1 week agoNew York StateComments Off on ‘Starstruck’ Jack Grealish poses with unrecognisable Premier League icon and calls him ‘one of my boyhood heroes’
JACK GREALISH has caught up with boyhood hero Olof Mellberg as he ponders his Manchester City future.
The winger, 29, has been enjoying some time off after being left out of Thomas Tuchel‘s England squad.
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Grealish is a huge Aston Villa fan, and grew up idolising the club’s star players from Holte End.
One of his Villa favourites was Swedish defender Mellberg – a colossus at the back between 2001 and 2008.
So when Grealish got the chance to meet his former hero, the Brummie ace couldn’t contain his excitement.
Posting a snap of himself with Mellberg to Instagram, gleeful Grealish wrote: “Not many that I get starstruck over but this guy is one!
“Big Olof Mellberg. One of my boyhood heroes.”
Since hanging up his boots in 2014, Mellberg has launched a career in management.
Following several roles in Sweden, the former Villa star managed St Louis City in MLS.
Grealish, meanwhile, is set for a summer of change.
1 week agoNew York StateComments Off on ‘And it begins’ – Liverpool fans want to pay £200million for Florian Wirtz after spotting what he did to Bruno Fernandes
LIVERPOOL fans want to pay £200million for Florian Wirtz after spotting what he did to Bruno Fernandes.
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Liverpool have already failed with a £110m bid for the 2024 Bundesliga title winner.
1 week agoNew York StateComments Off on OnlyFans star-turned-boxer who went viral for kissing opponent teases major career switch as she shows off her skills
ONLYFANS star Amber O’Donnell has teased news of an upcoming fight – while eyeing a switch to MMA.
O’Donnell went viral in July 2023 when she kissed her opponent Whitney Johns at a racy weigh-in.
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She lost the bout – after also being defeated by Elle Brooke’s sister Emily – before beating Brooklyn Barwick last year.
O’Donnell has since taken time away from boxing but her X-rated OnlyFans page has continued to soar.
She featured in an ITV docuseries hosted by Love Island’s Olivia Attwood covering the rise in the content creation website.
And O’Donnell claimed she was one of the highest-earners in the country on the platform.
But now the 26-year-old from Yorkshire is preparing for a return to the ring – or cage.
She posted a training video with the caption: “6 months off, back to business, maybe MMA next?”
The Sun revealed how O’Donnell was once a student with a part-time job at Starbucks living off £500-a-monthUniversal Creditpayments and sachets of Pasta ‘n’ Sauce.
But after creating her OnlyFans page, before long it was earning her £10,000 a month.
She said: “For me, it’s important to remember where you come from.
“As I come from a low-income family, it’s important for me to be in a position to give to people.
“I took lots of inspiration from Marcus Rashford, he’s incredible.”
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1 week agoNew York StateComments Off on Passengers injured on Ryanair flight after being thrown against the cabin roof as plane ‘flew into supercell storm’
NINE people have been injured after a Ryanair flight descended into “chaotic and dangerous” scenes in midair.
A two-year-old was rushed to hospital with serious bruising after the plane reportedly flew into a “supercell storm” in Germany.
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The Ryanair flight is said to have experienced violent turbulence as it travelled from Berlin to Milan late on Wednesday.
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing to help save the 179 passengers and six crew members on board due to the severity of the weather.
Eight passengers and one member of the crew were injured as the plane attempted to safely land in Bavaria.
One woman was left with a head wound as others were left with back injuries after reportedly being thrown against the cabin walls.
Three people were reportedly taken to the hospital in Memmingen for treatment including the toddler.
Upon landing, all of the shaken passengers were checked for injuries by emergency services.
A passenger told BILD: “I’ve never been scared before but at that moment, I thought the plane was going to break apart or roll over.”
Many of the passengers were wildly thrown around due to their being no warning signs.
There was no order from the pilot before the turbulence struck with no one told to secure their belts, according to multiple local reports.
