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Music Reviews: ‘We Can Work It Out’ (An Anthology of Beatles Covers), plus the Kinks and Marcel Smith
A new Beatles covers collection features a fair number of luminous artists and a few famous covers, but the focus is more on obscure artists and recordings.
Read More »Music Blu-ray Review: The Beatles’ ‘Get Back’
The new film let you be a fly on the wall as the Beatles work through their issues, play with ideas, and develop material for "Let It Be," their last album.
Read More »TV Review: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Depicts a Time When All Our Troubles Seemed So Far Away
'The Beatles: Get Back' depicts a time when all our troubles seemed so far away.
Read More »Music Reviews: The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ Special Edition, plus Sean Rowe, Lizard Music, and Mark Rogers
The latest in a series of Beatles box sets focuses on 1970's 'Let It Be' and includes a previously unreleased alternate version of the album.
Read More »Music Reviews: An ‘Ultimate’ Edition of John Lennon’s First Major Solo Album, Plus Al Stewart’s ‘Year of the Cat’
A new box set expands the ex-Beatle's first solo album to include six CDs, two Blu-rays, and a book. Also: a British folk/rock gem is remastered.
Read More »Music & Book Reviews: Exploring Joni Mitchell’s Archives, Plus John Lennon’s Solo Years
Listen in as an obscure folksinger transforms herself into an internationally beloved artist. Plus, two books about a Beatle's solo years.
Read More »Music Review: John Lennon – ‘Imagine – The Ultimate Collection’ (4 CD / 2 Blu-ray)
Verging (perhaps) on overkill, this multi-disc box set contains all the 'Imagine' alternate takes, mixes, and rehearsals any John Lennon fan could desire.
Read More »Interview: Lawrence Gowan of Styx [Part 2]
"What's been happening with my solo shows since I started doing them is usually about half the audience are now Styx fans who build it into their vacation." -Lawrence Gowan
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Two of Us’ by Ross Howard Explores Mark David Chapman’s Murder of John Lennon
The play imagines in detail Chapman's relationship with his wife and their religious milieu; his journey to New York, fraught with fury, confusion, and self-doubt; and finally the infamous murder itself.
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