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Porthemmet Beach: The beautiful Cornish paradise that doesn’t exist

(Credits: Far Out / Hadyn Cutler) Tue 2 December 2025 11:30, UK Cornwall is one of the most picturesque areas of England due to its sand-swept beaches, crashing waves begging to be surfed and, of course, warm pasties, making it a generational holiday hotspot, with an estimated four million vacations in the county each year. […]

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Why Shuggie Otis rejected The Rolling Stones: “I didn’t think twice”

(Credits: Far Out / Capsule Records) Tue 2 December 2025 11:00, UK It would be quite the job opening to see advertised: The Rolling Stones, looking for a new guitarist.  After a period of chaos, the band were looking for some stability again. For months and months before they cut the cords, Brian Jones had […]

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‘One Battle After Another’ wins ‘Best Feature’ at the Gotham Awards

(Credits: Warner Bros) Tue 2 December 2025 10:53, UK One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, became the big name winner at this year’s Gotham Awards, taking home the most coveted prize of ‘Best Feature’. The high-octane action epic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio del Toro, among an all-star ensemble cast, has been […]

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The French silent film that influenced Michael Mann’s visual style: “A study”

(Credits: Raph Pour-Hashemi) Mon 1 December 2025 11:30, UK There aren’t many filmmakers who’ve emerged within the last half-century who have been quite as influential as Michael Mann, revolutionising modern crime cinema with his groundbreaking filmmaking techniques. Although Mann helped to turn television into a prestigious art form with his ahead-of-its-time work on Miami Vice, […]

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Soft Cell’s final album inspired by Dave Ball’s morphine trips

(Courtesy of Soft Cell // Mike Owen) Sun 30 November 2025 11:01, UK Late Soft Cell legend Dave Ball revealed, in an interview before his passing, that their latest album is inspired by his morphine trips. Talking to Classic Pop a few months before his tragic passing, Ball shed light on the themes and influences […]

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Why ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ should have won a Grammy for ‘Best Album’

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Sun 30 November 2025 11:00, UK Contrary to popular belief among my close circle of friends, who view the job title of Music Journalist as a codeword for fun sponge, I do actually like pop music. My intention to work in music wasn’t to shit on bubblegum pop as […]