Jan 15, 2023 By Matthew Berlyant Photography by Matthew Berlyant Web Exclusive In a forty-plus year career full of unusual endeavors that have come to fruition, They Might Be Giants can count this tour, and by extension this show, as yet another wildly successful one. Originally scheduled for 2020 to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of […]
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Plains, MJ Lenderman @ Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, US, 6th November, 2022
Nov 23, 2022 By Mark Moody Photography by Christa Joyner Moody Web Exclusive While the only Pearl and Lone Star beer on offer may have been in Plains’ cover of Terry Allen’s underground Texas anthem “Amarillo Highway,” for a night Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse felt every bit of central Texas hill country’s Gruene Hall circa 1988. […]
The Chills @ Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, US, 17th November, 2022
Nov 23, 2022 By Matthew Berlyant Photography by Matthew Berlyant This was an additional show added for the last night of The Chills rescheduled U.S. tour (originally scheduled for 2021, but rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), a month or so after they had already played two shows at City Winery here in New York. […]
Alvvays, Slow Pulp @ Kings Theater, Brooklyn, US, 16th November, 2022
Nov 19, 2022 By Matthew Berlyant Photography by Matthew Berlyant Web Exclusive Since it had been five years since the release of their terrific 2017 sophomore album Antisocialites, Alvvays fans had been left wondering what had happened to the terrific Toronto-based indie-pop quintet. As it turns out, their third album (the just-released and terrific Blue […]
The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction @ United Center, Chicago, US, 5th November, 2022
Nov 15, 2022 By Candace McDuffie Photography by Adonis Childs Web Exclusive When two legendary rock acts join forces together for a national tour, it’s guaranteed to be one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. That was the case for Jane’s Addiction hitting the road with The Smashing Pumpkins for the Spirits […]
The Foreign Ministry said that the emergency at Nord Stream occurred in the US intelligence zone
Russian Foreign Ministry: Nord Stream accidents occurred in the US intelligence zone Maria Zakharova explained that the accidents occurred in the exclusive economic zones of Denmark and Sweden, and these are “NATO-centric countries” that are completely under the control of US intelligence Accidents at the Nord Stream gas pipelines and Nord Stream 2 took place […]
The largest oil trader spoke about the US plan to replace Russian oil in the EU
Russia will have to sell oil in other markets at a discount, says Vitol's director. The EU plans to introduce a ceiling on commodity prices ) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” > The United States will supply Europe with more than 1 million barrels of oil per day. oil to replace Russian […]
The Killers, Johnny Marr @ United Center, Chicago, US, 21 September, 2022
Sep 24, 2022 Web Exclusive By Candace McDuffie Photography by Chris Phelps Brandon Flowers has become known for his impeccable showmanship as frontman of The Killers. The Las Vegas facet were in full force at Chicago’s United Center on Wednesday, September 21st to a crowd eagerly anticipating their arrival. The group wasted no time following […]
Bulgarian court allows extradition of Russian hacker to US – media
The Bulgarian court allowed the immediate extradition for further criminal prosecution of 36-year-old Russian citizen Denis Kloster. In the United States, he is accused of computer offenses, according to the Bulgarian publication 24 Hours. The extradition was allowed on the basis of an official request from the US Department of Justice and the submitted documentation. […]
The Shins @ Chicago Theatre, Chicago, US, 8 September, 2022
Sep 19, 2022 By Candace McDuffie Photography by Steven Nunez Web Exclusive The Shins celebrated the 21st anniversary of their debut album, Oh Inverted World, at Chicago Theatre on Thursday, September 8. The project, which was released in 2001, showcased a pensive wistfulness that the Alburquerque facet specialize in. Donning all white, the group kicked […]
Voxtrot @ Webster Hall, New York, US, 17 September, 2022
Sep 19, 2022 By Matthew Berlyant Photography by Matthew Berlyant Web Exclusive The last time I saw Voxtrot was their last appearance in Philadelphia in late 2007. Singer/guitarist Ramesh Srivastava had to sit down for the entire show due to leg pain (he had to go straight to the hospital afterwards and had a staph […]
FT learned about US and EU plans to put pressure on Turkey over Mir cards
FT: The US and the EU will put pressure on Turkish banks that have connected to the Mir system The EU intends to send a delegation to Turkey amid fears of circumventing sanctions against Russia, the newspaper writes. There are now many partners of Russia in Turkey – only some of the banks are not […]
Reuters learned about US plans to limit the supply of semiconductors to China
Reuters learned about US plans to expand restrictions on the supply of semiconductors to China As conceived by the authorities, the measure should help prevent the purchase of American technologies by China max-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” > The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to expand restrictions on […]
NYT announces US assistance in preparing Ukraine’s counteroffensive
The United States provided Kyiv with data on command posts, Russian army ammunition depots, “constantly” discussed a way to stop the Russian advance in eastern Ukraine, writes The New York Times, The US and Ukraine stepped up intelligence sharing over the summer, allowing Washington to provide better and more up-to-date information for Kyiv's planning of […]
US announces India’s openness to oil price ceiling
Deputy Finance Minister Wally Adeyemo stressed that India is considering the possibility of joining the imposition of a cap on Russian oil India is open to the idea of imposing a price cap on Russian oil— the measure by which a number of Western countries hope to deprive Russia of increased revenues from a jump […]
Bloomberg learned about Biden’s plans to limit US investment in China
