Ask people who the greatest musician/ band of all time is and, in most cases, (unless they have a weird Swiftie tattoo) the answer will be The Beatles. Their music was catchy, groundbreaking, it evolved, and it’s timeless. Everyone has their favorite track (and their favorite Beatle) so picking just one song has always been … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul McCartney’s previous New York-area performance took place three years ago at MetLife Stadium, capacity 82,500. His surprise show Tuesday night at the Bowery Ballroom fit, at most, 575. It was probably less than that since McCartney’s sound board and gear — too much to fit backstage — occupied a portion … Read more
Paul McCartney is planning to have a wonderful Christmastime after wrapping up his 2024 tour on December 19 with an exciting concert in London that featured guest appearances by his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. McCartney shared his holiday plans and other tidbits in a year-end edition of his “You … Read more
The Beatles released 13 studio albums during their decade as a band from 1960-1970. Their songs span numerous genres, including simple pop tracks to psychedelic rock tunes to dabbling in country, folk, and even a little heavy metal. The subject matter of their music varied just as much, so it’s not surprising the lyrics included … Read more
Despite the reputation the album has, Peter Jackson’s wonderful Get Back documentary showed that making Let It Be wasn’t the unceasing slog it’s remembered as. For one thing The Beatles were in the right place personally to all be in the same room working together. It wasn’t a bundle of laughs, especially in the initial … Read more
There are a number of reasons why The Beatles struggled and why they were a band destined to break up. It’s a lot to put into words, but John Lennon does a pretty good job of summarising the problem with one line, as he says, “Trying to please everybody is impossible,” he said. “If you … Read more
Over half a decade after the international superstars broke up, 44 years after the death of John Lennon and 23 years after the passing of George Harrison, The Beatles released their 2025 Grammy-winning song, “Now And Then.” During the recent Grammy Awards ceremony on Feb. 2, The Beatles won their eighth Grammy Award, receiving nominations … Read more
Beatles legend is used to playing sell-out arenas – but chose to play to just hundreds of fans at surprise gig in New York’s Bowery Ballroom Sir Paul McCartney staged a surprise performance before a small crowd in New York on Tuesday. The music legend’s previous show in the area took place at MetLife Stadium … Read more
Some hardcore fans of The Beatles and practitioners of Transcendent Meditation have at least one thing in common: They have made a pilgrimage, at some point, to the holy city of Rishikesh, India. You might know this place as the area near the River Ganges that The Beatles visited in 1968. It’s even known by … Read more
Paul McCartney‘s clearly got a thing for playing tiny NYC shows on Valentine’s Day. He did it back in 2015 at Irving Plaza, and now, exactly 10 years later and after playing two even smaller showsat NYC’s Bowery Ballroom earlier this week, he’ll do it again. He just announced his third Bowery show, happening this … Read more
