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EXPLAINED: 6 | Vintage Vibes

"I've got blisters on my fingers!" 12 songs that prove The Beatles really rocked

When The Beatles cranked up the guitars, they really cranked up the guitars

Louder

What was the only subject that Monty Python's Eric Idle and Beatles guitarist George Harrison disagreed on?

Monty Python comedian Eric Idle has been remembering his late friend George Harrison, revealing they could discuss anything but they could never agree on the value of religion.

BANG Premier

Eric Idle at the Royal Albert Hall review: still finding life's bright side

This veteran comedian’s set brought together Monty Python memories, stories of Elvis Presley and the Masked Singer

Evening Standard

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“It’s one of George's best songs. His mind is clear and his music is clear”: The genius of the profound 1967 Beatles song that John Lennon held up as George’s greatest

The opening to Sgt Pepper’s second side underlined just how boundless the Beatles’ musical scope had become

MusicRadar

“That actually came from me and Oz jamming on the piano in my apartment in North Hollywood”: From Ozzy Osbourne to Papa Roach, Fleetwood Mac to George Harrison, here's 5 career-defining songs you didn’t know were written on the piano

We take a deep dive into classic guitar-driven songs that actually started life on the piano

MusicRadar

"I think he'd been looking for Paul": Eric Idle gives horrifying account of George Harrison stabbing

Monty Python star Eric Idle reflects on the 1999 attack on The Beatles' George Harrison, in the latest episode of The Adam Buxton Podcast

Louder

“I just sat down at my piano in Scotland, started playing and came up with that song. It's a sad song because it's all about the unattainable”: The story of the ballad that sparked the breakup of The Beatles

Featuring "atrocious" bass-playing by John Lennon

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Eric Idle: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Live! review – mock’n’roll star’s night of nostalgia

The Monty Python man revisits his remarkable career, with songs dedicated to George Harrison and Robin Williams – and some ribbing of John Cleese

The Guardian - UK

“I will never forget it as long as I live. I got to play Blackbird with him”: Paul Mescal had to learn guitar left-handed to play Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopic – but also got to jam with him

Mescal is set to star alongside Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison in the highly-anticipated four-part Beatles biopic

Guitar World

Motörhead: 50 Years Louder - A celebration, only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Robert Plant, Terry Reid, Grand Funk Railroad, Luke Morley, Spinal Tap, George Harrison, W.A.S.P, Vernon Reid and more

Louder

TV tonight: Domhnall Gleeson tries to save a failing newspaper in new mockumentary

The Gervais- and Merchant-produced comedy The Paper pokes fun at US journalism. Plus, Mitchell and Webb reunite for a new sketch show. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Paul Mescal thinks it's 'crazy' to be playing Sir Paul McCartney

Paul Mescal thinks it is "crazy" that he's hung out with Sir Paul McCartney and will play the Beatles legend on film.

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Five Great Reads: deadly reporting, Netflix algorithms and a bullish food critic

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

The Guardian - AU

Rearview Mirror at the Gagosian review: This glimpse of the Fab Four is really something

4/5 This collection of Paul McCartney’s photographs, taken over a two-month span before their fame took off, is simply fascinating

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“A lot of the music stores didn’t want to touch used instruments back then. They would laugh at me and say, ‘You’re paying more for this old guitar than I am for this new guitar’”: Norman Harris on the nascent days of the vintage guitar market

Harris turned the used guitar market on its head, despite the skepticism of many industry peers

The Guardian - UK

Guitar dealer to the stars Norman Harris on George Harrison, Marty McFly and his secret stash

A new documentary reveals the man behind the unassuming shopfront, who sells instruments to the likes of Slash, Dave Grohl – and Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

The Independent UK

New Beatles ‘Anthology’ projects will be released this fall

Beatles fans will be feeling some “real love” for this: New content from the iconic band is coming this fall on screen, in music and in print

MusicRadar

Beatles Anthology compilations, documentary and book all restored, revamped, repackaged and reissued this autumn

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Previously unheard Beatles tracks to accompany new Peter Jackson documentary episode

Songs announced as ‘The Anthology’ series, long-hailed as the definitive documentary about the Fab Four, is set to stream exclusively on Disney+

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Unreleased Beatles songs will feature on new Anthology compilation

Beatles fans will get to hear 13 previously unreleased songs on a new Anthology compilation which is being released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Anthology documentary TV series and albums.

The Guardian - UK

The Beatles Anthology to be remastered by Peter Jackson’s company

A remastered version of the classic 90s docuseries will launch in November, 30 years after the original series was broadcast, with an episode of new material on Disney+ – alongside an album of rare and unreleased recordings

The Guardian - UK

Bobby Whitlock obituary

Rock musician who formed the band Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton and also worked with George Harrison

The Guardian - UK

Roger K Burton obituary

Founder of the Horse Hospital arts centre in London who also styled pop videos and films, including Absolute Beginners

Guitar World

“I was a Marshall guy back then. Now I literally cannot listen to Marshalls”: How Jeff Beck inspired former Joan Jett and the Blackhearts guitarist Ricky Byrd to switch from Marshall stacks to Fender combos

Byrd was a total Marshall stan, but witnessing Jeff Beck at the Iridium in New York changed his mind

MusicRadar

“RIP Bobby”: Eric Clapton pays tribute to Bobby Whitlock, the Memphis musician who sang and played keyboards in Derek and the Dominos and recorded with George Harrison

Whitlock also supported Rita Coolidge’s claim that she should have received a writing credit on Layla

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