"The worst track we ever had to record" – why 3/4 of the Beatles hated Maxwell's Silver Hammer By Neil Crossley published 16 August 23 No Paul McCartney song ever incurred the joint wrath of Lennon, Harrison and Starr quite like Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Here’s why…
Who is the greatest of all time: The Beatles or Queen? Producer Steve Lillywhite has an interesting take By Rob Laing published 10 August 23 "I would never say anyone is better than The Beatles, but…"
John Lennon: "Somebody let off a firecracker onstage and every one of us looked at each other, because each thought it was the other that had been shot. It was that bad.” – Why The Beatles retired from the stage By Neil Crossley last updated 8 August 23 How death threats, disillusionment and the very real threat of onstage electrocution all fuelled The Fab Four’s decision to stop playing live…
"They stole our ideas" – John Lennon on the Yellow Submarine film and the unexpected Beatles recording of its soundtrack song, Hey Bulldog By Rob Laing published 24 July 23 "We had nothing to do with that movie"
Ringo Starr confirms George Harrison features on new Beatles song, adds that they would “never” recreate John Lennon’s voice using AI By Stuart Williams published 5 July 23 The Fab Four drummer weighs in on the AI confusion surrounding The Beatles’ un-named, forthcoming new song
John Lennon and George Harrison: 10 guitar lessons you can learn from their Beatles era By Total Guitar published 15 June 23 Songwriting tricks, chord progressions and the guitar genius of the Beatles' early years
One of the earliest live recordings of the Beatles emerges 60 years later, but will we ever get to hear it? By Jonathan Horsley published 4 April 23 John Bloomfield was a teenager at the all-boys Stowe boarding school in 1963 when the Fab Four came to play, and after all these years, he reveals to the BBC that he recorded the set
"It bugged him that Paul could write those sweet melodies like Yesterday and Hey Jude. He couldn’t do that" – John Lennon's former assistant on his rivalry with Beatles bandmate By Rob Laing published 3 January 23 Dan Richter worked for Lennon and Yoko Ono and lived with them during the recording of the Imagine album
Fender’s new George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster is a psychedelic masterpiece By Rod Brakes last updated 29 July 22 This hand-painted replica captures the ‘60s vibe of the original Beatles guitar
The Beatles And India documentary gets US Blu-ray/DVD release date By Jonathan Horsley published 3 May 22 The doc is packed with unseen footage and follows the Fab Four as they visit India in 1968 and stay at a Himalayan ashram. Its US release on Blu-ray/DVD is confirmed for 21 June