Time flies. 1962 was the ‘official’ start to The Beatles history as far as we knew it. Their first single was issued in October. But before we get there, let’s start at the beginning. January 1, 1962 was the big day of the Decca audition session. Brian Epstein had become manager in November of ’61 [...]

“P.S. I Love You” was only the second original song (after “Love Me Do”) that The Beatles recorded with Parlophone. It’s definitely not among my top 100 Beatles songs but it is interesting to listen to it thinking of all of the great songs to come (ie: are there any hints in this song of [...]

I’m starting a new series today on The Beatles songs. Each entry will be an “in depth” look at that particular song including my own opinion on that song and some facts about it. I plan on covering every original song that they recorded & released from 1962 through 1970 as well as some of [...]

Cliff Burton was born on February 10th of 1962 in Castro Valley, California. He is best known as the bassist for Metallica for their first three albums; 1983′s Kill ‘Em All, 1984′s Ride the Lightning, and 1986′s Master of Puppets. “(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth” from Kill ‘Em All is probably the best example of his bass [...]

John Squire was born on November 24th of 1962 in England. He is most well known for his work as lead guitarist for The Stone Roses, a band he formed with lead singer Ian Brown in the 1980s. The Stone Roses’ self titled debut album, released in 1989, has received a huge amount of critical [...]

Kirk Hammett was born on November 18th of 1962 in San Francisco, California. Hammett is most well known as the lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Metallica. He joined the band in 1983 after their original lead guitarist, Dave Mustaine, was kicked out of the band due to alcohol & drug related problems. Metallica [...]

Gary “Mani” Mounfield was born on November 16th of 1962 in England. Mounfield is mostly referred to by his nickname “Mani” and is most well known as the bassist for The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, two of the most critically acclaimed bands of the last 20 years. The Stone Roses released only two albums [...]