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The 10 Best Beatles Solo Albums

To celebrate the release of Ringo Starr’s new album, Ringo 2012, we’ll take a look the best solo accomplishments from the Fab Four.  read more

From the Vault: John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1969

Paste has access to a rich archive of historic audio interviews from a variety of sources. Many of these interviews have never existed in text form. Our new From the Vault series will publish a different interview each week from our favorite rock ’n’ roll icons. We begin with John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famous Bed-in at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on May 26, 1969.   read more

Album Stream: Various Artists - The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute Live from the Beacon Theatre NYC

Seventeen artists including Jackson Browne, Patti Smith and blues legend Taj Mahal gathered together in New York, N.Y. on Nov. 12, 2010 to pay tribute to John Lennon. Stream the resulting tribute compilation here.  read more

Song Premiere: Alejandro Escovedo - "Help!"

Alejandro Escovedo's rendition of "Help!" takes the upbeat youthful spirit of the original and translates it into the slow and ponderous desperation of man approaching old age.  read more

John Lennon's Tooth Up For Auction

Sure, maybe you’ve got all of the Beatles’ remastered albums, every Anthology collection, the mono albums and if you’re really lucky, you’ve got a “butcher” cover or two. But an auction that will take place next month will test exactly how crazy some people are over the Beatles. Whether it’s awesome or not, that is debatable, but thanks to an auction in Stockport, you’ll have a chance to buy one of John Lennon’s teeth. As the BBC reports, the tooth was given to Beatles’ housekeeper Dot Jarlett when she worked for Lennon at the Kenwood mansion in Surrey in the...  read more

Crawdaddy! Founder on His Experience at the Bed-in for Peace

Originally published in Rediscovering Rock and Roll, A Journey: Chapter Six A friend said he saw me on Friday Night Videos last week. Apparently they’ve made an after-the-fact video of John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance,” edited from the Canadian TV footage of John & Yoko’s “bed-in” in Montreal, and there I am singing out of tune and clapping my hands with the Hare Krishnas and Tim Leary and everybody. I’ve never seen the footage myself, but it’s nice to be part of history (like the guy who shouted “Whipping Post!” on the Allman Brothers’ Live at the Fillmore album)....  read more

9 Musicians Who Create Their Own Album Art

Sticking to our mission of sharing signs of life in music, film and culture, we've picked some of our favorite musicians who've showcased their talents in both the content and covers of their albums.  read more

14 Famous Memorial Sites For Musicians

Twenty-nine years ago today, Priscilla Presley opened Graceland to the public. Since then, the estate has drawn hordes of visitors to honor the King of Rock and Roll. But what about the other sites around the world that celebrate legendary musicians? Here are 14 famous gravesites, memorials, and statues of some of the most influential names in music history....  read more

14 Songs That Name-Check Bob Dylan

Yesterday, music fans across the world celebrated Bob Dylan's 70th birthday. Somehow, "Happy Birthday" just doesn't seem good enough to pay tribute to the legend on his big day, so we compiled 14 of our favorite tracks that name-check Mr. Zimmerman as a way of sending some belated well-wishes to the birthday boy.  read more

John Lennon's Post-Beatles Split Letter to the McCartneys Up for Auction

Another piece of John Lennon-penned Beatles memorabilia is soon to hit the auction block...  read more