NAMM 2023: Ashdown announces the Studio MiniRig – a portable bass head with matching cab inspired by the Beatles’ PA columns Thought the era of mini amps was over? Well, there’s always room for one more… Guitar World · Apr 15, 2023
Is that really The Weeknd and Drake? The fake AI music mashups breaking the internet The viral, AI-generated pop songs that are dividing musicians, fans, and record labels. Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023
Dame Mary Quant 'freed the female leg' with her miniskirts and defined 60s fashion Iconic 60s figures like Pattie Boyd and Twiggy have come out to pay respects to the woman who painted the era in bold colours. ABC News · Apr 14, 2023
Mary Quant, fashion mastermind of Swinging ‘60s style, dies at 93 Quant helped popularize the miniskirt — some credit her with inventing it — and the innovative tights and accessories that were an integral part of the look. She also created dresses and other simple mix-and-match garments that had an element of whimsy. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 14, 2023
Movie review: 'Little Richard: I Am Everything' doc rocks A stirring addition to such revisionist rock and roll-related documentaries as “Summer of Soul (Or… When The Revolution Could Not be Televised)", “The Velvet Underground” and “Moonage Daydream,” Lisa Cortes’ “Little Richard: I Am Everything” takes perhaps the original rock music pioneer and argues that he was marginalized because of… Boston Herald · Apr 13, 2023
Mary Quant, designer who epitomized Swinging 60s, dies at 93 Mary Quant, the designer whose fashions epitomized the Swinging 60s, has died at the age of 93 The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
It was 60 years ago today… schoolboy’s tape of the Beatles transports us to an era of optimism Private-school pupils unselfconsciously screamed for their working-class heroes The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023
Please Please Us: Lost tape of Beatles school gig could be saved for the nation Sixty years ago, a little-known Liverpudlian band took to the stage at Stowe school in Buckinghamshire The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023
Kenny Loggins, movie soundtrack legend In this episode of "Everything Fab Four," Loggins dives deep into gear, his hits and writing Winnie the Pooh songs Salon · Apr 8, 2023
Abbey Road engineer Ken Scott on recording The Beatles: “I was there when Eric Clapton played the solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, but it was just another day at the office so it didn't mean anything at the time” On working with Lennon and McCartney: “Paul was exceedingly patient, and would keep on going until it was the way he wanted it, whereas John would prefer to get it over with as quickly as possible” MusicRadar · Apr 7, 2023
Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Drake become the UK’s biggest streaming artists of 2022 Harry Styles’ As It Was was the biggest hit of 2022 in a record breaking year for streaming Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2023
The Beatles autographs obtained in Newcastle on police charge sheet sold at auction for £3,400 The Beatles were asked to sign the only piece of paper to hand - a police charge sheet for motoring offences Chronicle Live · Apr 6, 2023
Man who made £1.2m from fake vinyl records caught out by Clash fan Richard Hutter charged up to £35 for counterfeit albums by bands like the Beatles and Nirvana over six-year period The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023
Paul McCartney, 80, delights fans as he smokes in Jamaica next to daughter Stella The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was stood next to his daughter Stella McCartney as he was filmed being passed a rolled cigarette to puff on while out and about in Jamaica Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023
Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2023 Recording of The Beatles playing in school hall in 1963 emerges 60 years on John Bloomfield, then 15, had no idea what to expect when the Fab Four turned up to play at his boarding school for £100 on April 4, 1963
Liverpool Echo · Apr 4, 2023 Former cinema and school kitchen that had the 'spirit of the sixties' It boasted a bright and vibrant history
MusicRadar · Apr 4, 2023 One of the earliest live recordings of the Beatles emerges 60 years later, but will we ever get to hear it? John Bloomfield was a teenager at the all-boys Stowe boarding school in 1963 when the Fab Four came to play, and after all these years, he reveals to the BBC that he recorded the set
Liverpool Echo · Apr 4, 2023 New exhibition features The Beatles in comics Former Spider-Man editor has curated the new collection on Mathew Street
Louder · Apr 4, 2023 An hour-long recording of The Beatles playing at a Buckinghamshire boarding school in 1963 has just been unearthed It was 60 years ago today
Wales Online · Apr 4, 2023 BBC shares one of the earliest live concert recordings of The Beatles The recording was taken at Stowe boarding school in Buckinghamshire on April 4 1963 and revealed by the BBC almost exactly 60 years later
Liverpool Echo · Apr 3, 2023 John Lennon's two word response to potential Beatles reunion The band split in 1970 with emotions running high
Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023 Ken Bruce says first Greatest Hits Radio show feels 'odd' as he starts with Beatles track Ken Bruce, who recently departed BBC Radio 2 after decades on air, recently started his brand new show on Greatest Hits Radio
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star With Yellow Magic Orchestra, he paved the way for electropop and hip-hop but was far happier as a backroom boffin than an electronic pinup
Liverpool Echo · Apr 2, 2023 Liverpool family business that has 'a place in history' in the city It has stood the test of time
Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023 Ed Sheeran speaks out as he makes history with latest chart topping single The singer has enjoyed even more chart success as his latest offering, Eyes Closed - which is the lead single from upcoming album, Subtract - has reached number 1