• Ringo Starr to Release 'The Lifetime of Peace & Love Tribute Concert' Live Album from 2014

    During a tribute concert in Los Angeles on Jan. 20, 2014, the legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was honored with the Lifetime Of Peace & Love Award by the David Lynch Foundation. The nearly two-year-old honorary gig boasted performances from Joe Walsh, Ben Folds, Ben Harper, The Head and the Heart as well as Starr himself, as they played hit tracks from his impressive discography. The unique concert will now be available for purchase as 'Ringo Starr: The Lifetime of Peace & Love Tribute Concert' on December 4th.
  • The Beatles Release Restored Video for 'Sgt. Pepper's' Track "A Day in the Life" [WATCH]

    The Beatles have recently released a fully restored video for their 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' closing track "A Day in the Life," which is one installment in '1+', a brand-new 2 Blu-Ray/1 CD deluxe edition of the famous quartet's '1' compilation. The original album gathered their most prevalent chart-toppers from both the U.K. and U.S. The expanded deluxe set further offers 23 unearthed promotion films, referred to by The Beatles as "mini movies."
  • Why Pandora is Paying $90 Million to Record Labels Over Pre-1972 Recordings

    Think of all the great music recorded before 1972. It includes some of the most legendary artists ever from The Beatles to Jimi Hendrix. A lot of that music has been trapped in the world of pre-1972 recordings, which is a segment of copyright law that allowed Pandora to skirt payment to rights holders for years, until this week when a settlement was reached with the company to pay labels $90 million.
  • James Taylor Talks Heroin and Meeting The Beatles on 'WTF Podcast' with Marc Maron

    Ever since Marc Maron landed a brief phone interview with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger earlier this year, he's enjoyed a steady stream of high profile musicians on his 'WTF Podcast,' including Jagger's writing partner Keith Richards, Motorhead bassist Lemmy, Celtic legendary Richard Thompson and his latest guest James Taylor, who joined Maron in the garage for a discussion of drugs, rock 'n' roll and his first encounter with The Beatles.
  • John Lennon Photos from Two Days Before His Death Released, Set for Auction

    Nate D. Sanders Auctions are offering up some more cool Beatles memorabilia Thursday including the band's first known color recording, a three and a half minute video of the band playing in the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, England, as well as several previously unreleased photos of John Lennon just two days before he was shot in 1980.
  • 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' is Most Popular Song In Music Says University Of London Study

    A study conducted by the University of London has determined that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana is the most popular song in music. The pioneering track that ultimately defined the grunge movement of the 90s made it to the head of a list of the top 50 songs compiled by a team of researchers from Goldsmiths at the University of London, headed by computer scientist Dr. Mick Grierson, who is also a musician.
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