The death of Queen Elizabeth II’s sister, Princess Margaret, has been depicted in the sixth and final season of The Crown, bringing renewed interest into the end of the glamourous royal’s life and how her family reacted.
The Countess of Snowdon’s oldest nephew, then-Prince Charles, paid tribute to his aunt in a moving speech while Queen Elizabeth showed a very uncharacteristic side after the passing of her sibling.
Palace statement following Princess Margaret’s death and Charles’ tribute to his aunt
Princess Margaret died on Feb. 9, 2002, and the palace released a statement that read: “[Queen Elizabeth’s] beloved sister, Princess Margaret, died peacefully in her sleep this morning at 6.30 a.m. in The King Edward VII Hospital. Princess Margaret suffered a further stroke yesterday afternoon. She developed cardiac problems during the night and was taken from Kensington Palace to The King Edward VII Hospital at 2.30 a.m. [Her children] Lord Linley...
The Countess of Snowdon’s oldest nephew, then-Prince Charles, paid tribute to his aunt in a moving speech while Queen Elizabeth showed a very uncharacteristic side after the passing of her sibling.
Palace statement following Princess Margaret’s death and Charles’ tribute to his aunt
Princess Margaret died on Feb. 9, 2002, and the palace released a statement that read: “[Queen Elizabeth’s] beloved sister, Princess Margaret, died peacefully in her sleep this morning at 6.30 a.m. in The King Edward VII Hospital. Princess Margaret suffered a further stroke yesterday afternoon. She developed cardiac problems during the night and was taken from Kensington Palace to The King Edward VII Hospital at 2.30 a.m. [Her children] Lord Linley...
- 12/19/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon was vocally frustrated with The Beatles, decrying his bandmates and the albums they made together. At the start of the 1960s, they worked closely and excitedly together. By the second half of the decade, though, the four Beatles were no longer as eager to collaborate. According to Lennon, working on albums became torturous.
John Lennon said it was always a pain to record Beatles albums
Shortly after The Beatles finished recording Let It Be, Lennon spoke about the slog of working with his bandmates.
“We were going through hell,” he told The Village Voice (via Gold Radio UK). “We often do. It’s torture every time we produce anything.”
While they were the most popular band of the era, Lennon said that there was no magic in what they did. It was all hard, painful work, particularly as they worked on their final albums.
“The Beatles haven’t...
John Lennon said it was always a pain to record Beatles albums
Shortly after The Beatles finished recording Let It Be, Lennon spoke about the slog of working with his bandmates.
“We were going through hell,” he told The Village Voice (via Gold Radio UK). “We often do. It’s torture every time we produce anything.”
While they were the most popular band of the era, Lennon said that there was no magic in what they did. It was all hard, painful work, particularly as they worked on their final albums.
“The Beatles haven’t...
- 8/18/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles were still together as a band when John Lennon released his Two Virgins album with Yoko Ono. The album was experimental, so it was a tough sell to even the most dedicated Beatles fans. It didn’t help that Lennon and Ono posed fully nude on the cover. While Paul McCartney wrote album notes for Two Virgins, he reportedly was not a fan of the cover photo. Neither were George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Here’s why the band was so concerned about the controversial album cover.
The Beatles did not like John Lennon’s album cover for ‘Two Virgins’
In 1968, Lennon and Ono released Two Virgins, the first of three experimental albums. While many listeners didn’t like the album’s contents, the bigger source of controversy, by far, was the cover. It features full frontal nudity from both Lennon and Ono. Many record stores refused to sell it altogether,...
The Beatles did not like John Lennon’s album cover for ‘Two Virgins’
In 1968, Lennon and Ono released Two Virgins, the first of three experimental albums. While many listeners didn’t like the album’s contents, the bigger source of controversy, by far, was the cover. It features full frontal nudity from both Lennon and Ono. Many record stores refused to sell it altogether,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles’ steady rise to the top in England stood in contrast to their explosion of popularity in the United States. They went from unknown to the country’s most popular band virtually overnight. Their records flew off shelves. Young fans like Bruce Springsteen bought whatever Fab Four merchandise they could get their hands on. That included one Beatles song that Springsteen said was a rip-off that he listened to constantly anyway.
Bruce Springsteen said ‘My Bonnie’ was a ‘rip-off’ and ‘not great,’ but he listened to it anyway
The Boss was one of the millions of young music fans bowled over by The Beatles when they arrived in the U.S. in 1964. Those scores of fans helped the band place 64 songs in the Billboard top 100 between 1964 and 1970. Even the Fab Four’s self-professed lousy songs performed well in the U.S.
