Without The Beach Boys there mightn't have been The Beatles. As Paul McCartney said: “I figure no one is educated musically ...

Martin Scorsese has produced a film that includes previously unseen footage from The Beatles' momentous first visit to ...

The Beatles released their sixth studio album, Rubber Soul – arriving just four months after the release of their previous LP, Help! A hugely influential project, Rubber Soul has since been listed ...

We now know George Harrison as one of the first songwriters to include complex philosophies and ideas in his compositions.

George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney arriving at JFK airport in "Beatles '64 ... Bodde: Right. Soul, rhythm and blues, rock ‘n’ roll. America needed these outsiders ...

From flagrant nudity to cartoon bestiality, there are all sorts of reasons cover art can spark controversy. Kevin E G Perry ...

Originally the plan had been for the artwork to appear on the record sleeve, but the image of a robotic rapist being descended on by an avenging metallic beast proved too much for record shops.

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In Beatles '64, the new documentary which charts the impact of the band's first US tour and how it catapulted them to global superstardom, Paul McCartney makes a suggestion as to why they achieved ...

Steely Dan’s 1975 album 'Katy Lied' will be available on vinyl for the first time in 40 years thanks to a new reissue.

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Justin Sun snapped up viral art piece Comedian - consisting of a single banana duct-taped to a white wall - in an auction at Sotheby's in New York last week. The Chinese-born businessman ...