Fifty years ago, on January 31, 1967, the Beatles found themselves in the midst of a two-day film shoot for the “Strawberry Fields Forever” promotional video with director Peter Goldmann in Sevenoaks, Kent. During a production break, John Lennon was browsing the wares of a local antique store, when an old Victorian circus poster caught […]
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Everything Fab Four: Annual Holiday Gift Roundup!
Welcome, Beatles fans, to the First-Annual Everything Fab Four Holiday Gift Guide! I am delighted to report that I have pre-tested each and every item on the list. Up first we have the irrepressible Happy Socks, which have gone viral just in time for the holiday season. The whimsical marketing campaign alone is worth a […]
Everything Fab Four: Interrogating “The Lennon Report”
There is no darker day on the Beatles’ calendar than Monday, December 8th, 1980. It seemed to begin with a flourish as John Lennon recounted his optimism for the future in what turned out to be his last interview, only to end hours later as shockwaves of horror made their way across the globe. Directed […]
50 Years of Beatles: To “Get Back,” or Not to “Get Back” — That Was the Question
On Saturday, October 7, 1967, promoter Sid Bernstein offered the Beatles the unprecedented sum of $1 million to perform in concert. If the band mates had accepted his proposal, the one-time show would have been their first appearance since abandoning life on the road after their August 29, 1966, swan song at San Francisco’s Candlestick […]
50 Years of Beatles: “Knocking Off the Edges” with Ron Howard’s The Beatles: Eight Days a Week—The Touring Years
During the week of September 23rd, 1960, the Beatles were caught up in the sound and fury of their first residency in Hamburg, West Germany. By nearly every account, their years on the Reeperbahn were a vital ingredient in their legendary story, not to mention the gritty site of their shift from journeymen players into […]