Idolator — Via now—just—Pitchfork: "UPDATE: Though we initially had information that seemed to indicate that the Shins had completely severed ties with Sub Pop, it now appears that the situation is actually similar to what we reported back in June 2008. Sub... more info

Chorus.fm — What would be your dream tour line-up of four bands? You can make it realistic with only current active bands or feel free to go wild and have The Beatles take Queen with Freddie Mercury out on tour. Your decision...what would you have? Why these ... more info

ContactMusic — A film about the early life of BEATLES legend JOHN LENNON has been thrown into jeopardy - the star's sister is facing legal action over the book on which the movie ... more info

Guardian Music — Motown drummer who featured on many of the label's finest releasesThe contribution of the Funk Brothers, the studio band that helped to create the Motown sound in the 1960s, achieved only belated recognition: it was in 2002, with the release of the d... more info

NME — A range of custom-designed Gibson guitars are to go on view at an exhibition in London this April, before being auctioned for charity. more info

NME — Welcome to the Daily Gossip: your daily stop-off to find out who in the world of music has been up to what. more info

Guardian Music — Uriel Jones, one of the founding members of the Funk Brothers, has died aged 74 after complications from a heart attackUriel Jones, one of the original members of Motown band the Funk Brothers, has died after suffering complications from a heart atta... more info

MTV.com News — Producer's lawyer says victim Lana Clarkson killed herself.By Gil Kaufman Phil Spector during closing arguments on Tuesday Photo: Lawrence K. Ho-Pool/ Getty Images Six years after actress Lana Clarkson died in Phil Spector's mansion, the j... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Remember Test Icicles? Course you do, NME wouldn't let anyone without their head in Camber Sands ignore them. We called them the new Beatles, the second coming, here to torch the rulebook with a highly charged lightning rod and stamp it out with neon... more info

Guardian Music — The world of comics and pop have always colluded with mixed results, as two new publications proveWhenever one tries to make the case that comics and rock music are the sexy twins of popular culture, one immediately runs into the problem that neither... more info