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“A bridge too far”: the tour Sting said he would never play again

(Credits: Far Out / Last FM) Sat 19 April 2025 12:00, UK The idea of touring is always a big gamble for anyone who’s been in the game for too long. Many kids can’t wait to get out on the road and prove to everyone why they should be heralded as one of the greatest […]

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“If she had an issue with anything, she absolutely would have told us”: director Ami Canaan Mann shines a light on a pioneer in ‘Audrey’s Children’

(Credits: Far Out / Blue Harbor Entertainment) Fri 18 April 2025 12:30, UK Audrey Evans’ life story may not be as well-known as it should be, with the British-born American spending most of her career working at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she became established as one of the leading pediatric oncologists in the […]

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Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker admits “life became dark” following Michael Jackson incident at Brits

(Credit: Alamy/Press) Fri 18 April 2025 12:17, UK Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has reflected on crashing the stage during Michael Jackson’s performance at the Brit Awards in 1996 and revealed the consequences of the high-profile stunt. Jackson’s performance was the spectacle of the evening and brought out all of the stops for an extravagant rendition […]

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Five acoustic guitarists far more skilled than Eddie Van Halen

(Credits: Far Out / Carl Lender) Fri 18 April 2025 12:00, UK Who could ever question the magnitude of Eddie Van Halen? When he burst onto the scene, he didn’t just bring with him some exciting riffs and solos; he championed a brand new playing style, one that would change guitar as we know it. […]

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Haley Joel Osment arrested for public intoxication

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thu 17 April 2025 12:32, UK Actor Hayley Joel Osment was arrested for public intoxication at a ski lodge in California on April 8th, 2025. The actor, best known for his roles in Sixth Sense and Blink Twice, was also arrested for possession of an unspecified controlled substance. The […]

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How did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

(Credits: Far Out / Richard Mortel) Thu 17 April 2025 12:30, UK Some five million people flock to Rome each year to visit Michelangelo’s greatest work, the most iconic example of Catholic iconography and Renaissance painting to exist. However, only a few know that this work was the first large-scale painting project by the artist, […]

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The legendary band Jeff Beck said couldn’t challenge him

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thu 17 April 2025 12:00, UK Ask any guitarist for a list of names of players they admire, and Jeff Beck will appear. In the history of British music, he’s one of the finest players the island ever created and became a truly foundational force in the rock and […]

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Billie Eilish urges artists to use platforms in “non-preachy way”

Credits: Mike Baker / ©A.M.P.A.S. Wed 16 April 2025 12:35, UK In a recent interview, global sensation Billie Eilish answered a range of questions from fellow celebrities. Responding to Jane Fonda and Stella McCartney, Eilish discussed the privilege of being able to platform social causes she “truly cares about”, and urged other artists to do […]

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Why was Egon Schiele sent to prison for his art?

(Credits: Far Out / Josef Anton Trčka / The Yorck Project / Leopold Museum) Wed 16 April 2025 12:30, UK The Austrian artist Egon Schiele is known today for his harrowing portraits of hollow-eyed, sunken-faced characters. His dark body of work is celebrated today for serving as a visual evocation of his own psychological torment […]