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Earlier this year, it was announced that the four back-to-back biopics of The Beatles will star Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Joseph Quinn (George Harrison), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr) and Harris Dickinson (John Lennon). All four official films will hit cinemas a week apart in April 2028, and now three more …

The Kooks’ new album ‘Never/Know’ is out now (Image: Party in the Paddock/Renae Saxby) Nearly two decades after breaking through with catchy guitar hooks and breezy swagger, brighton-based band, The Kooks are stepping into a new era, one that feels like a celebration of who they are, unbothered by outside …

Arcade Fire. Pink Elephant. Poignancy and positivity combine with perseverance on the Canadian indie rockers’ seventh album. The first single from it, Year Of The Snake, is a smooth, euphoric groove that hypnotises you like a snake charmer’s pungi as it builds and grows. In the Chinese zodiac, the year of the snake …

It wasn’t often The Beatles took formal votes on decisions, as most things were discussed and agreed upon as a group. But in 1969, during a recording session that should have been routine, Paul McCartney found himself on the receiving end of something that hadn’t happened before: all three of …

Nickelback has churned out mega hits since bursting onto the music scene, and the rock band remains popular to this day. The Canadian group is made up of lead vocalist and guitarist Chad Kroeger, bassist Mike Kroeger, and rhythm guitarist, keyboardist and backing singer Ryan Peake. The band had several …

It’s one of the strangest songs The Beatles ever released, and over half a century later, ‘I Am the Walrus’ is still confusing people. A kaleidoscope of sirens, surrealism and nonsense poetry, the 1967 track has become one of John Lennon’s most complex creations. But according to Beatles expert Scott …

Elvis Presley and John Wayne are two icons of Americana whose symbolic legacy lives on almost half a century after their deaths. The Hollywood contemporaries, who have both received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, almost co-starred together in 1969’s True Grit, for which Duke won his Best Actor Oscar. Nevertheless, …

Music fans are always eager to delve into the lesser-known facts about their favourite bands, and one such intriguing detail surrounds the legendary rock group Pearl Jam. Emerging from Seattle in 1990, Pearl Jam became a pivotal force in the grunge movement that defined the early ’90s. Not only has …

Before they became legends in the music world, Black Sabbath started as just one of many bands playing in the dimly-lit locals and clubs of Birmingham. Now avid followers are delving into the history behind what some deem the greatest band name ever. The story kicks off in 1968 with …

Elvis Presley married just once to Priscilla Presley from 1967 to 1973, the mother of his only child, Lisa Marie. After splitting in 1972, the couple ended up having quite an amicable divorce, which was finalised a year later. In fact, the King even sang a hit love song to …