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When the Beatles Brought Psychedelia to Prime Time

from the Huffington Post On February 25, 1967, promotional films for the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” debuted on ABC’s Hollywood Palace. Fans had never seen films like these before, and they hadn’t seen the Beatles look or so...

Alan Aldridge obituary

Artist behind some of the most striking pop images of the 1960s and 70sOnce dubbed “Beardsley in blue jeans”, the artist Alan Aldridge, who has died aged 78, created some of the most enduring pop imagery of the 1960s and 70s. His illustration of the...

McCartney and Starr reunite for new Ringo recordings

Ringo Starr has announced a new collaboration with Paul McCartney. It marks the first time the two former Beatles have reunited in the studio since McCartney appeared on Starr's 2010 album Y Not. McCartney played bass guitar on the song Peace Dream,...

How Alan Aldridge made the 60s swing – in pictures

The graphic artist’s swirling, kaleidoscopic images – made for everyone from the Beatles to Andy Warhol and the Who – perfectly captured those heady days of psychedelia Continue reading...

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr come together for musical collaboration

McCartney played bass on his fellow Beatle’s upcoming new album, their first recording in seven yearsThe two surviving members of the Beatles have recorded music together for the first time in seven years.Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr released pictu...

The will of the people – except when it’s Aslef | Brief letters

18 Beatles Songs That John Lennon Totally Hated

1. “A Taste of Honey” Lennon thought the Bobby Scott/Rick Marlow song was too old-fashioned and spitefully called it “A Waste of Money.” 2. “It’s Only Love” “That’s the one song I really hate of mine,” he told Hit Parader in 1972. “Terrible lyr...

The happy list: readers’ responses

We asked you to tell us which cultural pick-me-ups are best at beating the blues. Here are 10 of your top joy-giving films, books and more• Read the Observer writers’ happy list Related: The happy list – 30 cultural gems to brighten dark times Conti...

Money can’t buy you love, Sony… so give Paul McCartney his songs back | Alex Clark

Yes, Macca isn’t short of a bob or two. But doesn’t he deserve the rights to the Beatles classics he wrote?There’s gold in them thar hills, though precisely how much varies wildly. I’m talking about old music, by which I am currently surrounded. Here...

Paul McCartney sues Sony over Beatles song rights

Paul McCartney has filed a lawsuit against Sony/ATV over the rights to songs by The Beatles. The complaint was filed in the Southern District of New York. The musician hopes to regain ownership of songs co-written with John Lennon. In 1969, Lennon an...

Paul McCartney Sues Sony to Regain Rights to Beatles Songs by Eriq Gardner

Paul McCartney has filed suit in New York against Sony/ATV and is looking to get a declaratory judgment that states he will soon regain his copyright ownership share to a treasured catalog of songs created as a member of The Beatles. In what could be...

We can't work it out: Paul McCartney to sue Sony for rights to Beatles classics

The singer/songwriter is filing a suit to regain copyright ownership after Duran Duran tried and failed to do the same with their catalogue in 2016Paul McCartney has filed a lawsuit against Sony/ATV to regain the rights to classic Beatles songs.The s...

George Harrison vinyl collection box set announced

Universal Music have announced the release of The Vinyl Collection, a box set of George Harrison's 13 solo albums. The collection will be released on 24 February 2017. In addition to the albums, which are spread across 16 LPs, it will also contain tw...

Beatles electronics guru Magic Alex dies

Magic Alex, one of the most colourful and mysteryious characters in the Beatles' story, has died at the age of 74. Born Yanni ('John') Alexis Mardas, he became a close friend of The Beatles in the mid 1960s, eventually becoming head of Apple Electron...

Beatles poster artist Tony Booth dies

Tony Booth, who painted many posters advertising shows by The Beatles and other Merseybeat bands, has died at the age of 83. < --more--> He was born Anthony Booth in June 1933, and after leaving school trained as a commercial artist. His first job wa...