John Lennon’s observation that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus earned him full immersion in fire and brimstone, though he might have also been accused of understatement. Timothy Leary, the ...

Paul McCartney shares how he wrote the 7-minute Beatles hit Hey Jude and why it remains one of their most legendary songs.

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

The best memoirs and biographies blend fascinating anecdotes with deeper meditations that make us reflect on our own lives.

"I don't think he had a carefully worked-out policy against Vietnam; I mean, he had a moral outrage against the war and that was about it." Whatever, it covered the Stones with a patina of radical ...

Vinyl fans, especially those who love classic rock, jazz and folk, will especially rejoice this year as, in addition to some beautiful and extremely well-curated reissues of long-out-of-print gems, ...

The Beatles never did record Isn’t It A Pity. Neither did Frank. The first chance the public had to hear it was on All Things ...

(KTLA) — Each holiday season, our ears are inundated with Christmas music — and though many songs have become beloved ...

A partial list of some music-themed books that came out in 2025 about such acts as the Beatles and the Cars, and memoirs by ...

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