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“Won’t Be Watching Anything He’s In”: Fans React As Hugh Jackman Struggles To Sell Out NY Show

Hugh Jackman’s popularity is tanking and people are blaming his divorce

Bored Panda

Bob Dylan, Sir Elton John, Sir Ringo Starr and more pay tribute to Brian Wilson

A host of musicians, including Bob Dylan, Sir Elton John, Carole King, and Sir Ringo Starr have paid tribute to the late Brian Wilson.

BANG Premier

Rick Derringer obituary

Guitarist and singer who featured on Hang on Sloopy by the McCoys, and went on to collaborate with top artists including Bonnie Tyler and Steely Dan

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“Bad moods, sickness, the lot… we weren’t enjoying the show like we normally do”: Toto finally released a live DVD after two previous attempts had failed for Spinal Tap style reasons

A last-minute crew change, an exploding car and a contract battle all contributed to plans being abandoned, until the band delivered 35th Anniversary: Live In Poland in 2014

Louder

Rick Derringer, ubiquitous guitarist in US pop and rock, dies aged 77

Singer and guitarist scored a US No 1 fronting 60s rockers the McCoys, before work with artists as varied as Barbara Streisand, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

The Guardian - UK

“I still remember the fascination of hearing Sgt. Pepper for the first time. It's The Beatles — but they're pretending to be another band? It breaks all the rules”: Gene Simmons salutes the Fab Four

"It was almost music hall stuff," he says

MusicRadar

“The Höfner is so light, it encouraged me to play with a light touch and be more adventurous with it. I’d play it more like a guitar”: Why Paul McCartney’s violin bass was essential in creating his most playful bassline on Sgt. Pepper’s

The Beatles took Lovely Rita into Studio Two of Abbey Road on February 23rd, 1967 – McCartney’s faithful Höfner came along for the ride

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The Who fire drummer Zak Starkey – again – as Sean Lennon wades in

Band’s longtime drummer made it clear he was upset by the decision and claimed he had been asked to say he was quitting, instead of being fired a second time

The Independent UK

The Beatles biopic is being brought to us by a trio of white men – how boringly predictable

STATE OF THE ARTS: As three male writers are announced as the people behind the new, four-part Beatles biopic – along with director Sam Mendes and stars including Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan – Laura Barton asks why women, despite propelling the band to glory, are rarely considered an authority…

The Independent UK

Never-before-seen 1983 Thomas & Friends pilot voiced by Ringo Starr revealed

A never-before-seen pilot of Thomas & Friends, featuring the iconic narration of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, has been released to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the tank engine franchise.

The Independent UK

“John said, ‘I don’t know where to go from here.’ So Paul said, ‘Well, I’ve got this other song I’ve been working on.’ They joined the two bits together to make one song”: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded

How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

MusicRadar

Unseen Thomas & Friends footage with Ringo Starr narration airs for first time

The unseen pilot footage marks the 80th anniversary of the British franchise which became a global hit among multiple generations of young children.

Evening Standard

Adolescence writer to join Sam Mendes’s Beatles films

Jack Thorne is one of three award-winning screenwriters reported to be involved in the project so far

The Independent UK

Barry Keoghan 'couldn't look at' Sir Ringo Starr

Barry Keoghan "couldn't look" at Sir Ringo Starr when he went to visit the Beatles legend as part of his research into playing the drummer in an upcoming biopic.

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Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films to be written by Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne

The director has appointed the acclaimed Olivier, Tony, Bafta and Oscar winning talents to be the screenwriters for The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event

Evening Standard

Barry Keoghan visited Ringo Starr to ‘study’ him for upcoming Beatles biopics

Saltburn actor Keoghan has been cast to play the drummer in a collection of new biopics.

The Independent UK

Barry Keoghan recalls nervous first meeting with Ringo Starr

‘I couldn’t look at him, actor said

MusicRadar

“We could see John begin smiling. At the end of the first verse, he gave an exuberant thumbs-up and McCartney and Harrison began slapping each other on the back”: How one Beatles track spawned a recording technique revolution

Originally called ’The Void’, the groundbreaking song found the Fab Four exploring higher planes of consciousness - and leaning on the studio more than ever before

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"There have been some communication issues": Zak Starkey returns to The Who just days after being dismissed

It's been a lively week for Ringo Starr's son

Metal Hammer

Zak Starkey shares epic unreleased studio recording of Guns N' Roses, Ringo Starr and Elton John covering T. Rex's Children Of The Revolution

Starkey's post comes just days after he was fired by The Who

Evening Standard

The Who axe legendary member from group after on-stage 'fall out' with Roger Daltrey and bandmates

An insider said the fallout is ‘a little acrimonious to say the least’

MusicRadar

"It was ugly, like watching a divorce between four people. After a while, I had to get out": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track

A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again"

What Hi-Fi?

My most valuable record: What Hi-Fi? staff reveal their most precious vinyl possessions

What Hi-Fi? staff reveal the one record from their collection that's most precious to them

Metal Hammer

“Ringo Starr set down rules for us to follow. There was to be no riding of motorbikes on the grounds – so we did that. What do you expect from a heavy metal band?” The crazy story of British Steel, the album that turned Judas Priest into superstars

1980’s British Steel officially sealed Judas Priest’s status as metal gods

The Guardian - AU

Former Beatles drummer Pete Best announces his retirement

Musician, who played with the Beatles between 1960 and 1962 until he was replaced by Ringo Starr, says he ‘had a blast’

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