The Beatles‘ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” is one of the most unusual songs in the canon of pop music. John Lennon thought it was a love song. He also felt he should have given it a different title.

This deep cut from Yellow Submarine doesn’t get as much love as the album’s title track. Still, it’s a great little song. It kicks off with an absolutely stellar piano introduction and a thumping ...

John Lennon and Paul McCartney were each other’s favorite audience. That was plainly clear as the besotted Beatles bantered, bickered and obsessed over the 23 years they were friends and rivals. Ian ...

Few Beatles songs earn a skip from even the more mild fans of the Fab Four. Still, a few tracks have historically been ...

During the pandemic, Ian Leslie wrote a Substack essay called “64 Reasons to Celebrate Paul McCartney,” arguing that despite his accomplishments, the ex-Beatle was underrated. But he didn’t delve much ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from ...

Once referred to as Dylan "at his most romantic" by Robert Shelton in his book No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan (The Acclaimed Biography), "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" was written ...

The long and winding road of The Beatles leads to a trifecta of new anniversary artifacts. The band’s “Anthology” collection – documentary, music and book – turns 30 this year and will be celebrated ...