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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Country Jams From 1964
American Songwriter has revisited four classic country songs from 1964, a year when the genre retained its rustic, traditional sound before Nashville’s polished “countrypolitan” style took hold. The feature highlights tracks by four artists who defined the era, illustrating how country music was holding steady stylistically even as rock ‘n’ roll underwent rapid transformation, and…
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Jeff Tweedy – “Real Magic” (Star Moles Cover)
Musician Jeff Tweedy has released a public cover of “Real Magic,” a track by Philadelphia-based artist Star Moles (Emily Moales), highlighting the rising Historic New Jersey collective of which she is part. Tweedy, best known as the frontman of Wilco, regularly records song covers for his Starship Casual newsletter on Substack, though these are usually…
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The singer Don Henley listened to 50,000 times: “I should know the songs”
The passionate sounds of country rock. The post The singer Don Henley listened to 50,000 times: “I should know the songs” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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How Becoming a First-Time Dog Dad Changed Danny Ocean’s Life: ‘Kelo Is the Light of the House’
Danny Ocean, the Venezuelan singer behind “Me Rehuso”, has spoken about how getting his first pet, a toy Australian Shepherd named Kelo, has transformed his home life. He and his dog feature as the latest cover stars of Dogue México, Vogue’s digital series celebrating pets, published on Thursday 20 August. Ocean, who had never owned…
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The 1981 song Jeff Lynne wrote as a goodbye to John Lennon: “He still exists”
The message from a longtime fan. The post The 1981 song Jeff Lynne wrote as a goodbye to John Lennon: “He still exists” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The “frivolous” 1965 song that made Paul Simon hate protest music
The stupid side of protest. The post The “frivolous” 1965 song that made Paul Simon hate protest music first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Spotify expands its share buyback program by $1.5B, raising total authorization to around $2.2B
Spotify has expanded its share buyback programme by $1.5 billion, lifting its total repurchase authorisation to roughly $2.223 billion. The move, approved by Spotify’s Board of Directors and confirmed in a press release on Thursday, comes as the streaming giant reported strong quarterly growth and follows a wider trend of music industry players returning capital…
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The “great” 1987 song Phil Collins called “a bit of magic”
The best kind of team-up. The post The “great” 1987 song Phil Collins called “a bit of magic” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The Two Mid-60s Films That Could’ve Predicted the Fate of CSNY, According to Graham Nash
Graham Nash has suggested that a small moment from the mid-1960s foreshadowed the eventual fracturing of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. In a 2025 interview with Uncut, Nash recalled that David Crosby chose to watch The Beatles’ ensemble-driven A Hard Day’s Night while Neil Young opted for Bob Dylan’s more introspective Dont Look Back, a…
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Apple Music to slap AI labels on Suno music – but pushes the onus onto record companies
Apple Music has told industry partners it will start showing “Made With AI” labels on tracks generated using AI platforms such as Suno, later this year. However, the system relies on record labels and distributors voluntarily tagging content as AI-generated before it reaches the platform, rather than Apple detecting it independently, meaning enforcement depends on…