Category: #TheBeatles

• CultureSonar: Tenacious D Does the “Abbey Road” Medley

  

  Tenacious D’s hilarious spin on the bookends of the Abbey Road medley gives more of Jack Black’s signature moves and gestures (which often show off how good he is with his fingers) while musically realizing the truth about the love that’s been there sleeping. Read the full article in CultureSonar

  Katie Kapurch

  July 10, 2021

  #AbbeyRoad, #paulmccartney, #TenaciousD, #TheBeatles

  #AbbeyRoad, #JackBlack, #TenaciousD, #TheBeatles

• CultureSonar: Arising to This Moment: Bettye LaVette’s “Blackbirds”

  

  Bettye LaVette’s new album Blackbirds is inspired by the African American women she sees as her musical forerunners. The concluding track, “Blackbird,” the Beatles song she has performed in concert for a decade, crowns the record. Read the full article, which includes my interview with Bettye LaVette, in CultureSonar

  Katie Kapurch

  August 30, 2020

  #BettyeLaVette, #Blackbirds, #TheBeatles

• CultureSonar: Astrid Kirchherr: What She Taught the Beatles

  

  Astrid Kirchherr saw magic in the pre-fame Beatles. Read the full article in CultureSonar

  Katie Kapurch

  May 18, 2020

  #TheBeatles

• CultureSonar: “Photograph” – We Are All Ringo Now

  

  “Photograph” can be read as a follow up to the sentiments of “The Long and Winding Road.” “Every time I see your face / It reminds me of the places we used to go,” Starr begins, concluding the first verse with acceptance of a harsh reality: we can’t get back. There will never be a…

  Katie Kapurch

  April 17, 2020

  #paulmccartney, #RingoStarr, #TheBeatles

  #RingoStarr, #TheBeatles

• CultureSonar: The Paul McCartney Song We Need Right Now

  

  “We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us,” sings Paul McCartney. As we shelter in place facing an uncertain future, “Hope of Deliverance” is perhaps the most applicable McCartney song for this coronavirus moment. Read the full article in CultureSonar

  Katie Kapurch

  April 17, 2020

  #paulmccartney, #TheBeatles

  #paulmccartney, #TheBeatles

• CultureSonar: “She’s So Heavy” at 50: From Billy Preston to Blac Rabbit

  

  The song that John Lennon correlated to reaching for Yoko Ono in a state of drowning is turning 50, along with the rest of the songs on The Beatles’ Abbey Road. “I Want You” (She’s So Heavy)” is often considered a precursor to metal and prog rock. But “I Want You” has a funky origin…

  Katie Kapurch

  October 25, 2019

  #TheBeatles

  #billypreston, #blacrabbit

• CultureSonar: “Old Town Road”’s Pop Outlaws

  

  Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” taps into the myth of the American West with promises of overnight fame and fortune that align with our fascination with hits that seem to appear out of nowhere. Read the full article in CultureSonar

  Katie Kapurch

  June 8, 2019

  #TheBeatles

  #lilnasx, #michaeljackson, #oldtownroad, #paulmccartney, #saysaysay, #TheBeatles

• PopMatters: ‘Come on to Me’ Is Paul McCartney’s Guide to #MeToo-era Flirting

  

  “Come On to Me”, one of the singles from the new album, has been making the rounds of night shows and pop-up concerts; it’s also on the set list of McCartney’s just-launched, in-progress Freshen Up tour. If you’ve seen any of these performances, your first impression might be that McCartney wrote this song in order to…

  Katie Kapurch

  October 3, 2018

  #TheBeatles

  #egyptstation, #paulmccartney