Rest in peace, Astrid Kirchherr
Astrid Kirchherr passed on Tuesday the 12th of May, 2020 in Hamburg, Germany, at 81. She had quite an influence on The Beatles in the early days. Rest in peace.
Category: Beatles Hamburg
Hamburg festival cancelled
Because of the outburst of the corona virus, the Come Together Experience team in Hamburg has decided to postpone the upcoming festival, which was planned for March 27-29. They do not know when new...
The end of Star-Club
Grosse Freiheit in 1970 The very famous Star-Club in Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg closed its doors on December 31, 1969. 50 years later, one of the last club operators – Achim Reichel – tells the...
Lewisohn about the Star-Club tapes
Mark Lewisohn discussed this album on the I Am The Eggpod podcast. I am the Eggpod is a Beatles podcast with Chris Shaw and guests, each episode discusses a Beatles- or solo album. On...
The Beatles: First steps
Logo of playlist A few days ago, a playlist was posted on the official Beatles channel on YouTube, under the name “first steps”. It consisted of videos with the still image displayed above, and...
Backbeat Blu-ray extras
Finally on Blu-ray (USA A1 region coded) Shout Factory has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Iain Softley’s film Backbeat (1994). The release will be available for purchase on February 19. Synopsis: From the...
Klaus Voormann (80) joins Ringo on stage in Hamburg
Ringo made good on his promise to perform in Hamburg yesterday, after having to cancel Sunday’s concert due to illness. On stage with him during “With A Little Help From My Friends” was 80...
Cry For A Shadow LP
Oh no, they cut out Pete again! Here’s another EU “loophole” release, a hybrid of Polydor/Decca tapes with the first EMI single thrown in. From Rockwell Music in the UK, this release is limited...
Why no Let It Be film
LET IT BE In a new interview with Cinematographer Tony Richmond, who worked on the “Let It Be” film under director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Richmond weighs in on what seems to be holding up an official...
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