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L.A. Times - Entertainment — It’s hard to believe in today’s age of real-time Skype and FaceTime conversations around the world, but it was just 50 years ago that the first live global television event was broadcast. That’s when the Beatles introduced their ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It’s hard to believe in today’s age of real-time Skype and FaceTime conversations around the world, but it was just 50 years ago that the first live global television event was broadcast. That’s when the Beatles introduced their ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A groundbreaking album It would be easy to dismiss this as just another millennial music critic’s lame attempt at bashing an iconic baby boomer album [“Rethinking the Beatles’ ‘Best,’” May 21]. “I’m... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Well, where else was he going to do it? With his new self-titled solo album, Harry Styles of the British boy band One Direction is reintroducing himself as the world’s youngest classic-rock star: a 23-year-old singer and songwriter with a pret... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Well, where else was he going to do it? With his new self-titled solo album, Harry Styles of the British boy band One Direction is reintroducing himself as the world’s youngest classic-rock star: a 23-year-old singer and songwriter with a pret... more info

Stereogum — My favorite footnote about Soundgarden is that producer Michael Beinhorn reportedly had Chris Cornell listen to Frank Sinatra before recording "Black Hole Sun," which was indirectly followed years later by a Paul Anka cover of the generation-defining... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is the Beatles’ worst album. But let me save you the outrage you may think I’m looking to foment. I’m not saying it’s a bad record; I’m merely pointing out ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is the Beatles’ worst album. But let me save you the outrage you may think I’m looking to foment. I’m not saying it’s a bad record; I’m merely pointing out ... more info

Allmusic Blog — ​Stephen Thomas Erlewine digs into the 50th anniversary deluxe edition of the Beatles’ 1967 masterpiece, featuring new alternate mixes, previously unheard takes, and video footage. more info