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A new documentary chronicles John Lennon‘s first solo show outside of the Beatles. Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World opens on June 28. Celebrated documentarian D.A. Pennebaker – who also made the 1967 Bob Dylan movie Don’t Look Back, 1968’s Monterey Pop and 1979’s Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars – shot the footage from the 1969 Toronto Rock N Roll Revival; the upcoming film is directed and produced by Ron Chapman. Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World also includes appearances by Little Richard, the Doors, Chuck Berry and Alice Cooper. You can watch the film’s traile...
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A remastered edition of the Beatles‘ Let It Be film will stream on Disney+ on May 8. It’s the first time the film has been available in over 50 years. The new movie was restored by Peter Jackson‘s team at Park Road Post Production and contains footage not featured in Jackson’s 2021 Get Back docuseries, which also streamed on Disney. The original Let It Be film, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, was released on May 13, 1970, about a month after the Beatles had broken up and a week after the album of the same name arrived. “Peter Jackson seesLet It Be and his Get Back as companion pieces,” Hogg ...
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Paul McCartney handled the guitar solos on some of the Beatles‘ most memorable tracks, including “Drive My Car,” “Back in the U.S.S.R.,” “Helter Skelter” and “Taxman.” But he wasn’t always so confident about his playing – in particular during their initial performances. “We had this gig and it was like, the first thing I ever played, and I was lead guitar player,” McCartney says on the Paul McCartney: A Life in Lyrics podcast. Beatles bandmate “John [Lennon] was rhythm, and I had a solo and I totally froze. [I] could not move my fingers. … It was like, just so embarrassing. My lead guitar play...
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The gradually expanding credits for Beyonce‘s Cowboy Carter album have revealed a deeper Beatles connection with her cover of “Blackbird.” Beyonce’s update was built on instrumental elements from the original master recording of the song from 1968’s White Album, including Paul McCartney‘s foot tapping and acoustic guitar. A McCartney representative confirmed the news to Variety, citing Beyonce’s team. McCartney is officially listed as guitarist and co-producer on the track. Beyonce’s version also includes strings, violin and bass credited to fellow co-producer Khirye Tyler. Stevie Wonder‘s con...
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Beyonce has released her new album, Cowboy Carter, which features a cover of the Beatles‘ “Blackbird.” Cowboy Carter is Beyonce’s eighth release, and takes the form of a fictional Texas radio station, with legends Dolly Parton, Linda Martell and Willie Nelson serving as DJs. The cover of “Blackbird” includes several guest artists: Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell and Tiera Kennedy. You can listen to the track below. McCartney, who once said that “Anyone who covers a song of mine, I love,” attended one of Beyonce’s concerts himself last year. He also previously cited her as a stand...
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The four Beatles members will be the subjects of a quartet of upcoming biopics telling the band’s story from each perspective. The upcoming feature films about John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were conceived by Sam Mendes, who directed American Beauty, 1917 and two James Bond films, Skyfalland Spectre. Mendes will also direct the four new Beatles movies, which are scheduled to be in theaters in 2027. “I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies,” Mendes said in...
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Paul McCartney‘s long lost bass, the famous Hofner 500/1, has finally been returned to the Beatle after being missing for over 50 years. “Following the launch of last year’s Lost Bass project, Paul’s 1961 Hofner 500/1 bass guitar, which was stolen in 1972, has been returned,” a statement on McCartney’s website reads. “The guitar has been authenticated by Hofner and Paul is incredibly grateful to all those involved.” McCartney originally purchased the instrument in Hamburg, Germany, in 1961, using it often for live performances in the early ’60s as well as on the Beatles‘ first few albums. READ...
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Record Store Day 2024 will arrive in just over two months, and there are dozens of new rock releases to look forward to. This year’s event falls on April 20, but fans can get a jump start on their shopping plans now that the titles have been announced. The Rolling Stones will release Live at Racket, NYC, featuring songs from the recently releasedHackney Diamondsthat the band played at a launch event in October 2023. The estate of David Bowie will put forth Waiting in the Sky (Before the Starman Came To Earth), a collection that includes all the songs from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust an...
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When the Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964, they completely changed the trajectory of music and culture as we know it. More than 73 million Americans watched the Beatles that night, roughly 38% of the country’s population at the time. Among the legions or adoring viewers were future rock stars, many of whom were significantly impacted by the legendary performance. The Fab Four’s first Sullivan gig didn’t just signal the start of the British invasion, it marked a watershed moment in the accession of the biggest rock band in history. Beatles pandemonium had already begun ...
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The Beatles were sent off from London’s Heathrow Airport on the morning of Feb. 7, 1964, by a swarm of well-wishing fans. They didn’t know what to expect. The group had a No. 1 hit with “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” but they’d heard enough stories about other British musicians who failed to connect in America to question whether or not their success in England would translate on the other side of the Atlantic. Then an estimated crowd of somewhere between three and five thousand greeted Pan Am Flight 101 at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. The Beatles had been tipped off during the flight, but...
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