The Far Out Pub Quiz: Leonard Cohen, Donald Trump and the first Green Man festival Test your knowledge. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 26, 2026
Crazy Elephant: The 1960s band who pretended to be Welsh in a bid to top the charts A rogue stunt. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 26, 2026
CBGBs: The New York venue John Lydon dismissed as “a world of foolishness” No intention of playing. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 26, 2026
Five songs that will make you feel like the only person in the world Isolating. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 25, 2026
The Beatle John Lennon bitterly accused of lying through their teeth in the 1970s A big omission. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 25, 2026
“All I know is diminishing returns”: dispatches from the mind of Anton Newcombe A mind like no other. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 25, 2026
“It kicked off”: Why Genesis claim to have invented Brian Eno Certainly a bold claim. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 25, 2026
The opening lyric Paul Simon wrote in 1973 that the rest of the song couldn’t compete with He set the bar too high. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 24, 2026
The 1977 Fleetwood Mac classic inspired by heartbreak and cocaine: “Directed straight at Lindsey” “She worked right through the night.” Dale Maplethorpe Jun 24, 2026
“Big fans”: The Faces’ rivals Rod Stewart would have loved to join A dream gig. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 23, 2026
The big success Bill Black made of leaving Elvis Presley’s band in 1958 He made it on his own. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 23, 2026