Guardian Music — These good-looking, good ole boys with beards have been described as the unplugged Kings of LeonHometown: Concord, North Carolina.The lineup: Scott Avett (vocals, banjo, drums), Seth Avett (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums), Bob Crawford (vocals, bas... more info

Guardian Music — 'Rock's not all carnal glamour. You spend a lot of time sitting around backstage, fiddling with bits of cheese'What got you started?Being brought up in a very unusual way. My mother was an artist and my father an obsessive classical music fan. We wer... more info

The Beatles' Yellow Submarine film is reportedly to be remade for 3D with hopes that Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will add their voices to the project. more info

Guardian Music — She's pop's precious princess – and one of its richest – but Mariah Carey is now getting rave reviews for her role as a dowdy social worker in one of the most talked-about films of the year. It's her coolest career move yet. Elizabeth D... more info

XFM.co.uk — Disappointing sales for The Beatles: Rock Band follows news that music video games have plunged in popularity. more info

Guardian Music — Best known for his pioneering work with the Pirates, Green, who died this week, was the original British guitar heroThe roll call of great British guitar players has for too long missed out the name of the late Mick Green, who died this week aged 65.... more info

Undercover, Australia — Ringo Starr cannot wrap his head around The Beatles Rock Band computer band. more info

In terms of popular culture, many commentators start the Swinging Sixties with the Beatles in 1963, but the Sixties started swinging in January 1960 itself with the UK's first rock'n'roll package tour featuring the American stars, Eddie Cochran and G... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Sales of The Beatles: Rock Band game during the holidays turned out to be less than fab. more info

Live Daily — Reissues to follow Plastic Ono Band concert The celebration of music created by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and their friends after the split-up of The Beatles is expected to continue beyond the reunion performance of the Plastic Ono Band at the Brookly... more info