When two random people accidentally ended up on The Beatles’ Abbey Road record sleeve
Back in the day when record sleeves had to be photographed, with limited chance to touch up on the results after the fact, certain things […]
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When The Beatles fired Pete Best, Ringo offered to join on Saturday, and George got a black eye
The Beatles went through their share of turmoil in their time. Their first significant upheaval might have been when they fired their first drummer Pete […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Bye Bye Love» by The Everly Brothers
When the book about steel-clad harmony voices in pop music is written, chances are that the first chapter in that book will be about Phil […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Somedays» by Paul McCartney
In the mid-1990s, Paul McCartney was in a Beatles mode. He had been deeply involved in The Bealtes Anthology project, which included a ten-part documentary […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «My Old Friend» by Carl Perkins
It was 1981. Paul McCartney was trying to cope with John Lennon’s recent death the only way he knew how: by making another album. Tug […]
PAUL MCCARTNEY – «III» (2020)
McCartney III is Paul McCartney’s 18th solo album (excluding Wings releases which sometimes also includes his name, collaborations under different names, and classical works). More […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2020
2020 is in the books – thankfully, many of us will say – and it’s time to take a look back and do a little […]
Pink Beatles (or: how close was Paul McCartney to joining Pink Floyd in the 1970s?)
First of all, let’s answer the question posed in the headline: not very close at all. The paths of Paul McCartney and Dave Gilmour have […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Wanderlust» by Paul McCartney
It was the summer of 1982. I was ten years old, and my family was car tripping for our summer holidays. We were actually driving […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Her Majesty» by The Beatles
We just celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the classic album Abbey Road, with a release extravaganza of several formats having just been released. People can […]
PAUL MCCARTNEY – «Egypt Station» (2018)
I admire people who keep releasing albums late into their careers, especially when they have absolutely nothing left to prove. Paul McCartney is that person […]
THE WIGHT ALBUM – starring John London, Paul McCatnoy, Gnorde Harrison – and Richard Starkey!
OK! It is time for a bit of fun. In writing about a track from The Beatles’ eponymous 1968 album (a.k.a. The White Album) recently, […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Revolution 9» by The Beatles
Sometimes you take a closer look at a track not because of its artistic worth, but because the back story and the circumstances around its […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Maybe I’m Amazed» by Paul McCartney
Maybe I’m Amazed is nothing less than one of the greatest expressions of love ever put into a song. It is not just one of […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” by The Beatles
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away was recorded on 18th February 1965, and is prominently featured on the album and in the movie Help! […]