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

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (1940) Actor Dylan Sprayberry (1998) Actress Kathryn McCormick (1990) Singer Kaci Brown (1988) Actress Julianna Guill (1987) Figure skater Miche... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The cult of personality that was/is The Beatles. Fan or not, there is no denying they changed everything, musically and beyond. Right place, right time, they acted as (initially anyways) enthusiastic agents of change. And then reluctantly. While ther... more info

Consequence of Sound — UK folksters return to the stage in epic fashion. more info

Starpulse — Mumford & Sons wowed the crowd at Glastonbury on Sunday night (30Jun13) by performing a Beatles track with fellow festival stars including Vampire Weekend and The Vaccines. The folk rockers were c... more info

Soul Sides — Dyna Souls: Do You Want To Know a Secret I Will From Pinoy Beatles (Zodiac, 197?) I love the Beatles, I’m interested in American pop music made by Asian/Asian American artists…how am I not going to cop this when I see it at the Record Jungle... more info