Dec. 9, 1961 The Beatles in Aldershot In December 1961, Sam Leach landed his musician friends from Liverpool a series of gigs at the Palais Ballroom in Aldershot, Hampshire. This would be the first gig in the south of England for Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Best, who called themselves the [...]
from Deadline.com Robert Freeman, the photographer whose iconic photos and album covers of The Beatles had a major cultural impact, has died. No cause of death was given, but he had been ill for some time. His death was confirmed by official The Beatles’ Twitter page. Freeman began his career as a photo journalist at the British newspaper The Sunday [...]
from FarOutMagazine.co.uk Far Out StaffNovember 7, 2019 Todd Rundgren, the prolific multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer with no fewer than 24 studio albums, once found himself in the middle of a high-profile public spat with John Lennon. In 1974, just as Rundgren has released his highly celebrated experimental album Todd, the musician sat down with Melody [...]
Neither mom nor son were alive during the Beatles musical reign which was from 1960 until 1970. But that didn't stop Molly Sim's son Brooks from dressing up as a member of the popular British based band for Halloween on Thursday. The child was seen with a black wig on a proper black suit as he carried a [...]
from The Hollywood Reporter Paul McCartney took a trip down Beatles memory lane when he made a visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday night. Sitting down with the late-night host to promote his new children's book, Hey Granddude!, the legendary singer recalled various memories of his career with the Beatles, even explaining how he [...]
The two surviving members of The Beatles are set to reunite for a heartfelt cover of the John Lennon song, Grow Old With Me. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr’s rendition of the 1980 track will appear on Starr’s latest solo album, What’s My Name, due out this October. Grow Old With Me was one of the last songs written by Lennon before his murder in 1980, and was posthumously released [...]
