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Ben Forrest

Ben Forrest

Staff Writer/ Music Journalist at Far Out Magazine

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United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
Covering topics
  • Art
  • Books
  • Beauty
  • Music
  • Health & Medicine
  • Entertainment
  • Computers & Technology
  • Politics

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Recent Articles

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Sorcha Richardson picks her six favourite singles from the past six weeks

Dublin-born singer-songwriter Sorcha Richardson talks us through her six favourite songs from the past six weeks, ahead of the release of her new studio album.
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The “truly inexplicable” 2002 movie Roger Ebert couldn’t stand: “So...

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert was never one to mince his words when it came to bad cinema, and in 2002 he panned 'Full Frontal' due to its digital format.
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The “impossible” criticism that’s haunted Ron Howard for decades: “...

Ron Howard has amassed a particularly beloved filmography, but you can't please everybody at once, as shown by some harsh criticism levelled at the filmmaker.
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The songs Bob Dylan called The Band at their best: “Those were the ...

The Band provided Bob Dylan with backing for his groundbreaking 'electric' period back in 1966, and the folk songwriter always adored their Motown cover songs.
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The 1966 instrumental Brian Wilson called The Beach Boys’ best: “A ...

The Beach Boys were known more for their incredible, harmonising vocals than their instrumentals, but in 1966 Brian Wilson composed a masterful instrumental.
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Five songs so complex that bands didn’t even try to play them live

Counting down five classic songs that were far too complex or difficult for artists to incorporate into their live set-lists, from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin.
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Keith Richards’ one secret to a long life in rock music: “That’s th...

Keith Richards has defied the odds of life expectancy, but The Rolling Stones' guitarist puts both his and the band's longevity down to one very specific thing.
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“There are other cities”: Is New York City still a musical haven in...

New York City has an incredibly rich musical history, but is it still a haven for artists in 2026, or is Patti Smith right that people should look elsewhere?
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Was James Brown right about all the genres he claimed to have inven...

Over the course of his incredible career as the godfather of funk, James Brown claimed to have invented various music genres, most notably hip hop and disco.
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‘What About Love?’: the 1985 song that saw Grace Slick collaborate ...

The mid-1980s was a strange time for former Jefferson Airplane vocalist Grace Slick, but one highlight was her hit collaboration with Ann Wilson and Heart.
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‘I Saw Her Again’: the bizarre love triangle that inspired one of t...

The Mamas and the Papas were a famously divided group, dominated by the affairs and love triangles within its line-up, and it is all captured in one 1966 track.