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The Guide #131: Are music biopics the new superhero films?

In this week’s newsletter: Forever searching for box office hits, studios are looking to cash in with the origin stories of bands and struggling musicians

The Guardian - UK

"By listening to a wide range of styles – blues, jazz, country, rockabilly and skiffle – he was able to develop his own individual sound and identity": 4 ways to play guitar like early Beatles era George Harrison

Lessons we can learn from an archetypal lead guitarist

MusicRadar

‘An explosion of screaming and hysteria’: US fans on how they were introduced to the Beatles

Four Americans on what it felt like to be swept up in Beatlemania, and reflecting on the band’s impact on their lives

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“We decided to try and make that sonic signature available to the guitar community without the $100k price tag”: J. Rockett launches the Airchild Six Sixty – a new pedal inspired by “the best compressor ever made”

The audio specialist has set its sights on harnessing the performance of a studio stalwart that was used during the Beatles' recording sessions

Guitar World

The Beatles' 1962-1966 Compilation Reaches Milestone On U.K. Albums Chart

The Beatles' '1962-1966' album celebrates 52 weeks on U.K. chart, showcasing enduring music legacy.

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‘I had the Beatles’ Indian period in mind’: how Natasha Bedingfield made Unwritten

‘It’s a very positive song. It’s been used to motivate sports teams and now it’s a TikTok phenomenon’

The Guardian - UK

Pattie Boyd on love and life in the sixties: ‘Beatlemania? It was kind of irritating’

Pattie Boyd has opened her archive for a new Christie’s sale which reveals the passion and heartbreak behind her love triangle with George Harrison and Eric Clapton. She tells Joe Bromley about her life in the sixties (and the clothes she wore)

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Karl Wallinger obituary

Singer-songwriter who played with the Waterboys, created the band World Party and wrote the Robbie Williams hit She’s the One

The Guardian - UK

"There’s plenty of material for us guitarists to learn from – and ‘less is more’ is the overriding lesson": how to play like George Harrison on The Beatles' Abbey Road

Learn the guitar style of the most expressive and accomplished playing The Beatle would ever commit to tape

MusicRadar

"It’s very, like, trippy Rubber Soul vibes": Ariana Grande reveals how a classic Beatles album inspired her new record, Eternal Sunshine

"It’s very different for me," she says of her "favourite" song from the album

MusicRadar

Eric Carmen obituary

Lead singer with the Raspberries who went on to have a successful solo career, enjoying a huge 1975 hit with All By Myself

The Guardian - UK

Sean Lennon Approves Of Upcoming Beatles Biopics With Four Films.

Sean Ono Lennon's appearance at the Oscars and insights on upcoming Beatles biopics generate excitement among fans.

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“There were times, I admit, when I had to pinch myself”: Eric Carmen – the All By Myself and Hungry Eyes hitmaker, and the man who sold Joan Jett her Melody Maker – dies aged 74

Carmen’s music with The Raspberries influenced everyone from Springsteen to Axl Rose, but he also enjoyed huge success as a solo performer and even played with Ringo Starr

Guitar World

“Freddie was a good riffmeister! He was a devotee of Jimi Hendrix. People think he was just concerned with the lighter stuff but it’s not true. He did enjoy the heavy stuff”: Brian May reveals the inside stories behind 13 classic Queen tracks

In a world-exclusive interview, Brian May takes you behind the scenes of the making of 13 iconic Queen cuts, and reveals what inspired his magical guitar playing in Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now and many more

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The Guardian - UK

Pop art pioneer Peter Blake: ‘I wasn’t really a swinger. I never did any drugs’

The pop art pioneer on not being taken seriously, his first solo sculpture show, and why his Beatles’ Sgt Pepper cover has been a mixed blessing

Guitar World

“The first song I learned was The Beatles’ Blackbird. I’m still a pretty good fingerpicker, if nothing else!” Katy Kirby on jumping into guitar at the deep end – and why she made new album Blue Raspberry as uncool as possible

The Texas singer-songwriter is winning plaudits for her brand of wry indie-folk. She discusses an especially thrifty Teisco find, chasing a “salty” sound and how a kitsch instrumental curio changed the way she writes on guitar

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Sony Pictures Plans Four-Part Beatles Biopic Series For 2027 Release

Sony Pictures plans to release four Beatles biopics in theaters in 2027, part of a trend in Hollywood to experiment with unconventional release strategies ...

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"Brit was Blackberry Smoke’s True North, the compass that instituted the ideology that will continue to guide this band": Blackberry Smoke drummer Brit Turner dies, aged 57

Atlanta stalwart's death following cancer battle confirmed by band

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What Hi-Fi?

12 of the best songs by The Beatles to test your hi-fi system

From infectious pop to mind-bendingly experimental, The Beatles have a rich catalogue and revolutionised music a few times over. Here are a dozen of our favourite tracks to give your hi-fi system a challenge.

Guitar World

“George owned many, many instruments, and all of them were in storage – with the exception of the ones I made for him”: How Bernie Hamburger’s Hamburguitar became a favorite of George Harrison

In the Beatles’ mid-’90s Anthology era, George Harrison’s guitars were built by a man named Bernie Hamburger – and one of his creations features in the video for the band’s final single, Now and Then. But what do we know about these guitars?

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Taylor Swift Breaks Record For Most Weeks In Billboard 200 Top 10

Taylor Swift surpasses The Beatles with 3 albums in top 10 on Billboard 200, setting new record for most weeks in top 10.

MusicRadar

See Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong cover Nirvana in London, as Courtney Love joins him to perform Cheap Trick and Tom Petty classics

Love made a guest appearance on three songs

The Guardian - UK

‘Am I a poor lover, am I ugly?’ Eric Clapton letters reveal details of George Harrison love triangle

Auction of items owned by Pattie Boyd, ex-wife of Harrison then Clapton, reveals passionate overtures from rock star

Newcastle Herald

Trackwork won't derail Hunter Taylor Swift fans' Beatlemania moment

Estimates of 500 attendees from the Hunter seem low.

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Paul Mccartney Reveals Dream-Inspired Creation Of Iconic Beatles Song

Explore the captivating story behind The Beatles' iconic song 'Yesterday' and its lasting impact on music history.

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