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, ...

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 ...

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. In addition to being a key member of the Bonzos — whose 1968 single “I’m the Urban Spaceman” was produced by Paul McCartney under ...

It’s not a Beatles reunion, but perhaps the next best thing: The Rutles, the inspired Beatles parody group created by Monty Python’s Eric Idle (Spamalot) and frequent Python musical contributor Neil ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. The original Rutles reunited for the first time! Well, they actually reunited for the movie showing previous to ...

It’s the reunion they said would never happen. The Rutles, the legendary “Prefab Four” of the British Invasion, will reunite in Los Angeles on March 17 for a 30th anniversary salute to the NBC special ...

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 ...

"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 ...

One of the stranger footnotes in both the Monty Python and Beatles stories is The Rutles, a comedy band creation of Neil Innes (The Bonzo Dog Band) and Eric Idle (Monty Python's Flying Circus). The ...