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  • Why the “Let It Be” film stayed locked away for years

    The Let It Be documentary follows the Beatles during their final stretch as a working band. The film captures rehearsals, arguments, silences, and moments of that feel downright uncomfortable to watch. After its release in 1970, the film slipped out of circulation for decades. Legal red tape kept it there. For many Beatles fans, the…

  • Northern Songs: How Lennon-McCartney Lost Control

    John Lennon and Paul McCartney began writing songs together as teenagers. Those songs became the foundation of the Beatles and, within a few years, one of the most valuable publishing catalogs in popular music. The shift from songwriting to corporate ownership arrived early, quietly, and with consequences that followed both men for the rest of…