‘Sandinista!’: The Clash’s “masterpiece” album inspired by The Beatles
The Clash were on fire when they settled down off the back of a 20-city US tour in 1980 to record their album Sandinista!. Pitching up at Jimi Hendrix’s famed…
The Cars song that rips off The Beatles
Although they emerged in the late 1970s when punk was all the rage, the Boston band The Cars became an early proponent of the more varnished new wave movement. With…
The band John Lennon believed to be The Beatles’ heir: “I can’t get enough of them”
Although The Beatles became world famous for courting rhythm and blues concoctions in the early 1960s, their immortal legacy was sealed by more abstract and pioneering material later in the…
The Beatles song where John Lennon thought he was “God”
John Lennon never learnt his lesson. The Beatles used to get in a lot of trouble when it came to Lennon’s problem with God, at once either declaring to be…
The worst songs by The Beatles, according to John Lennon
There are few songwriters more celebrated than John Lennon. With his partner in rhyme, Paul McCartney, Lennon penned some of the most innovative and influential songs of all time for…
When John Lennon imagined his life without The Beatles
It’s difficult to imagine how The Beatles might have fared without John Lennon. He fell into the role of group leader in the early years and honed a collaborative songwriting…
The Beatles album John Lennon thought was pretentious
While the influence of The Beatles and John Lennon extends farther than perhaps any other artist, living or dead, there were a few songs and albums that he didn’t hold…
Why Paul McCartney turned down Jeff Beck for a Wings classic
Most artists would probably be willing to part with one of their kidneys if it meant working with Paul McCartney. Ever since leaving The Beatles, McCartney’s work has been the…
Paul McCartney explains the secret to The Beatles “magic”
The frenzied reaction The Beatles were able to stir at their peak will never again be recreated. The sheer magnetism of their music, which wrapped the brilliance of sharp pop…
The Beatles song Paul McCartney said had “disastrous” lyrics
It’s no secret that Paul McCartney and John Lennon spent a massive amount of time working together. The sight of the other hunched over a guitar and trying to think…