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Floating down the stream of time with The Beatles – the David Stark interview
Heard the one about the 15-year-old and his mate who gatecrashed the premiere of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film in July 1968, ending up directly behind the Fab Four in seats reserved for Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull? That same … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged A Hard Day's Night, Abbey Road, Beatles, Brian Epstein, David Stark, Decca, Dick James, Don Powell, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Fidel Castro, George Harrison, George Martin, Haberdashers' Aske's, Help!, Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Lennon, Johnnie Walker, Let It Be, London, Lulu, Maurice Gibb, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock'n'Roll Circus, Rolling Stones, Spike Milligan, The Magic Christian, The Who, Trembling Wilburys, Yellow Submarine
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Following in the Fab Four’s footsteps – The Bootleg Beatles feature
Granted, it’s not necessarily the best way to start a conversation, telling an interviewee who plays in a tribute band that I’ve always felt there are so many great groups out there that it’s pointless featuring such acts. But while … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Beatlemania, Bjorn Again, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sgt. Pepper, The Beatles, The Bootleg Beatles, The Rutles, tribute bands
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Yes yesterdays and todays – the Alan White interview
This coming summer, drummer and songwriter Alan White will have been in the band Yes for a staggering 44 years – give or take one worked gap-year. That equates to two-thirds of his 66 years and counting, so I guess … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Price, Alan White, All Things Must Pass, County Durham, Doris Troy, Drama, Fragile, Geoff Downes, George Harrison, George Martin, Imagine, John Lennon, Jon Anderson, Newcastle, Plastic Ono Band, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, The Beatles, The Buggles, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Washington, Yes
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Love Me (Still) Do – the Fab Four 50 years on
Pop music will never last. At least that was always the contention, an age-old debate that returned with some resonance in October, 2012, when it was duly noted that it had been 50 years since The Beatles first burst on … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Road, Eric Idle, George Harrison, John Lennon, Love Me Do, Paul McCartney, Please Please Me, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones
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