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Beatles documentary from producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi is coming to Disney+ next month – find all the details below.The film, titled Beatles ’64, is set to arrive exclusively on the streaming platform on Friday November 29, it has been announced today (October 14).Per an official description, the forthcoming doc “captures the electrifying moment of The Beatles’ first visit to America” over 60 years ago.It adds: “Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ascendance, the film gives a rare glimpse into when The Beatles became the most influential and beloved band of all time.”Beatles ’64 is directed by David Tedeschi and produced by Martin Scorsese, Margaret Bodde, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison‘s widow Olivia Harrison, John Lennon‘s son Sean Ono Lennon, Jonathan Clyde (Get Back) and Mikaela Beardsley.Jeff Jones and Rick Yorn serve as executive producers.Prepare to experience the electrifying moment when The Beatles first touched down in America. Beatles ’64, an all-new documentary from producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi, is streaming exclusively on #DisneyPlus November 29.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-hosting a daytime talk show for a week — a veritable Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.That’s exactly what happened 52 years ago when the erstwhile Beatle and his wife brought peace, love and counterculture to Middle America on “The Mike Douglas Show.”Just months after “Imagination” was released, that radical week — with five shows airing Feb. 14-18, 1972 — saw Lennon and Ono chatting up guests that they had selected to spread their utopian vision in the final years of the Vietnam War.It’s a memorable moment in time that is revisited in the new documentary “Daytime Revolution” playing in theaters on Wednesday, which would have been Lennon’s 84th birthday.

John Lennon’s 84th birthday, a box set has been shared containing “meditation mixes” of his 1973 song ‘Mind Games’.Details of the box set were first shared back in August, when the late musician’s son Sean Ono Lennon announced the project. Initially, the mindful remixes of the hit were shared on the app Lumeate, before being confirmed as being given both a digital and limited-edition physical release.Today’s release of the digital version (October 9) coincides with both John’s and Sean’s birthdays.

The Beatles have announced a brand new reissue of their album ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ in celebration of its 60th anniversary.The reissue is also in celebration of National Album Day and will come in the form of a limited edition 180g white pressing of the 1964 LP. The ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ 60th anniversary reissue is set for release on October 19 and can be pre-ordered here.Released as their third studio album, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ was penned solely by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, highlighting the development of their songwriting partnership. The LP also served as a partial soundtrack to the band’s first film of the same name and includes its titular track and ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ which both became transatlantic Number One singles for the group.Side one: 1.’A Hard Day’s Night’2. ‘I Should Have Known Better’3. ‘If I Fell’4. ‘I’m Happy Just To Dance With You’5. ‘And I Love Her’6. ‘Tell Me Why’7. ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’Side two:8. ‘Any Time At All’9. ‘I’ll Cry Instead’10. ‘Things We Said Today’11. ‘When I Get Home’12. ‘You Can’t Do That’13. ‘I’ll Be Back’Elsewhere, Macca recently performed The Beatles track ‘Now And Then’ live for the first time.The music legend introduced the song to his set as he played live at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay on Tuesday (October 1).

Paul McCartney has performed The Beatles track ‘Now And Then’ live for the first time. Check out footage of the rendition below.The music legend introduced the song to his set as he played live at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay last night (October 1).

Paul McCartney looks set to perform The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’ live for the first time on his upcoming tour.The music legend is bringing his ‘Got Back’ tour to South America, the UK and Europe over the coming weeks and has been sharing snippets of his preparations in the run up to the live stint.As fans wait patiently for the tour to resume, some have noticed that Macca may well be playing The Beatles’ “final” song – released last year with the help of AI technology – live in concert for the first time.‘Now And Then’ was released in November 2023 and is the last Beatles song to feature all members of the Fab Four, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the late George Harrison and John Lennon.Fan-shared footage seemingly reveals that McCartney performed ‘Now And Then’ during soundcheck at the Centenario Stadium, Montevideo in Uruguay on September 30, ahead of his performance there tonight (October 1).Suspicions that it will feature on the official setlist also appeared to be confirmed in the behind-the-scenes footage of ‘Got Back’ tour rehearsals shared to the musician’s YouTube channel.

