Icon Home Entertainment today announced the May 10th DVD and Blu-ray release of Sam Taylor-Wood’s critically acclaimed rock and roll John Lennon film biopic "Nowhere Boy".

"Nowhere Boy" perfectly captures the essence of John Lennon’s teenage years and his introduction to music ­ from first band The Quarrymen – to his early relationship with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, all of which culminates in the formation of The Beatles and their historic trip to Hamburg.

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‘American Idol’ contestant makes a song by the world’s most famous band her own.

By Larry Carroll

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632498/20100223/beatles.jhtml

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Crash Kings, an unconventional 3-piece rock band driven by keyboards instead of guitars. They’ve dared to cover the classic song "Hey Bulldog," which was originally released by The Beatles on their album Yellow Submarine. It’s no wonder that Crash Kings chose this track – one of the few in The Beatles’ canon to revolve around a piano riff.

Crash Kings Links

Hey Bulldog Video (YouTube)
Official Site

MySpace

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The singalong concert of "All you need is love" with Frederik Sioen is online.

You can see it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcgCzjQuM7s

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