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.
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Graphic Novel ‘The Beatles Yellow Submarine’ Is Pure Delight
Bill Morrison's The Beatles Yellow Submarine mixes its psychedelia to fully represent the strange combinations found in George Dunning's 1968 film.
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.
Really, Really Loving the Beatles: Carol Tyler’s ‘Fab4 Mania’
Tyler's excitement and seemingly never-ending thrill from the point of view of her younger self as a Beatles fan nearly leaps from the page.
‘Jimi Hendrix and Philosophy’ Is a Mixed Bag, Man
Jumping into the fire, howling wind, and bombs bursting in air with the uber rock god.
The 10 Most Famous Albums That Never Saw the Light of Day
Here's 10 albums that never happened but are still discussed among fans and often recreated in some shape or form by the original artists, inspired musicians, or just hungry fans.
Relisten Without Prejudice to Yoko Ono’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’
Americans in the ’70s would not accommodate a female Japanese performer of experimental music designed to provoke. Have we grown since then? Can we revisit Yoko Ono’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’ without prejudice?
The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2017
In 2017, the music world saw amazing reissues from all over the genre map, spanning rock titans to indie upstarts and jazz to soul.
Treasuring Memories of Paul McCartney on ‘One on One’ Tour
McCartney welcomed Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt out for a song at Madison Square Garden.
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.