Springsteen fell hard for The Beatles when he...
Bruce Springsteen said ‘My Bonnie’ was a ‘rip-off’ and ‘not great,’ but he listened to it anyway
The Boss was one of the millions of young music fans bowled over by The Beatles when they arrived in the U.S. in 1964. Those scores of fans helped the band place 64 songs in the Billboard top 100 between 1964 and 1970. Even the Fab Four’s self-professed lousy songs performed well in the U.S.
Springsteen fell hard for The Beatles when he...
- 6/25/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles grew up playing several residencies in Hamburg, Germany. And not just because George Harrison lost his virginity while his bandmates watched. The hours-long sets each night refined their skills and sharpened their edges as they cut through pop music conventions in the 1960s. Playing music was the main gig, but The Beatles had a secret side job in Hamburg’s Kaiserkeller club that didn’t require any musical talent.
The Beatles had a side job yelling curfew announcements at Hamburg’s Kaiserkeller club
Harrison once said The Beatles didn’t have a clue — about how to operate like a proper band or how to play live — until they went to Hamburg. Playing several sets a night there during multiple residencies between 1960 and 1962 helped make them the band they became.
The not-yet-Fab quartet started in the Indra, moved to the Kaiserkeller, played the Top Ten Club, and wrapped their...
The Beatles had a side job yelling curfew announcements at Hamburg’s Kaiserkeller club
Harrison once said The Beatles didn’t have a clue — about how to operate like a proper band or how to play live — until they went to Hamburg. Playing several sets a night there during multiple residencies between 1960 and 1962 helped make them the band they became.
The not-yet-Fab quartet started in the Indra, moved to the Kaiserkeller, played the Top Ten Club, and wrapped their...
- 6/24/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon never hesitated to criticize himself. He said one of his lousy songs that The Beatles released as a single became a No. 1 hit. John also hit hard at his band. Let It Be became one of their most successful records, but John said that particular Beatles album gave him a dreadful feeling, and not just because of the stressful atmosphere while recording it.
John Lennon said The Beatles’ album ‘Let It Be’ gave him a ‘dreadful feeling’
It’s no secret the making of Let It Be was far from pleasant for The Beatles. Creative differences cropped up during the making of the White Album. That happened after Paul McCartney called nearly all the shots on the Magical Mystery Tour movie and album project.
McCartney was at it again with Let It Be. He suggested a return to The Beatles’ roots as a touring band — writing songs quickly...
John Lennon said The Beatles’ album ‘Let It Be’ gave him a ‘dreadful feeling’
It’s no secret the making of Let It Be was far from pleasant for The Beatles. Creative differences cropped up during the making of the White Album. That happened after Paul McCartney called nearly all the shots on the Magical Mystery Tour movie and album project.
McCartney was at it again with Let It Be. He suggested a return to The Beatles’ roots as a touring band — writing songs quickly...
- 6/22/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles didn’t play sports, but they were a team, and every member had a role. Ringo Starr kept time on his drum kit and came up big on one of the band’s most enduring songs. But drumming wasn’t his only talent. According to someone who worked with the Fab Four, Ringo brought a secret skill to The Beatles that helped them in ways no one could have known.
Ringo Starr had a hidden skill for pushing The Beatles ‘in new directions,’ according to a band insider
Ringo was never the creative center of the Fab Four. He knew it and accepted it. But the drummer still played a crucial role in making the magic.
It’s no secret that The Beatles used drugs during their heyday. It started with Bob Dylan introducing them to marijuana. The quartet later dabbled in other substances. Using drugs became part of their creative routine.
Ringo Starr had a hidden skill for pushing The Beatles ‘in new directions,’ according to a band insider
Ringo was never the creative center of the Fab Four. He knew it and accepted it. But the drummer still played a crucial role in making the magic.
It’s no secret that The Beatles used drugs during their heyday. It started with Bob Dylan introducing them to marijuana. The quartet later dabbled in other substances. Using drugs became part of their creative routine.
- 6/21/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Beatles merchandise was everywhere in the 1960s. Fans could buy pins, record racks, mop-top wigs, magnetic hair decorating games, and even locks of the Fab Four’s hair. The band’s first recording is one of the most valuable albums around, but one rare Beatles record (or at least one associated with the Fab Four) trumps it, and we might never see the one-of-a-kind item ever again.
