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John Lennon: "Somebody let off a firecracker onstage and every one of us looked at each other, because each thought it was the other that had been shot. It was that bad.” – Why The Beatles retired from the stage

How death threats, disillusionment and the very real threat of onstage electrocution all fuelled The Fab Four’s decision to stop playing live…

MusicRadar

Billy Sheehan's 6 top tips for bass players: “Listen to any great band and think about how the bass and drums work together, like Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, or Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain"

“Speed is just one of many tools you can use to create music”

MusicRadar

Flying with weed? It’s still very much illegal – just ask Gigi Hadid

After the supermodel was fined for travelling to the Cayman Islands with ganja, Kevin E G Perry explores why taking cannabis on a flight can still land you in hot water, even if it was bought legally

The Independent UK

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Sir Paul McCartney in tribute to ‘skilful’ composer Carl Davis

The Beatles star worked with the Bafta award winner on Liverpool Oratorio.

The Independent UK

Chrissie Hynde: ‘I’m more relaxed now. Ageing is like being a pothead again’

The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm

The Guardian - UK

Carl Davis obituary

Prolific conductor and composer whose work spanned film, ballet, television and oratorio

The Guardian - UK

Flying with weed? It’s still very much illegal – just ask Gigi Hadid

After the supermodel was fined for travelling to the Cayman Islands with ganja, Kevin E G Perry explores why taking cannabis on a flight can still land you in hot water, even if it was bought legally

The Independent UK

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"It wasn’t a rip-off!": Who sampled Revolver? The great, good and weird tracks that borrowed from the iconic Beatles album

The Beatles' groundbreaking Revolver influenced a generation of musicians and samplists, from The Jam to The Game

MusicRadar

The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear: “I write lyrics and I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me"

Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

MusicRadar

“Wings are underrated. It’s difficult to follow The Beatles. It’s like following God”: How Paul McCartney quit the world's biggest band... and triumphed

On this day in 1971 Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group Wings, who rose in a few short years from college level to an American stadium phenomenon

Guitar World

Don't let me down: Why Paul McCartney snubbed Canberra

The Beatles legend is the latest to skip Canberra, but is the end in sight?

The Canberra Times

Bowlo's music to return with extra muscle

Support strong for musical return.

Newcastle Herald

McCartney tipped to attract more day trippers to Newcastle

"World is our oyster here in the city."

Newcastle Herald

Beatles legend Paul McCartney locks in Newcastle date

Get ready to sing Hey Jude, Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

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"I know Dad would have been really proud": Wolfgang Van Halen explains why he played two Van Halen songs to honour Taylor Hawkins

Wolfgang Van Halen shares his memories of last year's Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London

Cinemablend

After Steven Spielberg And Paul McCartney Were Spotted At Oppenheimer Screening, I Learned They've Been Friends For Decades, And I'm So Here For It

Steven Spielberg and Paul McCartney went to see Oppenheimer together, and it's truly iconic.

PC Gamer

Destiny 2 composer reveals Paul McCartney's tunes are making a comeback

The former Beatle's compositions haven't been used much since the first game.

MusicRadar

Peter Green classic interview: "I'm only Eric Clapton's replacement, I'm not Eric Clapton"

Three years on from his passing, we remember the self-effacing Fleetwood Mac and Bluesbreakers guitar legend with this 1998 interview

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"They stole our ideas" – John Lennon on the Yellow Submarine film and the unexpected Beatles recording of its soundtrack song, Hey Bulldog

"We had nothing to do with that movie"

The Independent UK

Tony Bennett: the Great American Songbook crooner

The US singer successfully bridged the worlds of pop music and jazz on a global scale for more than 60 years

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney says working with ‘good friend’ Tony Bennett was a ‘privilege’

Tributes have continued to pour in for Bennett from musicians such as Bonnie Raitt and Mariah Carey.

The Guardian - UK

Amid pop’s revolutions, Tony Bennett was a steady, classy constant

He had ups and downs both professional and personal, but by rejecting fashion and forging ahead with his jazz-informed, after-hours style, Bennett remained hugely admired

Guitar World

Gene Simmons says Geddy Lee "didn't understand what a blues scale was" when they first jammed together

At that point, the Kiss bassist says, "Geddy played purely by ear." Of course, he continued, "later on, he learned what the notes were and stuff like that“

MusicRadar

Paul McCartney goes on tape in A Life in Lyrics, his major new podcast series - "I wanted to become a person who wrote songs and wanted to be someone whose life was in music"

"We realised there was something very special happening," says collaborator Paul Muldoon

Guitar World

“Jimmy Page and Jim Sullivan were getting a lot of work, but I was always getting plenty of calls – and that increased after I did the Jack Bruce sessions”: The confessions of session pro Chris Spedding

The British session ace on being asked to audition for the Rolling Stones, producing the Sex Pistols’ early demos and recording Robert Gordon’s final album

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