Tag Archives: Something New: The Beatlefan Blog

They Say It’s Your Birthday: Thoughts on McCartney at 80

Posted on June 18, 2022 by beatlefanmagazine

I was sitting in the stands at Wake Forest University’s stadium in Winston-Salem, NC, last month, reliving an experience I’ve had too many times to count through the years — watching Paul McCartney in concert. As I watched Macca perform … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beatlefan, Beatlefan magazine, Bruce Springsteen, George Harrison, Got Back Tour, John Lennon, Jon Bon Jovi, McCartney at 80, Paul and Linda, Paul McCartney, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, Wings | 1 Comment

Beleaguered Fans Glad McCartney ‘Got Back’

Posted on May 27, 2022 by beatlefanmagazine

Fans attending Paul McCartney’s show at Wake Forest University’s Truist Field in Winston-Salem, NC, braved a drenching thunderstorm that delayed the gates opening an hour, and endured traffic gridlock on the way to the show — and even inside the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beatlefan, Bill King, concert review, George Harrison, Got Back Tour, John Lennon, North Carolina, Paul McCartney, Quarrymen, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem | Leave a comment

Updating George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ Album

Posted on October 27, 2021 by beatlefanmagazine

In celebration of the 50th anniversary “All Things Must Pass,” several expanded editions of the album were made available, showcasing a new remix and a bounty of revelatory outtakes and demos. The project lovingly was overseen by Harrison’s son, Dhani, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All Things Must Pass, All Things Must Pass super deluxe edition, Beatlefan, Dhani Harrison, George Harrison, Imagine, John Lennon, Olivia Harrison, Paul Hicks, Plastic Ono Band, Sean Lennon, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, Yoko Ono | Leave a comment

LENNONOLOGY EXCLUSIVE: ‘FOR YOU’ BLUES

Posted on October 21, 2021 by beatlefanmagazine

Here’s a Lennonology exclusive provided by Chip Madinger … EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON THE JAPANESE ‘LET IT BE’ SUPER DELUXE EDITION For nearly 40 years, nearly since the advent of the CD, The Beatles and Apple have managed to keep the digital contents … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apple Corps, Beatlefan, For You Blue Glyn Johns, Get Back, Lennonology, Let It Be Super Deluxe Edition, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles | Leave a comment

Revisiting McCartney’s ‘Press to Play’ 35 Years Later

Posted on September 3, 2021 by beatlefanmagazine

Bill King takes another look at the 1986 album that Macca has all but disowned due to its lack of success. Paul McCartney was not really in a good place, creatively or careerwise, in late summer 1986, when his “Press … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Press", Al Sussman, Beatlefan, Bill King, brad hundt, Eric Stewart, George Martin, Hugh Padgham, Ken Sharp, Kit O'Toole, Paul McCartney, Press to Play, Something New, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog | 14 Comments

The Beatles and Motown

Posted on June 27, 2021 by beatlefanmagazine

The Fab Four and Hitsville USA made a great combo, as Kit O’Toole recounts in this expanded version of an article published in Beatlefan #250. When The Beatles first conquered the U.S. in February, 1964, they forever changed American music. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beatlefan, Berry Gordy, George Harrison, John Lennon, Kit O'Toole, Michael Jackson, Motown, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ronettes, Smokey Robinson, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, the superemes | Leave a comment

More on Our Favorite Solo B-Sides

Posted on March 12, 2021 by beatlefanmagazine

Quite a few unique tracks have shown up on the flip side of solo Beatles singles through the decades. In Beatlefan #248, we flipped over many solo singles and presented some of our contributors’ favorite B-sides. However, due to space … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Sussman, Beatlefan, brad hundt, Bruce Spizer, Clint Ard, George Harrison, John Lennon, Kathy Urbanic, Paul McCartney, Richard S. Ginell, Ringo Starr, Simon Rogers, Solo Beatle B-sides, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, Steven Prazak, The Beatles, Wings | 1 Comment

Previewing Ringo’s ‘Zoom In’ EP

Posted on February 25, 2021 by beatlefanmagazine

Ringo Starr has a new five-track EP, “Zoom In,” due out March 19 from Capitol/Universal. Here, Bill King provides a preview. … When Ringo Starr released his most recent album, “What’s My Name,” in 2019, he said he thought it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All Starr Band, Beatlefan, Ben Harper, Bill King, Bruce Sugar, Chris Stapleton, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dave Grohl, Diane Warren, Eric Burton, Finneas, Give More Love, Here's to the Nights, Jeff Silbar and Joe Turley, Jenny Lewis, Joe Walsh, Paul McCartney, Postcards From Paradise, Ringo Starr, Sam Hollander and Grant Michaels, Sheryl Crow, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, Steve Lukather, Yola, Zoom In | 2 Comments

In the Studio With George Harrison

Posted on December 21, 2020 by beatlefanmagazine

Eoghan Lyng looks back at the recording of “All Things Must Pass” in this bonus to our 50th anniversary coverage of the George Harrison album. You can find much more about “All Things Must Pass” in Beatlefan #247. … Though … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Andy Stephens, Badfinger, Beatlefan, Billy Preston, bob dylan, Bobby Keys, Bobby Whitlock, Delaney Bramlett, Doris Troy, Eric Clapton, Geoff Emerick, George Harrison, Get Back, Instant Karma, Joey Molland, John Barham, John Leckie, John Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Let It Be, Phil Collins, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles | 2 Comments

When did The Beatles break up?

Posted on April 27, 2020 by beatlefanmagazine

This is the complete, unedited version of Duncan Driver’s article excerpted in Beatlefan #243. ‘… don’t you know that you can count me out, in.’ — Sung by John Lennon on the song ‘Revolution I’ (1968). One of the most … Continue reading →

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