Topix — On Friday, July 15, the ninth annual New Orleans Beatles Festival features The Topcats, Chuck Credo IV, Thaddeus Richard , the Molly Ringwalds, Beatin Path, Rockin Dopsie Jr., Jimmy Robinson and more at the House of Blues. more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Paul McCartney @ Citi Field in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) "When the Beatles played at Shea Stadium on Aug. 15, 1965 (and again on Aug. 23, 1966), I was a little puzzled, maybe even a little miffed, at their... more info
Guardian Music — What was once a gimmick can now be just good marketing. And don't forget the Beatles was a naff pun onceMeet From Jethro Tull through the Beau Brummels to Franz Ferdinand, bands have long appropriated real names from history. In recent years, though,... more info
Perez Hilton — We all know about John Lennon. He was the rebellious, say whats on your mind leader.
Paul McCartney was the poetic, pretty one.
And Ringo Starr? Crazy drummer.
But what about George Harrison? The quiet one. What do most people know about him?
He d... more info
Topix — There are many ways to connect the dots between the acts on this marquee. For example: The Beatles' Apple Records released Taylor's solo debut, Taylor played banjo on Neil Young's "Old Man," and Young's Buffalo Springfield was co-billed with Simon & ... more info
Guardian Music — (Polydor)The sixth track on their second album finds LMFAO in reflective mood. You couldn't tell that from the music, which – like everything on Sorry for Party Rocking – cleaves to thumping house beats, distorted rave synthesisers and Auto-Tuned... more info
Aquarium Drunkard — Aside from his entree into an enduring friendship with the Fabs, Nilsson’s re-arranged cover of the Beatles “You Can’t Do That“ (featured on his sophomore LP, Pandemonium Shadow Show) was also his first hit on the U.S. charts. In true Nilsson... more info