By Ken Womack Why do the Fab Four endure when so many others fade quietly into popular music’s often unforgiving sunset? Beyond the glossy packaging and the culture (indeed, the counter-culture) of Beatlemania, what are the sonic nuances that made the Beatles a musical phenomenon for all time? As John Lennon reminded us during one…
by Liscio What Stuart Sutcliffe fan hasn’t wished to learn as much as possible about the fascinating young artist and Beatle? His time with us was short yet incredibly creative; every surfacing artwork, picture, letter or anecdote is pored over with relish by admirers. But some things Sutcliffe-lovers were sadly certain they would never get…
by Liscio Shy and withdrawn, hardly able to play a chord, so unsure of his ability he hid behind dark glasses and turned his back to the audience—if this is your portrait of Stuart Sutcliffe, you’ve got the wrong rock bass guitarist. Stu has been described as gentle, delicate, a boy of beautiful heart. But he…
An in-depth exploration of how John Lennon’s love for Yoko filled the void left by Astrid and Stu by Josh Kennedy It split the Beatles, this affair of the heart. She was an artist from an upper class family. She came from a foreign country that the previous generation in Britain had fought an all-out…
An in-depth exploration of how John Lennon’s love for Yoko filled the void left by Astrid and Stu by Josh Kennedy It split the Beatles, this affair of the heart. She was an artist from an upper class family. She came from a foreign country that the previous generation in Britain had fought an all-out…
By Shelley Germeaux, Daytrippin’ West Coast Correspondent * [Editor’s note: This article, originally published on Daytrippin’s site in 2006, is one of our most popular articles on John Lennon. We decided to re-post it today in remembrance of John Lennon on the anniversary of his death.] * Now that the pay-per-view show entitled The Spirit…
