NME — Play to recreate film onstage in Glasgow more info

XFM.co.uk — Plus, the legend claims that The Beatles "weren't that good"... more info

Guardian Music — Last week we asked for songs with great intros. To herald the coming of 2010, we want songs about new beginningsSo that was a large one then, as the ??? said to the ??? (I'm a Guardian hack, my double entendres are neither gender nor orientation spec... more info

Guardian Music — Sam Taylor-Wood tackles the troubled teenage years of lairy, mouthy John Lennon in her debut. By Peter BradshawOf all Anthony Minghella's legacies to the world of cinema, among the most valuable may yet turn out to be the movie career of Sam Taylor W... more info

Guardian Music — Can Bob Stanley listen to every No 1 song from the noughties and escape with his sanity intact? He recalls a musical decade that ranged from the sublime to the very ridiculousThere's no rule that New Year's resolutions have to be joyless, or involve ... more info

Guardian Music — Music publisher makes small profit after loss last yearDemand for Michael Jackson's music following the singer's death in the summer helped boost annual revenues for the music publisher Chrysalis, which has the rights to some of his songs, including ... more info

NME — Lennon discusses public criticism of him and The Beatles in six-hour interview more info

The Vinyl Villain — He'll the first to admit that he's never really been one for trying to set the singles chart alight, but Billy Bragg must look back over his career and wonder why so many great 45s flopped in the most spectacular of manners.He went Top 20 very early... more info

Undercover, Australia — Indian sitar master has spoken out about his disappointment with the hippies that The Beatles attracted to him. more info

Guardian Music — Student's meeting with member of the Beatles in 1968 reveals furious response to claims the group had sold outIt took more than 40 years, but John Lennon has finally got in his furious response at having Revolution, one of his most famous songs with ... more info