Before the Beatles existed, John Lennon was in a group called The Quarrymen. And now The Quarrymen are coming to America at last, to celebrate Lennon’s 70th birthday. beatles expert Martin Lewis tell... Read More
The movie about the making of Facebook, called “The Social Network,” has a Beatles song in it. Somewhere in heaven, Neal Aspinall is rolling in his grave. The Beatles’ nominal manager nev... Read More
The great and legendary musician Billy Preston would have turned 64 on September 2nd. He died in June 2006, however, leaving a crazy legal entanglement. Billy was the real “Fifth Beatle,” the o... Read More
The Beatles rarely if ever give permission for their records to be used in movies. Sometimes they allow the songs to be covered by other artists. But it’s a given that the answer is ‘no’ ... Read More
Much has been made of the precarious situation with EMI Music. Earlier this week, EMI thought it had a deal with Universal Music Group to license its music in Canada, Mexico, and the US. If the deal had go... Read More
Paul McCartney watched the rehearsals for the Beatles’ “Love” show from Cirque du Soleil and this is one thing he had to say: “We were a great f-ing band.” This moment is capt... Read More
"The Agony and Ecstacy of Phil Spector" Phil Spector, the mad genius record producer in prison for killing a Hollywood B-movie actress, is, you know, nuts. So nothing like an incoherent documenta... Read More
Heinz Edelmann, 75, the artist who brought the Beatles’ whimsical and everlasting “Yellow Submarine” to life through animation, died yesterday. He lived in Stuttgart, Germany. Edelmann in... Read More
La Toya Jackson, fronting for her dastardly father Joseph, went to the British papers over the weekend with a wild accusation. She said that Michael Jackson was murdered for his money and publishing catalo... Read More
Michael Jackson is just hours dead and days away from being buried, but plenty of questions are being asked. One of them is: did he leave a will? And either way, who gets the Beatles catalog? Jackson died ... Read More
