ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney dreams of setting up a tourism company in his native Liverpool England The Beatles legend has always stayed close to his roots and he played the final show of his recent tour in the city last month Dec11 Now MCCartney reveal... more info

Guardian Music — Radiohead have just been announced as one of the headliners at this year's Coachella festival in California. Here, in our latest visit to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage rock journalism – Clare Kleinedler describes meeti... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Sip on this narcoleptic soul brew – Junior Parker’s psychedelic molasses rendition of the Beatles “Tomorrow Never Knows.” One of three Beatles covers found on his 1971 LP, Love ain’t Nothin’ But A Business Goin‘ On, Parker died of a bra... more info

DrivenFarOff — According to a recent tweet by Motion City Soundtrack, the band has been in the studio recording for an upcoming 7″ release. This is in addition to the bands new album expected out the first half of this year. Motion City Soundtrack recently covere... more info

ContactMusic — The BEATLES ABBEY ROAD has topped the vinyl album bestsellers list in the U S for a third year The 1969 classic sold 41000 copies in 2011 according to sales data released by American chart compilers at Nielsen SoundScan The figures show the rec... more info

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Guardian Music — It seems only right that the enigmatic singer remains in semi- retirement as he reaches pensionable age, says Alexis PetridisIt's a cliche when a rock star reaches 65 to mention the time when it didn't look like they'd make pensionable age, but with ... more info

Guardian Music — By changing the lyrics of Imagine, Cee Lo Green helped make clear that John Lennon's biggest hit is toshSomething big, round and heavy fell with a clang in Times Square on New Year's Eve, and it wasn't the ball on the flagpole. Cee Lo Green sang a v... more info

Guardian Music — Figures show digital album sales passed the 100m mark for the first time in 2011Ten years after Steve Jobs promised to reinvent the music industry with the iPod, digital downloads have overtaken physical sales of singles and albums for the first time... more info

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