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The Beatles were never meant to go on forever. Although most people like the idea of the Fab Four going the way of The Rolling Stones and making music forever, …
The one show John Lennon said was the end of The Beatles: “It’s over” Read More
Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live, knows them as “the two Pauls”—a couple of old friends, both 83, that he regularly invites to dinner at swanky New York restaurants. …
When Paul McCartney reviewed Paul Simon: “Classic line” Read More
Way back in the early days of the British invasion’s imminent American pop conquest, The Rolling Stones’ manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, was faced with a marketing conundrum. Merseybeat’s rising stars, The …
The best member of The Beatles, according to Ian Anderson Read More
What came first, the chicken or the egg? That’s how it feels when it comes to discussing The Beatles and The Beach Boys, two bands that rose to success in near …
World’s collide: The first time The Beach Boys heard The Beatles Read More
The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr said he sat down with Sam Mendes to go over and change parts of the script for the filmmaker’s forthcoming biopic of him. The Oscar-winning director has announced plans to make four separate movies about …
Ringo Starr says he told Sam Mendes to rewrite parts of Beatles biopic: ‘We would never do that’ Read More
Having made a name for himself playing a kid from the 1980s in the hit Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Finn Wolfhard is just an aficionado of …
‘In Spite of All the Danger’: The Quarrymen song Finn Wolfhard prefers to The Beatles Read More
At 83, Sir Paul McCartney remains a towering presence in global music. From filling stadiums to releasing intimate solo records, his energy has defied time. But this week, news broke that Paul has quietly …
Paul McCartney cancels summer plans – insider says “he’s been feeling weaker lately” Read More
By the time Beatlemania hit, The Beatles were basically peerless. No one else was hitting the heights they were, and no one else was on their level. Sure, they had friends in …
Which band did Paul McCartney call The Beatles’ greatest rivals? Read More
Even over half a century down the line, when conducting one of the many post-mortem dissections of The Beatles, you could argue that their dynamic in the beginning was what eventually …
‘Hear Me Lord’: Was George Harrison praying for The Beatles’ souls? Read More
London, 1985 — The Royal Albert Hall was still buzzing. The house lights had just come up, the last encore still ringing in the ears of thousands who’d packed the storied …
“The Boy on Penny Lane Is Still in There” — The Night Paul McCartney Played for One Man Who Changed Everything Read More