Category : Tout sur les Beatles

Rocketmen and stardust: why music biopics dominate the film industry

Pop star glamour is an increasingly bankable asset for movie producers, with biopics of David Bowie, Keith Moon and others coming in the wake of Bohemian RhapsodyOne of the success stories of this year’s Sundance festival is Gurinder Chadha’s film Bl...

One Who is Touched By The Sun

Beatles-A-Rama!!!’s own Laurel Redington is committed to shining light on people’s lives. By Geoff Currier -January 30, 2019 from the “MV Times” Laurel Redington is a swirl of good karma. Sitting across from her in her studio at MVY...

It Was 50 Years Ago Today!

by Beatles-A-Rama!!! Yes, it was 50 years ago today The Beatles played their last concert. January 30, 1969, the Lads went up to the roof of Abbey Road Studios and played an historic 19 plus minutes of songs included in the Let It Be film. Today o...

The Beatles announce Let It Be film reissue and new collaboration with Peter Jackson

The Beatles have announced a new film collaboration with director Peter Jackson, focusing on the January 1969 sessions for Let It Be. The as-yet untitled film will be assembled from 55 hours of previously-unreleased film footage of The Beatles workin...

Paul McCartney’s Touch of Grey

By LINDA KELSEY FOR THE DAILY MAIL You wouldn’t know it, but Paul McCartney went grey 30 years ago. But now as he finally gives up the bottle and embraces his silver locks we celebrate Macca’s eight DYES a week In the eighties, his hair had gli...

Bruce Springsteen: Springsteen on Broadway; Paul McCartney at Liverpool Echo Arena – reviews

Two musical veterans take stock after half a century, with self-reflection and serious back cataloguesCurating your legacy is a great problem to have as a musician – one that few artists truly need to contend with. Shaping the narrative of your life’...

The Zombies are (finally!) in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame

Welcome to the Hall of Fame, Class of 2019 We’re excited to officially welcome the following Nominees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Cure Def Leppard Janet Jackson Stevie Nicks Radiohead Roxy Music The Zombies Congratulations Class o...

Sir Paul McCartney’s £10million London mansion is burgled by RAIDERS just days before his homecoming gig in Liverpool

Metropolitan Police officers were sent to his house at around 6.20pm last Friday Just days before he performed gig at his home city of Liverpool on Wednesday His spokesman would not say whether Sir Paul or his wife were in London at time No arrests h...

Paul McCartney review – Lennon, Wings, Quarrymen and more in wide-ranging homecoming

Echo Arena, LiverpoolBeatles hits, particularly those rooted in McCartney’s home city, get a predictably loving response – but there’s power in overlooked Wings material, too‘We can tell when you like a song, you know,” says Paul McCartney midway thr...

Paul Adds Four New US Stadium Dates to #FreshenUpTour

Today, Paul confirms four new stadium shows will be added to the upcoming US leg of his new #FreshenUpTour. PRESALE INFORMATION: Presale tickets will be available for Green Bay from 10am local time on Wednesday 5th December. To purchase tickets on We...

Behind the Music: Crippled Inside

from imaginejohnyoko.com John: Songwriting is like getting the demon out of me. It’s like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won’t let you. So you have to get up and make it into something, and then you’re allowed to sleep. It’s al...

SIR RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BAND ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR 2019, INCLUDING SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Today Sir Ringo Starr announced tour plans for 2019 with his All Starr Band, featuring Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Gregg Rolie, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette and the return of All Starr alum Hamish Stuart. The first leg begins in March with one US sho...

Macca Touts New Re-Issues

Paul McCartney will soon be releasing the remastered versions of Wild Life & Red Rose Speedway, the latest editions to the Paul McCartney Archive Collection…go to paulmccartney.com to order your copies!In the meantime, a couple of tracks f...

Hold the front page for the comedy goat | Brief letters

Back with the real Beatles: the White Album reviewed - archive, November 1968

Fifty years ago, the Guardian printed two reviews of The Beatles and recommended listening to ‘what is likely to be the biggest event of the pop music year’ in stereo The Beatles have accustomed us to look for clues to the meaning of their work. Ever...