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Beatles for sale: new home sought for Abbey Road recording console

Current owners hope to attract musicians who want to work with desk used to make fab four’s celebrated album – after it previously failed to sell

The Guardian - UK

“We don’t write as proggy as we used to; we’re older and lazier, but you hear a lot on those early albums”: Doug Pinnick, who stole his sound from Chris Squire, would do everything differently if King’s X went round again

Bassist/vocalist reflects on his band being called the next big thing – but also the most unsellable product of all time

Louder

Martin Scorsese confirmed to direct film of Robbie Robertson tribute concert

Scorsese to direct Robbie Robertson concert film

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“John Lennon’s death had a huge effect on me. He was the one who invited me to drink with The Beatles”: How Foreigner’s Mick Jones connected with a hero

The guitarist experienced Beatlemania first-hand

MusicRadar

Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands review – the joy and the fury

This documentary about pioneering female musicians is brilliant – yes, there’s misogyny and betrayal but mainly it’s the sheer elation of being in a gang

The Guardian - UK

Beatles ‘64, new Scorsese-produced fab four documentary, announced

Another Beatles documentary is set to be released, one that covers their impact in the US

MusicRadar

Beatles documentary charting The Fab Four's first visit to the US is headed to Disney+ next month

Produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by David Tedeschi, Beatles '64 explores the band's American debut - and will include never-before-seen footage

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Disney+ confirm details of new Beatles documentary

A new Beatles documentary produced by Martin Scorsese is coming to Disney+ next month.

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Martin Scorsese announces new Beatles documentary about how the Fab Four broke America

Film includes newly recorded interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

The Independent UK

Viral video explains how Apple hides a ‘tiny middle finger’ to The Beatles in every Mac

The lawsuit is long gone but this Easter egg remains.

Creative Bloq

‘An incredible echo of today’: Kevin Macdonald on his film about John Lennon and Yoko Ono

The director speaks about his documentary exploring the couple’s life after moving to New York in 1971

The Guardian - UK

“They put me in a cell with a bank robber and a murderer. The bank robber seemed like a nice bloke. Said he had all my albums”: The wild life and crazy times of Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker was the unlikely Sheffield superstar loved by The Beatles – but drink, drugs and debauchery almost sent him over the edge

Louder

They pioneered ‘Heavy Melody’, spearheaded grunge and blazed the trail for drop D tuning – King’s X are one of rock’s most singular bands, and Ty Tabor is a master guitarist who fuses the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix in his supernova style

Ty Tabor combines drop-tuned riffs with Beatles-esque harmonies and groove, and this video masterclass unpacks the King’s X guitarist’s influential rhythm and lead style

Guitar World

Lucinda Williams releases epic cover of The Beatles' classic While My Guitar Gently Weeps

While My Guitar Gently Weeps comes from the seventh volume of Williams' Lu's Jukebox albums

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“One of the holy grails of historic Beatles guitars”: George Harrison’s Futurama – which starred in over 300 early Beatles shows, including the Fab Four’s historic Hamburg tour – is heading to auction

The oddball electric – which originally went up for auction back in 2019 – was also used on the Fab Four's first official Polydor recordings, having featured heavily during their early Cavern Club gigs

Louder

Watch Paul McCartney play 'new' Beatles song Now And Then for the first time during marathon hit-stuffed set in Uruguay

37 songs. Another 14 during the soundcheck. And he's 82 years old

MusicRadar

“Not only a fantastic-sounding electric guitar for stage and studio use but is also equally enjoyable as a songwriting tool and is considered by many to be the ideal ‘couch guitar’”: Gibson brings back the ES-330

The hollowbodied electric is back and looking fresh in four finish options – including Gibson exclusive Ebony – and comes complete with dog-ear P-90s, deep-set neck and a trapeze tailpiece

The Conversation

The seven greatest cover songs of all time – according to music experts

We recently asked subscribers to our arts and culture newsletter, Something Good, to name their favourite cover song. We received a range of replies, from Beyoncé’s reimagining of the Dolly Parton classic, Jolene, to Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged recording of The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie. Here’s how…

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“Not that she's necessarily absolutely always to my taste, but I just love the fact that she seems to love it, that she seems to be having so much fun”: The Who’s Pete Townshend is the latest rock legend to praise Taylor Swift

“That’s what I identify with,” he says

The Guardian - UK

Two of Us review – Lennon and McCartney come together for humdrum reunion

Stage version of TV movie offers impressive impersonations of the Beatles stars but is more like fan fiction than drama

Guitar World

“Paul was a guitarist who switched to bass because the group needed one, as this song proves”: Did Paul McCartney fumble a note on this classic Beatles bassline?

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios on October 16th, 1965, see if you can hear the bass glitch where McCartney “breaks” the main riff

The Guardian - UK

New kittens, new statues and Taylor’s Trump signoff – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Guitar World

“When I encounter Kurt Cobain’s Sky Stang I, I'm evaluating it like a tech. Then I'll have a beer and go, ‘Did that just happen?!’” From fixing Lennon’s Framus to giving Prince's Cloud III a CAT scan – it's all in the life of an A-list guitar appraiser

In his work for the prestigious LA auction house, Julien’s, Mike Adams has gone from guitar tech to guitar detective

The Guardian - UK

Alex Morgan leaves sound of success behind and US women’s football in better place

Striker grew the game with skills and warmth, while raucous fans watched her like the Beatles were in town

The Independent UK

Joe Lycett trolls Paul McCartney with ‘banned’ sculpture prank

The comedian is known for his creative stunts

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