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Jorja Smith Sets Three Australian Dates for 2027 Tour
Jorja Smith has announced a three-date Australian tour for November 2027, her first return to the country since 2024. The run coincides with the release of her third studio album, What Are the Odds, which marks her debut as a fully independent artist and sees her shift towards dance genres including UK garage, grime and…
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The 1966 song science confirmed is the happiest of all time
The saddest song is Nirvana’s ‘Something In The Way’. The post The 1966 song science confirmed is the happiest of all time first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Alexander Isak braces himself for daunting reunion with Newcastle
Alexander Isak returns to St James’ Park on Sunday with Liverpool for the first time since forcing a £125m move away from Newcastle last summer, in what promises to be an uncomfortable reunion with fans still angry over his exit. He effectively went on strike to engineer his departure, missing Newcastle’s win over Liverpool on…
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Hidden museum gallery to reopen after 83 years
London’s Natural History Museum is set to reopen a gallery that has been closed to the public since 1943, when it was repurposed to house botanical collections after the original herbarium was damaged during the Second World War. From 16 September, the space will host a new exhibition called Nature and Us, part of the…
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how to save a life – in the studio #thefray #howtosavealife #cover
This is a short-form clip from The Fray offering a behind-the-scenes look in the studio, tied to their well-known single “How to Save a Life”. The clip is tagged as a cover, suggesting it captures the band (or a performer) revisiting or reworking the track in a stripped-back studio setting. The video is presented in…
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What we’ve been playing – “We’re in danger of making this a regular thing”
Eurogamer’s regular “What We’ve Been Playing” column shares three staff members’ recent gaming choices. Mat J reflects on a Bluesky discussion about whether games that largely play themselves still count as meaningful play, prompted by the merge game sobosuba, while pondering how far that argument could be stretched to almost any game. Connor rediscovered mobile…
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How did Bush break through in 1994 without an official release?
Bush’s 1994 debut album Sixteen Stone almost never reached shops after its distributor, Hollywood Records, rejected it outright, but an accidental radio boost from a Los Angeles station turned it into a multi-platinum hit. The London band emerged at an awkward moment for guitar music: Kurt Cobain’s death had left American alternative rock in mourning,…
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Best players for FC 26 Eagle Eyed Evolution
Destructoid has published a guide to the new Eagle Eyed Evolution in FC 26, a free upgrade path unlocked through the Wind it Back objective task. The evolution requires a maximum overall rating of 97, has a single level that activates instantly with no further conditions, and boosts a chosen card by +1 OVR (to…
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Olivia Rodrigo Releases ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-Inspired Song, ‘Serena Joy,’ in a Tiny Run of CDs, With Digital Drop to Follow
Olivia Rodrigo has released a new non-album track called “Serena Joy,” named after a character from “The Handmaid’s Tale” who eventually regrets enabling a repressive patriarchal society. The release coincides with preparations for Daisy Chain Fields, Rodrigo’s all-female music festival taking place in Orange County, California, and reinforces the feminist themes she has increasingly embraced…
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‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
Experienced Hollywood writers, directors and producers are increasingly taking gig work training AI models to replicate their own professional skills, as tightening earnings and a slump in entertainment industry jobs push them towards alternative income. Paid between $12 and $200 an hour by agencies with contracts held by major AI firms including Anthropic and OpenAI,…