Towards the end of Lennon’s time with the Beatles, he released a side project in collaboration with Yoko Ono, Two Virgins. The album proved to be controversial, not only because Lennon was creating ...

The breakthroughs and standards set on Revolver could fill a book. But even when The Beatles weren’t trying to best themselves - and Lennon would later refer to And Your Bird Can Sing as one of his ...

In the spring of 1970, the publishing company G.P. Putnam’s Sons was trying to drum up interest in a book that promoted a radical new form of therapy. Entitled The Primal Scream: Primal Therapy, The ...

Lennon, Starr, and Harrison never recorded together again before John’s tragic murder in December 1980. The “Ultimate Mix” of “I’m the Greatest” features a guide vocal Lennon recorded as the lead ...

John Lennon had a knack for stand-alone Top 40 songs: Five of his trips to Billboard's main singles chart weren't part of any original album. Included are songs that became incredibly well-known ...

When you think of the Beatles’ discography, so many classic songs feel untouchable, almost impossible to imagine sounding any ...

KCRW just played “Imagine.” When I first “discovered” the song as a child the melody and message — I carry around a pretty strict religious upbringing — moved me like few others. I purchased a John ...

A new boxed set tracking the making of Lennon’s first post-Beatles solo album reveals the construction of primal songs, and the clarity of his vision. By Jon Pareles It was raw. Yet it was ...