Stereogum — Last night, PETA held its 35th anniversary gala in Hollywood, and Paul McCartney was on hand to perform and brought out Beck to sing along with him. They dueted on a number of Beatles originals, including “I’ve Just Seen A Face” and “Drive My... more info
Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - "Money can't buy me love", the Beatles once sang, but a contract that helped launch the most successful pop foursome of all times commanded an auction price at Sotheby's on Tuesday of 365,000 pounds ($553,121).
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Stereogum — Starting in 1971, the studio-pop perfectionist Jeff Lynne spent decades leading Electric Light Orchestra, a group that took the Beatles’ melodic base and pushed it into the realms of prog and classical, creating a huge and giddy and sweeping sound ... more info
Stereogum — A new Kurt Cobain 7″ containing songs from Brett Morgen’s biopic Montage Of Heck is on the way. The Vinyl Collective message board points to this pre-order link for “And I Love Her” b/w “Sappy” — the former a home-recorded Beatles cover... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Klaus Kinski By many estimations, British comedy legends Monty Python did for comedy what the Beatles did for music. Beginning with the first episode of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" back on October 5, 1969, a series which spanned 45... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — "These Paper Bullets!: A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'" lives up to its frisky subtitle and then some. more info
The Independent — The Beatles’ “mini movies” - the precursors of today’s pop videos – have been compiled for a new DVD release which includes rare footage of the band at work and play. more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — A new career-spanning set that brings together the Beatles' 27 No. 1 hits and accompanying music videos will be released worldwide on Nov. 6. more info