Not every Beatles song is an intricate, history-making composition filled with elaborate orchestration, profound lyrics, and an epic origin story. There are a few Fab Four tracks that literally start ...

Released in March 1996, The Beatles “Anthology 2” opened the band’s mid-1960s studio archives with rare recordings, alternate takes and the reunion track “Real Love”. Thirty years later the collection ...

Fans adored these tracks, but The Beatles could barely tolerate listening to them, let alone performing them live.

George Harrison and some friends gathered at Abbey Road Studios to record a song for 'Sgt. Pepper' that didn't feature any ...

From Paul's ‘McCartney’ to Ringo's ‘Ringo’, some of the Fab Four's greatest records arrived after they were no longer.

The Beatles hit new heights with 'A Hard Day's Night' in 1964. Here are five stories behind the album's creation.

New insight into a song that stands as a near-perfect example of the Morrissey/Marr songwriting partnership ...

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Alex Chilton hit No.1 at 16 — then spent a lifetime sidestepping fame. Friends, bandmates and collaborators recall the strange, singular path of The Box Tops and Big Star leader Originally published ...

The true story of the Beatles' 12-hour marathon session for Please Please Me and how a shredded throat and a pint of milk created the vocal for "Twist ...

From being a writer for hire in the 1950s to his solo pop stardom and emphatic 1970s comeback, the late musician’s catalogue is stuffed with stunning, surprising songcraft ...

From Christina Aguilera and Don Toliver to endless lines and wild weather, here are the best and worst moments from SXSW 2026 ...