FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 61 | History Defined

We should celebrate Taylor Swift. But her success shouldn’t crowd out others

The arts are the poorer for a system that hugely rewards the few while the less lucky can’t even earn a living wage

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Ringo Starr on ‘Rewind Forward,’ writing country music, the AI-assisted final Beatles track and more

There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

The rock’s the star: meditative film about a Cornish stone goes global

Christopher Morris’s documentary, A Year in a Field, delights sold-out Newlyn audience as it heads for festivals worldwide

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

‘Every Cocteau Twins song sounds like an orgasm’: Perry Farrell’s honest playlist

The Jane’s Addiction man grew up on the Beatles and has played Led Zeppelin to Trump, but who can he no longer listen to?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

Nina Simone is first black person to be Desert Island Discs’ most selected artist of year

Exclusive: Analysis shows change in guests and tastes help jazz musician keep classical music off top spot

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023

The year Rolling Stones shook St. Tropez

In 1971, the band fled UK tax rates for the south of France, glamorizing the Riviera for rock stars to come

Salon · Sep 5, 2023

Psych-pop utopians Elephant 6: ‘Our plan was to humiliate the corporate rock industry’

With bands including Neutral Milk Hotel and instruments including lawnmowers, the collective upended US indie rock. Its members explain how a new documentary healed their grief and led to new music

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

Beatles memorabilia worth an estimated £6m goes for auction

Items include an archive from John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 peace protest and a curious birthday card sent by George Harrison

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

‘Hundreds contact appeal in 24 hours’ to help find missing McCartney guitar

The bass was purchased for £30 in Hamburg, Germany, in 1961 by Sir Paul and been used during his time with The Beatles.

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023

Paul McCartney: Worldwide search launched for missing Beatles 1961 Höfner guitar

Instrument, used on some of The Beatles’ most loved hits, disappeared in the Sixties

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2023