10 Essential Keyboard Tracks to Celebrate National Piano Month
September is National Piano Month. As you’re probably well aware, musicians have been tickling the ivories for centuries now, and popular music as we know it wouldn’t be the same without the instrument.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 25 Creepiest Songs About Love
We’ve all had one of them at some point in our lives—that person that lingers too long when shaking your hand, or that you bump into way too many times for it to be a coincidence. They’re everywhere—creeps, that is. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTen Awesomely Weird Guitar Solos
For a lot of young Guitar-Hero inspired guitarists, it’s their dream to stand on top of a piano, equipped with leather-pants and a Gibson Les Paul. With the wind blowing through their hair and a Marshall stack cranked to 11, the conditions would be perfect for tear-jerking string bends and spot-on trills. The musicians of this list had no such fantasy. Instead of taking the pre-paved road that is the modern guitar solo, they pushed the limits of good taste, tonality, and what is expected of the person playing the six-stringed instrument. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPaul McCartney Releasing Ballet Score
As a former Beatle and a successful solo musician, Paul McCartney probably doesn’t feel like he has much to prove. But, it must be feel pretty good to be releasing an album on the same record label that said the up-and-coming Beatles had "no future in show business," as Rolling Stone points out. read more
Found in: Music, NewsFire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970 By David Browne
When David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash appeared on the Colbert Report in 2008, Stephen Colbert couldn’t help but take a crack at the group’s tumultuous history: “Is it hard to re-do the stationery every time Neil drops out of the band?” Colbert quipped. read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsFormer Beatles Drummer Gets Street Named After Him
Pete Best, the original drummer for The Beatles, will be immortalized by a new street sign in Liverpool.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsBrian Epstein Biopic Receives Funding
It looks like at least one of the biopics competing for the opportunity to chronicle the life of the man who managed The Beatles has been granted the funds and licensing required to move forward with production, as well as feature Beatles songs in the film.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRingo Says The Beatles Were Lucky To Have Him
In a recent interview, Ringo Starr reminds the Daily Mail‘s Live Magazine that he’s still here and that he tasted fame before the Beatles did.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEarly Beatles to Be Honored with Liverpool Street Names?
Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe were both members of The Beatles during the group’s early years but left the band before they found fame. Now, the forgotten Beatles may be recognized with Liverpool streets named in their honor.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 50 Best British Artists of All Time
While all eyes are on the throne, we pay tribute to our 50 favorite British artists—a rock 'n roll royal family of sorts. read more
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