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The one Traveling Wilburys album the band couldn’t agree on: “They’ll love this”
The right songs with the wrong energy. The post The one Traveling Wilburys album the band couldn’t agree on: “They’ll love this” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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37 Years Ago Today, Willie Nelson Released the Album That Gave Us His Final No. 1 Hit
Willie Nelson 1989 during 16th American Music Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) Willie Nelson’s album ‘A Horse Called Music’, released on July 12, 1989, gave the singer his final No. 1 hit to date. The post 37 Years Ago Today, Willie Nelson Released the Album That Gave Us…
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Jackson Browne, Beck Honor Wes Anderson Needle Drops at Hollywood Bowl Concert
“I’m indebted to Wes for having discovered this song and giving it this life,” Browne said before playing “These Days,” which was featured prominently in ‘The Royal Tenenbaums.’
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The cruel reason Anne Hathaway was “warned” her career would be over in 2017
“There’s so much to fix…” The post The cruel reason Anne Hathaway was “warned” her career would be over in 2017 first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Madonna Achieves 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘CONFESSIONS II’
Madonna has secured the 10th No. 1 album of her career on the Billboard 200 as her new studio record, CONFESSIONS II, debuts atop the chart dated 18 July. It is her first chart-topper of the 2020s, making her the first act to reach No. 1 in the 2020s having also led the chart in…
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“My first boyfriend introduced me to The Wall. It was the only interesting thing about him”: Author and musician Joanne Harris on having the audacity to perform Pink Floyd, Rick Wakeman and Genesis music in her school band
In a 2018 interview republished by Louder, author and musician Joanne Harris — best known for the novel Chocolat and later awarded an OBE for services to literature — reflects on her early musical life and the progressive rock that shaped her. Long before her writing career, Harris played flute in a prog band she…
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The Motown show that Michael Jackson said was just shy of perfect: “It didn’t work”
The article discusses a 1983 Motown television special that, despite its acclaim, left Michael Jackson feeling it fell just short of perfection, with the singer reportedly saying “it didn’t work.” The piece frames this as a rare moment of self-criticism from a performer usually associated with the show’s most celebrated moment, underlining how exacting Jackson…
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8 Movies With Great Scores and Soundtracks
This Collider feature by Jeremy Urquhart compiles eight films that succeed on two musical fronts at once: an original score composed specifically for the film, and a soundtrack built from pre-existing songs. The author notes that most films do one or the other — citing The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Star Wars…
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The 1987 song that reveals the true Linda Ronstadt: “Music should hit you”
The power of the voice. The post The 1987 song that reveals the true Linda Ronstadt: “Music should hit you” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.