The Beatles are one of the most essential classic rock bands, but they rarely made hard rock songs. This raises an interesting question: is “Helter Skelter” the heaviest Beatles song? There are a few ...

Paul McCartney said The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” used a metaphor to portray the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. He also said that The Who influenced the song indirectly. One of these claims is ...

Few songs can claim to be ground zero for heavy metal. Black Sabbath’s eponymous 1969 album opener is largely accepted as the genre’s starting point, but Blue Cheer's "Summertime Blues," released in ...

The Who and The Beatles walked side-by-side in the 60s. Their music certainly had a lot of similarities, and consequently, they shared a lot of the same fans. That being said, McCartney publicly ...

In Manson’s case, he thought the messages were ordering him to kill, and that the Beatles’ song “Helter Skelter” foretold an uprising in which blacks would murder a third of the world’s white ...

“Helter Skelter” from the Beatles’ White Album is the song that often comes to mind in the context of murder. Members of Charles Manson’s cult committed mass murder to it, under the notion that their ...

On Friday, May 10th, Disney+ subscribers can check out the first two episodes beginning at 7 pm ET. Following that, two episodes will premiere on BBC iPlayer at 00:00 on Saturday, May 11th – with the ...