The band John Lennon considered bullshit:“Going likejazz”
Every artist has the right to play what they feel. As much as people might like to spend the better part of three minutes noodling around on their guitars whenever […]
The Story and Meaning Behind “Lady Madonna,” The Beatles’ Ode to Mothers Everywhere
After enjoying one of the most colossally fantastic single years of recording any artist could imagine in 1967, would The Beatles have anything left in the tank for ’68? Well, […]
The classic Beatles album George Harrison didn’t understand: “I don’t see it like us”
Some of the greatest albums of all time don’t usually get to the point until years after the fact. Whereas a handful of records hit people the minute they come […]
Who made the sound effects on The Beatles song ‘Yellow Submarine’?
Often seen as the one misstep on their landmark album Revolver, The Beatles song ‘Yellow Submarine’ divides opinion like few others in the band’s catalogue. Primarily intended as their whimsical […]
Remember When: George Martin Tried to Convince The Beatles to Use a Cover Song as Their First Single
We tend to think of the relationship between The Beatles and producer George Martin as one of support and mutual goodwill and, for the most part, it was. But in […]
The Birth of Rock: Paul McCartney’s favourite songs from the 1950s
It is difficult to say what exactly the world of rock and roll would have looked like without the pioneering influence of Paul McCartney and The Beatles, but it would […]
How many songs by The Beatles did George Martin help them write?
The four members of The Beatles may have had more than enough talent and charisma to make it on their own one way or another. But there was still a […]
The Birth of Rock: Paul McCartney’s favourite songs from the 1950s
It is difficult to say what exactly the world of rock and roll would have looked like without the pioneering influence of Paul McCartney and The Beatles, but it would […]
The Beatles classic George Harrison attributed to The Byrds: “That’s how I see it”
The Beatles always operated like a musical sponge half the time they were in the spotlight. If they were listening to something that they liked and had never heard before, […]
Previously unseen John Lennon and Yoko Ono footage released in new music video
Footage recorded of John Lennon and Yoko Ono from 1968 has been released for the first time in the new music video for ‘You Are Here’ ahead of the arrival […]