Raise your hand if you like The Beatles. Everyone? Yeah, we thought so. They are unquestionably one of the most influential bands of all time and their songs have withstood the test of time in a way that few others have. We should all be thankful for their music. more ›

THE CHILD INSIDE THE MAN: We've been waiting to see Nowhere Boy for what feels like FOREVER and it's finally playing at the Egyptian Theatre. Directed by Sam Taylor Wood, the film documents John Lennon (played by Aaron Johnson) during his teenage years in post-war Britain, his love for music and more specifically rock 'n' roll and as suspected, the beginning of The Beatles. Definitely a not-to-be-missed film for all The Beatles super fans out there. more ›

For the second week in a row on American Idol, a handful of young-and-pretties hacked away at some of the best rock songs ever written--songs they, apparently in most cases, had never even heard before. more ›

In terms of live music, this weekend is rather Friday-heavy. Kick things off early at a free happy hour (5pm) show at Nectar with Siberian and Pseudosix, featuring members of The Decemberists, Dolorean, and The Joggers. Just a taste of what can occur when the Portland supergroup plays: more ›

By now, it's probably not news to you. If you've so much as walked past any place that is selling newspapers, you're unlikely to have missed the giant front-page-sized announcement that Jordin Sparks is the new American Idol. more ›

For one night only—Friday at Town Hall—Sean Nelson made a sizable dent in prolific yet forgotten 60s/70s singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson's extensive discography. Oh, but he didn't engage in such a lofty task alone. Instead, he ended up having somewhere around nine hundred other musicians assembled as a rock orchestra, which included theater-pop troupe "Awesome," three violinists, a brass section (including tuba), a trio of back-up chick singers, and a pajama-clad group of kids known as the Cougar Choir, all of whom were led by Nelson and producer-composer-pianist extraordinaire Mark Nichols (who also had a hand in the songs' arrangements). Now that's a lot of talent on one stage. Nelson covered a great deal of Nilsson's repertoire, from the poppy-sad songs about his bad relationship with his father to the poppy-sad songs about his bad relationships with women. more ›

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