done by early November. And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post vanity...

I think many of us come here for some fellowship with like minded conservative allies and it makes us happy to see that we are not alone. But, over the years I have noticed something that seems amiss to me, which is the lack of responses to people who have expressed their opinion. Many is the time that I see a comment to which no one has replied; a situation in which no one responds to a Freeper who has expressed an opinion. I think most, if not all of us, would likely enjoy an acknowledgement that people have read...

A special set of stamps have been issued to mark the 60th anniversary of British rock band The Who. The Royal Mail revealed details of 12 stamps which feature images of some of the rock band's most popular album covers and group shots from their live performances. The album covers are My Generation from 1965; Tommy from 1969; Who's Next from 1971; Quadrophenia from 1973; Who Are You from 1978; Face Dances from 1981; Endless Wire from 2006; and Who from 2019. Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon formed The Who in 1964. A miniatures sheet features...

After years of false starts, the iconic British rock band Pink Floyd has agreed to sell their recorded-music and name-and-likeness rights to Sony Music for approximately $400 million, sources confirm to Variety. The deal, one of the largest of many in recent years, apparently has finally concluded despite decades of ongoing infighting and bitter words between the bandmembers, notably chief songwriters Roger Waters and David Gilmour;

An additional 120 alleged victims have now come forward against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including a man who claims he was only 9-year-old at the time of the abuse. One Tuesday, Tony Buzbee, a Texas-based lawyer, stated at a press conference that he will be defending 120 new accusers who have now come forward to accuse the music mogul of a series of charges over a 20-year period. “We will expose the enablers who enabled this conduct behind closed doors. We will pursue this matter no matter who the evidence implicates,” Buzbee said during the news conference. “Many powerful people …...

Legendary Grand Funk Railroad frontman Mark Farner opens up about the day he died - TWICE - and what he saw on the other side. Farner shares his near-death experience (NDE), describing in vivid detail what it was like to "leave his body" and cross over into the afterlife. This is Mark Farner like you've never heard him before—reflecting on life, death, and his incredible journey back.Mark has a brand new album, Closer To My Home, his first new release since 2006, available to pre-order now, check it out!Grand Funk Legend Died & Saw the Afterlife – Mark Farner Tells...

Day #25 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order by play frequency from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I've been posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the course of several months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so this will probably be done by early November. And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post vanity...

A lawyer for a new Sean “Diddy” Combs accuser claims that she’s been contacted about the “sale of one of the Diddy tapes,” specifically a pornographic video featuring the embattled hip-hop mogul, indicted last week on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, and someone “more high-profile” than the rapper and Bad Boy founder. “There already have been tapes leaking around Hollywood being shopped around … but one particular person contacted me to shop a particular video they were in possession of and to contact the person who was in the video to see if they were interested in purchasing the...

Many Freepers favorite Russians are Leonid and Friends. An absolute awesome sonic wonder. Ksenia Buzina needs to be a star. Enjoy this stunning jazz/funk arrangement of the Dionne Warwick classic.