Hozier and Pantera are among the artists proving popular with gardeners.According to a new study by First Saturday Lime Study which dug into the intersection of music and gardening, both the Irish singer-songwriter and US heavy metal band dominate Spotify gardening playlists as the most featured artists.The study analysed over 76,000 songs from Spotify playlists and surveyed 1,000 Americans before discovering some surprise revelations.Hozier’s ‘Too Sweet’ was the top song to feature on gardening playlists, followed by ‘Here Comes The Sun’ by The Beatles and ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ by Chappell Roan.Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, meanwhile, were the top artists appearing on homesteading – meaning someone who lives self-sufficiently, usually by growing their own food – playlists on Spotify.But it was Noah Kahan‘s ‘Stick Season’ that came out as the top song on homesteading playlists.Among other findings was that 62 per cent of gardeners and homesteaders listen to music while doing so, while 56 said that listening to metal while gardening actually helps to reduces stress.However listening to heavy metal apparently does come with some potential risks, with one finding revealing that 20 per cent of people who listen to that genre of music while gardening accidentally kill their plants.Similarly, nearly one in four people who listen to EDM while gardening (23 per cent) reported a low yield of crops.Elsewhere, it was rap/hip-hop and pop that came out as the top genres on gardening playlists on Spotify, while country and pop came out on top for homesteading playlists.As for the song of the summer among gardeners and homesteaders, Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Not Like Us’ secured that honour.Another recent study found that metal proved

Ringo Starr has cut his 2024 autumn US tour short due to illness.The former Beatles drummer was scheduled to perform at TD Pavilion at The Mann in Philadelphia on Tuesday (September 24) and Wednesday (25) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.“Ringo has come down with a cold and after consulting a doctor he was advised to cancel these two remaining shows and get rest,” a representative for the musician shared online.Ticket holders will be notified of the cancellation via email and will be refunded at their point of purchase.“As always, Ringo and the All Starrs send peace and love to their fans and hope to see them soon,” a post on social media concluded.A post shared by Ringo Starr (@ringostarrmusic)The Beatles star and his band embarked on their latest tour on September 7 in San Diego, performing a total of 10 shows before falling ill.Just under a week ago, the artist shared a post of highlights from the tour to social media, writing: “Just want to thank all the great audiences so far – I love you all. Peace & love from Ringo and the boys.”Back in April, Starr released his new EP with The Strokes‘ guitarist Nick Valensi, ‘Crooked Boy’, which became available on streaming after being originally released on exclusive vinyl for Record Store Day.The four-track EP was co-written with Linda Perry, who Starr previously worked with on the tracks ‘Coming Undone’ and ‘Everyone And Everything’.“I love what Linda did and I think all the songs are all great but one thing I did ask her was to write me a rocker,” the drummer said in a statement.

Beatles documentary titled 1964 is coming to Apple TV+ this year to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the band conquering the United States.In February 1964, the Fab Four made their first trip to the US, with over 70 million people watching their debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. They led what came to be known as the British Invasion, with Beatlemania taking over the country for the rest of the year.That phenomenon is set to be commemorated in a new film that will reportedly document their rapid rise in American culture, including new interviews and archival footage of the band’s shows.The Sun reports that 1964 will be released onto Apple TV+ on Thanksgiving (November 28).The news comes after the announcement earlier this month that a new boxset comprised of the US versions of the band’s albums in 1964 and 1965 would also be coming out on November 22 via Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol and UMe.

The Beatles broke up.Not to mention the Police, Talking Heads and Guns n’ Roses (sorry, Axl, it’s not GNR without Slash).And who could forget the troubled water that couldn’t be bridged by Simon & Garfunkel?But even some of those bands who have managed to stay together — in some form or fashion — have had as much hate as harmony. Fleetwood Mac, anyone?Still, it’s been a particularly painful period for some beloved bands.

George Harrison‘s 1973 solo album ‘Living In The Material World’ is receiving a 50th anniversary boxset reissue – find out all the details below.The late Beatles guitarist’s fourth album as a solo musician is getting a massive reissue later this year in celebration of the record’s 50th anniversary. The anniversary reissue was announced yesterday (September 19), and is due for release on November 15 via Dark Horse Records/BMG.

The Killers paid tribute to The Beatles during their show at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium over the weekend – watch their cover of ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ below.The Las Vegas band kicked off their two-night stay at the Queens venue on Saturday night (September 14) by honouring The Beatles, who did two nights there themselves 60 years earlier.Frontman Brandon Flowers told the audience, “Some of you might know the history of the place. Obviously, there were some amazing tennis matches that took place here. When we think about that historic Beatles performance at Shea Stadium, that was in 1965.

The Beatles have announced a new boxset, comprised of their 1964 US albums and celebrating six decades of Beatlemania.The forthcoming collection sees albums by the iconic Liverpool band – originally compiled for US release between January 1964 and March 1965 by Capitol Records and United Artists – re-released to mark the huge milestone.It consists of seven albums made by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, each of which have been analogue cut for 180-gram audiophile vinyl from their original mono master tapes.Titled ‘The Beatles: 1964 US Albums In Mono’, the eight LP, 180g vinyl box set is set to arrive globally on November 22 via Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol and UMe. You can pre-order it here.The albums included are ‘Meet The Beatles!’, which was first shared on January 20 1964, and spent 11 weeks at the top of the charts, ‘The Beatles’ Second Album’, which arrived on April 10 of that same year and had five weeks in the Number One spot, and ‘A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)’, which came out in June and had 14 weeks atop the charts.Also included are ‘Something New’ (July 20), ‘The Beatles’ Story’ (November 23), ‘Beatles ‘65’ (December 15) and ‘The Early Beatles’.

