Ringo Starr
Attention please! Unheard Paul McCartney recording up for auction
McCartney’s demo version of Attention, destined for Ringo Starr’s 1981 album Stop and Smell the Roses, expected to sell for £10,000
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
06, Apr, 2022 @10:24 AM
‘It’s a more expansive, inclusive version’: how women reshaped the history of the Beatles
For decades, academic appreciation of the fab four was an overwhelmingly male pursuit. Meet the female scholars, musicians and podcasters redressing the balance
Annie Zaleski
01, Mar, 2022 @1:00 PM
‘I could have done with eight more hours’: readers on the Beatles documentary epic Get Back
Peter Jackson spent four years editing down 60 hours of unseen footage into the new three-part documentary series. Was it worth the wait?
Guardian readers
06, Dec, 2021 @11:10 AM
The Guide #10: the enduring appeal of the Beatles
In this week’s newsletter, why Peter Jackson’s eight-hour documentary proves the band still have a vice-like grip on our culture
Gwilym Mumford
26, Nov, 2021 @11:48 AM
‘Annoying snobs was part of the fun’: Paul McCartney and more on the Beatles’ rooftop farewell
As Peter Jackson’s TV series Get Back recasts the Fab Four’s final days in a more positive light, the ex-Beatle remembers the responses to their historic gig above the streets of London
John Harris
18, Nov, 2021 @10:45 AM
Lost psychedelic pop song with George Harrison and Ringo Starr unearthed
Radhe Shaam, written and produced by broadcaster Suresh Joshi, features stunning guest appearances by Beatles in breaks from recording Hey Jude in 1968
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
10, Nov, 2021 @1:46 PM
Beatles on the brink: the truth about the Fab Four’s final days
The director’s new documentary weaves together hours of unseen footage to dispel many myths about the band’s final weeks
John Harris
26, Sep, 2021 @6:00 AM
‘I’m a one in a billion’ – how Diane Warren penned windswept power ballads for Cher, Gaga and Dion
She’s the queen of the power ballad mega hit – and has even written songs for Biden, Harris and Ringo Starr. Now the world’s most successful female songwriter is finally releasing her own album
Dorian Lynskey
26, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM
'We were lucky people didn't throw tomatoes': Klaus Voormann on his Beatles and Plastic Ono days
He played with the Fab Four in Hamburg, inspired their moptops, drew the famed Revolver cover, and gigged with Yoko Ono. As his illustrations are published, the great musician relives his fabulous escapades
Alexis Petridis
04, Nov, 2020 @6:00 AM
The Beatles announce Get Back, first official book in 20 years
Hanif Kureishi writes introduction to book edited from 120 hours of conversations from the Let It Be sessions, in tandem with Peter Jackson documentary
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
16, Sep, 2020 @1:00 PM
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 3, The Beatles – She Loves You
The Fab Four’s 1963 hit is an explosion of exuberance that made “yeah yeah yeah” the fanfare for a culture on the brink of irreversible change
Richard Williams
03, Jun, 2020 @7:58 AM
The day the Beatles broke up: fly away Paul - archive, April 1970
Fifty years ago, Paul McCartney announced that he was no longer working with Beatles. See how the Guardian reported the split
Richard Nelsson
09, Apr, 2020 @12:08 PM
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