Brian Epstein, the famed Beatles manager who is often referred to as “the fifth Beatle,” will be the subject of a biopic, Variety reports. Director Jonas Åkerlund has been tapped to helm the upcoming Midas Man. Åkerlund, who directed the black metal film, Lords of Chaos, has helmed numerous music …
Read More »Linda McCartney's Heart of the Country
Before she married a Beatle, Linda McCartney was renowned photographer Linda Eastman. She was the first woman to shoot a cover for Rolling Stone — of Eric Clapton — and photographed icons like Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan (and, yeah, the Beatles). From the 1970s until her death in 1998 …
Read More »This Beatles Fan Does Pitch-Perfect Imitations of the Fab Four on TikTok
The latest TikTok craze is a series of goofy homemade Beatles videos all created by one person in their Brooklyn apartment. Maris Jones — a Beatles diehard since the age of four — specializes in the evolution of each member of the group. She’ll depict a suited John Lennon in …
Read More »Watch 'Hamilton' Music Director Alex Lacamoire Play All of 'Abbey Road' in 50 Seconds
When Tony-winning (and Emmy and Grammy-winning) Broadway musical director Alex Lacamoire (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen) happened to have a business trip to London scheduled recently, he saw a unique opportunity at hand, and made a call to Abbey Road Studios. Lacamoire had previously made multiple viral videos where he would …
Read More »Can a Beatles Fan Believe in 'Yesterday'?
Yesterday is a movie full of existential questions: What if the Beatles never happened? What if nobody knew their songs? Would people still fall in love without “Eight Days a Week” to show them how? Would people feel sorry for themselves without “For No One” or “You’ve Got To Hide …
Read More »Iconic Rock Instruments to Exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The first major art museum exhibition dedicated to the instruments of rock & roll will go on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art starting April 8th, 2019. The exhibit, titled Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll, will feature more than130 instruments that were used by artists including …
Read More »Stolen John Lennon Diaries, Glasses Found in Berlin
One hundred items stolen from the estate of John Lennon have been recovered in Germany, The Associated Press reports. The massive trove includes three diaries, a hand-written music score, a cigarette case and two pairs of Lennon’s famous circular glasses. Authorities in Berlin arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of …
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