60-year-old previously unseen live film of The Beatles discovered in Australia
An Australian man has stumbled upon the purchase of a lifetime for only $11 at a flea market. What he thought was simply a box of eight-millimetre film turned out […]
“Years of regret”: The producer who thought he could’ve saved John Lennon
On December 9th, 1980, an uneasy David Bowie stepped out onto the stage at New York’s Booth Theatre. He was midway through the venue’s run of The Elephant Man. It […]
Why Paul McCartney Wrote ‘Hey Jude’ for John Lennon’s Son
After the Beatles’ breakup, fans learned in detail how much John Lennon resented Paul McCartney (and vice versa). In an interview with Rolling Stone, John skewered his old bandmate, describing […]
‘Let It Be’ review: The Beatles dust off their spellbinding 1970 break-up doc
“It really didn’t get a fair shake the first time,” Michael Lindsay-Hogg tells Peter Jackson in a new introductory interview to the first release since 1970 of Lindsay-Hogg’s fly-on-the-studio-wall Beatles […]
Why John Lennon Was So Much More Difficult to Record Than Paul McCartney
If you want to compare the work of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in The Beatles, you’ll find an almost even level of success. One or the other wrote and […]
Why George Harrison Drove Sound Engineers Nuts Recording the ‘Revolver’ Album
If you’re like most fans of The Beatles, you probably aren’t that interested in the technical details of the work in the studio. However, if you read anything at all […]
The Raunchy Lyric Paul McCartney Slipped Into ‘Penny Lane’
When The Beatles first arrived in America, the band was playing songs that didn’t require much in the way of interpretation. In “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” the band’s […]
Why Paul McCartney Played Drums Instead of Ringo on Several Beatles Songs
The day John Lennon met Paul McCartney, John was playing a show at a church event (a “fete”) in Liverpool. After being introduced by a mutual friend, Paul impressed the […]
Why John Lennon and George Harrison’s Friendship Fell Apart
As The Beatles began experimenting with drugs in the second half of the 1960s, John Lennon and George Harrison formed a closer bond than they’d had in the past. They […]
How Did Ringo Starr Get His Stage Name?
In 1962, The Beatles came to an early crossroads. As the band geared up for a big recording date with producer George Martin, they had a problem on drums. The […]