Was The Beatles film ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ a precursor to MTV?
We all know the first-ever song aired at MTV’s launch on August 1st, 1981, was aptly The Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’, but the claim for the first-ever music […]
“The magic was coming out”: The guitarist George Harrison said performed like an angel
Some of the greatest of all time often don’t sound like they’re playing something of this world. There will always be people whose approach to music is fairly simple, but […]
George Harrison on The Beatles’ Failed Attempt to Sound Like Fleetwood Mac
Did you know The Beatles once attempted to emulate Fleetwood Mac in 1968? Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Danny Kirwan, and John McVie had just put out The Pious Bird of […]
George Harrison’s favourite Beatles album: “It was the best one we made”
Choosing a favourite Beatles album is an almost impossible task, given that man fans’ preferences can change daily. The Fab Four crafted a timeless body of work that serves as […]
‘Good Day Sunshine’: The Beatles’ finest vocal harmonies?
When most people think of bands with great harmonies, they think of the Beach Boys. They hear Brian Wilson and his bandmates singing in perfect harmony on tracks like ‘Good […]
“We’d never done this”: The original concept behind The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’
The end of the 1960s brought with it the end of The Beatles. Creative disputes, interpersonal issues, and the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, had all begun to weigh […]
The one song John Lennon always struggled with: “I couldn’t get the hang of it”
Any artist is going to have a bit of a love-hate relationship with their voice at some point. Regardless of how many times people talk someone up as being the […]
John Lennon’s favourite album by The Beatles: “I always preferred it”
One conversation involving John Lennon has become as iconic as the glasses he wore, the tragedy that befell him, or the countless hit songs he wrote with his fellow Liverpudlians, […]
‘Nowhere Man’: Everything great about The Beatles in one song
There’s normally something for everyone sprinkled throughout The Beatles’ catalogue. Even if some people think that their best stuff is all on one album, there is usually at least one […]
The singer George Harrison called one of the best pop songwriters: “He’s a craftsman”
There aren’t many who have seemed to crack the code on pop songs quite like the members of The Beatles. Even though George Harrison came relatively late to the party […]