A 2010 Liverpool Culture Blog message from Ringo Starr

No more fan mail, please. I’m spending all of my time dealing with your bloody fan mail.

Macca at LIPA

Dave Evans has sent over an image of Sir Paul McCartney at LIPA from last week.

Macca was speaking at a graduation ceremony for LIPA, er, graduates last week – with Will Yojng and Joe McGann also in attendance.

Presumably Paul got a better reception than Ringo the last time he was here.

Ringo Starr: A life in adverts

I’ve been pondering Ringo Starr’s latest advert, in which he suggests that all of his fame and fortune are down to him changing his name from Richard Starkey to Ringo Starr – rather than the songwriting genius of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Charnock and Russell's Top 7 Liverpool Albums of All Time

I asked esteemed countrysmiths Charnock and Russell to compile a Top Ten Liverpool albums article for Liverpool Culture Blog, fully aware that I’d get a list of Beatles-and-Shack-based folky stuff.

Ringo and Liverpool: Saying goodbye to Madryn Street

Ringo Starr’s birthplace number nine Madryn Street in the Dingle has no cultural significance as should be demolished, according to Liverpool City council and the National Trust

Ringo Starr in decapitation headline horror

The news that a topiary statue of Ringo Starr in Liverpool has been decapitated will not surprise anyone living in Merseyside