Frank Sinatra’s song for Ringo Starr’s wife might be the rarest Beatles record ever
The Beatles climbed to the top in England before their popularity exploded in the United States in 1964. Older entertainers weren’t ready to get off the stage, though.
Multi-talented singer and actor Kenny Lynch called Paul McCartney and John Lennon idiots. What was the offense? They just couldn’t figure out how to finish a song. He must have realized they were the wave of the future...
Frank Sinatra’s song for Ringo Starr’s wife might be the rarest Beatles record ever
The Beatles climbed to the top in England before their popularity exploded in the United States in 1964. Older entertainers weren’t ready to get off the stage, though.
Multi-talented singer and actor Kenny Lynch called Paul McCartney and John Lennon idiots. What was the offense? They just couldn’t figure out how to finish a song. He must have realized they were the wave of the future...
- 6/19/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ask a hundred Beatles fans their favorite song, and you might get a hundred different answers. It’s a testament to the band’s songwriting prowess. Even their lousy songs became fan favorites and performed well on the charts. One of The Beatles’ first big hits was so good that Peter Asher called it the greatest song he had ever heard.
(l-r) Paul McCartney and Peter Asher | Mirrorpix via Getty Images Peter Asher called The Beatles’ song ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ the greatest he had ever heard, and we get it
The Beatles relied on cover songs during their early days. Other artists’ songs comprised their Hamburg, Germany, residency setlists. Even their debut album, Please Please Me, went heavy on covers. Once John Lennon and Paul McCartney discovered how easy writing songs together was, The Beatles’ career really took off.
Paul lived with the family of his girlfriend,...
(l-r) Paul McCartney and Peter Asher | Mirrorpix via Getty Images Peter Asher called The Beatles’ song ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ the greatest he had ever heard, and we get it
The Beatles relied on cover songs during their early days. Other artists’ songs comprised their Hamburg, Germany, residency setlists. Even their debut album, Please Please Me, went heavy on covers. Once John Lennon and Paul McCartney discovered how easy writing songs together was, The Beatles’ career really took off.
Paul lived with the family of his girlfriend,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s not a stretch to say The Beatles redefined popular music. When they still played live, their concerts caused mayhem and hysteria. Their singles ruled the charts on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Heck, “Lovely Rita” from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band changed the English language. Yet the early Beatles song “She Loves You” proved to be one of the best performances of their career, according to recording engineer Geoff Emerick.
(l-r) Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon | David Redfern/Redferns Geoff Emerick said The Beatles gave one of their most exciting performances recording ‘She Loves You’
Emerick worked on Beatles albums such as Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, the White Album, Abbey Road, and more. He didn’t work on the song but was at Abbey Road Studios while the band recorded “She Loves You.” For him to say that Beatles song...
(l-r) Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon | David Redfern/Redferns Geoff Emerick said The Beatles gave one of their most exciting performances recording ‘She Loves You’
Emerick worked on Beatles albums such as Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, the White Album, Abbey Road, and more. He didn’t work on the song but was at Abbey Road Studios while the band recorded “She Loves You.” For him to say that Beatles song...
- 6/11/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Can you imagine The Beatles without Paul McCartney? It could have happened. John Lennon almost kicked Paul out of The Beatles after giving him an ultimatum about staying in the band. That would have meant no songwriting sessions with John. No tunes changing the course of popular music. And probably no Beatles as we know them.
(l-r) Paul McCartney and John Lennon | Val Wilmer/Redferns John Lennon considered kicking Paul McCartney out of The Beatles: ‘F****** turn up today or you’re not in the band’
The Beatles weren’t even close to being The Beatles when they returned from their first Hamburg, West Germany, residency in December 1960. The underage George Harrison got deported. Paul and drummer Pete Best got arrested on arson charges and then deported. John had his work permit revoked. The group returned to Liverpool without much to show for weeks of hard work.
With his father...
(l-r) Paul McCartney and John Lennon | Val Wilmer/Redferns John Lennon considered kicking Paul McCartney out of The Beatles: ‘F****** turn up today or you’re not in the band’
The Beatles weren’t even close to being The Beatles when they returned from their first Hamburg, West Germany, residency in December 1960. The underage George Harrison got deported. Paul and drummer Pete Best got arrested on arson charges and then deported. John had his work permit revoked. The group returned to Liverpool without much to show for weeks of hard work.
With his father...
