Lucy Harbron

London

Staff Writer at Far Out Magazine

writer ✿ staff @faroutmag / ex-@Gigwise editor ✿ she/her ✿ https://t.co/1dG9zGSpGB

Articles

How Jimmy Page helped The Beatles get their name

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Mon 21 April 2025 11:00, UK Realistically, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin exist in two different chapters of music. The Beatles dominated the 1960s. They captured it, with their albums perfectly tracing the evolution of early rock and roll into something new. Then, Jimmy Page and his band were that something new, passing the baton and running with it. But despite the lack of overlap, Page played a minor role back at the beginning of the race.
The Beatles song Keith Moon called his all-time favourite: “I thought it should be sung”

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Lucy Harbron

Zak Starkey is back in The Who and Pete Townshend explains whyJust a few days after being fired by The Who, the band announced that the drummer Zak Starkey is rejoining them. Reports initially said he was fired …
Keith Moon's all-time favourite Beatles song

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Mon 21 April 2025 10:00, UK Keith Moon is remembered as an animal, and I mean that literally given that he was reportedly the inspiration behind the Muppet’s own frantic drummer. Smashing up kits worldwide, it was Moon’s crazed and wild style that helped make The Who a sensation and contributed massively to the band’s allure as a high-octane live act that people came in their droves to see. But surprisingly, his own musical taste was much gentler.
Kevin Costner's favourite Kevin Costner film

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Mon 21 April 2025 8:30, UK If an artist can’t celebrate their own work then who can? So often creation comes with a level of insecurity. A degree of self-critique is necessary for greatness, it keeps people pushing on and improving. But at the end of the day, having confidence is just as vital. Kevin Costner knows that and isn’t afraid to pat his own back from time to time. He’s more than earned the right to.
Picture Parlour's ode to Manchester's lost The Ruby Lounge

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Mon 21 April 2025 8:00, UK Editor’s Note: In December 2022, Picture Parlour played their first-ever gig at the Windmill in Brixton. Off the back of that show and the buzz the new band generated, their name spread swiftly elevated to one-to-watch status. Powered by the vocals and songwriting of Katherine Parlour, they brought all that hype to fruition on their 2024 EP, Face In The Picture.
Geddy Lee picks his favourite Rush album

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Mon 21 April 2025 4:30, UK Asking an artist to pick their favourite album is a loaded question. For the people who made the music, the answer can never just be about the music. Personal memories and the surrounding context will forever touch those songs and records. It will always sound like those days in the studio, rather than just the product that came out of them.
Who wrote the first-ever number one song for a girl group?

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Mon 21 April 2025 3:30, UK While we often talk about the music world as a male-dominated space, and there is still major progress needed to truly achieve equality in the industry, it was really always women who made the music world go round. Music stands on the shoulders of the teenage girls rocketing bands to fame, the tastemaking women who support new acts, and the women behind the scenes, writing history-shaking songs. Behind-the-scenes roles in music often get forgotten.
How Patti Smith almost joined Blue Öyster Cult

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Sun 20 April 2025 22:30, UK Somewhere out there, there is an alternative timeline. In it, Patti Smith isn’t Patti Smith. Horses never came out, she never finished writing Bruce Springsteen’s track ‘Because The Night’. No, she was too busy being a lead singer of a band. In this timeline, Smith is the leader of Blue Öyster Cult. It almost happened. Even before Patti Smith truly launched herself into the music world, she was a name to know.
Who sold the most records?

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Sun 20 April 2025 20:15, UK In the 1960s, there were two foundational forces in the music industry. Sure, it was a rich period when so many artists emerged and soared to success. It was a strong period for the industry as the boom of youth culture not only led to great music but also great sales. Two powerful cultural forces leading the way were The Beatles and Motown Records. I don’t need to talk you through the impact and importance of The Beatles.
Why Morgan Freeman won't play the same role twice

3 days ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Lucy Harbron

Sun 20 April 2025 19:45, UK Keep swimming or you’ll drown – that’s often the advice. If you don’t keep moving forward, you’ll stall. When it comes to the creative world, that definitely rings true. If an artist doesn’t keep evolving, they so often get stuck. They wind up spending their entire career making the same music, playing the same role, doing the same thing. Morgan Freeman wasn’t going to let that happen. Being typecast is a blessing and a curse. In a way, it’s a compliment.