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The 1965 Kinks song Paul McCartney thinks he should’ve written: “You bastards!”
Beating the Fabs to the punch. The post The 1965 Kinks song Paul McCartney thinks he should’ve written: “You bastards!” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Lucia & the Best Boys – ‘Picking Petals’ album review: Scottish indie rock has its voice back
Ready for the rocket launch? The post Lucia & the Best Boys – ‘Picking Petals’ album review: Scottish indie rock has its voice back first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Rachel Chinouriri Announces New Album ‘I think I spoke too soon’
Rachel Chinouriri has announced her second album, ‘I think I spoke too soon’, due for release on 16th October. The British singer-songwriter has become a leading figure in a wave of Black British female pop talent, following her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’, which earned two BRIT Award nominations. The new record…
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Grammys CEO reacts to BTS’ backing out in protest to Asian pop category
The chief executive of the Recording Academy, Harvey Mason Jr, has responded after BTS said they would not submit their album ‘Arirang’ to the Grammys’ new Best Asian Pop Music category in protest. BTS argued that music should be appreciated “beyond regions or languages”, while Mason Jr said he respected the group’s decision but stressed…
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The Durutti Column – ‘Renascent’ album review: The past, present, and future of Factory Records’ finest
The review presents ‘Renascent’ as a significant return for The Durutti Column, Factory Records’ long-running Manchester project centred on guitarist Vini Reilly. It argues that the album reconnects with the group’s distinctive past while sounding engaged with the present, showing that Reilly’s delicate, atmospheric approach can still feel forward-looking. The record is the band’s first…
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Shaboozey performs Cowgirl with Ciara Miller on Fallon
Shaboozey performed his single ‘Cowgirl’ on The Tonight Show, joined by Summer House star Ciara Miller, who also appears in the song’s video. The Western bar-themed performance promoted his forthcoming concept album and highlighted its cinematic country-Western style. ‘Cowgirl’ appears on The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, released on 31 July. The album…
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‘September Afternoon’ Dives Into the Mundane: “In an Age of Arbitrary Extraordinariness, Plain Banality Is Stimulating as F***” (Exclusive Clip)
German filmmaker Nicolaas Schmidt’s feature-length debut, “September Afternoon”, will have its world premiere on 10 August in the Filmmakers of the Present Competition at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. It marks Schmidt’s return to Locarno, where his earlier work “First Time [The Time for All but Sunset — Violet]” premiered in 2021 and received a…
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Reform UK members clash after Sheffield branches merged post by-election
Reform UK members in Sheffield have clashed after local branches were merged following a by-election. The dispute matters because it exposes tensions over party organisation and local representation during a period of electoral growth. The reported disagreement centres on how the post-by-election restructuring was handled and whether members were properly consulted. The merger combines previously…
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Seventies America’s finest progressive rock band: Nine Kansas albums to listen to and one to avoid
This feature article from Louder Sound serves as a buyer’s guide to the discography of Kansas, the American rock band widely regarded as the country’s foremost 1970s progressive rock act. It traces the group’s formation in 1973, when Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, Phil Ehart, Dave Hope and Rich Williams united after stints in…
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From just 11, Sarah was enslaved by paedophile Muslim men who plied her with alcohol and drugs and raped her. Now, thanks to Labour’s early release scheme, they could be out in just five years…
Sarah Wilson, now 34, has spoken about being abused for five years from the age of 11 by a grooming gang of men in Rotherham, who plied her with alcohol and drugs before raping her, and has waived her anonymity to campaign for justice. She has learned that under the Government’s new Sentencing Act 2026,…