Paul McCartney Explores Childhood Memories in Sound
Paul McCartney’s newest EP, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, uses sound to vividly paint ordinary moments, both real and imagined, into memorable stories
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Paul McCartney’s First 1970s Classic Arrived in 1967
Can Paul McCartney’s so-called easy-listening bend, which began with “Hello Goodbye” and peaked in the 1970s, be another kind of greatness? Maybe so.
“Paul McCartney Is Dead”: The Hoax That Just Won’t Die
The “Paul McCartney Is Dead” hoax is so familiar to the public that it is taught in psychology courses to illustrate confirmation bias. Why won’t it just die, already?
20 of the Best New Wave Albums by Rock/Pop Artists
As the 1980s dawned and punk began to morph into new wave, many established artists altered their style to reach new audiences. We look at 20 of them.
Paul McCartney’s Beautiful Tribute to Lovely Linda McCartney
When Paul McCartney lost Linda McCartney in 1998, he described his grief as all-consuming, grief that haunts her sole solo studio album, ‘Wide Prairie’.
JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of June 2022
PopMatters jazz critic Will Layman rounds up the best new jazz albums of recent vintage, including some thoughts on Paul McCartney and Ron Carter.
The Beatles: Get Back, The Long and Riveting Epic
What is revealed with The Beatles: Get Back is a set of cumulative portraits that shed light not only on John, Paul, George, and Ringo but on all of us.
Paul McCartney Goes Back to the Home Studio for ‘McCartney III’
Pop's premiere one-man-band Paul McCartney makes the ultimate lockdown album in McCartney II.
10 Key Tracks From the British Synthpop Boom of 1980
It's 40 years since the first explosion of electronic songs revitalized the UK charts with futuristic subject matter, DIY aesthetics, and occasionally pompous lyrics. To celebrate, here's a chronological list of those Moog-infused tracks of 1980 that had the biggest impact.
Counterbalance No. 14: The Beatles – ‘The Beatles’ a.k.a. ‘The White Album’
The Beatles' 1968 self-titled double LP has been referenced by everyone from Joan Didion to Charles Manson and analyzed literally backward and forward. Mendelsohn and Klinger, always smiling and arriving late for tea, discuss the Number 14 album on the Big List.
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.