Topic: Music

Music news, from stadium-filling icons to the artists shaping the charts this week, covering new releases, reissues and the interviews and anniversaries that put a record's story in context. It ranges across genres and eras, so a look back at how a soul classic or disco anthem came together sits alongside coverage of what's charting or making headlines right now.

Beyond the music itself, this is where the people and decisions behind it get examined: why a band turned down a big break, how a songwriter settled on a lyric overnight, or what a veteran musician makes of the industry and the world today. There's also room for the wider culture around music, from touring and nightlife to the health and social benefits some readers get from it.

Taken together, it's a mix of nostalgia and the present tense, useful for anyone who wants to understand not just what's playing now but the stories and decisions that shaped the music they already know.

  • Butcher Babies Announce New Album Nightbloom

    Butcher Babies have announced their new album Nightbloom, due for release on 2 October via Judge and Jury Records. It marks the band’s first full studio album without founding co-vocalist Carly Harvey, who left the group in 2024, and comes alongside a new live-action music video for the single “Blame It On the Wind”. The…

  • Allman Betts Family Revival Tour to Mark 10th Anniversary With Robert Randolph, Sierra Hull

    Devon Allman and Duane Betts, sons of Allman Brothers Band founders Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, are marking the 10th anniversary of their Allman Betts Family Revival Tour with a 20-date run called A Decade of Revival Tour. Performing as the Allman Betts Band, the pair will be joined by a rotating cast of guest…

  • Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Gameplay Shows Off Switch 2 Version

    Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, the Nintendo Switch 2 port of FromSoftware’s acclaimed open-world action-RPG, has been shown running smoothly in new official gameplay footage ahead of its 28 August release. The port was delayed from its original 2025 target after a poor showing at last summer’s Gamescom prompted concerns about performance, but Bandai Namco has…

  • BAD WOLVES To Join SKILLET On Fall 2026 Tour

    Bad Wolves have announced they will support Skillet on the latter band’s US headline tour this autumn, with Escape The Fate also joining as support. The trek marks the live debut of new Bad Wolves singer Sara “Killboy” Skinner, who took over vocal duties earlier in 2026, and will see her perform the band’s back…

  • Brennan Wedl – “High Priestess”

    Nashville singer-songwriter Brennan Wedl has released “High Priestess,” a tarot-inspired ballad and the fourth preview track from her self-titled debut album. The song offers a first-person account of an aimless late-night drive, using the imagery of the High Priestess tarot card to explore a narrator who resists confronting painful truths about the past. Wedl explained…

  • “I’m Going to Kill You”: Kane Brown Wakes Sick Wife Katelyn With Mid-Concert FaceTime

    Country singer Kane Brown surprised fans at The OC Smoke Show in California by FaceTiming his wife, Katelyn, mid-concert after she stayed home ill and missed the show. The pair are known for performing their duet “Thank God” together, so when the crowd noticed her absence during the song, Brown decided to wake her with…

  • The “goosebumps” Simon and Garfunkel song that took Rick Rubin 30 years to understand

    Seeing the beauty behind it all. The post The “goosebumps” Simon and Garfunkel song that took Rick Rubin 30 years to understand first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

  • Bryan Adams and Pat Benatar Unite for Unforgettable Stevie Wonder Performance in Detroit

    Bryan Adams invited Pat Benatar and her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo, to join him on stage during a Detroit tour stop, marking the first time the pair had performed together despite Benatar and Giraldo supporting Adams on recent American tour legs. The trio delivered a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”, giving fans a rare, spontaneous…

  • Remi Wolf Announces New Album ‘Mud’

    Remi Wolf will release her album ‘Mud’ on October 9th. The incoming album is the alt-pop star’s third, and it follows her 2024 album ‘Big Ideas’. The songwriter leaned in to her passion for live performance during the sessions, which found Remi working with a small circle of friends. Using… The post Remi Wolf Announces…

  • Gang Of Youths – “Things Take Time”

    Not so youthful anymore, are they? It’s been four years since Gang Of Youths, the earnest and anthemic Australian rock band, released their deeply personal masterpiece angel in realtime. But they’ve been posting teasers from the studio, they recently returned to the stage with a residency at no less a venue than the Sydney Opera…