Today, February 25, would have been George Harrison‘s 76th birthday — and while it’s nearly been two decades since the Beatles legend passed away in 2001, his spirit and music lives on to this day. Such was the impact he had on the music community and the world as a whole, really. "All your love's […]
In May, a biopic celebrating the life, legacy and career of Sir Elton John will hit theaters. Rocketman stars Taron Egerton as Sir Elton, and has a scheduled release date of May 31. The film comes at a perfect time, really, given the recent box office-smashing success of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody and the […]
Giles Martin, son of the late Sir George Martin, sums up the Beatles‘ challenging 1968 opus The White Album as follows: The beauty of The White Album is its flaws, and its anger, and the fact that you get punched in the face occasionally. Martin was at the helm of the new 50th anniversary edition of the […]
Boasting signature classics like “Back In The USSR,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Happiness Is A Warm Gun,” “Blackbird,” “Yer Blues,” “Birthday,” “Glass Onion,” “Helter Skelter” and “Julia,” The Beatles, more commonly known as The White Album, is a sprawling and ambitious double-album that chronicles the acceleration of the the Beatles‘ creative powers. Hot on the heels […]
Late Monday night, word came through that Geoff Emerick, legendary engineer whose work with the Beatles helped shape their legendary musical output, had passed away at the age of 72. In remembrance, here’s an interview writer Ken Sharp conducted with Emerick in the past … may he rest in peace. Coming aboard as chief engineer […]
Late Tuesday night, word came through that Geoff Emerick, the legendary recording engineer whose extensive work with the Beatles was revered and celebrated the world over, had passed away at the age of 72 from a heart attack. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Geoff Emerick, who has sadly passed. Geoff’s work […]
Five decades ago, the Beatles emerged from the studio with their self-titled double-LP that would come to be known simply as the White Album. It was a landmark achievement for the already legendary group at the time, and has only grown in importance over the years. On November 9, the Beatles and Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe will […]
Henry Rollins, Don Was and Ron McMaster on the Sound of Vinyl and the vinyl experience.
50 years ago (today, in fact), Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play with the release of the Beatles’ iconic album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Through the ensuing decades, music critics and fans around the globe have routinely cited the record rock’s most seminal and groundbreaking long-player. In celebration of the 50th anniversary […]
Producer George Martin was thrust head first into the eye of the hurricane when The Beatles performed a series of now historic concerts held at The Hollywood Bowl in 1964 and 1965. Surrounded by thousands of unruly screaming Beatlemaniacs, he witnessed first-hand the mania, excitement and fever pitch generated by the Fab Four, an unforgettable […]
