IVAN THE TERRIBLE A CONVERSATION WITH THE BEATLES AND ME ON TOUR AUTHOR IVOR DAVIS George Harrison once said that The Beatles created this hurricane, and they were in the eye of the storm. Really, no one but The Beatles knew what it was like in [...]
THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD APPLE CORPS LTD. ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 1969 Abbey Road is The Beatles 11th studio album, their near-final album before they split up. It really feels like a conclusion, however, there’s room for [...]
THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL PARLOPHONE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 3, 1965 1965. You just heard all of The Beatles albums and think you’ve seen them all. Now comes Rubber Soul. Rubber Soul is the sixth album in the band’s discography and [...]
THE BEATLES REVOLVER PARLOPHONE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 5, 1966 Let’s turn the year back to 1966. A year of many things. More specifically, a year of great albums. Pet Sounds. Blonde on Blonde. Last but certainly not least, we have [...]
THE BEATLES SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB PARLOPHONE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: MAY 26, 1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by The Beatles. It’s been over 50 years since this album’s release in 1967, [...]
THE BEATLES WITH THE BEATLES PARLOPHONE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 22, 1963 In 1960, a small band emerged out of Liverpool, England. You likely haven’t heard of them. In 1963, they released an album called With The Beatles. Wait, you don’t [...]
ON THE BLUE CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC CRUISE 2024 EXPERIENCING IT THE RIGHT WAY! APRIL 5 – APRIL 10, 2024 There’s nothing like doing something for 10 years, only to realize you’ve been doing it all wrong. That’s how I felt during last week’s On the [...]
AARON BADGLEY – DARK HORSE RECORDS: THE STORY OF GEORGE HARRISON’S POST-BEATLES RECORD LABEL SONICBOND PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS The post-Beatles life of George Harrison is often sensationalised for his stellar solo career; [...]
KENNETH WOMACK – LIVING THE BEATLES LEGEND: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MAL EVANS DEY STREET BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Kenneth Womack is one of the world’s leading authorities on The Beatles. He has written several books (Long And Winding [...]
THE BEATLES THE BEATLES 1962-1966 & THE BEATLES 1967-1970 (2023 REISSUES) APPLE CORPS LTD./UNIVERSAL MUSIC In 1973, The Beatles and their record label, Apple Records, released two double album sets, The Beatles 1962 – 1966 and The [...]
THE BEATLES LAST SONG “NOW AND THEN” RELEASED 1962-1966 (‘THE RED ALBUM’) AND 1967-1970 (‘THE BLUE ALBUM’) COLLECTIONS EXPANDED, MIXED IN STEREO & DOLBY ATMOS® FOR 2023 EDITION RELEASES OUT NOVEMBER 10 Together and apart, The [...]
GILLIAN G. GEAR, MARTIN POPOFF, RICHIE UNTERBERGER, MATT ANNISS, KEN MICALLEF – IN THE GROOVE: THE VINYL RECORD AND TURNTABLE REVOLUTION MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Vinyl records are back in a big way, and in many ways they [...]
RINGO STARR REWIND FORWARD UME/UNIVERSAL MUSIC A couple of years ago Ringo Starr made the bold declaration that he was not releasing any further albums, but rather focusing on EPs. Rewind Forward is his fourth, and his best yet. Starr has called [...]
Various Artists Abbey Road Reimagined – A Tribute To The Beatles Cleopatra Records When The Beatles released Abbey Road in October of 1969, the album became an instant classic. Everything about it was perfect. They were still together [...]
STEVE MATTEO – ACT NATURALLY: THE BEATLES ON FILM BACKBEAT/GLOBE PEQUOT/ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Finding new things to say about The Beatles in 2023 is somewhat difficult, but Steve Matteo has done just that. [...]
RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BAND ADD DATES TO SPRING 2023 TOUR Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette – have added 4 dates to their upcoming Spring [...]
GEORGE HARRISON CATALOGUE COMES TO DARK HORSE RECORDS/BMG NEW DEAL BRINGS HIS ACCLAIMED SOLO RECORDINGS AND MUSIC PUBLISHING TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME – ENTIRE CATALOGUE AVAILABLE NOW IN DOLBY ATMOS – IN CELEBRATION OF HARRISON’S 80th BIRTHDAY [...]
RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BAND ANNOUNCE SPRING 2023 TOUR WILL INCLUDE SHOWS AT THE VENETIAN IN LAS VEGAS AND AT THE GREEK THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, [...]
Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band Live At The Greek Theatre 2019 Rocabella/BFD/Sony After The Beatles split up, all four of The Beatles talked about their love of playing in bands and each one joined bands, Paul McCartney had Wings, George [...]
The Beatles Revolver – Special Edition (Super Deluxe) Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music The Beatles entered EMI Studios on April 6, 1966 to begin work on their follow up to their brilliant, ground-breaking, and landmark album Rubber Soul. [...]
SUSAN SHUMSKY, D.D. – THE INNER LIGHT: HOW INDIA INFLUENCED THE BEATLES PERMUTED PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY This is not the first book Susan Shumsky, D.D. has written about The Beatles and their time in India. Her previous book, [...]
NEW SINGLE FROM CROWN LANDS “COME TOGETHER” + TOUR DATES UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Juno Award-winning, powerhouse rock duo Crown Lands – Cody Bowles (vocals and drums) and Kevin Comeau (guitar, bass, and keys)—reveal a raw rendition of [...]
DIO: DREAMERS NEVER DIE TRAFALGAR RELEASING SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 Born in New Hampshire in 1942 and raised in Cortland, New York, an army kid named Ronald James Padavona learned how to play the trumpet at the age of 5 and listened to opera as a [...]
Ringo Starr EP3 Ume/Universal Music It may be hard to believe, but since The Beatles called it a day in 1970, Ringo Starr has released 20 studio albums and 11 live albums. This is quite an accomplishment for the member of the band that few had [...]