- 6/9/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ringo Starr joined a wild ride when the Beatles added him to their roster. The drummer seemed to be the key to unlocking the band’s potential as they climbed to the top of the charts in England within nine months. The Beatles were rarely upstaged after that, and Ringo proved his worth when he came up big one of the greatest Fab Four songs. Yet some older entertainers weren’t ready to cede the spotlight in the early 1960s. That included actor Marlene Dietrich. She shared a bill with and tried to grab the spotlight from The Beatles, but Ringo found the upside of sharing a bill with her.
(l-r) Ringo Starr; Marlene Dietrich | Evening Standard/Getty Images; Chris Morphet/Redferns Ringo Starr took in Marlene Dietrich’s legs when she tried to grab the Beatles’ spotlight
The Fab Four’s rise in England and the United States happened differently.
(l-r) Ringo Starr; Marlene Dietrich | Evening Standard/Getty Images; Chris Morphet/Redferns Ringo Starr took in Marlene Dietrich’s legs when she tried to grab the Beatles’ spotlight
The Fab Four’s rise in England and the United States happened differently.
- 6/8/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
People dubbed George Harrison the quiet Beatle. In reality, he was measured, thoughtful, stoic, and principled. That last trait led to George’s diva moment in Hamburg, Germany, before The Beatles made it big. It resurfaced years later when the guitarist stood up to John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s nitpicking while George Martin offered no support.
George Harrison | Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images George Harrison refused to clean up his vomit in a diva moment during The Beatles’ early years
George once said The Beatles didn’t have a clue about performing live until they went to Hamburg. Playing multiple shows per day in front of raucous crowds honed their skills. John once said he was born in Liverpool but grew up in Hamburg.
They weren’t yet the Fab Four when they started another Hamburg residency in mid-April 1962. Still, that didn’t stop George from going full...
George Harrison | Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images George Harrison refused to clean up his vomit in a diva moment during The Beatles’ early years
George once said The Beatles didn’t have a clue about performing live until they went to Hamburg. Playing multiple shows per day in front of raucous crowds honed their skills. John once said he was born in Liverpool but grew up in Hamburg.
They weren’t yet the Fab Four when they started another Hamburg residency in mid-April 1962. Still, that didn’t stop George from going full...
- 6/8/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ringo Starr was already a well-known drummer in Liverpool before The Beatles added him to the roster. But the fame he achieved in the Fab Four was a different beast. The notoriety led Ringo’s family to treat him differently, which he said was “quite a blow” to his ego. He ignored his family’s advice to pursue music as a full-time job. When Ringo achieved international superstardom because of it, he felt like an outsider among his relatives.
(l-r) Ringo Starr, Elsie Starkey, and Harry Graves | Max Scheler – K & K/Redferns Ringo Starr’s family gave ‘quite a blow’ to his ego when they treated him differently because of his fame
In the middle of 1962, Ringo was an ace timekeeper and a key member of Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, a well-known Liverpool band. By August of that year, he upgraded when The Beatles added him to the roster. By...
(l-r) Ringo Starr, Elsie Starkey, and Harry Graves | Max Scheler – K & K/Redferns Ringo Starr’s family gave ‘quite a blow’ to his ego when they treated him differently because of his fame
In the middle of 1962, Ringo was an ace timekeeper and a key member of Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, a well-known Liverpool band. By August of that year, he upgraded when The Beatles added him to the roster. By...
- 6/6/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles rocketed to international superstardom soon after they dumped drummer Pete Best. Ringo Starr entered the fray, the band sent its first album, Please Please Me, to the top of the charts in England, and the rest is history. John Lennon’s last words to Best in 1962 were fitting — a boring and simple sendoff to a band member about to lose his job.
(l-r) Pete Best and John Lennon | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images John Lennon’s last words to Pete Best were incredibly boring: ‘I’ve got other arrangements’
Being remembered as the person who lost his job before the band found fame doesn’t show it, but Pete Best was instrumental to the early success of The Beatles.
His mother, Mona Best, owned Liverpool’s Casbah Club, a venue they frequently played in the early years. She also managed them briefly. The Beatles’ first drummer performed with...
(l-r) Pete Best and John Lennon | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images John Lennon’s last words to Pete Best were incredibly boring: ‘I’ve got other arrangements’
Being remembered as the person who lost his job before the band found fame doesn’t show it, but Pete Best was instrumental to the early success of The Beatles.
His mother, Mona Best, owned Liverpool’s Casbah Club, a venue they frequently played in the early years. She also managed them briefly. The Beatles’ first drummer performed with...
- 6/1/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon became an inspirational artist with The Beatles. That doesn’t mean he didn’t get starstruck by other musicians sometimes. He placed his wife, Yoko Ono, on a pedestal, saying she was as important as Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan. Speaking of Dylan, he once said John and him shared a non-musical similarity — their childhood homes.
