Smog frontman was inspired by the works of the noir novelist James M Cain when writing this standout track on 2009's 'I Wish We Were an Eagle'.

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When Stanley Kubrick was casting a key role in 'Full Metal Jacket', he considered Robert De Niro, but figured that he was too ...

Pursuing a new sonic direction with 1980's More Specials, Coventry ska revivalists The Specials tackled the topic of nuclear war with their eeriest cut to date.

Looking at James Ivory's 1986 film 'A Room With A View' and his uniquely operatic style that set his films apart. Read more about it here.

Carl Wilson was always that golden harmony in between his brothers in The Beach Boys, and he had the perfect song for the ...

We Live Again' is a sad ballad from Beck's 'Mutations', inspired by the death of a cool uncle and not remotely in step with the dance hits of 'Odelay'.

Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan were never too easily pleased, but in the 1980s the duo thought that one "top ...

We're digging into the Far Out vault to look back at The Beatles song John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote "eyeball to ...

The songwriting genius of Bob Dylan can be overwhelming, but the songwriter himself got emotional upon hearing Jimi Hendrix's ...

Margot Robbie once admitted to having never seen any of the movies in the 'Star Wars' franchise, but she isn't interested in ...