Stereogum — Disq are Isaac De Broux-Slone and Raina Bock, two extremely cool teenagers from Wisconsin who make neat, smart, Midwestern power-pop. The pair -- who count Weezer, Big Star, Todd Rundgren and the Beatles as influences -- released their first album in... more info

Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The remastered and expanded edition of the Beatles' White Album is the week's most anticipated release. Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers' Bought To Rot is a new album I can recommend. Charles Bradley's posthumous album Black Velvet... more info

USA Today Music — Revisit all 30 of the "White Album" songs, ranked from worst to best.             more info

JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by Charles Bradley, J Mascis, The Revivalists, Donna The Buffalo, John Medeski’s Mad Skillet, Rhett Miller, Fleet Foxes and The Beatles. more info

JamBase — The latest pro-shot video unveiled by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong features a medley of an original and Red Hot Chili Peppers, Grateful Dead and The Beatles covers performed in Atlanta as part of the band's Halloween run. more info

New York Times — An anniversary reissue, which includes remixes, reveals a band painstakingly working for an elusive perfection, running through songs again and again. more info

Consequence of Sound — The Fab Four’s least cohesive record showcases amazing songs that have inspired generations of musicians. more info

JamBase — Bob Weir And Wolf Bros closed out their two-night stand in Chicago with a memorable pairing of "Dark Star" and The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows." more info

DrownedInSound — It is a work of extraordinary genius, in extraordinary times, from the most extraordinary band more info