Kevin Bronson on December 9th, 2013

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A heaping helping of the Beatles, a fervent blast of Nirvana and a salute to the Velvet Underground:

‣ Various artists, “Beatles Reimagined” – Just shy of the 50th anniversary of a seminal moment in the British Invasion – the Beatles’ February 1964 appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” – the music of the Fab Four has been revisited and retooled on the new compilation album “Beatles Reimagined.” The album was released via Community Projects (Alex Ebert/Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros), with proceeds benefiting the Rock N’ Roll Camp for Girls L.A. Not only do you get Edward Sharpe’s slightly twangy take on “I Saw Her Standing There,” but the 12-track collection offers Doom & Gloom (that’s Nate and Liska Cole, formerly of Castledoor, pictured) doing “And I Love Her” and the Well Pennies doing a frisky version of “All My Loving.”

‣ Dead Sara,  “Heart Shaped Box” – The L.A. quartet of Emily Armstrong, Siouxsie Medley, Sean Friday and Chris Null has retreated to the studio to work with producer Noah Shain on the follow-up to their 2012 debut album. But a detour found the foursome doing double duty on Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box,” recording both rock and acoustic versions that were used in the promotional trailer for the new game “inFAMOUS SecondSon” on PlayStation 4.

‣ Gap Dream, “Sister Ray” – This week, Universal issues a three-disc deluxe edition of the Velvet Underground’s “White Light/White Heat” to mark the 45th anniversary of the album. In conjunction with that release, Fullerton’s Burger Records will unveil “The Velvet Underground ”“ White Light/White Heat Tribute Album,” a cassette issue that features six indie artists covering VU. Contributors include Natural Child, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel and synth alchemist Gap Dream, aka Gabe Fulvimar, who takes the dark, 17-minute epic “Sister Ray” and shoots its veins full psychedelics (but not quite the hard stuff).

Photo of Doom & Gloom by Paul Redmond/WireImage