Listen to Ringo Starr’s isolated drums on The Beatles classic ‘Come Together’
The debate is over and it’s official, Ringo Starr was a much better drummer for The Beatles than you thought he was. We’ve all heard the joke but the truth…
The big problem Ringo Starr had with The Beatles song ‘Here Comes the Sun’
The end of The Beatles is best known for the animosity between its members, particularly the rift between songwriting duo John Lennon and Paul McCartney. After years of being the…
Watch George Harrison and Eric Clapton perform Beatles classic ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ with an all-star band in 1987
We’re digging through the Far Out Magazine vault to bring you an all-star performance from an incredible Prince’s Trust show in 1987. It saw George Harrison alongside Eric Clapton perform…
Remembering when The Beatles appeared on The Morecambe and Wise Show, 46 years ago today
On April, 18th, 1964, The Beatles would make a now-legendary appearance on The Morecambe and Wise Show as the biggest band in Britain. Joining forces with the country’s most famous…
Relive The Beatles iconic debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964
By 1964 Beatlemania was in full effect on both sides of the pond and it was already bubbling away before The Beatles made their now-iconic debut on The Ed Sullivan…
Abbey Road crossing made famous by The Beatles finally able to be repainted while everybody stays home
The London tourist hotspot of Abbey Road’s zebra crossing which is famed due to being an album cover for The Beatles has been repainted amid the city being locked down…
Exclusive book excerpt: Beatles historian Kenneth Womack details George Harrison’s rise in ‘The Story of Abbey Road’
Acclaimed Beatles historian, Kenneth Womack, is on the verge of releasing what has been described as his “most definitive account yet” in the exploration of the writing, recording, mixing, and…
The Beatles song Paul McCartney knew would be a hit: “This is good”
It’s not always easy to find out what songs are great and which ones are crap as a songwriter. Compared to artists who slave over their instruments for hours on…
What instrument plays at the start of The Beatles song ‘She’s Leaving ‘Home’?
She’s Leaving Home’ is one of the most distinctive songs on The Beatles’ legendary 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It marks perhaps the furthest the band went…
Who is “mother Mary” in The Beatles song ‘Let It Be’?
In early 1970, with The Beatles already broken up unofficially and Paul McCartney on the brink of announcing it to the world, there was time for one last monumental Beatles…