The question of why The Beatles stopped touring is a frequent one in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll history, but perhaps the more pertinent question is how they managed to tour for so long. They were simply so big that they outstripped the infrastructure of the times, making touring, in every which way, utterly […]
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There isn’t a better student of rock and roll than Bruce Springsteen still working today. There are many musicians who have tried to match what their favourite artists have done before them, but a lot of what Springsteen does involves him trying to make the kind of songs that his idols would have been proud […]
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When The Beatles went to America, they were already a fairly big deal, but their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show is what really made them stand out as the next big thing. A British band had never broken America in the way that The Beatles managed to, and it all kicked off following an […]
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When The Beatles released Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967, it didn’t really sound like any music they’d made up to that point, or like anything that anybody had ever made until then. It wasn’t even just the sounds that the band were making, but also in the way they were making those […]
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On July 6th, 1957, a 15-year-old Paul McCartney met a 16-year-old John Lennon at a gig where Lennon’s band, The Quarrymen, were performing their rock ‘n’ roll/skiffle renditions. At the time, of course, it was impossible for the two boys to know that together, they would revolutionise rock ‘n’ roll, while embarking on the most […]
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There was always a slight caveat put on everything Ringo Starr ever released after The Beatles split. He had no problem being considered one of the least adventurous songwriters out of the Fab Four, and sometimes it was better for him to get the best out of his friends rather than worry about racking his […]
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No matter how many changes, no matter what genre you love, be it rock, punk, rap, indie, or all things in between, there is no escaping the magic contained within a good album. Yes, individual songs are great, but when an album has been well executed as a whole, it brings a whole new meaning […]
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Ringo Starr was the final piece of the puzzle that turned The Beatles from a highly promising Merseybeat band into the Fab Four. As their drummer, Starr was understated in everything he did, which was pivotal to their sound and unlocked the best out of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. They all had […]
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Paul McCartney has carved himself into one of the most influential songwriters in pop music history. Throughout his work with The Beatles and beyond, McCartney’s knack for writing hooks has only been matched by his prolific work, making a tapestry of different sounds across his career. While he has talked about working hard to bring […]
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Music industry legend Paul McCartney has joined the film cataloguing platform Letterboxd, marking his arrival by sharing four of his favourite movies of all time. McCartney’s profile, which only surfaced today, includes a bio description that reads “Just a ‘Man on the Run’” alongside a category of ‘Favourites’, which includes Frank Tashlin’s 1956 classic This […]
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