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‘People say they’ve conceived to my music’: Tricky’s honest playlist
In a Guardian “Honest Playlist” interview, trip-hop pioneer Tricky reflects candidly on the songs that have shaped his life, from teenage romance to his views on music’s role in intimacy. He dismisses the idea of songs being made “to have sex to,” despite fans repeatedly telling him his music has soundtracked their relationships, and even…
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“It could hardly have been more in tune with the gothic scene’s aesthetic preferences if it had come with free bat wings”: The pioneering British punk band who embraced the darkness to make a classic 80s goth album
The Damned, often dismissed by the music press as punk rock’s goofball clowns, always had a darker, more theatrical streak running beneath their chaotic energy. This tendency eventually crystallised into Phantasmagoria, the 1985 album that saw the band fully embrace gothic rock and become closely associated with the emerging goth scene, cementing frontman Dave Vanian’s…
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Talent shows put disabled performers in spotlight
Clients with learning disabilities show off creative talents on stage in a series of concerts.
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Doctor’s Orders: Maquina prescribe their nine favourite records
Primal picks from the Portuguese trio. The post Doctor’s Orders: Maquina prescribe their nine favourite records first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Poppy Says She Was ‘Unable to Breathe’ Amid Wildfire Smoke at Upheaval Festival
The singer said she was “unable to breathe” as her band performed the set instrumentally in respirator masks.
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The 1971 Led Zeppelin song that Robert Plant disowned as “pompous” rubbish
A classic condemned. The post The 1971 Led Zeppelin song that Robert Plant disowned as “pompous” rubbish first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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‘Bon Jovi’s lawyers came after me – now I’m chasing the charts with my own music’
After a legal dispute with Bon Jovi over his stage name, Andy Hearn is finally releasing music of his own.
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‘Smoosh’: How Bob Odenkirk and David Cross parodied Oasis
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’s 1997 Mr Show sketch ‘Smoosh’ parodied Oasis-era British rock stardom through two deliberately aloof fictional brothers. The article argues that the sketch matters because it shows an American, absurdist take on the Gallagher brothers’ public image, focusing less on sibling conflict than on musicians’ disdain for promotion and celebrity. Aired…
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Misunderstood misfit since the beginning .. ⚠️ 7.22.26 we open the #ASYLUM doors ⚠️
The linked page is a YouTube Shorts video titled “Misunderstood misfit since the beginning .. ⚠️ 7.22.26 we open the #ASYLUM doors ⚠️”, but the content supplied is only YouTube’s standard cookie-consent and sign-in interstitial, not the actual video or any accompanying article text. As a result, no substantive information about the video’s content, creator,…
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Why the World Cup half-time show may be a taste of things to come
The 2026 World Cup’s spectacle is creating debate about the place of music in sport – and how it could infiltrate other tournaments.