Topix — Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, died Tuesday. more info
ContactMusic — Famed Beatles producer Sir George Martin is to be recognised for his contributions to U.K. music at the forthcoming Music Producers Guild Awards.The... more info
The Independent — Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar, who helped introduce the sitar to the Western world through his collaborations with The Beatles, died in Southern California yesterday, his family said. He was 92. more info
E! Online — The Beatles wouldn't have become the band they eventually were without Ravi Shankar.
The iconic Indian sitar player and composer, who schooled George Harrison in Eastern music...
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Impose Magazine — World-reknowned sitar player Ravi Shankar passed away last night at the Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, where he was admitted last week for heart-valve replacement surgery after suffering upper respiratory and heart problems. He was 92 years ... more info
Starpulse — Yoko Ono broke up the Beatles, or so the old saw goes. Whether you believe it or not, seems Taylor Swift's girl-friendliness with One Direction's Harry Styles is causing similar tension. more info
ContactMusic — Sir Paul McCartney ''f**ked up'' his Olympics performance.The Beatles legend was put off by a ''bloody great bell'' chiming shortly before he started... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada —
The CD may be on its last legs, but the box set is still going pretty strong. This year brings another wave of overhaul classics, archive-raiding anthologies and collectibles for completists. more info
Guardian Music — The Beatles, formed in 1960, were one of the most commercially successful bands of all time. In a career that lasted just 10 years they have had more number one albums and sold more singles than any other band in BritainJohnny Dee more info
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