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The 2013 role that was too sexy for Olivia Wilde to play: “I’m not apologising for it”

• Olivia Wilde turned down 2013's Lovelace, feeling too sexualised for the role.
• Amanda Seyfried played Linda Lovelace instead.
• Wilde says she doesn't apologise for how she's perceived.

Olivia Wilde has revealed why she turned down the lead role in the 2013 biopic "Lovelace," about porn star Linda Lovelace, which ultimately went to Amanda Seyfried. The actor and director said she stepped back because she felt the public already perceived her as overtly sexualised, and she…

Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Pop Jams From 1966

• Article revisits four memorable 1966 pop hits for baby boomers.
• "Cherish" by The Association topped the charts for three weeks.
• "96 Tears" was ? And The Mysterians' only major hit.

This American Songwriter piece revisits four pop songs from 1966, a year often overshadowed by 1967's "Summer of Love" but which nonetheless produced a string of memorable chart hits recalled fondly by baby boomers. The article highlights how psychedelia was beginning to creep into mainstream pop even before…

PLUSH Announces New Single ‘Animalistic’ And Album ‘Mass Hysteria’

• PLUSH release single "Animalistic" on 14 August, ahead of album
• New album "Mass Hysteria" out 18 September 2026
• US tour runs 13 August to 9 October, with VIP add-ons

American rock trio PLUSH have announced a new single, "Animalistic", due out on 14 August 2026, as the lead track from their second full-length album, "Mass Hysteria", which arrives globally on 18 September 2026 via Pavement Entertainment. Written by singer/guitarist Moriah Formica alongside Blair Daly and Zac Maloy,…

Understanding the 1980s feud between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Brothers in arms. The post Understanding the 1980s feud between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

Tony Iommi reveals final text he was sent by Ozzy Osbourne: “It was just another conversation”

• Tony Iommi reveals his final text exchange with Ozzy Osbourne.
• He says it felt like an ordinary, unremarkable conversation.
• Comments highlight the sudden, unexpected nature of Osbourne's death.

Tony Iommi, the Black Sabbath guitarist, has shared details of the final text message he received from his bandmate and close friend Ozzy Osbourne before Osbourne's death. Iommi described it as an ordinary, unremarkable exchange, saying it felt like "just another conversation" rather than any kind of farewell,…

The 1977 Eagles song written about cocaine: “It brought out the worst in everyone”

Ode to the endless party. The post The 1977 Eagles song written about cocaine: “It brought out the worst in everyone” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

FOREIGNER Launches $1,000 ‘Golden Anniversary VIP Ticket’ Experience That Allows Fans To Sit Onstage During Shows

• Foreigner offers $999 VIP ticket letting fans sit onstage
• Package marks band's 50th anniversary with exclusive perks
• Includes meet-and-greet, memorabilia and future-event access

Foreigner has launched a "Golden Anniversary VIP Ticket," a premium package marking the band's 50th anniversary that lets fans sit onstage during part of the performance. The offering is billed as the most exclusive concert package in the band's history, aimed at devoted fans wanting an unprecedented behind-the-scenes…

The mad day in 2007 when Tommy Lee and Kid Rock fought over Pamela Anderson: “He punches me in the face”

• Tommy Lee and Kid Rock brawled at the 2007 MTV Awards over Pamela Anderson
• Lee dated Anderson in the 1990s; Kid Rock married her in 2002
• Both men give conflicting accounts of who started the fight

The article recounts a physical altercation between rock musicians Tommy Lee and Kid Rock at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, stemming from their shared romantic history with Pamela Anderson. Lee dated and later married Anderson in the late 1980s and 1990s, a relationship marred by a leaked…

Cwmbran Celtic FC team up with Super Furry Animals, Mogwai, Panic Shack, and Loose Articles for new kits

• Cwmbran Celtic FC's new kits feature Super Furry Animals, Mogwai, Panic Shack and Loose Articles designs.
• 10% of shirt sale profits will go to the Music Venue Trust.
• Move highlights struggling finances of UK grassroots music venues.

Cwmbran Celtic FC has launched new kits for the 2026/27 season featuring designs inspired by four independent bands: Super Furry Animals, Mogwai, Panic Shack and Loose Articles. Made by new kit supplier Tor Sports, the collaboration aims to support grassroots music venues, with 10 per cent of shirt…

Melissa Lim: the woman who stopped Oasis from breaking up in 1994

• Melissa Lim reportedly convinced Noel Gallagher not to quit Oasis in 1994.
• The split nearly happened just before the band's breakthrough success.
• Noel later wrote 'Talk Tonight' as a tribute to her.

A new account of Oasis's early history credits Melissa Lim, a San Francisco woman Noel Gallagher briefly reconnected with, with preventing the band from splitting up in 1994. After a chaotic show at LA's Whisky a Go Go, where bandmates had been up all night on drugs, Noel…