All About Jazz — TAKING IT FROM BROOKLYN TO ABBEY ROAD! New York City's preeminent soul jazz trio, Soulive, bring the funk to The Beatles' iconic repertoire with the release of Rubber Soulive due September 14 on the band's own Royal Family Records. Featuring rendit... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Batista, TMZ Sports, MMA Batista may have left the WWE , but his most hated rival is still talking trash -- claiming the former heavyweight wrestling champ is gonna get crushed when Batista starts ... more info

Popdose — You know these guys, at least you know their work. Between them, Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere were complicit in the creation of dozens of hit records in the ’60s and early ’70s. Guitarist Cropper was a mainstay in Booker T. and the MGs, and... more info

Pitchfork — The people of Seattle have endured constant buckets of rain and the indefensible departure of the Supersonics, so they've earned themselves some good times in the form of music festivals. Two Seattle summer fests have announced their lineups. Bumbe... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Spencer Tweedy In her 60-year career, gospel/soul legend Mavis Staples has worked with countless big names, including Bob Dylan, Prince, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, the Band, and Booker T. & the MG's. Now she can add another name to tha... more info

MVSW — Ol’ Dirty Bastard ~ “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” Ooh Baby, I like it raw… ODB from back in ‘95. Samples: Booker T. & the MG’s ~ “Hip-Hug-Her“ The Emotions ~ “I Like It“ Stevie Wonder ~ “Knocks Me Off My Feet“ Richard Pryor ~ “Have... more info

Mjsbigblog — Meet your So You Think You Can Dance all-star dance partner team for the upcoming season of So You Think You Can Dance! FOX announced today, the 12 alums who will return to SYTYCD when Season 7 begins with a two hour audition episode on May 27. E... more info

MTV.com News — 'Avatar' director James Cameron, Sting and Q-Tip are expected at Washington, D.C.'s Climate Rally.By MTV News staff Photo: NASA/ Getty Images For the past 40 years, environmentalists have considered April 22 to be a day of reckoning. Earth D... more info

All About Jazz — LOS ANGELES, CA - Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. and the MGs and one of the primary architects of the unmistakable Stax sound of the 1960s, and vocalist/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere, the voice of the Rascals and the pivotal figure in the blue-... more info

All About Jazz — Midnight Flyer, due in stores June 15, showcases more brilliant songwriting by two titans of blue-eyed soul's golden age LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. and the MGs and one of the primary architects of the unmistakable... more info