News: Imperial Triumphant To Headline Jazz From Hell Festival

Avant-death metal trio Imperial Triumphant are to headline the Jazz From Hell on December 12 at Le Poisson Rouge. The band will be accompanied by the Goldstar Metropole Orchestra on the stage. The audience can expect a setlist that spans the...

Spain €3,000 fine warning for anyone going this winter

Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 08:49, 03 Oct 2025 Big crowds on the streets after the annual Epiphany parade has passed in the Centre of Seville Spain's winter festival season brings millions of tourists to its streets each year. From the Three Kings'...

Berklee College of Music lays off 70 staff members

Berklee College of Music, a private institution based in Boston's Back Bay, is laying off 70 employees to mitigate "budget challenges," the school announced. Jim Lucchese, Berklee's president, wrote in a letter to faculty and staff that the...

Power outage in Spain and Portugal 'first known blackout caused by excessive voltage'

A massive power outage which brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill earlier this year is the first known blackout caused by excessive voltage, a report has found. The blackout on 28 April stranded thousands of train passengers and left...

Our family’s Spanish walking trip full of hills, beaches, cities and cider

The tiny sideria (cider house) in the unremarkable but very lovely Asturian town of Nueva de Llanes wasn’t easy to find. It was marked on Google Maps but not in the right place, and when we arrived at 8pm there was no sign of life. A few minutes...

Taylor Swift’s Latest Album Features Real Madrid Mention

Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in 2024. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management The excitement surrounding the launch of Taylor Swift’s twelfth studio album, Life of a Showgirl, was expected to reach sky-high levels when...

Taylor Swift’s new album lyric leaves Liverpool fans fuming

Taylor Swift’s latest album has set off a storm on Merseyside – and not because of her chart-topping vocals. The pop superstar has bizarrely found herself caught up in one of Liverpool’s most painful football sagas. Her new record The Life of a...

Rewind Spain hosts Bryan Adams tribute

San Fulgencio will be host to a special Bryan Adams tribute. Photo Credit: Raph_PH via Wikimedia Commons REWIND SPAIN is hosting another incredible tribute, this time in San Fulgencio and to the extraordinary Canadian rockstar, Bryan Adams....

This long-gone Valley resort has a musical past

Douglas C. Towne The Jokake Inn, a winter retreat, opened in 1928 on the site where The Phoenician resort now stands. Musician Jerry Baker, known as "Banjo Billy," entertained guests at the inn from 1931 until his retirement in 1957. Baker...

Liverpool icon 'mocked by Taylor Swift' in lyrics on new album The Life of a Showgirl

Taylor Swift and Trent Alexander-Arnold hardly have anything in common, but the former Liverpool defender's controversial switch to Real Madrid has captured her attention. Alexander-Arnold, 26, became Merseyside's most despised figure when he...

Taylor Swift 'mocks Liverpool legend' in lyrics on new album The Life of a Showgirl

Taylor Swift released her new album on Friday(Image: AFP via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Trent Alexander-Arnold don't share a lot in common - but the former Liverpool star's shock move to Real Madrid attracted interest from the pop princess....

Millions heading from UK to Spain this winter warned of €3,000 fines

Neil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle) 12:14, 03 Oct 2025 A festival in Spain at the start of the year Anyone heading to Spain at the end of this year or start of 2026 has been warned of large fines being handed out for breaking a law...

Tagomago’s dreamy weekday retreats are your ticket to Spain

If you’ve been craving a midweek escape without boarding a plane, Tagomago is your ticket to Spain this October. This Balearic-inspired beach club, tucked along the shores of Palm Jumeirah, has launched dreamy weekday retreats that capture the...

Spain smashes summer visitor records in 2025 despite overtourism measures

Published on 02/10/2025 - 17:30 GMT+2 Spain has hit another tourism milestone this year. The country received 11.3 million international visitors in August, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). It marks a 2.9 per cent increase on...

Beloved country music group shares inspirational message after frontman’s cancer news

The country music world was rocked by Raul Malo’s cancer revelation last week, but you have to give him and his group, The Mavericks, credit for being as tough and inspiring as they come. For instance, the first post to the group’s Instagram...

Tessy Schulz appointed as chair of European Music Managers Alliance

The European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) has appointed German manager Tessy Schulz as the organisation’s new chair. An experienced executive with over 20 years in the music business, including more than a decade with Sony Music Germany and Sony...

Autumn concert Music Without Borders to be held at Gallery M

The autumn concert Music Without Borders will be held on October 9 at Gallery M. Organizers told 24.kg news agency. According to them, the most prominent soloists of the Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theater will perform famous works, from opera arias...

Serranía de Ronda village to host music and beer festival

Tony Bryant Jimera de Líbar Friday, 3 October 2025, 10:11 Share The Allioli Oktober Bier Fest returns to the Serranía de Ronda village of Jimera de Líbar this weekend, an event that presents a day of fun and live music for the whole family, along...

Concerts uplift the music of Arlington’s Roberta Flack & female big band of 1940’s

Munit Mesfin and Amy K Bormet Members of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm honored by Amy K Bormet Munit and z Lovebugs offer free family show on Sunday Oct 5 This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division...

Historic Spanish galleon sails into Pembrokeshire this October

Pembrokeshire is preparing to welcome El Galeón Andalucía, the spectacular replica of a 17th-century Spanish galleon, for a highly anticipated visit next week. El Galeón Andalucía will dock in Fishguard Harbour on Wednesday, October 8 and will be...