The Beatles
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January 30, 2012 Celebrating The Beatles: interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Martin and Pete Best.
Interviews & Profiles
February 17, 2013 Jonathan Cott was the last journalist to interview John Lennon before the singer's death.
October 21, 2012 The pioneering Abbey Road Studios "continues to push boundaries," even in an era of self-recording.
March 29, 2012 McCartney's new album is a collection of standards he heard while growing up in Liverpool.
September 8, 2009 Bob Boilen talks with Beatles historian Kevin Howlett about the band's remastered recordings.
December 27, 2008 A mathematician used sound-wave analysis to figure out the song's beguiling opening chord.
May 14, 2008 The band created the Apple label to release its own material, as well as that of acts it discovered.
March 29, 2008 Beatles business manager Neil Aspinall died this week.
January 13, 2008 The Silver Beats, one of Japan's most popular Beatles tribute bands, is now playing in the U.S.
November 29, 2006 Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of former Beatle George Harrison's death from cancer.
December 8, 2005 Ed Gordon remembers ex-Beatle John Lennon and his love of soul music.
September 2, 2003 In a new book, The Beatles' original drummer, Pete Best, discusses his time with the band.
December 2, 2001 Former Beatle George Harrison died on Thursday at the age of 58.
April 30, 2001 Hear an in-depth interview with one of the most famous lyricists in pop history.
Discover Songs
October 19, 2010 All Songs Considered features listener stories on the music that got them through their teens.
September 9, 2009 As the landscape of popular music changed, jazz players found themselves interpreting the Fab Four.
November 24, 2008 Author Bruce Spizer talks about the groundbreaking 'White Album' and how it came to be.
August 4, 2008 The singer stopped by to DJ an episode of All Songs Considered and talk about his favorite music.
June 1, 2007 For many fans, hearing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band for the first time was a life-chang...
December 21, 2006 A new CD of Beatles music is out and it isn't simply a reissue of the same songs. It's a mashup ...
June 29, 2006 The editors of Paste magazine wondered: who are the best living songwriters around. They gathere...
April 13, 2006 Capitol Records is releasing four early Beatles recordings, never before available on compact di...
News
December 14, 2012 TV critic David Bianculli reviews a new documentary about the 1967 Beatles film.
November 29, 2010 Sales and chart numbers, new reviews, and other news you may have missed while you were eating.
November 16, 2010 The Beatles' music may be on iTunes for the first time, but the big picture remains the same.
November 16, 2010 Following a long negotiation, the band's songs are finally available on iTunes.
October 15, 2010 What is a song's "hook?" It's that part that sticks in your mind -- whether you want it to or not.
October 8, 2010 John Lennon's first wife shares what it was like to experience Beatlemania firsthand in the 1960s.
October 7, 2010 The show's cast now has more hits than the Beatles. This may not be the end of the world.
June 2, 2010 Can the Library of Congress' songwriting prize go to just one half of rock music's most famous team?
September 9, 2009 "The Beatles: Rock Band," tells the story of the band's rise to fame and eventual break up in 1970.
September 8, 2009 Bob Boilen talks with Beatles historian Kevin Howlett about the band's remastered recordings.
September 8, 2009 All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks about the newly remastered mono and stereo Beatles CDs.
November 12, 2008 A 97-year-old document contains clues about a woman who may have inspired the iconic song.
October 30, 2008 MTV Networks announces a digital deal to use songs by The Beatles in the "Rock Band" video game.
June 24, 2008 Two big video game makers are in talks with representatives for the band's music.
March 29, 2008 Beatles business manager Neil Aspinall died this week.
November 29, 2005 Rock journalist Bob Spitz's new biography of the Beatles paints a decidedly less glamorous picture.
December 18, 1999 Former Beatle Paul McCartney revisits the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England.
Reviews
November 2, 2010 Ed Ward takes a look behind the scenes at Apple Records, and at the albums the label released.
October 27, 2010 Apple Records released 31 albums and 52 singles by other artists, collected on Come and Get It..
November 24, 2008 Author Bruce Spizer talks about the groundbreaking 'White Album' and how it came to be.
October 24, 2005 A new tribute CD features remakes of the 14 original tracks on the Beatles album Rubber Soul.
November 5, 2004 Ashley Kahn reviews a new collection of John Lennon recordings called Acoustic.
More Stories
August 16, 2012 An NPR listener spent his childhood playing his father's copy of The Beatles over and over.
November 19, 2010 Astrid Kirchherr took some of the earliest photos of The Beatles before they were famous.
October 16, 2012 The singer shares some of his favorite songs by other artists and talks about his classic album So.
August 9, 2012 More than ever, music matters to us — a lot. But why do we like what we like?
May 16, 2012 Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton begin their quest to pin down the most universally loved albums.
October 11, 2011 Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton let their iPods pick the music as a final farewell to Steve Jobs.
November 16, 2010 The biggest band in history has finally decided to sell its music as online downloads.
July 21, 2010 Celebrate 70 years of Ringo Starr with five Beatles songs, as reworked by jazz musicians.
February 8, 2006 Hear a mix of listener-selected music for Valentine's Day.
