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Rock Band Special Value Edition for Xbox 360 (pictured), PlayStation 3, or Nintendo Wii for $99.99. With free shipping, that's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find for this version by $39. The Beatles: Rock Band Special Value Edition includes a Rock Band guitar, Rock Band drum kit, microphone, guitar strap, and The Beatles: Rock Band software.  

MUSIC guru Glenn A. Baker is recovering from open-heart surgery at his Sydney home. Baker, famed for his encyclopedic knowledge of rock and pop, has sent a message to industry friends about his health scare. "While I still feel as if I stepped out in front of the Indian Pacific, I'm inclined to impart the Beatles lyrics from Sgt Pepper : 'I've got to admit it's getting better'," Baker, 57, said.

While I still feel as if I stepped out in front of the Indian Pacific, I'm inclined to impart the Beatles lyrics from Sgt Pepper : 'I've got to admit it's getting better'   -Glenn A Baker

 

Simon Cowell is currently in talks to secure Sir Paul McCartney as the special guest star on The X Factor finale, according to a report. The legendary musician is reportedly in negoatiations with show bosses who are keen to have the former Beatle appear on the programme on December 13. If Cowell is able to secure Macca's services, the theme for the finale would be Beatles week, says the Daily Mirror.  

A scene ripped right from the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" played out at a Long Island mall yesterday, as several thousand screaming teenage girls went into an uncontrollable frenzy when cops nixed an appearance by Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber. The near riot at Roosevelt Field, in Garden City, left several people with minor injuries and a member of the star's management team under arrest for allowing the dangerous mob scene to get out of control. "There were thousands of people pushing, s  

The Beatles On Record," but if you're a novice to the Fab Four's recording output, it's a good primer. Airing Wednesday on History Channel, "The Beatles On Record" is tied to the 40th anniversary of the release of "Abbey Road," the group's final album (which was actually released before "Let It Be"). It's also meant to capitalize on the Beatles resurgence sparked by the release of the Beatles Rock Band game and the re-release of the group's catalogue (digitally remastered in mono and stereo).  

Beatles fans will be giving thanks next week for some holiday TV specials featuring the Fab Four. The documentary "The Beatles on Record," debuts at 10 p.m. Wednesday on the History channel, focusing on the group's recorded works. Director Bob Smeaton, who also helmed the celebrated "Beatles Anthology" series, weaves together commentary by the four band members and producer George Martin as the program's sole narration, while the 60-plus song clips include previously unreleased studio material.  

A year ago, Malcolm Gladwell, the phenomenally popular Canadian writer with the wild and crazy hair, published a book called Outliers , which took the world by storm. Outliers is an intriguing effort to explain how extremely successful people got that way. At its heart is something called the 10,000-hour rule, which is approximately the amount of time you have to invest in order to become an expert.  

On CreativePro, Gene Gable shows off the pioneering photo processing of Look Magazine (e.g. the Beatles shot by Richard Avedon). Lots of interesting pre-digital manipulations. This 12,000-photo time lapse is interesting even for Yankee-haters.  

Composed by and produced by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Wilson and Mike Love, the band's first UK number one was released as a single on October 10, 1966. Born during the sessions for the Pet Sounds album, it was not taken from or issued as a lead single for an album, but as a stand-alone single, and later placed on the album Smiley Smile 11 months after its release. Wilson's (and Beatles) publicist Derek Taylor described Good Vibrations as a pocket symphony, as it featured prominent use of the cello  

When Jeremy Abbott sat in the kiss-and-cry area after receiving his scores en route to winning the U.S. men's figure skating title in January, he used sign language on national TV to communicate with a hearing-impaired teenager in his home state of Colorado. "Wow!" and "Cool!" was what Abbott said to Haley Rose Gans. Friday night, when Abbott took the ice for his short program at Skate Canada at The Aud, he dedicated his performance to his friend.

I wanted to do that -- not for myself, but for Haley   -Jeremy Abbott