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...Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll, musician and writer Elijah Wald looks past the world's most famous musicians to explore the significance of those who were simply popular in their own time. Title aside, Wald does it without slamming the Fab Four. He spoke with TIME about the origins of rock 'n' roll's racial divide, the way technology is changing the way we listen to music and the future of music...
...selected students of the 2,046 admitted to the Class of 2013 today to find out a little bit more about our new frosh friends. The lucky ‘13ers we spoke to received e-mails ranging from 5:02-5:15 pm. Most were excited. Meet the fab four after the jump...
...story commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Fab Four's conquest of America, I detailed the initial mainstream U.S. response: that they were a passing fancy, that their music was derivative, and that the funniest thing about them were their haircuts. It was the last gasp of an adult establishment that felt secure in dismissing anything new, scorning anything young; and the Beatles were both. (George Harrison, when he and his mates made their Sullivan debut, was younger than Kevin Jonas is now.) In the intervening decades, the mainstream has learned its lesson: not to deride what kids love...
...linked wirelessly (like the Kindle) via a high-speed cellular network to a store that will support on-demand transactions of under a dollar. There are just two problems. Because everything about Plastic Logic's device is new, right down to a fab plant built in Dresden that's churning out parts, the first model won't reach consumers until 2010. And version 1.0 will render text in standard E-Ink black on gray. CEO Richard Archuleta says a color screen that can handle true black and white (not to mention the gamut of colors needed to reproduce the page...
...Rock Band” have had more passable soundtracks, chock-full of 70s hard rock and 90s alternative, but the newly announced Beatles game has the potential to bring the genre to new heights, at least for those who, like me, worship the Fab Four. One can’t help but wonder, though, what could have been if the Beatles had entered the video game scene earlier: exploring Princess Peach’s castle to the tune of “When I’m (Super Mario) Sixty-Four,” hearing...