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“I’ve made a living doing rewrites for other people and writing scripts for other people, but I’ve only made three films for myself, and I made them under the conditions that I would have as complete creative control as was possible,” Kenneth Lonergan told a group of budding writers at Dublin’s screenwriting festival Storyhouse. 

Everything Everything have announced a 2025 UK and Ireland tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of their third album ‘Get To Heaven’. Find all the details below.The Manchester band will hit the road later this year to mark a decade of their critically-acclaimed 2015 record – which peaked at Number Seven in the UK, and features the singles ‘Distant Past’ and ‘Regret’.Kicking off at the legendary Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow on November 27, the special run of dates also includes stops in Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, Bristol, Birmingham and Dublin.The group are set to perform ‘Get To Heaven’ in its entirety “for the first time ever” at the forthcoming shows.

Earth Mama filmmaker Savanah Leaf, X+Y and 500 Miles helmer Morgan Matthews and Spilt Milk screenwriter Cara Loftus all touched down at Dublin’s second annual screenwriting festival Storyhouse this week where they revealed their different paths of entry into the film business. 

Filmmaker Nia DaCosta said she had always wanted to make a Marvel movie because “she was a big comic book nerd growing up,” but revealed that the reality of directing the mega-budget 2023 studio film The Marvels was a far different experience than she could have imagined. 

BBC surveillance thriller The Capture is returning for a third season.

Chris Brown will be heading out on the road later this year with a string of UK dates this summer.

Model Vogue Williams has opened up about her marriage to Spencer Matthews, admitting that when it comes to their dream home, "we're not on the same page".The Irish model, who shares three children with the former Made in Chelsea star, gave fans an update during a candid chat on a recent episode of her Vogue & Amber podcast. Vogue and her sister Amber talked about the "peaks and pits" – the highs and lows – of relationships, during which she confessed: "My peak and pit – my peak is that I think we've found our forever dream home, family home, and my pit is that I don't think Spencer feels the same way." She also talked about the massive house renovation project awaiting her and Spencer, but hinted that her husband isn't quite as thrilled about the forthcoming works.

EXCLUSIVE: Aisling Bea, the BAFTA-winning writer behind This Way Up, Savanah Leaf, the BAFTA-winning filmmaker of Earth Mama, and Censor writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond are among the latest speakers added to Element Pictures’ upcoming Storyhouse, its Dublin-based screenwriting festival that celebrates storytellers and storytelling. 

Refused have announced their final ever UK and European shows as part of their 2025 farewell tour. See all the dates and ticket information below.The Swedish punk band confirmed news of their split in September last year, alongside a 25th-anniversary edition of their seminal third album ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come’.It followed their first famous break up 1998, in the midst of their North American tour in support of ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come’.

Fans trying to see Chris Brown on tour later this year have slammed the ‘ridiculously expensive’ cost for tickets.

My Bloody Valentine have announced their first UK headline tour in over 10 years. Find out the details below.The news of the shows comes just months after the iconic shoegaze pioneers confirmed a return to the live stage last November – announcing a one-off show in Dublin, which will be their first Irish headline show since 1992.Now, the members have shared an additional three live dates planned for later this year, all taking place across the UK.

Oasis‘ first Wembley reunion gig this summer.The operator, which runs the East Coast Mainline trains between Edinburgh Waverley and London King’s Cross, has promised “a number of surprises on board” for fans travelling from Edinburgh to the capital for the July 25 show.The ‘She’s Electric’ service will leave from Edinburgh Waverley at 9am and arrive at King’s Cross by lunchtime. The service stops in Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Northallerton, York, Doncaster, Newark Northgate and Peterborough.King’s Cross has particular significance for Oasis given that their first ever London gig was at a nearby pub, while the video for ‘Supersonic’, was shot on the roof of a nearby building and uses the station as a backdrop.“There are plenty of Oasis fans at LNER and we couldn’t let the first London gig go off without marking the occasion.

took aim at Los Angeles officials on his podcast this month over all the film and television production that has been lost to other, more financially competitive cities. Guns-a-blazin’, the enraged “West Wing” actor said “everybody should be fired.”Other states, and even foreign counties, offer more encouragement to bring Hollywood projects there instead of California, he insisted.“There are no tax credits [in California], so like, all those other places are offering 40% — 40%.

Rob Lowe lamented the state of film and television production in California on a recent episode of his podcast, insisting that state leadership’s handling of the massive domestic production exodus over the last several years has been “criminal.”

