Kit O’Toole discusses ‘Ten Beatles Sounds That Shook Rock and Roll’ tonight on the John Lennon Hour
This is a preview of a talk O’Toole will give at this month’s Beatles at the Ridge Fest.
Spotlight
‘They really do endure’: How do Hall and Oates keep their hits fresh on stage?
Hall and Oates wrote the songs. But that’s not who gives them new life in concert.
‘There is not a whole album’s worth’: Queen has run into difficulty crafting another posthumous release
Queen isn’t finding much archival material, and a key piece hasn’t been cleared.
Mavis Staples + North Mississippi All-Stars, “I’ve Been Buked” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
“Mercy!” Staples crows. “Oooh boy, you’re banging on that guit-fiddle!”
Why Yes Completed ‘Heaven and Earth’ Without Roy Thomas Baker: ‘All Fair in Love and War’
Roy Thomas Baker earlier helmed failed Yes sessions prior to 1980’s ‘Drama.’
‘Uh, don’t touch our masters’: The controversy surrounding the Eagles’ first No. 1 song
Don Henley became so infuriated that he came up with an ingenious plan.
‘There’s definitely a stamp of approval’: Adam Lambert is thrilled with the diversity at Queen’s concerts
They are continuing with shows in Australia and New Zealand this week.
‘We could make really good music together’: Two Byrds want a reunion; Roger McGuinn does not
David Crosby and Chris Hillman still wrestle with McGuinn’s solo ambitions.
‘I never do these things’: Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan explains his unlikely Doors tribute
There’s a back story to Gillan’s involvement in this Billy Sherwood-produced project.
‘He did it the one time only’: How an ad lib changed everything for Steve Cropper
Decades later, this kind of off-the-cuff aside is increasingly rare.
