Tag Archives: Beatles

Notes on “Eight Days a Week”

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Eight Days a Week,” Ron Howard’s new documentary on the Beatles’ touring years, isn’t anything new, and yet it caused me to see its subject in a new light. Like similar works it uses the Beatles as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged 1960s, Beatles, documentaries, Eight Days a Week, Film, movies, rock music, Ron Howard | Leave a comment

NOT The Beatles

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Emitt Rhodes, the so-called “one man Beatles”, from his 1970 release.

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Beatles, Emitt Rhodes, Long Time No See | 7 Comments

NOT The Beatles

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Less a copy than “inspired by”.

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Beatles, Coming Up Roses, Owsley | 1 Comment

NOT The Beatles

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: A Walrus appropriation. With a little Penny Lane thrown in.

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Beatles, Sowing the Seeds of Love, Tears for Fears | 4 Comments

NOT The Beatles

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: A passable McCartney. The Nines–“Better”.

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Beatles, Better, The Nines | 1 Comment

NOT The Beatles

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: From Smyle, an obscure Dutch group looking for the knock-off sound, around 1971. The Lennon-styled singer went on to do the Beatles parts for the briefly famous Stars on 45 around 10 years later.

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Beatles, Smyle, Stars on 45 | 1 Comment

NOT The Beatles

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The Knickerbockers’ Lies doesn’t sound all too much like the Beatles to my current day ears, but when it came out in 1965 it had most people fooled.

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Beatles, Knickerbockers, Lies | 1 Comment

NOT The Beatles

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Another in the series. Spotlighting The Spongetones, doing Beatles soundalike music for 25 years.

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NOT The Beatles 2

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Another installment: My Before and After, by Cotton Mather. I find this one remarkable. I am simultaneously able to listen to it as a glorious John Lennon song and at the same time as a terrific work in … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged Beatles, Cotton Mather, Kontiki | 3 Comments

NOT The Beatles

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I posted my first NOT The Beach Boys earlier. Here is the first NOT The Beatles. It is another truly shameless rip-off, but enjoyable. There is an entire genre of music that rips off the Beatles in one … Continue reading →