Month: July 2023

Is it really 60 years since 1963? Jim Comet looks back on the best albums from a hugely significant year for popular music …
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John Lennon was one of the 60s true icons – yet his dismissive thoughts on the era still spark conversation. The Beatles legend dominated the cultural conversation during the decade, becoming a formidable figure within the counter culture. From those early singles to the peak of Beatlemania…
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The Beatles guitarist is credited with helping the Hare Krishna movement to “take off” in Britain…
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Rory McIlroy is paying homage to the Beatles this week through his shoes. He is donning a artsy pair of Nike’s for the Open Championship. Rory McIlroy is heading into the Open Championship week with a victory at the Scottish Open…
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Paul McCartney “was always the most surprising Beatle”, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. Despite his reputation as a “cheerful, garrulous mop top”, he was the closest thing the group had to a “Renaissance man”: while his bandmates “retreated to mansions in the stockbroker belt” at the height of their mid-1960s fame…
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Ringo Starr has insisted the upcoming Beatles single is their “last track” and said he found the process of recording it “very moving…
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The Beatles’ last song, which is set to be released later this year, is about to create a headache for the Recording Academy, as the organization struggles to clarify whether AI-generated music will be eligible for nomination for the 66th edition of the Grammy Awards slated for Feb…
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I first experienced the potential of the Marshall Guv’nor years ago via an inexpensive copy. What surprised me about that pedal is that I could use its EQ section to shape Revolver-era Beatles tones. I share this anecdote because it speaks to the versatility of the Guv’nor circuit…
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