Many people have been asking me if I ran out and bought the Beatles reissues or the Beatles Rock Band on 9/9/09. And I quickly answer, “Nope.”
Whaaaa? Mr. Beatles fan hasn’t jumped at new Beatles stuff? Has the chip in his head started malfunctioning?
Here’s the deal: I don’t have any Rock Band instruments, so I [...]

The Beatles went public with their split in April 1970, and Mal’s lifeline for seven years was now gone. But he tried to move on.
Mal had discovered the power pop band Badfinger a few years earlier and had helped them get signed to their first record deal. The band became his new Beatles, and he [...]

From the moment he walked onstage at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, Paul McCartney was a consummate professional. He had 45,000 people waiting for him; he could have taken his time and kept them waiting for as long as he wanted.
Instead, to everyone’s surprise, he began playing 15 minutes early.
At 67, the  former Beatle played for two [...]