It’s not as remarkable as it seems that The Beatles continue to top ‘best band of all time’ polls over 60 years since they first burst on to the scene. Not only were they the first real rock band, they also set the tone for what came afterwards, moving from blinding rock n roll songsContinue reading “Best of the best: Beatles albums ranked”
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When did ageing rockers become cool?
It was once a trope of rock n roll that ageing pop stars should have called it a day long before they started to go grey, lose their voice and run out of ideas. Pop music, after all, pretty much invented the generation gap in the latter half of the 20th century. From outrage atElvis’sContinue reading “When did ageing rockers become cool?”
Macca, best of the Beatles
Paul McCartney is 80. Really. A man who helped invent youth culture and the generation gap is now an octogenarian. And he’s still making decent albums and touring. Who is the greatest, Lennon or McCartney? It’s almost a debate not worth having. The world was lucky that two such magnificent song writers coincided in theContinue reading “Macca, best of the Beatles”
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