New York Times — From the Beatles and Wilson Pickett to Michael Nesmith and the Sex Pistols. more info

MSN Music — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music's elite and celebrities remembered Chris Cornell at a somber memorial service Friday that focused on the Soundgarden frontman's love of family and friends as much as it did on his musical achievements as one of rock... more info

USA Today Music — A deluxe reissue of the album is out, and various celebrations are underway.             more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — GuruFrom: Brighton, EnglandRiver, the latest track from Brighton quartet Guru (first featured on the blog as one of my Fresh Sounds in November, Fresh Sounds - 27th November 2016) snaps, snarls, growls and barks like a half starved rottweiler outsi... more info

Stereogum — It was 50 years ago today: The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, an album of profound significance in the arc of modern music. On the most basic level, this was yet another batch of amazing Beatles songs in a career full of them... more info

Uncut — Comprehensive six-disc boxset - guaranteed to raise a smile! Comprehensive six-disc boxset - guaranteed to raise a smile! The post Reviewed! The Beatles – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Super Deluxe Edition appeared first on Uncut. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — It’s hard to believe in today’s age of real-time Skype and FaceTime conversations around the world, but it was just 50 years ago that the first live global television event was broadcast. That’s when the Beatles introduced their ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It’s hard to believe in today’s age of real-time Skype and FaceTime conversations around the world, but it was just 50 years ago that the first live global television event was broadcast. That’s when the Beatles introduced their ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A groundbreaking album It would be easy to dismiss this as just another millennial music critic’s lame attempt at bashing an iconic baby boomer album [“Rethinking the Beatles’ ‘Best,’” May 21]. “I’m... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Well, where else was he going to do it? With his new self-titled solo album, Harry Styles of the British boy band One Direction is reintroducing himself as the world’s youngest classic-rock star: a 23-year-old singer and songwriter with a pret... more info