ContactMusic — Ringo Starr's childhood home has been boarded up to stop Beatles fans from stealing mementos from it. The house - number nine Madryn Street, Liverpool, North... more info

ContactMusic — KEITH RICHARDS nearly ended the rock rivalry between THE ROLLING STONES and THE BEATLES when he wrote a song with SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY.The legendary bands were often... more info

Gigwise — Former Beatles drummer property is popular attraction... more info

Totally Fuzzy — zerode said... Soul for Sunday: Eddie Kendricks, "My People... Hold On" Eddie Kendricks' awesome soul song, "My People... Hold On" from 1972 - with links to collections containing the track to buy or download http://zerode.wordpress.com VINYL OBSCUR... more info

All About Jazz — By Nick Deriso A Bob Dylan song reimagined into something like the Beach Boys, and also something like the Beatles—and nothing like folk music—propelled the Byrds to their first No. 1. Oh, and started the folk-rock movement. Among other thi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Don said... Just stopping by to drop off some Robert Nighthawk, then going away again. Nighthawk was a slide guitarist whose disciples included Muddy Waters, B.B. King and Elmore James. Despite his importance, Nighthawk is a mostly forgotten figure. ... more info

Spinner.com — Would the Beatles be quite as fab if they had stuck to their earlier moniker of Johnny and the Moondogs? Does Diana Ross fronting a trio called the Primettes bestow her the proper level of divahood? Take our Ultimate Original Band Name Quiz and see i... more info

Guardian Music — Readers' favourite photographs, songs and recipesSnapshot: The three musketeers This photograph was taken on Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath in 1947 for Picture Post magazine and is captioned on the back, "Russian war bride number 1". It was taken f... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Have you chosen your costume for Halloween? We have at 30 Days Out, and with all our free time we're posting gobs of Halloween music. Today we fondly pay tribute to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and (like Elvira) we're amply endowed ... more info

Guardian Music — Votes are being collected for a poll to find the greatest-ever DJ. Michaelangelo Matos isn't sure this is a healthy thing, but still, he has no doubt who to vote forDance-music fans like to look at the mainstream rock press and snicker. They're not w... more info