Saturday, 2nd September, 1962
Back in Liverpool after their two South Western gigs, The Beatles played a night time gig at The Cavern

According to a report on London.net, Ringo Starr is to be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The drummer, who already features in the US museum as one fourth of The Beatles, is set to be recognised for his work as a solo artist next year.

If he is inducted, Ringo will join […]

Saturday, 1st September, 1962
Staying in the South West The Beatles headed across to Stroud in Gloucestershire for a gig at the Subscription Rooms, a venue they had last played on 31st March.

Friday 31st August, 1962
The Beatles headed to the South West for another couple of gigs for the JayBee organization. This Friday night engagement was at the Town Hall , at the junction of High Street and Church Road, in the small market town of Lydney in Gloucestershire (180 miles from Liverpool).
During the early part of […]

So who was the “Fifth Beatle?” Over at the Guardian, novelist Jonathan Lethem ponders his own obsession with that very question as part of an extended essay on various aspects of pop culture.
On the side of conspiracy theories stood Sutcliffe, Best, Epstein, Voorman, Preston - this sequence of suspects who were also victims, seeming to […]

Thursday, 30th August, 1962
The Beatles played a lunch time gig at The Cavern before heading out to Chester for a night time engagement at the city’s Riverpark Ballroom off Love Street. The Beatles, described on the events poster as “The North’s No 1 Rock Combo” headlined an evening of “Non-Stop Twsit & Jive” starting  at […]

According to a report in my old home town paper, the Manchester Evening News, it appears that there is a new John Lennon biopic in production.
The piece about local screen writer Matt Greenhalgh mentions that he is currently writing a film about The Beatles legend John Lennon.
“The film is called Lennon and details John’s adolescent years, pre- […]