Experts believe the plane may have encountered a “supercell” storm during its journey.
The freak weather events are made up of a highly dangerous rotating thunderstorm which can span up to 30 miles.
They often come with tornado-like winds and can cause serious damage if they impact on homes or vehicles.
Severe storms battered much of southern Germany on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, storms damaged several homes in Ulm, Baden-Wrttemberg.
In the Donaustetten district, strong winds ripped roofs off multiple homes.
Fire officials suspect that a small tornado or waterspout tore through the region and caused much of the damage.
The German Weather Service (DWD) is continue to investigate the destruction, according to German news agency dpa.
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1 week agoNew York StateComments Off on Life is hard enough… that’s why we need dance music, electronic duo say as they reveal favourite tunes
SHOWTEK’S journey through dance music has always been about breaking boundaries and bringing people together.
Brothers Wouter Janssen and Sjoerd Janssen are best known for their genre-defining 2007 hardstyle anthem “FTS,” and the Dutch duo continue to resonate with a new generation of ravers as “FTS” experiences a resurgence with super-hot remixes by Reinier Zonneveld and Sub Zero Project.
Brothers Wouter Janssen and Sjoerd Janssen have revealed their favourite tracksRutger Geerlink
To mark the release, Showtek have released a short video that dives into the track’s origins, cultural significance, and why it’s resonating with a whole new generation of ravers.
That momentum, which also included Reinier Zonneveld’s remix of “FTS” released on April 25, continued with Showtek’s performance at EDC Las Vegas and Sub Zero Project’s reinterpretation of “FTS” last month.
There are more remixes in the pipeline.
“Even though ‘FTS’ is a hardstyle track, it somehow cuts across genres and generations”, Showtek reflects in the film.
“It’s a reminder that music doesn’t have an expiration date.”
“We always aim to create something new and different when we sit down.
“The fact that it resonates with so many generations, cultures, and genres is a dream come true. When we created it, we wanted to tell a story about why we all gather every weekend together at festivals and events, to forget about our daily bs and the frustration we have to deal with as individuals and as a society as well.
The pair want to use music to alleviate the stress of lifeRutger Geerlink
“Dance music is created to unite and come together and be in harmony. That message has not changed and is still current.
“Life is hard enough sometimes, and to be able to release negative energy together is a unique experience that doesn’t age. That’s why dance music is still growing and so important.”
We caught up with Showtek this week and they’ve put together a playlist of music that echoes with the same raw energy, emotion and spirit of rebellion that “FTS” represents including music from The Prodigy, Faithless, Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5 and David Guetta.
Growing up in the 90’s, Faithless has been a big inspiration to us. Besides the amazing vocals by Maxi Jazz (R.I.P.), their music and anthem approach to dance music stood out. They also put dance music on the map, being more than just an underground thing.
The Prodigy has been sonically and energy-wise one of our favorites ever.
We are not typically drum and bass or jungle fans, but the way they mixed, sampled older stuff into new beats and produced their records was beyond any subgenre thinking. It sounded real and pure, and that’s what it’s all about.
Tiësto is the goat when it comes to putting the Netherlands on the international dance map and EDM as a genre. His music was also top-rated on national radio in the Netherlands. So hearing Traffic, Lethal Industry, and even Flight 643 (which is an instrumental track), along with all his other hit songs on a daily basis, shaped a playground for many Dutch aspiring producers to follow their dance hearts, and we were one of them. In 2011, we started working with Tijs (Tiësto) himself, and he has taught us a lot.
Fatboy Slim, yes, another UK act, is one of the coolest producers out there.
Accompanied by amazing videos like “Praise You,” he showed us that it’s OK to produce whatever you think is cool. Such a pivotal producer also in the 90s, inspiring many of us.
