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4 Bryan Adams Songs That Will Make You Feel Nostalgic for the 1980s
This is a light feature article rather than a hard news story, spotlighting four Bryan Adams tracks from the 1980s chosen to evoke nostalgia for that decade. It offers context on how each song came about and its commercial reception, drawing on writing credits and comments from Adams’ songwriting partner, Jim Vallance. The four songs…
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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Rock Jams From 1979
An American Songwriter feature revisits four classic rock tracks released in 1979 that continue to resonate strongly with baby boomer listeners. The retrospective highlights how, despite the rise of new wave and shifting musical trends at the decade’s close, these songs became enduring staples of classic rock radio and remain fondly remembered decades later. The…
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The “crazy” 1972 song Ringo Starr thanked God for
An omnipresent beat. The post The “crazy” 1972 song Ringo Starr thanked God for first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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“Steve Lukather’s guitar collided with a mic stand. He banked the guitar against it and made it a feature of the song. I don’t even understand!” Toto’s Dennis Atlas and his star-studded solo album
Dennis Atlas, who joined Toto as second keyboardist in 2024 at the age of 28, has released his second solo album, Principle, featuring an array of high-profile guest musicians. His growing role within Toto followed the retirement of longtime keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, and the California-based musician has used the opportunity to bring in notable collaborators…
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Pavement Perform Clunky Cover of “Stairway to Heaven”
The indie rock band showed they were loose and limber on the their short U.S. tour, which hits St. Paul, Chicago, Cleveland, Richmond, and Nashville. Pavement Perform Clunky Cover of “Stairway to Heaven” Travis Bland
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Noah Kahan’s Queens Concert Canceled Due to Inclement Weather: ‘I’m Devastated’
Saturday’s show at Citi Field canceled at last minute after “it became clear that it wasn’t safe for us, the crew or all of you”; singer still booked to play Sunday night at Mets’ stadium
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The guitarist Eric Clapton was constantly in awe of: “I’m quite narrow”
One hell of a guitar player. The post The guitarist Eric Clapton was constantly in awe of: “I’m quite narrow” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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A Harry Connick Jr. Film Inspired Reba McEntire To Write One of Her Own Singles
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 03: Host Reba McEntire performs onstage at the 46th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) A film by Harry Connick Jr. inspired Reba McEntire to write a song, “Somebody’s Chelsea”,…
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4 Pop Songs That Are So Bittersweet, Listening to Them Hurts and Feels Good All at Once
American Songwriter has put together a short feature highlighting pop songs that manage to convey “bittersweetness” — the tricky emotional mix of happiness and sadness that the outlet says rarely finds its way into catchy, mainstream hooks. The piece argues that while pop music is generally built for straightforward emotions like joy or anger, these…
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“The front row was always diehard Journey fans and they would flip me off”: The story of Journey’s lost singer and the classic song he helped write
Before Steve Perry became the voice of Journey, the San Francisco band briefly had another singer, Robert Fleischman, whose short but pivotal stint has largely been forgotten. Recruited by manager Herbie Herbert to give the previously faceless progressive rock group a stronger identity, Fleischman fronted Journey for only a matter of months in the mid-1970s…