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“It’s terrible”: the Paul McCartney song thought didn’t sound right

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Wed 20 November 2024 11:33, UK By the time Paul McCartney left The Beatles, he still had a good handle on what made a great record. Even if he was going it alone without the rest of his Fab bandmates, bringing Wings together felt like a no-brainer after establishing his […]

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The obscure and surprising samples that define Portishead’s ‘Dummy’

(Credits: Far Out / Go! Discs LTD) Wed 20 November 2024 11:00, UK The trip-hop explosion that took place in the 1990s might not have eclipsed movements like grunge, Britpop or hip-hop, but it paved the way for a new sound, effortlessly fusing techniques used by musicians in stereotypically opposing genres. Borrowing methods of music-making […]

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Release date set for Robert De Niro’s first Netflix series, ‘Zero Day’

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Stills) Wed 20 November 2024 10:57, UK The release date for the new Netflix series Zero Day, starring Robert De Niro, has been announced. The programme will arrive early next year on February 20th, 2025. Zero Day marks the first regular television project De Niro has starred in and executive […]

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Was ‘Outer Banks’ Canceled? Why Season 5 Is OBX’s Last

Image Credit: JACKSON LEE DAVIS/NETFLIX P4L apparently doesn’t mean forever. Outer Banks fans were heartbroken when Rudy Pankow‘s character, JJ, died at the end of season 4. Now that season 5 was declared to be show’s last one, speculation arose about how long the series was supposed to go. So, was OBX canceled? For the […]

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Josh O’Connor confirmed to star in new Steven Spielberg movie alongside Emily Blunt

(Credit: Andriy Makukha) Tue 19 November 2024 11:15, UK English actor Josh O’Connor has been officially confirmed to star in a new movie by blockbuster legend Steven Spielberg, joining the likes of Emily Blunt and Colin Firth on the call sheet. Between his widely praised performance as the Prince of Wales in The Crown and […]

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Colin Petersen, Bee Gees drummer, dead at 78

(Credits: Alamy) Tue 19 November 2024 11:09, UK Colin Petersen, the original drummer of the celebrated pop group the Bee Gees, has died aged 78. The Australian musician and actor, who was also known by the nickname ‘Smiley’, was a member of the band from 1966 to 1970, and featured on some of the band’s earliest […]

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The career moments Timothée Chalamet compared to Bob Dylan

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy / Bent Rej) Tue 19 November 2024 11:00, UK In the 2007 biopic I’m Not There, the character of Bob Dylan was played by six actors: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Ben Wishaw, and Marcus Carl Franklin. Timothée Chalamet, though, will tackle the challenge of becoming music’s […]

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PJ Harvey shares cover of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’

(Credits: Far Out / Steve Gullick) Mon 18 November 2024 11:31, UK Season two of the highly acclaimed black comedy Bad Sisters has recently been released on Apple TV+. It features a new collection of songs by PJ Harvey made to soundtrack the show, including a cover of Joy Division’s classic track, ‘Love Will Tear […]

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Australian Music Prize 2024: Nick Cave and Amyl and the Sniffers nominated

(Credits: YouTube / Nick Cave) Mon 18 November 2024 11:17, UK Australian legends Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have been shortlisted for the 20th Australian Music Prize for their most recent album, Wild God. Cave, who first made his name with the cult Australian post-punk band The Birthday Party, before going solo and continuing […]