Benny Benassi, in our opinion, accompanied by a few other songs in the early 2000s started the big electro-ed sound and is responsible for making EDM such a big genre. I (Wouter) remember the first time hearing this at a rave I visited, and I was blown away by the sonics and impact of one of the most iconic songs to this date. And it still has that impact. Such a game-changer.
The song Superstring by Cygnus X, which is a massive trance anthem that is not our go-to subgenre of dance, still has a major influence on how we produce to this day.
Not to forget that the Rank 1 remix is the one we love, and speaking of which, Rank 1 are incredible producers that are also one of our favourite pioneers in dance/trance music.
Their songs sounded big and emotional and are in some way the leeway on an inspirational level to our later hardstyle productions. “Superstring” has it all, anthem vibes but still emotional.
When we were kids, Cosmic Gate was super popular in high school.
Their harder approach to the trance style and big melodies was everyone’s favourite.
The music also sounded super well produced and, for us, was a huge influence on how we approached our hardstyle productions.
Now (Wouter) and I (⅕ of Cosmic Gate) both live in NYC and have become really good friends over the years. Their music still lives with many generations of EDM music lovers; it’s pretty impressive.
Deadmau5’s album 4x 4 was our biggest wake-up call when it comes to sonic, mixing, engineering, and making sure your music sounds incredible.
We had our first show in Canada with Skrillex ( who is also on our favourites lists) and Deadmau5 back in 2009 and were blown away by how his music sounded. Our -Roger ( who is also one of the audio execs at Tomorrowland) was telling us how we should listen to Deadmau5 and the way he engineers his music.
This happened on a road trip from Calgary to Edmonton. We were playing our demos to him and then listened to Deadmau5 and felt we had to really improve our mixing. Later that night, we went into the crowd after we played to hear and see him live.
And it felt like he pushed us to another level by the way his music sounded, and also reached the crow with an incredible show
Besides working with David and being good friends, we and the entire industry owe him a big thank you for opening so many doors for the generation after him.
His music, combining pop and hip-hop with dance, introduced the genre to the entire world. Songs like “Memories,” “Titanium,” and “Love is Gone” are undeniably well-crafted pieces of art.
Working with David is a privilege, and we’re hoping to drop a new song with him soon.
The fact that this track resonates with so many generations, cultures, and genres is a dream come true. When we created it, we wanted to tell a story about why we all gather every weekend together at festivals and events, to forget about our daily bs and the frustration we have to deal with as individuals and as a society as well.
Dance music is created to unite and come together and be in harmony.
That message has not changed and is still current. Life is hard enough sometimes, and to be able to release negative energy together is a unique experience that doesn’t age.
That’s why dance music is still growing and so important and this track is so important for us.
1 week agoNew York StateComments Off on Schoolboy ‘chased & sexually assaulted’ after group of children, 10 & 11, ‘approached by man taking photos’ near church
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after approaching a group of children.
A 58-year-old was arrested on June 3 in connection with a sexual offence in Finchampstead, Berkshire.
The incident occurred on Sunday, June 1 at around 3.45pm at the sports pavilion by Finchampstead Baptist Church Centre.
He reportedly approached children aged between 10 and 11, before appearing to take photos of them.
He then inappropriately touched a young boy over his clothing before chasing him a short distance.
In a statement, Detective Sergeant Pauline Cameron from Thames Valley Police said: “I would like to thank the community and everyone who has phoned in with information so far.
“We have now made an arrest and we are keeping an open mind as we continue to carry out our enquiries.
“We understand that people will have been concerned to hear of this report, however I ask that you please don’t speculate about the circumstances of this incident as we continue to progress our investigation.”
The incident allegedly occurred near Finchampstead Baptist Church Centre
The man has been released on police bail until September while enquiries continue.
Police have asked any witnesses, or anyone with information, to come forward.
Anyone with information can contact 101 or make an online report online citing reference number 43250269457.
-Roger ( who is also one of the audio execs at Tomorrowland) was telling us how we should listen to Deadmau5 and the way he engineers his music. 