Far Out Magazine

Was ‘Eleanor Rigby’ a real person? 🕵️‍♀️🎶 ‘Eleanor Rigby’ is one of the most famous tracks from The Beatles’ seventh full-length record, Revolver. Released in 1966, the song was an instant chart-topper and remains well-loved to this day, but was the song title taken from the name of a real person? One of countless hits attributed to the songwriting partnership between John Lennon and Paul McCartney, ‘Eleanor Rigby’ was inspired by an amalgamation of experiences McCartney has detailed. The initial inspiration came from his childhood when he used to complete chores for elderly ladies as a scout. #paulmccartney #thebeatles

Rock and roll has always been a great space for speaking one’s mind. No one goes into the music business to say empty platitudes every time they make music, and the best music is something that delves into the real problems with the world rather than trying to tiptoe around certain subjects. 💥🎶 And while some of the biggest songs of certain eras have aged like milk, there are also a handful of tunes from the likes of Bob Dylan and John Lennon that can still get people chanting in the streets to this day. Read more below ⬇️

Slash still considers Jimi Hendrix the holy grail of guitar playing: "H was definitely the primal wild man" 🎸👇

📸 Paul and Linda McCartney met Jeff Buckley after his show at the Roseland Ballroom on June 2, 1995. Photographer Merri Cyr was their to capture it.

Any artist needs to keep things fresh whenever they go into the studio. 🙌🎶 There are always going to be new ways for people to mix things up, but right when a song seems to be going south half the time, sometimes all bands like Deftones need is the perfect guest star to completely tie a song up. Read the full feature below ⬇️

Kurt Cobain’s journal entries throughout the late 80s-early 90s. 📝

To Bush, David Bowie had everything a star could possibly want or need: “A fantastic songwriter with a voice to match" 🎤👇