Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Cooper has described his music as a blend of the Yardbirds, the Who, the Beatles, 'West Side Story," "Salem’s Lot," villainy and slapstick. more info

JamBase — Last night’s Portugal. The Man show ended with the band encoring with a cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird.” more info

Uncut — There's her Bible, too... The Beatles There's her Bible, too... The post Eleanor Rigby’s grave deeds to be auctioned with The Beatles song score appeared first on Uncut. more info

Stereogum — Have you ever wanted to be buried on top of Eleanor Rigby, the possible subconscious inspiration for the Beatles song of the same name? Well, now's your chance! The Guardian reports that the deed for the grave of the woman who is buried in St. Pete... more info

The Daily Mail — The musician, 75, put his family first on Saturday when he spent the afternoon with his step-son Arlen Blakeman, 25, at Vilebrequin in East Hampton, New York. more info

New York Post — Without skiffle music, The Beatles might not have happened. Never heard of it? Popular in Britain in the 1950s, the music craze was heavily influenced by old American blues and jug band music, and often played on improvised instruments. It sounded li... more info

Sweeping The Nation — The year of Live Aid, of course, and with it and We Are The World came the birth of the superstar, so much so that by September Michael Jackson could outbid Paul McCartney for the Beatles' publishing. Wham! went to China, Brothers In Arms popular... more info

JamBase — Members of Galactic sat-in with Gov’t Mule last night on covers of classic by the Grateful Dead, The Beatles and more. more info

Stereogum — Apologies in advance for what probably comes across like basic stoner-thought logic, but: Ever stop to think about what it means when we're possibly not only living in but well past a "tomorrow" invoked in a song title? OK, maybe The Beatles' Revolve... more info

Metal Injection — It's mostly the original, minus the grindcore parts. The post Here's An Occasionally Grindy, Mostly Calm Version Of THE BEATLES' "Blackbird" appeared first on Metal Injection. more info