Hear Me Out: ‘Paul McCartney is dead’ was a marketing psyop
Mysteries and mischief.
Beatlemania
The tour that ruined Brian Wilson’s love of performing
“I felt I had no choice, I was run down mentally and emotionally”
Your screaming teenaged granny actually saved The Beatles
What frustrated the band in the early ’60s made them far more interesting in the late ’60s.
“It’s downright educational”: George Harrison on the movie that captured Beatlemania
An inexplicable phenomena.
The strange origins of ‘Shipping’: did Beatlemania spark fan fascination with sexuality?
A new type of fan culture.
Paul McCartney reflects on the rise of Beatlemania: “Experiencing a sexual awakening”
“We finally had to admit that we would not, as we had originally feared, just fizzle out as many groups do.”
