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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 19 - Caught on Camera

The Beatles transcend time, geography, demographics and personal taste

As the anniversary of John Lennon’s murder approaches, we are reminded again that the band’s magic never disappears

The Guardian - US

How the 1960s Gibson J-200 upset acoustic purists but remained King of the flat-tops in the eyes of the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Yusuf/Cat Stevens

The bridge was the one thing the purists just couldn't cross, but those who did found an acoustic bursting with songs and a tone that could not be matched

Guitar World

George Harrison book revealed Beatles musician’s sarcastic response after being stabbed 40 times

Beatles star almost died in harrowing incident

The Independent UK

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George Harrison biography revealed musician’s sarcastic response after being stabbed 40 times

Beatles star almost died in harrowing incident

The Independent UK

Living the Beatles Legend by Kenneth Womack review – a long and winding roadie’s tale

He saved them from a car crash, snuck them drugs and inspired Let It Be… The detailed story of the Fab Four’s driver, bodyguard and confidant Mal Evans captures Beatlemania up close

The Guardian - UK

"George Harrison had set fire to an ashtray and was running around the studio with it above his head": the chaotic creation of The Beatles' wildest song

Rock’s most epic battle was always The Beatles versus the Rolling Stones, yet Helter Skelter was inspired by an imagined square-off with The Who

Louder

“I was so frustrated that I kicked my amp – the speaker busted, leaving me with this weird buzzing sound. I didn’t know it then, but I helped create the sound of punk-rock guitar”: How an Italian immigrant shaped the sound of US punk to come in the 1960s

Known as the godfather of punk guitar, The Standells’ Tony Valentino was one of the first guitarists to use Vox amps, and, in a fit of rage, created a guitar tone that would be emulated the world over

Guitar World

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Now and Then: How composition choices made John Lennon’s music memo into a Beatles song

The Beatles’ “last song ever,” released 61 years after their first single, was bound to be significant.

The Conversation

Eric Clapton’s 1964 ‘The Fool’ Gibson SG sells at auction for a record $1.27 million

The Fool and your money is easily parted as the iconic double-cut is now the most expensive of Clapton's guitars ever to be sold at auction, and is now owned by The Jim Irsay Collection

MusicRadar

The Rise and Fall of MuchMusic

Former staffers reveal what made the channel so special—and why MuchMusic has failed to reclaim its former glory despite a relaunch

The Walrus

32 Classic Songs Featured In Goodfellas

Scorsese is a master at using music in his movies and his pinnacle is Goodfellas. It's classic banger after classic banger in the iconic mob film.

Cinemablend

"We have one rule: you can have body punches and choke-holds and throw bottles at each other, but we never crack each other in the face": What happens when bands fight

The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:

Louder

The Beatles make UK chart history with number one after 54 years

The last Beatles song was released just eight days ago

The Independent UK

The Beatles make UK chart history with number one after 54-year gap

Now And Then is the group’s 18th chart-topper in the UK.

The Independent UK

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The Beatles set record 54-year gap between No 1 singles as Now and Then tops UK chart

Paul McCartney says success of band’s ‘final’ song together has ‘blown my socks off’, as it becomes the fastest-selling vinyl single this century

Louder

The 50 best collaborations in rock

Guest spots, duets, team-ups and mashups – we take a look at the weird, wonderful world of the rock’n’roll collaboration…

MusicRadar

What if John Lennon had written Now And Then with The Beatles in 1964? A musician using AI has the answer

And it's good!

The Guardian - UK

‘It will change the way we think about their story’: mythical archive of ‘first Beatles historian’ comes to light

Mal Evans neglected his family life to go on tour with the Beatles, amassing a priceless trove of ephemera and diary entries. Long after his untimely death, a new book has finally uncovered it

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Creative Bloq

The Beatles' new music video brings us into troubling territory

I'm emotional for all the wrong reasons.

Louder

The Beatles look set to score their first UK number one single in 54 years with Now And Then

The Beatles' final song, Now And Then, is on course to become their 18th number one single in the UK

The Guardian - AU

More new Beatles music ‘conceivable’ after Now and Then, Peter Jackson says

Get Back director who helped with AI technology that isolated John Lennon’s vocals in new single says there are more song fragments in archive

The Independent UK

The Beatles’ Now And Then on track to become band’s 18th number one single

It would also be their first chart-topper in 54 years, with the last being The Ballad Of John And Yoko in 1969.

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney says death of John Lennon is still ‘bitter pill to swallow’

Musician recalled fond memories of hitchhiking with his bandmates, following the release of Beatles song ‘Now and Then’

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: George the not so ‘quiet one’, the elephant deaths mystery, and the courage of Nicky Winmar

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

Guitar World

A heavy solo debut from Mick Mars, a double-neck fretless tribute to Eddie Van Halen and a brand-new Beatles song: This week’s essential guitar tracks

Also: massive new singles from Helen Ibe, Spiritbox, Deap Vally, Iron Axxis, Unprocessed… oh, and did we mention the Beatles?

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