Getting better: 5 key ways the Beatles can help improve your guitar playing The school of George, John and Paul is in session MusicRadar · Jun 22, 2024
Hey Jude (Bellingham): the origins of the terrace anthem to English football's new hero The Beatles classic has become the accompaniment to one of the greatest fan-player love affairs of all time Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2024
"It's very hard for people to understand how monolithic it was, looking at it today. But it was absolutely earthshaking": Was 9 February 1964 the most important day in rock 'n' roll history? "It was kind of like an alien invasion" MusicRadar · Jun 12, 2024
"We were getting more talented and George began to write lots of songs… he was lucky to get a track on an album." The lost 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono interview on the Beatles' split when they insisted Michael Parkinson wore a black sack over his head "It's total communication if you're in the bag" MusicRadar · Jun 2, 2024
‘Most significant Beatles guitar ever to be auctioned’ sells for £1.5m Instrument was discovered in an attic after not being seen for over 50 years The Independent UK · May 30, 2024
“There’s always been an open door… We were the only ones that knew what it’s like to have that extreme kind of fame, so that created a bond”: 10 times the Beatles and the Rolling Stones collaborated together The Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones? Not so much. Here’s our guide to 10 friendly – and occasionally excellent – collaborations between two legendary bands Guitar World · May 25, 2024
Five Great Reads: Anita and Yoko, the Denmark secret, and tackling the ‘virginity epidemic’ Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2024
George Harrison’s childhood home in Liverpool gets blue plaque Tribute to be unveiled at No 12 Arnold Grove in Wavertree, where the Beatle lived until he was nearly seven The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
‘I’ve been called a witch, slut, murderer’: the ultra-creative women dismissed as rock star girlfriends Despite their artistic skill, Anita Pallenberg, Suzi Ronson and Yoko Ono were cast as mere lovers or muses. They’re now being allowed to tell their own stories – even if it’s after death The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
"It was just the lifestyle. You don't know you're making history when you're doing it": Dave Mason on his fantasy musical adventure Former Traffic man Dave Mason on playing with Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and more Louder · May 20, 2024
Rock and Roll! Two wonderful and highly recommended treatments of the early history of rock-and-roll. Reason · May 15, 2024
How to watch 'Let It Be' online — stream restored The Beatles documentary, release date With the restored Beatles doc set to stream across the universe, here's how to watch 'Let It Be' online and exclusively on Disney Plus. Tom’s Guide · May 9, 2024
"George Harrison said, ‘When the Beatles play a low E, it sounds like a low E. When Duane plays it, it sounds an octave lower!’”: The story of Duane Eddy's Peter Gunn theme The late King Of Twang remembered his signature song with us back in 2011 MusicRadar · May 8, 2024
Let It Be review – reissued Beatles film takes long and winding road to eventual acclaim Reviled by the band when it came out and widely thought of as miserable, the film – restored to its original format – actually offers light and insightful moments The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024
Salon · May 7, 2024 Superb restored Beatles "Let It Be" doc Michael Lindsay-Hogg's 1970 film gets a glorious restoration, capturing rock ‘n’ roll’s most extraordinary foursome
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024 Bernard Hill obituary Versatile actor whose role as Yosser Hughes in the BBC’s 1982 series Boys from the Blackstuff made him a television star
Salon · May 3, 2024 Jeff Daniels "in awe" of George Harrison On "Everything Fab Four," the acclaimed actor discusses the Beatles, his career and Netflix series "A Man in Full"
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024 John Duff Lowe obituary Other lives: Finance adviser and pianist who played on the first record that Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison made together
Evening Standard · May 1, 2024 Rock 'n' roll pioneer Duane Eddy died at 86 The star helped define the early rock ‘n’ roll guitar sound.
Top News · May 1, 2024 Guitar Legend Duane Eddy, Pioneer Of 'Twang' Sound, Dies Duane Eddy, the iconic guitar hero, passes at 86, leaving behind a lasting musical legacy.
WEKU · May 1, 2024 Duane Eddy, who put the twang in early rock guitar with 'Rebel Rouser', dies at age 86 He was a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians.
The Guardian - US · May 1, 2024 Duane Eddy, pioneering rock’n’roll guitarist, dies at 86 Grammy-winning musician, who had a string of instrumental hits in the 50s and 60s, has died of cancer
Guitar World · May 1, 2024 “One of the most successful instrumentalists in rock history”: Duane Eddy, rock guitar pioneer, dies at 86 Hugely influential to the likes of George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty, the Gretsch-wielding legend was known for his unmistakable, twanging tone and smash instrumental hits like Rebel Rouser
Guitar World · Apr 28, 2024 “Rick Nielsen would come into my dressing room with a guitar and say, ‘Joe, you really should buy this one’”: Joe Perry on the ’57 Gretsch Duo Jet that recorded Dude (Looks Like a Lady) On Guitar World’s December 1987 cover, Joe Perry – tagline “the Bad Boy who's badder than ever” – was rocking a ’57 Duo Jet. This is the story behind the guitar
MusicRadar · Apr 27, 2024 "I know me and I know my playing... and then there's Rain": The Beatles' greatest b-side was ahead of its time, but it also exposed a difference of perspective between Lennon and McCartney Rain features some of the greatest individual performances by the four Beatles while sounding like it was beamed from the future