According to agency sources, Biden intends to create a system in the United States that will allow the government to directly block investments in China's technology sector /756621881448911.jpg 673w” media=”(max-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” > < source srcset="https://s0.rbk.ru/v6_top_pics/resized/320xH/media/img/1/91/756621881448911.jpg 320w" media="(max-width: 320px)" > < img class="aligncenter" src="https://s0.rbk.ru/v6_top_pics/media/img/1/91/756621881448911.jpg" alt="Bloomberg learned about Biden's […]
US general urges US authorities to allow Ukraine to attack Russian territory
Retired American Brigadier General Mark Arnold told Channel 24 that NATO and the US should give Kyiv weapons to strike deep into Russia and allow such attacks. Photo: pixabay.com Retired American brigadier general Mark Arnold, in an interview with Channel 24, said that NATO and the United States should give Kyiv weapons to strike deep […]
US intelligence promised to assess the threat due to papers found on Trump
U.S. Intelligence to Assess Security Threats from Trump's Seized Documents Director of National Intelligence Avril Haynes sent a letter to Congress promising to assess the potential national security risk from documents found during a search of the ex-president < img class="aligncenter" src="https://s0.rbk.ru/v6_top_pics/media/img/1/06/756616310339061.jpg" alt="US intelligence has promised to assess the threat due to papers found on […]
China vows to retaliate if US provokes in Taiwan Strait
The Chinese Armed Forces, against the backdrop of US ships in the Taiwan Strait, declared full combat readiness Two American cruisers entered the Taiwan Strait – the US Navy called ship movements routine. Beijing recalled that the army is in a state of full combat readiness, and stated that they would monitor the cruisers .jpg […]
The State Duma explained when the US will “surrender Zelensky”
Photo: Dmitry Katorzhnov State Duma deputy from United Russia Oleg Morozov expressed the opinion that the regime of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is doomed, moreover they will turn their backs on him in Washington. “The Americans will hand him over when a negotiator acceptable to Russia is needed,” the politician said. He added that the […]
New package of US military aid to Ukraine turned out to be mocking
“They are waiting for the promised three years” The United States announced another $3 billion military aid package to Ukraine. However, as US Deputy Secretary of Defense Colin Kohl explained, the new package is a demonstration of the Americans' commitment to “Ukraine's long-term security.” And so long-term that, according to Kohl, it turns out, “has […]
WSJ learned about US plans to appoint a general for the mission of helping Ukraine
The name of the US mission in Ukraine is expected according to the type of Iraqi and Afghan ones. The WSJ writes that this could mean a reversal from targeted efforts to help Kyiv to a longer-term program. with reference to American officials. He will lead the country's efforts to train the military and provide […]
Dozens lay down outside the US embassy as part of an action against leaf mines
At the United States Embassy in the capital of the Russian Federation, an action is being held with reference to the anti-personnel mines “Petal”, which are used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the civilian population of the Donetsk People's Republic. Dozens of citizens decided to lie on the ground next to the stickers […]
Received an explanation of the new US strikes in Syria
The race for oil continues, but relations between Iran and the United States will not change Following the tension over Taiwan and the start of military exercises in South Korea, there is a reason to recall the Middle East “hot spots” . The United States also attacked the Syrian Deir ez-Zor. The airstrikes were attributed […]
Reuters announces largest US aid package for Ukraine
Reuters reported on the largest new US aid package for Ukraine for $3 billion The new package will be the largest of all that the United States has provided since the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine. We are talking about an amount of about $3 billion. Before that, the maximum amount of assistance was $1 […]
Antonov: Russian START inspections in the US blocked due to sanctions
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov, commenting on State Department statements that Washington's anti-Russian sanctions do not prevent the Russian side from carrying out inspection activities in the United States , said the restrictive measures of the United States and their allies in relation to Moscow create conditions under which Russia's inspections in the United […]
Reuters learned about US plans to allocate another $ 800 million in military assistance to Ukraine
This week, the US will announce another $800 million military aid package to Ukraine. Biden uses his powers to transfer “surplus weapons” from US stockpiles On Friday, August 19, the United States will announce a new $800 million military aid package for Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing three sources. According to interlocutors, the President Joe Biden […]
Biden will allocate $ 80 billion to US tax officials
Biden plans to allocate an additional $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service to more effectively levy taxes on wealthy citizens. According to NYP sources, in this way the US president plans to raise at least $700 billion over ten years 673w” media=”(max-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” > Joe Biden […]
US and EU countries request UN Security Council meeting over Ukraine
The US and EU countries requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine They asked to hold it on August 24th. Among other issues, members of the Security Council can discuss the results of António Guterres' visit to Ukraine The United States and several European countries sent a request for […]
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan accused of transferring US aircraft to Ukraine
Bagdasarov warned of the imminent appearance of “Afghan” planes in the special operation zone The Ukrainian army has used almost all its stocks of weapons and now fights mainly with what the West supplies it with. That is, the question of the timing of the end of the special operation is directly tied to the […]