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Thania Garcia The South by Southwest Music Festival has revealed the first round of performers for its 37th annual celebration, taking over Austin, Texas, from March 13-18, 2023.  The full list of artists appears below, but highlights include South Korean artists Balming Tiger and Beenzino, Calle 13’s iLe (Puerto Rico), Ladaniva (France), Max Cooper (England), Mightmare, Núria Graham (Spain), the Orielles (England), Otoboke Beaver (Japan), RVG (Australia), Son Rompe Pera (Mexico) and dozens more. Like previous years, the festival will host multiple events spotlighting the 191 emerging talents on the list — with this being the first of several announcements for its planned showcases that will span six nights.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a Democratic state legislative candidate to be listed on November ballots, after a tie had been broken against her by the state's Republican elections chief. In its 4-3 ruling, the high court found Republican Secretary Frank LaRose and the two GOP members of the Athens County Board of Elections who voted against placing Tanya Conrath on the Nov. 8 ballot "acted in clear disregard of applicable law." Conrath is challenging incumbent Republican Rep.

A new study has revealed the five cheapest cities in Europe to go on holiday. Athens and Lisbon have came up top of the list for cheap autumn city breaks - marking the first time in 15 years that a city in western Europe has been found to be cheapest, with prices lower than those in the east.

Slipknot have announced their seventh studio album, ‘The End, So Far’ with the release of a fresh new single, ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’.Released on Wednesday (July 20), ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ serves as the second preview of the album following ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ late last year. ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ also comes with a music video directed by the band’s own Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan.Watch the music video for ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ below.Slipknot’s seventh studio album, ‘The End, So Far’, will be released on September 30 via Roadrunner Records.

Jet2 has announced plans to expand its services at Manchester Airport. The airline is set to add more routes to their biggest UK bases in summer 2023 in order to meet customer demand.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentEight years after “Maps to the Stars,” David Cronenberg is coming back to the Cannes Film Festival with what looks to be a big bang. Weaving together equal parts body horror and dystopian panache, “Crimes of the Future” instantly became one of the most buzzed-about competition films after Neon dropped the trailer on April 14, the day of Cannes’ press conference. The lushly-lensed film, which reunites Cronenberg with his muse Viggo Mortensen (“A History of Violence,” “Eastern Promises”) along with Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux, could prove as divisive as the Canadian master’s 1996 cult film “Crash” which went on to scoop Cannes’ very first Special Jury Prize for “its audacity, daring and originality.” Ahead of the start of the festival, Cronenberg sat down with Variety in Paris to talk about the long-gestating “Crimes of the Future,” the making of the picture, its underlying themes, while speaking candidly about the difficulty of financing challenging films, as well as his stance on streamers and  U.S.

Arsenal's double-winning campaign in the 1997/1998 season.Christopher Wreh arrived at Highbury ahead of that soon-to-be famous season, with Arsene Wenger paying £300,000 to bring him in from Monaco. While his Gunners career did not pan out as hoped, Wreh still played a crucial role in winning the Premier League and FA Cup.He scored critical goals in the victories against Wimbledon and Bolton, as well as netting the winner in the FA Cup semi-final against Wolves.

Vladimir Putin’s sex-mad girlfriend has warned that the absence of Russians in gymnastics will cause the sport to fall into “degradation”.Russian gymnasts are currently not allowed to partake in international competitions following a ban by the International Gymnastics Federation due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Athens 2004 all-around champion Alina Kabaeva, 38, has been vocal in opposing anti-Russian sporting sanctions, previously calling the backlash “the most disgraceful page in the history of world sports”.Kabaeva, who is rumoured to be the hidden girlfriend of Putin and allegedly has three children with the warlord, has now warned that the sport will suffer in Russia’s absence.The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics torchbearer told Russian media outlet TASS that the current rules "already limit the possibilities and development of world rhythmic gymnastics”.Kabaeva added: "This sport was born in our country and until now Russia has been a trendsetter in rhythmic gymnastics.“The absence of Russia in this sport will lead the world rhythmic gymnastics to degradation.

