The “throwaway” Beatles song they wrote simply to “confuse everybody”
John Lennon was a true artist and put a lot of faith in taking his soul, stretching it out into a tune and some rhyming syllables and putting it to…
The King is still cashing in: How much money does Elvis Presley still make?
It’s quite impressive if you’ve been dead for four decades and you’re still able to rake in the cash from beyond the grave. The only type of person who would…
Paul McCartney’s furious row with Ringo Starr over Beatles split
Reflecting on that period of recording, Paul McCartney remarked: “There was a lot of friction during that album. We were just about to break up, and that was tense in…
Elvis Presley Net Worth 2025: You Won’t Believe What The King Still Earns From Beyond the Grave
Elvis Presley Net Worth 2025: You Won’t Believe What The King Still Earns From Beyond the Grave. Elvis Presley was an American singer, musician, and actor whose net worth at…
Was breaking up The Beatles the “best thing Yoko Ono ever did”?
The record producer Rick Rubin once waxed so lyrical about The Beatles that even a desperate second-hand car salesman might blush: “It transcends everything,” he eulogised, “It’s much bigger than…
The only thing The Beatles didn’t like about Elvis Presley: “a load of rubbish”
It can be easy to think of The Beatles as the epicentre of modern music. The band pioneered many different aspects of what we would now see as part of…
The Beatles album that taught Paul Weller to write lyrics: “The first album I owned”
As the decades blend into each other, it can be hard to distinguish the siemic movements that made the 20th century such a vital era of pop culture. The end…
“They are the ones for me”: Bono picks out the best songs by Elvis Presley
The most important part of being a musician is always being willing to learn from the greatest. No one can claim to get some of the greatest music of all…
Did the Beatles Really Say They Were More Popular than Jesus?
In March 1966 Maureen Cleave, a reporter and friend of Beatles member John Lennon, published a profile in the London Evening Standard: “How does a Beatle live? John Lennon lives…
Why Is Elvis Called “the King of Rock ’n’ Roll”?
“The Hillbilly Cat.” “Elvis the Pelvis.” “The Memphis Flash.” The renowned singer and dominant performer Elvis Presley has had no shortage of nicknames, but his most memorable moniker is also…