Consequence of Sound — Part of a massive 33-song set that also included a cover of The Beatles' "Help" segueing into their own "Help Help"; a collaborative performance with Brandi Carlile; and rare live renditions of Neil Young's "Throw Your Hatred Down" and the Yield clas... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Beyonce's coming to Chicago this weekend, Jay Z, too. The Fest for Beatles Fans, the Bud Billiken Parade and much more fun stuff to do in Chicago! more info

Soul Sides — This tweet reminded me that I wrote about DJ Danger Mouse’s much-lauded mash-up album, Grey Album (combining Jay-Z’s Black Album with The Beatles’ White Album) back in 2004 for the SF Bay Guardian. As their archives are still slowly being br... more info

Guardian Music — Artists taking musical inspiration on our final playlist include the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Monsoon and David SylvianThe readers recommend series is coming to a close this week. Here are songs on the final topic of ... 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

New York Post — John Lennon and Paul McCartney came together to make great music, including “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Eleanor Rigby” and “Yellow Submarine.” But a pair of academics is taking pains to pry their legacy apart. A number of hits credited to the... more info

JamBase — Paul McCartney returned to the site of many early The Beatles concerts by performing a surprise show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. The post Paul McCartney Plays Surprise Show In Liverpool appeared first on JamBase. more info

Consequence of Sound — The Beatles were thought to have performed nearly 300 times at the Cavern Club, right around the beginning of Beatlemania. more info

Sky News — The government has agreed to a "short-term pause" in cooperation with the US over two members of an Islamic State murder squad dubbed "the Beatles". more info

Guardian Music — Cavern, LiverpoolClassic Beatles songs come along like buses during this jolly surprise gig at the club synonymous with BeatlemaniaAlthough Paul McCartney became, in 1964, the last Beatle to move away from his home town, lately he doesn’t seem... more info