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"The worst track we ever had to record" – why 3/4 of the Beatles hated Maxwell's Silver Hammer

No Paul McCartney song ever incurred the joint wrath of Lennon, Harrison and Starr quite like Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Here’s why…

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Billy Vunipola starts as Steve Borthwick recalls big guns for second England warm-up clash with Wales

The number eight is set to feature for the first time this year in a side captained by Saracens teammate Owen Farrell

The Independent UK

Henry Slade stunningly left out as England name 33-man Rugby World Cup squad

Steve Borthwick has announced his squad for France as the Red Rose look to bounce back from a poor Six Nations campaign

The Independent UK

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England announce Rugby World Cup squad with Slade and Dombrandt axed

Henry Slade has been left out of England’s World Cup squad with Steve Borthwick also omitting Alex Dombrandt and Joe Cokanasiga from his final 33

The Guardian - UK

England Rugby World Cup squad predictions: Who will make Steve Borthwick’s team?

The back row and back three are the most competitive areas of selection for Steve Borthwick

The Independent UK

Henry Slade set to be biggest omission from England World Cup squad

The England coach Steve Borthwick is set to drop the skilful Exeter centre Henry Slade, with Alex Dombrandt and Tom Willis also likely to miss out

The Guardian - UK

Who’s on the plane? England Rugby World Cup squad prediction

The back row and back three are the most competitive areas of selection for Steve Borthwick

The Independent UK

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England stars set for final Rugby World Cup auditions as Steve Borthwick prepares squad

England's last World Cup selection meeting will have reached its very final throes if Steve Borthwick finds himself on a late-night walk around Cardiff tomorrow.

Evening Standard

The ultimate guide to modulation effects: phasers, chorus and flangers

Warble your way to smooth signals and push things into experimental territory with our guide to phasers, chorus and flangers

MusicRadar

"We take the original image and split it through a double vibrocated sploshing flange with double negative feedback": The Beatles, Les Paul, or Larry Levine? Who really discovered flanging?

Lennon and George Martin are often given the credit, but flanging might well have been around for years before they 'discovered' it

MusicRadar

"They stole our ideas" – John Lennon on the Yellow Submarine film and the unexpected Beatles recording of its soundtrack song, Hey Bulldog

"We had nothing to do with that movie"

MusicRadar

An art exhibition in Hyderabad explores the transience of time through sculptures

Sands of Time II, an exhibition at Kalakriti art gallery, Hyderabad, explores transience of time through 17 artists' works. Curated by Suroopa Chatterjee, featuring works of Avijit Dutta, Akup Buchem, Archisman Roy, Bamdeb Mondal, P J George Martin, Kantha Reddy, Rahul Modak and others.

The Hindu

Ringo Starr has named his “career-defining” Beatles song, but you’re probably more familiar with the version that he didn't play drums on

The Beatles' first single had a winding road to its release…

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“Look at Kate Bush or Queen: sometimes when you don’t do the norm, that’s what changes the world a little bit” - How Midge Ure finally embraced his prog tendencies

Ultravox’s Vienna and Band Aid might have made his name but Yes, Uriah Heep and ELP figured in his musical education - even if no one noticed

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The Beatles' Ringo Starr names the song that he believes defines his career

Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr nominates the song that he believes is his career-defining moment

The Guardian - UK

Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now; Paul McCartney: Photographs 1963-4 review – making history

A momentous 40-year retrospective of the African American artist builds to a damning indictment of racism, exclusion and photography itself. Plus, a joyous ringside seat as the Beatles go stratospheric

Bristol Post

Harry Randall checks in for Bristol Bears pre-season after England axe

Bristol Bears have got their pre-season ahead of the 2023/24 season underway today

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sir Paul McCartney should carry on using AI to finish John Lennon’s songs

In the weeks after the Grenfell disaster, the radio was full of ballads, big mournful songs which were sequenced in attempts to give distance and pay respects (DJs don’t really cope well with events as disrupting as this).

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"Without Pet Sounds, The Beatles wouldn’t have made Sgt Pepper": Giles Martin on mixing The Beach Boys’ masterpiece in Dolby Atmos

Giles Martin's seasoned ears have brought The Beach Boys' hallowed Pet Sounds into the spatial audio realm with astonishing results. We spoke to Giles to learn more…

Salon

"Pet Sounds" soars to new heights

This Dolby Atmos mix compiled by Giles Martin is the best version yet of this classic pop album

The Guardian - UK

Chris Ashton reaches 100-try milestone in Leicester’s thrashing of Exeter

Chris Ashton scored a hat-trick to become the first player in Premiership history to reach 100 tries in Leicester’s 62-19 thrashing of Exeter

The Independent UK

Chris Ashton becomes first player to score 100 Premiership tries in Tigers rout

The Leicester wing score a hat-trick in his side’s 62-19 mauling of Exeter.

MusicRadar

Abbey Road engineer Ken Scott on recording The Beatles: “I was there when Eric Clapton played the solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, but it was just another day at the office so it didn't mean anything at the time”

On working with Lennon and McCartney: “Paul was exceedingly patient, and would keep on going until it was the way he wanted it, whereas John would prefer to get it over with as quickly as possible”

The Guardian - UK

‘He has this brilliant ability to inspire’: cult rock eccentric John Otway’s never-ending tour hits Gibraltar

Fans of ‘Rock and Roll’s Biggest Failure’ have taken him from Top of the Pops to Cannes, and keep him touring constantly in his 70s. We head to a fan convention to find out why

MusicRadar

George Martin played on more Beatles songs than you think: are these his best piano solos and orchestral arrangements?

David Bennett lists the 27 songs that feature the Fab Four's producer's greatest contributions

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