L.A. Times - Entertainment — With 130 million albums sold, the Backstreet Boys are the bestselling boy band in history — not counting the Beatles, of course. But as member AJ McLean wonders, "What do you do when you're a full-grown man in a boy band?" more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A shirtless Mick Jagger, relaxing poolside in Clearwater, Fla., in 1965, intently studies the back cover of Bob Dylan’s then-new “Bringing It All Back Home” album, still in the shrink wrap. more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Wild Honey Orchestra’s latest benefit concert will serve up the Beatles' “White Album” on Feb. 28 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, with an all-star lineup of pop-minded musicians from L.A. and beyond raising money for Autism Think Tank. more info

Stereogum — A cut of Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck premiered at Sundance last night. It’s the first fully authorized documentary about the Nirvana singer, and was executive produced by his daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. The film will air later this year on HBO.... more info

Stereogum — If everyone who ever bought a Ramones shirt bought a Ramones album, they’d be as big as fucking Aerosmith by now. But then, how many Aerosmith shirts do you see at shows? The glamour of cultdom was lost on the Ramones; they didn’t care about the ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Love was in the air in the summer of 1967, and it was all over the radio waves as well, from the Doors’ horny exhortation to an objet d’amour in “Light My Fire” to the Beatles’ philosophically minded anthem “All You Need is Love.” more info

Mercury News, California — Thursday's celebration of conductor Michael Tilson Thomas's 70th birthday was a musical six-gun salute with superstars, surprises. and a million big blue balloons. At one point, the San Francisco Symphony's gala-like concert tribute at Davies Symphon... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In rock years, a decade between albums is a lifetime. The Beatles moved from "I Saw Her Standing There" to "Golden Slumbers" in less a span. Hip-hop jumped from "The Message" to "Paul's Boutique." In human terms, a child born when Portland, Ore., gui... more info