Tag Archives: The Beatles

Behind a Fabricated Beatles History

Posted on February 22, 2014 by mediawally

For stories about the Beatles, the line “It was 50 Years Ago Today” is destined to serve as a repeated hook for the better part of this decade. Most immediately, it was, in fact, also the title of an international … Continue reading →

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The Beatles on TV, Live in Your Living Room

Posted on February 5, 2014 by mediawally

The musical dam was already breaking when The Beatles stepped onto The Ed Sullivan Show stage on February 9, 1964. On Billboard’s charts, the group had the country’s top single (I Want To Hold Your Hand). A pair of albums … Continue reading →

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Nibbles Before the Binge: Sampling Mark Lewisohn’s “Tune In”

Posted on October 13, 2013 by mediawally

Entertainment Weekly (October 18, 2013 issue) included Mark Lewisohn’s The Beatles All These Years: Tune In as part of a “long, longer, longest” photo feature displaying this season’s thick biography book spines side-by-side-by-side. Tackling these is the print equivalent to … Continue reading →

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