MAY 8 |
THE BEATLES RELEASE THEIR LAST ALBUM OF ORIGINAL STUDIO MATERIAL, “LET IT BE” TODAY IN 1970. IT WAS ACTUALLY RECORDED BEFORE THE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ‘ABBEY ROAD’ AND ORIGINALLY TO BE CALLED “GET BACK”.
IN 2022 U2’S BONO AND THE EDGE PLAY AN ACOUSTIC SET AT A SUBWAY STATION IN KYIV THAT HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A BOMB SHELTER. THEIR APPEARANCE IS IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE, WHICH WAS INVADED BY RUSSIA MONTHS EARLIER. THIS PERFORMANCE INCLUDED U2 HITS LIKE “WITH OR WITHOUT YOU,” “DESIRE,” “ANGEL OF HARLEM,” AND “VERTIGO”.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MAN BEHIND THE KIT IN VAN HALEN KEEPING THE BEAT FOR HIS BROTHER ON GUITAR, ALEX VAN HALEN IS TURNING 71
