Altsounds — Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band return to the road for the 12th All Starr tour. Joining Ringo Starr will be Rick Derringer on guitar, Richard Page on bass, Wally Palmar on guitar & harmonica, Edgar Winter on sax and keyboards, Gary Wright on keybo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Ex-Oasis drummer Zak Starkey's band Pengu!ns are set to play an intimate London gig on Saturday (April 9).The band will play the Queen Of Hoxton for the This Feeling clubnight.Starkey is the son of ex-Beatles sticksman Ringo Starr, and is The Who's t... more info

Abeano — As Pitchfork reported last night, Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig has covered a Paul Simon track for the soundtrack to a forthcoming Max Winkler comedy titled ‘Ceremony’. Performing a version of Papa Hobo he guests along some big names... more info

ContactMusic — Beatles legend Ringo Starr has made one lucky fan's dreams come true after giving him his drum kit. Brain cancer survivor Alexx Kipp, who also suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, reached out to the rocker through the... more info

ContactMusic — Ringo Starr gave his drum kit to a teenage brain cancer survivor. The former Beatles star met with 17-year-old Alexx Kipp - who also suffers from Tourette's Syndrome - at the Los Angeles' Hard Rock Cafe as part of a... more info

Unreality Music — Ringo Starr gave his drum kit to a teenage brain cancer survivor. The former Beatles star met with 17-year-old Alexx Kipp – who also suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome – at the Los Angeles’ Hard Rock Cafe as part of a new partnership between th... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Were it not an English hospital worker who used percussion instruments to help relieve boredom of patients undergoing long-term treatment, a 13-year-old kid battling tuberculosis named Richard Starkey might never have fallen in love with the drums, c... more info

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ContactMusic — Campaigners in Ringo Starr's hometown have failed in their bid to preserve the Beatles drummer's birthplace - local authorities are pressing ahead with plans to demolish the house where he was born. The musician's former family home... more info