Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Limited edition prints of Noel Gallagher by renowned artist Klaus Voormann are available to order now from the German Rolling Stone Magazine here.Register your interest in the print in the contact box on the page, a picture of the print is below.Klau... more info

Soul Sides — Billy Preston: John Henry Without a Song God Is Great From I Wrote a Simple Song (A&M, 1971) Billy Preston is one of those soul men who I’m constantly rediscovering (and damn happy when I do). I guess I don’t associate him on the same level as a... more info

ContactMusic — Beatles producer Sir George Martin struggled to sit through a recent concert complaining the enormously loud sound was dangerous The studio mastermind who suffers ear problems and wears two hearing aids was the guest of honour at the Brit School for.... more info

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Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Paul Lester takes a tour through love's darker chambers with ChicChic's third album came out in 1979, the same year as Michael Jackson's Off the Wall and Earth Wind & Fire's I Am, those other symp... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul McCartney is always interested in new musical directions The former Beatles star - whose debut orchestral work Liverpool Oratorio was performed in 1991 - was excited when he was asked by choreographer Peter Martins if he would consid... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Liam Gallagher has said in a recent interview with Q that anything by Radiohead doesn't make much sense to him.When asked what's the one acknowledged classic record that does nothing for you the singer replied."I've never even heard OK Computer, but ... more info

Guardian Music — From the Octopus to the Oyster, the strangely maritime themes of the world's travel cardsLast week was a big one for Merseyside's transport nerds. After three years of planning, the Walrus – a contactless swipe card that allows travel on buses, tra... more info

Guardian Music — Record labels and mega-rich performers could cash in on change pioneered by Cliff RichardSo finally the music industry has managed to get by with a little help from a few friends. Label bosses may not have succeeded in the battle to cut off the inter... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney has failed to impress critics with the premiere of his first ever ballet with reviewers branding the show forgettable and bland The Beatles legend has ventured into the world of ballet by writing the score for Oceans Kingdom for t.... more info