(l-r) John Lennon; Bob Dylan | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns; ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content John Lennon and Bob Dylan had a non-musical similarity in the kitchens of their childhood homes
Many older homes in and around Liverpool probably don’t draw much attention. The houses where John and Paul McCartney grew up would be exceptions. England’s National Trust maintains both properties and keeps them in a state of suspended animation. The group decorated the interiors as they would have looked in the late 1950s when Lennon and Macca...
(l-r) John Lennon; Bob Dylan | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns; ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content John Lennon and Bob Dylan had a non-musical similarity in the kitchens of their childhood homes
Many older homes in and around Liverpool probably don’t draw much attention. The houses where John and Paul McCartney grew up would be exceptions. England’s National Trust maintains both properties and keeps them in a state of suspended animation. The group decorated the interiors as they would have looked in the late 1950s when Lennon and Macca...
- 5/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney has heard it all during his career. There has been tons of praise — with The Beatles, Wings, and solo — but also detractors. One musician called Paul and John Lennon idiots but covered one of their songs anyway. Sometimes the criticism came from those closest to him. Beatles press officer Tony Barrow said Paul craved constant approval and was “long on promises, short on performance” in his efforts to satisfy fans.
Paul McCartney | kpa/United Archives via Getty Images Paul McCartney craved public approval and was ‘long on promises, short on performance’ when he tried to get it
Fans called Paul the cute Beatle. The bassist seemed to smile perpetually. It made him seem like the most approachable and fun-loving member of the group.
According to Barrow, it was by design.
In his book 150 Glimpses of The Beatles, author Craig Brown quotes Barrow comparing John and Paul. Lennon was the dominant big personality.
Paul McCartney | kpa/United Archives via Getty Images Paul McCartney craved public approval and was ‘long on promises, short on performance’ when he tried to get it
Fans called Paul the cute Beatle. The bassist seemed to smile perpetually. It made him seem like the most approachable and fun-loving member of the group.
According to Barrow, it was by design.
In his book 150 Glimpses of The Beatles, author Craig Brown quotes Barrow comparing John and Paul. Lennon was the dominant big personality.
- 5/26/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
What is old is new again as the weighty cable bundles that initially drove consumers into the arms of cord-cutting are being carefully repurposed in the streaming era. Entertainment companies are now prioritizing strategic digital bundles and partnerships as they desperately seek to provide consumers with more bang for their buck in the hopes of supersizing subscriber numbers.
Recently, Paramount Global announced that Paramount+ and Showtime would become available in a special new bundle offer for as low as 7.99. The move comes after Disney announced it was expanding its own bundle offers, Walmart partnered with Paramount+, Amazon Prime and Apple One continue offering multiple services in one package and YouTube began exploring streaming distribution opportunities. Overall, it’s clear the so-called streaming wars have entered a new era of engagement.
“It seems like bundles are the new rage in the evolution of streaming TV,” Michael Lyons, chief investment office of JuiceMedia.
Recently, Paramount Global announced that Paramount+ and Showtime would become available in a special new bundle offer for as low as 7.99. The move comes after Disney announced it was expanding its own bundle offers, Walmart partnered with Paramount+, Amazon Prime and Apple One continue offering multiple services in one package and YouTube began exploring streaming distribution opportunities. Overall, it’s clear the so-called streaming wars have entered a new era of engagement.
“It seems like bundles are the new rage in the evolution of streaming TV,” Michael Lyons, chief investment office of JuiceMedia.
- 9/8/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
Academy’s Science and Technology Council Adds New Members
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have appointed David Pierce, Andy Serkis and Jeffrey White to it’s Science and Technology Council 2021-2022 membership, bringing its roster to 25 individuals.
Pierce’s previous roles include working as an assistant chief and chief operations officer at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at the Library of Congress — where he was responsible for the acquisition, conservation, documentation and digitization of the public archives of motion pictures, TV and radio sound. Pierce has been an Academy Member-at-Large since 2019.
Serkis is an award-winning actor with performances including “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “King Kong,” “The Planet of the Apes” trilogy, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and will next appear in “The Batman.” He has been a member of the Academy’s Actors Branch since 2012.
White, who is currently an executive producer consulting with Drafthouse Films,...
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have appointed David Pierce, Andy Serkis and Jeffrey White to it’s Science and Technology Council 2021-2022 membership, bringing its roster to 25 individuals.
