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For the extent of its career as the world's biggest boy band, One Direction has always been compared to the Beatles. Why many don't understand the comparison and take it as an insult to the Fab Four, there's no denying that the hype around The Beatles in the mid 1960s and on is definitely similar to what we're seeing these days with One Direction. In fact, some would say that, in terms of fame and celebrity, the Midnight Memories crooners are even bigger! That's what Harry Styles is saying, anyway. Read More »
Lauryn Hill was left as the only artist who could possibly one up The Flaming Lips during Dave Letterman's week-long tribute to The Beatles. I'm happy to say the former Fugee rose to the occasion with her performance of the George Harrison classic (making it, via the transitive property and George being the best Beatle, among the most classic) "Something." Read More »
Rod Stewart would likely be considered the biggest British musician of all time were it not for the Beatles. Therefore, it's not exactly unexpected that the former Faces singer and accomplished solo artist would get a bit testy when a crowd of paps began asking him about the Fab Four. Read More »
Lady Gaga may have been sweating her album sales for this week, but the Mother Monster need not have worried. Her new album "Artpop" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, beating Eminem's latest effort "The Marshall Mathers LP 2." Read More »
Eminem continues breaking insane records with the recent release of his highly-anticipated 2013 album MMLP2. Currently, four new Slim Shady songs reside in the Top 20 of Billboard's Hot 100. This is the first time any artrist has had so any tracks simultaneously fall within the Top 20 since 1964. In April of that year, the Beatles had five tunes appear in the Top 20 for two straight weeks. Will Shady ever catch up? Read More »
The Beatles' classic Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is finally going platinum, 46 years after being released. Read More »
The Beatles are going to be releasing new, old music this fall, according to Beatles fan-site WogBlog. The site appears to have uncovered the release plans for a second "Live at the BBC" Beatles album, featuring music not heard since it first aired back in the 1960's. If this report turns out to be true, Beatles fans will get to listen to the Fab Four's music as if it were new (assuming they never heard it live back in the 60’s). If WogBlog's information proves to be correct "Live at the BBC Vol. 2’s” release date will be this November. Read More »
Michael Zuk, a dentist from Canada, won John Lennon's rotted molar in an auction with a $31,200 bid. Though that is plenty of story right there, it gets weirder. Zuk is now trying to use the DNA from the molar to clone the deceased Beatle member. The tooth has recently been sent to a United States research lab for DNA sequencing. This means that DNA could be extracted from the tooth to continue the process. Read More »
The eyes of pop music fans grew wide when it was announced this week that nearly six hours of recordings featuring both Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury would be released soon. NME provided a list of other big-name compilations that haven't seen the light in an official release yet. Some are good ideas, some are bad ideas, and we, over-opinionated aggregation journalists, have decided to let you know which is which. Read More »
Paul McCartney is a huge draw on tour, and he still loves to do it. The former Beatles bassist recently did some recording in Seattle, where he invited former Nirvana members Dave Grohl, Krist Novolesic and touring guitarist Pat Smear onstage to rock out. McCartney did an interview with Rolling Stone where he discussed how much he still enjoyed playing old Beatles tracks, even the lesser known ones. Read More »
Paul McCartney brought out some local guests when he played the first concert in the history of Seattle's Safeco Field on Friday night. The remaining members of grunge icon Nirvana - Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, as well as touring guitarist Pat Smear - joined McCartney on stage for his encore. Read More »
The Beatles second feature film Help! just got the Blu-ray treatment. The re-release of the Richard Lester-directed film contains commentary and behind-the-scenes features. To celebrate the re-release The Beatles have let loose additional videos about the film that include interviews with costume designers, make-up artists and producers. Outtakes from the film are also included. Read More »
Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida, according to the Associated Press. Read More »
