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Ringo Starr has said there is no rivalry between himself and his former Beatles bandmate Sir Paul McCartney despite the pair releasing solo albums within a week of each other.

Comedian-turned-actor Russell Brand is to interview Ringo Starr for Sirius XM Radio as the former Beatles drummer gears up for the release of a new album, it has been announced.

It’s hard to imagine a world without ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band‘. The physicist C.P. Snow once said if Einstein hadn’t locked himself away, indulged in a spot of chin-stroking and eventually conceived the General Theory of Relativity, which revolutionised the way we think about science, we’d still be waiting for that idea to occur to someone else now. In the same vein, you have to wonder that if The Beatles hadn’t locked themselves away in Abbey Road during those few fruitful months over 40 years ago, following their self-imposed exile from live duties in 1966, whether we might equally still be waiting for a band to revolutionise the face of popular music today.

Beginning at 3pm (BST) today, Ringo Starr and His All Star Band are to stream a very special live press conference and performance, which you can catch on Live4ever through the featured video player.

In today’s Soundbites, our weekly take on news, reviews and tabloid gossip, there’s a look at Elbow’s new single, rumours of the identity of Velvet Revolver’s latest singer, and U2′s possible album release date. Elsewhere, Ringo Starr goes all 21st century and Fleet Foxes get ready to release their new album.

After re-starting the Plastic Ono Band in New York earlier this year for a show that included the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul Simon and Bette Midler, Yoko Ono is now set to play two new dates in Los Angeles in October which will feature a new collection of special guests.

Ringo Starr was joined by his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney at a gig in New York last night to celebrate the legendary drummer’s 70th birthday.

Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has revealed his former bandmate Paul McCartney has contributed vocals to the lead single from his new album ‘Y Not‘.

Discussing the collaboration on the track, which is titled ‘Walk With Me‘, Ringo said: “I played him this track and Paul said, ‘Give me the headphones. Give me a pair of cans’. He went to the mic and he just invented that part where he follows on my vocal. That was all Paul McCartney, and there could be nothing better. He’s a genius.” Ringo added that McCartney has played bass on the track ‘Peace Dream’.