Pierce’s previous roles include working as an assistant chief and chief operations officer at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at the Library of Congress — where he was responsible for the acquisition, conservation, documentation and digitization of the public archives of motion pictures, TV and radio sound. Pierce has been an Academy Member-at-Large since 2019.
Serkis is an award-winning actor with performances including “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “King Kong,” “The Planet of the Apes” trilogy, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and will next appear in “The Batman.” He has been a member of the Academy’s Actors Branch since 2012.
White, who is currently an executive producer consulting with Drafthouse Films,...
- 12/7/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
This engaging music doc recounts the time the band enjoyed a spiritual summer of love in Rishikesh, and briefly turned the whole world on to India
The memory of the Beatles’ relationship with India is revived in this engaging documentary, and if there isn’t much really new here, it’s still salutary to be reminded of how these four young men – and it’s amazing to remember that they were only in their 20s, as Craig Brown’s book One Two Three Four points out – used their colossal influence, greater than any politician or movie star or religious leader, to direct the world’s attention to India, a country which until then had been opaque for many in the west.
The film amusingly notes that, before this, India had been just as crazed with western Beatlemania as anyone else, with a popular Beatles-style band called the Savages, and Shammi Kapoor...
The memory of the Beatles’ relationship with India is revived in this engaging documentary, and if there isn’t much really new here, it’s still salutary to be reminded of how these four young men – and it’s amazing to remember that they were only in their 20s, as Craig Brown’s book One Two Three Four points out – used their colossal influence, greater than any politician or movie star or religious leader, to direct the world’s attention to India, a country which until then had been opaque for many in the west.
The film amusingly notes that, before this, India had been just as crazed with western Beatlemania as anyone else, with a popular Beatles-style band called the Savages, and Shammi Kapoor...
- 10/1/2021
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Alison Mosshart and more perform from quarantine on the latest installment of Third Man Records’ Public Access web series.
The episode features Moore playing a song titled “Mantra for D.A. Levy,” while Mosshart — vocalist for the Kills and Jack White’s the Dead Weather — opened the show with a spoken-word piece titled “Roadkill.” Other performers include the Nude Party, Detroit singer-songwriter Anna Burch, Pavement’s Spiral Stairs, Craig Brown, members of the Go, Liz Cooper and more. Poet Janaka Stucky also shared an excerpt...
The episode features Moore playing a song titled “Mantra for D.A. Levy,” while Mosshart — vocalist for the Kills and Jack White’s the Dead Weather — opened the show with a spoken-word piece titled “Roadkill.” Other performers include the Nude Party, Detroit singer-songwriter Anna Burch, Pavement’s Spiral Stairs, Craig Brown, members of the Go, Liz Cooper and more. Poet Janaka Stucky also shared an excerpt...
- 5/18/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Did you know that the horoscope you read every day in a newspaper, magazine, or on your favorite website has a fascinating connection to Princess Margaret? Yes, the Princess Margaret - younger sister to Queen Elizabeth II, she of biting British wit, headline-making romances, and extravagant morning routines. As crazy as it may sound, Margaret is pretty much the sole reason that sun sign horoscopes exist. You're probably wondering how the hell this is possible, right? In his inventive new biography, Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, journalist Craig Brown details how daily and weekly horoscope columns came to be, thanks to one astrologer and one newborn princess. And as a huge fan of both astrology and the British royal family, my mind was basically blown.
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Hrh Princess Margaret Rose was born on Aug. 21, 1930 to the then-Duke and Duchess of York,...
Related: How Did Princess Margaret Die? The Depressing End to an Unconventional Royal Life
Hrh Princess Margaret Rose was born on Aug. 21, 1930 to the then-Duke and Duchess of York,...
- 3/8/2019
- by Britt Stephens
- Popsugar.com
A moody new acoustic release by an East Nashville staple, a smoldering torch song from a rockabilly ingenue and a personal love song from a rising pop-country artist make up the tracks you must hear this week.
Bob Lewis, “All My Sins”
With guests ranging from Aaron Lee Tasjan to Jamie Kent, songwriter Bob Lewis’s new album End of an Error feels like a lo-fi love letter postmarked from somewhere deep within the East Nashville Americana underground. He gets pensive with the acoustic “All My Sins,” where he traces...
Bob Lewis, “All My Sins”
With guests ranging from Aaron Lee Tasjan to Jamie Kent, songwriter Bob Lewis’s new album End of an Error feels like a lo-fi love letter postmarked from somewhere deep within the East Nashville Americana underground. He gets pensive with the acoustic “All My Sins,” where he traces...
