Were you lucky enough to be alive in the few short years The Beatles spent actually out on the road? Count yourself as special, because in hindsight, not that many did. The Fab Four’s decision to stop touring and performing live in 1966 would have been impossible to compute at a time, let alone making […]
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Paul McCartney is planning a European tour, according to a report in French media. This week, McCartney shared his first piece of music in more than five years with the release of his new single, ‘Days We Left Behind’, which finds him contemplating and reminiscing upon his early life in Liverpool. ‘Days We Left Behind’ […]
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When you leave home at 18, and only two years later, you’re on the brink of superstardom hitherto unknown in human history, it stands to reason that your thoughts will often drift to what you left behind. The intertwined subjects of Liverpool and youthful reverie have often been key tenets of Paul McCartney’s poetic muse, […]
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Revolver is my favourite album by The Beatles for many reasons, namely the songs. ‘Here There and Everywhere’ is their greatest love song, while ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ is their finest experimental jaunt, and on Revolver, the two anchor both sides of an album that has plenty more hits for me to enjoy, while I wait […]
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Paul McCartney has premiered his new single ‘Days We Left Behind’ on BBC Radio Merseyside and confirmed his new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane. Despite having the star power to premiere his new single on any radio station in the world, McCartney chose to put the world’s ears on Liverpool. “Smoky bars, and cheap […]
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The Beatles were one of the greatest pop acts of all time. From the moment they hit the airwaves through to the swell of Beatlemania and beyond to their status as bona fide rock gods, the Fab Four were held in the highest of esteem by their public, something which continues to this day, nearly […]
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Paul McCartney‘s brother, Mike McCartney, has appeared to leak the title of his sibling’s highly-anticipated new album. Mike took to X on March 24th to share an image of a poster that had been spotted by his son, Josh, in Liverpool, which featured a road sign titled, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, and the L24 […]
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Being Paul McCartney’s younger brother must be like joining the Old El Paso product development team the week after they unveiled the Smoky BBQ fajita kit. How on earth do you follow that? Imagine gathering around that Christmas Day dining table and hearing, “Well, it’s been a good year for Paul; it looks like he […]
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The final album released by The Beatles wasn’t supposed to go out in the form it eventually did. They closed their catalogue with an accident. It was almost entirely recorded before the one that preceded its release, Abbey Road, as an attempt to get the band back to where they once belonged, in the mood […]
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The Beatles are a band whose name alone stirs emotion. The Fab Four had an enormous impact on the world, and the effects of that influence are still felt today. “My son says to me, ‘Dad, I like The Beatles, but why do you go so crazy?” Said Ozzy Osbourne when discussing the band, “The […]
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