PEOPLE.“It’ll cause excitement in its own way. But, er, you know, I’m still an artist, but a revolutionary artist, right?” the “Imagine” singer added.In a later scene, Lennon told a journalist he started taping his own phone calls out of fear for his life. “We started noticing people hanging outside the apartment.

The Beatles will now be able to stay at one of the earliest venues the band played in, as it has been turned into an Airbnb.Located at 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool, The Casbah Coffee Club saw the Fab Four perform over 40 times during the start of their career and 13 times by the late John Lennon‘s first band The Quarrymen.The venue first opened in 1956 in the basement of Pete Best’s – the Beatles’ original drummer – family home by his mother Mona. The venue has now become a Grade II building and was developed as a five-apartment Airbnb.

Snoop Dogg has revealed that Paul McCartney told him to not put out his blunt when the pair met each other.During a new interview with Complex, Snoop – who was speaking to the outlet alongside Dr. Dre – recalled crossing paths with the Beatles icon for the first time at a live concert in Hollywood.“I’ve never met him before but I’m a fuckin’ fan of the Beatles. I know Jimmy [Iovine] knows him, Dre knows him,” Snoop remembered.

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has opened up about who he believes is “the greatest rock bass player.”The musician appeared as a guest on Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name, and discussed The Beatles‘ very own Paul McCartney. Flea – real name Michael Peter Balzary – shared that Macca is an incredible musician and opened up about what made him special.“I think Paul’s the greatest rock bass player. He’s just great.

George Harrison’s 1971 ‘Concert For Bangladesh’ live album, featuring Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr and more, is set to arrive across streaming platforms for the first time.Held across two sold-out concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden back in August 1971, the concerts are considered to be the first major music benefit of its kind and saw the music icon assemble a star-studded event for a common humanitarian goal.Titled ‘The Concert For Bangladesh’, Harrison organised the shows in a bid to raise both awareness and funds for the 10 million East Pakistani refugees who had fled over the border into India, and were facing challenges including the threat of hunger and disease.Setting the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher cause, the MSG shows saw the former Beatle team up with Ravi Shankar, and invite Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Billy Preston to perform at the non-profit event.By the point they took to the stage, little public attention had been drawn to the crisis in East Pakistan/Bangladesh and few outside of the region were aware of how to help those affected.“The musicians were great. I mean they completely put down their own egos to play together and to do something because the whole vibe of that concert was that it was something bigger than the lot of us,” Harrison said at the time.

John Lennon’s iconic sunglasses at action for £40,000.The news of the auction emerged in recent weeks, with the glasses as well as a number of other Fab Four memorabilia items going under the hammer at Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey yesterday (July 31).In the end, the blue-tinted spectacles were picked up by the television personality, international spoon-bender and self-proclaimed illusionist Geller, 77, for a tidy sum.Speaking to the BBC, Geller said he was “elated” with his purchase and that his plan is to display them in his own museum in his hometown of Tel Aviv, Israel.“John Lennon and I were very good friends while we were living in New York in the 1970s,” claimed Geller, who also owns a lock of the Beatle’s hair and a sketch that he once made of a UFO (via Sky News).“I knew I had to buy these glasses whatever. I would have gone up to £500,000,” Geller continued.

Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, has spoken about the importance of his father’s music, and his parents’ relationship – see what Sean had to say below.Sean Lennon spoke to The Times about the recent ‘Ultimate Mix’ release of his father’s fourth solo album ‘Mind Games’, which was shared earlier this month. The album was released with several different mixes, culminating with the ‘Ultimate Mix’.Speaking to The Times, Lennon explained that the numerous mixes served as a way for his father’s solo music outside of The Beatles to continue getting the “attention” it deserves: “One thing that distinguishes my dad’s solo career is how personal his lyrics became.

John Lennon‘s tinted glasses along with a collection of photographs taken of The Beatles at Abbey Road are set to go up for auction.Both the glasses and the collection of photographs taken of the Fab Four at the iconic recording studio in London will be auctioned on Wednesday (July 31) at Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey.According to BBC, Lennon’s glasses – a pair of round specs with blue-tinted lenses – were gifted to a man who was visiting Abbey Road Studios by the late musician himself back in 1968.Speaking about the specs, a Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers spokesperson said that they were handed to the man by Lennon after the man saw them placed on top of a piano.“The young man saw the spectacles lying on the piano and went to pick them up but was told by his then girlfriend to leave them, to which Lennon replied, ‘It’s OK, he can have them’,” they said. They are expected to reach roughly £3,000 at the auction.A collection of 33 black and white photos taken at Abbey Road will also be auctioned along with the copyright for an estimated £200 to £300.