- 11/9/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
We knew The Crown wasn't enough! Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret, sadly died in 2002, but before her passing, she was one of the most interesting (and scandalous!) royals out there. And today, many royal fans are curious to learn more about her memorable life. And they're in luck! According to The Telegraph, the BBC is working on a new documentary about Margaret. The news outlet says it will be about her "life and loves." Could you think you anything more intriguing than that? (Photo Credit: Getty Images) The documentary will also allegedly feature interviews with some very prominent people that were in Margaret's life. The outlet reports we will get to watch interviews with authors who have written about her and have knowledge of the royal family including Christopher Warwick, Anne de Courcy, and Craig Brown. In addition, Margaret's childhood friend and eventual lady-in-waiting, Lady Anne Glenconner, will speak about the late royal.
- 8/2/2018
- by Samantha Faragalli
- Closer Weekly
There is much more to know about Princess Margaret than her doomed love affair, her taste for liquor and her epic put-downs.
Now a new generation of royals fans will be introduced to her wild marriage to society photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, a central theme of season two of The Crown.
Margaret (Vanessa Kirby) married Armstrong-Jones (Downton Abbey‘s Matthew Goode) in May 1960 — but even while they planned their engagement, the groom-to-be was still conducting another affair.
As he prepared to head to Queen Elizabeth’s Scottish retreat of Balmoral in the fall of 1959, Armstrong-Jones was sleeping with Camilla Fry, who...
Now a new generation of royals fans will be introduced to her wild marriage to society photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, a central theme of season two of The Crown.
Margaret (Vanessa Kirby) married Armstrong-Jones (Downton Abbey‘s Matthew Goode) in May 1960 — but even while they planned their engagement, the groom-to-be was still conducting another affair.
As he prepared to head to Queen Elizabeth’s Scottish retreat of Balmoral in the fall of 1959, Armstrong-Jones was sleeping with Camilla Fry, who...
- 12/12/2017
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
Rupert Everett narrates designer Cecil Beaton’s diaries in Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s sympathetic study of his life and influence on British style
Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s previous documentary was a portrait of art patron Peggy Guggenheim, and this study of Cecil Beaton is in the same celebratory mode. This was the British designer, photographer, social alpinist and Bright Young Thing who suffered a scandal after making an antisemitic slur in the 1930s, but after his craven, miserable (and sincere) apology for this silly shock tactic, he enjoyed royal patronage from the then Queen Elizabeth and was rehabilitated with the approach of war, during which he took valuable reportage pictures for Life magazine. He went on to create the look for the movie version of My Fair Lady, and maintained his own slightly quaint neo-Edwardian aesthetic for fashion magazines well into the swinging 60s. The film is intelligent, thorough and sympathetic,...
Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s previous documentary was a portrait of art patron Peggy Guggenheim, and this study of Cecil Beaton is in the same celebratory mode. This was the British designer, photographer, social alpinist and Bright Young Thing who suffered a scandal after making an antisemitic slur in the 1930s, but after his craven, miserable (and sincere) apology for this silly shock tactic, he enjoyed royal patronage from the then Queen Elizabeth and was rehabilitated with the approach of war, during which he took valuable reportage pictures for Life magazine. He went on to create the look for the movie version of My Fair Lady, and maintained his own slightly quaint neo-Edwardian aesthetic for fashion magazines well into the swinging 60s. The film is intelligent, thorough and sympathetic,...
- 12/1/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Take a glimpse inside Princess Margaret‘s indulgent morning routine!
According to an excerpt from Ma’am Darling by Craig Brown, which was posted on Twitter by writer Gareth Roberts, the then 25-year-old royal would start her day with breakfast in bed, followed by two hours in bed listening to the radio, reading the newspapers (“which she invariably left scattered over the floor”) … and chain-smoking.
Margaret, who was quite the social butterfly as evidenced in Netflix’s The Crown, would then take a leisurely hour-long bath run for her by her lady’s maid.
At noon, she would have her hair and make-up done,...
According to an excerpt from Ma’am Darling by Craig Brown, which was posted on Twitter by writer Gareth Roberts, the then 25-year-old royal would start her day with breakfast in bed, followed by two hours in bed listening to the radio, reading the newspapers (“which she invariably left scattered over the floor”) … and chain-smoking.
Margaret, who was quite the social butterfly as evidenced in Netflix’s The Crown, would then take a leisurely hour-long bath run for her by her lady’s maid.
