Local columnist Joe Phillips reflects on attending his friend Ace’s bleak funeral after losing both Ace and his wife, leaving him saddened by empty rituals.

The icon tracks his life in the decade after the Beatles in his new book, ‘Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,’ out today ...

In his new book, Paul McCartney opens up about life after The Beatles and how he found his way after the band’s historic breakup.

While The Beatles were at the peak of their creativity in 1968, that was also the point where their personal relationships started to deteriorate. The year before, they had lost their manager and ...

Since their emergence from Liverpool in 1962, the Beatles created the template for rock bands that’s still in place today, from the guitar-bass-drums instrumentation to the bitter feuding between band ...

The long and winding road of The Beatles leads to a trifecta of new anniversary artifacts. The band’s “Anthology” collection – documentary, music and book – turns 30 this year and will be celebrated ...

This is the one that sucked me in. I was a 14-year-old kid with this blue transistor radio. I heard “She Loves You,” and it floored me. It was as if you knew all the colors in the world. Then someone ...

Even casual fans are familiar with the Beatles' album-opening songs. Three of them went to No. 1, either in the U.K. or America, including 1964's "A Hard Day's Night," 1965's "Help!" and 1969's "Come ...

Three of The Beatles’ children have united on a new song. Ringo Starr’s son, Zak Starkey, confirmed that John Lennon’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, and Paul McCartney’s son, James McCartney, provided vocals ...