A lot of people seem to have misunderstood the new Beatles album. Richard Goldstein, reviewing “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in last Sunday’s Times, calls it “an album of special effects, ...

On this day in history, June 1, 1967, the Beatles released "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," their eighth album — which became the soundtrack to the "Summer of Love," according to the official ...

Then, Sgt. Pepper came along. The title track, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” “With a Little Help from My Friends,” helped transform a simple, militaristic concept into one of the band’s more ...

As much as we'd love to say "it was 50 years ago today" that Sgt. Pepper caused a musical revolution, the half-century anniversary of the Beatles' beloved, revered and eternally-played "Sgt. Pepper's ...

John Lennon said Paul McCartney wrote The Beatles‘ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Subsequently, he explained how American bands may have inspired the song. Interestingly, audiences in the ...

The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band includes many noises that are not traditionally musical. For example, the title track includes laughter. Paul McCartney explained this was a tribute ...

This episode takes a deep dive into Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, examining its sound, themes, and lasting influence ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — When the Beatles’ LP “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” came out in 1967, it opened windows in my 11-year-old mind — and in the minds of millions of others. It made me wonder ...

Think about it: At 50, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is on equal plane with Dixieland jazz. After all, for those who purchased the Beatles’ 1967 opus, 1917 felt just as remote. All the more ...

Amazon is selling fan-made Beatles nesting dolls, with the Fab Four immortalized as the traditional Russian wooden toys.

A half-century later, Sgt. Pepper's, which ushered in the rock 'n' roll "concept album" — a collection of songs written around a central theme — and inspired musicians from Pink Floyd to Radiohead to ...