Did Berry Gordy accidentally ruin Diana Ross’s chances of winning an Oscar by going so hard with his promotional campaign, which included nine full-page ads.

The strange keepsake Walton Goggins kept from ‘The Hateful Eight’ was an animal pelt that he thought would look good on a sofa - so he gave it to Conan O'Brien.

While rap as a long and storied history in Black American heritage, one iconic sportsman of the 1960s has been credited with influencing the hip hop artform.

Whenever I tell someone I’m not a fan of Jack Black, as an actor at least, I’m always met with shock. “But what about School of Rock?,” people say, “But he’s so funny!” While School of Rock is a ...

While he rightly cites Leonard Cohen as an influence on his own work, he is more of a North Star who shone upon Cave as he fine-tuned his songwriting talent. On the other hand, when it came to ...

In that scenario, a filmmaker could legitimately be ruined almost overnight – and that’s exactly what nearly happened to John Carpenter’s career when he suffered a catastrophic flop in the ’80s.

Liam Gallagher has always shaken up the status quo - but never more so when he disrupts the rock and roll order to declare the true king of the genre.

The origins of the term aren’t entirely known, with several different theories posited by experts, but it was first used in ...

Ritchie Blackmore needs to be passionate about the music he's making, but there are some forgettable songs on this album, one of which he called "banal." ...

Across a musical decade full of upending industry change and a blossoming array of genres, one surprising single topped the American charts for record time.

While this is no secret, it’s interesting to look at all the reasons why people do opt for vinyl over other formats. For musicians, the sound quality is one of the main benefits. For instance, there’s ...

Record Store Day is here once again and we at Far Out are first in the queue. Here are our collective £150 Record Store Day hauls.