Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Quick News

In a statement that caught the entire music world by surprise, Bob Dylan will release an album of new material next month. The basis for the untitled disc comes from the change the country is facing now. For more on the new Dylan, check out David Fricke from Rolling Stone's interview HERE

THE BEATLES ARE REUNITING!!! Well who ever is left of them anyway, but it is still great news to hear. Paul McCartney will be joined next month on stage by Ringo Starr at a charity concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall to benefit the David Lynch Foundation. The last time the two shared the stage and performed together was in 2002 at a tribute to the late George Harrison.

In related news, ever wanted to get a Masters in Beatles knowledge? Well now you can! At England's Liverpool Hope University, they are offering a Masters degree in Beatles popular music and society. You can study the bands effect on the world around them and how the world effected them. See Hope.ac.uk for more info.