Music News First journalist on the scene recounts the day of John Lennon’s death, 40 years on by Phil Hanlon As many around the world remember John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of his death, the first journalist on the scene recounts the tragic day one of the most inspiring…
News Pop Culture World Paul McCartney, Elton John chat with John Lennon’s son ahead of 80th birthday anniversary by Manning Patston Over the weekend, BBC Radio 2 hosted a two-part programme titled John Lennon at 80, featuring interviews with Paul McCartney and Elton John. To commemorate what would have been the…
Books News ‘Utopia Avenue’: David Mitchell’s musical magic carpet ride to the 1960s by Dan Shaw David Mitchell’s new novel, Utopia Avenue (Hachette), is the sprawling adventure of the best band you’ve never heard of. Replete with technicolour flourishes, you’ll swear that Utopia Avenue (the band)…
Lists News Here’s our top 5 isolation anthems to cure your quarantine blues by Manning Patston With most of the population practising some serious self-isolation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that we’re gravitating to some relatable tunes. Here are our top 5 picks…
Features Pro Audio Madchester and the sounds of the Second Summer of Love by Max Mahood Even though electronic music and synthesisers were becoming more popular throughout the 1980s, there was still a healthy guitar-based strain of alternative-rock music on both sides of the Atlantic. If…
Music News Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp release cover of John Lennon’s ‘Isolation’ by Happy Famed English rock guitarist Jeff Beck and Hollywood actor Johnny Depp have decided to team up as a musical duo. The pair have just released their first track, and fittingly,…
News The wild tale of John Lennon and Keith Richards’ acid-fuelled road trip by James Peppercorn Everybody knows that Keith Richards is un-killable. The man just simply won’t die. Yet in a tale recounted by Richards back in 2010, it turns out the only person who…
News Patrick Stewart is sharing videos of himself reading Shakespeare sonnets by Julia Lo Surdo We’ve seen our fair share of celebrities posting some strange stuff whilst in isolation – from the wave of famous people giving renditions of John Lennon‘s Imagine to Neil Diamond sharing…
Music News LISTEN: Dirty Projectors – ‘Isolation’ (John Lennon cover) by Claudia Schmidt Dave Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors has shared a cover of John Lennon’s Isolation, taken from his first solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The track is up on Bandcamp and…
Arts News See Andy Warhol, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono’s friendship captured in these rare photos by Luke Saunders The 1970s were a time for the world’s most eccentric artists to shine. Andy Warhol was at the forefront of the art world, leading the pop-art visual movement in which…
Features News A tribute to the great one-liners of George Harrison by Claudia Schmidt “The real me is something else,” George Harrison once said. “I play a little guitar, write a few tunes, make a few movies, but none of that’s really me.” One…
News Yoko Ono pays tribute to John Lennon and protests gun violence by Luke Saunders It has been 39 years since iconic Beatles frontman John Lennon was tragically shot and killed. To mark the 39th anniversary of Lennon’s death, Yoko Ono has taken to social…
Lists The history of the Epiphone and its most important moments on stage by Luke Saunders Take a walk with us down memory lane. Here’s a brief history of the Epiphone as well as the most iconic players to take it on. One of the oldest…
