McCartney Times

‘There’s nothing to forgive’: Pete Best on being sacked from The Beatles

‘There’s nothing to forgive’: Pete Best on being sacked from The Beatles

    ‘There’s nothing to forgive’: Pete Best on being sacked from The Beatles

Drummer Pete Best is explaining, not for the first time, what it was like for him that late summer’s day in 1962 when he was sacked suddenly from The Beatles,

0 comment Read Full Article

Behind the Song: John Lennon, “Mother” American Songwriter

    Behind the Song: John Lennon, “Mother” American Songwriter

From Al Jolson’s black-faced tearjerker “Mammy” to the Rolling Stones’ “Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadows” (which portrayed a struggling unwed mother confronted by the looming

0 comment Read Full Article

How the Beatles Informed America’s ‘Sister Golden Hair’

    How the Beatles Informed America’s ‘Sister Golden Hair’

It’s perhaps no surprise that America‘s “Sister Golden Hair” shares a Beatlesque guitar line, considering the presence of producer George Martin. But the connection actually runs deeper. “I very openly

0 comment Read Full Article

Isolation ideas: How to start building a record or CD collection – Entertainment & Life – Westford Eagle – Westford, MA

    Isolation ideas: How to start building a record or CD collection – Entertainment & Life – Westford Eagle – Westford, MA

The nightclubs are closed. The concert halls are shuttered. The folks who put down their hats and pick up their guitars at subway platforms are staying home. Don’t worry. This

0 comment Read Full Article

The Biggest And Best Live Music Films To Watch While You’re Stuck Inside

    The Biggest And Best Live Music Films To Watch While You’re Stuck Inside

Thanks to that absolute bastard COVID-19, gigs and tours have been largely cancelled for indefinite amount of time. It’s a

0 comment Read Full Article

The Beatles’ rude lyric swaps at gigs drowned out by deafening fans | Music | journalstar.com

    The Beatles’ rude lyric swaps at gigs drowned out by deafening fans | Music | journalstar.com

The Beatles used to sing explicit lyrics during their gigs because their fans’ deafening screams drowned them out. In the

0 comment Read Full Article

NYC neighbors sing ‘Hey Jude’ from apartment windows

    NYC neighbors sing ‘Hey Jude’ from apartment windows

These New Yorkers are taking a sad song and trying to make things better. Touching video shared with The Post

0 comment Read Full Article

Aftermath release video for cover of John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” | NextMosh: Rock and Metal News

    Aftermath release video for cover of John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” | NextMosh: Rock and Metal News

“John Lennon’s urgent call for peace in Give Peace a Chance is more important today than ever, and our call

0 comment Read Full Article

Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour piano sketches found in skip – BBC News

    Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour piano sketches found in skip – BBC News

Sketches including designs for Sir Paul McCartney’s “magic piano” that were found in a skip could fetch £10,000 at auction.

0 comment Read Full Article

Glastonbury 2020 Drops First Lineup Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

    Glastonbury 2020 Drops First Lineup Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Even amidst the crazy last 24 hour news cycle, Glastonbury in the UK is soldiering on ahead and revealing their phase 1 lineup for June 2020. So, after much consideration

0 comment Read Full Article

Archives