Rolling Stone — When the Monkees stepped into MGM studios in November of 1968 to tape their NBC television special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, they were just two years away from their commercial peak: selling records by the millions, a hit TV show and battl... more info

Rolling Stone — The Beatles' first publicist Tony Barrow, who coined the indelible nickname "the Fab Four" and helped shape the world's view of the rock group, died Saturday in Morecambe, England, The New York Times reports. He was 80. Barrow's death was co... more info

New York Times — Mr. Barrow played a central role in shaping the public’s perception of a nascent band in the early 1960s. more info

Uncut — Paul McCartney pays tribute to the Fab Four's PR and "lovely guy" Paul McCartney pays tribute to the Fab Four's PR and "lovely guy" The post The Beatles’ press officer Tony Barrow dies aged 80 appeared first on Uncut. more info

NME — Barrow is credited with coining the phrase "The Fab Four" more info

Guardian Music — The publicist, who came up with the phrase ‘the Fab Four’, died at home in Morecambe at the age of 80The Beatles’ first press officer, Tony Barrow, the man who came up with the phrase “the Fab Four”, has died at the ag... more info

The Mirror — The man who covered Lennon and McCartney's PR in the 1960s has passed away shortly after his 80th birthday more info

BBC News - UK — The Beatles' former press officer, who coined the term The Fab Four to describe the band, dies aged 80. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Unreleased John Lennon bit from the Esher Demo Tapes, recorded at Kinfauns in Surrey, England. We know if as “Jealous Guy” via Lennon’s 1971 Imagine LP. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In 1965 the Eastside band Cannibal & the Headhunters reached the Billboard charts with "Land of 1000 Dances," a bouncy R&B number cataloging dance moves like the pony, the mashed potato and the alligator. The song included a catchy hook — "I s... more info