-
How The Who overcame internal strife and a drummer behaving like a ‘Saudi prince’ to make their most poignant album. “Roger punched me once, and I’m sure I asked for it”
A feature revisits the turbulent making of The Who’s 1973 album Quadrophenia, focusing on the band’s fractious relationship as they toured to promote Pete Townshend’s ambitious concept record. The piece recalls a chaotic gig at Newcastle’s Odeon Cinema on Bonfire Night 1973, where technical failures with backing tapes and audiences struggling to follow the album’s…
-
Bleech 9:3 Return With New Single ‘Figure 8’
Bleech 9:3 have shared new single ‘Figure 8’. The Irish-rooted band have built a real sense of connection, with their self-titled EP making waves on its release earlier this year. An imposingly powerful live phenomenon, Bleech 9:3 will hit the road once more this Autumn, including a sold out show… The post Bleech 9:3 Return…
-
Damaged pitch forces PSG to switch season opener
Paris St-Germain’s opening Ligue 1 game will now be played in Rennes after hot weather “severely damaged” the Parc des Princes pitch.
-
Sue Gray admits it was ‘unbearable’ working in No10 for Keir Starmer as ex-top aide reveals she feared ‘someone was recording everything you say’
Sue Gray, who served as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff before her departure from Downing Street, has reportedly described her time working in No 10 as “unbearable”. The comments, relayed by a former senior aide, offer a rare and unflattering glimpse into the internal atmosphere of Starmer’s government during its early period in power,…
-
Facial recognition at football grounds, Trump-Cohen sit-down, and Root steadies England’s post-Stokes era
Scotland’s chief inspector of constabulary, Craig Naylor, has urged ministers and policing leaders to consider live facial recognition and drones as tools against football-related disorder. His intervention followed incidents including disorder around Celtic and Rangers fixtures, but Police Scotland does not currently use live facial recognition. The proposal would place Scotland within a wider UK…
-
Best Tarstones to use in Mortal Shell 2
This is a strategy guide from Destructoid recommending the best Tarstones—an equipment category used to build a character’s abilities—in the game Mortal Shell 2. Tarstones are essential for progressing through the game’s midgame and endgame content, and the author, who has collected and tested all available options, narrows the selection down to the four strongest…
-
Premier League: nine newcomers to watch in the top flight this season
The Guardian, drawing on Opta data, has picked out nine notable new signings across the Premier League to watch this season, with clubs including Newcastle, Arsenal, Brentford, Everton and Leeds all adding players who could make an immediate impact. The feature blends statistical analysis with scouting insight to highlight who might fill the void left…
-
Women’s Super League finances: club-by-club breakdown and verdict
Detailed financial accounts for 2024-25, the most recent season available, reveal a widening gap between the Women’s Super League’s wealthiest clubs and the rest of the division. Arsenal and Chelsea are the only clubs with wage bills exceeding £10m, and their combined revenue now surpasses that of the rest of the league put together, underlining…
-
Ref, I barely brushed him! The artist who’s painted all of Roy Keane’s red cards
Irish painter Seánie Harte has created a series of oil pastel paintings depicting all 11 occasions on which Roy Keane was sent off while playing for Manchester United, transforming the midfielder’s most notorious moments of on-pitch aggression into colourful, playful artworks. The project draws inspiration from Keane’s own blunt, humorous retellings of his red cards…
-
Why RCA didn’t even want to release The Eurythmics biggest hit: “All hell let loose”
Against better judgment… The post Why RCA didn’t even want to release The Eurythmics biggest hit: “All hell let loose” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.