News & Views – 2/13

News …

Before they were “Back in the USSR” – The tale of the Beatles behind the Iron Curtain – BBC News

Lawyer picks up the tab for Katy Moffatt’s latest CD. See! We told you lawyers were good for something – The Columbus Dispatch

Usher’s wife recovering from cardiac arrest – Associated Press

Nekkid photo of Madonna fetches $37,500 at auction. One day the world will be split between those who have seen Maddy in the buff and those who have not – New York Daily News

Views …

Bryan Adams in Edmonton – “Wednesday night’s just-over-two-hour show (with encore) was as intimate a performance as it’s possible to get from a man who can still sell out Rexall Place, and he took every opportunity to bond with his fans.” – Edmonton Journal

Murder City Devils in Seattle – “Wednesday night’s Murder City Devils reunion at the Showbox at the Market was Rock ‘n’ Roll Homecoming for indie-nee-alt Seattleites of a certain vintage.” – The Seattle Times

Matt Wertz in Boston – ‘His humor and charisma made the show entertaining. The music was better live. And most importantly, there’s a real person behind the songs – after all, he does claim he’s ‘just a regular guy.'” – The MIT Tech

Marco Benevento in Los Angeles – ” … rolled into town leading an adventurous supergroup of sorts from a Bonnaroo-friendly branch of experimental jazz.” – Los Angeles Times

They Say It’s Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)

Peter Tork (The Monkees) is 67
Peter Gabriel is 59

Peter Hook is 53
Henry Rollins is 48
Freedom Williams is 43
Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 37
Robbie Williams is 35
Natalie Stewart (Floetry) is 30