1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (215+ words) Setting the insensitivity and general illegality of that oft-traded record aside, it does serve as an interesting historical artefact nearly 50 years later; not only capturing the feel of that infamous performance, but also shoe-horning in a pre-concert radio interview that…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (532+ words) Far Out Magazine The 1971 “masterpiece” Lindsey Buckingham called one of the “greatest” in pop Lindsey Buckingham never bothered making any old rock and roll song whenever he walked into the studio. Getting the chance to join a band like Fleetwood…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (548+ words) The “hot shot” singer Linda Ronstadt knew would be a star: “I loved him” Far Out Magazine The “hot shot” singer Linda Ronstadt knew would be a star: “I loved him” Linda Ronstadt wasn’t interested in playing one style of…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (505+ words) Far Out Magazine The 1970 classic Eric Clapton can’t believe he actually wrote: “It still knocks me out” When did Eric Clapton peak? He’s a guitarist who has constantly straddled the line between various genres, and so that question will get…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (266+ words) Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter, the guitarist for Steely Dan, absolutely blew the band’s mind when he nailed the solo for ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’ in one take. Such a complex solo is the kind of thing that a lot of…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (579+ words) Bugger off” Far Out Magazine The 1950s singer Jimmy Page wanted nothing to do with again: “Bugger off” Jimmy Page wasn’t one to suffer fools the minute that he put together Led Zeppelin. He had his own vision of what he…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (309+ words) It is something of a cliché that everybody’s music taste tends to skew towards whatever they were listening to during their teenage years, but, seemingly, even a songwriter as constantly forward-facing and innovative as The Cure’s Robert Smith isn’t above…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (582+ words) One of the biggest misconceptions about Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf, is that there’s a definite distinction between his musical “persona” and his work and philosophy post-Islam conversion in 1977. However, when you look at one of his most significant…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (283+ words) Prog-rock is a great genre if you love the idea of music being unpredictable. It’s a genre that nobody has really been able to define, as the whole point of prog is music that can’t fit into the mainstream because…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (553+ words) The “only” genre David Bowie never wanted to listen to: “Much easier for me” Far Out Magazine The “only” genre David Bowie never wanted to listen to: “Much easier for me” David Bowie was never afraid to try anything and…...