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John Lennon’s Son Explains Why His Father’s Album ‘Fell Through The Cracks’

    John Lennon’s Son Explains Why His Father’s Album ‘Fell Through The Cracks’

After departing The Beatles, John Lennon took his career in an odd direction. Much of the music he made after becoming one of the biggest stars in the world was

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Cincinnati Opera: Paul McCartney won’t attend ‘Liverpool’ opening – Cincinnati Business Courier

    Cincinnati Opera: Paul McCartney won’t attend ‘Liverpool’ opening – Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati’s orchestrated campaign to lure music legend Paul McCartney to Music Hall might have fallen on deaf ears.Courier arts contributor Janelle Gelfand reported on her blog this week that Sir

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Why George Harrison hated the hippy movement

    Why George Harrison hated the hippy movement

For a brief moment in time, rock music seemed to be changing the entire world in the 1960s. Whereas most people were opening their minds to the possibilities of music,

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Gene Simmons called Paul McCartney’s debut a “tour de force”

    Gene Simmons called Paul McCartney’s debut a “tour de force”

Sometimes, first impressions are wrong. Especially when it comes to music, some masterpieces need a few repeats to reveal themselves or require a bit more digging into the context of

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The classic song John Lennon criticised as a “novelty record”

  The classic song John Lennon criticised as a “novelty record”

It takes a lot to change the world. In John Lennon’s case, he achieved this not only through his songwriting

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The best singer in the Beatles, according to Alice Cooper

  The best singer in the Beatles, according to Alice Cooper

For a singer like Alice Cooper, some of the best performances come from attitude. It’s impossible to put together a

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The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night at 60 marked with new exhibition – BBC News

  The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night at 60 marked with new exhibition – BBC News

An exhibition marking 60 years since the Beatles’ ground-breaking film A Hard Day’s Night has launched in Liverpool.It will showcase

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Put Sgt Pepper back in its sleeve – after 60 years, A Hard Day’s Night is still the Beatles at their joyful best | Colin Fleming | The Guardian

  Put Sgt Pepper back in its sleeve – after 60 years, A Hard Day’s Night is still the Beatles at their joyful best | Colin Fleming | The Guardian

On 10 July 1964, there was the chord. And while the chord may not have been a new cosmological big

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McCartney Afternoon Tea – With Ivor Davis – Museum of Ventura County

  McCartney Afternoon Tea – With Ivor Davis – Museum of Ventura County

Experience an extraordinary afternoon steeped in British charm and rock ‘n’ roll history. Join us for “An Afternoon with the

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“The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site | Guitar World

  “The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site | Guitar World

Heard on Please Please Me and Love Me Do, this unassuming 1962 Vox AC15 Twin may have just become the

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