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 ...

Anticipation grows for The Beatles’ Anthology 4 as “Helter Skelter (Second Version – Take 17)” debuts as a top-selling track on iTunes, decades after it was first recorded. The Beatles (left to right) ...

If you are familiar with “Helter Skelter”, then you surely know the significant and dark context surrounding it. However, if you don’t, then it would behoove you to know that the famous cult leader, ...

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 ...

The Beatles’ often-covered songs tended to be soft ballads like “Yesterday,” “Michelle,” and “Here Comes the Sun.” One of The Beatles’ rare rockers that became a standard was “Helter Skelter.” There ...

Helter Skelter, often deemed The Beatles' most contentious song, has stirred controversy not due to its actual meaning but because of how Charles Manson manipulated it. Featured on the band's ...

Isabella Soares is a Senior Writer for Collider, as well as a Cherry Picks-approved critic. A film and TV enthusiast from an early age, Isabella used to write reviews in her journal growing up, which ...