Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
Road signs on Penny Lane in Liverpool have been defaced over claims they are linked to slave merchant James Penny. The markers had the word Penny blacked out and the word racist written above them on Thursday night. The city’s International Slavery Museum said it was not certain whe...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
Paul McCartney‘s tenth solo studio album, Flaming Pie, is to be reissued on 31 July, in the 13th release in the singer’s Archive Collection. Flaming Pie was released in May 1997, and was produced by McCartney, Jeff Lynne, and George Martin. It was McCartney’s first studio album in...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
Peter Jackson’s long-awaited Beatles documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, has been delayed until 2021, according to its worldwide distributor Disney. The film had originally been scheduled for release on 4 September 2020, but will now come out on 27 August 2021. The delay is due to the worldwid...
John Lennon / Info générales - 4 years ago
Guardian readers fill in the blanks in our countdown of the greatest UK No 1s of all time, with entries from Dusty Springfield to Desmond Dekker, Jimi Hendrix to Joe DolceOur ranking of the 100 best No 1 singlesTo make up for the shocking shortage of ballads in the 100, here’s one of the biggest, wr...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
Paul McCartney has released a statement expressing support for the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. The statement was posted on McCartney’s website, and promoted by The Beatles’ official social media channels. As we continue to see the protests and demonstrations across the world,...
John Lennon / Videos - 4 years ago
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
Brian Wilson, Beck and Eric Clapton are among the star contributors, but the story of Laurel Canyon’s folk-rock scene remains a mystery – and where’s Joni?This documentary about the folk-rock scene in mid-60s Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, centres on an all-star tribute show, and would have made a neat...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi QuatroWhat did we miss? Share your thoughtsAs the coronavirus lockdown continues, the Guardian’s music desk thought you might be in need of a distraction – something to send you down m...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
The Specials’ Ghost Town lands at No 2, following entries from Donna Summer and Dead or AliveAs the coronavirus lockdown continues, the Guardian’s music desk thought you might be in need of a distraction – something to send you down memory lane, or to divert the annoyance at your housemates or child...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
We continue our Top 10 countdown, featuring classic Beatles, Donna Summer’s genre-busting hit and Dead or Alive’s majestic synth-popAs the coronavirus lockdown continues, the Guardian’s music desk thought you might be in need of a distraction – something to send you down memory lane, or to divert th...
John Lennon / Info générales - 4 years ago
The Fab Four’s 1963 hit is an explosion of exuberance that made “yeah yeah yeah” the fanfare for a culture on the brink of irreversible changeRead our list of the 100 greatest UK No 1sTo hear She Loves You bursting out of a radio in the last week of August 1963 was to recognise a shout of triumph. E...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
Over the past two weeks, 1,000 singers from across the globe, professional and amateur alike, have answered& Judy Collins’ call to sing “Amazing Grace” with her as a sign of solidarity in this unprecedented time. This new version of Judy’s historic recording was released today (May 29). Alan Cu...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
By Yasmin Harisha The chauffeur who drove John Lennon around in his famous Rolls-Royce has diedCredit: Mirrorpix He had been hired by the star to be on permanent call in his psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom during the 60sCredit: Rex Features He was paid £36 a week in the 1960s (worth about...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
by Jay Taysom; Far Out Magazine We have been digging around in the Far Out archives and have uncovered this beautifully trippy acid bootleg of ‘Norwegian Wood’ by The Beatles which re-imagines the classic as you have never heard it before. The track, of course, featured on 1965’s& Rubber...
Beatles / Tout sur les Beatles - 4 years ago
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN)Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that he was rushed to the hospital by his doctor after suffering a heart attack.& In a video posted to Instagram on Monday, May revealed that in addition to& injuring his buttocks in a gardening incident& earlier...