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John Prescott, British former deputy prime minister, dies aged 86

Former trade union activist, who had Alzheimer’s, died peacefully at care home, says family

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024

Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison for £58 sells for more than £1 million

The instrument fetched twice its initial estimate.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

Noel Gallagher’s ‘favourite’ Oasis guitar sells for £226,800

A John Lennon amplifier and a Thriller-era Michael Jackson tour jacket also sold during the Propstore music memorabilia auction.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024

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Noel Gallagher’s ‘favourite’ Oasis guitar sells for eye-watering £226,800

A John Lennon amplifier and a Thriller-era Michael Jackson tour jacket also sold during the Propstore music memorabilia auction

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2024

“The most exciting thing was, even though John was no longer on this planet, here he was in the studio with us”: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Jeff Lynne on how The Beatles made Free As A Bird

It’s 30 years since McCartney, Starr and George Harrison entered the studio together again to record The Beatles' reunion hit

Louder · Nov 16, 2024

Art Garfunkel: ‘I’m in the mood to work with Paul Simon again. We’ll see...’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The singer has joined forces with his son to record a new album. He talks to Mark Beaumont about their need to record together and the emotional end to his feud with former singing partner Simon – ‘It’s now a thing of the past’

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2024

“John, Paul, George, Ringo, the first time they ever performed together in the Cavern Club, this amp was what they used”: Hear the amp said to be John Lennon’s first Vox put through its paces – with Noel Gallagher’s Les Paul

The storied 1962 Vox AC15 is expected to fetch between $127,132 and $254,265 at tomorrow's auction

Guitar World · Nov 14, 2024

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Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney recall US Beatlemania in documentary trailer

Beatles ’64 will feature never-before-seen footage of the band as well as capturing the camaraderie of the Fab Four.

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

“I have never heard a better ‘rock’ piano”: From The Beatles to Bowie, Queen to Elton John, how the rich, distinctive tone of the Trident Studios house piano graced the grooves of some of the finest songs ever recorded

It’s what Macca played on Hey Jude

MusicRadar · Nov 14, 2024

Might be time to 'Twist and Shout' – The Beatles' AI-restored song 'Now and Then' lands Grammy nominations

The Beatles' song that was restored with AI, "Now and Then," has earned Grammy nominations.

TechRadar · Nov 11, 2024

Cher recalls Playboy Mansion visit with drunk, naked John Lennon

Cher had to act like John Lennon's "mother" when he drunkenly stripped naked at the Playboy Mansion.

BANG Premier · Nov 11, 2024

“He wanted his version of the song to be a stark, heavy solo-piano thing, but they convinced him to turn it into a grand, crashing, theatrical monster-ballad, complete with orchestra”: The story of Nilsson's Without You

How the singer transformed an album track into one of the most abiding love songs of all time

MusicRadar · Nov 9, 2024

Beatles get Grammy nod for final song - but why aren’t John Lennon and George Harrison nominated?

The Fab Four have broken the record for longest span between Record of the Year nominations

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024

“We did Yellow Brick Road in 16 days! That’s the magic you get with a band like that”: Dee Murray was the centerpiece of the early Elton John band – and the last bassist to play onstage with John Lennon

In May 1973, Dee Murray anchored what would become one of Elton John’s most celebrated hits

Guitar World · Nov 2, 2024

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Louder · Oct 31, 2024

“They didn’t understand how important image was – they started the thing about us being academic geeks. It really hurt us”: The Zombies on living large, inheriting the Beatles’ studio and staff, and being prisoners in a concert hall

Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent look back on finding fame in their teens and experiencing the highs and lows of the music industry over six decades

MusicRadar · Oct 31, 2024

"George had a smugness on his face when he came in with this one, and rightly so - he knew it was absolutely brilliant.": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track

A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again"

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

Midas Man review – Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is heartfelt as Beatles’ kingmaker

As the ‘fifth Beatle’ Brian Epstein, Fortune-Lloyd’s performance holds an otherwise sanitised narrative together in well-meaning biopic

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2024

What is necro-branding? And what’s it got to do with Elvis, Princess Diana and Taylor Swift?

Do you own any memorabilia depicting Elvis, Princess Diana, David Bowie, Prince or Michael Jackson? Perhaps a beloved t-shirt, a favourite mug, a special keyring or a novelty plate? You might not know it, but you are participating in something known as “necro-branding”.

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

Francis McPeake obituary

Traditional Irish musician and the third in the lineage of pipers in an internationally renowned family

Louder · Oct 28, 2024

"This is a fired-up performance - a man determined to prove everyone wrong": Paul McCartney rails against the critics, John Lennon, Fela Kuti and muggers on Wings' classic Band On The Run

Recorded in Nigeria as his bandmates deserted him, Band On The Run might just be the best post-Beatles work by any Beatle

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024

We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me by Elliot Mintz review – life as a confidant, fixer… and flunky

Mintz’s account of his friendship with the endlessly compelling celebrity couple offers a fascinating insight into their psychodramas but is blunted by his obvious adoration of the pair

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024

Beatles for sale: new home sought for Abbey Road recording console

Current owners hope to attract musicians who want to work with desk used to make fab four’s celebrated album – after it previously failed to sell

Salon · Oct 25, 2024

"We All Shine On": A new look at Lennon

Author Elliot Mintz reveals the weight of Lennon’s legacy beyond the music, shadowed by loss and what-ifs

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024

Liam Payne: the death of a favourite celebrity can be painful – but collective grief can help

One of my (Sam’s) earliest memories is from 1980, when John Lennon was tragically assassinated. I vividly recall my mother’s reaction upon hearing the news – she put down the phone, overwhelmed with grief.

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were ‘obsessed with staying skinny,’ reveals friend

‘John kept a journal where each day he would write what his weight was,’ says Elliot Mintz

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