Rolling Stone — • Pumpkins Confirm New Drummer, Hint at LP • Radiohead Release “Twisted Words” as Single • Pearl Jam’s Making-Of Backspacer Video • New Beatles: Rock Band Trailer Hits the Net • RS Launches Ultimate Guitar Hub • Kiss’ Sonic Boom S... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jeff Francisco said...The Band was a huge influence on me during my youth.Hear an acoustic cover of The Weight recorded in my home studio at:http://theanimalsrunthefarm.blogspot.comHope you enjoy.Thanks Fuzzy Crew!Ted Barron said...Elvis MuseumJoe Ma... more info

411 Mania — Artists and lyricists draw their inspiration from various sources, and one of those places is this week's topic. The 411Music Critics rank their top 5 favorite songs written about people! They talk about Elton John's "Candle in the Wind", Pearl Jam's... more info

411 Mania — Come celebrate this week in music history with me, the Arctic Monkeys, Elvis, KISS, Alice Cooper, The Beatles, Nirvana and more including The 40th anniversary of Woodstock and the best songs to never hit #1! Come along and see what all the fuss is a... more info

All About Jazz — Michael Branca met the King of Pop when they were both in their 20s and was the mastermind behind the deal to buy the Beatles song catalog. A week after Michael Jackson died, his longtime lawyer and friend, John Branca, was summoned to meet with t... more info

Rolling Stone — Last week, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock and a landmark year in rock history, we asked for readers’ favorite LPs from 1969. We had our money on the Beatles’ Abbey Road, but in the end Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin II nabbed ... more info

Rolling Stone — Another sneak peek at the upcoming The Beatles: Rock Band has been released, which again shows the amazing attention to detail that went into producing a game worthy of the Fab Four’s esteemed catalog. The newest trailer, via IGN, shows clips of �... more info

A documentary featuring conversation between The Beatles which has never been heard before will debut on BBC Two next month. more info

Guardian Music — Often viewed as a cartoonish instrument, the Big Daddy of brass bands has trumped its way into popular music, even lending its round, bassy tones to hip-hopWhat is it? The Big Daddy of the brass section. Tubas are treated by a lot of people as funny,... more info

Guardian Music — Recordings from final Abbey Road sessions to be broadcast as part of week of dedicated Beatles shows on BBCNever-before-heard outtakes and conversations from the Beatles' final Abbey Road recording sessions will be broadcast for the first time next m... more info