Tag: The Beatles
3 ways AI is transforming music
Jason Palamara, Indiana University
Each fall, I begin my course on the intersection of music and artificial intelligence by...
Two of Us: inside John Lennon’s incredible songwriting partnership with Paul...
Adam Behr, Newcastle University
John Lennon was acutely aware of his place in the musical lineage, and the strengths and weaknesses of his own songwriting....
Inside the Beatles’ messy breakup, 50 years ago
Tim Riley, Emerson College
Fifty years ago, when Paul McCartney announced he had left the Beatles, the news dashed the hopes of millions of fans,...
‘The Wall’ cemented Pink Floyd’s fame – but destroyed the band
Mark E. Perry, Oklahoma State University
Forty years ago, on Nov. 30, 1979, the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd released its 11th studio album,...
The Beatles’ revolutionary use of recording technology in ‘Abbey Road’
William D. Moylan, University of Massachusetts Lowell
With its cheery singles, theatrical medley and iconic cover, The Beatles’ 11th studio album, “Abbey Road,” holds a...
In the turmoil of 1968, music failed to seize the moment
Alan Williams, University of Massachusetts Lowell
While the first half of 1968 was a series of explosive moments – the Tet Offensive, Paris protests, the...
During Vietnam War, music spoke to both sides of a divided...
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, University of South Carolina
Music is central to Ken Burns’s new Vietnam War documentary, with an original score accompanied by samples of...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
