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“If you’re given the choice between boxing kangaroos and John Lennon you choose John Lennon”: The strange, brief existence of the John Lennon-fronted supergroup hidden for decades

Back in 1968, Lennon, Keith Richards and an unlikely collection of musical cohorts tore through a White Album highlight

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Early Beatles photos by Paul McCartney to go on show in London

Portraits taken in early 60s reveal intimate moments before band’s fame became all-consuming

The Guardian - UK

“Miles Davis is the scariest individual I’ve ever met. He makes Lou Reed look like a pussycat”: Steven Van Zandt’s wild tales of Paul McCartney, Keith Richards and Miles Davis

One blues icon pulled a gun on the E Street Band guitarist

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Paul McCartney Admitted The Beatles Had "Lustful Thoughts" About Queen Elizabeth Before "Awkward" Meeting With the "Babe"

"We were like, 'Phwoar!'"

Marie Claire

“How could you have been so stupid? You’re a Beatle, boy, a Beatle. Your face is in every damn corner of the planet”: The embarrassing blunder that caused Paul McCartney to be jailed for nine days

The Beatles’ legend was detained upon entering Japan at the outset of a week-long tour, and he only had himself to blame

MusicRadar

Stella McCartney releasing Beyonce's Blackbird T-shirt

Stella McCartney is releasing a limited edition T-shirt inspired by a costume worn by Beyonce on tour which references Beatles song Blackbird.

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Seals Sing 'Otherworldly' Songs Structured Like Nursery Rhymes

When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances that can last up to 13 hours, scientists said Thursday.

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"I saw The Beatles and it all made sense. From that point I needed music like I needed air! There was no other choice for me”: The singer who scored two No.1 hits in the '80s with the band that had fired him a decade earlier

“Music is an ever-evolving art form," he says

MusicRadar

“I didn’t know what was going to happen, but they certainly booed, I’ll tell you that. You could hear it all over the place”: How Bob Dylan created one of his greatest songs while controversy erupted around him

When Dylan went electric, not everyone approved

MusicRadar

“They were doing things nobody was doing. Their chords were outrageous, just outrageous”: How the Beatles won over America with one performance

We look back on that magical night when John, Paul, George and Ringo entranced a grieving nation and fired up the engine of Beatlemania stateside

MusicRadar

“I didn’t know their tunes, but we played some Chuck Berry and reggae, then Paul McCartney said, ‘What are you doing for the next few years?’” How Laurence Juber went from winning a Grammy with Wings to landing a hit record with Harry Styles

The British guitar veteran explains what made George Harrison different, how he returned to Number 1 with Harry Styles after 25 years away, and why Wings’ Back to the Egg needs to be re-evaluated

Guitar World

Joseph Quinn’s back! The Fantastic Four star confirmed for MCM Comic Con London

Hot off The Fantastic Four, Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn confirmed for MCM London Comic Con 2025

Evening Standard

Billy Joel: I didn't enjoy Woodstock

Billy Joel attended Woodstock in 1969 - but he didn't enjoy the festival.

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“I asked Olivia, ‘I’d love to play one of George’s guitars.’ She just said, ‘Of course – which one?’” How a Gypsy jazz guitarist came to play George Harrison’s iconic Beatles guitars on a new tribute album

Recorded in Harrison’s home studio using his most famous instruments, Robin Nolan’s Gypsy jazz covers reimagine the quiet Beatle’s best moments – andfinally completes Harrison’s ‘lost’ song…

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The Guardian - UK

‘He spoke up for me when I was in prison’: Anthrax, Lamb of God, Rick Wakeman and more share memories of Ozzy Osbourne

After Osbourne’s death at 76, the heavy metal greats he inspired remember his pranks, generosity and quadruple brandies – and relive the tears at his farewell show

International Business Times UK

Ozzy Osbournes's Funeral Wishes Revealed: 'They Can Play Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle if It'll Make Them Happy'

Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary rock icon, surprised many with his unique funeral requests before his passing at the age of 76.

MusicRadar

“I hear it as a collection of half-assed songs that they didn’t finish writing because either they were too stoned or they didn’t care any more”: Billy Joel doesn’t think much of The Beatles' White Album

He also says that there was "a lot of filler" on The Who's Tommy

Guitar World

“There was one bit I used to play at a bit of a stretch. He told me, ‘Oh, no, I play it like this’”: Paul McCartney gave Robbie McIntosh a guitar lesson on their first meeting – and showed him how to play a Beatles classic properly

The pair would come full circle and perform the song together years later during an MTV Unplugged session

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Billy Joel thinks this Beatles album is a 'collection of half-assed songs'

Billy Joel thinks The Beatles lost their way with their 1968 self-titled album.

Guitar World

“I don't like auditions. Let those boys like Beck and Clapton fight it out with each other. Let me watch and laugh”: Spinal Tap discuss all-star guitar duels, (maybe) influencing the Beatles, and persevering through multiple sudden tragedies

Fresh off of their sterling 1992 comeback album, Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls reflect on (and bicker about) their remarkable creative arc, the tragic fates that befell many of their bandmates, and that humbling documentary they'd prefer to forget

The Guardian - UK

‘Aretha Franklin hits notes that bring me to shivering tears of ecstasy’: Mick Hucknall’s honest playlist

The Simply Red singer gets emotional over Aretha and wakes up to Ravi Shankar. But which record healed his broken teenage heart?

Guitar World

“David Bowie gave them the song, but Mick wrote the intro – the lick of all licks”: A tribute to Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company's rock-steady straight shooter

The underrated guitarist, who died aged 81 in June, had an uncanny ability to blend restraint, melody, and songwriting, giving Mott the Hoople and Bad Company hits that remain on radio decades later

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Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson was 'intensely competitive' with bands like The Beatles

Songwriter Van Dyke Parks has described late Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson as "intensely competitive, but so civilised" with other musicians.

The Independent UK

Grapefruit were tipped to be the next Beatles – what happened to the band once loved by John Lennon?

PLAYBACK: If John Lennon and Paul McCartney were to be believed, Grapefruit were poised to be the next big thing in music, with one member even invited to sing on ‘Hey Jude’. Neve Dawson revisits the four-piece band that time forgot

The Conversation

China’s ‘nightmare’ youth revolution was lit by its neurotic authoritarian leader, Mao Zedong. What can we learn from it?

In the 1960s and 70s, the youth of the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia rebelled by protesting against the Vietnam War, trying psychedelic drugs, embracing free love and discovering the Beatles. Meanwhile, what their contemporaries in China were getting up to was just as transformative.

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