VIDEO: Paul McCartney, “Back in the U.S.S.R. [Live in Red Square]“

On this day back in 1986, albums by The Beatles were made available for the first time on Russian shelves. In 2003, Paul McCartney performed the first rock concert in Red Square, Moscow. This is his performance of “Back in the USSR”, originally from The Beatles’ White Album, from the show… Direct link to the [...]

VIDEO: The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour"

Yes. The entire hour-long made for TV The Beatles film. Forty years ago today, the film premiered on BBC1 to a very, very negative response. A key problem with the original airing of the special is that they did it in black and white… whereas the film relies pretty heavily on being shown in color. [...]

VIDEO: Danger Mouse, "Encore"

So today is Jay-Z’s birthday. He’s a big player in the hip-hop scene. A few years back, he released an album called The Black Album (Buy CD | Download). Another hip-hop player, though significantly more underground than Jay-Z, by the name of Danger Mouse got an idea. An entire album mashing Jay-Z’s The Black Album [...]

MP3: The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour [Mono Version]"

Forty years ago, fans crowded around their local record stores all over America anxiously awaiting the moment that they could pick up their copy of a new The Beatles LP. Though not as widely regarded as “the best album ever” as Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Buy it now!), The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour [...]

VIDEO: The Beatles, "When I’m 64"

Today is the great Sir Paul McCartney’s birthday. His 65th birthday, to be precise, which means he has officially outgrown the song he wrote back when he was sixteen: “When I’m Sixty-Four”. Though he wrote the song that early, it wasn’t put on a Beatles record until Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. If you [...]

MP3: The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [Mono Version]"

June 1st marks the 40th anniversary of The Beatles’ seminal album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band being released in England. Today, the 2nd, marks the anniversary of when it made it’s debut over here, across that pond you may know as the Atlantic Ocean. The album was groundbreaking and marked the end of mop-topped [...]

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