What was John Lennon’s favourite guitar?
Perhaps it’s a detail of John Lennon‘s poured-over artistic career that’s often overlooked. While his lauded status as one-half of the Lennon-McCartney song factory has been the subject of endless […]
Paul McCartney’s “meaningless” Beatles song that left John Lennon enraged
The widespread impact of The Beatles on the cultural tapestry we now find ourselves swaddled in is so vast that it is shocking to most that they were only in […]
Disney releases the first trailer of The Beatles documentary ‘Beatles ’64’
After wowing The Beatles fans around the world with the latest versions of Get Back, Disney+ has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming documentary Beatles ’64. The film is […]
John Lennon on the rock ‘n’ roll classic nobody has ever “improved on”
To plenty of people, The Beatles are the pinnacle of music. When they broke out and Beatlemania took hold, they were the biggest band in the world. In the decades […]
“It dawned on me”: John Lennon’s final epiphany before he died
Throughout his tragically short life, John Lennon learned a lot. In the early days, he learned the power of creative expression, which hinged on his internal Liverpudlian rebellious nature, before […]
George Harrison Revealed When He Stopped Feeling Like an ‘Embarrassment’ to John Lennon
George Harrison and John Lennon became close in the years they spent with The Beatles. They didn’t start out this way, though. Lennon initially hadn’t wanted Harrison to join the […]
Ringo Starr’s most unique drumming in The Beatles’ discography: “I played differently”
There is a myth that goes around that Ringo Starr wasn’t a great drummer, and that is no small tragedy. The true cost of this falsehood is that it perpetuates […]
‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’: The Beatles’ first true heavy metal song
There has always been a longstanding debate about when the first sounds of metal came into the world. Most people would point to something like the first Black Sabbath for […]
“It isn’t egomania”: The line John Lennon wrote about feeling different from most people
Part of the beauty of songwriting is its subjectivity. Although a musician may pen a composition with a specific muse or inspiration in mind, pulling from their own experiences and […]
‘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 […]