“I’ll finish you all now! You’ll pay!” So said Paul McCartney to Ringo Starr when Ringo tried to convince Paul to hold his solo album release so it wouldn’t conflict…
George Harrison
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J.A. Bartlett
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It must be great to be Paul McCartney. All that fame, all that money. And it must be terrible, too, because you have to compete with Paul McCartney, and a…
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J.A. Bartlett
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Certain albums in this series present a particular challenge, as we’ve noted before: What can one say that’s fresh about some of the most famous albums ever recorded? For that,…
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Ken Shane
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“We made it up as we went along,” McCartney said. Sadly, it often shows.
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Dan Wiencek
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Want the whole story? Here it is, come and … oh never mind.
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Brian Boone
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The Beatles are kind of always in the not-distant background, as they are the goddamn Beatles. But every five years or so, there’s a major resurgence in Beatles interest, popularity,…
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Dw. Dunphy
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There is nobody singing today that can parallel the pain in Roy Orbison’s voice.
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Brian Boone
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Ween is one of those fantastic, cult-beloved quirky bands too interesting to ever be extremely popular that should have been one of those fantastic, cult-beloved quirky bands that eventually scored…
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Ken Shane
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Doris Troy may have had only big hit, the 1963 classic “Just One Look,” but she had a long and successful career working with the biggest names in rock and roll.
Mark Feldman
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Popdose concludes the ever-popular series that imagines a Beatles world without a breakup.
Something Else! Reviews
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The Beatles, just as their creativity went supernova, quit the road in 1966 — frustrated over the inability of that period’s sound systems to amplify the increasingly complex work spinning…
Kelly Stitzel
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Put on your dancing shoes and strap on your guitar. It’s time to rock a little and dance a little at the Weeknight ’80s Dance Party.
Ken Shane
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One year after his death, a group of George Harrison’s friends got together to pay tribute to him. The stunning film of that event is now available on Blu-ray.
Something Else! Reviews
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The very ubiquitousness of the Beatles can make for difficult wading when you’re trying to remember what made them great in the first place. Well, the movement you need is…
Mark Feldman
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Part 13: Private Salt’s Accompanied Spades Unexclusive Solo (2001) What does the title mean? If it isn’t already obvious, my idea for this album name came from the impression that…
Something Else! Reviews
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The very ubiquitousness of the Beatles sometimes makes for difficult wading when you’re trying to remember what made them great in the first place. Here are a handful of deeper cuts that we’re not sick of yet.
Ken Shane
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After decades as a renowned sideman, Klaus Voormann has released his first solo album, featuring many of his famous friends. Win the Super Deluxe box set.
Mark Feldman
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Part 12: Flaming Pie (1997) This is where we officially get into the Beatles’ modern era. By this point, the Fabs are a band which fully admits to being less…
Mark Feldman
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Part 11: Help Yourself (1993) I went through more iterations of this album than any other one in this series, but finally think I’ve got it as good as it’s…
Ted Asregadoo
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Extra! Extra! It’s a bunch of demos you thought were left in a closet somewhere to be forgotten. This week’s Mix Six dusts them off just for you!
Mark Feldman
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Part 10: Fab (1989) I’ve been waiting to write this one for a long time. In the late 80s, as most of us probably remember, the 60s became cool again. …
Mark Feldman
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Part 9: Beatles In Space (1985) Before we begin, I’d like to give a special thanks to Dw. Dunphy for his amazing Photoshopped album covers. We saw one last time…
Ken Shane
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In case you missed the sly double entendre in John Lennon’s lyrics for “Come Together,” Ike & Tina Turner released their own version to drive the point home.
Mark Feldman
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Mark Feldman continues his look into what might have been if the Beatles stayed together — this time, without John Lennon.