Comedian Bill Bailey is to join a huge Beatles sing-a-long with almost 5,000 children at the O2 arena in London. more info

BBC News - UK — Comedian Bill Bailey is to join a huge Beatles sing-a-long with almost 5,000 children at the O2 arena in London. more info

Guardian Music — The prolific pop maverick is inviting musicians to join him in covering classic LPs in just one day, to be made freely available through his websiteBeck has announced a series of free "cover albums", each recorded in just 24 hours with musician frien... more info

Guardian Music — In the these hard times of cuts and credit crunches, we want you to suggest songs that lament the effects of unemploymentThere was a point in in compiling this week's playlist, roughly at about post 850, when I was overcome by a transcendent feeling ... more info

Guardian Music — The bikes ... the robots ... the dream of man and machine in perfect harmony. How is the Kraftwerk vision of the future shaping up? Ralf Hütter gives a rare interview to John HarrisThis is how it starts. I dial the arranged number, and a female voic... more info

Guardian Music — No wonder ex Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell became a musician: he grew up in America's hit factory, Muscle Shoals. He nominates his favourite tracks from the townIt was good growing up round Muscle Shoals, a little town of 18,000 people in Alabama, an... more info

NME — Pay a £10 fee for a chance to own Brian Epstein's original contract more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Paul McCartney's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul McCartneyOriginal member of the Fab Four, The Beatles. Composed many songs for the Lad's before departing to a solo career. Began a new group, Wings which ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to Canadian actress Renee Olstead (1989), British singer Alison Moyet (1961), actress Carol Kane (1952), Italian actress Isabella Rossellini (1952), Beatles singer/songwriter Paul McCartney (1942),[...] Read more! more info

411 Mania — 411Music celebrates its 100th edition with a highlight reel of the best moments from the last 99 weeks! Should Axl Rose quit? How about Michael Jackson? Are the Beatles overrated? How about the Sex Pistols? Will downloading replace CDs? Can Kid Rock ... more info