disc full catalogue collection shows how they bemused and confused by incorporating classical instruments long before it was common ...

The longest-running annual gig at First Avenue is moving to a new home. Curtiss A’s 46th annual Tribute to John Lennon, held ...

In honour of Spinal Tap’s legacy, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most absurd lyrics that rock music has to offer ...

Because as much as he gravitated towards the sounds of Genesis or the more complex music that he was playing in Brand X, any rock and roller even slightly indebted to pop music was going to find ...

Maybe it was tempting fate, but also, the days of Let It Be and McCartney’s attempts to “get back” to their original sound were still a while ... being the most sickly sweet and sentimental of The ...

Big Basin Redwoods is the oldest state park in California. It’s home to some of the oldest trees on the planet - ancient coastal redwoods - and it was nearly destroyed by the CZU Lightning Complex ...

In 1974, Mark Lapidos was a 26-year-old obsessive Beatles fan still smarting from the band’s breakup and wondering if they would ever reunite. He knew there were plenty of others like him who might ...

It is 1969, and England is conquering the world with its music and fashions. Yet Eleanor Rigby, the dutiful daughter of a solemn vicar, appears stuck in the Victorian era in which she was born. Yet as ...

Here is a look at the life of musician Paul McCartney, former member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: June 18, 1942 Birth place: Liverpool, England Birth name: James Paul McCartney Father: James ...

In 1963, the iconic English rock band, The Beatles, released their debut EP, Please Please Me. What followed was an unprecedented cultural phenomenon of Beatlemania, launching the group, and its ...

The long and winding road of Pete Best, the original drummer for The Beatles, has come to an end. Best, 83, who played for the band from 1960 to 1962 until he was replaced by Ringo Starr, is retiring ...

Pete Best is putting his drumsticks down for good. The original drummer for The Beatles, 83, is retiring after a long career in the music industry. “Well what an absolutely wonderful ride we’ve had,” ...