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Beatles George Martin
“I doubt anyone will break through in the way The Beatles did”: Did George Martin correctly predict the future in 1983?

By Andy Jones Published

Well, Taylor Swift fans might disagree…

Producers & Engineers
The Beatles split
"I never intended the statement to mean 'Paul McCartney quits Beatles'... It was all a misunderstanding": The day the world learned the Fab Four were over

By Will Groves Published

McCartney spilled the beans on this day in 1970

Bands
John Lennon (1940-1980) of English rock and pop group The Beatles plays his second Rickenbacker 325 guitar on stage during rehearsals for the ABC Television music television show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' Summer Spin at Teddington Studios in London on 11th July 1964. The band would go on to play four songs on the show, A Hard Day's Night, Long Tall Sally, Things We Said Today and You Can't Do Tha
'At his musical core, John Lennon had a wonderful way with chords': Here are 4 of his Beatles voicings and guitar rhythm ideas to inspire you

By Leigh Fuge Published

All my strumming, I will send to you

Guitar Chords
The Beatles Rubber Soul cover shot
"Songwriting for me, at the time of Rubber Soul, was a bit frightening because John and Paul had been writing since they were three years old": How The Beatles raised their game in 1965 to create a masterpiece that "broke everything open"

By Neil Crossley Published

The Beatles' sixth album Rubber Soul was a colossal creative leap and marked the point at which albums began to be viewed as works of real artistic merit

Singles And Albums
Dave Mustaine and Megadeth in a 1990 file photo at the Foundation Forum Convention in Los Angeles
“You can almost hear The Beatles influence and the Led Zeppelin influence at the front of the song”: How Dave Mustaine channelled unlikely influences for Megdeth's Hangar 18

By Jonathan Horsley Published

"These were songs that I took with me to that first band – didn’t get a chance to get them out in my second band – but my third one I did”

Guitars
The Beatles
Four fab Beatles biopics are on the way: Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr will each get a full Sam Mendes movie

By Will Groves Published

Oscar-nominated Bond and American Beauty director aiming to "challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies"

Bands
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
The Paul McCartney Beatles song John Lennon hated: "He made us do it a hundred million times. He did everything to make it into a single and it never was, and it never could've been"

By Will Groves Published

Paul McCartney: “I remember the guys getting pissed with me... I was trying to get what was in my head.” 

Guitars
aul McCartney from The Beatles performs at Alpha TV studios in Birmingham, England during filming of ABC TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' on 15th December 1963
"Incredibly grateful": Paul McCartney has been reunited with his Beatles Höfner bass guitar after over half a century

By Rob Laing last updated

Update: The Beatle says he is "incredibly grateful" for the return of the 500/1 bass that he used in the band's early years

Guitarists
John Lennon
John Lennon's 10 greatest songs with the Beatles and beyond, ranked by you

By MusicRadar Published

On the anniversary of his death we're revisiting your ranking of on John's finest songs

Singles And Albums
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland names Joey Jordison as one of the best drummers he’s ever seen play live, shares his opinion on Ringo Starr

By Stuart Williams Published

The Police drummer also chooses his most difficult Police song, offers tuning advice and explains why he plays traditional grip

Drummers
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