Guardian Music — He hails from Japan and makes the kind of doom-laden pop that could soundtrack an erupting volcano. In a good way …Little is known about Jesse Ruins. Well, other than he is from Japan and makes doom-laden, industrial-tinged pop that demands to be u... more info

Guardian Music — Liverpool university is launching a three year project on Rushworth's, and wants to hear from anyone who worked or shopped in its famous 'music house'Business history is too little celebrated, alas for the north, whose annals of industry and enterpri... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “I buried Paul”….yada, yada. The lengths of which fans have gone in regard to Paul McCartney’s supposed 1966 death and replacement (Billy Shears, anyone?) have long bordered on the obsessive. Here we have the the most recent entry, The Winged... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Officially, Oasis mastermind Noel Gallagher named his current band after a Jefferson Airplane song. But it’s not hard to note the moniker contains echoes of Paul McCartney’s second band. And where Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye has taken the John L... more info

Guardian Music — The company that brought us Cliff and the Beatles, the Sex Pistols and Susan Boyle is disappearing. We should salute its contribution to our cultureIn the 1930s, after a merger with Columbia UK, EMI became the biggest record company in the world. By ... more info

Guardian Music — The 'King of Pop' generated more income than Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna and Jay-Z combined in 2010Michael Jackson's This Is It tour was the singer's plan to try to regain some control over the debts he had amassed during his extravagant life, and u... more info

NME — Singer says his comments have been "taken a little too far" and downplays spat more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — John Lennon's son Julian insists he was joking when he recently accused his late dad's Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney of "snubbing" him. more info

Guardian Music — Joe Goddard and Raphael Rundell take us back to the 90s – and its not the likes of Oasis they evoke, but the era's house musicHometown: London.The lineup: Joe Goddard and Raphael Rundell.The background: The 2 Bears comprise one fifth of Hot Chip, i... more info

411 Mania — He will not be erased from history... more info