L.A. Times - Entertainment — One of the most revealing moments in the new Beatles "1" and "1+" releases is perhaps the least ambitious of 50 music videos that were meant to accompany more than two dozen of their biggest hits. It's an alternate version of the film they shot in 19... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Sony/ATV Music Publishing has made a killing from famous songs like the Beatles' "Yesterday," but what tomorrow brings is far from certain for the company that controls some of the world's biggest hits. The music publisher manages 3 million copyright... more info

E! Online — We're sure you all know that today is John Lennon's birthday, right? The man is a legend, an icon, a beacon of light in the world of music. He and the rest of The Beatles (Paul McCartney,... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — More Beatles? That’s the question a skeptic might reasonably ask at the recent announcement of a new version of the group's 2000 “1” hits compilation that became the biggest-selling album of the decade, the new edition being packaged with perfo... more info

Stereogum — We heard a portion of Kurt Cobain’s Beatles cover from Montage Of Heck earlier this year, but it disappeared quickly. Now “And I Love Her” is online in an official capacity, and you can hear it below. The “And I Love Her” b/w/ “Sappy” 7... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Elvis Presley's gold-leaf grand piano is expected to fetch more than half a million dollars at a November auction that will also feature a Beatles logo drum skin used by the British group in their first performances in the Uni... more info

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). more info

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