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Help! Popular festival bands, and their fans, on the outs with no dates to play

Help! Popular festival bands, and their fans, on the outs with no dates to play

    Help! Popular festival bands, and their fans, on the outs with no dates to play

A hard day’s night? Tell them about it. Under COVID-19 restrictions, the bands that entertain audiences at summer festivals, nightclubs, casinos, corporate outings and weddings face a dearth of bookings,

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Paul McCartney Tributes Late Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr: ‘I Have So Many Fond Memories’ | Billboard

    Paul McCartney Tributes Late Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr: ‘I Have So Many Fond Memories’ | Billboard

Update (May 21): Paul McCartney took to Twitter to pay tribute to Astrid Kirchherr. See his messages below. Astrid Kirchherr, the German photographer who shot some of the earliest and most striking

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Astrid Kirchherr: a stylish outsider who saw beauty in the Beatles | Art and design | The Guardian

    Astrid Kirchherr: a stylish outsider who saw beauty in the Beatles | Art and design | The Guardian

Astrid Kirchherr with Ringo Starr and John Lennon during the filming of A Hard Day’s Night. Photograph: Max Scheler – K & K/Redferns As the various obituaries that marked her

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The Paul McCartney/Ringo Starr Song You Never Got to Hear

    The Paul McCartney/Ringo Starr Song You Never Got to Hear

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are two of the most beloved musicians who ever lived. Both Paul and Ringo became famous during their Beatles years and they managed to each

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Ringo Starr avoided death in a near-fatal car crash

    Ringo Starr avoided death in a near-fatal car crash

Stepping back into the Far Out archives, we’re revisiting the moment Ringo Starr cheated death in a dramatic and new-fatal

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John Lennon revealed his favourite Beatles album

    John Lennon revealed his favourite Beatles album

In one of the most iconic interviews of all time, John Lennon once let rip at the Mick Jagger, slagged

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Jimi Hendrix cover The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’

    Jimi Hendrix cover The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’

Jimi Hendrix was never shy to hide his admiration for artists he truly loved. There was no artist he valued

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Bruce Beresford to direct new Buddy Holly biopic ‘Clear Lake’

    Bruce Beresford to direct new Buddy Holly biopic ‘Clear Lake’

Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford will direct an upcoming biopic focusing on the life of Buddy Holly. The film, entitled, Clear Lake, is

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The Beatles’ photographer and collaborator Astrid Kirchherr dies aged 81

    The Beatles’ photographer and collaborator Astrid Kirchherr dies aged 81

Legendary Beatles photographer and collaborator Astrid Kirchherr has died, aged 81. Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn revealed the news on Twitter,

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Beatles: The Subtle Message John Lennon Put in One of His ‘Best’ Songs

    Beatles: The Subtle Message John Lennon Put in One of His ‘Best’ Songs

The Beatles weren’t just musicians. They were also cultural commentators. The Beatles‘ music covered concepts from religion to revolution and from the monarchy to the civil rights movement. However, few

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