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Charli xcx Joins The Strokes at Outside Lands to Sing an ‘Is This It’ Classic
Charli xcx made a surprise guest appearance with The Strokes during the band’s headline set at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival, joining frontman Julian Casablancas to sing “Take It Or Leave It” from their 2001 debut album Is This It. The moment highlighted a friendly rivalry between the two acts, whose latest albums were released…
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My Chemical Romance Launch “The Black Parade” North American Tour in New York: Setlist + Video
My Chemical Romance kicked off the second North American leg of their theatrical “Black Parade Tour” at New York’s Citi Field on Sunday evening, performing their 2006 album The Black Parade in full alongside a run of additional tracks. The show, which followed an opening set from Franz Ferdinand, featured the band’s elaborate staging of…
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Westside Cowboy’s ‘Dobro’ Is Their “Strut Song”
Westside Cowboy have released their new single ‘Dobro’, the latest preview of their long-awaited debut album ‘Its Goes On’, due out on 21 August 2026. The band describe it as their “strut song”, a short and energetic track that reflects the intensity of their live performances, following their recent role supporting Geese on a European…
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Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson Joins Payday TV Show as Executive Producer
Rapper and actor Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has joined the television adaptation of the Payday video game series as an executive producer, Starbreeze Entertainment and Vice Studios have announced. He is attached through his production company, G-Unit Film and Television, and both he and the studios have framed the partnership as bringing an authentic, high-energy…
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What I’ve learned from spending 20 years as Woody Guthrie
“I’ll never forget that!” The post What I’ve learned from spending 20 years as Woody Guthrie first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Amelie Lens, Angèle Combine On New Single ‘run’
Belgian techno DJ and producer Amelie Lens has released a new single, ‘run’, in collaboration with fellow Belgian artist Angèle, marking the first time the two have worked together despite years of friendship. The track, out now via Sony Music, is significant as the sole guest collaboration on Lens’s forthcoming debut album, underlining how highly…
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Kenyon Dixon Talks Being a Grammy Darling, Evoking Jodeci & ‘Disrupting My Normal Catalog’ With New Album ‘Ego Ruins Everything’
Kenyon Dixon, a five-time Grammy nominee known for traditional R&B, has released his new solo album “Ego Ruins Everything” independently, marking a deliberate shift towards a more contemporary, hip-hop-influenced sound. In an interview with Billboard, the Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter explained that the 21-track concept album explores modern masculinity and the construction of ego through semi-autobiographical…
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Five legendary songwriters who would be nothing without their creative partners
When two become one… The post Five legendary songwriters who would be nothing without their creative partners first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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“I said, ‘I quit!’ He said, ‘Take six months off, then I’ll call and find out if you’ve still left.’ When he called I couldn’t remember what we’d been arguing about”: Steve Hogarth, Marillion and several false starts
Marillion frontman Steve Hogarth has spoken to Prog magazine about the winding, uncertain path that led him into the band, revealing he came close to giving up on music altogether and taking a job as a milkman before an old friend urged him to audition for the role vacated by former singer Fish. The interview,…
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Wake up Already: 4 Magnificent “Morning” Songs
An American Songwriter feature rounds up four notable songs with “morning” in the title, noting that despite the word’s usual association with fresh starts, most of the tracks chosen carry a wistful or melancholy tone rather than optimism. The piece highlights how each song’s writer or performer used the morning-time setting to explore everyday routine,…