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Sean Lennon Approves Of Upcoming Beatles Biopics With Four Films.

Sean Ono Lennon's appearance at the Oscars and insights on upcoming Beatles biopics generate excitement among fans.

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“There were times, I admit, when I had to pinch myself”: Eric Carmen – the All By Myself and Hungry Eyes hitmaker, and the man who sold Joan Jett her Melody Maker – dies aged 74

Carmen’s music with The Raspberries influenced everyone from Springsteen to Axl Rose, but he also enjoyed huge success as a solo performer and even played with Ringo Starr

Guitar World

“Freddie was a good riffmeister! He was a devotee of Jimi Hendrix. People think he was just concerned with the lighter stuff but it’s not true. He did enjoy the heavy stuff”: Brian May reveals the inside stories behind 13 classic Queen tracks

In a world-exclusive interview, Brian May takes you behind the scenes of the making of 13 iconic Queen cuts, and reveals what inspired his magical guitar playing in Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now and many more

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Pop art pioneer Peter Blake: ‘I wasn’t really a swinger. I never did any drugs’

The pop art pioneer on not being taken seriously, his first solo sculpture show, and why his Beatles’ Sgt Pepper cover has been a mixed blessing

The Guardian - UK

“The first song I learned was The Beatles’ Blackbird. I’m still a pretty good fingerpicker, if nothing else!” Katy Kirby on jumping into guitar at the deep end – and why she made new album Blue Raspberry as uncool as possible

The Texas singer-songwriter is winning plaudits for her brand of wry indie-folk. She discusses an especially thrifty Teisco find, chasing a “salty” sound and how a kitsch instrumental curio changed the way she writes on guitar

Guitar World

Sony Pictures Plans Four-Part Beatles Biopic Series For 2027 Release

Sony Pictures plans to release four Beatles biopics in theaters in 2027, part of a trend in Hollywood to experiment with unconventional release strategies ...

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"Brit was Blackberry Smoke’s True North, the compass that instituted the ideology that will continue to guide this band": Blackberry Smoke drummer Brit Turner dies, aged 57

Atlanta stalwart's death following cancer battle confirmed by band

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12 of the best songs by The Beatles to test your hi-fi system

From infectious pop to mind-bendingly experimental, The Beatles have a rich catalogue and revolutionised music a few times over. Here are a dozen of our favourite tracks to give your hi-fi system a challenge.

What Hi-Fi?

“George owned many, many instruments, and all of them were in storage – with the exception of the ones I made for him”: How Bernie Hamburger’s Hamburguitar became a favorite of George Harrison

In the Beatles’ mid-’90s Anthology era, George Harrison’s guitars were built by a man named Bernie Hamburger – and one of his creations features in the video for the band’s final single, Now and Then. But what do we know about these guitars?

Guitar World

Taylor Swift Breaks Record For Most Weeks In Billboard 200 Top 10

Taylor Swift surpasses The Beatles with 3 albums in top 10 on Billboard 200, setting new record for most weeks in top 10.

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See Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong cover Nirvana in London, as Courtney Love joins him to perform Cheap Trick and Tom Petty classics

Love made a guest appearance on three songs

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‘Am I a poor lover, am I ugly?’ Eric Clapton letters reveal details of George Harrison love triangle

Auction of items owned by Pattie Boyd, ex-wife of Harrison then Clapton, reveals passionate overtures from rock star

The Guardian - UK

Trackwork won't derail Hunter Taylor Swift fans' Beatlemania moment

Estimates of 500 attendees from the Hunter seem low.

Newcastle Herald

Paul Mccartney Reveals Dream-Inspired Creation Of Iconic Beatles Song

Explore the captivating story behind The Beatles' iconic song 'Yesterday' and its lasting impact on music history.

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The Guardian - UK

Lost instruments, logic gates and lots and lots of drunkonyms – take the Thursday quiz

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

The Guardian - UK

Barry Keoghan as John Lennon? Who Sam Mendes should cast in his Beatles movies

Following the news that Mendes will direct four fab films about the Fab Four, our critic picks his fantasy lineup

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Director Sam Mendes To Bring The Beatles To The Big Screen

Director Sam Mendes to helm four Beatles biopics with full band cooperation, set for 2027 release by Sony Pictures.

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"George Martin knew Robert Moog, and asked him to come to Abbey Road and show us this Moog thing": Paul McCartney on the synth used on the final Beatles album and how its 'noise' created tension in the band

Did the Moog synth speed up the demise of the Beatles?

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Fab Four: Sam Mendes To Direct Four Beatles Biopic Films

The fab four are back, with each member of the iconic Beatles to be immortalized in their own big screen biopic, all directed by Sam Mendes, Sony Pictures said on Tuesday.

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Casting The Beatles for Sam Mendes’ upcoming four-film project on the beloved band

We've got some ideas for casting the upcoming four-film Beatles biopics.

Salon

Four-part Beatles biopic announced

The Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes of movies like "American Beauty," "1917" and "Skyfall" will be directing

Louder

"I'm excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies": Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty/Skyfall) to direct biopics for each of the four Beatles

The Beatles are to be immortalised in not one, but four separate biopics, to hit cinemas in 2027

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Four fab Beatles biopics are on the way: Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr will each get a full Sam Mendes movie

Oscar-nominated Bond and American Beauty director aiming to "challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies"

Louder

The critics hated it, Ringo Starr hated it, but over the years its experimental ripples widened: 11 albums that owe a huge debt to Paul and Linda McCartney's Ram

Ram's influence on second-generation Beatles fans-turned-musicians cannot be underestimated

Guitar World

“I’ve always picked up my dad’s guitars, but I wasn’t that serious about it. Then I realized it was natural to me – it was so deep in my soul I didn’t have a choice”: Thurston Moore loved her demos. Now Devon Ross is journeying from actor to guitarist

Inspired by ‘60s pop and ’90s alt-rock alike, the Fender Mustang-toting Irma Vep star – and daughter of Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross – brought her debut EP to fruition with help from the Sonic Youth icon

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