The Beatles ‘Abbey Road Super Deluxe Edition’ Sounds Fresh and New
The Beatles 'Abbey Road Super Deluxe Edition' box set reissue is lovingly curated and mixed in stereo 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Atmos by Giles Martin and Sam Okell.
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono Share Their Wedding With the Masses on ‘Wedding Album’
The Wedding Album's "John & Yoko" is a brilliantly disquieting composition that exists unequivocally as an intentional, constructed art piece.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono: Imagine / Gimme Some Truth
Remastered video documents form part of the massive Imagine reissue program, and reveal a couple who were struggling to find the balance between the cool avant-garde and the comfortingly domestic.
The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2018
In 2018, the music world saw amazing reissues spanning rock titans to indie upstarts and electronic to pop of all stripes.
A Place for Us: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Legacy Captured in ‘Imagine John Yoko’
Imagine John Yoko is a beautifully curated recollection of a song, an album, successive films, and the legacy of peaceful idealism from the people who made it happen and carry on with the message.
The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ Sounds Glorious on the 50th Anniversary Edition
Sketches, alternatives, and a beautiful 50th anniversary restoration of the eponymously titled landmark Beatles double LP.
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Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 2 – Steve Reich to the Sex Pistols
PopMatters has scoured the musical spectrum for the best examples of the protest song form, including anthems of great popularity and obscurity alike. Stay tuned all week as we unveil the top 100.
Relisten Without Prejudice to Yoko Ono’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’
Americans in the '70s would not accommodate a female Japanese performer of experimental music that is designed to provoke. Have we grown since then?
Lost Chords, Major Chords, Minor Chords, Dissonant Counter-melodies: ‘Dreaming the Beatles’
This biography of the Beatles illustrates how their personality dynamics served as both a necessary elixir and an addictive poison in the creation of their music.
You’re Such a Lovely Audience: ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
Celebrating Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with a little help from their friends; Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Joe Cocker, Neil Young and the Mona Lisa Twins.
25 Classic Beatles Songs
These are not necessarily the “best songs" in the Beatles' storied catalogue, but these are the songs through which we might gain the deepest appreciation for their popular genius.
Various Artists: George Fest
Dhani Harrison’s historical document on music's methods of passage through time shows the anxiety of his father’s influence
