Pitchfork — Sam Fogarino of Interpol favors selflessness! Sam Prekop of the Sea and Cake appreciates his own autonomy! Dan Snaith of Caribou loves math! Torquil Campbell of Stars likes love! Lambchop's Kurt Wagner likes eggs with his breakfast! These revelations... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasis Dig Out Your Soul ***LOOK, we all know the release of an Oasis album is an event.Like a new Indiana Jones movie, you know exactly what you are going to get and yet you are more of ten than not, untimately, disappointed.Just as George Lucas can'... more info

Pop Matters — "Ask Me Why" was one of four songs that the Beatles played at Abbey Road Studios during their first recording session on June 6, 1962. Afterward, George Martin judged that this abundantly tender song... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — In the pre-Winehouse era, the British exported their music, not their dirty laundry, which is why it's possible for Americans to recall the mid-'90s moment when Oasis and Blur jostled for the title of rock's best band in complete ignorance of the fac... more info

Pop Candy — This morning I received a text from a friend of mine who reminded me that it's John Lennon's birthday. "Listen to the Beatles," he said. So I did. Lennon would've turned 68 today, and he still makes headlines: For instance,... more info

Idolator — Bruce Johnston is the perennial "Sixth Beach Boy," so to speak, even though he's been in the Beach Boys since 1965, when he replaced Glen Campbell (!) as the stand-in for Brian Wilson. Heckfire, he's allegedly the guy who played Pet Sounds for the... more info

The Quietus — Historian blasts Scouse beat combo more info

Guardian Music — John Harris: Ignore the cult studs' blether: the Beatles were as counter-cultural as they wanted to be – they were musicians, not capitalists more info

AP - When it comes to members of the Beatles, even doodles are a treasure. more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - When it comes to members of the Beatles, even doodles are a treasure. more info