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The 60 minutes that changed Benedict Cumberbatch’s career forever

(Credit: Alamy) Sat 30 August 2025 12:30, UK Up there with some of the most successful British actors of the last 20 years, alongside Tom Hardy, Christian Bale and Robert Pattinson, Benedict Cumberbatch has neatly jumped, sometimes literally, from spy to superhero to Vulcan to the world’s most famous detective. You can also amusingly substitute […]

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What song stopped ‘Waterloo Sunset’ from topping the charts?

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Fri 29 August 2025 12:00, UK The Kinks were perhaps the most unfortunate of all the British invasion bands, constantly forgotten about behind the successes of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who, but they had plenty of chart-topping hits in the UK that would suggest this outcome unfair. […]

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Alabama Shakes share first song in a decade, ‘Another Life’

(Credits: Bobbi Rich) Fri 29 August 2025 11:05, UK After rumblings all year of new music, Alabama Shakes have released their first song in over a decade, ‘Another Life’. In February, the band announced the huge reunion tour, which began in July in Chicago and will end in September in Texas. Over a total of […]

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Anatomy of a Scene: Mirror madness with the Marx brothers

(Credits: Far Out / Paramount Pictures) Thu 28 August 2025 12:30, UK They may not have pioneered the theory of communism like their cousin Karl, but the Marx brothers had their own major impact on the world. That Karl thing was a joke, by the way; everyone knows they were related by marriage. Groucho, Chico, […]

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‘Eddington’ actor Micheal Ward granted bail at court hearing following rape charges

Credits: Gabriel Hutchinson Photography Thu 28 August 2025 12:07, UK Eddington and Top Boy actor Micheal Ward has been granted bail after appearing in court on rape charges. Last month, the Metropolitan Police charged the British actor with two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault. The […]

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Why The Smiths are still the only band Noel Gallagher wants to reform

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Wed 27 August 2025 12:30, UK It feels like the entire world is healing a bit, knowing that the members of Oasis are on good terms again. As much as Noel Gallagher was always at odds with his brother Liam, their reunion is proof that anything is possible as long […]