Former Beatles office boy Murray Macauley, from Tunbridge Wells, who worked at the Apple recording studios in the 1970s puts John Lennon’s headphones up for auction. John Lennon's favourite headphones which he wore to record The Beatles' album Let It Be are set to fetch £3,000 at auction. The broken headset was given to the band’s former office boy.Murray kept the Austrian-made AKG K60 headphones along with other memorabilia he collected during ..read more

  Ringo is set to thrill fans in New Lenox, as the next act in the New Lenox Summer Concert Series. Ringo Starr,will take the stage at the New Lenox Commons on Saturday, Sept. 14.   If tickets remain, sales will open to non-New Lenox residents on May 13, Mayor Tim Baldermann said.  "We’re limited, it’s 5,000 tickets," Baldermann said. "When they’re gone, they’re gone." Ringo Starr marks the second act in the Village's Summer Concert Series, formerly known as Triple Play. Smokey Robinson opens the series on June 1. He recently released a single “February Sky,” a new on Frida ..read more

Paul McCartney & Wings One Hand Clapping Live Studio Sessions from 1974 Newly Mixed will be released on June 14, 2024. One of music's most mythical live albums finally to be released. Available in various formats: 2LP/2CD/Digital. Online Exclusive: 2LP +7”. Filmed as a "rockumentary" and recorded over four days in August 1974 at EMI Studios, One Hand Clapping found the McCartneys, Denny Laine and new Wings members including guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton just back from their time at Sound Shop Studios in Nashville, where they recorded the standalone single "Junior's F ..read more

Nate D. Sanders Auctions is set to offer George Harrison’s Sitar on April 25. In 1965, George Harrison purchased his first sitar from the renowned shop, Indiacraft, on Oxford Street in London.  This seemingly unassuming instrument would ignite a revolution. During the recording sessions for "Norwegian Wood", the Beatles’ creative process took an unexpected turn.  George Harrison, exploring the studio’s cupboards for a novel sound, picked up the sitar. Spontaneously, he found the notes that would weave seamlessly into the song’s fabric. The sitar’s distinctive timbre added an other ..read more

                                    Gallery 42 in Mason will host The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang,  held on April 30 and May 1. This period came to be known as “The Lost Weekend,” which actually lasted 18 months from the summer of 1973 through the beginning of 1975 — and Pang was there for all of it. The upcoming photo exhibit, The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang, gives some insight into their world and time spent together.               ..read more

The Beatles documentary "Let It Be" is coming to the streaming service.                                                             Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg's original 1970 film is set to debut on the streaming service on May 8, marking the first time the documentary has been available in more than 50 years. The film has been restored from the original 16mm negative by Peter Jackson's Park Road Post Production. "I'm absolutely thrilled ..read more

                        Extract from Peter Brown and Steve Gaines’ new book, All You Need is Love: The End of the Beatles, Ringo Starr delved into detail about the harrowing ordeal in Manila, revealing how The Beatles miraculously managed to escape the country without being seriously hurt.                                The extract taken from Steve Gaines’ interview with Ringo Starr: SG: Manila? Did you get beaten up? RS: No, we didn’t get beaten up i ..read more

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                          Paul McCartney was joined by The Eagles on a version of ‘Let It Be’ at a tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl this week. The singer-songwriter, known for his tropical rock sound, died at the age of 76 last September after a four-year battle with skin cancer.   ‘Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett’ took place at the Los Angeles venue on Thursday (April 11), including appearances from Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Zac Brown, Jon Bon Jovi and Buffett’s band The Coral Reefer Band.  ..read more

                                    Paul McCartney’s son, James, has just released a new song called “Primrose Hill” that he co-wrote with John Lennon’s younger son, Sean Ono Lennon. “‘Primrose Hill’ is here! Today I am so very excited to share my latest song co-written by my good friend Sean Ono Lennon,” James wrote in a message on his social media pages. “With the release of this song it feels like we’re really getting the ball rolling and I am so excited to continue to share music with you.” The pos ..read more