Topix — It's been almost too easy to forget the Beatles broke up four decades ago as we near the end of a year filled with band-related news and important dates-in-history including the 40th anniversary of the group's split. more info

Guardian Music — Ray Davies is to curate next year's Meltdown festival. Jon Savage salutes a national treasureIn late 1965, Ray Davies threw a party. One of his guests was a clothes designer, and as Davies recalled: "I got pissed off with him always going on about fa... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Radio Free Wohlman said... Transmission 6910 Using a thread of continuity, I sew together a fine pastiche including Black Sabbath, Butthole Surfers, 1000 Homo DJs, Nine Inch Nails, Queen, The Wolfmen, Brian Eno & The Winkies, Little Willie John, The ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Last night Pretty Green held its first-ever dedicated club night at the Garage in Islington, London. Beady Eye's Andy Bell was one of the DJs performing at the event.Andy's very kindly let us grab his set from him and you can listen to it below. He m... more info

All About Jazz — By Pico Paul McCartney declared it is "probably my favorite Beatles' track" and yet, it's also one of The Beatles' silliest, discombobulated and for decades, one of their most obscure. For me, "You Know My Name (Look up The Number)" just brings me b... more info

Guardian Music — Arcade Fire, LondonAlthough this was the year they achieved the benchmarks of the truly big – two nights at Madison Square Garden, for example – 2010 was also the year in which Arcade Fire tried to keep things smaller. The Suburbs, the band's thi... more info

All About Jazz — No one at iTunes is singing "You Never Give Me Your Money": The Beatles sold 450,000 digital albums and 2 million tracks in their first week on Apple's music store. The company reported that the Fab Four's 1969 album "Abbey Road" was the best-selli... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The photo was taken on April 9, 1969, which would place it right at the beginning of the band's sessions for "Abbey Road," which came out later that year. more info

Here Comes The Flood — Watch Marco Benevento tackle The Beatles' I Saw Her Standing There, with Billy Martin & Marc Friedman. Filmed by Keith Adams at Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ - 2010/10/30. » marcobenevento.com more info

Culture Bully — The Beatles have sparked a fire on iTunes, dominating the albums chart and selling some 2 million individual song downloads. more info