Mjsbigblog — There was a flurry of tweets from the Glee cast today, as the first day of shooting began for Season 5. Also, we've got a couple of fun spoilers for the first two episodes, which are devoted to the music of The Beatles. more info

Metal Injection — Welcome to the latest installment where we delve into the head of Jon Oliva, and his brand new solo album. We touch on many subjects including the new album, his brother Criss Oliva, touring, and Jon picks out some of his influences to play for you g... more info

Mercury News, California — Drew Harrison, a member of the Sun Kings Beatles tribute band, presents 'In the Spirit of Lennon' Aug. 2 at Village Theatre. more info

Starpulse — British superproducer Mark Ronson has been honoured by Sir Paul McCartney at the performing arts school the rock legend founded in his native Liverpool, England. The Beatles icon returned home on ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The latest Beatles tribute to hit Broadway, “Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles,” opened Wednesday at the St. James Theatre in New York to generally favorable reviews, with a couple of notable exceptions. more info

The Independent — His musical tastes famously extend from Abba to Wings, “the band The Beatles could have been”. But Alan Partridge’s elevation to the big screen is set to bring a new lease of life to a host of artists unfairly excluded from pop’s hall of fam... more info

Starpulse — Sir Paul McCartney has written to Philippine President Benigno Aquino Iii urging him to speed up the transfer of a sick elephant from the Manila Zoo to a sanctuary in Thailand. The former Beatles ... more info

411 Mania — Several Beatles songs... more info

Starpulse — The creators of The Beatles tribute show Rain have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the producers of new Broadway musical Let It Be. Jeff Parry and bosses at Annerin Productions have... more info

The Independent — The Beatles and Blur make the cut but there’s no room for Oasis and the Rolling Stones. A 12-minute medley of British rock’s greatest achievements will be performed at Buckingham Palace after the Queen requested a potted history of Britpop.  �... more info