Guardian Music — Accordionist who featured in the Beatles' 1967 Magical Mystery Tour filmThe accordionist Shirley Evans, who has died aged 78, accompanied Cliff Richard, Engelbert Humperdinck and Liberace and played Mabel the barmaid in TV advertisements for Carling ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Over at 30 Days Out we're having a sock hop of sorts ... we are spinning our favorite 45 rpm singles and you're invited! Today we pull out some of our favorite Beatles solo singles on Apple Records, then we lay on the bonus tracks ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... It's almost like a party at 30 Days Out ... this long holiday weekend we're spinning singles non-stop! Today we have on the turntable Procol Harum, Brewer & Shipley, Paul Simon, Leon Russell and Rocky Burnette. You can still listen ... more info

Guardian Music — The BBC's first female DJ is more likely to pick up a dubstep promo than a free bus pass; she shares 12 musical highs from her wild life on Radio 1When Annie Nightingale the BBC's first female DJ spun her first "disc" on the fledgling Radio 1 in 1970... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley tracks the course of the Kendal band's operatic pop, from the packed manic elastic action of their debut, Limbo Panto, to their Mercury nominated latest, Two Dancers On their 2008 debut album, Limbo, Panto, Wild Beasts, from historical, d... more info

Allmusic Blog — Smack dab in the middle of the decade, 1975 was the polyester peak of the '70s, the year that captured all the glorious excesses of the Me Decade. Elton John presided over the pop charts -- his pull so powerful he could help give Neil Sedaka, that ol... more info

MTV.com News — After nearly quitting the music business last year, the eclectic MC and songwriter from Atlanta shot to the top of the pop charts.By Jayson Rodriguez B.o.B Photo: ABC B.o.B. isn't like most pop stars. He really isn't like most rap stars, ei... more info

Guardian Music — As this column celebrates its fifth birthday, we'd like you to suggest songs with commemorative themesLook at this. It's the first ever Readers Recommend blog, posted five years ago on 1 September 2005. The theme was change. Almost everyone posted un... more info

Perez Hilton — Ever seen videos of old Beatles concerts? The ones where all of the girls basically scream in excitement until they run out of breath and then faint? That’s sort of what happened on Tuesday when the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato shacked up in a Wa... more info

Detroit Free Press — 11 a.m. Dig a Phony, Beatles tribute 12:30 p.m. The Electric Playground, rock 2 Soul Preacher, rock 3:30 House Phone, rock 5 The Insyderz, rock 6:30 Great Divide, blues-rock 8 The Hope Orchestra, rock 9:30 Laith Al-Saadi, blues-rock 4 p.m. Golden Rai... more info