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"Paul is incredibly grateful to all those involved": Amateur sleuths have located Paul McCartney's long-lost Höfner bass 50 years after it was stolen
By Fraser Lewry published
Paul McCartney's 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar has been dubbed "the most important bass in history"

"Tentative shavings from things we already own": Why the 50th anniversary edition of Band On The Run isn't essential, even if the original album is
By David Quantick published
Paul McCartney's mega-selling third post-Beatles album Band On The Run gets thoroughly de-belled and de-whistled

“When I first met Paul McCartney, it was like meeting Jesus Christ”: Ozzy Osbourne reveals the celebrities who made him feel star-struck
By Paul Brannigan published
On the latest Osbournes family podcast, Ozzy reveals that he too can be a star-struck fan boy

10 times bands made masterpieces late in their career
By Joe Daly published
Some bands run out of juice towards the ends of their career. These bands and artists are the exception

"I finally understood that I was in the middle of a Nirvana reunion": revisiting the night that 'Sirvana' - Sir Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana - rocked Madison Square Garden for charity
By Paul Brannigan published
On this day in 2012, a Nirvana reunion of sorts took place in New York City. Courtney Love was not amused

Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks will appear in the upcoming Spinal Tap movie
By Fraser Lewry last updated
Director Rob Reiner has confirmed that the long-awaited sequel to This Is Spinal Tap will begin filming in February

10 moments of genius from MTV Unplugged
By Niall Doherty published
As Nirvana’s iconic set turns 30, we pick out the ten best songs from the famous sessions

"He came and sat and drank with us. We all got plastered together": it turns out Paul McCartney has instructed Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson to get back out on tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Beatle Sir Paul offered his boozy wisdom to Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts

"When we played it to people, some cried, some said, ‘Jesus Christ, it’s a Beatles record!’": Paul McCartney on the reaction to The Beatles' final song, Now And Then
By Paul Brannigan published
Paul McCartney reflects on the Beatles legacy, and the reaction to the group's final song

"My lifelong love of The Beatles collided into a wall of sheer terror at the thought of letting everyone down": Peter Jackson's video for Now And Then is now online
By Fraser Lewry published
Peter Jackson's Now And Then short film is compiled from unseen footage and home movies, and includes a first airing of the earliest known clip of The Beatles playing live
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