Rolling Stone — Rock Daily is amped to be hitting the SXSW festival later this week, where we’ll surely be encountering dozens of bands named after animals. So we dedicated the Weekend Rock List to all the Animal Bands that looked to wildlife for inspiration. To a... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Music industry icon Alan Livingston, the man credited with signing the Beatles during his time as president of Capitol Records, passed away on March 13th due to age-related causes. He was 91. Livingston was at the he... more info

ContactMusic — Music executive ALAN W. LIVINGSTON, who signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. He was 91. Livingston passed away on Friday ... more info

AFPAlan W. Livingston dies at 91; former president of Capitol RecordsLos Angeles TimesLivingston created the character Bozo the Clown for popular children's read-along record albums in the 1940s and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president ... more info

ChicagoistMan Who Kicked Off Beatlemania Dies at 91MSNBCBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Alan W. Livingston, who created Bozo the Clown as part of Capitol Records read-along series for children and later signed the Beatles to the label when he became its pre... more info

When Livingston heard the Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand," he agreed to release the single and brought the Fab Four to ... more info

Guardian Music — It's a British pop powwow: turning interviewer, Johnny Marr asks his friends and former rivals the Pet Shop Boys about their inspirations, idols and the perils of too much Pernod ...Last month, presenting Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe with their Outst... more info

Associated Press — LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Alan W. Livingston, the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. He was 91.... more info

OfficialWireBozo the Clown creator Alan Livingston dies at 91The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) - Alan W. Livingston, the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Livingston created the character Bozo the Clown for popular children's read-along record albums in the 1940s and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records in the 1960s. ... more info