"The best relationships and connections that I have formed with people are the ones where I've seen another side of myself come out through the relationship that I hadn't seen before," self-analysed British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone during a recent conversation via Zoom in opposite timezones. Warmly, the 21-year-old storyteller added, "That's how I feel when I'm with my best friends; I feel really special and I like who I am and they make me feel good about myself.
coup de main - noun
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Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.
\ˌkü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.
Interview: Truthsaying, fortresses, and musical communion with Holly Humberstone.
October 21, 2021 by
Shahlin Graves
Maya Hawke on the cover of Elle France, October 2021.
Maya Hawke has landed the latest cover of Elle France magazine, as photographed by Claudia Knoepfel, and styled by Nora Bordjah in head-to-toe Dior.
Alana Haim says she wants to undertake another film role.
Set to make her official acting debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'Licorice Pizza', youngest Haim sister, Alana, tells Vanity Fair in a new interview that she first met co-star Cooper Hoffman (son of Philip Seymour Hoffman) four years ago, when Anderson asked Alana to babysit a then 14-year-old Hoffman during a trip he made to Los Angeles.
Fact: Harry Styles is now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It's official, according to reports from the 'Eternals' premiere last night, Harry Styles is introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Eros; the brother of the supervillain Thanos, during a post-credits scene.
Interview: Ahlei on her new song 'Reveries' + more.
October 19, 2021 by
rose_riddell
Hit play on an Ahlei song, and her voice will likely transfix you. Spending most of 2020 sharing short snippets of songs - 'Birds' was a first taster of the R&B-inspired artist's vibe, and 'Hiding Place' showcasing a slower ballad - with her delicate vocal at the forefront of each release. The Auckland based singer-songwriter is spending the rest of 2021 balancing her new music career and finishing up her final year of high school, with more new music promised in the near future.
Order now: Holly Humberstone x CDM Zine #48.
We have been in love with Holly Humberstone ever since the very first time we heard her debut single 'Deep End' last January, and today we are extremely delighted to welcome her to the cover of Coup De Main ahead of her new 'The Walls Are Way Too Thin' EP out November 5 (a big 2021 fave of ours!).
Our Holly cover story is out this Thursday, October 21 - and there are two different limited-edition zines available for pre-order now/below, both of which Holly has helped art-direct.
Listen: Inhaler cover Billie Eilish's 'Your Power'.
Following the release of their debut album earlier this year, Inhaler have now shared a 'My Honest Face' EP, which includes a cover of Billie Eilish's single, 'Your Power' - along with 'When I’m With You' which was previously only available on a limited edition 7".
Listen to the cover and new song below...
What's coming up next from Greta Gerwig?
It’s been nearly two years since we’ve seen anything from Oscar-nominated director and writer Greta Gerwig, and we are eagerly awaiting to see what she does next, so we’ve decided to round up some of her upcoming projects into a handy list for you…
#1. Gerwig and her partner, Noah Baumbach, are set to write a live-action move based on Barbie starring Margot Robbie. To Variety, Robbie confessed: “I can’t really speak to it yet because it’s early days but it’s a very exciting prospect.”
Watch: 'The Batman' trailer starring Robert Pattinson.
"Fear is a tool. When the light hits the sky, it’s not just a call. It’s a warning," declares Robert Pattinson in the just released trailer for Matt Reeves' forthcoming 'The Batman' film, also starring Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton, Andy Serkis as Alfred, Jeffrey Wright as the GCPD’s James Gordon, and Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot.
'The Batman' will be out in New Zealand cinemas next year on March 3.
Watch the trailer below...
Watch: Bleachers perform '91' on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
With Bleachers' current North American tour having reached Los Angeles, Jack Antonoff appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to play his favourite song, '91', from new album 'Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night'.
Watch the performance below...
P.S. Read our new Bleachers cover story here.