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Lewisohn with Conan O’Brien on Serious Jibber-Jabber
Comedy legend (and serious Beatle fan) Conan O’Brien has just interviewed Beatle legend (and serious Beatle fan) Mark Lewisohn on his chat show “Serious Jibber-Jabber.” It’s well worth a listen. “Most of the books you have read, upon which you base your knowledge,” Lewisohn begins, “in terms of biography they only skim the surface. The […]
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London researchers say Beatles not revolutionary
NANCY CARR * A study just issued by researchers at Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London asserts that the Beatles’ success in mid-60s America was anything but revolutionary. According to Professor Armand Leroi, the paper’s senior author, “They were good looking boys with great haircuts and British accents but as far as their […]
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Mark Lewisohn Interviewed at Critics at Large
DEVIN McKINNEY • One of my colleagues at Critics at Large, Toronto-based arts critic Deirdre Kelly, has scored a dynamite interview with Mark Lewisohn, recently in T-Town for a screening of the Hard Day’s Night re-release and a book-signing. The interview is both substantial and delightful, especially for we who so eagerly consumed Tune In […]
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Lewisohn’s “Tune In” Extended Edition back in print
Update for anyone who didn’t seize a copy of the two-volume, extended version of Vol 1 of Mark Lewisohn’s definitive biography of the Beatles: due to popular demand, it’s been reprinted and is in stock in the U.K. You can buy a copy here. My advice is not to sleep on this, if you’re interested. […]
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Lewisohn: Tune-In Extended Edition No Longer Available in the US
Eagle-eyed commenter Sandy wrote, late last night: I don’t know if anyone is interested but here you go from Mark [Lewisohn]’s twitter today: “The extended edition of Tune In has sold out and is now unavailable. Another print may or may not be scheduled at some future time. The e-book (issued in two halves) IS […]
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Lewisohn review round-up
For those of you who have asked for details on what can only be called “revelations” regarding George Martin’s forced signing of The Beatles, Tim Riley’s review in the NYT spills the beans on that. He also notes Lewisohn’s possible debunking of Lennon’s Choice between Alf and Julia though—to his credit, I think—Riley doesn’t really […]
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Mark Lewisohn’s “Tune In” Worth the Wait, Says Beatles Blogger
DEVIN McKINNEY • I hope you’ll all toggle over to the arts blog Critics at Large, where I’m a contributor, to read my review of Mark Lewisohn’s Tune In, volume one of his three-part Beatles biography. I know, posting that request here is a bit like asking one’s lover to have dinner at the home […]