ContactMusic — Russell Brand doesn't want to be the "Yoko Ono" of Oasis.The group's former frontman Liam Gallagher branded the comedian a bad influence on brother Noel in the wake... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — He rubbishes Liam Gallagher's claim...Russell Brand has denied he was responsible for the break-up of Oasis.Earlier this month, singer Liam Gallagher appeared to suggest his brother Noel’s friendship with Brand was behind the split last year.H... more info

ContactMusic — JOHN LENNON's widow YOKO ONO has ruled out using modern technology to perform a beyond-the-grave "duet" with the late BEATLES legend.Janet Jackson wowed the audience at... more info

Pitchfork — Earlier today, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch sent a letter out to the Beastie Boys mailing list asking for help in his fight against cancer. He wrote that he and "a few friends" are holding twice-daily meditation sessions "picturing smashing apart all of th... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The original version of the Yoko Ono-penned "Give Me Something", from Oko and John Lennon's final record together, 1980's Double Fantasy, is a spiky new-wave tune featuring a particularly angry vocal performance by the legendary avant-garde artist. R... more info

NME - The Daily Download — We've gathered the ten best free downloads floating around the Web this week. So listen, download, and load 'em up onto your iPods. 1. Hot Chip – ‘She Wolf (Shakira Cover)’ If there were ever a band meant to cover Shakira’s hit with an elec... more info

All About Jazz — The Zubatto Syndicate, Owcharuk 5 and Water Babies, three bands from different corners of Seattles Jazz scene, will take the stage at Seattles famed Crocodile Cafe this Thursday. The Croc, as we locals call it, opened just as the Grunge revolution ... more info

All About Jazz — There are no chairs to sit in when you listen to music at the Crocodile. An open floor has always worked best for the kind of music and audiences the famous rock club is known for. Since opening in 1991 the Belltown club closed late in 2007 and reop... more info

Stereogum — Ono’s Between My Head And The Sky, (the first album under the Plastic Ono Band name since 1975) was surprisingly great, but she hasn’t stopped commissioning remixes of her older work. This remix of “Give Me Something” comes from a digital-onl... more info

Altsounds — Hot on the heels of achieving her unprecedented 4th consecutive #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart-topper with “GIVE ME SOMETHING” (THE REMIXES), Yoko Ono teams up with Myspace Music and RCRD LBL to premiere one of the setÃ�... more info