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Frankie Beverly, lead vocalist for the soul band Maze, has announced his retirement and a final tour to commemorate his 50-year music career.The I Wanna Thank You Farewell Tour will kick off March 22 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, followed by five additional stops — including the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on May 12.“I want to share with my lifelong fans and associates that I’ll be going out on the road one last time, then retire,” Beverly said in a statement to Billboard magazine. “It’s been a ride through the…

Relax, about the rise to fame of the 80s pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, has been announced as in the works. The film will be directed by Bernard Rose, who directed the Relax music video, as well as films including Candyman and Ivans xtc.Callum Scott Howells, who rose to fame on It’s a Sin, Russell T Davies’s drama set during the Aids epidemic in the 80s and 90s, will play the band’s lead singer, Holly Johnson. His memoir, A Bone in My Flute, forms the basis for the film.Frankie Goes to Hollywood formed in 1980.…

It was a moment many fans thought would never come.But the reunion of Frankie Goes to Hollywood at the Eurovision opening concert on Sunday evening, 36 years after the band’s acrimonious last gig, left devotees elated – and a little confused.As the instantly recognisable driving rhythmic bass and crashing cymbals flooded St George’s Plateau in their home city of Liverpool, the band were greeted with roars from a rain-dampened crowd of 25,000 people.However, there was no sign of their biggest hits – Relax, Two Tribes or…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freePaul Mescal surprised his Aftersun co-star Frankie Corio with a personalised message from Olivia Rodrigo.The actors star together in Charlotte Wells’s coming-of-age drama about a father and daughter on holiday at a Turkish resort.While filming in May 2021, Mescal arranged for the “good 4 u” singer to wish Corio a happy birthday in a pre-recorded video.In a short clip shared by Leona…

Say this for Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy gala: It might be the only party in Los Angeles where Frankie Valli is as likely to spark a singalong as Lil Wayne.Both men set off the star-packed ballroom Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton — Valli early in the evening with a zesty rendition of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” Wayne a few hours later with his louche rap hit “Lollipop.” Did the 88-year-old pop smoothie and the raspy-voiced hip-hop eccentric mingle backstage, maybe trade war stories (or plot a viral TikTok duet)?…

Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s single The Power of Love was never a Christmas song, Holly Johnson complained, when a version was used on the John Lewis festive ad in 2012. He wrote it in 1983 while still on the dole, having given up his art school grant and unsure of his future in music – even though the band were on the brink of success. The song was a paean not to another person, he explained, but to love itself – “a force from above”; death-defying, vampire-smiting. His voice still contained that silvery archness (wasn’t…

It’s hard to believe that ‘Permission to Land’, the debut album from UK rockers The Darkness, is 20 years old next year. What an exciting and eventful couple of decades that has been for the band in terms of tours, shows, albums and line up changes. The band’s 7th album, ‘Motorheart’, was released in November 2021 to great critical acclaim as the band returned to doing what they do best after the slight left-of-centre release that was ‘Easter is Cancelled’. The Darkness embark on a joint headlining tour of the UK…

October might be over, but spooky season lasts until Thanksgiving in my house. While people are returning from Big Bad Con and getting over their candy-induced sugar highs, I’ve been collecting TTRPGs like dice sets, and I’m thrilled to share some excellent picks from across the indie-verse. Featured Designer: Cezar CapacleCezar Capacle is a Brazilian game designer who has been in the dice-rolling game for about five years, and in that time has made an impression on the indie RPG scene, releasing clever games that take…

Frankie Jonas recently took to his social media and hilariously teased his older brother Joe. he shared a video of himself and his girlfriend, Anna Olson, dressed up as Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift. Frankie and Anna recreated a scene of the former couple performing Taylor’s song ‘Should Have Said No’ from the 3D concert filmed in 2008. Alongside the clip, he simply added the hashtags, ‘#jonasbrothers3dmovie #streammidnights #happyhaloween.’ Frankie also posted a funny clip of himself pretending to be Joe wearing the same…

Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda are living legends, whose on-screen collaboration dates back to the 1980 classic Nine to Five (which was rumored to be getting a sequel years ago). The dynamic duo starred in one of Netflix’s biggest hit comedies Grace & Frankie, which recently ended after seven seasons. But Tomlin and Fonda have a few upcoming movie projects coming down the line, including the new dark comedy Moving On, which is the perfect elixir for those missing Grace and Frankie (opens in new tab). While their Netflix…