USA Today Music — Behind my school in 1967, the group made promo film for their "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields" single and "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. I watched part of it being made.             more info

USA Today Music — It was the first rock album with printed lyrics, the first with a fold-out cover, the first to win a "Best Album" Grammy. It may be the most influential record in pop history, and the best-loved. It changed the direction of The Beatles, and rock-and-... more info

New York Post — The Beatles took the world by storm with the release of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” on June 1, 1967. more info

CNN Showbiz — When the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album greeted the world on June 1, 1967, its cover featured the Beatles in colorful military-band uniforms before a constellation of 57 (mostly) famous faces. more info

New York Times — It’s time to free the album of its cultural burdens and enjoy the fun. more info

Popdose — Many of these songs pick up where the Beatles' excursions into country ended once they discovered acid. more info

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