ContactMusic — Rockers Keane have landed their fifth consecutive number one atop the U K album charts with their latest release Strangeland The only other group in history to accomplish the same feat is The Beatles who set the record with their first seven efforts ... more info

Popdose — The “before they were famous” narrative is a mainstay of writing about popular culture, and accounts of the Beatles’ residency in Hamburg are at the head of that canon. Like all such stories, the Hamburg narrative lets us look at familiar subje... more info

Guardian Music — (Telarc)This will come as a surprise to everyone who had John Pizzarelli tagged as a latter-day swing crooner who also plays some tasty guitar. Born in 1960, he is, in fact, a second-generation jazz guitarist, his father being the great Bucky P. Thi... more info

Perez Hilton — YAY!!! The MEGA Mistress of GORGEOUS music Adele has gotten over her press-avoidance (for now) and recently sat down with Today show anchor Matt Lauer for a cozy chat sesh. The duo discuss life, love, and the pressures that go along with a Beatles l... more info

Guardian Music — Singer says Virigin EMI 'would have preferred that I do an album with popular punks', rather than a collection of French classicsIggy Pop's new album has been rejected by his record label, forcing the singer to release it himself. Virgin EMI turned d... more info

Popdose — History is written by the victors, so the music history of the mid 1960s generally focuses on the Beatles, Motown, the growing importance of the album, and the triumph of rock as an art form. History does not often acknowledge that the top male star ... more info

Topix — James McCartney, left, and Jade Nazareth arrive at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Paul McCartney on Friday, Feb. more info

Panda Toes — I'm from Dallas, right? Yea. Thirty or so minutes from Fort Worth. My moms used to take my sister and me to the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanical Garden. So tite. Mad koi fish swimming around being fishy and the such. And you can buy fish f... more info

ContactMusic — Mad Men creator MATTHEW WEINER has revealed to The New York Times that he paid a whopping 250000 in order to use the Beatles song Tomorrow Never Knows on the most recent edition of the show Thats a pretty hefty sum for just one track most songs ar... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartneys video shoot for his track Biker Like An Icon was interrupted by Diana Princess Of Wales - because she wanted a private performance from the Beatles legend The singer was recording a promo for the 1993 track at Britains famed Pinew... more info