The Hofner bass guitar that was used by Paul McCartney in Beatles singles including the 1963 hits “She Loves You” and “All My Loving” has been recovered and returned after a 51 year search. The instrument was stolen from a van in the Notting Hall area of London in October, 1972. While the bass guitar was … Continue reading Stolen Paul McCartney Bass Guitar Recovered After 51 Years →

February 6, 2001 – Guitarist Don Felder is fired from The Eagles. He would later launch a $50 million lawsuit against drummer Don Henley and guitarist Glen Frey, alleging wrongful termination and breach of contract and fiduciary duty. Both parties settled out-of-court for an undisclosed amount.   Folder is a co-writer along with Frey and Henley … Continue reading CDJ Today: February 6 in Classic Rock →

Now and Then’s eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations between the four Beatles that go on to this day. The long mythologised John Lennon demo was first worked on in February 1995 by Paul, George and Ringo as part of The Beatles Anthology project … Continue reading The Beatles “Now And Then” Official Video & Short Film →

Behind the songwriting process with Sir Paul McCartney! Paul McCartney is inviting his fans to listen to his new podcast as he describes his songwriting process for 12 of his most beloved, iconic songs. The new podcast, “McCartney: A Life In Lyrics” will launch this Fall and is a collaboration between McCartney and poet Paul Muldoon, with … Continue reading Paul McCartney Launches New Podcast →

According to Paul McCartney recently, artificial intelligence (AI) was used to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create “the last Beatles record”. McCartney told the BBC that the technology was used to separate the Beatles’ voices from background sounds during the making of Peter Jackson’s 2021 documentary series, The Beatles: Get Back. … Continue reading Artificial John Lennon? →

May 27, 1988 – The first U.S. Monsters of Rock tour kicks off with a 3-night stand at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in Wisconsin.  On the bill in this order are Kingdom Come, Metallica, Dokken, Scorpions and Van Halen as the headliners.  The tour lasts for two months. May 27, 1994 – After 14 years apart, The Eagles reunite for their “Hell Freezes Over” … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 27 in Classic Rock →

The angry letter John Lennon wrote to Paul McCartney and delivered to his former bandmate via the pages of Melody Maker magazine in 1971 is currently up for auction. Signed and hand-annotated by Lennon, the three-page letter’s current bid (at the time of writing) is $36,000 USD. John Lennon wrote the scathing letter on November … Continue reading John Lennon’s Angry 1971 Letter to Paul McCartney Is Up For Auction →

Call him Sir Paul, call him “the cute one,” call him Percy Thrillington… Whatever you call him, there’s no denying that Paul McCartney is a living legend. And today (June 18, 2022), that living legend turns 80. There are few (if any) people in rock and roll history whose careers have rivaled McCartney’s — in … Continue reading 25 Most Essential Paul McCartney Songs →

“Scrambled eggs. Oh, my baby, how I love your legs. Not as much as I love scrambled eggs.” Paul McCartney once sang those words with Jimmy Fallon to the tune of “Yesterday” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, putting Fallon in rarified air singing the original lyrics with the man who wrote them. (If you … Continue reading Classic Rock Landmarks: Yesterday →

After recently reading about David Bowie’s estate selling his song catalog to Warner Chappell Music for approximately $250 million, I thought it was high time I cover the subject of why so many classic rock artists are rushing to sell their publishing. The music world, and the world in general, was shocked not too long … Continue reading Iconic Artists Are Selling Their Catalogs, and It’s a Slippery Slope →

AC/DC, Tony Bennett and Paul McCartney are among the list of nominees for the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards revealed today by the Recording Academy. AC/DC has been nominated for Best Rock Album for Power Up, competing with Paul McCartney’s McCartney III, Foo Fighters’ Medicine At Midnight, Chris Cornell’s No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. … Continue reading AC/DC, Tony Bennett, Paul McCartney Among 2022 GRAMMY Nominees →

The official trailer for The Beatles: Get Back has been released by Disney+. The original docu-series, directed by Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings”), will be arriving on the streaming platform beginning November 25th. You can watch the preview now in the player below. According to a synopsis, The Beatles: Get Back “takes audiences … Continue reading Watch the Official Trailer for ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Coming to Disney+ →