CMAT has announced a new album and shared the uplifting single ‘Running/Planning’ – check out all the details below.The record, which is the follow up to her 2023 LP, ‘Crazymad, For Me‘, is set for release on August 29 and can pre-ordered/pre-saved here. The first taster for the LP, ‘Running/Planning’ has been shared today (March 25) and you can listen to it and view the video for the single below.CMAT – real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – has also announced a new set of UK/Ireland and European tour dates which include a show at the O2 Brixton Academy on October 2 and will wrap up at the 3Arena in Dublin on December 3.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST on April 4 for the UK dates and can be purchased here while fans can access pre-sale tickets by pre-ordering the new album before 5pm on April 1 here.

Ocean Colour Scene‘s Ray Meade has opened up about his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, saying he thought it meant he was “done” playing.The guitarist joined the Britpop band – best known for their hit ’90s singles ‘The Riverboat Song’ and ‘The Day We Caught The Train’ – in 2016, and later this week will join them in kicking off their 2025 UK tour with Kula Shaker.Before embarking on the run of dates, which include shows in Birmingham, Sheffield, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin and more, Meade spoke to the BBC about being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2021, and how it affected him mentally.“I’d started to get these really intense pins and needles in my hands. It was like throwing a snowball and then running your hands under hot water afterwards.

Self Esteem has shared a new single called ‘If Not Now, It’s Soon’, which explores themes of “hope, perseverance and patience”. Check it out below.The new track was shared today (March 25) and marks the third single to be taken from Self Esteem’s upcoming album ‘A Complicated Woman’.

The Horrors have shared news of a UK and Ireland tour for later this year. Find out the details below.The dates come in celebration of their new record ‘Night Life’, which was shared earlier this month and marked their sixth studio album, following up from 2017’s ‘V’.With the new dates, the band are set to hit the road across the winter, and will kick off the dates with an opening night at the National Stadium in Dublin on November 19.

Matt Berninger has announced a series of intimate UK solo shows and Q&A events set for this spring.The National frontman will perform three stripped-back shows, joined by producer Sean O’Brien and Julia Laws (Ronboy), both of whom feature on his upcoming record, ‘Get Sunk’, which was previewed earlier this month with new single ‘Bonnet Of Pins’.The performances mark the first opportunity for UK audiences to hear material from the new record, which arrives on 30th May via Concord/Book Records, and marks the second solo album from Berninger, following on from his 2020 debut ‘Serpentine Prison’.Visit here to pre-order the new album, and here to order tickets, which go on sale Wednesday (March 26) at 10am.Alongside the intimate shows, Berninger will also take part in several Q&A sessions, with these included events at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club with BBC Radio 6’s Chris Hawkins, London’s KEF Music Gallery with Huw Stephens, and Union Chapel with Matt Everitt.A post shared by Matt Berninger (@greengloves777)Following these April dates, Berninger will embark on a tour across North America, the UK, and Europe.These kick off with a series of North American stops this spring, commencing in Seattle on May 19. Other shows include stops in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and more.

U2 have been announced as the first Irish act to receive Fellowship Of The Ivors Academy.Becoming an Academy Fellow is the highest honour the organisation bestows, and with today’s (March 20) announcement, the iconic rock band become the first Irish act to be inducted into Fellowship in the academy’s 81-year history.It comes following the band forming in Dublin in 1978 and going on to share countless hits throughout their nearly-five-decade career, including ‘Pride (In The Name of Love)’, ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’, ‘With or Without You’ and ‘Beautiful Day’.The honour also comes 15 albums into their career, and following huge milestones including over 175 million records sold worldwide, 10 Number One albums, 22 Grammys, four previous Ivor Novello Awards and being the only band in history to have topped the Billboard 200 in the US across four successive decades.As well as that, the honour acknowledges the band’s commitment to addressing issues of social unrest and human rights – following on from the members being granted Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience award.“We were a band before we could play, let alone write songs… In fact it was our inability to play other people’s songs that kicked off our own songwriting,” Bono said. “Early musical heroes like The Ramones, Patti Smith, The Clash were our inspiration.

BBC Breakfast presenters paid a heartfelt tribute to Eddie Jordan following the announcement of his tragic death on Thursday (March 20). The former Formula 1 team owner and TV pundit had passed away earlier that morning at the age of 76, after being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that had spread to his spine and pelvis. A statement from his family read: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Eddie Jordan OBE, the ex-Formula 1 team owner, TV pundit and entrepreneur.