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City Pop Waves Proves Japan’s Retro Sound Is Still Making New Fans in London
The UK hosted its first-ever city pop concert, City Pop Waves, as part of Palace Bowl Presents, a 12-day open-air festival in Crystal Palace Park, South London. The event underlined how Japan’s retro city pop genre, born in the late 1970s and 1980s, continues to attract new international audiences decades after its heyday, with the…
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Sam Smith, ENHYPEN, Weezer & More: Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!
Billboard has published its weekly New Music Friday round-up, inviting readers to vote for their favourite among a large batch of new album and single releases. The feature highlights a wide range of artists across pop, R&B, hip-hop, K-pop, rock and country, reflecting the sheer scale of new material dropped in a single week rather…
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KISS Shares Official Video Recap Of PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS’s Return To Anaheim For ANGELS’ Ceremonial First Pitch
KISS founding members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons returned to Anaheim, California on 15 August 2026 to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Angels game, marking 50 years since the band’s landmark 1976 concert at the same site, then known as Anaheim Stadium. The band has shared an official video recap of…
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The Hollies end touring as final classic members retire
The Hollies have brought their touring career to a close after 63 years, with guitarist Tony Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott, the band’s last remaining classic-era members, announcing their retirement. Hicks, now in his 80s, is stepping back for health reasons, and Elliott, also in his 80s, chose to retire alongside him “out of respect”…
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Kacey Musgraves Is Selling a Line of Sex Lube
Kacey Musgraves has launched a personal-lubricant line called Drought Drops, created in partnership with women’s wellness brand Medicine Mama. The product ties into the country star’s increasingly explicit public persona, building on the themes of her song “Dry Spell” and the racy imagery in her “Mexico Honey” video, and reflects a broader push by the…
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The shocking 1970 album that “scared the shit out of” Eddie Vedder
“Directly opposite to my catholic upbringing…” The post The shocking 1970 album that “scared the shit out of” Eddie Vedder first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Neil Young’s simple theory about The Beatles, The Stones, and Crazy Horse
Words of wisdom. The post Neil Young’s simple theory about The Beatles, The Stones, and Crazy Horse first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Former VEIL OF MAYA Vocalist LUKAS MAGYAR Announces New SIFYN EP ‘Self-Encrypted’
Minneapolis pop-metalcore band SIFYN, fronted by former Veil of Maya vocalist Lukas Magyar, has released a new single, “Code”, alongside the announcement of their forthcoming EP “Self-Encrypted”, due out on 4 December. The band blends metal intensity with alternative rock, emo vulnerability and pop-forward melody, and the new material marks what Magyar describes as a…
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The timeless 1969 song that made Graham Nash quit The Hollies: “A man is liable to go insane”
Needing to branch out beyond rock. The post The timeless 1969 song that made Graham Nash quit The Hollies: “A man is liable to go insane” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.