Live Daily — Yorkshire's band of punk brothers The Cribs [ tickets ] unveiled their new collection of songs and their newest member--Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths--on Monday (11/9) at the first of two US stops. Long on energy yet short on the melodic nuance... more info

Guardian Music — This Fab Four, from Düsseldorf rather than Liverpool, created an entire musical genre with their pioneering sound. Now, the pop robots return with their classic run of albums remasteredAnticipation for the forthcoming Kraftwerk box set, The Catalo... more info

Rolling Stone — • Aerosmith Replacing Tyler, Not Breaking Up • Rihanna Breaks Silence in 20/20 interview • Taylor Swift Shows Off Comedy Chops on SNL • U2, Jay-Z Team Up at MTV Europe Awards • Zemeckis Wants Beatles for Yellow Submarine • Britney Upset O... more info

Powerpopulist — Picture CreditI really hadn't planned on doing another spherepost so soon, but if you were to miss these, I would be very sad, and we can't have that. Be sure to thank the hosts, as I do most fervently. Icecream Hands - Yellow And Blue - Peter's Powe... more info

The Independent — In September, Walt Disney Studios and The Beatles Apple Corps Ltd. announced a deal to remake The Beatles' 1968 animated classic Yellow Submarine with director Robert Zemeckis. Now, as MTV News reported November 4, Zemeckis has indicated that he hop... more info

411 Mania — Director Robert Zemeckis trying to get the surviving Beatles involved... more info

Rolling Stone — • Rihanna Breaks Silence in 20/20 interview • U2, Jay-Z Team Up at MTV Europe Awards • Zemeckis Wants Beatles for Yellow Submarine • Britney Upset Over Lip-synch Controversy • Devo Rip Through Full Albums on New Tour • Weekend Rock List: ... more info

Rolling Stone — • U2, Jay-Z Team Up at MTV Europe Awards • Rihanna Details Chris Brown Assault on GMA • Zemeckis Wants Beatles for Yellow Submarine • Weekend Rock List: New York City Songs • Jackson Doctor Speaks About Star’s Drug Use • Pixies Rock Doo... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — This week - Martin Robinson gets dewy-eyed over a hardcore manifesto of youth power that never quite got the vote The Nation Of Ulysses Plays Pretty For Baby (Dischord, 1992) “I’m not talking ’bout a Beatles’ song, written 100 years before... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This week PopMatters is exploring the music and pop culture phenomenon of the Beatles. Authors including Margaret Atwood, John Wray, Junot Diaz, and others talk to the Wall Street Journal about how to write a great novel. The New Yorker... more info