This past Friday night, Paul McCartney’s Freshen Up tour rolled into Arlington, Texas’s Globe Life Park, where the former Beatle performed a 38-song set for nearly three hours before some 50,000 fans. And today—77 years after his mother Mary gave birth to him at Liverpool’s Walton Hospital—McCartney notches yet another milestone as rock’s reigning elder […]
Everything Fab Four: A Cellarful of Noise!
When it comes to the birth of the Beatles and the Mersey sound, Liverpool’s Cavern Club exists as ground zero for the most profound, most transitory musical fusion of the twentieth century. Directed by Christian Francis-Davies and Jon Keats, The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On documents in unforgettable style the venue’s heyday, tragic demolition, and incredible […]
Everything Fab Four: A Starr Is Born
On April 9th, 1971, Ringo Starr made his first major statement as a solo artist. After a pair of lackluster solo albums in Sentimental Journey (1970) and Beaucoups of Blues(1970), the ex-Beatle released the blockbuster single “It Don’t Come Easy” b/w “Early 1970,” a record that would set into motion an impressive string of commercial successes that, for […]
Everything Fab Four: The Beatles in March 1969
For the Beatles, March 1969 found the bandmates at a crossroads. Having succeeded in bringing the Get Back project to a landing, albeit a bumpy one, in January, they went their separate ways for a much-needed respite from life in Beatlemania’s unremitting spotlight. First, there was March 12th, 1969, when Paul McCartney and fiancée Linda Eastman exchanged […]
Everything Fab Four: The Beatles Play Carnegie Hall!
Organized by famed promoter Sid Bernstein, the Beatles performed a pair of concerts at New York City’s celebrated Carnegie Hall on February 12, 1964. Having just returned from their appearance at Washington, DC’s Coliseum, the Beatles sold out both shows, for which the Briarwoods served as the supporting act. The Beatles’ appearance at Carnegie Hall […]