The surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with the Rolling Stones — of the 1960s — are still filling concert halls in 2022. Add Queen, Dire Straits, The Who, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and Elton John — they all make my top 10 l...
When Beatles fans began buzzing last October about a “new” Beatles song, Kristen Pittaro was among the first to hear about it. The 21-year-old Stony Brook University student from New Hyde Park happens to follow Paul McCartney’s Instagram page, but that’s not how she heard the news, ...
Cropper andTivenhad been working on songs for years with the hopes of finding friendly musicians to give them life. While some found homes, the duo sat on instrumentals for years — untilTivenran into Billy Gibbons at Trader Joe's. WhenTiventold the sharp-dressed man he was making a recor...
With debuts from major artists including Biggie and Outkast, to the apex of boom bap, the dominance of multi-producer albums, and the arrival of the South as an epicenter of hip-hop, 1994 was one of the most important years in the culture's history.
How Rock and the Royals Jostled for Britain’s Cultural Identity During the Queen’s Lifetime From the Beatles to the Sex Pistols to the Smiths, disgust and fascination with the monarchy became a British rock tradition over the course of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. By Simon ReynoldsSeptember...
Just when they thought they had settled on the guests, Senator Edward Kennedy, the last surviving brother, added more—including old Boston friends. “Looking back on it,” legislative aide Carter Burden reflected, “I’m amazed how arbitrary the whole thing was.” At the same time, they ...
the model of pushchair you own. We’ve got a single muff that fits both hands but separate gloves are popular too. Something to check before you buy is whether the pram gloves you’re considering are machine washable. It’s amazing how grubby your hands get when baby or toddler wrangling...
“When buying shares, ask yourself, would you buy the whole company?”– Rene Rivkin “My old father used to have a saying: If you make a bad bargain, hug it all the tighter.”– Abraham Lincoln “I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money.”– Pablo Picasso “Rich peop...
Post on all your social networks, reach out to friends from the time when you were reading the book, and ask a local librarian or even old school teachers. You might be surprised to find that your personal community is the missing link needed to find your book. Communities often have simi...
They are unique people, of course, but they're eerily like each other. Consider the extreme case of the "Jim twins." Identical twins Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were only 4 weeks old when they were separated; each infant was taken in by a different adoptive family. At age 5, Lewis ...