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Barry Keoghan to play Ringo Starr in Beatles biopic, drummer says

After months of speculation that Barry Keagon was attached to the upcoming film series, Sir Ringo Starr has seemingly teased the 'Saltburn' actor will indeed play him in Sir Sam Mendes' four biopics about The Beatles.

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John Lennon’s damning view on touring with The Beatles revealed in letter to Eric Clapton

Musician made no secret of how he felt as he wrote to Clapton with an idea for a ‘supergroup’

The Independent UK

The 13 most controversial album covers of all time, from The Beatles to Nirvana: ‘We’re all naked really’

THE COUNTDOWN: From flagrant nudity to cartoon bestiality, there are all sorts of reasons cover art can spark controversy. Kevin E G Perry picks some of the most memorable examples

The Independent UK

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Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964

Likely most people have seen iconic footage of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

The Independent UK

John Lennon's 1971 draft letter to Eric Clapton expected to fetch at least €100,000 at auction

John Lennon's draft letter to Eric Clapton asking him to join his new band is set to go under the hammer.

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"When the worst instrumentalist in your group is John Lennon, you’ve got a pretty good group”: Was John Lennon a good guitarist? And does it really matter?

"When the worst instrumentalist in your group is John Lennon, you’ve got a pretty good group”

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“These chords are used on everything from The Beatles to Billie Eilish”: How to learn triad theory

The triad is one of the cornerstones of music theory, and vital for creating harmony. We examine the three points of the chord.

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Beatles '64: Fab Four's maiden US voyage

The Disney+ doc is a visual and aural feast capturing how Beatlemania was the harbinger of pop cultural change

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Beatles ’64 review – Fab Four radiate an inexhaustible, almost supernatural energy

Contemporary interviews and amazing archive footage combine in a sublime snapshot of the band’s whirlwind first US visit

The Guardian - UK

Ringo Starr always knew the Beatles were destined for success: 'We were life four brothers...'

Ringo Starr always knew the Beatles were destined for success because they "worked hard" and "looked out" for each other.

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“We’ve always been a rock group, The Beatles”: How the White Album sowed the seeds for music’s entire future

By 1968, The Beatles were falling apart – but that didn’t stop them recording their greatest artistic statement, The White Album

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Duke Special among musicians awarded grants to purchase new instruments

The songwriter is to use his grant to buy an electro-mechanical predecessor of the synthesiser once used to create the sound of The Beatles.

Evening Standard

“One of the most important guitars in rock and roll history and formative to The Beatles’ sound, has made history”: George Harrison’s Futurama electric sells for a record $1.27 million at auction

The 1959 electric Harrison played during the Beatles' early days joins the one-million dollar club and Mary Kaye’s 1956 Strat sells for $222,250

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Furniture linked to the Beatles which was destined for the dump now in museum

The set of chairs and table had been in the dressing room of a venue where the band performed in August 1962.

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

The instrument fetched twice its initial estimate.

The Guardian - AU

Vic Flick, guitarist on the James Bond theme, dies aged 87

Famed session musician, who also performed with the Beatles, Tom Jones, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

Guitar World

Paul McCartney joined by Jack White and St. Vincent for a raucous rendition of The Beatles’ The End during record-breaking set at Mexico’s Corona Capital Festival

While it was White’s first time sharing the stage with the former Beatle, St. Vincent had joined Macca earlier to take up lead guitar duties for a cover of Get Back

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Watch the trailer for Beatles 64, the new Martin Scorsese-produced film about The Beatles' arrival in America

Beatles 64 will premiere on Disney+ later this month

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Bigger than the Beatles and Rolling Stones: Shampoo on tour in Tokyo, 1995

The Plumstead duo bonded with their Japanese fans over kitsch and fashion

Louder

“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

Watch The Cure cover The Beatles with James, son of Paul, McCartney on keyboards

Robert Smith & co. took on the very chirpy and unCure-like Hello Goodbye for a Paul McCartney tribute album

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“They were the first white group that I’d ever heard in my life who said ‘yeah we grew up listening to black music”: Smokey Robinson and others describe huge cultural impact of the Beatles' first visit to America

Trailer to the new Scorsese doc is now on Youtube

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“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

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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.

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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's company was inspired by The Beatles

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's production company, Artists Equity, was inspired by Sir Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary series.

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