Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rutles superimposed on their logo Neil Innes would have liked to see the word ‘rutle’ in the dictionary. “As a verb,” he said, ...

George Harrison said The Rutles “liberated” him from The Beatles‘ legacy. For most of his solo career, George had to deal with being tied to his famous former band. He grew sick of it fast. However, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Below, Idle discusses his cancer recovery; how he convinced Paul McCartney to let him cover “Love Me Do” on The Masked Singer ...

The Museum of TV & Radio Festival pays homage Friday to the wickedly funny “The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash,” which is just about to be released on a special-edition DVD. Conceived, written and ...

"We're going to go back to the hamburger years," says Ron Nasty, introducing Merseybeat pastiche Goose-Step Mama and the band who are, "A legend that will live for a lifetime, long after other living ...

In 1978, The Beatles’ story was so well-known it inspired a film that spoofed every aspect of it: The Rutles. It features jokes about everything from Yoko Ono to Yellow Submarine to “Get Back.” Part ...

Time goes by, as we all know, naturally / People come and people go, naturally. English singer-songwriter Neil Innes wrote these lyrics for “Let’s Be Natural” in 1977 for the debut album by The Rutles ...

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The Rutles put yet another spin on pop-music reality with a 30th-anniversary event Monday in Hollywood that included what turned out to be the first performance ever by the four members of the ersatz ...

First came Paul vs. John, which begat Dirk vs. Nasty, which begat Eric vs. Neil. Monty Python member Eric Idle and comedic songwriter Neil Innes were the close friends and collaborators who created ...

I always knew the Rutles would last. It wasn’t just the trousers. It was the whole package. It was obvious to anyone who looked. In 1971, I landed my first job, working for their former publicist, the ...