By Shelley L. Germeaux All You Need is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words, written by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines, is comprised of hours and hours of previously unpublished interviews conducted in late 1980. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison were interviewed, but John Lennon was killed before the authors were able to meet with him. Yoko was interviewed shortly after John’s death. These interviews were for done for their 1983 book, The Love You Make: an Insider’s Story of The Beatles. Forty years later, the authors felt the audio tapes of the interviews needed to be preserved ..read more

This February marks the 60th anniversary of The Beatles first visit to America. While fans will reminisce about their experiences witnessing Beatlemania from the outside looking in, there’s one person who has recently documented his experience from the inside looking out – none other than Paul McCartney! McCartney’s Eyes of the Storm exhibit which opened in London in 2023 is now making its way to the US. It’s first stop in the States is in Norfolk, Virginia at the Chrysler Museum of Art. In May 2024, it then travels to the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York.  In January 2024, visitors to ..read more

By Shelley L. Germeaux Confessions of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Name Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon’s Last Interview, released December 8, 2023, is Laurie Kaye’s 219-page memoir about her career in radio and the many rock stars she interviewed. The central focus of the book is her extraordinary experience interviewing John Lennon on December 8, 1980, hours before he was shot and killed. Referring to it as the “best day of her life and also the worst”, it has taken her decades to decide to write out her memories. This interview was done by RKO radio, when John and Yoko were promoting their n ..read more

At over 500 pages, the new book, Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans, will take months and even years for Beatles fans to digest. We finally have the missing puzzle piece to the Beatles story. Here was a man — The Beatles’ long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend — that witnessed practically every moment in the Beatles’ career. As a result, Evans became a true insider and eyewitness to history, and some say, The Sixth Beatle! Author Ken Womack took on a ginormous task to organize and compile Mal Evans’ personal diaries, manuscripts and memorabilia. In fact ..read more

credit © Apple Corps Ltd “Now And Then” is the last Beatles song – written and sung by John Lennon, developed and worked on by Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and now finally finished by Paul and Ringo over four decades later. Here is a brief timeline for release dates: THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 2023 – Trailer for “Now and Then” released. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2023 – The Beatles NOW AND THEN 12-minute documentary will be released at 3:30 pm EST on YouTube on The Beatles Official YouTube channel. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2023 –  “NOW AND THEN” TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE AT 10AM ..read more

by Shelley Germeaux Note: This article was originally published in March 2007 on Daytrippin’s website. [Text Copyright 2007 by Dayrippin’; Photos copyright by Julia Baird] My discussion with Julia Baird occurred on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, just as her new book, Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon was released in the UK. Having gotten a copy and devouring it with rapt interest, I’m grateful at the opportunity to interview her for Daytrippin’. Background Julia Baird was John Lennon’s half-sister, and her story about their childhood is riveting as she discloses for the first ti ..read more

by Shelley Germeaux Note: This article was originally published in February/March 2008 on Daytrippin’s website. (Copyright 2008 by Dayrippin’; Any or all parts of this interview may not be reprinted or reposted without the consent of Daytrippin’) [All photos copyright 2008 by May Pang] I recently had the opportunity to interview May Pang about the upcoming release of her new book, Instamatic Karma, for Daytrippin’. It showcases the many photos she took during her intimate relationship with John Lennon, from the summer of 1973 till early 1975, during John’s separation from Yoko Ono. Her first ..read more

The National Portrait Gallery in London announced on January 25 that it will feature a new exhibition of photographs taken by Paul McCartney. The exhibition called “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of The Storm” features photos newly discovered by McCartney in 2020 that he took during late 1963 and early 1964 that he thought were lost. The images were taken during the height of Beatlemania when The Beatles became an international sensation and changed the course of music history. The photos include images from six cities―Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C., and Miami ..read more

Here is Daytrippin‘s list for the Top 10 best Beatles holiday gifts for 2022 including new releases and also essential items for your collection: CLICK ON EACH IMAGE FOR MORE INFO ON THE PRODUCT (Note: This website earns affiliate commissions when you purchase a product through one of the links. Thank you for your support!) 10) Beatles 2023 Calendars Everyone needs a calendar for the new year – so you can’t go wrong with a 2023 Beatles calendar: . 9) Paul McCartney – The 7″ Singles Box Although this limited edition box set is out of the price range of most fans and is already SOLD OUT, it st ..read more

[Photo © Apple Corps Ltd.] . That depends – are you a Beatles music collector who views the special edition hardcover book as a bonus, or a Beatles book collector who views the special edition CDs as a bonus? On October 28, 2022, The Beatles release a special edition of Revolver which comes in six configurations. The release centers around the new mix of the album made possible “with the help of cutting edge de-mixing technology developed by Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films Productions Ltd.” As a writer, while I appreciate the new mixes and alternate takes offered in the new Beatles Revolver s ..read more