Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 50: How a Corn Flakes Ad Inspired ‘Good Morning Good Morning’
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"It was about his boring life at the time," Paul McCartney later said of song that summed up John Lennon's domestic ennui.
Joan Baez: The Life and Times of a Secret Badass
Posted in: Music NewsThe Sixties icon helped invent the idea of the protest singer – more than five decades later, she's still at it.
Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 50: When Pink Floyd, David Crosby Visited ‘Lovely Rita’ Sessions
Posted in: Music NewsHow parking-meter antagonism, a very high Byrd and a certain psychedelic group on the rise played into the Paul McCartney classic.
Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 50: How Paul McCartney’s Dad Inspired ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’
Posted in: Music NewsMcCartney wrote "tongue-in-cheek" song on his father's piano at age 16.
Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 50: How George Harrison Found Himself on ‘Within You Without You’
Posted in: Music NewsInspired by Ravi Shankar and fed up with being "fab," the band's youngest member composed a hypnotic ode to higher consciousness
Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 50: How an Old Circus Poster Led to ‘… Mr. Kite!’
Posted in: Music News"Everything in the song is from that poster," John Lennon said of 1843 ad he picked up in a Kent antique shop.
Repressed Records: 15 Years of Doin’ It Yourself
Posted in: Music NewsAhead of their 15th anniversary Opera House showcase, the two owners of the beloved Sydney record store trace their often-turbulent history.
Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 50: Meet the Runaway Who Inspired ‘She’s Leaving Home’
Posted in: Music NewsMelanie Coe looks back on her teenage days as an unlikely Lennon/McCartney muse
Chris Cornell: Inside Soundgarden, Audioslave Singer’s Final Days
Posted in: Music NewsThe grunge god channeled his dark side into his songs – until it finally got the better of him.
Early-2000s NYC Rock History ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’: 10 Things We Learned
Posted in: Music NewsThe Strokes' guerrilla promo tactics, the DFA's brush with Britney Spears and other juicy lore from Lizzy Goodman's massive new oral history.
