Guardian Music — 'You' is such an insignificant, pale blue dot of a word. Its significance comes from the love that we place upon it, the way that we deal with itMy parents dropped me off at the end of the driveway, and I darted through the warm June night to the do... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Liam Gallagher's new band at Metro is US debut.At its best, Oasis earned its accolades, with Liam Gallagher a bona fide frontman cut from a since-broken mold, and Noel Gallagher a songwriter whose ego, talent and (frankly) good timing propelled the g... more info

Guardian Music — (Dare)Randolph's live shows have made the guitarist a hero of the US's "jam band" scene, but his pedal steel pyrotechnics haven't transferred well to disc. This third album benefits from the elegant touch of producer T-Bone Burnett, who guided Randol... more info

ContactMusic — John Lennon once turned to Art Garfunkel for advice about a possible Beatles reunion in the mid-1970s. Garfunkel had set aside his ongoing feud with Paul Simon for a series of reunion concerts and Lennon wanted to pump him for information about the g... more info

ContactMusic — Former Wings star Denny Laine has given Beatles fans an insight into Paul Mccartney's reaction to John Lennon's death in a new documentary, revealing his bandmate was "gutted" and in need of musical therapy. Little is known about how MCCartney dealt ... more info

NME — McCartney also reveals it was John Lennon who demanded the end of the Beatles more info

Guardian Music — June-July 1966: Number 25 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicIn 1966, the Beatles toured the far east. The Japanese started to form bands that adopted the same line-up – drums, bass, lead guitar and a John Lenn... more info

Perez Hilton — That's quite the price tag, but the John Lennon album (a copy of Double Fantasy) that fetched $23k at auction happened to be signed by him just hours before he was shot dead: The record - an edition of the former Beatles singer's 'Double Fantasy' alb... more info

ContactMusic — Musician Yoko Ono is auctioning off a personalised iPad and a signed photo to raise funds for the victims of the tornado-hit city of Joplin, Missouri. The Japanese star has donated a black and white shot of her in bed with her late husband John Lenno... more info

The Independent — An album signed by John Lennon hours before he was shot dead has fetched £23,750 at auction. more info