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KATSEYE Sweat It Out in Colorful, Rain-Drenched ‘Hootie Fruitti’ Video: Watch
KATSEYE have released a colourful new video for “Hootie Fruitti”, a single from their WILD EP, centred on an underground dance party in intense heat that becomes a rain-soaked celebration. The video reinforces the group’s energetic pop image while arriving as two members, Sophia Laforteza and Manon Bannerman, are on hiatus from group activities. Directed…
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‘Projects Like This Haven’t Been Done in Bluegrass’: Lindsay Lou Leads All-Star New Album Celebrating the Women Songwriters Who Shaped the Genre
Lindsay Lou’s new album, Bluegrass Women, celebrates women songwriters whose work became bluegrass standards but was often credited primarily through male performers. Released on 14 August, the project brings together leading contemporary women in bluegrass to honour these writers and challenge a historical imbalance in recognition. Lou co-produced the album with Shani Gandhi and recruited…
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The Kinks’ Dave Davies clarifies comments on “difficult” John Lennon
He recently said Lennon “didn’t like” The Kinks. The post The Kinks’ Dave Davies clarifies comments on “difficult” John Lennon first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley’s estate end court fight over The Isley Brothers trademark
Ronald Isley and the estate of his late brother Rudolph have ended their legal dispute over ownership of The Isley Brothers trademark. The Chicago federal case was dismissed permanently by agreement, meaning Rudolph’s estate cannot bring the same claims again, but the court did not decide who should own the mark. Ronald registered THE ISLEY…
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Bill Ackman, who called Universal Music ‘one of the best businesses we have ever owned’, steers clear of music in Pershing Square stock-buying splurge
Pershing Square, Bill Ackman’s investment firm, has revealed six new shareholdings but none is in the music sector, despite Ackman previously describing Universal Music Group (UMG) as one of the fund’s best investments. The move follows Pershing Square’s complete exit from UMG after its takeover proposal was rejected, marking the end of a five-year relationship…
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Fontaines DC share teaser for new single ‘Marianne’ as fifth album announcement approaches
Album five is on the horizon. The post Fontaines DC share teaser for new single ‘Marianne’ as fifth album announcement approaches first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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La Roux faces her demons, auADHD diagnosis and addictions on propulsive new single ‘Lose Myself’
La Roux has released ‘Lose Myself’, a new single from her forthcoming fourth album, ‘Old Flames’. The song sees Elly Jackson address addiction, self-medication and her auADHD diagnosis, framing the struggle as a conflict between wanting to recover and wanting to escape; it matters as a candid preview of an album centred on identity, love…
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Benny Blanco Gathers The Marías, Bb trickz, Selena Gomez For New Album ‘Hermoso’
Benny Blanco has released ‘Hermoso’, an eight-track album featuring collaborations with Selena Gomez, Becky G, The Marías and Bb trickz. The release reinforces Blanco’s reputation as a well-connected producer and artist working across contemporary American pop and Latin-influenced music. A highlighted track, ‘Te Olvido’, pairs Selena Gomez with Becky G, while acclaimed producer Ovy On…
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Oasis are selling versions of Liam Gallagher’s iconic jacket and Noel’s jumper for Knebworth 30th anniversary
Oasis have launched a Knebworth-themed merchandise collection to mark 30 years since their landmark 1996 concerts, including replicas of Liam Gallagher’s white safari jacket and Noel Gallagher’s striped jumper. The release commemorates shows widely regarded as a defining moment of Britpop, while also arriving amid unconfirmed speculation that the band could return to Knebworth for…
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BBCSO/Gaffigan review – all-American evening of sleek grooves and edge-of-seat Barber
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Gaffigan gave an all-American Proms programme at London’s Royal Albert Hall, featuring the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Concerto for Orchestra, Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and Samuel Barber’s First Symphony. The reviewer found the concert strongest in Marsalis’s playful, sharply coloured orchestral writing and in the urgent, suspenseful Barber,…