John and Paul had one of the most famous songwriting partnerships in music history. But while they introduced the world to many of The Beatles’ greatest songs, it wasn’t always an easy ride during their creative process. Now Paul’s official biographer Barry Miles, who is working on The People’s Beatles Project to crowdsource an archive of […]
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The Beatles: Paul McCartney SPEAKS on Yoko Ono’s influence on John Lennon quitting band
Back in 1970 The Beatles split after a decade together becoming what is probably the most influential band in history. And over the years there have been all kinds of rumours surrounding what caused the breakup. McCartney and Lennon certainly had a clash and fans have debated how much of an influence Yoko Ono, John’s […]
'Extremely rare' letter signed by all The Beatles could fetch £12,000 at sale
The typed letter to Atlanta DJ Paul Drew, who travelled with the band, was signed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in September 1965. It reads: “Dear Paul, we just thought that we would like to write to you all and say thanks very much for your help on the tour. […]
Steve Earle: My six best albums- The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and more
[unable to retrieve full-text content] STEVE EARLE, 62, is a country-rock singer who has won three Grammy awards and his songs have been recorded by singers including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Emmylou Harris. His latest album So You Wannabe An Outlaw is out now. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Album reviews: The Unthanks, Emily Barker, Tom Williams and The Beatles
As interpreted here by the always brilliant Unthank sisters, Rachel and Becky, they shimmer with the same delicate brilliance as Nick Drake’s own music, pieces like What Can A Song Do To You?, Little Weaver Bird and, especially, Bird In The Blue, almost unbearably moving. Between the tracks, Nick’s sister Gabrielle reads some of her […]
Star Wars Day: AMAZING VIDEO remakes ENTIRE Beatles Sgt Pepper album to fit A New Hope
Palette-Swap Ninja have re-written the lyrics to the entirety of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, song by song, for one very special reason. Now, when each song is played chronologically, it perfectly fits Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Starting with the title track, transformed here to become Princess Leia’s Stolen […]
Listen to a previously unreleased Weird Al Beatles parody, Pac-Man
“Weird Al” Yankovic has been delighting audiences with his parodies of popular songs for decades, and later this year, will release a career-spanning boxed set. In preparation for its release, the singer has released his parody of The Beatles’ “Tax Man”, fittingly titled “Pac-Man”. Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic, is set […]
John Lennon biopic: Yoko Ono confirms film on couple’s romance – who'll play Beatles icon?
The iconic Beatles star will have his relationship with Ono documented in the as-yet-untitled movie, which will also focus on their anti-war cuases. Anthony McCarten, who penned Theory of Everything, is set to write the script; whilst Michael De Luca and Immersive Pictures’ Josh Bratman will produce with Ono. There’s currently no word on casting, […]