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Beatlemania: life through Paul McCartney's lens

'We wanted the thrill of the fame and the things it would bring.'

Newcastle Herald

Priti Patel ‘begged’ US to take British terror suspect Aine Davis, court told

On June 18 last year, British officials learned that prosecutors in New York were seeking to extradite Davis to the US.

Evening Standard

Mick Jagger shares what he wants The Rolling Stones to be remembered for

Legacy rock band will soon release their first album of original music in 18 years

The Independent UK

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‘Forgotten and overlooked’: how Jewish designers dressed the Beatles and changed global fashion

A new exhibition aims to highlight a huge but often ignored contribution to style in the Swinging 60s

The Guardian - UK

Fleetwood Mac decided to go their own ways. How do bands know when to quit, and shouldn’t more do so?

After the death of Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks has called time. There is an art to timing it right – just look at the Beatles, says music writer Michael Hann

The Guardian - UK

Beatles fashion was "worth emulating"

Deirdre Kelly traces the Fab Four's evolving fashion and strategic styling as part of their unparalled success

Salon

‘Every Cocteau Twins song sounds like an orgasm’: Perry Farrell’s honest playlist

The Jane’s Addiction man grew up on the Beatles and has played Led Zeppelin to Trump, but who can he no longer listen to?

The Guardian - UK

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‘Hundreds contact appeal in 24 hours’ to help find missing McCartney guitar

The bass was purchased for £30 in Hamburg, Germany, in 1961 by Sir Paul and been used during his time with The Beatles.

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney: Worldwide search launched for missing Beatles 1961 Höfner guitar

Instrument, used on some of The Beatles’ most loved hits, disappeared in the Sixties

The Independent UK

John Lennon wanted to produce them, Pat Metheny said he wouldn’t have played jazz fusion without them, and Rick Wakeman claimed he played the greatest organ solo ever: Rod Argent looks back on his time with the Zombies and Argent

Rod Argent was the founding member of The Zombies and Argent and collaborated with some of the best-known names in music, including Phil Collins and The Who. And now the Zombies are reanimated and ready for another bite of success…

Louder

The 20 most underrated Beatles songs

Even The Beatles’ most overlooked songs are better than many other bands’ best numbers

Louder

"The worst track we ever had to record" – why 3/4 of the Beatles hated Maxwell's Silver Hammer

No Paul McCartney song ever incurred the joint wrath of Lennon, Harrison and Starr quite like Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Here’s why…

MusicRadar

Myth-busting Outtake From The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ Shoot On Sale

Beatles fans from around the world - and there are a few of them - will be queuing up to bid on this.

Zenger

Unseen photo from The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper album cover shoot to go to auction

The unseen photo from the album cover shoot is said to address a long-standing rumour.

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Myth-busting outtake photo from The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper shoot up for auction

Photo is part of a press release for the unreleased Beatles album ‘Sessions’ and could fetch up to £10,000

The Week

Screaming Beatles fans embarrassed George Harrison’s mother

George Harrison’s mother once wrote that screaming Beatles fans made her “really ashamed” she was female, The Times reported. In a letter in 1963, Louise Harrison told a teenager about hysterical scenes she witnessed at a gig in Manchester. “I was really disgusted at the way the so-called fans just screamed…

Louder

"I wish I'd had Rick on Cold Turkey – Clapton choked up": What happened when John Lennon hired Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen to play on Double Fantasy

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen has never hidden his admiration for The Beatles, and in 1980 he got a call from John Lennon himself

Louder

30 musicians on the album that changed their life as a kid

Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom

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Alice Cooper believes Beatles would "absolutely" have reformed if John Lennon survived

Alice Cooper shared many drinks with Lennon and McCartney after The Beatles split – and he says they still loved each other

MusicRadar

Who is the greatest of all time: The Beatles or Queen? Producer Steve Lillywhite has an interesting take

"I would never say anyone is better than The Beatles, but…"

MusicRadar

John Lennon: "Somebody let off a firecracker onstage and every one of us looked at each other, because each thought it was the other that had been shot. It was that bad.” – Why The Beatles retired from the stage

How death threats, disillusionment and the very real threat of onstage electrocution all fuelled The Fab Four’s decision to stop playing live…

MusicRadar

"It wasn’t a rip-off!": Who sampled Revolver? The great, good and weird tracks that borrowed from the iconic Beatles album

The Beatles' groundbreaking Revolver influenced a generation of musicians and samplists, from The Jam to The Game

MusicRadar

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"

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…

Guitar World

“Wings are underrated. It’s difficult to follow The Beatles. It’s like following God”: How Paul McCartney quit the world's biggest band... and triumphed

On this day in 1971 Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group Wings, who rose in a few short years from college level to an American stadium phenomenon

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?

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

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