beatles Archive
06 Jul 2026
Book Review: With a Little Help From Their Friends
In his introduction to With a Little Help From Their Friends, author Stuart Maconie raises a not-so-rhetorical question: Does the world need another book about the Beatles? To paraphrase his […]
03 Oct 2024
Take Five: Great Beatles Covers
The soundtrack to The Beatles’ first film, A Hard Day’s Night, was released 60 years ago in the United States. Because of a licensing arrangement, that record wasn’t released on […]
30 Mar 2024
Preview: Music to Your Ears, April 3 – ABBEY ROAD
The Beatles’ swan song, 1969’s Abbey Road is a landmark album. Its legacy and influence have endured in the nearly 55 years since its release. The next installment in the […]
28 Dec 2023
The Beatles, Bootlegs, Artificial Intelligence and ‘Rockin’ Roxburgh’
I’m a lifelong Beatles fan. I discovered Meet the Beatles in my parents’ otherwise kinda-square record collection and was knocked out. That would have been in the late ‘60s, right […]
02 Apr 2023
Interview Roundup: Beatle-Adjacent
I’ve never interviewed any of the Beatles. What I have done – and which may be of some interest to the Beatlemanaic-inclined readers of this site – is speak with […]
29 Sep 2022
Music to Your Ears: John Lennon’s ‘Rock and Roll’
In 1972 John Lennon teamed up with notorious producer Phil Spector to record a collection of rock’n’roll oldies. Those sessions took place in L.A. during a period the ex-Beatle would […]
19 Feb 2022
Album Review: Nick Frater Presents The Rebutles
Rock fans of a certain age know about The Rutles. The legend that lasts a lunchtime, the group was the subject of a mid ‘70s mockumentary called All You Need […]
06 Jan 2022
Album Review: The Beatles and India
Much has been written about The Beatles’ fateful trip to Rishikesh, India, but comparatively little in the way of official documentation of the excursion has surfaced in the ensuing 50-plus […]
09 Oct 2020
Album Review: Jem Records Celebrates John Lennon
Today would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. Cover versions that stick very close to the original version have their place: witness the appeal of tribute bands. But beyond the […]
27 Apr 2020
Book Review: Laurence Myers — Hunky Dory: Who Knew?
When you get right down to it, everybody has a story to tell. Some tales have almost universal appeal, while others are possessed of niche quality. And there’s not really […]