Fundraiser set up to support guitar great Chris Spedding as he battles lymphoma Spedding has played with Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Tom Waits, Paul McCartney and more Louder · Aug 21
People Are Freaking Out About The Beatles Actors' Paparazzi Photos In The New Movies (But I'm Not) All we need is love. Cinemablend · Aug 19
Universal Music Group in deal to manage Beatles merchandise ahead of biopics The rock band’s physical and digital merchandise, licensing and e-commerce will be managed by the entertainment giant. Evening Standard · Aug 19
Carlos Alomar’s hazy first encounter with Paul McCartney: “Paul turned his back to me to get something. What emerged was a perfectly rolled ganja joint” The session veteran provided some finishing tracks on Press to Play after a rather indulgent first encounter bonding with the Beatle Guitar World · Aug 18
Watch viral footage of Beatles biopics actors recreating iconic ‘Abbey Road’ album cover Footage of the four-film series, 'The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event', has gone viral online, with one scene recreating the Fab Four’s iconic 'Abbey Road' album cover. All four films are currently scheduled for a simultaneous release in April 2028. Euronews · Aug 17
Help! Vanessa Feltz says filming for Beatles biopics has left her stuck in her home The biopics’ cast members have been spotted recreating the cover of Abbey Road The Independent UK · Aug 17
Beatles film recreates iconic Abbey Road album cover Social media footage this weekend revealed the cast of Sam Mendes’ four-film band biopic on the zebra crossing near the studio, posing for the famous image The Guardian - UK · Aug 17
‘Paul McCartney asked for my autograph!’ Su Pollard on Hi-de-Hi! and her amazing celebrity encounters Even after half a century in the limelight, the actor can still surprise. Who’d have guessed she went clubbing with Freddie Mercury? Or that she watched Blair and Brown strike their fateful deal at Granita? The Guardian - UK · Aug 17
Beatles biopic actors spotted recreating iconic Abbey Road album cover Four films, one about each member of the groundbreaking band, are set to be released in April 2028 The Independent UK · Aug 16
SNL Is Making A Big Behind-The-Scenes Staffing Change That’ll Affect How Celebrities Are Booked Will this change the type of guests we get? Cinemablend · Aug 13
“I sang it to Yoko, Phil Spector and a few people and they always winced. I decided to change it... The words were silly anyway”: How John Lennon created one of his greatest post-Beatles songs – with a little help from Yoko A raw confessional piano ballad about his own deep personal insecurities MusicRadar · Aug 12
'You want it darker?' The ideal total solar eclipse playlist is here Mainland Europe experiences its full solar eclipse in two decades tonight. The Euronews Culture team picks the 10 songs you need to listen to when darkness falls... Euronews · Aug 12
Fans call for Wings guitarist Henry McCullough to be honored with hometown statue: “He deserves to be recognized for the very unique person he was” McCullough, who died in 2016, had a glittering solo and session career that saw him play with Paul McCartney and Joe Cocker Guitar World · Aug 11
“I don’t think Ronnie and Keith really like me doing it, but I do it anyway”: Mick Jagger on how his guitar playing adds another element to the Rolling Stones – even if his bandmates aren’t so keen The legendary frontman is behind more guitar riffs on the new Stones record than most would assume Guitar World · Aug 7
Louder · Aug 6 "The Beatles are the gods of rock!" How four Japanese schoolboys fell in love with The Beatles 50 years ago and fulfilled a dream by visiting the UK for their own magical mystery tour How the world's most wholesome Beatles fans lived out their dreams with a Fab Four pilgrimage
Salon · Aug 5 "Revolver" at 60 still unfolds secrets The legacy of "Revolver" as The Beatles' creative turning point just never gets old
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5 ‘I put a raging dent in Neil Young’s forehead!’ Tim Pope on his riotous videos for the Cure, Bowie, Queen, Soft Cell and more He dressed Freddie Mercury as a prawn, got Paul Weller to wear lipstick, locked the Cure in a flooded wardrobe and created a 75ft penis for Hall & Oates. Pope looks back on is wild adventures with titans of music
Evening Standard · Aug 4 Alice Cooper and Joe Perry on Hollywood Vampires, Johnny Depp's guitar skills, and 40 years of sobriety They are the hellraising survivors of LA’s Sunset Strip — and when Hollywood Vampires hit London, even the Princess of Wales is invited to join them on stage, says frontman Alice Cooper
MusicRadar · Aug 3 “I wish I hadn’t said it, although it did happen. But we’ve made up”: Phil Collins reveals the origins of his feud with Paul McCartney, and how it ended up being resolved He's also been discussing the extent of his alcoholism, and how it almost killed him
Evening Standard · Aug 3 Jalen Ngonda is bringing the music of love, from Maryland to Streatham A documentary featuring Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts set Jalen Ngonda on a long and winding road to London — the US soul sensation hasn’t looked back since
Cinemablend · Aug 2 I'm Counting Down Until The Sam Mendes Movies, But A Beatles Miniseries is Coming Even Sooner The lads from Liverpool, off to Germany
Louder · Aug 2 Phil Collins reveals that he nearly died in 2024: “My kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up. People were coming to say goodbye” The ex-Genesis drummer opens up about his near death experience as a result of alcohol addiction
Guitar World · Aug 1 “Harrison lost interest in the Rosewood Telecaster well before Let It Be came out. In December 1969, he gave it away”: How George Harrison fell in and out of love with the Tele he played at the Beatles’ final performance – and where it is now George Harrison’s heavyweight prototype Fender shaped the late-era Beatles sound, and later passed through the hands of Delaney Bramlett and, briefly, Jerry Garcia
MusicRadar · Jul 31 “Paul hits this chord and I turn to him and say, ‘That’s it!’ I said, ‘Do that again!’”: How The Beatles made the single that changed everything It was the winning Beatle song that finally unlocked the fabled American market. Life - for both band and fans - would never be the same again…
The Independent UK · Jul 30 Lily Allen’s Mercury Prize snub is a genuine shock COMMENT: Lily Allen’s brilliant, brutally honest comeback record was all we could talk about last year, so the glaring absence of ‘West End Girl’ from this year’s shortlist feels like a genuine shock, writes Roisin O’Connor