The two movies that convinced Mel Brooks to get into “the masterpiece business”
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How Chuck Berry influenced millions without a hit album
Credit: Far Out / Pickwick Records Sat 11 July 2026 1:00, UK It’s all very well being able…
Who played guitar on the Elvis Presley classic ‘Hound Dog’?
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The 1957 Buddy Holly riff Paul McCartney always adored
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The ‘Hound Dog’ writer who survived an Atlantic shipwreck
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The 1951 song that became the first to use multi-tracking
Credit: Far Out / Iainf The art of multi-tracking is as essential to rock and pop’s development as…
The first-ever radio station run by women in 1955
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The smartest rock ‘n’ roll lyric ever written, according to Paul Simon
Credit: Far Out / Harry Chase, Los Angeles Times Tue 30 June 2026 4:00, UK There’s a verse…
The 1950s singer Tom Petty crowned as the most incredible writer
Credit: Far Out / YouTube Still Wed 24 June 2026 20:30, UK Tom Petty didn’t consider himself a…
The 1952 song that stayed with David Bowie for his entire life
Credit: Far Out / Alamy Tue 23 June 2026 15:00, UK David Bowie didn’t ever feel comfortable being…
The 1950s band Paul Simon thought epitomised “American culture”
Credit: Far Out / Alamy Tue 16 June 2026 22:00, UK When looking at the absolute pinnacle of…
The 1958 songs John Lennon called better than The Beatles
Credit: Far Out / Alamy Sun 14 June 2026 18:15, UK It’s hard to really understand what John…