Bibek Acharya
- Led Zeppelin , Robert Plant , Rock Music
- July 14, 2025
- 10 views
How ‘Lord of the Rings’ inspired one of Led Zeppelin’s best songs
When you’re a rock star you’re not so picky about where your inspiration comes from. In fact, any artist worth their weight in gold will take a spark of influence…
- Amy winehouse , Rock Music
- July 6, 2025
- 48 views
Amy Winehouse, Dido, and the background music “to death”
One artist she repeatedly made her disdain known for was Dido, a British singer enjoying the height of her success around the same time as the release of Winehouse’s debut…
- Elvis Presley , Rock Music
- July 6, 2025
- 72 views
When Elvis Presley’s hips caused a cultural revolution
When Elvis Presley first appeared on CBS in 1956, pop culture had barely gotten off the ground. Its subsequent ascent, however, was akin to Conchord. This meteoric culture rise was,…
- Freddie Mercury , Rock Music
- July 6, 2025
- 70 views
How Queen and Freddie Mercury threw the wildest album release party of all time
It is an oddity in the rock ‘n’ roll annuls that Queen, the band who are now viewed as one of the most savoury household musical names since Bread thanks…
- John Lennon , Rock Music , The beatles
- July 6, 2025
- 55 views
Which Beatles song did John Lennon play live the most?
There’s a little white lie that often crops up in the annals of rock history: The Beatles weren’t really a live band. Given that they stopped touring in 1966, the…
- Led Zeppelin , Rock Music
- July 6, 2025
- 38 views
The greatest debut rock album of all time: ‘Led Zeppelin’
Today marks the 52nd anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s groundbreaking eponymous debut album, released in 1969. Led Zeppelin’s front album artwork was designed by George Hardie and depicts a picture of…
- Jimmy page , Led Zeppelin , Rock Music
- July 6, 2025
- 66 views
The Led Zeppelin album Jimmy Page said was most difficult: “We didn’t have anything”
It can feel like a small miracle for any band once a record is done. People can spend that time slaving away and trying to find the perfect guitar sound…
- Amy winehouse , Rock Music
- July 3, 2025
- 77 views
“Laughed at by the Gods”: the most heartbreakingly real Amy Winehouse lyric
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who wasn’t instantly stunned the second Amy Winehouse ever opened her mouth to sing. Her voice transplanted from a whole other era, oozing…
- Led Zeppelin , Robert Plant , Rock Music
- July 2, 2025
- 39 views
The isolated drums for Led Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’ are a window to John Bonham’s power
Like many flippant schoolkids, we spent far too much time here in the Far Out offices proposing unlikely and unholy musical competitions. For example, who would win in a Sex…
- Led Zeppelin , Robert Plant , Rock Music
- July 2, 2025
- 52 views
Watch Led Zeppelin’s powerful performance of ‘Communication Breakdown’ on their TV debut
We’re dipping into the Far Out Magazine vault to look back at Led Zeppelin’s fiery TV debut and their show-stopping performance of ‘Communication Breakdown’. It was the first song Robert…
Amy Winehouse, Dido, and the background music “to death”
- July 6, 2025
- 48 views
When Elvis Presley’s hips caused a cultural revolution
- July 6, 2025
- 72 views
Which Beatles song did John Lennon play live the most?
- July 6, 2025
- 55 views