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David Squires delves into… the best TV moments of the year

(Credits: Far Out / David Squires) Sat 27 December 2025 10:43, UK As the Gregorian calendar looks to whittle away, there is something comforting about sitting in front of the illuminating box in the corner of our lives, brightening the darkness outside and bringing us the best TV the world has to offer. Another facet […]

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The Fleetwood Mac song used to mock Stevie Nicks: “If there was any doubt”

(Credits: Far Out / IMDB) Sat 27 December 2025 10:10, UK The personal dynamic within Fleetwood Mac was always on eggshells at the best of times. Before the band even turned into the living soap opera that we know and love today, their willingness to drop members like a bad habit would become a foundational […]

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The rock singer Elton John said made “the best records”

(Credits: Raph Pour-Hashemi) Fri 26 December 2025 11:00, UK In the grand tradition of rock and roll, no one could have scripted someone like Elton John becoming one of the biggest names in music. Reginald Dwight was certainly not going to get into the same realm as Elvis Presley when he first started making waves […]

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‘Father and Son’: How Cat Stevens’ classic captures the Russian Revolution

Credits: Far Out / Protest Photos Fri 26 December 2025 10:00, UK The political revolutionary foundations of Yusuf/Cat Stevens’ immortal ‘Father and Son’ is a fact often missed by even many longtime fans. Everybody knows 1970’s Tea for the Tillerman’s cut – and only ever a B-side to ‘Moonshadow’ – was drawing from a certain […]

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Paul McCartney’s long-lost experimental Christmas album

(Credits: Far Out / Bradford Timeline) Thu 25 December 2025 10:35, UK There are more than enough terrible Christmas songs. It is an affliction of the festive period that we seem to be subjected to every single year. But there are some gems to be had out there. As it is that time of the […]

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The five most bizarre Christmas songs ever made

(Credits: Far Out / Record Sleeves / Press) Thu 25 December 2025 10:33, UK Christmas is a time of tradition to such an extent that we even go along with hearing the same old collection of about 15 songs on repeat every year. That’s fine by most people, after all, the Christmas roast is tradition […]

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The one band Rod Stewart was “too frightened” to sing with

(Credits: Far Out / Warner Bros. Records) Wed 24 December 2025 11:17, UK Rod Stewart has strutted onto pretty much every stage worthy of a single step. He has done so with the confidence of a cockerel with new shoes on. Prancing across the boards and delivering the kind of showy songs that make him […]

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Paul Weller’s five favourite albums of all time: “It’s a fantastic album”

(Credits: Far Out / Nicole Nodland) Wed 24 December 2025 11:08, UK There’s something timeless about Paul Weller. The Jam icon has long since established himself as one of the most confident artists around. But while that certainly brings a sense of authority, Weller has always been able to marry that with a sense of […]