L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ten years ago when Ringo Starr turned 68, the Beatles drummer recalled someone asking what he wanted for his birthday. “I couldn’t think of anything, and I don’t know why I said it, but it just came out: I said I would like for ev... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — There aren’t a lot of people who are handed the key to one of music’s most beloved properties and told, essentially, to go have fun with it. But that’s pretty much what happened to audio engineer Peter Cobbin when he was given ac... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There aren’t a lot of people who are handed the key to one of music’s most beloved properties and told, essentially, to go have fun with it. But that’s pretty much what happened to audio engineer Peter Cobbin when he was given ac... more info

BBC News - UK — Previously unseen images of The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix were hidden for more than 40 years. more info

Guardian Music — Diving into your suggestions, a reader surfaces with Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix are all caught in his listHere is this week’s playlist – songs picked by a reader from hundreds of your suggestions last week. Thank... more info

Guardian Music — Any whimsy in this lovingly restored time capsule of 1968 is banished every time a classic Beatles song crashes on to the soundtrackThere’s real charm and genuine archival interest in this rerelease of Yellow Submarine, the Beatles’ ani... more info

JamBase — The Beatles co-founder Paul McCartney will initiate his Freshen Up Tour with a run of four shows in Canada later this year. The post Paul McCartney Announces Freshen Up Tour Dates In Canada appeared first on JamBase. more info

JamBase — Sunday's Pearl Jam concert in Prague featured Eddie Vedder performing a debut cover of "Help!" by The Beatles. The post Eddie Vedder Covers ‘Help! By The Beatles During Pearl Jam Show In Prague appeared first on JamBase. more info

Stereogum — Pearl Jam and their illustrious frontman Eddie Vedder have covered a ton of songs over the years, including Beatles songs -- remember how well Vedder did with "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"? But they've never done "Help!" until this past weekend... more info

NME — "Kanye West thinks only about Kanye West - he feeds off other people" Damon Albarn, Kanye West and Paul McCartney Damon Albarn has hit out at Kanye West for ‘trapping’ Paul McCartney in an ‘abusive’ collaboration on the track ‘FourFive... more info