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Revisiting The Beatles’ Three-Week Stay in Paris in 1964
By Matt Dolloff Before the Beatles flew to every corner of the world over the course of a year, they spent three weeks in one place. Beatlemania had not truly begun yet, as the Beatles still had to...
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Why Do Beatles Fans Care So Much About Mono?
By Brian Ives Apple Records recently announced the September release of the Beatles‘ mono catalog reissued on vinyl. This came as welcome news to a relatively small, but passionate subsection of the...
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That Time Ringo Got Rejected by The Beatles
Did you know that The Beatles recorded their first single, “Love Me Do”, 3 different times with 3 different drummers before a version was picked for the album Please Please Me? The casual Beatles fans...
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Carter Alan’s Rock N’ Roll Diary: January 3 in Rock History
In 1982, Bruce Springsteen began recording songs for his folk-inspired “Nebraska” album. The title track was a story concerning what criminal? ANSWER: Mass murderer Charlie Starkweather Happy Birthday:...
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The Beatles’“Rain” and the Advent of Backward Vocals
By Matt Dolloff (@mattdolloff) The Beatles’ unprecedented sonic experimentation on their 1966 album Revolver make it one rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest albums. But ironically, one of the album’s greatest...
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Beatles Producer Sir George Martin Dies at 90
By Brian Ives Sir George Martin, considered one of the greatest record producers of all-time, has died, according to CBS Los Angeles. Martin was responsible for signing the Beatles, and also produced...
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Paul McCartney, Other Artists React to George Martin’s Passing
By Brian Ives Soon after the passing of legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin, the artistic community shared their memories of him and paid respect to the man. Paul McCartney wrote a lengthy...
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How George Martin Influenced Kurt Cobain’s ‘Nevermind’ Vocals
by Alisha Jackson The Beatles weren’t the only musicians to reap the benefits of George Martin‘s recording techniques. From Jeff Beck to Earth Wind & Fire to Celine Dion, Martin had his fair share...
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Goodbye 2016 Playlist: David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen and More
By Brian Ives Yes, it’s kind of silly to blame a year for the amount of famous people who died during those twelve months. Still, the 365 days (or so) have seen a lot of great musicians—some of them...
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Roger Daltrey, Other British Musicians Honored with Rolls-Royce Custom Cars
By Hayden Wright Rolls-Royce is a British icon, and the luxury auto brand will pay tribute to The Who’s Roger Daltrey and other iconic British musicians with a line of custom vehicles. Some have...
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