On This Day in 1969, The Beatles' Iconic 'Abbey Road' Photo Was Taken
On August 8, 1969, The Beatles took to the crosswalk at Abbey Road. The seemingly mundane act was captured and used as the artwork for their 11th studio album, Abbey Road, and went on to become one of the most well-known musical photos of all time.
Watch Arcade Fire Sing John Lennon, Radiohead, & David Bowie in Covers Mashup
Over the weekend, Arcade Fire sang a mashup of covers. Starting out with John Lennon’s “Mind Games,” the song morphed into Radiohead’s “Karma Police” and then David Bowie’s “Oh! You Pretty Things” before bringing it back to their own classic “Wake Up.” Listen below:
Stream Part 1 of HBO's The Defiant Ones Right Now to See Interviews with Bruce Springsteen & More
If you haven't had a chance to watch the new HBO miniseries The Defiant Ones , now's the time to grab some popcorn, maybe a drink or two, and skip right down to the video player below.
The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' Will Soon Hit the Shelves as a Comic Book
Comic nerds, rejoice! In honor of the film’s upcoming 50th anniversary, The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine will be made into a comic book with Titan Comics.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon Met On This Day in 1957
On July 6, 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time. McCartney, then 15, remembers seeing Lennon, then 16, playing with his band The Quarrymen at a church party in Liverpool.
Yoko Ono to Receive Songwriting Credit with John Lennon on "Imagine"
In a surprise announcement made at the National Music Publishers Association’s annual meeting, Yoko Ono was named a co-songwriter on (what was formerly known as) John Lennon ’s iconic “Imagine,” reports the BBC . Ono attended the meeting with her son, Sean Ono Lennon , to receive an award—the song...
OTD in 1975, John Lennon's Final Public Performance Makes TV Debut
Once John Lennon left The Beatles , his solo performances were few and far between, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t happen. Lennon appeared on the made-for-television special A Salute to Sir Lew Grade: The Master Showman at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC. And, sadly, this was what would become...
In honor of the impending Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 50th anniversary , the classic Beatles album will be reissued with tons of previously unreleased gems. And earlier today, one of these previously unreleased outtakes were released by Capitol Records and premiered exclusively via The...