Guardian Music — (Fiction)Over the holidays, John Lennon and Paul McCartney beamed out from the NME's cover, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' failed audition for Decca Records. Inside, a bold analogy was drawn: anyone who suggests the commercial st... more info

ContactMusic — Snow Patrol sort of knew R E M were going to split The Chasing Cars group are close friends of singer Michael Stipe and guitarist Peter Buck from the American indie band and they had a feeling that the group would announce their split after th... more info

ContactMusic — Snow Patrols Gary Lightbody used to write 30 songs a day before he got writers block The groups singer-and-guitarist suffered from serious setbacks when writing songs for the bands sixth album which left his bandmates worried as he has always... more info

ContactMusic — Snow Patrol drummer Jonny Quinn is going skiing on Christmas day The Called out in the Dark musician is heading to Norway with his wife to celebrate the festive holiday and while he will hit the slopes on December 25 he admits hes not a natural a... more info

DrownedInSound — To a certain degree Fallen Empires maintains a sense of continuity with A Hundred Millions Suns in as much as Snow Patrol still sound unsure of themselves. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Gigwise — On 2012 tour... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — RiRi talks the talk, Drake takes care, Childish Gambino goes to camp, Snow Patrol's empire strikes back and Merle Haggard gets down to work. Everybody's on the go this week. more info

ContactMusic — Snow Patrol want to collaborate with Lady Gaga because she is much smarter than your average pop star The Called out in the Dark group have a lot of respect for the Bad Romance hitmaker and would love to get her into the studio to add something... more info

BBC 6 Music — Coldplay, Elbow, Snow Patrol and Lady Gaga perform for Children In Need more info

Guardian Music — From indie no-marks writing songs about yoghurt to stadium rock stars, Snow Patrol have come a long way. They talk about the highs, the lows, and being boringThe members of Snow Patrol who aren't singer Gary Lightbody (who's sound-checking) and guita... more info