Tony Wilson obituary Bassist and singer with Hot Chocolate who co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including You Sexy Thing The Guardian - UK · May 4
Letters and photos from Beatles’ early days to go on show in Hamburg The collection, including donations from Paul McCartney’s brother, Mike, shows the band’s development from 1960-62 The Guardian - UK · May 2
Guns N’ Roses guitar fetches more than £230,000 at auction A gold microphone presented to rock band Queen and used by frontman Freddie Mercury also sold for £151,200. Evening Standard · May 1
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC review – fascinating star-studded concert film Footage from John Lennon’s only full-length performances after the Beatles – at Madison Square Garden, for charity, with the Plastic Ono Band – has been edited and restored The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
Please Please Me review – fascinating tale of Brian Epstein, the Beatles and that trip to Torremolinos Tom Wright’s play explores how the Fab Four, and a rumoured affair with John Lennon, helped shape their manager’s tragically short life The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
Please Please Me review: Clumsy look at Brian Epstein's sexual obsession with John Lennon 2/5 Tom Wright’s play at the Kiln takes on the life and times of The Beatles’ manager in a stripped-back production Evening Standard · Apr 24
"It was like a little vacation." The Tool and Failure side project which dissolved before most people knew it had ever existed Ever heard Maynard James Keenan singing a Paul McCartney song? Now is your chance Metal Hammer · Apr 22
'For All Mankind' alternative timeline vs reality: How Apple TV's sci-fi show diverges from history How do "For All Mankind"'s six decades of space exploration "history" compare with the real thing? Space · Apr 17
“Paul McCartney likes to control things under the guise of saying, ‘Play as free as you like.’ Then he’ll start to pick it all apart”: Chris Spedding’s favorite sessions From handling Jack Bruce’s temper, to Brian Eno’s budget studio and Macca’s post-Beatles era, the UK session veteran picks his most treasured moments Guitar World · Apr 17
Sex Education’s Asa Butterfield lost Beatles gig to Gladiator star: ‘There are roles you really, really want’ Sony is making for four films about the Beatles, set for release in 2028 The Independent UK · Apr 16
'I'm just not threatened by it': Steven Soderbergh is defiant about AI use in filmmaking Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh insists that he doesn't feel "threatened" by AI and is willing to use the technology if it improves the quality of his work. BANG Premier · Apr 12
“It was the way for me to learn to approach the guitar a different way, because Jeff Beck was not an early influence”: Robben Ford on rearranging John Lennon, iconic collaborations and paying tribute to Jeff Beck and amp guru Alexander Dumble Two Shades Of Blues was conceived as a tribute to Beck and Ford's favourite amp builder, and it finds him exploring the Strat and making his own weather with his Overdrive Special MusicRadar · Apr 11
Steven Soderbergh planning to use 'a lot of AI' in new war film Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh has confessed he's planning to use "a lot of AI" in his new film about the Spanish-American War in 1898. BANG Premier · Apr 9
Paul Shaffer wasn’t sold on The Beatles On "Everything Fab Four," Shaffer reflects on how "Rubber Soul" changed his mind about the band as a whole Salon · Apr 8
International Business Times UK · Apr 7 Four Beatles Biopics in the Works as Hollywood Reveals Ambitious Plan Sam Mendes will direct four interconnected Beatles biopics starring Paul Mescal and Harris Dickinson. Discover the full cast and the innovative 2028 release strategy for this cinematic event.
MusicRadar · Apr 3 “Anti-religious, anti-nationalistic, anti-conventional, anti-capitalistic. But because it is sugarcoated, it is accepted”: The song John Lennon called “the best I've ever written” – and Yoko Ono’s uncredited contribution “A lot of it – the lyric and the concept – came from Yoko”
MusicRadar · Mar 31 “I was never a huge Beatles fan. But I learned recently that John Lennon said that it’s the one song he wished he would have written”: The disco classic that sold 11 million copies and influenced famous songs by Lennon and ABBA How the leader of KC And The Sunshine Band created a perfect floor-filler
The Independent UK · Mar 30 Guitar used by Slash of Guns N’ Roses during iconic tour set to fetch up to £300,000 at auction The instrument is due to go under the hammer at Propstore auction house in London next month
Evening Standard · Mar 30 Guns N’ Roses guitar hopes to fetch £300,000 at music memorabilia auction The Music Memorabilia Live Auction collection will go under the hammer at Propstore auction house in London next month.
BANG Premier · Mar 30 Sir Paul McCartney reveals what The Beatles 'liked' about their male fans in the US The Beatles really appreciated the way their male fans behaved at their early gigs in America.
Evening Standard · Mar 29 Cruz Beckham review: Cheeky, charming, actually talented 4/5 In front of his parents – and Geri Halliwell – Cruz Beckham’s show (one of three sold-out nights) at the Courtyard Theatre proved to be quite the success with decent indie-pop and real star quality
Evening Standard · Mar 29 Aimee Lou Wood says playing Pattie Boyd in Beatles biopics is ‘intimidating’ Wood will portray George Harrison’s former wife, model and photographer Pattie Boyd, in Sam Mendes’ biopic films about the lives of the Fab Four.
Euronews · Mar 27 Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album - ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ Paul McCartney’s new album draws from the musician’s early childhood memories of growing up in Liverpool and his relationship with George Harrison and John Lennon prior to Beatlemania.
MusicRadar · Mar 26 “While playing around on the guitar during the meeting, Paul happened upon a chord that even he didn’t recognise”: How an unfamiliar guitar chord proved to be the catalyst for Paul McCartney’s new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane The first single, Days We Left Behind, includes a cryptic reference to John Lennon
Evening Standard · Mar 26 Sir Paul McCartney releases new single and announces first album for five years The introspective 14-track record, titled The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, recounts a collection of memories from the singer’s formative years in Liverpool.