A Beatles fan is hunting down all the original photos from the ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ cover
It’s obvious almost to the point of tedium to point out that the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, along with all of its…
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Earliest known footage of the Beatles FOUND. Sort of.
The Beatles sitting on the roof of the indoor toilet at Paul McCartney’s family’s home in Liverpool in 1963, the very same location as seen–from…
The psychedelic beauty of The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ trading cards
I had four #3s, two #64s and a shitload of odds and evens in between but not enough to have a full house or anywhere…
Bizarre video of the Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ from Soviet TV of the 1970s
The Beatles were big enough that even the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics had to deal with it, somehow. In 1976 Soviet-controlled TV–the only available…
Meet The Liverbirds: The all-girl Beatles who once toured with the Kinks and Rolling Stones
“Girls with guitars? That won’t work,” quipped John Lennon as he watched four girls take the stage of the Cavern Club, Liverpool in 1963. The…
Whining Maggots: Members of the Dead Boys and Pere Ubu covering Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and the Beatles!
Here’s a rare and long-dormant artifact of classic Cleveland punks in a once-in-a-lifetime configuration. In the late ’90s, guitarists Jimmy Zero of the Dead Boys…
Booker T. & the MGs cover the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’
In spring of 1970, mere months after the Beatles released Abbey Road, the Stax label’s elite house band Booker T. and the MGs released McLemore…
‘The Beatles Never Existed’ is the greatest, weirdest Beatles conspiracy theory of all time
You think you know the truth about The Beatles? I laugh at your ignorance! Perhaps you naively proclaim that “Paul is dead!” but you have…
Acappella Abbey Road: Thirteen glorious minutes of isolated Beatles vocal tracks
This will help you get over your summer has ended blues: the isolated vocal tracks from the side two medley from Abbey Road. Holy shit.…
‘Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?’: Short film reflects on the ‘Abbey Road’ album cover
Every year, scores of tourists and locals alike attempt to recreate the famous Abbey Road crosswalk scene, even folks who might otherwise find such efforts…