Brooklyn Vegan — Jonah Matranga released Voices + Dedication, an album made up entirely of cover songs, on January 1. He covers tracks by the reunited Mazzy Star, the slightly less recently reunited Hum, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Elliot Smith,... more info

ContactMusic — The son of the man who famously turned down the Beatles has now acquired John Lennon and Paul Mccartneys early hits as a partner at boutique music publisher Round Hill Music Richard Rowe whose father DICk passed on signing the Fab Four when he was an... more info

Guardian Music — Canada's Voivod are one of heavy metal's most unique, beloved treasures. Now their extraordinary early recordings are getting an official releaseFor Voivod's drummer Michel Langevin – known as Away, supposedly owing to a now impossible-to-perceive ... more info

Guardian Music — (Fire)Clanging guitar chords stride across a roistering piano, and Robert Pollard adopts his steeliest voice to declare: "I challenge you to rock." Rise to his challenge and you'll be rewarded: Guided by Voices' return to the fray, eight years afte... more info

Guardian Music — From Tori Amos's dad chaperoning her at her first paid gig, to Don Letts DJing with only one deck, a host of stars recall the formative moments that kicked off their careersThe first time I was paid to play live Tori AmosI'd been kicked out of the P... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Today's Live Performance, again from the Madison Square Garden in New York City, but from 1972 this time around, recorded and filmed on the 30th August 1972 to be precise. A by now legendary performance by John Lennon with Yoko Ono and the band ... more info

Guardian Music — You suggested songs that celebrate the year's turning. Warning: blog contains numerous references to wassailingIt's not every day we usher in a new year. (It's every year.) So a new year requires something big-sounding to mark the occasion. George Ha... more info

Guardian Music — Did any band ever make being a rock star look more fun than Van Halen? Go on, name one …I've written before about my conviction – disputed by many, possibly with good reason – that Van Halen are the second most important rock band ever, after o... more info

Guardian Music — The fashion designer to Britain's pop royalty on how he dressed everyone from the Beatles to BowieStarting in 1966, Lloyd Johnson helped change the look of rock'n'roll fashion, selling his iconic designs to Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, David Bowie, Oas... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul McCartney wants his own tourism business The Beatles legend is keen to start up a sightseeing firm in his home city of Liverpool North West England as he wants to give something back to the local people who have always supported him... more info