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Record shop owner finds rare 1962 Beatles' audition tape that Decca Records famously passed on
By Paul Brannigan published
Listen to The Beatles, with Pete Best on drums, play Money on a newly discovered 1962 audition tape

I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind... allow me to introduce the magnificent seven
By Niall Doherty published
Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...

"John Lennon and Yoko Ono essentially hijacked the airwaves": The show that brought the counterculture into American homes and the clip that keeps going viral
By Fraser Lewry last updated
On the Mike Douglas Show in 1972, Chuck Berry joined John Lennon onstage – but he clearly wasn't expecting Yoko Ono to be part of the action

Gojira, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and St. Vincent win the rock and metal prizes at the Grammys
By Fraser Lewry published
Let the arguments commence

Beatles legend Ringo Starr reveals why he and Elton John's mother walked out of one of her son's most legendary stadium shows
By Paul Brannigan published
Elton John remembers his appearance at 1975's Midsummer Music festival at London's Wembley Stadium being "terrifying": his mum and Ringo Starr were part of the problem

Ringo Starr sets sail for unchartered waters on languid country album Look Up
By Fraser Lewry published
Beatle goes country

The night an ex-Beatle gatecrashed a Deep Purple show for an impromptu jam
By Classic Rock last updated
At a gig in Sydney in 1984, Deep Purple were joined by surprise guest Arnold Grove – aka former Beatles guitarist George Harrison

"His ear was very crusty." Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne on meeting Paul McCartney for the first time
By Stef Lach published
Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne smoked a joint with Beatles icon – and was fascinated by Sir Paul's "crusty" ear

Amazon's cyber weekend deals prove you can never own too many band shirts
By Rich Hobson published
Save on iconic designs from bands including AC/DC, Blondie, Black Sabbath and more with Amazon this Cyber Weekend

"You could make the kind of sound that could bring back the balls in rock ‘n’ roll": John Lennon's eight-page letter to Eric Clapton asking to start a band with him is headed to auction
By Liz Scarlett published
After their brief collaboration together in 1969 with the Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon had hopes of recruiting Clapton for a "revolutionary" new supergroup, one where wives and girlfriends were "welcome" on the road instead of "frowned upon"
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