beatles Archive
04 Mar 2020
Take Some Old Songs and Make Them Newer: The Beatles’ ‘Hey Jude’ at 50
In light of the fact that they’re the most popular rock act in the history of music, the Beatles’ catalog is more than a bit confusing. Though CD-era reissues were […]
13 Jan 2020
Don’t Ever Change: The Beatles’ ‘Live at the BBC’ at 25
The Beatles’ final album, Let it Be, was released in May 1970. With the exception of the 1977 LP The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl and two same-named but […]
03 Jan 2020
The ‘It Was Fifty Years Ago Today’ Tour, Part Two
The continuing story of the Beatles’ White Album Continued from Part One… Todd Rundgren readily admits that he views The Beatles as an uneven record. “The album is incoherent,” he […]
02 Jan 2020
The ‘It Was Fifty Years Ago Today’ Tour, Part One
The continuing story of the Beatles’ White Album Tribute concerts and tours are a fixture of today’s live music experience. Sometimes they’re self-tribute: Legacy acts take advantage of decades of […]
13 Jul 2019
Every Sound There Is: Asheville Music School Takes on the Beatles’ ‘Revolver’
Created in the space of just over six years, the Beatles’ body of work ranks among the most important and influential music ever made. And for the fourth year in […]
25 Feb 2019
A Conversation with Producer Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas is among the most celebrated and admired record producers of the rock era. Beginning with the Beatles, he went on to work with many of the top acts […]
28 Oct 2016
Album Mini-review: The Beatles — Live at the Hollywood Bowl
File next to: 1960s Rolling Stones, 1950s Elvis The act you’ve known for all these years is back. While the Beatles split in 1969, their shadow has loomed upon the […]
21 Dec 2015
DVD Review: Drop In 1963-1965
It’s a well-established part of 20th century pop culture history: the world – or at the very least North America – changed irrevocably in February 1964 when The Beatles appeared […]
21 Sep 2015
Book Review: Baby You’re a Rich Man
One can and should be forgiven for greeting the news of yet another book about The Beatles with more than a hint of skepticism. I mean, the Beatles phenomenon has […]
08 Sep 2015
Hundred-word Reviews for September, Part 7 of 8
Today features hundred word reviews of archival and reissue releases from American and overseas labels. The Brecker Brothers – The Bottom Line Archive This is the latest from the new […]