This clip is has various clips of The Beatles during the Get Back sessions and features the unreleased John Lennon song “Watching Rainbows” as the soundtrack.   

According to a report on ABC.com the bass guitar that had been described as once belonging to Paul McCartney and had  been offered as part of Dick Clark’s auction of rock ‘n’ roll memorbilia may have been a fake. According to the report, sufficient doubt has been raised that the guitar has been withdrawn. It was [...]

Wednesday, 6th December, 1961 Another significant day in the development of The Beatles story as the group held its second meeting with Brian Epstein in his office at the NEMS record store. Epstein proposes a cut of  25 percent of the group’s gross fees each week. He also promised that he will organize their bookings on [...]

Everytime someone finds out that I write about The Beatles I get asked “so which is your favorite?”* – If you have a favorite member of the group now’s the time to regsiter your vote at the website for UK music magazine, UNCUT. This month’s issue also features a Beatles cover. [* I don't have [...]

Tuesday, 5th December, 1961 The Beatles played another of their regular lunchtime gigs at The Cavern.

According to a report in the UK’s Sunday Mirror, a rare signed Beatles album belonging to George Harrison’s sister is going under the hammer – and is expected to fetch more than £50,000.($98,000) Harrison’s only sister Louise is parting with her copy of Meet The Beatles, the first album they released in the US. Louise got it [...]

Paul McCartney has been selected as one of the three top picks in a search to find the UK’s “Living Icon.” The search is being conducted by the BBC’s The Culture Show. You can read their profile of Paul here and then click here to cast your vote. The other two finalists are singer Morrissey [...]

Sunday, 3rd December, 1961 The Beatles played another Sunday lunch time session at the Casbah Coffee Club in the cellar of the Best’s family home in the West Derby area of Liverpool. Later in the day the group had a meeting with local record store owner Brian Epstein in his offices at the NEMS store, where the [...]

John Lennon and Chuck Berry …… need I say more?

Saturday, 2nd December, 1961 The Beatles played another in their series of regular Saturday night performances at The Cavern, their fifth gig at the venue this week.