Music

She was 18 in 1966, and local president of the Beatles Fan Club, when an unexpected move east by her family uprooted her from the life she knew. Then came a chance, late-night encounter at an Ohio rest stop. A … Continue reading →

Sydney’s radio stations are as much as part of the city as any place you can see or visit. Wherever you are, at any time of the day or night, you can tune in and something will be happening. Someone is playing music, speaking to you, or having a conversation that you can listen in […]

Beatlefan contributor John Peluso shares the story of one interesting aspect of his Beatles-related collection. … I thought I’d share this little niche in my collection. I’m sure Beatles fans are familiar with the promotional Apple Records crates made by The Beatles’ … Continue reading →

Do you know Baba Yetu? Take three minutes and listen to this performance of Baba Yetu.  (Our ancient blogging platform doesn’t like embedded video, so you’ll have to click through to YouTube.  Go ahead and click, nothing bad will happen.) Some notes: First off, if you didn’t figure it out from the short prayer at […]

The music we are making is a new tranche of art rock music - every bit as valid as The Velvet Underground, The Sex Pistols, The Beatles ... but with women evolving new themes and sounds.

Here's a few ideas that might help you have a go at playing instruments without making any big financial commitment:

It soon becomes obvious that other media outlets source stories from Positive News. Would we do a podcast interview? Would we be interviewed for an English teaching magazine? Could The Guardian do a feature and interview some of the older women involved? Could Channel 5 News come up and film a jam session and talk to some women?

Music industry says it's fine to be a woman in music so long as you are well-groomed, beautiful, young, slim, good-natured, articulate, desirable, charming and possess incredible talent. If you're Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell or Debbie Harry it's ok because you used to be all those things and even after the age of 70, you can be 'looking good for your age'.

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 →

Remembrance of beats passed.

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