The Beatles and Elvis Presley among the top-selling album artists of the 2010 decade

On November 9, 2009, Stella McCartney was presented with an award as one of Glamour’s Women of the Year for 2009. The award was presented to her at Carnegie Hall in New York City by none other than Yoko Ono, widow of the late John Lennon, Olivia Harrison, widow of the late George Harrison, and…
by Trina Young [This article was originally printed in Daytrippin’ Magazine, Issue 1.] It was 50 years ago today… The Beatles released their album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, during the “Summer of Love” on June 1, 1967. Sgt. Pepper was unlike any album of its time. It was considered unprecedented in many ways…
On November 5, The British Library will open a free exhibit of Paul McCartney’s personal handwritten lyrics to many of his famous songs ranging from The Beatles to Wings to the present. The exhibit will run through March 13, 2022. The exhibit opens just a few days after McCartney’s massive two-book set, Paul McCartney, The…
by Shelley Germeaux Note: This article was originally published in March 2007 on Daytrippin’s website. [Text Copyright 2007 by Dayrippin’; Photos copyright by Julia Baird] My discussion with Julia Baird occurred on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, just as her new book, Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon was released in the UK….
It’s hard to believe that there has never been a traditional permanent statue of The Beatles erected – until now! The new statue of The Fab Four was unveiled on Friday, December 4, 2015 at Liverpool’s Pier Head. The bronze statue depicting all four Beatles in suits, topcoats and Beatle boots, circa 1963 reminiscent of…
It was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt Pepper and Beyond is a new documentary film celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album. It serves as a complement to the Making of Sgt. Pepper documentary from 1992 and also the recent PBS documentary, Sgt. Pepper’s Musical Revolution. While those films offer…