ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney has revealed he is in talks to stage a top secret concert at the London Olympics this summer 12 The Beatles legend will meet with event officials on Friday 20Jan12 to discuss a possible appearance at an event linked to the Games b.... more info

Guardian Music — One of the first US musicians to cross the racial divide in his search for 'soul'The bandleader Johnny Otis, who has died aged 90, was one of the first white American musicians to cross the racial divide, aligning himself with the black community a... more info

ContactMusic — British funnyman Russell Brand is to interview former The Beatles legend Ringo Starr for a special live radio show The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star will ask the drummer a number of questions for the Town Hall With Ringo Starr show to be aired live ... more info

Guardian Music — These Norwegians are that rare thing: a twisted pop sensation that lives up to the hypeHometown: Oslo, Norway.The lineup: Turid Solberg, Bjarne Gustaven and Andreas Knudsrød.The background: Our interest in Philco Fiction was piqued by the advance pr... more info

Guardian Music — Johnny Farina tells the story of his greatest hit – and how it inspired the BeatlesThere was no shortage of instrumental guitar records in the late 50s and 60s. In the UK there were the Shadows, while in the US groups such as the Ventures had a str... more info

Guardian Music — What's new on the app stores on Wednesday 18 January 2012A selection of 20 apps for you today:HMV Listening PostBritish retailer HMV wants people to buy more CDs. Hence this app, which gets you to scan a CD cover (or just text-search for an album), t... more info

The Independent — Wealthy guests at the Savoy Hotel will be allowed to take over Abbey Road and add amateur recordings to its heritage in a move that will horrify Beatles obsessives for whom the recording studios are sacred ground. more info

Guardian Music — Deaf Institute, ManchesterNew guitar bands ready to hurl themselves from cliffs amid the gloom about the future of their chosen music should remember that a Decca executive told the Beatles "guitar bands are on the way out" as long ago as 1962. It's ... more info

Guardian Music — The Modfather keeps pace with rock history by namechecking his heroes John Paul and BowieThe list of names pop stars have given their offspring is long and ludicrous. But Paul Weller has proved there's always space for a couple more, naming his newbo... more info

Guardian Music — The country music impresario in his memory-filled home in WimbledonThe irrepressibly energetic Mervyn Conn gave retirement a go, and then thought: "I can't do this." Instead, this February sees him reviving the International Festival of Country Music... more info