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Renowned Scottish playwright and artist John Byrne dies aged 83

Byrne described as ‘one of the most inventive and versatile of all Scotland’s modern artists’The renowned artist and playwright John Byrne, whose parallel careers spanned the acclaimed BBC television series Tutti Frutti, the Slab Boys theatre trilogy...

Penny Lane street sign back in Liverpool 47 years after drunken theft

Former student of city who returned marker for road made famous by the Beatles says thieves were ‘worse for wear’A Penny Lane street sign stolen by drunk students has been returned to Liverpool, 47 years after the theft.The sign of the Mossley Hill s...

Living the Beatles Legend by Kenneth Womack review – a long and winding roadie’s tale

He saved them from a car crash, snuck them drugs and inspired Let It Be… The detailed story of the Fab Four’s driver, bodyguard and confidant Mal Evans captures Beatlemania up closeIn his book One Two Three Four, Craig Brown detailed the ways that th...

‘Fela Kuti was always in his pants’: legendary music photographer Val Wilmer’s greatest shoots

She ate fried chicken with BB King, gave Jimi Hendrix a lift home from a gig and accidentally worked for MI6. The pioneer recalls her favourite subjects – and the ones like Miles Davis she’d rather forgetShe shot the Beatles in 1963 and found them “v...

Directors are turning to streaming to fulfil their epic visions – and avoid ‘bum ache’

Ridley Scott has reluctantly trimmed Napoleon, while Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is taking flak for its long running time. But streaming services can provide a safe havenThe bladder police have come for Ridley Scott. The veteran film-maker...

Musical mysteries: the unlikely album cover stars who became modern pop enigmas

As the old man on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album artwork is identified, we take a look at albums that are as famous for the faces on their sleeves as their musicWhen I was young, I was entranced by the mysterious figures who appeared on the sleeves of v...

The Beatles’ Now And Then becomes their 18th UK number one single

The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’ has become the band’s 18th UK number one single, smashing several records in the process. The single entered the official UK singles chart at number 42 last week, based on just 10 hours of sales and...

The Beatles set record 54-year gap between No 1 singles as Now and Then tops UK chart

Paul McCartney says success of band’s ‘final’ song together has ‘blown my socks off’, as it becomes the fastest-selling vinyl single this centuryThe Beatles have broken UK chart records as they return to No 1 with their “final” song together, Now and...

Beatlemania now and then | Letter

Stephen Percy says he couldn’t afford to buy the band’s debut single in 1962, Love me Do, but has got hold of their final oneI first heard the Beatles’ debut single, Love Me Do, on the day it was released, 5 October 1962, on my way home from school i...

‘It will change the way we think about their story’: mythical archive of ‘first Beatles historian’ comes to light

Mal Evans neglected his family life to go on tour with the Beatles, amassing a priceless trove of ephemera and diary entries. Long after his untimely death, a new book has finally uncovered itBehind every creative genius, there often stands a cast of...

‘Dull and unremarkable’ or ‘just fab’? Readers on the Beatles’ Now and Then

Guardian readers share their very varied responses to the ‘final’ single by the 60s superstarsAs soon as I heard John’s voice in the opening lines, I was transported back to December 1980. A 16-year-old schoolboy sitting in a small empty cafe in an o...

Paul McCartney live: Heritage Bank Stadium, Gold Coast

Paul McCartney performed at the Heritage Bank Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, on 4 November 2023, as part of the Got Back Tour. McCartney’s band was Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica), Brian...

‘It’s an emotional day for Liverpool’: fans gather to buy new Beatles single Now and Then

At HMV Liverpool, Beatles heads – including one called John Lennon – queue up for vinyl copies of what is billed as the final Beatles songCommunity: share your thoughts on Now and ThenReview: final song is a poignant act of closureIt almost resembles...

Share your thoughts on the final Beatles song Now and Then

The Beatles have released their AI-assisted final song together, let us know what you think of itThe Beatles have released their “final” new song together, Now and Then. AI technology was used to isolate John Lennon’s vocals from an original demo whi...

Now and Then: listen to the ‘final’ Beatles song

Fab Four are reunited on track that pieces together performances by the late John Lennon and George Harrison with fresh recordings by Paul McCartney and Ringo StarrRead the review of Now and ThenThe Beatles have released what is being described as th...