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Ben Forrest

Ben Forrest

Staff Writer/ Music Journalist at Far Out Magazine

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United Kingdom
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  • English
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  • Art
  • Books
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  • Music
  • Health & Medicine
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Recent Articles

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“On a mission from god”: Which musicians appeared in The Blues Brothers?

The 1980 film 'The Blues Brothers' had a love for soul and R&B music at its heart, and it recruited the likes of James Brown and Aretha Franklin in cameo roles.
27 days ago
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Pete Townshend on The Beatles album that showed the future

When The Beatles released their magnum opus, the band forever altered the landscape of songwriting, and The Who's Pete Townshend was particularly affected.
29 days ago
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Darkside – ‘Nothing’ album review: Cosmic soundscapes and a lack of...

New York-based proprietors of expansive electronic experimentalism, Darkside, has returned with their third studio album 'Nothing', via Matador Records.
about 1 month ago
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The only album that changed Eddie Vedder's musical landscape

Pearl Jam songwriter Eddie Vedder boasts an incredibly broad range of musical influences, but it was Peter Gabriel's WOMAD compilation that opened up his world.
about 1 month ago
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“How presumptuous”: When Johnny Cash leapt to the defence of heavy ...

Back in the 1980s, when the US Senate was targeting heavy metal music for being dangerous, country music devotee Johnny Cash leapt to the defence of the genre.
about 1 month ago
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‘Bones’: the song Thom Yorke thought never worked live

Radiohead are often renowned for being an incredible live band, but songwriter Thom Yorke claims one song from 'The Bends' never worked in a live setting.
about 1 month ago
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The first album released exclusively for streaming services

Exploring the rise of music streaming platforms and the release of Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo', the first album to be released exclusively for streaming.
about 1 month ago
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‘Dead Dog Island’: The insane TV pitch in Iggy Pop’s rider

For their 2006 reunion tour Iggy Pop and The Stooges included an insane reality TV pitch for a show called 'Dead Dog Island' in their multi-page rider.
about 1 month ago
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Ric-Tic Records: the label that took on the Motown giant

During the 1960s, Detroit soul was dominated by Motown and Berry Gordy, but the small label Ric-Tic Records managed to threaten to position of the label.
about 2 months ago
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The dark side of Berry Gordy and Motown Records

Motown Records produced a wealth of groundbreaking hit soul singles back in the 1960s, but the management style of boss Berry Gordy was often exploitative.
about 2 months ago
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Inside Greenway Records: New York’s most exciting indie label

We chatted with Harry Portnof, founder of Brooklyn-based label Greenway Records, who have been staunch advocates for independence in music for over a decade.
about 2 months ago
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“People want somewhere to belong”: Inside the 21st century northern...

Taking an in-depth look inside the 21st century northern soul revival, with quotes from Deptford Northern Soul Club, Northern Grooves, and Levanna McLean.
about 2 months ago
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Independent Venue Week 2025: Ibibio Sound Machine round off the wee...

London-based Afro-funk collective Ibibio Sound Machine rounded off Independent Venue Week 2025 with a euphoric, packed show at The Trades Club in Hebden Bridge.
about 2 months ago
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Barbara Lynn: the songwriter who set the gold standard of R&B and soul

Exploring the incredible work of Texan songwriter and guitarist Barbara Lynn, who found success during the 1960s as an R&B and soul music singer-songwriter.
about 2 months ago
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The one artist that inspired Tom Waits to give up his job and becom...

Tom Waits is among America's most iconic songwriters, but without Ray Charles he might still be working as a cook in a local pizza restaurant in California.
about 2 months ago
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The Beatles song Ray Davies compared to The Who and Batman

When The Beatles unveiled 'Revolver' in 1966, not everybody was convinced. The Kinks songwriter Ray Davies even compared one song to Batman and The Who.
about 2 months ago
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‘Just Dropped In’: The anti-LSD anthem that typified the hippie age

Psychedelic rock came to dominate music during the hippie age of the 1960s, and the anti-LSD song 'Just Dropped In' was soon co-opted by the counterculture.
2 months ago
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‘Grand Coulee Dam’: the only time Woody Guthrie was paid for his work

Woody Guthrie is among the most important folk artists of all time, but the American songwriter was rarely rewarded for his tireless work with payment.
2 months ago
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DAF: How fascist dictators defined electro-punk

Revisiting 'Der Mussolini', the 1981 single by German duo DAF, which defined the early days of industrial electro-punk, with lyrics about fascist dictators.
2 months ago
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How The Beatles reinvented the music industry with one song

The Beatles were responsible for countless essential developments within the music industry, but, in 1967, they pioneered the use of double A-side singles.
2 months ago
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“Home taping is killing music”: the Dead Kennedys cassette that enc...

Piracy and home-taping was an issue which scared the music industry during the 1980s, but punk legends Dead Kennedys were keen to contribute to the effort.
2 months ago