CD Review In the years since his murder, John Lennon the songwriter has often played second fiddle to John Lennon the icon. The bespectacled Liverpudlian was indeed a Beatle, an activist, an agitator, an artist, a husband, and a father. But he...

At 28, guitarist Erin McKeown is in the vanguard of a new generation of singer-songwriters who blissfully rummage through America's musical closet, borrowing from jazz, folk music, rock, blues, and Tin Pan Alley. Raised in Fredericksburg, Va., she released her first album, 1998's "Monday...

Imagine a credit card that lets consumers set restrictions for its use _ for example disallowing cash advances. And sends out alerts by mobile phone or e-mail if there's a major change in the account. And promises help in resolving ID theft or fraud.Such a...

Yvette Clarke (l) and singer Roberta Flack (r) Plenty of women descended onto the City Hall steps this afternoon in support of Yvette Clarke's bid for the 11th congressional seat in Brooklyn, where she's facing three male opponents. If there were more women in...

Imagine raises the question how much further John can progress with the vocabulary of concepts and feelings laid down on John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band. POB's importance lay not in the fact that it is the culmination of certain tensions which can be seen in John's work since the beginning (the lyrical directness and vocal intensity, for example), but that it was also their solution. As an early adolescent, John chose rock as both his artistic and therapeutic medium. Rock and roll's way ...

An analysis of the utopian thoughts of John Lennon's "Imagine," including the structure of its stanzas and symbolism of its lyrics.