Why do members of the conspiracy theory lunatic fringe still insist that Paul McCartney died and was replaced by a double in 1966?
Tag: Beatles
A Remix Too Far: The Pointless Exercise of The Beatles In Spatial Audio
At some point, you probably have to accept that you can’t keep selling sixty-year-old music to kids by remixing it with increasingly gimmicky versions.
Good Morning Starshine: The 1960s Easy-Listening Acid Trip
The odd parallel universe of easy-listening cover versions of revolutionary acid rock classics that proliferated in the 1960s.
Love Me Don’t – The Odd World Of Anti-Beatles Diss Records
The 1960s musical backlash to the success of the Beatles is quite something to experience.
Living For Kicks In 1960
A vintage TV documentary looking at thrill-hungry beatniks.
Champion! Stuart Damon’s Musical Career
The unheralded musical career of the star of The Champions and General Hospital.
No Matter How Great You Think The Beatles Were, You’re Wrong. They Were Even Greater
Why the Fab Four really were fab.
The BBC’s Banned Songs Of The Gulf War
The tunes considered too dangerous and subversive to be played on national radio during Desert Storm.
Paul Is Dead: The Beatles Conspiracy Theory
The oddly endearing and enduring belief that Paul McCartney was killed at the start of 1967 and replaced with a lookalike.
Mellodrama – The Story Of The Mellotron
The story of the temperamental, eccentric and otherworldly music instrument.
Norwegian TV’s Insane, Star-Studded Version Of Let It Be
An unholy collection of famous faces and minor celebrities gather to mangle the Beatles classic for a TV promo.
Dolly Wow! Sindy Meets The Dolly-Beats
Britain’s half-arsed answer to Barbie gets into the Swinging Sixties pop scene.