When John Lennon thought he was Robin Hood
A new documentary sheds light on the 18 months that the former Beatle and Yoko Ono spent in a small New York apartment, becoming standard-bearers for leftist movements
A new documentary sheds light on the 18 months that the former Beatle and Yoko Ono spent in a small New York apartment, becoming standard-bearers for leftist movements
Allen Klein had a fearsome reputation in the music industry: he detected rigged accounts and attempts to cheat artists. What they didn’t know was that Klein, in the end, was always looking out for himself
May Pang was the Beatle’s partner for 18 months while he was estranged from Yoko Ono (who nonetheless oversaw many aspects of their relationship.) Now, she’s sticking up for their personally and artistically fertile time together, and refuting unsavory rumors
In the context of 1970, Lindsay-Hogg’s film was the chronicle of a band in disarray. Disney has released a version restored by Peter Jackson’s team, which today is seen as a display of talent
Heartfelt tributes are being paid to Kurt Cobain, who left us 30 years ago, but none to Lee Brilleaux, a British rock figure who died a few hours before him and was relegated to a footnote in an obituary
A politically tinged tweet references the symbolism and history of the glasses worn by the artist who was more famous than Jesus. The Beatle started using them in Almeria, Spain, and they ended up as a global icon
With a stellar cast, an unprecedented production design and music by Pink Floyd, it had everything required to become one of the biggest films of the 20th century. But no one in Hollywood wanted to support it. It turns out, however, that there was no need: today, it’s a cult classic, without even existing
A century and a half after its inauguration, this neo-Gothic icon of New York luxury architecture continues to make headlines. The last celebrity to abandon it was Yoko Ono
The newest Beatles documentaries on different platforms showcase Paul’s talent and leadership in the last years of the band
‘The Beatles and India’ documentary reveals a bitter experience with a guru that changed them in unexpected ways
‘Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God’ is an HBO documentary about the sect that ended with the discovery of a blue corpse in 2021. The film delves into the paranoid fantasies of the cult’s followers, many of whom had harsh lives and felt forgotten by the system
In the latest episode of his podcast, the singer pays tribute to his friend and partner in The Beatles and reveals insights into their friendship and what it was like working with him: ‘Often we’ll sort of refer to, What would John say to this?’
Craig Brown proposes a new type of biography, which leaves out ‘the boring parts’
A series of misfortunes cut short the career of Alex Chilton and Chris Bell’s band, an inspiration for alternative rock. Now, the sole surviving member will tour with a group of admirers, including R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, to play the Memphis band’s repertoire
The ‘Now and Then’ mini-documentary focuses on demos John left unfinished, expecting that McCartney would complete them
Specialists discuss the role of AI in the quality, appropriateness and contributions on the track just released by the most profitable brand in rock history
The track comes from the same batch of unreleased demos written by the late John Lennon, which were taken by his former bandmates to construct the songs ‘Free As a Bird’ and ‘Real Love’
He also said the forthcoming AI-assisted Beatles track is the final song, ever, to feature “John, Paul, George, and Ringo.”
Wenner created a firestorm doing publicity for his new book ‘The Masters,’ which does not include any interviews with women or Black musicians
Sotheby’s says the sale price of nearly 700,000 pounds more than doubled the amount paid for John Lennon’s leather and bead talisman in 2008
The music journalist made many key cultural moments of the 1960s possible. Then, he disappeared
Half a century before Eva Amaral sang bare-chested, John Lennon and Yoko Ono displayed their bodies on the cover of ‘Two Virgins,’ ‘Hair’ caused a scandal and Glastonbury danced nude
Parkinson’s career included interviews with celebrities such as Muhammed Ali, David Bowie and John Lennon
Today, July 26, the renowned Rolling Stones vocalist enters his eighth decade on earth. We take a look back at one of the band’s most iconic moments. This fall, the group will release its first album of new songs in 18 years
Since she began her career in the 1980s, she has illustrated the trials of Mark David Chapman, R. Kelly, Donald Trump and others
The British musician leaves the stage after recording more than 40 albums and earning the admiration of dozens of musicians who have shaken off the prejudices surrounding his quirky personality
A group of specialized journalists chooses the most irritating pieces by rock and pop icons