Guardian Music — 1988-89: Number 17 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicConfusingly, the Second Summer of Love was really two summers. The first, 1988, was the warm-up as acid house graduated from hipster secret to the dominant sound of Br... more info

Guardian Music — February 2002: Number 40 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicFor a while it felt like you were getting short-changed if you only heard one song at a time. The long-running compilation series As Heard On Radio Soulwax, by B... more info

ContactMusic — Paul McCartney "hadn't thought of the implications" when he effectively announced the end of The Beatles. The 'Heavy Roller' singer is credited as being the one who broke the news of the legendary British group's breakup in 1970, in a questionnaire w... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney is eyeing a collaboration with Damon Albarn's band Gorillaz. The Beatles legend famously dabbled with electronic music on his solo album MCCartney II, and he is looking to venture back into the genre by teaming up with the Clint Ea... more info

Guardian Music — 12 April 1965: Number 1 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe distinctive jangle of the Rickenbacker on Mr Tambourine Man wasn't actually the invention of the Byrds. The Beatles had already been there: the Byrds had hear... more info

Stereogum — The Quietus spoke with Wayne Coyne about some of his favorite albums, from well-produced recent LPs to childhood favorites that still influence The Flaming Lips. There are some surprises here, but the biggest surprise is how familiar most of the albu... more info

ContactMusic — John Lennon and Paul Mccartney almost reunited on U. S. TV in the mid-1970s - for a bargain $1,500 (940). MCCartney reveals he was visiting his former Beatles bandmate in New York when Lennon suggested they should take Saturday Night Live producer Lo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The rock revolution of the 1960's seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. The first doomed icon of rock, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. The Birth Of Rock also explores the infl... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Below is a video from Beady Eye's Russian Press conference a few weeks ago, in it Liam Gallagher says that Johnny Depp would be great for his Beatles movie, which will be based on Richard DiLello's book The Longest Cocktail Party. more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney has asked his little brother Michael to be his best man when he marries his fiancee, Nancy Shevell. The Beatles legend, who announced his engagement to the New York socialite last month (May11), has asked Michael to stand at his si... more info