Guardian Music — 'I worked with Salvador Dalí for four days. He did a sculpture of my brain with a chocolate eclair running down the back'What got you started?I was at that perfect age: I was 15 when the Beatles came out in the US; then the Rolling Stones, the Kinks... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Gaz from the Hippy Mafia who's band are supporting Beady Eye's in Canada, took time to answer a few questions ahead of tonight's gig.The Hippy Mafia is the collaboration of five individuals from five music genres hailing from Manchester UK and Ontari... more info

Guardian Music — Meltdown festival, LondonA man blessed in many ways, but never with a sunny disposition, it sometimes seems as if Ray Davies spent the entire 60s complaining. The most recurring of his grumbles involved the Kinks's record company. Not only did Pye Re... more info

Popdose — Popdose concludes the ever-popular series that imagines a Beatles world without a breakup. more info

ContactMusic — Ringo Starr returned to his hometown of Liverpool, England to play his first gig in the city since infuriating residents by insisting he missed "nothing" about it. The former Beatles drummer sparked fury among residents in the area where he grew up w... more info

Culture Bully — Peter Wolf Crier finds stylized chaos in "Right Away," Best Coast returns to the beach for "Gone Again" & Mighty Mike goes French pop in mashing the Beatles' "Octopus's Garden." more info

ContactMusic — John Lennon once turned to Art Garfunkel for advice about a possible Beatles reunion in the mid-1970s. Garfunkel had set aside his ongoing feud with Paul Simon for a series of reunion concerts and Lennon wanted to pump him for information about the g... more info

ContactMusic — Former Wings star Denny Laine has given Beatles fans an insight into Paul Mccartney's reaction to John Lennon's death in a new documentary, revealing his bandmate was "gutted" and in need of musical therapy. Little is known about how MCCartney dealt ... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul McCartney is "working on" performing at the 2012 Olympics. The Beatles legend insists he has not yet been approached to sing at the London Games next summer but is willing to be involved if he is asked. Asked by Absolute Radio Hometime... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney has expressed his disappointment after his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr failed to land a knighthood this year (11), because "it's about time" his friend received the honour. MCCartney received the title from Queen Elizabeth II in 1... more info