Aquarium Drunkard — It was a cold Christmas night when Inuit songwriter Willie Thrasher first found his musical path. He’d just finished a set with his band the Cordells, drumming at a Christmas dance, performing its normal setlist of Beatles songs and other rock & ro... more info

Stereogum — It’s already been a big year for streaming music, but the year isn’t over yet. The determinedly old-school AC/DC finally caved and lent their catalog to services like Spotify and Apple Music back in June, and now, Billboard reports that one of th... more info

Time — A "happy crimble" from the mop tops more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Montenegrin classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic says he felt "tingles" when he recorded tunes from the Beatles songbook at the Abbey Road Studios where they laid down the tracks 50 years ago. more info

Perez Hilton — Ed Sheeran has excellent taste! We have been loving the debut album from the first signing to his record label, Jamie Lawson. If you enjoyed his breakthrough song Wasn't Expecting That, then you will also thoroughly like Lawson's Let Love Hold You No... more info

Time — The British band learned to meditate at the retreat and wrote nearly 50 songs there more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - A drum kit played by Ringo Starr on recordings of some of the Beatles' early hits has been purchased by the owner of a National Football League team for $2.2 million, according to the U.S. auction house that managed the sale. more info

Stereogum — It’s 2015. Wearing a Nirvana shirt is like wearing a Beatles shirt: no one should take it as a personal affront. Everyone knows a Nirvana song, no one is special or alternative or whatever for liking a band that was literally the biggest in the wor... more info

Perez Hilton — Another day, another record! Justin Bieber has been killing it since he dropped his newest album Purpose. Not only has JB been beating One Direction's album sales but the 21-year-old recently SLAYED his performance at the American Music Awards! Relat... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — What kind of contrarian would single out 1970 as his favorite year for Beatles music? That was, after all, the year the Beatles disbanded and broke the hearts of millions of music fans around the world. That’s Chris Carter, host of the long-running... more info