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When Led Zeppelin Started Breaking Records Set by The Beatles

    When Led Zeppelin Started Breaking Records Set by The Beatles

Did the top rock ‘n’ roll bands really scrutinize record sales and box-office receipts from their tours? In the case of Led Zeppelin, they absolutely did — especially when it

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Woodstock 50 ticket sales pending permit: Schuyler County administrator

    Woodstock 50 ticket sales pending permit: Schuyler County administrator

Tickets for Woodstock 50 will be “on sale soon,” according to the anniversary festival’s website. But, that will not be as soon as originally planned. While organizers and the event’s

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George Harrison financed Life of Brian because he ‘wanted to see it’ | The List

    George Harrison financed Life of Brian because he ‘wanted to see it’ | The List

George Harrison “pawned his house and arranged a loan of $5m” to finance ‘Life of Brian’ simply because he “wanted to see it” George Harrison remortgaged his house to finance

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The Paul McCartney Song That Made John Lennon So Angry

    The Paul McCartney Song That Made John Lennon So Angry

    By the time The Beatles split up in 1970, the band’s members had no problem being hostile to one another. In 1969, it actually led to a physical

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Super-rare pressing of Please Please Me by The Beatles unearthed – and this is what it could cost – Leicestershire Live

    Super-rare pressing of Please Please Me by The Beatles unearthed – and this is what it could cost – Leicestershire Live

A rare first edition of the Beatles’ first album Please Please Me has been unearthed and is going up for

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Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis hints Sir Paul McCartney will headline the festival in 2020 | Daily Mail Online

    Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis hints Sir Paul McCartney will headline the festival in 2020 | Daily Mail Online

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has hinted that Sir Paul McCartney will headline the festival for its 50th anniversary in 2020.

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Famous Axes from Hendrix, Dylan and the Beatles Land in New Exhibition at The Met | Guitarworld

    Famous Axes from Hendrix, Dylan and the Beatles Land in New Exhibition at The Met | Guitarworld

‘Play It Loud’ book provides guidance for Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new rock-focused exhibition. Jimmy Page’s guitars displayed in the

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How a Rule Change Helped Topple a Signature Beatles Chart Record

    How a Rule Change Helped Topple a Signature Beatles Chart Record

The Beatles set a record for most songs in the Hot 100 on April 11, 1964, notching a remarkable 14

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The Beatles’ Paul McCartney Reaches a Record That Is Impossible To Break

    The Beatles’ Paul McCartney Reaches a Record That Is Impossible To Break

According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney broke $100 million threshold (solo career touring

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George Harrison’s Angry Message to Richard Nixon Revealed

    George Harrison’s Angry Message to Richard Nixon Revealed

John Lennon’s battle with then-U.S. President Richard Nixon is well-known – but a recently-discovered telegram revealed that fellow Beatle George Harrison also had an angry exchange with the shamed leader’s

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