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Far Out Magazine Asks: Why Everyone Needs a Post-Movie Ritual
A Far Out Magazine culture piece on how modern multiplexes rush audiences out before they can process a film name-checks Disclosure's 'Disclosure Day' as an example of a film audiences can start debating within twenty minutes of leaving the theater.
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Did James Brown Really Invent Hip-Hop and Disco? Far Out Magazine Fact-Checks the Claim
Far Out Magazine revisits James Brown's oft-repeated boast that he invented disco and rap, tracing his funk DNA through decades of hip-hop sampling — while concluding no single artist can claim credit for an entire genre.
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Taylor Swift Reportedly Married at MSG — Venue Shut Off Its Own Surveillance System for the First Time Ever
Wired reports that Madison Square Garden disabled its surveillance system for a private event at the request of the client — an unprecedented move that sources say was tied to Taylor Swift's wedding.
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The Council House That Launched The Human League, ABC and Pulp
In the 1970s, a Sheffield car mechanic turned his council house into Studio Electrophonique — an improvised home studio where The Human League, Heaven 17, ABC and Pulp cut some of their earliest recordings.
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Who's the Next Legacy Act? Far Out Magazine Names Olivia Rodrigo, Fontaines DC and Others
A Far Out Magazine op-ed uses Fontaines DC's anniversary tour as a jumping-off point to ask whether today's headliners like Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX can sustain festival top billing 40 years from now.
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Olivia Rodrigo Calls Abortion Bans "Pro-Control, Not Pro-Life" Ahead of Debut Daisy Chain Fields Festival
Olivia Rodrigo teamed up with the Center for Reproductive Rights on a video released this week, calling abortion bans "pro-control, not pro-life," timed to the run-up of her debut Daisy Chain Fields festival.
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Liam Gallagher Rips World Cup Halftime Show as "Like a Bad Trip" — Only Spares Justin Bieber
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher tore into the Chris Martin-curated 2026 World Cup Final halftime show on Twitter, calling it "like a bad trip" — but made an exception for Justin Bieber's stripped-down acoustic take.
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Wayne Rooney Rips Chris Martin's World Cup Halftime Show: 'I Think It's Rubbish'
After Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup final, former England international Wayne Rooney's blunt takedown of Chris Martin's star-studded halftime show — featuring Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira and Burna Boy — went viral online.
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Hip-Hop Gender Politics Reading Group Hits Session Four, Turns Next to Philippine Hip-Hop
_debby.w_'s ongoing hip-hop gender politics reading group meets July 8 for a fourth session on Chapter 3 of "Rebel Music," with the book's final discussion set for July 25 before the group pivots to Philippine hip-hop.
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unbound.bookstore to Host Free Memorial Event for Ellen Joyce Loo on Aug 5
Taipei bookstore unbound.bookstore is holding a free memorial event on August 5, 2026, honoring Hong Kong singer-songwriter Ellen Joyce Loo, best known as one half of at17.
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A Brief History of FIFA World Cup Anthems: From 1962 Chile to Shakira's 'Waka Waka'
FIFA didn't license an official pop anthem until Italy 1990, but World Cup music traditions date back to 1930 — here's the story from Chile's Los Ramblers to Shakira's record-streaming 'Waka Waka.'
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UK Survey: 41% of Adults Haven't Listened to a Full Album in a Year
A National Rail-commissioned survey of 2,000 UK adults found 41% hadn't listened to an album start to finish in the past year, while listeners replay favorite songs an average of 343 times annually.
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