All About Jazz — By Pico, and Nick Deriso Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has taken his share of knocks over the years. Some of those, in the interest of full disclosure, came from us. Then there was legendary jazz figure Buddy Rich's blunt assessment: "Ringo Starr was ... more info

ContactMusic — RINGO STARR's former home has been targeted by vandals who have ripped off parts of the brickwork as mementos of the BEATLES legend.Fans of the Fab Four were left... more info

Guardian Music — Last week we vegged out in the Cucumber Castle, now let's celebrate John Lennon's 70th with a Fab Four feastGreetings pop pick-yer-owners. Here's a thing I learnt this week. There is an incredible amount of songs that take some sort of inspiration fr... more info

Guardian Music — (Friends Vs Records)Matt Bigland, the singer-guitarist of Dinosaur Pile-Up, wears his influences on his sleeve. "I didn't have a dad," he told Film&Music last year, "so I listened to Dave Grohl." Now, two years or so after they were first mentioned i... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. This week's mash has been out for a bit, but I betcha haven't heard it yet. I dropped it at my club gig in San Francisco last weekend, and the crowd went crazy! I've bemoaned the fact that there's been very few good boot... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Alan McGee has been recalling the moment he discovered Oasis in 1993, Alan told californiachronicle.com: "It was a complete fluke. Because I was single, I was always on the lookout for women."My sister was trying to hook me up with one of her mates w... more info

NME — Sunderland midfielder's guitar plea, Diddy's Rangers hint, Rooney's Beatles clothes – your music gossip stop more info

Star Online, Malaysia — NEW YORK (AP) - Music by the Beatles will give way to a story of a con artist at The Neil Simon Theatre next year. more info

Mjsbigblog — Next week’s Glee gets back to storytelling, as the episode explores religion–always a hot-button issue. When Kurt’s dad falls ill and the rest of the group consider God–exactly who he, she, it is. Reporters attended an adv... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - So much has been told about the Beatles that director Michael Epstein knew he needed to say something different in his documentary of John Lennon, which premiered this past weekend at the New York Film Festival. more info