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Year: 2021

Art Deco cinema saved from conversion into a hotel

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A former theatre turned cinema in the West End has been saved from conversion into a hotel after Camden council rejected an appeal from the developer. What is today the Odeon

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International Beatleweek 2021 is still on!

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As we write, there are 168 days to go before the start of International Beatleweek 2021. With so much uncertainty in the world at the moment, you may be asking

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Late Beatles producer George Martin’s experimental electronic singles to be reissued on vinyl EP

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In April 1962, just a few weeks before George Martin began his long association with The Beatles, the famed producer released a pair of pioneering electronic instrumental tracks on which he collaborate with

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Twickenham Film Studios

A Behind the Scenes Look at the Making of the ‘A Hard Day’s Night DVD

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In October 2001 a crew from Miramax from the US were in London to interview the original cast and crew of the film – and I was lucky enough to

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Abbey Road sign sells at auction for £37,000

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A street sign from London’s Abbey Road has sold for £37,200. The street in St John’s Wood, which is home to the famous recording studios, provided the name for, and

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Grammy Museum Announces Ringo Starr Virtual Exhibit

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The Grammy Museum has announced a virtual Ringo Starr program in March featuring a virtual exhibit and interviews with the former Beatle. On March 4th, the museum will release a 2010 interview

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Paul McCartney Lyrics

THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present by Paul McCartney

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“ More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I’ve always managed to

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George Harrison and the Hari Krishna Movement

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George Harrison was, perhaps, the most unusual Beatle in his religious believes. Even before the #Beatles went to India in 1968, he was captivated by Indian philosophy, culture and religion.

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Harry Pinsker, Beatles’ accountant who kept the taxman at bay – obituary

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Harry Pinsker, who has died aged 90, was the Beatles’ accountant from 1962 to 1970, overseeing their tax affairs, setting up their companies, helping them to buy their homes and

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George Harrison’s Surrey wedding at the height of Beatlemania

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As Beatlemania was at its peak, Beatles guitarist George Harrison and first wife Pattie Boyd married in Epsom. The late musician, who would have celebrated his 78th birthday next Thursday (February

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