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The “incomparable” 2010 role Mark Strong will never forget: “It was great fun”
It came with a warning. The post The “incomparable” 2010 role Mark Strong will never forget: “It was great fun” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The comedian who had the third biggest hit of the entire 1960s
Ken Dodd, the Liverpool-born comedian best known for his tickling sticks and manic stage persona, scored the third best-selling single of the entire 1960s in the UK with his 1965 ballad “Tears” – outselling major acts including The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and Motown’s roster. It sat behind only The Beatles’ “She Loves You”…
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Just Played: A Column About Vinyl Records #72
This instalment of Clash’s vinyl column, Just Played, rounds up a fresh batch of releases spanning returning heavyweights, promising newcomers and deluxe reissues, alongside what the writer calls an “unfathomable” Pink Floyd compilation. The focus throughout is on both the music itself and the quality of the pressings, with particular praise for strong production and…
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Slash teases new Guns N’ Roses album: “There’s a lot of writing going down”
Slash has hinted that Guns N’ Roses could be working towards a new studio album, telling Rolling Stone Australia that “a lot of writing” is currently taking place within the band and that they hope to get into the studio soon. It would mark the group’s first full-length release since 2008’s long-delayed “Chinese Democracy”, and…
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‘Pacifiction’ Director Albert Serra on His New Film ’Sixteen Moments of My Life’ and Why He’d Love to Have Directed Elvis Presley
Director Albert Serra, known for “Pacifiction” and “Liberté,” premiered his new film “Sixteen Moments of My Life” out of competition at the Locarno Film Festival. The film documents a one-off performance by veteran screen and recording artist Ingrid Caven, filmed without cutaways to the audience, continuing Serra’s fascination with capturing live performance and unrepeatable moments…
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‘Congo Boy’ Is an Autobiographical and Musical Refugee Drama. Its Director Has More in the Works.
Congolese director Rafiki Fariala’s autobiographical drama “Congo Boy” is screening on the Piazza Grande at the 79th Locarno Film Festival on 11 August 2026, following its world premiere in the Cannes Un Certain Regard competition, where lead actor Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset won the best actor prize. The film, a co-production between the Democratic Republic of…
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Laufey Reveals the One Thing She’s Still Terrified of Doing Onstage
Laufey, the Grammy-winning Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter, has admitted that despite performing to arenas worldwide, direct eye contact with audience members still makes her anxious onstage. She traces the fear back to her classical cello training, when a teacher warned her that staring at people while playing looked “creepy,” a comment that has stayed with her throughout…
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KT Tunstall returns to the Fringe 30 years on with ground-breaking musical
Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall is returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe nearly 30 years after her debut, this time to premiere a new musical she has co-written called The Singer. The show, developed with theatre-maker Cora Bissett and deaf performer Jamie Rea, breaks new ground by fully integrating deaf and hearing performers and crew, using technology…
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The three bands Skunk Anansie said could never be copied: “Everyone else kind of follows them”
Untouchable. The post The three bands Skunk Anansie said could never be copied: “Everyone else kind of follows them” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Téa Leoni & Tim Daly Say “We Don’t Need An Intimacy Coordinator” On ‘Newlyweds’; Jamie Lee Curtis Shares Her NSFW Title On NBC Comedy
Actors Téa Leoni and Tim Daly, who married earlier this year, are playing an on-screen married couple in the new NBC multi-camera comedy Newlyweds, marking a reunion after previously portraying spouses in the 2014 CBS drama Madam Secretary. Speaking at an NBCUniversal event ahead of the show’s autumn debut, the pair said the casting was…