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Paul McCartney’s spectacular return to form: New solo album “McCartney III” sizzles and soars

by Kenneth Womack from Salon.com With “McCartney III,”& the Cute Beatle& makes a spectacular return to form, produces one of his most compelling albums in decades, and reminds us that at age 78, his musical chops are as exq...

Doctor Who's sonic pioneers to turn internet into giant musical instrument

The BBC Radiophonic Workshop made the famous science fiction theme tune and worked with the Beatles. Now it is preparing to make historyThe Radiophonic Workshop has always broken new sonic ground, from the Doctor Who theme to the Hitchhiker’s Guide t...

Aging Yoko Ono reportedly hands business interests to son Sean Lennon

by Lee Brown New York Post They’ll get by with a little help from her kids. Ailing Yoko Ono has handed many of her business interests to son Sean Lennon in yet another sign that she is slowing down at 87, according to a report. John Lennon’s...

Spencer Davis obituary

Founding member of the Spencer Davis Group, the band that enjoyed success in the 1960s with hits including Keep on Running and Somebody Help MeBetween 1965 and 1967, the Spencer Davis Group were one of the hottest names in the crowded field of Britis...

Paul McCartney announces new album McCartney III

Paul McCartney has announced McCartney III, a completely solo album recorded in England during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. McCartney III. The new album, out December 11th ? Pre-order: https://t.co/8UPtDg6THZ#McCartneyIII pic.twitter.com/Gxu7sxvIw6 &#...

Paul McCartney to release new album recorded alone in lockdown

McCartney III, about ‘freedom and love’, continues solo series begun in 1970 in secret as the Beatles broke upPaul McCartney is to release a new album made entirely alone during lockdown.McCartney III comes out on 11 December and will become the thir...

Kate Summerscale's 'true ghost story' leads Baillie Gifford prize shortlist

The Haunting of Alma Fielding joins five other books, whose subjects range from the Beatles to the brain, competing for the £50,000 prize for nonfictionFormer winner Kate Summerscale has made the shortlist for the UK’s top prize for nonfiction, the B...

Margaret Nolan, ‘Goldfinger’ model and actor, dead at 76

Nolan appeared in The Beatles’ film “A Hard Day’s Night” in July of 1964, and played Dink, Bond’s masseuse, in “Goldfinger” the same year. from Variety 10/12/2020 Margaret Nolan, an actor and artist kno...

Celebrations take place for John Lennon’s 80th birthday

Celebrations have taken place around the world on what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. The Beatles’ official YouTube channel posted a video montage of photos and footage of Lennon and the band, to their 1965 song ‘In My Life&...

John Lennon’s 80th Birthday Celebrations

Attractions and venues across Liverpool are coming together this week to celebrate what would have been the 80th birthday of John Lennon.& On Friday 9th October, John would have turned 80 and as the home of the Fab Four, Liverpool couldn’t l...

Beatles memorabilia for sale – in pictures

Sotheby’s is hosting a sale celebrating arguably the most influential band of all time: the Beatles. On offer is a fascinating array of objects spanning the entirety of the Beatles’ career. From a signed copy of their first single (estimated value: £...

The Beatles announce Get Back book

The Beatles have announced the publication of The Beatles: Get Back, a new book to coincide with the release of Peter Jackson’s documentary film on the making of the Let It Be album. The Beatles: Get Back, to be published by Callaway Arts &...

John Lennon’s 80th Birthday Concert Event changed to Worldwide Stream

For Immediate Release: On October 9th of this year, John Lennon would have turned 80 years of age. On the exact date of this momentous occasion, Friday evening, October 9, 2020, Beatles fans and music aficionados from all over the world will “...

Toto, ELO, Queen ... why hits from happier times top Covid lockdown playlists

Nostalgic Spotify users turn to the music of their youth to escape the woes of 2020Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt seems that a lot of us “miss the rains down in Africa”. Of all the strange sociological consequences of...

Paul McCartney reveals grandson was mugged by thugs with knives

The Beatle, who had a similar experience growing up in Liverpool, said it’s “scary” that knife crime is so rampant after his grandson had his phone stolen in the traumatic attack. “One of my grandkids, one of my older gran...