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“T’ain’t no big thing”: The Roxy Music song inspired by Caribbean patois

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Fri 4 October 2024 12:00, UK It is difficult to imagine what the landscape of modern alternative music might look like without the pioneering influence of Roxy Music. From their initial formation in 1970, the Bryan Ferry-fronted outfit consistently challenged the conventions of rock, incorporating a variety of different sounds, […]

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The character Keira Knightley admitted was a MacGuffin: “A damsel in distress?”

(Credit: Alamy) Fri 4 October 2024 11:00, UK The mid-2000s weren’t kind to a lot of celebrities. Just ask English actor Keira Knightley, who felt so savaged by the tabloid press at the time she came down with a serious case of Imposter Syndrome. Knightley has since grown in confidence, perhaps partly thanks to frequently […]

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‘Outer Banks’ Season 4: Release Date, Plot, Cast & Everything We Know

View gallery Image Credit: Netflix The good (and crazy) times on Outer Banks are far from over! With just days until the release of part one of season 4, get ready for more drama, Pogue action, and Kook chaos. It’s an exciting time for Outer Banks fans, as the wait for season 4 is almost over. […]

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‘My People Were Fair’: The acoustic origin of T-Rex

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Thu 3 October 2024 12:00, UK When you think about T-Rex, you think about hard-hitting rock music. The sound they became famous for packed a punch, as songs like ‘Get It On’ and ‘Children of the Revolution’ are made for head-banging. They play into the sonic rebellion that was oh-so […]

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Caribou – ‘Honey’ album review: a shimmering dance album that feels like peace personified

(Credit: Fabrice Bourgelle) Thu 3 October 2024 11:49, UK CARIBOU – ‘HONEY’ THE SKINNY: Right place, wrong time: the four words that describe the new album by Caribou perfectly. I’m not sure whether it’s because of scheduling errors or it’s some kind of sick, cruel joke that he decided to release such a summer-infused and shimmering […]

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Flying Mile: the unusual world record beaten by Idris Elba

(Credit: Harald Krichel) Wed 2 October 2024 12:30, UK Idris Elba is a man of many talents outside of acting. Some of those include rapping, DJing and podcasting, but almost a decade ago, he quietly added another string to his bow: world record-breaking. Elba, of course, first came to mainstream prominence on TV with a […]

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‘We Carry On’: The Portishead song made as a tribute to Silver Apples

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Wed 2 October 2024 12:00, UK Since their early 1990s emergence, Portishead has released three albums, all of which have cemented them as one of Britain’s most innovative bands. As pioneers of the trip-hop genre, the group stood out compared to many of their contemporaries, working with obscure samples and influenced by […]

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Five filmmakers heavily influenced by pulp storytelling

(Credits: Far Out / MUBI / YouTube Stills / Original Promo) Wed 2 October 2024 11:00, UK If you say the word “pulp” to most film fans, they’ll likely think of Pulp Fiction—and they’d be right to. Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 crime classic changed cinema forever, cementing him as one of Hollywood’s most prominent proponents of […]