Guardian Music — Band member Richard Hughes tweets that he will not vote Conservative and says they have nothing to do with the partyThe pop band Keane said they were "horrified" today to learn that one of their songs had been used as part of the soundtrack to the Co... more info

NME - Festivals — As the debate rages over the 2010 line-up, we thought we'd look back at some classic Reading and Leeds sets. Feel free to share your own memories below. Nirvana - 1992 This quintessential Nirvana performance finally got an official DVD release earli... more info

Guardian Music — Recording studios made famous by the Beatles get Grade II status within week of publicised threat to their futureAbbey Road, the London recording studios immortalised by the Beatles album, has become part of the nation's treasury of listed buildings,... more info

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Guardian Music — Government will make quick decision on English Heritage recommendation as EMI plans saleAn application to list the famous Abbey Road studios, a pop music shrine since 1969 when it gave its name to the Beatles album, will be fast-tracked by the govern... more info

Guardian Music — Singer reveals on BBC's Newsnight that some people may be working to secure survival of the studio linked with the BeatlesSir Paul McCartney has said he hopes the famous Abbey Road studios can be saved after reportedly being put up for sale by owner ... more info

Guardian Music — Building made famous by 1969 fab four album and its celebrated cover still draws fans from around the worldFrom the outside it still looks like what it once was: a Georgian town house in the suburbs of north London with a famous pedestrian crossing o... more info

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Altsounds — Nico Vega (http://www.myspace.com/nicovega) has spent a better part of the last two years hitting the road with Manic Street Preachers, Semi Precious Weapons and the Von Bondies but come this winter the band are set to team up with and support *The S... more info