At noon, she would have her hair and make-up done,...
- 10/23/2017
- by Erin Hill
- PEOPLE.com
Margo Price, Lillie Mae, the Craig Brown Band and Joshua Hedley are digging down (literally) to their country roots for a one-of-a-kind music experience hundreds of feet underground.
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is teaming up with Jack White’s Third Man Records for a unique concert event on Sept. 29. The performance is part of an extension of the state’s Snapchat Concert Series, which launched last year, and their ongoing “The Soundtrack of America. Made in Tennessee” brand campaign.
White is set to host the event, which will take place at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tn. The venue...
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is teaming up with Jack White’s Third Man Records for a unique concert event on Sept. 29. The performance is part of an extension of the state’s Snapchat Concert Series, which launched last year, and their ongoing “The Soundtrack of America. Made in Tennessee” brand campaign.
White is set to host the event, which will take place at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tn. The venue...
- 9/12/2017
- by Nicole Sands
- PEOPLE.com
Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon play one of history’s oddest couples in this entertaining account of the day Presley arrived unannounced at the White House
Related: Elvis and Nixon, Reagan and Jacko, Jagger and Blair … when pop stars and politicians collide | Craig Brown
If Oliver Stone and Peter Morgan ever decided to team up for a larky look at the darker conspiratorial currents of pop culture during the Nixon presidency, it might look like this entertaining, lenient reimagining of the most bizarre unofficial summit meeting in Us history, drenched in retrospective irony and postmodern absurdity. This was the encounter of Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley in 1970 in the Oval Office, commemorated with an official handshake photograph. Maybe Stewart Lee could create an opera based on this, like John Adams’s Nixon in China.
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Related: Elvis and Nixon, Reagan and Jacko, Jagger and Blair … when pop stars and politicians collide | Craig Brown
If Oliver Stone and Peter Morgan ever decided to team up for a larky look at the darker conspiratorial currents of pop culture during the Nixon presidency, it might look like this entertaining, lenient reimagining of the most bizarre unofficial summit meeting in Us history, drenched in retrospective irony and postmodern absurdity. This was the encounter of Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley in 1970 in the Oval Office, commemorated with an official handshake photograph. Maybe Stewart Lee could create an opera based on this, like John Adams’s Nixon in China.
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- 6/23/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Stephen Dunn’s drama and recent Toronto selection earned the filmmaker Best Atlantic Director and Best Atlantic Screenwriter honours at the 35th annual event in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The festival ran in Halifax from September 17-24 and winners were announced at the The Industry Awards Reception on Sunday.
The winners include:
Best Atlantic Feature
Undone, Director X
Best Atlantic Short
4 Quarters, Ashley McKenzie
Best Atlantic Documentary
Strange And Familiar: Architecture On Fogo Island, Katherine Knight and Marcia Connolly
Best Atlantic Short Documentary
The Weir: Fishing Fundy’s Giant Tides, Jerry Lockett
Best Atlantic Animation
Alien Love Story, Ron McDougall
Best Atlantic Director
Closet Monster (pictured), Stephen Dunn
Best Atlantic Screenwriter
Closet Monster, Stephen Dunn
Best Atlantic Cinematographer
Strange And Familiar: Architecture On Fogo Island, Marcia Connolly
Best Atlantic Original Score
North Mountain, Lukas Pearse and Mike Ritchie
Joan Orenstein Award for Outstanding Performance by Actress
Your Money Or Your Wife, Meredith MacNeill
David...
The festival ran in Halifax from September 17-24 and winners were announced at the The Industry Awards Reception on Sunday.
The winners include:
Best Atlantic Feature
Undone, Director X
Best Atlantic Short
4 Quarters, Ashley McKenzie
Best Atlantic Documentary
Strange And Familiar: Architecture On Fogo Island, Katherine Knight and Marcia Connolly
Best Atlantic Short Documentary
The Weir: Fishing Fundy’s Giant Tides, Jerry Lockett
Best Atlantic Animation
Alien Love Story, Ron McDougall
Best Atlantic Director
Closet Monster (pictured), Stephen Dunn
Best Atlantic Screenwriter
Closet Monster, Stephen Dunn
Best Atlantic Cinematographer
Strange And Familiar: Architecture On Fogo Island, Marcia Connolly
Best Atlantic Original Score
North Mountain, Lukas Pearse and Mike Ritchie
Joan Orenstein Award for Outstanding Performance by Actress
Your Money Or Your Wife, Meredith MacNeill
David...
- 9/21/2015
- ScreenDaily
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