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Ben Forrest

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Covers:  Music, film, politics
Music journalist for @FarOutMag and long-suffering Bradford City fan
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Ralph Steadman and Brian Chambers discuss psychedelic art

Ralph Steadman and Brian Chambers discuss psychedelic art

Far Out Magazine — Exploring the vibrant, mind-bending world of psychedelic artwork, through interviewing art collector Brian Chambers and iconic Gonzo illustrator Ralph Steadman
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Say She She live review: Bringing disco euphoria to Leeds

Say She She live review: Bringing disco euphoria to Leeds

Far Out Magazine — On a cold Tuesday night, Brooklyn-based disco giants Say She She brought their intense and captivating sound to a sold-out audience at Project House in Leeds.
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The Harness: Bringing queercore punk to Serbia

The Harness: Bringing queercore punk to Serbia

Far Out Magazine — Exploring the abrasive world of The Harness, the hardcore punk outfit that have been bringing Queercore to the ex-Yugoslavian nation of Serbia since 2020.
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Gig review: Blonde Redhead at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Gig review: Blonde Redhead at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

The Yorkshire Post —
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Jeffrey Lewis and The Voltage - Leeds Lending Rooms

Jeffrey Lewis and The Voltage - Leeds Lending Rooms

noisedelaysrecovery.com — The encore provided a perfect end to what was an unbelievable gig, certainly the best gig in recent memory for this reporter.
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In conversation with Alt-J's Gus Unger-Hamilton ahead of the new release 'The Dream' - The Grypho...

In conversation with Alt-J's Gus Unger-Hamilton ahead of the new release 'The Dream' - The Grypho...

The Gryphon — Leeds-originated folktronica trio alt-J are set to release their fourth studio album, entitled The Dream, today. Ahead of the release, I spoke to keyboard player and backing vocalist (as well as past Gryphon contributor) Gus Unger-Hamilton to gain an insight into the production of the new album and to look back on his time within the [...]
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The B-52's: Pioneers of LGBTQI+ activism in the New Wave scene - The Gryphon

The B-52's: Pioneers of LGBTQI+ activism in the New Wave scene - The Gryphon

The Gryphon — The punk and new wave scene of the late 70's and 80's is often seen as dominated by the angry voices of straight white men. The bands from that era usually picked out by the mainstream music press would certainly reflect that theory. In 1976, however, a band formed in Athens, Georgia, over a fishbowl [...]
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Free Leonard Peltier! - The Gryphon

Free Leonard Peltier! - The Gryphon

The Gryphon — 45 years ago, on the 6th February 1976 an indigenous activist, and member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Indians, by the name of Leonard Peltier was arrested in Canada in connection to the shooting of two FBI agents on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, USA, in 1975.
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"I know a good joke when I steal one": An exploration of plagiarism in comedy - The Gryphon

"I know a good joke when I steal one": An exploration of plagiarism in comedy - The Gryphon

The Gryphon — The issue of 'joke thieves' and plagiarism in comedy has become somewhat of a regular discussion in the past few years, with perhaps the most prominent example being American comic Amy Schumer who was exposed as having plagiarised a vast array of jokes from other comics such as John Mulaney, Kathleen Madigan and Wendy Liebman [...]
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Punk is Black! - The Gryphon

Punk is Black! - The Gryphon

The Gryphon — Punk music, as a genre, has a long and illustrious history, and most music historians list the first 'punk' records as The Stooges' 1969 album, or the MC5's 'Kick Out the Jams' (also released in 1969) - some go further back to the US garage scene of the mid-1960's, either way, the frequently told history [...]
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