The Beatles’ Abbey Road has been a classic ever since they released it in 1969 — their most popular album, and one of the most acclaimed and influential rock albums ever made. It’s their all-time biggest hit, yet it just keeps getting more beloved every year. On the Rolling Stone …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Between fitted leather jackets and skintight jeans, John Varvatos has long embodied a rock-and-roll sensibility. Now, the designer is collaborating with the John Lennon estate on a new …
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In 1972, ABC aired an exposé on the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York, which had been accused of abusing and neglecting its intellectually challenged wards. A young, hungry investigative reporter named Geraldo Rivera took a camera crew inside the institution, and gave the country a firsthand look …
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A presidential candidate who plays to white grievance is almost assassinated. A Black woman runs for president. A major deportation threat hangs in the air. People take to the streets to protest bombings and genocide. Sounds very much like modern times. Instead, it’s the post-Woodstock world of the early Seventies …
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Here’s a toast to the happy couple. For Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, turning their love story into an album is the least they could do. I Said I Love You First is a valentine that delivers exactly what it promises — a pop icon and a superstar producer celebrating …
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s iconic love story will be explored in an intimate new documentary title One to One. The film will be screening exclusively in IMAX on April 11th. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, One to One centers around Lennon’s only full-length show after leaving the Beatles. He and …
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Julian Lennon has been diagnosed with skin cancer for the second time. The musician shared his recent health scare, which resulted in emergency surgery, on social media, reminding fans to regularly see their own doctors. In a lengthy Instagram post, Lennon explained that he had been on the way to …
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Ridley Scott may have inadvertently revealed some major casting news during a Q&A with Christopher Nolan last night in Los Angeles. During a conversation with Christopher Nolan that followed a screening of Gladiator II at the Directors Guild of America, Scott confirmed his next project will be thriller The Dog …
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From Oasis and Aerosmith to Elvis Presley and William Shatner, artists of all stripes just love to cover the rock & roll ur-text of the Beatles. But only a select few succeed in honoring the source material, making it uniquely their own, and creating something worth hearing. Add Lucinda Williams …
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In a recent interview with the BBC, Sean Lennon said he gained new insights into his parent’s private relationship while assembling materials for the new Mind Games box set. “The truth is, even when they were apart, they were always talking, so I don’t think they ever really broke up,” …
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