After almost 60 years, John Lennon’s long-lost Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar has been found. The Beatles legend’s instrument, which he used during the recordings of the Help! album and film, was recently discovered in a British attic. Expected to break the world record for the highest-selling Beatles guitar at auction, the piece of rock … Read more
Sir Paul McCartney may be joint most successful singer-songwriter in music history alongside John Lennon, but even Macca admits to nicking lyrics. In the latest episode of his podcast A Life in Lyrics, The Beatles legend was speaking about the Abbey Road song Golden Slumbers. The 81-year-old said: “That chorus that I’ve used as a … Read more
Over the years a number of men have been referred to as the “Fifth Beatle” from original drummer Pete Best to keyboardist Billy Preston. Another is The Beatles’ original bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, who attended Liverpool College of Art with John Lennon and moved in with him. Eventually, Lennon and Paul McCartney convinced Sutcliffe to buy … Read more
Back in 1969, Michael Lindsay-Hogg directed the Let It Be album sessions with The Beatles, including the last-ever live performance by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr together on the roof of Apple Corps HQ on Savile Row. Upon its cinematic release in 1970, the film was viewed through the lens of … Read more
It was 54 years ago today when Paul McCartney put out a press release saying he was no longer working with The Beatles. Despite this, Macca claimed it was John Lennon who broke up the band in 1970. Speaking previously with BBC Radio 4, the 81-year-old said: “I’m not the person who instigated the split. … Read more
Freddie Mercury was one of the biggest rock stars in music history, but even those at the top idolise other performers. In an unearthed interview from the 1980s, the Queen singer who died in 1991 aged 45, was asked: “If there was anyone in history, living or dead, who you could meet and speak with, … Read more
The Beatles wrote countless incredible songs, but what is Paul McCartney’s favourite of all the tracks he penned? Now in the latest podcast episode of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, the 81-year-old has shared exactly which one. Macca confessed: “I’m often asked what my favourite song I’ve ever written is, and I don’t ever really … Read more
It’s been almost 44 years since The Beatles star John Lennon was killed at just 40. A couple of years later after processing his grief, Paul McCartney wrote a tribute song to his late friend called Here Today. Reflecting on the track in the podcast McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, the 81-year-old recalled comforting Lennon in … Read more
This week’s podcast episode of A Life in Lyrics features Sir Paul McCartney reflecting on one of his best-loved Beatles tracks, Hey Jude. Macca admitted he likes it when fans mishear his lyrics, saying: “I like my songs to be [for] every man or every woman, because I know people are going to listen to … Read more
LONDON — Granny Takes a Trip, a cult London boutique that opened in 1966, is relaunching with a helping hand from The Rolling Stones and a group of undisclosed private investors. The avant-garde space that lived on the King’s Road featuring Victorian wallpaper, unisex merchandising and a trippy mushroom logo will make its debut online … Read more
