A proper video game for real Beatles nerds might go something like this: Level One: You have to successfully play for 8 hours straight for bored German lechers who just want to see the naked girls at the Reeperbahn in Berlin’s red light district circa 1961. Level Two: Successfully dress in outfits that most give [...]
Compiled by Noah Mallin Wrapping up our trip to 40 years ago, 1968 was a great year for singles. This was true of almost any year in the 60s, even though the album format was starting to become more dominant in rock. There was still a whole mess of soul, country, and other genres best [...]
“Just don’t butcher our stuff mate..” The Beatles, notoriously loath to clear samples (other than on Paul’s Boutique by The Beastie Boys), are set to be one of the biggest stars in hip-hop this autumn. Wu-Tang Clan’s comeback single “The Heart Gently Weeps” features interpolations of the classic White Album track “While My Guitar Gently [...]
George Harrison: Indian phase? What Indian phase? Martin Scorsese will direct a wide-ranging biography of former Beatle George Harrison, who dies of lung cancer in 2001. The doc, which will be prepped for thetrical release, will cover all aspects of Harrison’s career including wit his band, as a solo artist, a film financier and activist. [...]
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