MTV.com News — The Blueprint 3 has one of the best debuts of the year.By Gil Kaufman Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 Photo: Roc-A-Fella Jay-Z has passed the King. With one of the biggest debut weeks of the year, Jigga's The Blueprint 3, the rapper's 11th #1 ... more info

Soul Sides — Once upon a time, there were these four lads from Liverpool... and, well, you know the rest. Pretty much, they conquered the world, and music hasn't been the same since. It's quite a testament that 40+ years later, people are still going nuts over ... more info

Scotsman.com — EDWYN COLLINS & TEENAGE FANCLUB **** MONO, GLASGOW more info

Live Daily — The Beatles made people care about music. Nearly 40 years since their breakup, perhaps they'll get a new generation of listeners to care about sound. There's not a more apparent beneficiary from the remastering than Paul McCartney's bass playing. ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Music bosses have assured anxious Beatles fans in the U.S. they will have a second chance to own a limited copy of The Beatles In Mono - after the highly-anticipated disc set sold out online. more info

Rolling Stone — So many Fab Four fanatics have pre-ordered The Beatles in Mono, EMI has upped its order of the box set, Variety reports. Hit our Beatles hub for more on the band and their 9/9/09 reissues. Echo and the Bunnymen’s keyboard player Jake Brockman died ... more info

Guardian Music — Still don't get the genius of the Beatles? This will cure you, says Alexis PetridisSomething strange happened to the public perception of the Beatles in the 90s. Britpop's open worship finally elevated them to an utterly unimpeachable position â€â... more info

Altsounds — Relient K is asking fans to Forget And Not Slow Down on Oct. 6 as they launch the first release since taking helm on the newly revived record label, Mono Vs. Stereo, in conjunction with Gotee Records and JIVE Records. “The songs that tend ... more info

Live Daily — After a nearly two-month hiatus, pop-punk act Relient K [ tickets ] will return to the road for a three-week US club tour this fall. The Christian quintet, which finished a spring and summer run earlier this month, will perform a one-off show Sept... more info

Totally Fuzzy — JawsOfJosh said...NEW at the Hot Sauce Lounge...The Clash - The Story Of The Clash (2 CD) [1988]The Rolling Stones - 12 X 5 [1964]also available...Black Uhuru - Liberation: The Island Anthology (2 CD) [1993]Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters [1973]Various... more info