ContactMusic — Fans of MARILYN MONROE, JAMES DEAN, THE BEATLES and CHER can now get their hands on their own life-sized model of the stars - wax representations of the icons are going up ... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — April showers bring May flowers, but the rain has also been a huge influence on artists in all walks of the arts. Of course that means there have been more then a few songs about rain written for pop music and here I am to tell you which are the ten ... more info

The Telegraph Blog — What is really going on in the alleged dispute between youtube (owned by Google) and music royalty collection agencies? I say alleged because, frankly, every time I look for a track I still find it there. Why not try it yourself? I just punched in a ... more info

Associated Press — LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Want to permanently share your home with James Dean, Marilyn Monroe or all four Beatles?... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Show at the Pantages escorts viewers from early days to 'Abbey Road.' Beatles cover bands, like synthetic diamonds, have improved measurably since they first a... more info

All About Jazz — The Turtles' own Howard Kaylan wrote this reenactment of what happened when his band mates met their rock heroes. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A slew of films about the British rock scene of the 1960s will make it to the marketplace this year. Beat... more info

AngryApe — After recently meeting The Beatles star more info

Idolator — After word that the final list of books being published in the latest installment of the album-per-tome 33 1/3 series would be delayed because of "economy-related goings-on," series publisher Continuum released a 27-album shortlist on the series' blo... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — I get that the music business (the record business expecially) is struggling and may be at a loss in how to deal with their challenges. I'm not an apologist for the record business. I could write a long list of mistakes I believe they've made and o... more info

411 Mania — Why did the Police break up? Does American Idol have a shelf-life? What rap group might be looked at like The Beatles? All this and more in this week's column! more info