by Super Admin - 7 years ago
Pete Shotton, who has died aged 75, was one of the original Quarrymen, the group formed by his best friend, John Lennon, which evolved into the Beatles. Pete went on to co-found the Fatty Arbuckle’s restaurant franchise in the UK.Pete’s memoir of his...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
The quote from Schiller’s poem Ode to Joy (Letters, 30 March) should read “der stehle weinend sich aus diesem Bund” and not “der stehe weinend aus diesen Bund”. Apart from being grammatically incorrect, this version messes up the rhythm. The meaning...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
28 March 1978: Nancy Banks-Smith reviews a spoof on the career of the Beatles and the commoner cliches of TV documentariesThose of you who have been hiding from the rain in reference libraries will have noticed that, while Newsweek is overwhelmed by...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
The gibberish in the chorus of Missy’s hit Work It is still surprising people 15 years on. At least she wasn’t praising Satan …In one of those instructive “you’ve been using hairgrips wrong your whole life” moments, the backwards lyrics in Missy Elli...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
Three-week extravaganza across city planned with an event for each of the 13 tracks on the Beatles landmark album It was considerably more than 20 years ago today. Liverpool is preparing to celebrate the golden anniversary of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hear...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
By Allyssia Alleyne, CNN (CNN)At 19, British photographer David Magnus was invited to shoot a still relatively unknown pop group called The Beatles during a concert at a Buckinghamshire private school. Needless to say, they didn’t stay unknown...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
BY MATT MILLER MAR 21, 2017 In early 1958, Chuck Berry released “Sweet Little Sixteen,” a song that would change the course of music history. It ignited the urge to celebrate rock and roll in kids throughout America, but it also t...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
From the Beatles and Beach Boys to Motörhead, the biggest names in music were so influenced by Berry they sometimes had to give him a writing credit. Here are the songs that owe a debt to the father of rock’n’rollRead Berry’s obituaryChuck Berry – a...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
bt Kaja Whitehouse, New York Post Music publishing giant Sony/ATV just told Paul McCartney that The Beatles have to take a number — behind Duran Duran! Sony/ATV asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss McCartney’s lawsuit over the rights to a catal...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
THE BEATLES’ REMARKABLE catalog includes just one official live album, and the group’s immense popularity made it unlistenable. The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, recorded in 1964 and 1965 but not released until 1977, was always a frustrating listen....
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
from The Beatles World THE Beatles have been named the best British recording artists in history, according to a new poll. The Fab Four pipped famed rockers Queen to the number-one spot – with David Bowie taking third place on the list. Elton John an...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
To hear Olivia Harrison tell it, it wasn’t unusual for George Harrison to stroll through their house spouting words at random — a process that could cause an outsider to wonder whether the ex-Beatle had suddenly started speaking in tongues. “George w...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
from Rolling Stone Former Beatles bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited in the studio this weekend to record new music together, the drummer revealed on social media. “Thanks for coming over and playing Great bass. I love you man pea...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
from the Huffington Post On February 25, 1967, promotional films for the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” debuted on ABC’s Hollywood Palace. Fans had never seen films like these before, and they hadn’t seen the Beatles look or so...
by Super Admin - 7 years ago
Artist behind some of the most striking pop images of the 1960s and 70sOnce dubbed “Beardsley in blue jeans”, the artist Alan Aldridge, who has died aged 78, created some of the most enduring pop imagery of the 1960s and 70s. His illustration of the...