Ben Forrest

1 week ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Ben Forrest

Fri 11 April 2025 19:00, UK Regret is a tricky thing to deal with, particularly for artists and musicians. After all, dark times, mistakes, and questionable decisions often lead to bouts of profound artistic expression that aid in the creation of masterpieces. For an artist as prolific and beloved as Tom Petty, life was rarely an easy ride, but even some of his darkest moments gave rise to groundbreaking albums – although the songwriter himself was not always proud of the final product.

1 week ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Ben Forrest

Fri 11 April 2025 18:30, UK The Beatles might have parted ways back in 1970, but they were never going to disappear into the ether. Over the course of the 1960s, they had risen from teenage skiffle musicians in Liverpool to global superstars performing in the biggest pop band the world has ever seen.

1 week ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Ben Forrest

Fri 11 April 2025 13:00, UK Spring 1990: The hot sun beats down on the usually rain-soaked streets of northern England. Bucket hats become soaked with sweat, alcohol, and ecstasy as the definitive indie band of the era takes to the stage with the backdrop of a chemical factory in Widnes. This was The Stone Roses; this was Spike Island.

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Fri 11 April 2025 9:54, UK Residents of Los Angeles are still recovering from the devastating wildfires which ravaged the region earlier in the year. Thousands of people, including a plethora of iconic actors such as Anjelica Huston, were forced to evacuate their homes. Now, the Oscar winner has revealed that her former partner, Jack Nicholson, offered to help her during the evacuation. Famously, Nicholson and Huston dated on and off between 1973 and 1990.

1 week ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Ben Forrest

Fri 11 April 2025 12:00, UK Protest music has a rich and diverse history dating back centuries; for as long as there has been music, there have been musicians using it as a means of defying authority. This was never more true than during the punk boom of the 1970s, which saw a vast array of grassroots artists often calling for the destruction of authority and the state.