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Of all the Beatles-related milestones, the 40th anniversary of the Rutles may be the most dubious of them all. But then again, the Rutles’ 1978 mock-documentary All You Need Is Cash may be the most hilarious of them all and well worth celebrating its 40th anniversary. Created by Monty Python’s Flying Circus alumni Eric Idle and Neil Innes, the […]

In 1995, the Britpop band Oasis exploded into international fame with the hit single “Wonderwall.” Composer Noel Gallagher had originally entitled the song as “Wishing Stone,” later explaining that a person’s “wonderwall” refers to the “imaginary friend who’s gonna come and save you from yourself.” But Beatles fans weren’t even remotely fooled about the origin of the […]

On Mar. 12, 1969, Paul McCartney married American rock photographer Linda Eastman at London’s Marylebone Registry Office. As the ceremony unfolded inside the building, dejected female fans famously gathered together in the rain and sang a dirge-like medley of Beatles tunes. But as history tells us, the marriage very nearly didn’t come off. Paul and Linda first […]

On Monday, Feb. 11, 1963, the Beatles notched one of the most remarkable instances of their legendary story when they completed the tracks for their inaugural album, Please Please Me, in just under 10 hours. But an early, pioneering moment in their illustrious career occurred just over a week later when George Martin carried out the post-production work […]

As one of the band’s final efforts before their extended sojourn in India 50 years ago, the Beatles tackled Paul McCartney’s superb new composition entitled “Lady Madonna.” During an afternoon session with producer George Martin at EMI Studios on Feb. 3, 1968, the group made short work of the song, which was both startlingly original, and yet, […]