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March 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Music Feature: Ringo Starr’s Greatest Hits

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. So I was keen, straight away, to talk Ringo Starr. Now Ringo’s legacy stays entirely with the band. He […]

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February 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Beatles Theory

A lot of people seem to think that Paul McCartney and John Lennon hated each other – were competitive, and the band broke up, and that Yoko was a pesky nuisance as well. The Yoko thing? That’s mostly racism. And sexism too. Paul and John are on the record as having had a bit of […]

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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack

“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]

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April 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 913

John Lennon, Imagine (1971) I don’t reckon I ever gave this one a fair go. I do love a lot of John Lennon’s material post-Beatles – how could you not? Unless you weren’t a Beatles fan at all, ever. In which case why are you reading this anyway? I think maybe I dismissed this album […]

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November 30, 2014 by Katy

The Vinyl Countdown # 986

Ringo Starr, Ringo (1973) Sure, sure, you can say that if he wasn’t in The Beatles then Ringo Starr wouldn’t have had a solo career. But he was in The Beatles. And so he had a solo career – kinda. And still does – sorta. And even if you don’t like many of his albums […]