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"Abbey Road was really unfinished songs all stuck together. None of the songs had anything to do with each other, no thread at all": A track-by-track guide to the final album recorded by The Beatles

After the fractious Let It Be sessions, Paul McCartney urged his bandmates back into the studio to make an album “like the old days, like we used to"

Louder

"What was really exciting for me was watching Paul's total respect for his band members": Giles Martin tells the inside story of the final Beatles song, Now And Then

You probably didn’t have a new (and final) song from The Beatles on your 2023 bingo card, but that’s what we got, surprising everybody

Louder

"I was diagnosed with an ulcer on my 21st birthday. The doctor asked me: 'What's the problem, kid? Is there something or someone…' I said: 'Let me stop you right there. There is indeed someone'": the tumultuous story of Jellyfish

Power-pop princelings Jellyfish were the new Beatles, ELO and Queen all in one – until bad vibes and psychic turmoil snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

Louder

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The 10 greatest slide guitar moments in rock

From Johnny Winter to Led Zeppelin, here’s how a hit of slide guitar can lift a song to the heavens

Louder

Winston Churchill’s false teeth expected to fetch at least £5,000 at auction

Gold-mounted dentures worn during ‘We shall fight on the beaches’ speech helped fix childhood lisp

The Guardian - UK

“We didn’t realize we were breaking up as it was happening”: The Beatles intended to go back to their roots on Let It Be – instead, they documented the collapse of their magical creative partnership

A mix of rootsy, spirited rockers, stunning ballads, and unfocused jams, Let It Be captured the Fab Four looking to find their footing as a group again

Guitar World

‘It’s Really Not That Difficult’ - Thomas Bjorn Makes Feelings Clear On Golf’s Global Game Argument

The former Team Europe Ryder Cup captain has called for the men's game to become truly global

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"Bella Donna had the formula for success: a singer from huge band, a top-notch producer, and a who's who of musicians": Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks

Featuring stellar duets with Tom Petty and Don Henley, Bella Donna established Stevie Nicks as a star in her own right, away from the Fleetwood Mac soap opera

Louder

Why you should definitely own Klaatu's debut album, and it's got nothing to do with The Beatles

When the mysterious Klaatu released their first album, rumours about the musicians' identity sent sales soaring... but it's an album that stands up on its own

Louder

I was a hopeless hoarder – until I was forced to throw out 50 things I own

I can’t get rid of an ancient gig ticket, let alone a useless tea urn or old Cub scout uniform. Will rising to this challenge cleanse my soul – or cause complex psychological trauma?

The Guardian - UK

‘I regret punching Lennon’: Terri Hooley on his wild life in the Belfast punk scene

He belted a Beatle, launched the Undertones and foiled armed kidnappers. Terri Hooley explains how he kept Northern Irish teens kicking as the Troubles escalated

The Guardian - UK

"I did Bat Out Of Hell thinking it was a comedy record. I did it as a spoof of Springsteen": What a career in music has taught Todd Rundgren

The man who had a public spat with John Lennon and made David Bowie cry says he’s a hard-worker more than a genius, and that music has been devalued

Louder

The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear: “I write lyrics and I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me"

Best of 2023: Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

MusicRadar

"We take the original image and split it through a double vibrocated sploshing flange with double negative feedback": The Beatles, Les Paul, or Larry Levine? Who really discovered flanging?

Best of 2023: Lennon and George Martin are often given the credit, but flanging might well have been around for years before they 'discovered' it

MusicRadar

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Chicago Sun-Times

John Hogan, former WGN reporter, dies at 82

Mr. Hogan covered everything from the trial of mass murderer Richard Speck to the death of former Mayor Richard J. Daley.

GoodToKnow

Top baby names 2024 predictions - inspired by musicians

Musicians offer some brilliant inspiration for 2024's top baby names

MusicRadar

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”

Best of 2023: 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”

Newcastle Herald

Good look at what spurs sabre rattling

Maybe Lennon was 'a dreamer'.

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"Yes, we all want to bang our heads at Christmas, but we also want to sit down with a cup of tea and a mince pie and have a bit of a chillout": Rob Halford's 8 favourite Christmas songs

Metal God Rob Halford salutes the most wonderful time of the year, as he selects his eight favourite Christmas songs

Evening Standard

Princess of Wales chats to 13-year-old footballer and coach during surprise Christmas tea party

The Princess of Wales' televised carol service at Westminster Abbey will air on Christmas Eve

Evening Standard

Why the Beatles’ song Now and Then is the most important record of the past year

It was last year’s most significant release, both a time capsule of our greatest ever band, and something genuinely new.

MusicRadar

Paul McCartney on bass: "When we met Elvis, I was like, ‘You’re trying to learn bass, are you, son? Sit down, let me show you a few things’"

Classic 1994 interview: "Once I got over the fact that I was lumbered with it, I did get quite proud to be a bass player"

Louder

“It was when we knew Roger Waters wasn’t going to be part of anything we did, but before he’d officially left. He had us trapped in limbo. I was putting my toe in the water”: David Gilmour’s solo career

Despite saying it’s less complicated to work alone, David Gilmour’s association with Pink Floyd means he never wandered far, or for long, from the band

MusicRadar

6 "wrong" production techniques that turned out right

We round up six examples of how ignoring conventional studio wisdom can lead to fantastic musical results

The Independent UK

John Lennon’s son Julian reveals the one Beatles song that drives him ‘up the wall’

‘It’s something that’ll always be dark to me,’ musician and photographer Julian said of classic track

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