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The song Mark Knopfler wrote the night John Lennon was killed

    The song Mark Knopfler wrote the night John Lennon was killed

When you hear Mark Knopfler described as a lyrical guitarist, it probably almost seems like an oxymoron. Words and sound are two separate entities which combine to create a song,

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The moment George Harrison stopped being ‘The Quiet Beatle’

    The moment George Harrison stopped being ‘The Quiet Beatle’

Often, when bands break up, it’s a recipe for disaster for at least one member. Someone will shoot off to the stratosphere, a few more will maybe coast long quite

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The Beatles are Coming: The Birth of Beatlemania in America

    The Beatles are Coming: The Birth of Beatlemania in America

The Beatles are Coming: The Birth of Beatlemania in America The Beatles Are Coming! covers the Beatles first visit to the United States and the events leading up to the

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Can’t Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America

    Can’t Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America

Can’t Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America That the Beatles were an unprecedented phenomenon is a given. In Can’t Buy Me Love, Jonathan Gould explains why, placing the

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The only band John Lennon wasn’t good enough to play with

    The only band John Lennon wasn’t good enough to play with

Half of the battle when it comes to rock and roll is having a certain degree of confidence in what

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Why didn’t George Harrison write more Beatles songs?

    Why didn’t George Harrison write more Beatles songs?

“Do as I say, not as I do” was largely the code by which George Harrison lived during the early

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What’s That You’re Doing? May 2025 Newsletter 🗞

    What’s That You’re Doing? May 2025 Newsletter 🗞

‘My Valentine’ with Barbra Streisand This month, Paul adds another icon to his impressive list of duet partners. With the

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The Beatles 1963: A Year in the Life

    The Beatles 1963: A Year in the Life

The Beatles 1963: A Year in the Life Meticulously researched, this is the definitive account of the momentous year that

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The Beatles By Ear

    The Beatles By Ear

The Beatles By Ear By turns impassioned and irreverent, The Beatles by Ear is a collection of essays on each

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Fans are only just learning The Beatles had a completely different name with deep meaning | Irish Star

    Fans are only just learning The Beatles had a completely different name with deep meaning | Irish Star

The legendary band The Beatles, founded by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison back in 1960, has an interesting tale behind their well-known name that has left

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