Stella McCartney releasing Beyonce's Blackbird T-shirt Stella McCartney is releasing a limited edition T-shirt inspired by a costume worn by Beyonce on tour which references Beatles song Blackbird. BANG Premier · Aug 4, 2025
Seals Sing 'Otherworldly' Songs Structured Like Nursery Rhymes When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances that can last up to 13 hours, scientists said Thursday. International Business Times · Aug 1, 2025
"I saw The Beatles and it all made sense. From that point I needed music like I needed air! There was no other choice for me”: The singer who scored two No.1 hits in the '80s with the band that had fired him a decade earlier “Music is an ever-evolving art form," he says MusicRadar · Jul 31, 2025
“I didn’t know what was going to happen, but they certainly booed, I’ll tell you that. You could hear it all over the place”: How Bob Dylan created one of his greatest songs while controversy erupted around him When Dylan went electric, not everyone approved MusicRadar · Jul 30, 2025
“They were doing things nobody was doing. Their chords were outrageous, just outrageous”: How the Beatles won over America with one performance We look back on that magical night when John, Paul, George and Ringo entranced a grieving nation and fired up the engine of Beatlemania stateside MusicRadar · Jul 28, 2025
“I didn’t know their tunes, but we played some Chuck Berry and reggae, then Paul McCartney said, ‘What are you doing for the next few years?’” How Laurence Juber went from winning a Grammy with Wings to landing a hit record with Harry Styles The British guitar veteran explains what made George Harrison different, how he returned to Number 1 with Harry Styles after 25 years away, and why Wings’ Back to the Egg needs to be re-evaluated Guitar World · Jul 26, 2025
Joseph Quinn’s back! The Fantastic Four star confirmed for MCM Comic Con London Hot off The Fantastic Four, Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn confirmed for MCM London Comic Con 2025 Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Billy Joel: I didn't enjoy Woodstock Billy Joel attended Woodstock in 1969 - but he didn't enjoy the festival. BANG Premier · Jul 25, 2025
“I asked Olivia, ‘I’d love to play one of George’s guitars.’ She just said, ‘Of course – which one?’” How a Gypsy jazz guitarist came to play George Harrison’s iconic Beatles guitars on a new tribute album Recorded in Harrison’s home studio using his most famous instruments, Robin Nolan’s Gypsy jazz covers reimagine the quiet Beatle’s best moments – andfinally completes Harrison’s ‘lost’ song… Guitar World · Jul 25, 2025
‘He spoke up for me when I was in prison’: Anthrax, Lamb of God, Rick Wakeman and more share memories of Ozzy Osbourne After Osbourne’s death at 76, the heavy metal greats he inspired remember his pranks, generosity and quadruple brandies – and relive the tears at his farewell show The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
Ozzy Osbournes's Funeral Wishes Revealed: 'They Can Play Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle if It'll Make Them Happy' Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary rock icon, surprised many with his unique funeral requests before his passing at the age of 76. International Business Times UK · Jul 24, 2025
“I hear it as a collection of half-assed songs that they didn’t finish writing because either they were too stoned or they didn’t care any more”: Billy Joel doesn’t think much of The Beatles' White Album He also says that there was "a lot of filler" on The Who's Tommy MusicRadar · Jul 23, 2025
“There was one bit I used to play at a bit of a stretch. He told me, ‘Oh, no, I play it like this’”: Paul McCartney gave Robbie McIntosh a guitar lesson on their first meeting – and showed him how to play a Beatles classic properly The pair would come full circle and perform the song together years later during an MTV Unplugged session Guitar World · Jul 22, 2025
Billy Joel thinks this Beatles album is a 'collection of half-assed songs' Billy Joel thinks The Beatles lost their way with their 1968 self-titled album. BANG Premier · Jul 22, 2025
Guitar World · Jul 20, 2025 “I don't like auditions. Let those boys like Beck and Clapton fight it out with each other. Let me watch and laugh”: Spinal Tap discuss all-star guitar duels, (maybe) influencing the Beatles, and persevering through multiple sudden tragedies Fresh off of their sterling 1992 comeback album, Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls reflect on (and bicker about) their remarkable creative arc, the tragic fates that befell many of their bandmates, and that humbling documentary they'd prefer to forget
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 ‘Aretha Franklin hits notes that bring me to shivering tears of ecstasy’: Mick Hucknall’s honest playlist The Simply Red singer gets emotional over Aretha and wakes up to Ravi Shankar. But which record healed his broken teenage heart?
Guitar World · Jul 19, 2025 “David Bowie gave them the song, but Mick wrote the intro – the lick of all licks”: A tribute to Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company's rock-steady straight shooter The underrated guitarist, who died aged 81 in June, had an uncanny ability to blend restraint, melody, and songwriting, giving Mott the Hoople and Bad Company hits that remain on radio decades later
BANG Premier · Jul 19, 2025 Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson was 'intensely competitive' with bands like The Beatles Songwriter Van Dyke Parks has described late Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson as "intensely competitive, but so civilised" with other musicians.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 Grapefruit were tipped to be the next Beatles – what happened to the band once loved by John Lennon? PLAYBACK: If John Lennon and Paul McCartney were to be believed, Grapefruit were poised to be the next big thing in music, with one member even invited to sing on ‘Hey Jude’. Neve Dawson revisits the four-piece band that time forgot
The Conversation · Jul 15, 2025 China’s ‘nightmare’ youth revolution was lit by its neurotic authoritarian leader, Mao Zedong. What can we learn from it? In the 1960s and 70s, the youth of the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia rebelled by protesting against the Vietnam War, trying psychedelic drugs, embracing free love and discovering the Beatles. Meanwhile, what their contemporaries in China were getting up to was just as transformative.
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025 Pop music still has a role in political protest, says author of new version of Live Aid poem In an interview with ‘The Independent’, Rhidian Brook also revealed Bob Geldof’s tongue-in-cheek four-letter reaction to the poem filled with famous song lyrics
Total Film · Jul 15, 2025 10 years after making The Hobbit trilogy, Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is working on three different screenplays: "I’m certainly not retired" Peter Jackson is hard at work
MusicRadar · Jul 14, 2025 "Somebody said to him, 'Did you have a click track?' He said, 'Yes, we did. Ringo, his name was'": Ringo Starr names his proudest moment in The Beatles And he still feels the slight of not playing on Love Me Do
MusicRadar · Jul 12, 2025 “George Martin came up to me that morning and said, ’Oh, I’ve got a poser for you... I know it’s never been done before, can you do it?“: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025 Gameshows, Cliff Richard and Stalin’s most hated play: the British culture sent behind the iron curtain A thaw in relations during the Cold War led to some surprising collaborations between the two nations, involving everyone from Laurence Olivier and Rudolf Nureyev to Gilbert and George. As relations ice over again, what can we learn from this artistic detente?