New York Post — "We would allow this and not make a fuss," McCartney explained. "And yet at the same time, I don't think any of us particularly liked it." more info

JamBase — Paul McCartney sent a demo of a beloved Beatles song to Atlantic Records’ Jerry Wexler for Aretha Franklin to record. more info

JamBase — John Lennon’s final single was inspired by the legendary rock ‘n’ rollers that inspired The Beatles legend. more info

JamBase — Beatles tribute act 'All You Need Is Love' will bring its all-star lineup to venues across the U.S. in 2024 for shows honoring The Beatles. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The Feelies connection to the Velvet Underground goes long and deep. As gawky teenagers, Glenn Mercer and Bill Millions put VU on the same tier as the Beatles. Their jittery, drone-y, laconically delivered Crazy Rhythms sounded like no one else, exce... more info

New York Post — Trumpet legend Herb Alpert once out-sold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in the same year with Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass’ “Whipped Cream & Other Delights,” the No. 1-selling album of 1966. And six decades later, he recently found himse... more info

JamBase — Eddie Vedder closed the main set of his Ohana Festival at Southern California's Doheny State Beach with nods to George Harrison and The Beatles. more info

Stereogum — Pop stans like to throw around the phrase “cultural reset.” As in, when x artist released y album, it was a cultural reset — it changed everything. It could rightly refer to game-changing albums like Beyoncé’s self-titled surprise drop or... more info

Stereogum — Dolly Parton is about as famously blonde as a human being can be, but she’s not going to let a little thing like that stop her from singing the one 4 Non Blondes song that everyone knows. Right now, Parton is getting ready to release ROCKSTAR ,... more info

Stereogum — Whether we like it or not, popular music has a long, well-documented history of copycatting. I’m not referring to plagiarism or copyright lawsuits, but rather one-begets-the-other artistic inspiration. These patterns exist everywhere, from Elvis... more info