John Lennon’s estate announces new “mind-expanding” project
The estate of John Lennon and the musician’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, have announced a new partnership with the meditative app Lumenate. Lumenate, which is available from app stores on…
The Beatles Almost Starred in a 1960s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Adaptation—Here’s Why It Never Happened
Remember that one Lord of the Rings adaptation from the 1960s, with George Harrison as Gandalf and Ringo Starr as Samwise? Do you remember John Lennon as Gollum? Where “Help!”…
“It stuck with me”: the heartbreaking regret at the centre of The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’
Paul McCartney is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated songwriters in music history. A master of melodies and a gorgeous lyricist, he penned many of The Beatles’ greatest hits, earning…
The mysterious hidden meaning behind classic songs by The Beatles
In the 1980s, songs were scrutinised for sharing hidden messages with impressionable youth. Bands like Judas Priest came under fire from the Christian right for apparently slipping in subliminal satanic…
The “throwaway” Beatles song meant to “confuse everybody”
John Lennon had a habit of throwing people off his true intentions. That mostly came in undermining his own material, shrugging off interpretations, and simply insisting that he didn’t take…
Marianne Faithfull Said The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Is ‘Unsettling’
Marianne Faithfull is a singer who served as a muse for The Rolling Stones‘ Mick Jagger. She said The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is darker than it…