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Tommy, Can You (Still) Hear Me?
Music in general is too rarely inspirational. It has too often become the white noise we shove into the background as we scan social media feeds. If music is a… More »
Watch IDLES Cover the Beatles, the Strokes and More
IDLES have never been afraid to do things their own way, and the British rockers’ unique spin on classics by bands like the Beatles and the Strokes is a perfect… More »
The 25 Best Soundtrack Albums of the 1990s
In the 1980s, music and film collided for cross-promotional blockbusters both transcendent (Purple Rain) and transcendently cheesy (Footloose). In the ‘90s, soundtracks continued to sell in the millions, capturing cultural… More »
Miley Cyrus Covers the Beatles ‘Help!’ for Global Goal Livestream
Miley Cyrus’s song choice was an apt one for the Global Goal: Unite for Our Future livestream on Saturday. The pop star put her own twangy twist on the Beatles’ 1965 classic “Help!” More »
Paul McCartney Calls for Meat to Be Optional in England School Meals
You’d think that people would have had enough of silly school meals?
After asking fans to “ditch meat” for his birthday last week, Paul McCartney is speaking up again. More »
Ringo Starr Sends ‘Peace Love & Continuous Support’ to Those Protesting Racial Injustice
The day after Paul McCartney shared a poignant statement about the protests stemming from George Floyd’s murder, Ringo Starr added his own thoughts to his Beatles bandmate’s message.
“As my… More »
Ben Gibbard Performs All-Beatles Set in Latest Livestream
Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard has been offering generous livestreams to fans for a couple months now; he was one of the first to hit the ground running with… More »
Mick Jagger Says The Beatles ‘Doesn’t Exist’ Anymore in Response to Paul McCartney’s Stones Quip
For years, music fans have debated who was better — The Beatles or Rolling Stones?
Now it looks like Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney have doled out some… More »
Peter Jackson’s Beatles Documentary Gets a Release Date
Peter Jackson’s upcoming documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, finally has a release date.
The documentary, which will be released by Disney, has a Sept. 4 release date in the… More »
Dave Grohl and Ringo Starr Share Emotional Discussion About Grieving Kurt Cobain and John Lennon
Dave Grohl and Ringo Starr recently sat down together in a kind of legendary drummer summit for Rolling Stone. The two men became friends in 2013 and Starr, a visual artist… More »
The 35 Greatest Rock and Roll TV Moments Before the ’90s
From the Beatles to Iggy Pop, here are rock and roll’s best television moments of all-time. More »
He Said, She Said: An Interview With John Lennon
On what would’ve been his 79th birthday, read an in-depth conversation with the late Beatle. More »
The Ramones: Our 1986 Cover Story
This article originally appeared in the August 1986 issue of SPIN.
It was one of those humid summer days in 1979 when the air on the Bowery was… More »