Scotsman.com — THE Beatles, Bob Dylan and Beethoven were among the most popular artists chosen by the public when they were invited to compile their own Desert Island Discs. more info

Guardian Music — November 1969: Number 19 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicUntil the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour, the loudest thing at big-capacity shows was often the crowd, as anyone who's heard the long-deleted Beatles at the Hollywo... more info

Guardian Music — 10 April 1970: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicRock groups had split before, and no one bar their fans really cared. But the parting of the Beatles? This was the first time four musicians deciding to work sepa... more info

Guardian Music — October 1960: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicIn October 1960, a German student took five young Britons to a Hamburg fairground for a photoshoot. Astrid Kirchherr had only just met the Beatles through her friend... more info

Guardian Music — November 1961: Number 9 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicThe US postal service might not seem like the most romantic of subjects for a pop record, but Motown could inject magic into any situation. The Marvelettes's debut ... more info

Guardian Music — December 1965: Number 12 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicAs Brian Wilson later recalled, the Beatles' sixth album was the first release he'd ever heard where every song "went together like no album ever made before". It ... more info

ContactMusic — John Lennon's ex-girlfriend May Pang is set to stun fans in a new documentary by revealing her former lover wasn't her favourite Beatle. In Seth Swirsky's new movie Beatles Stories, Pang, who romanced Lennon in the mid-1970s after he split from Yoko ... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - They have been gathering dust in a basement for more than 40 years, but now U.S. photographer Mike Mitchell has decided to auction a group of pictures which capture the moment the Beatles became a worldwide phenomenon. more info

Topix — Paul McCartney will perform at Yankee Stadium on July 15. Two years after he rocked the Mets' Citi Field, Paul McCartney is going to do the same at Yankee Stadium. more info

Perez Hilton — Everyone knows that Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono are not the best of friends. Still, you'd think after all these years there'd be a way to put differences aside and be amicable. Though they didn't outright do anything to each other, the fact that the... more info