"I pulled it down quickly and I just looked at Paul and said, ‘What was that all about?!’" Beatles engineer Ken Scott reveals the reason behind Helter Skelter’s strange ending By Will Simpson published 24 July 24 "Follow the money", he says recalling McCartney's odd studio direction
"John was annoyed because I didn’t say that he had written one line of this song, Taxman… I also didn’t say how I wrote two lines to Come Together or three lines to Eleanor Rigby”: George Harrison and the questions around his Beatles credits By Neil Crossley published 2 July 24 "I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"
Away from the crowds, rare backstage footage shows Amy Winehouse covering a classic Beatles song at Glastonbury 2004 By Ben Rogerson published 28 June 24 The then 20-year-old star performed a rearranged version of All My Loving in the year that she shared the bill with Paul McCartney
Getting better: 5 key ways the Beatles can help improve your guitar playing By Leigh Fuge published 22 June 24 The school of George, John and Paul is in session
"The Beatles were never afraid to experiment with their chord choices inside songs": here are 4 to inspire your guitar playing By Leigh Fuge published 20 June 24 While my Am7/G gently weeps
“No more handing over your smartphone or worrying about intrusive ads”: Zuckerberg and McCartney invest in screen-free children’s audio player By Will Simpson published 20 June 24 Facebook founder joins Beatle as high profile backers of Yoto
"I remember it to this day, you know, exactly where I was when he said it": Paul McCartney's favourite song he's ever written is possibly the only one John Lennon ever complimented him on directly By Rob Laing published 19 June 24 "It really gave me a lot of confidence in that song, and in my writing"
"It's very hard for people to understand how monolithic it was, looking at it today. But it was absolutely earthshaking": Was 9 February 1964 the most important day in rock 'n' roll history? By Rob Laing published 12 June 24 "It was kind of like an alien invasion"
“I’ve actually performed it with him, and I’m afraid to say that during the soundcheck, I broke down”: The story behind The Beach Boys’ timeless masterpiece God Only Knows, a Brian Wilson co-creation that had a profound emotional impact on Paul McCartney By Neil Crossley published 27 May 24 How Brian Wilson hooked up with an LA advertising executive to pen one of the most majestic and moving pop songs ever created
"It was like finding it on the street": The Beatles' Yesterday and five other songs that were inspired by dreams By Rob Laing last updated 17 May 24 How Keith Richards, Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift were visited by melodies