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Olivia Rodrigo Visits Planned Parenthood’s Offices to Talk Reproductive Rights: ‘Women & Girls Matter to Me’

• Olivia Rodrigo visited Planned Parenthood's LA offices to discuss reproductive rights
• She's promoting her all-women Daisy Chain Fields festival on 29 August
• Festival proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood and similar organisations

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo visited Planned Parenthood's Los Angeles offices to discuss reproductive rights, part of her ongoing campaign ahead of her first Daisy Chain Fields festival. In clips shared by the organisation, she spoke with senior Planned Parenthood figures about its work, common misconceptions and the care…

Cathedral

An unassailable genius and certified icon, John Carpenter has been combining adventurous music with the thrills and spills of cinematic horror for longer than most of us have been alive (or undead). The creative driving force behind many of the greatest horror films ever made — "Halloween", "Escape...

3 Country Voices From the 1990s You’ll Recognize in About Two Seconds

• Article highlights three instantly recognisable 1990s country voices
• Featured artists: George Strait, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
• All three built lasting mainstream careers beyond the decade

American Songwriter has published a short piece celebrating three country music artists from the 1990s whose voices remain instantly recognisable today. The article reflects on what it calls a country music renaissance during the decade, highlighting performers who broke through at the time and have continued to enjoy…

The 1980 song Yoko Ono called the best of John Lennon: “Almost like Picasso”

The sound of reconciliation. The post The 1980 song Yoko Ono called the best of John Lennon: “Almost like Picasso” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

Loe Shimmy Puts Women First on ‘Pretty Girlz Run the World’

• Loe Shimmy releases new album Pretty Girlz Run the World on 24 July
• He co-wrote Drake's hit "I'm Spent" from the Habibti album
• Album features Brent Faiyaz and samples 1985 classic "Saturday Love"

Florida rapper Loe Shimmy has released his new album Pretty Girlz Run the World, following a run of high-profile guest work including "I'm Spent," a track he wrote for Drake's Habibti album earlier this year. Shimmy told Rolling Stone the song came together in a St Louis hotel…

Chilean Progressive Death Metal Band DECESSUS, Featuring ‘Miss World Chile 2025’ IGNACIA FERNÁNDEZ, Signs With BLKIIBLK

Chilean progressive death metal band DECESSUS, which is fronted by Ignacia Fernández, the 28-year-old model who was crowned Miss World Chile 2025 (Spanish: Miss Mundo Chile) during last year's finals of the talent competition, has signed with BLKIIBLK, the heavy metal imprint of Frontiers Label Grou...

Wes Borland Relishes Limp Bizkit’s “Bizarre” Resurgence After Years of Backlash

• Wes Borland says Limp Bizkit's revival stems from finally having fun
• Band faced heavy backlash in the 2000s despite huge early success
• Limp Bizkit now headline major festivals amid a wider nu-metal revival

Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has spoken about the band's surprising return to favour after years of being one of the most derided acts in music, following their late-1990s/early-2000s peak. He credited the shift to the band no longer taking itself too seriously, saying fans can sense they…

Tony Iommi Recalls How “Strange” It Was To See Ozzy Osbourne Perform on Throne

• Tony Iommi found it "strange" seeing Ozzy Osbourne perform seated on a throne
• The Birmingham reunion concert became Osbourne's final, unplanned farewell
• Iommi and Osbourne texted the night before the singer's death

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has spoken about how unsettling it was to perform alongside Ozzy Osbourne while the singer sat on a throne during their final concert together, the Back to the Beginning show in Birmingham. Osbourne, who had endured years of ill health, used the throne…

“It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do”: the 2008 role Jennifer Garner called “a dream come true”

• Garner recalled loving theatre despite starring in many body-swap films
• She called a 2008 Broadway Cyrano de Bergerac role "a dream come true"
• Garner will appear in Netflix's upcoming 13 Going on 30 reboot

A Far Out Magazine piece revisits Jennifer Garner's career, noting the actress has repeatedly appeared in "body swap" style films with wish-fulfilment plots, from 13 Going on 30 in 2004 to Family Switch in 2023, while her real passion lay elsewhere. The article draws on a 2008 interview…

Born 92 Years Ago in Alabama, the Honky Tonk Hero Who Shared the Stage With the Byrds and Recorded With Emmylou Harris

• Vern Gosdin, born 5 August 1934 in Alabama, would have turned 92
• Played with future Byrds member Chris Hillman before going solo
• Found chart success in Nashville's late-1980s neotraditional country boom

Vern Gosdin, the country singer known as "The Voice," was born 92 years ago on 5 August 1934 in Woodland, Alabama. He first made his mark during California's folk rock boom, playing alongside a young Chris Hillman and occasionally opening for the Byrds, before later moving to Nashville,…