The Ferret in Preston is the latest grassroots music venue to have been saved by the Music Venue Trust’s ‘Own Our Venues’ scheme. READ MORE: Report shows “disaster” facing grassroots music venues: “The big companies and arenas are now going to have to answer for this” The 200-capacity venue has hosted artists including Ed Sheeran, IDLES, Alt-J...

Xbox president Sarah Bond has confirmed that new Call Of Duty games will launch on Xbox Game Pass after a number of studios were closed down by Microsoft. READ MORE: Borislav Slavov on scoring ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ and what’s next: “We’re just warming up” Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed a number of Bethesda studios would be closing down, including...

Pulp drummer Nick Banks has responded to rumours of a ‘Different Class’ 30th anniversary tour. Today (May 10), a fan page for the Sheffield band shared a poster teasing some special live shows celebrating their fifth studio album – which was released in 1995, and contains the hits ‘Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000’. READ MORE: Jarvis Cocker teases...

Some viewers have expressed their concern at the “exploitative” nature of Piers Morgan’s interview with the ‘real Martha’ from Baby Reindeer. Fiona Harvey, who is allegedly the inspiration for the stalker character in the Netflix drama, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Thursday (May 9), her first television interview since confirming her identity...

Your cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ reached Number 3 on the UK Top 40 in 2001. Name either of the two tracks that placed above you. “Bob the Builder? Was Kylie Minogue’s ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ one of them?” CORRECT. Kylie topped the charts with ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’, ‘Hey Baby’ by DJ Ötzi was Number 2. You beat Bob the...

Nintendo has confirmed the launch of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, a retro speedrunning game. READ MORE: ‘Princess Peach: Showtime!’ review: leaves the audience wanting more The original Nintendo World Championships were a series of contests that were held across the US in 1990 that saw players compete on a bespoke cartridge that...