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The Beatles onstage in 1963
"It's nice to know that England has finally risen to our cultural level": a month before Ed Sullivan, American TV began to take The Beatles seriously

By Fraser Lewry Published

In which American TV audiences get an early glimpse of the Beatlemania that's already gripped the UK

Bands & Artists
Paul McCartney and John Lennon
"Wouldn’t it be funny if we went down?": the night The Beatles almost reunited on Saturday Night Live

By Niall Doherty Published

John Lennon and Paul McCartney nearly took up SNL producer Lorne Michaels on his offer

Bands & Artists
A photograph of the Beatles with coloured films held over their faces
“All I could do to accommodate requests for new sounds for them was just to abuse the equipment": How The Beatles' Revolver revolutionised music

By Johnny Black Published

Revolver is a feat of The Beatles' sonic experimentation and songwriting genius, and this is the story behind how the album was made

Albums
Album covers by Piink Floyd, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, The Beatles and Black Sabbath
The least popular songs by 10 legendary rock bands

By Classic Rock Published

We’ve combed Spotify to find out the least popular songs by Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, AC/DC and more

Albums
John Lennon docuseries
"Gee I’m sorry I ruined your night": John Lennon's killer issued a weird apology straight after shooting him, witness recalls in new true crime documentary

By Liz Scarlett Published

The new docuseries John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial will arrive next month and examine the murder of the ex-Beatle with witnesses, Lennon’s friends, psychiatrists and more

Documentary
The Beatles in 1967 and (inset) Jon Anderson today
"We realised that anything, from that moment onwards, was possible": The first time I heard The Beatles, by Jon Anderson

By Nick Hasted Published

Original Yes frontman Jon Anderson on why The Beatles were the original progressive rock band

Bands & Artists
EMP vinyl deal 2023
Dire Straits, Metallica, The Beatles, Iron Maiden and more: get massive savings on these 10 classic - and future-classic - albums with EMP

By Rich Hobson Published

With EMP offering up to 50% off selected vinyl over Cyber Weekend, we've picked out 10 deals on absolute classics you won't want to miss

Albums
The Beatles during a photo session in London, 28 July 1968
"George Harrison had set fire to an ashtray and was running around the studio with it above his head": the chaotic creation of The Beatles' wildest song

By Bill DeMain Published

Rock’s most epic battle was always The Beatles versus the Rolling Stones, yet Helter Skelter was inspired by an imagined square-off with The Who

Tracks & Singles
Chris Cornell, 2011
"I looked to John Lennon as a father figure when I was a kid": watch Chris Cornell discuss the influence of John Lennon, and perform a beautiful acoustic version of Imagine, on the Howard Stern show in 2011

By Paul Brannigan Published

The Beatles, and specifically John Lennon, had a huge influence on late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. Watch him explain why to Howard Stern

Interviews
Paul McCartney (left) plus Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee
"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

Concerts & Shows
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