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David Shrigley London exhibition will find the funny side of old masters
David Shrigley, the contemporary British artist known for his wry humour and distinctive line drawings, will stage a major new solo exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery placing his work “in dialogue” with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish old masters. New commissions responding to paintings by artists including Rembrandt, Jan Steen and David Teniers the Younger will…
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World’s Best Boozers: The Millstone, Manchester
Drink up and sing along. The post World’s Best Boozers: The Millstone, Manchester first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Queen to show Budapest concert film as “one-day-only, live-gig-style experience. “It’s going to be definitively the most real experience ever of us,Queen, in our glory days”
Queen have announced two special cinema screenings of their newly restored Budapest concert film at London’s Roundhouse on 3 October, designed to recreate the atmosphere of a live show rather than a standard film showing. The event marks the latest step in bringing the band’s historic 1986 Hungary performance to modern audiences, following last month’s…
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Who were the first female band to have a number one album back in 1982?
A seismic album. The post Who were the first female band to have a number one album back in 1982? first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Which song was number one for the longest in the 1990s?
The article explores which songs actually held the number one spot the longest during the 1990s, arguing that despite the decade’s reputation for grunge, Britpop and hip hop, it was soft “adult contemporary” ballads that dominated the charts commercially. This mattered enough at the time that Billboard launched a dedicated Adult Top 40 chart in…
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The Beatles’ Apple Corps, Universal Music Strike Global e-Commerce, Merchandise Partnership for the Fab Four
Apple Corps, the company founded in 1968 to manage The Beatles’ business and creative interests, has signed a new exclusive, long-term global partnership with Universal Music Group covering worldwide physical and digital merchandise, licensing and e-commerce for the band. The deal, announced on Wednesday, builds on UMG’s existing role as steward of The Beatles’ catalogue…
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Brook Lynn Delivers ‘Amazing’ Performance of Original Song For ‘AGT’ Quarterfinals: Watch
Dutch singer Brook Lynn wowed the judges on “America’s Got Talent” with a self-written song, “Love Your Enemy,” during the Season 21 quarterfinals broadcast on Tuesday 18 August. It marked a departure from her earlier cover performances and drew a standing ovation from judges Sofía Vergara and Mel B, along with high praise from Howie…
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The 1986 song that led to John Denver being dropped by RCA: “I thought that I might be able to do something”
In 1986, John Denver was dropped by RCA Records shortly after releasing “Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)”, an anti-war song questioning arms-race spending. The timing raised eyebrows because RCA had recently been acquired by General Electric, a firm with significant military contracts, though the label never gave a definitive reason for…