Homepage Archives: 12/2024

The Beatles - 2023 Promo Image - Now and Then

“It dumbfounded me”: The album cover that transformed The Beatles

“I know now”.

Dec 4, 2024

A brief history of murder ballads- The oldest form of crime literature - 2023

Five times musicians were tragically murdered

Tragic.

Dec 4, 2024

NICO - German Actress - Singer - Model - 1966

The Marble Index: How Nico captured the true heart of sorrow

An essential listen.

Dec 4, 2024

What did cans of soup mean to Andy Warhol?

What did cans of soup mean to Andy Warhol?

A deep dive.

Dec 4, 2024

The funk albums funded by Colonel Gaddafi

The funk albums funded by Colonel Gaddafi

Spreading the word.

Dec 3, 2024

URC- The label that launched acid folk and changed Japan - 2024

URC: The label that launched acid folk and changed Japan

The pioneering underground Japanese label.

Dec 3, 2024

Chubby and the Gang recommend their best spots for Guinness in London - Interview - 2024 - Far Out Magazine (F)

Chubby and the Gang recommend the best spots for Guinness in London

A different side to London.

Dec 3, 2024

Quick-Fire Questions - Hang Linton - Interview - 2024

Quick-fire Questions: 10 minutes with Hang Linton

“Rebellious, visceral, boundary-pushing.”

Dec 3, 2024

Paul Kennedy on how the Coen brothers inadvertently helped invent Northern Irish neo-horror with 'Dead Man's Money'

Paul Kennedy on how the Coen brothers inadvertently helped invent Northern Irish “neo-horror” with ‘Dead Man’s Money’

How a modern tale inspired by ‘Macbeth’ and the Coens led to a new genre.

Dec 3, 2024

Sgt Pepper’s vs Village Green Preservation Society- the definitive concept album of the swinging sixties

Sgt Pepper’s vs Village Green Preservation Society: the definitive concept album of the swinging sixties

Clash of the titans.

Dec 2, 2024

The Story Behind the Shot- The complexities of resistance in 'The Battle of Algiers'

The Story Behind The Shot: The complexities of resistance in ‘The Battle of Algiers’

An important film…

Tiegan Johnston

Dec 2, 2024

We're all fighting for the same fucking thing- Meryl Streek on 'Songs for the Deceased' and a rotten political class - Interview - 2024 - Far Out M...

“We’re all fighting for the same fucking thing”: Meryl Streek on ‘Songs for the Deceased’ and a rotten political class

Getting to know Ireland’s most important artist.

Dec 2, 2024