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‘Filling in these gaps’: Paul McCartney’s recently rediscovered photographs

A new exhibition at the Los Angeles Gagosian showcases previously unseen pictures taken by the musician during the rise of Beatlemania

The Guardian - US

Freddie Mercury’s sister ‘secretly spent £3m’ buying his possessions at auction

Items that once belonged to the late Queen frontman, including paintings, costumes and handwritten lyrics, were sold during a high-profile auction in 2023

The Independent UK

“I didn’t think anybody would believe I got it from George Harrison. I figured they’d call me a liar”: Vintage guitar guru Norman Harris names the 5 most memorable guitars that have come through Norman's Rare Guitars

As owner/operator of Norman's Rare Guitars, Harris has seen some guitars in his time. This five, featuring a John Fogerty Ricky and a Gretsch owned by a Beatle, are the ones that stick in his mind

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Sean Lennon shares rare message with fans about his relationship with half-brother Julian

Son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who is also a musician, does not often address his relationship with Julian Lennon in public

The Independent UK

"There’s plenty for us guitarists to learn – and ‘less is more’ is the overriding lesson": how to play like George Harrison on The Beatles' Abbey Road

Learn the guitar style of the most expressive and accomplishedplaying The Beatle would ever commit to tape

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“We hadn’t really rehearsed. As we were walking to the stage, he said, ‘Hang on, boys!’ And he went in the corner and vomited”: Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led, motley crew supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles

Though the band's set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival

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Posh-house drama, Elton’s new album and art to make you weep – what to watch, see and listen to this week

This week I’ve seen Disney’s latest bingeable series, The Stolen Girl, variously described as a “posh-house drama”, “the equivalent of an airport novel” and “enjoyably preposterous” – so what’s not to like?

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One to One: John & Yoko – documentary shows how Lennon and Ono shaped protest music, pop culture and each other

The new documentary One to One: John & Yoko offers an illuminating look into John Lennon’s post-Beatles activism with his partner Yoko Ono. It captures an early 1970s climate that was charged with political unrest and media saturation.

The Conversation

Yoko Ono, ‘the first female punk rocker’, is an artist of benevolent magic

In 1945, when Yoko Ono was 12, her home city of Tokyo was firebombed. With her mother and siblings, she fled to the safety of a farming village in Nagano Prefecture. Food was scarce. During this time, Ono, as the eldest child, often had to help find provisions for her…

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"People started to leave. I was terrified": The story of Elton John's favourite Elton John album and the calamitous stadium show that followed

Gold even before its release, Captain Fantastic And The BrownDirt Cowboy was worth the hard work. But the album markedthe end of Elton John’s imperial period – and his band

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Who Believes in Angels? by Elton John and Brandi Carlile shows the power of true collaboration

Having collaborated with the likes of (deep breath) John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Little Richard, Luciano Pavarotti, Eminem and Leonard Cohen, it’s fair to say that Elton John likes to work with other artists.

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"It was ugly, like watching a divorce between four people. After a while, I had to get out": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track

A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again"

MusicRadar

One to One: John & Yoko review – Lennon and Ono storm Manhattan in intimate post-Beatles doc

Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards’s spry study of the couple in early 70s New York is as much as jittery collage of the era’s culture as it is a revealing portrait

The Guardian - UK

Yoko Ono shown as a ‘mother in pain’ in new documentary on her and John Lennon’s life in New York

Opening about the newly-released film, the co-director of ‘One to One: John and Yoko’ says Yoko Ono is seen as a “mother in pain” in the project due to her hunt for her abducted daughter.

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“Ringo Starr set down rules for us to follow. There was to be no riding of motorbikes on the grounds – so we did that. What do you expect from a heavy metal band?” The crazy story of British Steel, the album that turned Judas Priest into superstars

1980’s British Steel officially sealed Judas Priest’s status as metal gods

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New documentary a 'window through which you can view the lives' of John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Sean Ono Lennon says the upcoming documentary film 'One to One: John Yoko' is "a window through which you can view the lives of my parents" and he dubbed them the "first reality TV couple".

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John Lennon doc Borrowed Time to receive its world premiere at Cine International Film Festival

John Lennon documentary 'Borrowed Time' is to receive its world premiere at Cine International Film Festival .

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“Don't kill him - he's Beatle Paul!”: The dramatic birth of Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles song

Vaulting between three distinct sections, the Wings classic was conjured with the same spirit as Abbey Road’s closing medley

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John Lennon biopic to premiere at London's newest independent film festival

The Cine International Film Festival is hitting Soho in May to celebrate exciting new filmmaking, and their newly announced line-up features appearances from cinema greats as well as exciting premieres

The Independent UK

Sean Lennon says his parents John and Yoko were ‘the first power couple’

New documentary shows the couple during the Seventies as they worked on what would be John Lennon’s only full-length post-Beatles concert

The Guardian - UK

One to One: John and Yoko review – Kevin Macdonald’s immersive collage is a pop culture fever dream

A collection of staggering TV clips and amazing audio of Lennon and Ono’s life in 1970s NYC, this film is a mosaic of countercultural moments

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Pete Doherty adds 'very special guest' Mike Joyce of The Smiths to select dates of solo tour

Mike Joyce, former drummer of The Smiths, will perform in Pete Doherty's solo band at select shows this year.

The Guardian - AU

Former Beatles drummer Pete Best announces his retirement

Musician, who played with the Beatles between 1960 and 1962 until he was replaced by Ringo Starr, says he ‘had a blast’

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“I had a blast. Thank you”: Original Beatles drummer Pete Best retires, aged 83

His daughter says it’s due to “personal circumstances”

The Independent UK

Director Sam Mendes reveals why he’s making four Beatles films

‘One is always looking to find new ways to look at the past,’ filmmaker said

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