Beatlemania was never about just the music. From the start, it was also about the haircuts, the media frenzy, the look, fan pandemonium, the charts, the Cute One, the Quiet One and whatever else that ...

In February of 1962, Beatles manager Brian Epstein arranged an audition for the band in front of BBC Radio executives. After struggling to find the then-unknown mop tops a record deal, Epstein hoped ...

The Beatles came together for their final live performance on this day in history, August 29, 1966. The concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco was never announced as the band’s last dance, but ...

This is one of the heaviest (pun not intended) songs on the 1969 album Abbey Road. It’s also one of the few songs the band never played live. There is no evidence of the song being performed live at ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a storied piece of Beatles lore, a bootleg that ...