WFMU's Beware of the Blog — In August 1964, with an epidemic of Beatlemania sweeping the nation, COUNTRY SONG ROUNDUP asked 13 of Nashville's biggest hit-makers what they thought about the Beatles. Since their answers were surprisingly free of rancor and disdain, my guess i... more info

Soul Sides — Johnny Rivera and the Tequila Brass: Johnny on the WarpathBoogaloo Que La TraigoFrom S/T (Cotique, 1967)Johnny Rivera and the Tequila Brass: Run, Run, RunLight My FireFrom Up, Up and Away (Cotique, 1968)(Editor's Note: Super Sonido is one of my favor... more info

Guardian Music — Half a decade ago, a nightclub opened that would change British music for ever. John Fordham talks about Ronnie Scott's with some of the jazz legends who played there over the yearsWhen I first heard jazz, I just liked the sound of its voice, the way... more info

Twangville — It’s a give-away throwdown here on Twangville this week. Lucero versus, well, the Beatles. To celebrate the recent re-mastered Beatles catalogue, EMI is offering one lucky Twangville reader this special Beatles lithograph. more info

CNN Showbiz — He got a standing ovation before the orchestra even played a single note. more info

Altsounds — **Multi-Disc CD/DVD Special Package Features Dazzling Performances of Beatles, Wings and Solo Classics From Citi Field, Formerly Shea Stadium, Historic Site of The Beatles’ Landmark 1965 Concert ** “It was three great nights f... more info

Rolling Stone — Album sales are down 11.1 percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year, Reuters reports based on figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. That decline comes even with the influx of sales after Michael Jackson’s death and... more info

Guardian Music — Streets named after musicians are ten a penny these days. But the Go-Betweens having a bridge renamed in their honour is a real rock'n'roll accoladeIt is a truth not universally acknowledged that the Go-Betweens are the greatest Australian band that ... more info

Scotsman.com — A FILM recreating the early days of the Beatles has been adapted for the theatre, and is set to be staged in Scotland. more info

Chorus.fm — The Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, covered *the Beatles' (http://beatles.com)* "With a Little Help from My Friends" alongside world renowned cellist *Yo Yo Ma (http://yoyoma.com)* at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa Saturday Night. Video... more info