Two western North Carolina cultural groups are headed to Charleston Feb. 1 to share their music in an old-fashioned ballad ...

James Griffiths' comedy-drama with songs stirs up the troubled romantic past of a once-popular Brit folk-rock duo, their awkward reunion engineered by an oddball superfan.

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The snap, crackle and pop of vinyl marks the start of The Ballad of Wallis Island, a music-themed rom-com that’s half-whimsical com and half-unrequited rom. In the absence of a new film by John ...

Opening track Borrowed Town, written on a Tube ride to meet The Who's Pete Townshend, has the feel of a Paul Weller solo ballad. A song about the ever-changing nature of the capital city ...

Because “The Ballad of Wallis Island” wants to give some time alone to Herb and Nell, Michael feels a little absent from the story at times. But as writers, Basden and Key avoid toothless ...

It is an understatement to say that rock wouldn't be the same if it weren't for The Beatles. After all, the band formed by ...

A new exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will feature photographs drawing on the lore of murder ballads in the South, traditions that shape Black identity in east Texas, relationships of ...

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That’s the premise of The Ballad of Wallis Island. Comedian Tim Key plays lottery winner Charles, who uses his money to compel his favorite band to reunite. The film also stars Tom Basden and ...

If you live in the Deep South, 2025 has started off with one wicked cold snap that has folks in Mississippi, Louisiana, ...

The Grammys are music's biggest night, both literally and figuratively. The ceremony, which takes place in LA on Sunday night, runs for a staggering eight hours, attracting the biggest stars in pop, ...