The Quarrymen live in Eger, Hungary
The Quarrymen on the stage in Hungary. From our Hungarian correspondent, Gabor Peterdi: John Lennon’s original The Quarrymen – Colin Hanton, Len Garry, Rod Davis and Chas Newby – have given their first concert...
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Lindsay-Hogg about Let It Be
A few blog posts ago, we linked to an interview Ken Sharp had with movie director Michael Lindsay-Hogg about The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. At the end of that interview, Lindsay-Hogg replied...
“Hutch” is dead
Larry Parnes audition, with Hutch behind the drums. Johnny «Hutch» Hutchinson from Liverpool group The Big Three passed away yesterday, he was 80. Hutch filled in on drums when The Beatles’ regular drummer Tommy...
An interview with (Aunt) Jessie Robins
An old interview with the actress who played Ringo’s Aunt Jessie in Magical Mystery Tour, Jessie Robins recently reappeared in a Facebook group, courtesy of John Bezzini. It was an interesting read, so I...
The Beatles – Made on Merseyside
Next Friday, 29 March 2019, BBC Four will be broadcasting a special TV programme, “The Beatles – Made on Merseyside”. They defined music and popular culture like no other band ever will. But how did...
Vaginal Apple label
The offending B-side label from Apple Records. A recent story in the Daily Mail reveals that there were some doubt among executives at Capitol Records as they were about to distribute the first records...
RIP, Stan Lee
Stan Lee with Marvel’s Beatles Story. November 12, 2018, 95 year old Stan Lee passed away, the year after his British-born wife had died. Born in 1922, Lee was the brains behind the Marvel...
Another fakery: John Lennon
Wrongly identified as John’s wedding photo. We’re not sure when this forgery was made, Sara from “Meet The Beatles For Real” seems to think it was done as early as in the sixties (see...
Mark Lewisohn: Q&A from Beatleweek 2018
Thanks to Jimmie Rudolfsson, we have the full Q&A session with Beatles author Mark Lewisohn from last week in Liverpool, divided into three segments, totalling 96 minutes. You may be disappointed to find out...
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