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Take Some Old Songs and Make Them Newer: The Beatles’ ‘Hey Jude’ at 50

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1970, Allen Klein, Apple Corps, Can't Buy Me Love, George, George Harrison, Hey Jude, John Lennon, Lady Madonna, Old Brown Shoe, Paul McCartney, Rain, Revolution, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

A closer look into the reflective first release in the Fabs’ final year together

Indie Rock

David Dondero: Living In The Material World

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments David Dondero, Fluff & Gravy Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, John Lennon, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul & Mary, The Filter Bubble Blues, the Weavers, Woody Guthrie

The unsung indie pop icon dissects our modern age

Electronics Pop Psychedelics Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Abbey Road’s 50-Year Makeover

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Robert Baird 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Abbey Road, Because, Carry That Weight, Come Together, George Harrison, George Martin, Giles Martin, Here Comes The Sun, John Lennon, Olivia Harrison, Paul McCartney, Something, Sun King, The Beatles, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

The Beatles’ final studio masterpiece is given the anniversary deluxe treatment with savory results

Remembrance

Where Were You the Night John Lennon…

December 8, 2019March 24, 2020 Sam Felder 0 Comments 1980, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, Norwegian Wood, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A former on-call intern recounts the assassination that shook the NYC medical community to its core

Pop Radio Records Rock

Don’t Ever Change: The Beatles’ Live at the BBC at 25

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, British Broadcasting Company, Capitol Records, George Harrison, John Lennon, Live at the BBC, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, the BBC, The Beatles

The first major Beatles reissue of the 90s attempted to untangle the nest of wires that was the Fab Four’s adventures on the BEEB

Pop Rock

ALBUMS: What’s His Name? If You’ve Forgotten, Ringo’s Happy to Offer One More Reminder

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Capitol Records, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ringo Starr All Starr Band, The Beatles, What's My Name?

A look at the 79-year-old Starr’s 20th solo endeavor

Pop

Pop Top 40 – Hot 100 Singles: Week Ending August 30, 1969

August 28, 2019September 4, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments A Boy Named Sue, Aretha Franklin, Billboard, Bob Dylan, Choice of Colors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Easy to Be Hard, Get Together, Green River, In the Year 2525, John Lennon, Lay Lady Lay, Mama Cass, Neil Diamond, Polk Salad Annie, The Archies, The Rolling Stones, The Youngbloods, Tom Jones, Tommy James and the Shondells

A look back at the pop charts as the Summer of ’69 drew to a close

Bossa Nova Pop Rock

Summer of ’64: The Beatles and a Girl From Ipanema

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments Astrud Gilberto, Brazil, Dave Clark 5, Dusty Springfield, George Harrison, Joao Gilberto, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, She Loves You, Stan Getz, Summer 1964, The Beatles, The Girl From Ipanema, WNEW

Mitchell Cohen reminisces about a summer to remember for New York radio

Blues Pop Rock

Step Right Up: The Blurry Eyed Royalty of the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus

June 9, 2019June 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Marianne Faithfull, Taj Mahal, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Yoko Ono

A new box set looks back at the quintessential rock commune under the Big Top

Pop Rock

Met The Beatles

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 Carey Budnick 2 Comments 1964, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

I greeted The Fab Four when they arrived in America in 1964

Experimental

You Are Cordially Invited

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Apple Records, John Lennon, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

John and Yoko’s Wedding Album turns 50 with a luxe reissue

Pop Rock

Get Back To Where You Once Belonged

February 8, 2019February 12, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

The Long and Winding Road to the Reissue of The Beatles’ Let It Be

Remembrance Rock

Yoko and the Yippies

December 17, 2018December 20, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments Fantagraphics Books, Jerry Rubin, John Lennon, Omnivore Recordings, Pat Thomas, Yoko Ono

An exclusive chat with author Pat Thomas on the heavy history between John Lennon and Jerry Rubin

Pop World

The Apple of India

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments George Harrison, Jane Birkin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

George Harrison’s Wonderwall Music at 50

Experimental Rock

John and Yoko Strip Down The Sentiment… And Themselves

November 11, 2018January 1, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1968, 50th anniversary, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

It was 50 Years Ago this Month: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Record Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins

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