The “World’s Greatest Party Band” is taking its final bow following an upcoming US summer tour. The B-52s are calling it quits, capping off a 45 year long career, during which the band sold over 20 million albums and amassed three Grammy nominations.The new wave band, coined the “Kings of Kitsch” by Rolling Stone, is best known for hits such as Love Shack, Planet Claire, Rock Lobster, and My Own Private Idaho.Founding members Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider and Cindy Wilson are all returning for the tour. Fred Schneider said in a statement, “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blow-out with our friends and family… our fans. And with KC & The Sunshine Band and The Tubes on board, it’s going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts.”Kate Pierson in a statement, said, “Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends’ at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world.

Olympic Games - where she claimed a bronze medal.Kabaeva returned to Athens in 2004, and she went two better to claim the gold medal. It came after she had earlier been stripped of titles for doping.Fame followed, and Kabaeva sparked a storm in Russia after posing nude for Maxim, a Russian men's magazine, in 2004.The photographer for the shoot, Mikhail Korolov, said: “I didn’t even need to persuade her.

Big Brother stars Grace Adams-Short and Mikey Dalton welcomed their adorable baby son Atticus on January 3.The new addition is the fourth child for the pair, who met during the 2006 series of Big Brother.They're proud parents to daughter Georgiana Slone, nine, son Spencer Michael, five, and daughter Allegra Portia, three. Discussing the adorable tot in an exclusive with new!, Grace, 36, and Mikey, 37, shared why they chose the name Atticus for their new addition.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Southern Spain’s annual showcase of standout recent European auteur cinema, the Seville European Film Festival, wrapped its 18th edition Saturday, Nov.

Nikolas Zalonis is a Greek chef, born in Athens in January 1991. He specialises in Greek, Spanish, Italian and British cuisines, and his knowledge, skill, and talent have earned him the prestigious rank of Head Chef.

GENER8ION is the multimedia-spanning creative collaboration between filmmaker Romain Gavras and music producer Surkin. Their first new song in five years is out today, a track called "Neo Surf" with a feature from G.O.O.D.

Mexico has become the latest country to make its submission to this year’s International Oscar race, selecting Tatiana Huezo’s Prayers For The Stolen.

EXCLUSIVE: Megan Michaels Wolflick grew up watching her dad, David Michaels, produce the Olympic Games for NBC.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterTommy Lee is one of the most notorious figures in rock 'n' roll.The Mötley Crüe drummer, 58, has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and has had a pretty wild life so far.

Newcastle United midfielder Temuri Ketsbaia once left teammate Aaron Hughes screaming in a shocking paintball incident.The Georgian spent three seasons at Newcastle where he scored eight league goals, but was better known for being a hard-man and his temperament.He joined from AEK Athens in 1997 and became somewhat of a cult hero at St James’ Park before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2000, racking up 52 caps for his country across his 20-year career.Now club legend and record Premier League scorer Alan Shearer has revealed a bizarre incident in which Ketsbaia caused havoc on a team-bonding trip by firing paintballs at defender Hughes at point-blank range.Shearer said on the Match of the Day podcast: "He was slightly different, hard as

ITV delighted fans as it announced on Twitter a new series of Gordon, Gino and Fred will be back on our screens Monday 27 September. This season will see the comedic cooking trio Gordon Ramsay, Gino D'Acampo and Fred Sirieix tour around Greek Islands and city of Athens in their trusty campervan.

heatwave as air from the Sahara creates a "heat dome" over the Mediterranean. The catastrophic heatwave raging in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal is causing devastating wildfires and potentially the hottest temperatures ever seen on the continent.

Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus makes him one of the nation's best forwards in recent times.The West Ham hero burst onto the international scene with an inspired Olympics at Athens in 2004, where he secured the South Americans Gold.Aged just 20, he finished as the Games' top scorer with eight goals, including the winner against Paraguay in the final.That goal came after a brilliantly timed run into the box, positioning himself in between the defender and keeper to slot the ball home after a cross.Before then, he starred in a 3-0 win over Italy, opening the scoring with an acrobatic volley inside the box. It's clear in the footage to see where the comparison came from.