2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (507+ words) One of the occupations legitimately mentioned on the Wikipedia page of 78-year-old ‘Swinging London‘ icon Jenny Boyd, listed just after “former model”, is “rock muse”, a concept that certainly doesn’t sound like a real job until you’re there in the…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago   (364+ words) Brian May and the rest of Queen were coming up during a period when there was so much groundbreaking music dotted about that it was hard not to be inspired by it. Of course, when you’re growing up during such…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (655+ words) A music journalist, proud Bradfordian, and northern soul obsessive, Ben Forrest is Far Out’s go-to guy for all things Off The Beaten Track. Immersing himself in everything from New York no-wave to Brazilian bossa nova, he has been contributing to…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (605+ words) ‘Centerfold’: How the J Geils Band abandoned all principles for the sake of a 1981 number one Far Out Magazine ‘Centerfold’: How the J Geils Band abandoned all principles for the sake of a 1981 number one Rock music, as it was…...

18+ hour, 54+ min ago   (332+ words) Perhaps it isn’t the entire point of the genre, but part of the appeal of being punk is accepting the fact that you’re not going to be for everyone, and even have the opportunity to make your audiences uncomfortable to…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago   (310+ words) The subject of Louise Lockwood’s new documentary, Bel, pours from the screen in nearly every frame. In the richness and range of her singing voice, the wry humour of her teenage video diaries, and the snippets of grainy phone footage…...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago   (283+ words) When one thinks of their favourite books, chances are their minds wander to the authors and works read most recently, and those consumed during their most formative years. In a curated list of Manson’s favourite reads for Elle in 2016, she…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (412+ words) It must be a fleeting thought that’s crossed many a headbanger’s mind when witnessing the heavy metal theatre ‘that stands before’ them: “Are these guys for real?” Devilry and the occult are long-standing motifs in the world of heavy metal....

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (541+ words) Andrew Clayman is an ageing music writer, amateur shortstop, and semi-pro historian who left his sweet home Chicago to chase the dream in Leeds. Quite conceivably the only person to have interviewed Henry Rollins and Zooey Deschanel on the same…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (458+ words) The Beach Boys were brothers, friends, enemies, and everything in between. Dennis and Brian Wilson could certainly attest to that. The band’s close ties were most definitely what made things fractious over the years, but sometimes it was admittedly sad…...