411 Mania — "I think the game is the second revolution." more info

Guardian Music — The band's first album combined the epic rock of Aerosmith with the gentle melodies of the Beatles to create a slow, stoned groove absent in later recordsI found the recent controversy over Kurt Cobain's avatar in Guitar Hero 5 incredibly uncanny. Wh... more info

Yoko Ono has praised a new Beatles video game because it merges music and art to create amazing ''healing vibrations''.She thinks the new Beatles video game will help create "a world of peace".. more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' champ says he 'just fell in love' with the song, originally recorded by the Script.By Jim Cantiello Kris Allen debuts his first single at Z100 on Monday Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — "American Idol" winner Kris Allen had a m... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — With the Beatles Rock Band and Pearl Jam's exclusive deal at Target...the term "sell-out" is getting thrown around way too much. "Sell-out" should really be the term that describes a band who was on the outside looking in that sold their principles ... more info

Undercover, Australia — `Abbey Road`, `The Beatles` and `Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band` were the three big Beatles albums on the Australian chart after a full week of sales. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Jigga says his Glastonbury 2008 appearance was akin to winning his first Grammy.Jay-Z has said that Noel Gallagher's views on him headlining Glastonbury in 2008 showed up the former Oasis guitarist's "archaic" stance on hip hop.Speaking on BBC One's ... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, London NW1Bigger than Elvis – that was last week's Jay-Z-related headline. The Brooklyn-born rapper went one better than the King and topped the US album chart for the 11th time, with new release The Blueprint 3. Typically, BeyoncÃ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - A former Beatles photographer is battling over the copyright for the first publicity photos of the rock group, after the images were used to sell books and DVDs featuring the band. more info

411 Mania — The Beatles invent self-promotion! The Beatles invent music videos! The Beatles invent multi-media extravaganzas! The first Beatles record I ever heard gets a fresh spin in this week's Thrifty Tunes. more info