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“It was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat. I fell in love with her instantly. And when that happened, it sparked something”: The new wave classic and No.1 hit that was written in one hour and recorded in one take

“I still make a very good living off of that one song - easily over $100,000 a year"

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John Lennon's Killer Mark David Chapman to Renew Freedom Bid, But 'No Complaint Whatsoever' If Left Behind Bars For Life

John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman is trying to get out of prison again after his parole got denied.

International Business Times UK

Conan O’Brien serves up a Beatles geekfest: best podcasts of the week

The big-name US talkshow host goes all Fab Four superfan in this historical take on the lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo. Plus, Naomi Fry delivers a rich deep dive into The Doors’ legacy

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Brian Cox on Tom Stoppard’s sensational Rock’n’Roll: ‘I looked through the curtain and saw Mick Jagger and Václav Havel’

The actor, who starred as a Marxist academic in the acclaimed 2006 play at the Royal Court, remembers an astonishing writer of ideas and elegance

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How the ‘hypnagogic state’ of drowsiness could enhance your creativity

The Beatles’ song Yesterday was written in what psychologists refer to as the “hypnagogic state”. This is the twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness, when we drowsily linger in a semi-conscious state, experiencing vivid mental images and sounds.

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David Morrissey and James Norton join cast of Beatles biopics

David Morrissey and James Norton are among the stars joining the ensemble cast of Sir Sam Mendes' The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

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This $99 plugin recreates a classic studio technique invented at Abbey Road for The Beatles – and it's free for the next three days

AIR Music Tech has made Tape Double Track available as a free download until December 8

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The Beatles’ early days to be focus of new BBC series

The Fab Four’s time in Hamburg in the early 1960s was highly influential on their career

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The Beatles’ movie Help! featured crude racial stereotypes – but it shouldn’t be hidden away

I sometimes think that my teenage fascination with the Beatles is what drew me to becoming a professional historian. Piecing together what I could find out about them in the years before the internet was a sort of gateway to the history of Britain and the world in the decade…

The Conversation

The Beatles Anthology's New Episode Is A Fantastic Addition, But It Reveals Something The Series Was Missing

The Beatles Anthology is better than ever, but it could have better still.

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Conan O'Brien Joins Tom Holland for Beatles Special Tied to Disney's Restored Anthology

Conan O'Brien joins Tom Holland for a two-part Beatles special featuring rare Anthology archives as the restored Disney+ documentary launches.

International Business Times UK

I Finally Understand Yoko Ono After Watching HBO Max's One To One Documentary

I’ve never blamed her for “breaking up The Beatles,” but I never understood her, either.

Cinemablend

Five Great Reads: the evolving history of the Beatles, Buddhist extremism, and anatomy of a WhatsApp group scandal

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

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Emily Atack ushers in festive season at London's star-studded parties this week

A week of festive soirées swept the capital, from Atack leading the charge at Langan’s to Joanna Lumley and Richard Curtis celebrating The Beatles Anthology

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Anthology 4 shows there’s still more to discover about the Beatles

A lot can happen in three decades. Since 1995, we’ve seen nine different UK prime ministers, the birth and death of the Minidisc, iPod and DVD. Manchester City sank to the third tier of English football then rose to become champions of Europe. One thing that hasn’t wavered, though, is…

The Guardian - UK

The Beatles Anthology review – the incredible audio shows exactly why the world fell in love with this band

This update of the 1995 documentary series is utterly authoritative. And its tweak of the Fab Four’s songs is a thing of wonder – their music absolutely thumps!

Evening Standard

Joanna Lumley says The Beatles spread ‘a magic’ that has ‘never been matched’

Following a screening of the upcoming Disney+ series, The Beatles Anthology, the actress opened up about her experiences of the Fab Four.

Guitar World

“Eric said that the only way he’d play on it is if he sounded like the Beatles”: Legendary Abbey Road record producer, Ken Scott, explains how Eric Clapton ended up playing an uncredited solo on a Beatles classic

Scott also reveals the recording technique the team used to make sure Clapton's solo sounded Beatles-esque

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The long and winding road: Stuart Maconie on why our opinions about the Beatles keep changing

Fans and historians have spent 60 years debating what the band means – and which member is greatest. Will the returning Anthology project and Sam Mendes’s planned biopics create new arguments?

International Business Times UK

John Lennon's Chilling Final Words Revealed: Eyewitness Thought Shooting Was 'Filming A Movie'

In Apple TV+'s documentary about John Lennon's assassination, eyewitnesses shared the Beatles guitarist's final words before he died.

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“John called us and said he thought that we were the best stuff that he had heard since the Beatles… To hear that from John Lennon was like, ‘What?’ It was a wonderful compliment”: Davey Johnstone on Elton John’s smash-hit Beatles collab with John Lennon

How a visit from John Lennon during the sessions for Elton John’s 1975 masterpiece Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy yielded an impromptu Beatles cover and another number one hit

The Guardian - UK

Stranger Things to The Beatles Anthology: the seven best shows to stream this week

Head back to Hawkins for one last hair-raising, horrifying showdown with Vecna. Plus: Peter Jackson works yet more miracles with stunning footage of the Fab Four

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"As a Beatles record, it is not very good, offering nothing exciting": Anthology 4 is more evidence of original reality turned distorted mythology

The bottom of the Abbey Road barrel approaches

Evening Standard

Beatles museum to honour Liverpool’s other legends in ‘hall of fame’

The exhibition, at Liverpool Beatles Museum, will pay tribute to the city’s success stories.

MusicRadar

“Timeless songs that translate beautifully to guitar”: Ed Sheeran is the king of the guitar tabs

And Hallejulah is the most popular song

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