The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ Deluxe Edition Brightens and Expands the Group’s Swan Song: Album Review

The breakup of The Beatles wasn’t the friendliest of splits, with John Lennon channeling his acrimony toward songwriting partner Paul McCartney in some particularly savage songs.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIf, like some of us, you’re not completely caught up on the ongoing dramas within HBO’s popular super-rich family drama “Succession,” have no fear because there’s no spoilers here except to say that in season three, skullduggery continues, and Nirvana’s controversial 1993 song “Rape Me” was used in a pivotal scene last weekend.Cobain’s widow, erstwhile Hole singer Courtney Love, approves Nirvana syncs and, according to an Instagram story post, she seems quite

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBruce Springsteen is in talks to sell the rights to his recorded music to Sony Music as well as his publishing catalog, three sources confirm to Variety. While the album catalog deal is nearly done, some sources say, the publishing catalog remains in play.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLos Angeles-based jazz saxophonist Terrace Martin, who first rose to prominence with his work on Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 album “To Pimp a Butterfly,” will release a new concept album titles “Drones” on Nov. 5 — this Friday.

Paul McCartney inducted Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday during the ceremony held at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHalloween came a day early to the blocks around New York’s Madison Square Garden, as thousands of angels, devils, cowboys, ghosts, animals, astronauts, unicorns, Britneys and all other types of princesses and queens descended upon the sold-out venue for the first of Harry Styles’ two “Harryween” concerts.Even with a heavy percentage of accompanying parents, at least 65% of the attendees were decked out to the nines, and Styles and his band did not disappoint either,

Foo Fighters played The Beatles‘ ‘Get Back’ with Paul McCartney at the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony last night (October 30) – see footage below.Dave Grohl and co.

Beatles attraction have been branded “pointless nonsense that no-one needs or wants” by the Music Venue Trust.Sunak announced the proposals on Liverpool’s Waterfront in his Budget earlier this week as part of an £850million investment to protect museums, galleries, libraries and local culture across the UK.Speaking in the House Of Commons, Sunak said: “Thanks to the Culture Secretary [Nadine Dorries], over 800 regional museums and libraries will be renovated, restored, and revived.“And she’s

Paul McCartney appears to have changed his explanation about the backstory of ‘A Day In The Life’ and has claimed that he wrote the lyrics – not John Lennon.The former Beatle bassist/vocalist previously said that the ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ (1967) song was inspired by a drugged-up politician who “blew his mind out in a car”.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the decades after ABBA — one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of the world — announced their breakup in 1983, journalists grew so tired of receiving the same skeptical answers about the group reuniting that they largely stopped asking.

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he no longer complies with autograph requests.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEd Sheeran has given fans a preview of each song on his forthcoming album, “=” (Equals) via 14 YouTube Shorts ahead of its official release this Friday.According to the announcement, the 14 Shorts “encapsulate the very personal journey of Sheeran’s album – four-years-in-the-making – with each one bringing to life the intimate and everyday moments that are reflected in the songs.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMoon Kissed are an all-female New York trio whose music is equal parts pop, indie and attitude. It’s an angle they hit you with, straight off the bat and in no uncertain terms, on their sophomore album’s lead-off track, “Bubblegum,” which has a gritty synth-pop sound, an indelible hook and, well, “I know your tiny ego’s bruised/ Don’t try to blame me” singer Khaya Cohen sweetly snarls.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter decades of not really dealing with their catalog, the Rolling Stones have been digging deep into their vaults for the past dozen years or so, releasing expanded versions of past albums, many full-length archival concerts, and finishing up old songs that they’d started recording decades earlier.The latest in this series, released just a few weeks after the 40th anniversary of its original release (vinyl pressing plants are really backed up these days), finds

Preview in new tabMegastars Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger, the respective faces of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, last week reignited the decades-long rivalry between the two British supergroups.McCartney, 79, belittled the Stones by calling them a “blues cover band,” while Jagger, 78, disparaged the Fab Four for failing to play giant stadiums — in contrast to the thousands of concerts staged by the “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” singer and his cronies.Fans have debated the relative

the Times of London on Sunday, McCartney, 79, revealed that Dylan, 80, gave the British rock group weed during a trip to New York in 1964.“​​What happened is that we were in a hotel suite, maybe in New York around the summer of 1964, and Bob Dylan turned up with his roadie. He’d just released ‘Another Side of Bob Dylan,'” McCartney wrote in his book. “We were just drinking, as usual, having a little party.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile it’s a pretty small problem in the context of the larger challenges presented by the return of live music, how a performer addresses the pandemic during a performance is no small matter.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPrimary Wave has acquired a stake in the catalog of Gerry Goffin, lyricist for dozens of classic songs with his former wife Carole King: “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman,” “Up on the Roof,” “The Loco-Motion,” “One Fine Day,” “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “Wasn’t Born to Follow,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” “I’m Into Something Good” and many, many other songs that epitomized the “Brill Building” sound that dominated the hit

trailer was released on Wednesday and shows long-lost, restored archival footage from the Beatles’ old days and vintage band interviews.The series will feature the foursome’s intriguing songwriting and singing processes, as well as the struggles they underwent as friends and bandmates.Much of the special will showcase never-before-seen footage from the group’s January 1969 recording session and final live London show on the rooftop of Apple Corps headquarters on Savile RowMembers Paul