Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

"It was really inspiring, just like the songs I grew up on, like the Beatles, really great classic love songs with really ...

A firm favourite topic for Beatles obsessives to kick around during those long-into-the night deliberations is just which of their eleven (we don’t count Magical Mystery Tour or Yellow Submarine, okay ...

Simon & Garfunkel were at the height of their folk-rock fame in 1969 when they recorded one of their most enduring classics.

Paul McCartney’s Noisy Chaos of "Helter Skelter" Paul McCartney had a simple goal for writing “Helter Skelter.” He wanted to make it the loudest, grittiest, most chaotic rock song to date. And he ...

George Martin was the producer behind many of The Beatles' greatest records, and he spoke about his favorites on occasion.

An ash tree on a busy Glasgow road has been crowned Tree of the Year 2025 after being nominated by the public as a wildcard ...

Neil Young inspired a modern rock anthem that transformed a rising band’s sound and helped launch them to global fame.

Despite years in the spotlight as The Beatles rose to become one of the most successful rock acts ever, John Lennon once revealed that his post-band period brought him the greatest joy. However, his ...

In order to resist the attendant vices of his enterprise – the romanticising habits of a national-cinema tradition – Safdie ...

In her second novel, Patricia Lockwood wonders whether long COVID has replaced her old self with someone entirely different.