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 [...]
THE BEATLES AND INDIA RENOIR PICTURES/SILVA SCREEN FEBRUARY 15, 2022 There are a number of unauthorized documentaries on The Beatles. Since the advent of home video, collections of public domain footage strung together with narration and odd [...]
Various Artists Songs Inspired By The Film The Beatles And India Silva Screen Records Songs Inspired By The Film The Beatles And India is not what you expect. This is a two CD set to accompany the new documentary The Beatles And India. The first [...]
The Beatles Let It Be (Super Deluxe) Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music The history of Let It Be is a long and somewhat complicated story. Paul McCartney proposed that The Beatles return to their roots and become a strong four-piece unit once [...]
Ringo Starr Change The World Ume/Universal Music Ringo Starr is back! Six months since his first official EP, here he is with another one, Change The World. Once again, Starr is working with his famous friends, and he knocks it out of the park. [...]
Various Artists Legends Play The Beatles Cleopatra Records Since The Beatles exploded on the scene in 1964, there have been tribute albums in many different genres. Chet Atkins, Count Basie, The Hollyridge Strings and so many more have taken [...]
JOHN M. BORACK – THE BEATLES 100: ONE HUNDRED PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN BEATLES HISTORY RARE BIRD BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY I have said it before, and I will say it again, writing books about The Beatles is not an easy task these days. [...]
RINGO SENDS MESSAGE TO FANS & INVITES EVERYONE EVERYWHERE TO JOIN HIM SPREADING PEACE AND LOVE ON HIS BIRTHDAY 7-7-21 Ringo Starr has posted a message to fans about his annual upcoming Peace and Love birthday initiative, a tradition he [...]
Ringo Starr Zoom In Universal Music Ringo Starr’s latest release, Zoom In, comes as a bit of a surprise. The first single, “Here’s To The Nights”, was released just before Christmas with little or no pre-press. It is a bit odd because a new song [...]
Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul Macca To Mecca! Wicked Cool/Universal Music In 2017, Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul hit the road to promote its then new album, Soulfire. Highlights of that tour were released as a live album, [...]
DAVID BEDFORD – THE COUNTRY OF LIVERPOOL: NASHVILLE OF THE NORTH DAVID BEDFORD PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In 1965, The Beatles recorded “Act Naturally”, with Ringo Starr on lead vocals, for the Help! album. The song was even [...]
IT’S ABOUT THE MUSIC – EVERYTHING ELSE IS SECONDARY A CONVERSATION WITH KENNETH WOMACK – AUTHOR OF JOHN LENNON, 1980: THE LAST DAYS IN THE LIFE October 9, 2020 would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. To celebrate this [...]
MARTIN AND JO HOLDEN – ABBEY ROAD GRAFFITI BURNT ROAD PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In this day and age, coming up with a new angle on The Beatles is extremely difficult. So much has been written and said about them, finding a [...]
The Beatles The Singles Collection Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music The Beatles and their record company Apple have done it again. Gathered together in one box are all of the 22 original British singles released by The Beatles, plus an [...]
