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Universal and Sony reach deal to buy EMI for £2.5bn

4939 days ago
Guardian MusicFamous British name split into two in agreement that hands control of firm to biggest rivals, but regulatory obstacles remainEMI, probably the most famous corporate name in British music history, fell into the hands of its two largest rivals in two d... more info

Universal Music's £1.2bn acquisition marks end of the road for EMI

4940 days ago
Guardian MusicThe deal trumped an offer by rival company Warner Music and is the first part of the breakup of the British music majorUniversal Music has triumphed in the auction of EMI's recorded music division, home to the Beatles, Coldplay and Tinie Tempah, tabl... more info

Universal Music to buy EMI's recorded music division for £1.2bn

4940 days ago
Guardian MusicWorld's biggest record company to buy home of Coldplay and the BeatlesUniversal Music, the world's biggest record company, is poised to announce the £1.2bn purchase of EMI's recorded music division, home to the Beatles, Coldplay and Tinie Tempah.The... more info

Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

4940 days ago
Guardian MusicI love this idea of the darkest, calmest hour, far from the fury of the wild night, as the devils lie down and the morning light has yet to arriveMaybe it's been the changing light, the cold, quiet shift to dark mornings and long, drab evenings that... more info

Old music: The Knickerbockers – Lies

4941 days ago
Guardian MusicThis New Jersey band was so Beatlesesque that some listeners mistook them for the Fab FourDon't assume for one moment that the Knickerbockers' appalling name means they were telling the world they were pants. In fact, they were named after Knickerboc... more info

Are these the 10 heaviest albums ever made?

4941 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Machine Head to Slayer, the editors of Kerrang! have picked the heaviest records everThere's a certain part of metal that gives it its edge; an extra bite that separates it from pop. It can mean enormous riffs, ungodly speed, wrecking-ball groov... more info

John Lennon - Lennon's Bed Peace Sign Up For Auction

4942 days ago
ContactMusicJohn Lennons famous Bed Peace sign displayed during his 1969 anti-war protest with wife Yoko Ono is expected to fetch 160000 100000 when it goes up for auction later this month Nov11 The Beatles legend and Ono staged two bed-in for peace events... more info

Liam Gallagher Says Johnny Depp Would Be "Mega" For His Beatles Movie

4942 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comLiam Gallagher is working on a big screen adaptation of Richard DiLello's book, "The Longest Cocktail Party", about the last days of The Beatles at their Apple Corps record label.Gallagher told the current issue of the NME Magazine "Well, it's not st... more info

Spot-On: The Staves (streams)

4942 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor have been making music together since they were children, growing up in Watford, England. Brought up in a house that echoed to the sounds of Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Beatles, singin... more info

John Lennon and Yoko Ono 'bed-in' sign could fetch £10,000 at auction

4943 days ago
Guardian MusicSign displayed during couple's seven-day 'bed-in for peace' in Montreal in 1969 to go under the hammer at Christie'sA handwritten sign that was displayed prominently by John Lennon and Yoko Ono during one of their famous "bed-ins" has emerged for sal... more info

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