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“Paul McCartney was an unusually dour person and John Lennon was drunk and inanimate”: Todd Rundgren’s wild tales of The Beatles, New York Dolls, Grand Funk Railroad and more

Todd Rundgren clashed with Lennon, told RIngo Starr how to drum and helped shape the New York Dolls

Louder

“I don’t want to be trapped again, with the same musicians making the same sound”: New John Lennon documentary sheds light on his dark, tragic, final decade

Could Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade be the most honest, revealing and surprising Beatles documentary ever?

MusicRadar

"Ribbons of Rust" traces Beatles' roots

Robert Rodriguez and Jerry Hammack’s book traces The Beatles’ formative years, exploring what shaped their rise

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‘Give me a Beatles scream’: inside Paul McCartney’s surprise New York show

A last-minute gig at the Bowery Ballroom saw the star play to a smaller crowd than usual, with stories interspersed among classic Beatles and Wings hits

The Guardian - US

Paul McCartney dusts off rarities and relives Beatlemania days at rocking Bowery Ballroom gig

Paul McCartney performed a career-spanning set for just 575 fans at New York City's legendary Bowery Ballroom.

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‘I can’t believe we’re here’: Paul McCartney stuns New York with surprise gig at the Bowery

Beatlemania hit the streets of Manhattan as fans sprinted to the box office in the hope of nabbing a ticket to the rare and intimate show, announced just hours before it began

The Independent UK

Sir Paul McCartney plays surprise concert in small New York venue

Beatles legend is used to playing sell-out arenas - but chose to play to just hundreds of fans at surprise gig in New York’s Bowery Ballroom

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Paul McCartney rocks the Bowery. Inside his surprise NYC concert

Paul McCartney has staged a surprise performance before a small crowd in New York

The Independent UK

"He used to go around carrying a large case with a hammer in it. And if you weren’t getting paid, they’d break somebody’s knees": The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters

Metal Hammer

“It threw me off completely. Here I am in front of 16,000 people, on the stage where Jeff Beck stood, where The Beatles stood, and where Jimi Hendrix stood”: Steve Lukather on wielding Beck’s Strat, jams with George Harrison –and his best solo slip-up

Luke sets the record straight on recent fake interview about modern players, explains how he knew when Michael Jackson liked his playing, and hints at what to expect from his new Music Man signature

Guitar World

“The Beatles and Ramones played 30 minute sets, and if I could, I would do the same”: Jack White bemoans fans feeling their ticket ‘entitles’ them to a mammoth setlist

“It's not a marvel movie, or a Vegas residency”: The White Stripes icon wants a return to low key rock and punk gigs

MusicRadar

“She fell in love with Pink Floyd, The Beatles and David Bowie and combined them all in her neoclassical way”: Even though Kate Bush refused to produce Gavin Friday’s Virgin Prunes, he still loves her

Composer, actor and painter explains why her work is high art in the style of influential writer James Joyce

Louder

Marvel fans are loving this deep-cut musical Easter egg in the Fantastic Four trailer which is a hidden tribute to the comics

We love this Beatles reference (yeah, yeah, yeah) from Marvel's First Family

Total Film

“I don't really mind if people mishear lyrics or misunderstand what the story is, I think you have to let go of that when you send it out in the world”: Are all interpretations of songs correct? Kate Bush certainly thinks so

It’s easy to get precious about the true meaning of our creative endeavours, but how much authority do songwriters really have to own the definitive reading of their work?

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Geert Chatrou becomes third person to whistle in London's Burlington Arcade after Sir Paul McCartney

World champion whistler and Cirque de Soleil star Geert Chatrou has become just the third person allowed to whistle at London's famous Burlington Arcade.

The Conversation

Is this 2025, or 1965? Grammy wins for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones keep the rock canon in the past

History has repeated in the rock category at this week’s 67th Grammy Awards. Best rock performance was awarded to the Beatles for their song Now and Then, while the Rolling Stones took home best rock album for Hackney Diamonds.

Evening Standard

Ringo Starr sends ‘peace and love’ after Beatles’ Grammy win

The award came more than 60 years after the foursome, who formed in Liverpool in 1960, won the Grammy for best new artist.

The Independent UK

The Beatles and Rolling Stones win big at Grammys – 60 years after their first gong

The Beatles released ‘Now and Then’ with the help of AI technology to bring today the band’s vocals

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The Beatles Win 8Th Grammy For 'Now And Then'

The Beatles win their eighth Grammy for 'Now and Then,' a significant track in their career, showcasing their timeless talent and legacy.

Metal Hammer

Gojira, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and St. Vincent win the rock and metal prizes at the Grammys

Let the arguments commence

Evening Standard

Grammys 2025: Records Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and The Beatles could shatter

From Beyoncé making yet another bid for Grammy dominance to Sabrina Carpenter attempting a feat not achieved in over 50 years, Sunday night could be one for the record books.

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Sir Paul McCartney pays tribute to 'lifelong friend' Marianne Faithfull

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is "very sad" over the death of his "lifelong friend" Marianne Faithfull.

Evening Standard

Marianne Faithfull’s death is loss of the knowledge of a generation – Nick Cave

The actress and singer, who shot to fame in the 1960s, died on Thursday.

Guitar World

“We’ll inspire Beatles fans all over the world by bringing this unique instrument back to life”: John Lennon’s Hootenanny 12-string sold for $2.8m last year – now Framus has revived the acoustic with the Lennon estate’s approval

One of the most expensive guitars ever sold at auction gets a long-awaited return six decades after John Lennon used it to record Beatles classics

Evening Standard

‘A wonderful friend’: Tributes paid to Marianne Faithfull after death aged 78

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger was joined by bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood who also shared their thoughts.

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