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Video: The Beatles Unveil Fully Restored Visuals for “A Day In The Life”

By Oscar / October 28, 2015

[iframe id=”http://cache.vevo.com/assets/html/embed.html?video=GBUV71501383&autoplay=0″] The Beatles will be releasing a new deluxe edition of the 2000 compilation album 1, which showcased all of the band’s number one records in the U.S. and U.K.. The deluxe reissue (due November 6) will also include 50 fully restored videos, these being all 27 promo videos (essentially […]

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Kurt Cobain – “And I Love Her” (The Beatles Cover)

By Oscar / April 21, 2015

Director Brett Morgen’s full access to the personal archives of the late Kurt Cobain for his new documentary Montage of Heck has delivered yet another gem in a newly surfaced cover of a Beatles track. Raw sound footage has been uploaded to YouTube featuring the Nirvana frontman playing

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Billy Joel – “Maybe I’m Amazed” (Paul McCartney Cover)

By Oscar / November 6, 2014

The latest song to drop from the Paul McCartney tribute cover album is Billy Joel’s rendition of “Maybe I’m Amazed.” The song largely stays true to the original, but Joel’s version has a nice contemporary spin to the classic love song but with a proper upgrade on the

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Video: Norah Jones – “Behind That Locked Door” (Live on ‘Conan’ for “George Harrison Week”)

By Oscar / September 26, 2014

http://youtu.be/NHUh4127Sqo Last night was the finale of “George Harrison” on Conan, which was capped by a performance from Norah Jones playing “Behind That Locked Door,” off All Things Must Pass. Jones’ connection to the late Beatle runs deep, her father is Ravi Shankar, and who was deeply influential to Harrison’s interest for learning

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Video: Paul Simon – “Here Comes The Sun” (Live on ‘Conan’ for “George Harrison Week”)

By Oscar / September 23, 2014

http://youtu.be/lGKZzPb_Y3Y “George Harrison Week,” a celebration of the late Beatle’s legacy, continues with a new live tribute. The second artist to pay homage to GH is Paul Simon, who took on Harrison’s composition for The Beatles’ Abbey Road. Simon is a major star all on his own so it

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Video: Beck – “Wah-Wah” (Live for ‘Conan’s “George Harrison Week”)

By Oscar / September 23, 2014

http://youtu.be/01IU1Vdz-w8 “George Harrison Week” on Conan took off with a smash thanks to a live rendition of “Wah-Wah” by Beck. The performance was largely faithful to the All Things Must Pass with just enough of a Beck twist to make it his own. A slightly faster tempo gave it the right amount

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Video: The Cure – “Hello Goodbye” (The Beatles Cover)

By Oscar / September 10, 2014

This is perfection. This coming November 18 will see the release of The Art Of McCartney, a tribute album dedicated to the work of one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century: Sir Paul McCartney. The special compilation will feature covers from Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys), KISS,

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Ron Howard To Direct Documentary About The Beatles’ Touring Years

By Oscar / July 16, 2014

How’s this for something to look forward to? Acclaimed director, Ron Howard has taken the task to direct a documentary on the biggest and most influential band the world has ever seen: The Beatles. A press release today details that Apple Corps Ltd., White Horse Pictures and Imagine

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Video: Animated John Lennon & Yoko Ono Interview on ‘Blank On Blank’

By Oscar / April 22, 2014

“It’s all true folks. All you need is love.” The latest edition of PBS Digital Studios’ Blank On Blank series features the late, John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono talking about “love.” There are some pretty cool insights on this and just how life-changing this new love

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The War On Drugs – “Mind Games” [John Lennon Cover] Live at the Bowery Ballroom

By Oscar / March 25, 2014

The War On Drugs are quickly becoming one of the most talked about Indie bands around these days and for good reason. The Philly band recently played in our city’s (The) Metro and there they played a live cover of John Lennon’s beautiful song, “Mind Games,” which you

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Video: Grammy Salute to The Beatles Performances

By Oscar / February 10, 2014

The people behind the Grammys put together a very fitting tribute to the greatest band ever, 50 years to the date of the night The Beatles first performed for America. With some background info on each member’s early days before becoming world stars and some insights from the

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Video: Arctic Monkeys – “All My Loving” [Beatles cover] (Live at Madison Square Garden)

By Oscar / February 9, 2014

As many of you would know by now, Feb. 9, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ debut on American television via The Ed Sullivan Show. On the eve of that revolutionary occasion, Arctic Monkeys played New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden and decided to celebrate The

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