Smile was to be the title of the 12th Beach Boys album that was to be released anywhere between January and June 1967. It was to be their masterpiece. Actually, it was supposed to be THE rock and roll masterpiece, better than anything The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix or Bob Dylan came up with. But then...it never came out.
'Yesterday' is one of the featured titles at this year's Tribeca Film Festival and is scheduled to premiere on May 4.
David Chandler (a music enthusiast) discovered a series of 8mm film reels that includes a 92-second live performance of The Beatles on 'Top of The Pops'. Now, after digitally remastering the footage and enhancing its sound, Kaleidoscope is preparing to show the recovered show.
The Todd Rundgren-led tribute tour features a group of well seasoned American rock musicians who will be performing the entirety of The Beatles' 'White Album' this fall.
Three special edition reissues in particular, from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Gene Clark, deserve special notice.
Check out some of the past weeks' most talked about and interesting music videos from The Beatles, Big Sean, Nas, French Montana, DMX, and more.
There are a number of great movies in which rock, and other musical genres, play an integral part in the larger social messages they are attempting to convey, and here's a list of some essential ones that do that better than most.
The free, immersive experience will present the remixed version of the album and it will be played in Dolby Atmos to transport visitors to Abbey Road Studios where 'Sgt. Pepper' was recorded.
If you want to have handwritten lyrics to “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, from The Beatles' ninth eponymous double album (so-called 'White Album'), all you need is the asking price of $195,000.
One good thing about this period of social distancing: it's allowed time for this iconic crossing, made famous by The Beatles, to finally get a fresh coat of paint.
Fans and collectors will soon have a chance to get his handwritten notes for "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Lay Lady Lay," and "Subterranean Homesick Blues." And if they reach their estimated prices, they could go for over $4 million.
The music industry has seen sweeping changes as they reexamine themselves in search of racial justice and equality, and a street once made famous by The Beatles may be next in line.
'Walk Through British Art', the permanent exhibition at London’s Tate Britain, is also a walk through British music. From Elizabeth I to Stephen Lawrence, adding music allowed me to connect with artworks that may have otherwise felt distant. Music pours silently from the paintings in this collection, and I found reuniting these different forms of artistic expression to be a thrilling experience.
This copy of the (in)famous Beatles' ‘butcher’ album just sold as part of a wider sale of their merchandise for some 180,000 British pounds or $230,000.
How do you explain power pop, a music genre that has ‘simple’ as its middle name? Well, you give it a simple explanation to boot - “Power pop is The Beatles meets The Who. That’s literally all there is to it.”
There won't be any of that 'Straight Outta Compton'/'Bohemian Rhapsody' stuff where the surviving band members who are involved with producing the movie use it to settle scores with their disassociated and/or deceased collaborators.
The tape, released by renowned Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, completely changes the long held narrative that John Lennon wanted to break the band up post-'Abbey Road.'
The amount of good films about rock and its culture is quite vast, but here's a list of some essential ones concentrating ‘mostly’ on the music first and foremost.
Using artificial intelligence the team has analyzed 80,000 chords in 745 songs that were listed in the US Billboard’s "Hot 100" chart between 1958 and 1991 to try to define the 'perfect pop' song.
Acclaimed director Peter Jackson first announced the movie last year but now thanks to some fan sleuthing and a companion book, we may know the film's release window.
Ultimate Classic Rock has searched all over and have compiled a choice list of rock concerts and documentaries that viewers can watch online for free during this time of social distancing.
The auction was held online-only due to the escalating Coronavirus pandemic but that didn't stop it from fetching some incredible sums of money for the 250 Beatles items on offer.
This year's Music Icons auction will feature Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics to "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," Prince's 'Blue Cloud' guitar, Jim Morrison's 'Paris Journal', and much more.
LEGO has just revealed that the latest addition to their recent "LEGO Art" line will be devoted to The Beatles, along with an accompanying music podcast.