Paul McCartney will warm up for the Sept. 26 relaunch of his Got Back Tour in Palm Springs, Ca., with a performance three days earlier at the 4,500-capacity Santa Barbara Bowl. It will be the Beatle great’s first appearance at the historic venue, which will require fans to secure their phones in Yondr pouches for […]
Amazon MGM Studios has acquired the long-in-the-works, Morgan Neville-directed Paul McCartney documentary Man on the Run and will release the film Feb. 25, 2026, on Prime Video and in select theaters on a date yet to be announced. Man on the Run is premiering this weekend at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. As previously […]
When John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved from London to New York in the wake of the Beatles‘ 1970 demise, they secured an unassuming one-bedroom apartment on Bank Street in New York’s Greenwich Village, immersed themselves in the thriving counterculture and lent their voices to the raging anti-war movement in opposition to the American government’s evermore deadly presence in Vietnam. […]
Over the years, the Beatles have moved thoughtfully into the merchandise business. The early years of rock ‘n roll artist merch were both an afterthought and a mostly disorganized cash grab, and the Fab Four became more circumspect over the decades. Now, however, The Beatles’ landmark 1968 animated movie classic, Yellow Submarine, is being honored […]
The Beatles have set an Oct. 28 release date for six different deluxe reissues of their iconic 1966 album Revolver, all of which feature a new mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell. For hardcore fans, the big ticket will be 31 “session takes and home demos” from the Revolver period. Several editions feature a […]
The received wisdom over the last five decades was that the last album released by The Beatles was only produced after much internal strife and acrimony. The original documentary film was prime evidence, especially because the film was pulled from circulation shortly thereafter. Word began to spread a couple of years ago that the seemingly […]
The controversy that surrounds the album Let It Be down the years makes it the most intriguing release by The Beatles. Many observers consider it ill-conceived, a slapdash affair and a sad ending to a great legacy. It is doubtful any band (of any longevity) had as much influence as The Beatles in their seven-year […]
The trailer for the upcoming The Beatles: Get Back documentary has arrived. Directed and refurbished for the big screen by Peter Jackson, restored Get Back recording session videos are making their way to the surface after being locked in a vault for decades. The docuseries is set to premiere on Disney+ on November 25, 26, and 27 with […]
This year’s Beatles release is for their final 1970 record, Let It Be, including special edition packages available on October 15. Beatlemaniacs can now hear exclusive session recordings, rehearsals, studio jams, and three newly remixed tracks, “Let It Be,” “Don’t Let Me Down,” and “For You Blue.” There are three different special edition packages, super […]
George Harrison released his third solo project, the expansive triple-LP All Things Must Pass, in November 1970. And its songs — like “My Sweet Lord,” “Wah-Wah,” “Isn’t It a Pity,” “Behind That Locked Door,” and “Beware of Darkness” — solidified the former Beatle’s signature balance of earthly and divine, from his soulful slide-guitar to the searching […]