The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, saw the band deliver their fair share of blithe rock tunes. Each song on this record was easily digestible–as was much of mainstream rock at the time. The ...

Rubber Soul is often marked as the turning point in the Beatles‘ career, the moment where they transcended the pop confines of Beatlemania and became serious artists. The first steps toward that ...

Even the greatest band of the 20th century isn’t perfect. Every album by the Fab Four has at least a couple of boogers that aren’t as good as one would expect. With that in mind, let’s look at what ...

60 years ago, on August 6, 1965, The Beatles released Help!, and it soon became one of their most iconic albums in their discography. From “Yesterday” to “It’s Only Love,” the Fab Four came together ...

The cover of Help! shows The Beatles in blue coats, lifting their arms in the air. From a distance, a quick glance could lead one to think they are spelling “help” with their arms — Paul McCartney ...

With all the hoopla around “Now and Then” — which has been officially billed as “The Last Beatles Song” and erroneously described as the legendary group’s “first new song in 50 years” — some ...

Lucinda Williams isn't easily intimidated, but it would be hard for any musician not to shudder at the task before her. The mission? Record an album of Beatles songs — only one of the best-known ...

It's the rematch of the century! The Beatles and The Rolling Stones! Top contenders for The Greatest Band Ever — and both with new music coming out. Simultaneously. Their first in decades. Thursday ...