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The Last Secret of The Beatles

October 21, 2021October 26, 2021 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Beatles, Brian Epstein, George Harrison, John Lennon, Neil Aspinall, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Why was Pete Best really fired?

Beatle

Above Us Only Sky: Imagine at 50

September 9, 2021September 21, 2021 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Crippled Inside, George Harrison, GIMME SOME TRUTH, Imagine, Jealous Guy, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A half century later, John Lennon’s second solo LP still stands as a towering testament to his artistry beyond The Beatles

Experimental New Wave Pop

Goodbye Sadness: Season Of Glass at 40

July 13, 2021August 4, 2021 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1981, Geffen, John Lennon, MTV, Season of Glass, The Beatles, Walking on Thin Ice, Yoko Ono

The most accessible Yoko Ono album was made in the immediacy of her heartbreak over John Lennon’s murder

Progressive Rock Rock

Tony Levin at 75

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, Joan Armatrading, John Lennon, King Crimson, Lou Reed, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, The Roches, Tom Waits, Tony Levin

An exclusive birthday chat with the bass legend about his time with King Crimson, John Lennon, Peter Gabriel and more

Beatle Pop Soul

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Meet The Beatles

May 2, 2021May 2, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 5th Dimension, Billy Davis Jr., Blackbird, Blackbird: Lennon and McCartney Icons, John Lennon, Marilyn McCoo, Paul McCartney, Solid Gold, The Beatles

With a remarkable new album dedicated to the songs of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the 5th Dimension power couple share new meanings in the music

Retail

Rock & Roll Globe Shop Is Open

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 1 Comment coffee, guitar picks, John Lennon, mug, retail, Rock & Roll Globe, shirts, shop, store

Free John Lennon sticker with every purchase – T-shirts, mugs and guitar picks

Pop Radio Remembrance Rock

Phil Spector’s Selfish Symphonies

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Axel Stordahl, Brian Wilson, George Harrison, Guy Stevens, Jack Nitzsche, Jerry Wexler, John Hammond, John Lennon, Mitch Miller, Mutt Lange, Phil Spector, Rick Rubin, Ringo Starr, Sam Phillips, Shadow Morton, The Beatles, Tony Hatch

His classic 1960’s productions feature everything and the kitchen sink, but omit any room for us or our experience

Beatle

Meet Chas Newby, the Beatles’ First Left-Handed Bassist

December 21, 2020December 22, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Chas Newby, George Harrison, Jimmy Nicol, John Lennon, Johnny Hutchinson, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, Ringo Starr, Skiffle, Stuart Sutcliffe., The Beatles, The Quarrymen, Tommy Moore

An exclusive chat with the man who spent a fortnight in an embryonic incarnation of the future Fabs

Beatle

A New Door Opens: Rubber Soul at 55

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1965, Capitol, George Harrison, John Lennon, Parlophone, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rubber Soul, The Beatles

Remembering the first Beatles album that truly mattered

Beatle Remembrance

“An Unspeakable Tragedy”

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, Darby Crash, John Lennon, The Germs, Yoko Ono

What John Lennon’s death means to me

Beatle New Wave Pop

Every Day, In Every Way, It’s Getting Better and Better: Double Fantasy at 40

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 1980, Double Fantasy, Geffen, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Looking back on 40 years of John and Yoko’s immortal love letter to their life together

Beatle Remembrance

Where Were You the Night John Lennon…

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Sam Felder 2 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

Music Journalism

Famous Quotes Vol. 14: December 2020

December 6, 2020December 5, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bill Million, Blag Dahlia, Corin Tucker, Famous Quotes, Filthy Friends, Glenn Mercer, J. Geils Band, Jack Douglas, Jay Geils, Jim Sullivan, John Lennon, Peter Buck, R.E.M., SLEATER-KINNEY, The Dwarves., The Feelies, Walking on Thin Ice, Yoko Ono

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

Beatle Retail

Happy Crimble: Celebrating 12 Days of The Beatles

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Apple Corps, George Harrison, John Lennon, Legacy Recordings, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Fab Four, The Thread Shop

Sony Music’s The Thread Shop comes together with Apple Corps Ltd. to open a Fab new digital pop-up shop for the holiday season

Beatle Remembrance

Lennon at 80

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1980, 80th birthday, Imagine, John Lennon, Joy Division, Paul McCartney, Sean Ono Lennon, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

A personal reflection on John from a writer who shares a birthday with the late, great Beatle

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