Magnet Magazine — Happy 85th birthday Ringo Starr (Beatles). Stop and smell the roses. Read Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, R.E.M., Baseball Project, Young Fresh Fellows) in MAGNET on Ringo’s birthday as well as our interview with the Starr himself: The post Happy 85th Bi... more info

New York Post — "But he’ll do what he’s doing. And I’ll send him peace and love.” more info

New York Post — The pair opened up about their decades-long friendship. more info

Stereogum — It’s been a tumultuous time for Zak Starkey, whose firing, re-hiring, and subsequent re-firing from the Who has been causing quite a stir in elder rock circles. The drummer and son of Ringo Starr has evidently had a lot of unclear back-and-forth... more info

New York Post — Ringo Starr is proudly sticking up for his son. more info

New York Post — "What happened was I got it right and Roger [Daltrey] got it wrong." more info

Magnet Magazine — Say what you might about octogenarian acts—Rod Stewart, Paul Simon, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Neil Young, Paul McCartney—rocking the road this year. Ringo Starr has them beat at age 84. (He’ll be 85 ... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the world got a new Lennon-McCartney song, but it wasn’t John Lennon or Paul McCartney. Instead, James McCartney, son of Paul and Linda McCartney, got together with Sean Ono Lennon, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, to write and record... more info

Stereogum — In 2023, a bunch of UK rock luminaries launched a new supergroup called Mantra Of The Cosmos. The band brings Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder and Bez together with Ride guitarist Andy Bell and Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey. Until very recently, Sta... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Ringo Starr released Choose Love. You’ve got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues. Read our Ringo interview: The post Ringo Starr Released “Choose Love” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info