Bill King and other fans offer their thoughts on Macca’s loveliest composition. … Ask someone what they think Paul McCartney’s most beautiful piece of music is, and you’re likely to hear titles of some of his most famous Beatles and … Continue reading
The Beatles
Ever since Leslie and I started publishing Beatlefan magazine, friends, family and readers have been asking me when I was going to write a book about The Beatles. It turns out, that’s part of what I’ve been doing over the … Continue reading
Here’s a review by Contributing Editor David Persails of the 30th anniversary version of “The Beatles Anthology” streaming on Disney+, including the new Episode 9 … “The Beatles Anthology 2025,” directed by Bob Smeaton and Oliver Murray, restored and remastered … Continue reading
Fifty-six years ago, in October 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono issued a self-indulgent souvenir of their own wedding titled “Wedding Album.” The deluxe (for the time) package came in an album-sized white box containing the usual wedding pictures one … Continue reading
Beatlefan Publisher Bill King reports on the first of two concerts Paul McCartney performed Nov. 2 and 3 at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. … Sloshing through the easily flooded, traffic-clogged streets of downtown Atlanta isn’t a recommended way of spending … Continue reading
Here are a couple of reports on the June 13 concert in New York City. First up is Associate Editor Tom Frangione’s review for Beatlefan. … Having kicked off the first leg of their 2025 tour the prior evening in … Continue reading
Back in 1969, Pete Townshend of The Who came up with “Tommy,”widely considered the first “rock opera.” But this past week Townshend found himself involved in a real-life rocksoap opera. The storyline: First, Townshend and fellow Who original member Roger … Continue reading
Al Sussman chats with Bill King about his days covering popular music, as well as some of the big names that are featured in the book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986” (available on Amazon). For those who … Continue reading
Besides the Ed Sullivan Theatre, one of the sites in New York City most associated with The Beatles’ first American visit in February 1964 is the Plaza Hotel, which was surrounded by thousands of screaming, chanting teenagers during John, Paul, … Continue reading
Here’s an angle on The Beatles we hadn’t seen before: Shane O’ Donoghue decided to reimagine four of the Fab Four’s songs as bottles of booze, inspired by the staging of the rehearsal space featured in Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” miniseries. We … Continue reading