(Credits: Jamieson Kerr / Royel Otis) Mon 26 May 2025 12:33, UK Australian indie-rock band Royel Otis have apologised after receiving accusations of misogyny relating to the release of their new single, ‘Moody’. The new track arrived on May 9th and has already racked up close to four million streams on Spotify alone. However, the […]

Credits: Far Out / Blame Photography Mon 26 May 2025 12:30, UK There were two sure-fire ways to upset Margaret Thatcher in the 1990s. The first was to go to a football match, the second was to go to a rave. Thatcher despised both Manchester United and The Prodigy in such equal measure that she passed legislation […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Mon 26 May 2025 12:00, UK In 1960, Elvis Presley released ‘Black Star’. Over a sprightly, swinging rockabilly backing, the song sees The King intone in that unmistakable, trembling croon, “When a man sees his black Star / He knows his time / his time has come”. Some 55 […]

(Credits: Focus Features) Sun 25 May 2025 12:02, UK Ethan Coen’s queer detective movie Honey Don’t!, starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans, wowed the Cannes crowd and received a six-minute standing ovation. The premiere was pushed back 30 minutes, so the movie didn’t kick off until nearly 12:30am local time. This may have […]

(Credits: Far Out / Apple Music) Sun 25 May 2025 12:00, UK While it might have ended in a frayed tangle, a lot of happy fate brought The Police together. Sting, or Mr Sting to his pupils, had been a teacher in his native Newcastle, playing part-time in a jazz fusion band, Last Exit, when […]

(Credits: Alamy) Sat 24 May 2025 11:51, UK A new Freddie Mercury biography reveals that the Queen frontman had a secret daughter, conceived accidentally during an affair with the wife of a close friend. The book, called Love, Freddie, explores the life of Freddie Mercury. It alleges that the child was conceived in 1976. It […]

(Credit: Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo) Sat 24 May 2025 11:30, UK Not every genre is meant to last forever. For as much as people thought that disco was going to be a thing of the past the minute that the ball dropped on January 1st, 1980, there’s a reason why it has seen a significant […]

(Credits: Far Out / Storm Santos) Fri 23 May 2025 12:30, UK After six seasons, 64 episodes, two Golden Globe wins, and 15 Primetime Emmy victories from a combined total of over 80 nominations across both awards ceremonies, The Handmaid’s Tale reaches its conclusion when the series finale airs on Hulu on May 27th, 2025. […]