L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A letter John Lennon wrote urging Eric Clapton to start a new band with him shortly after the Beatles broke up will go up for auction next month. The letter is one of several pieces of correspondence from some of the world’s greatest musicians, inc... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — John Lennon held out the promise he could bring out more musical greatness in legendary guitarist Eric Clapton in a letter that could fetch as much as $30,000 when it is sold at auction next month, the organizers of the sale said on Monday. more info

ContactMusic — John Lennon once approached Eric Clapton with a plan to form a supergroup, according to correspondence that will go under the hammer at an upcoming... more info

Popdose — What would an English edition of the Band have sounded like? Eric Clapton wondered, too. And in 1969, he set out to form one, but without much confidence that it would work out. So little confidence, in fact, that he codified it in the name of the ba... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A cardboard guitar cut-out from Keith Richards. Several velvet jackets. A lithograph of Eric Clapton. more info

NME - In The Office — 1The Dirty Mac Possibly one of the first ever supergroups, The Dirty Mac consisted of John Lennon (The Beatles), Eric Clapton, Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) and Yoko Ono. Lennon put the band together... more info

Guardian Music — After Adele's Bond theme failed to top the charts, we wonder if all Bond themes are commercially cursedThere were high hopes for Adele's theme song to the new James Bond film, Skyfall – not least the expectation that this would be the first 007 sig... more info

Starpulse — Rock legend Eric Clapton's bank balance was given a huge boost on Friday when his painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for a record-breaking $34.2 million. more info

Guardian Music — The great Mississippi-born blues singer and guitarist BB King, was christened Riley B King in 1925, which explains the comic title of this authoritative British documentary on his long, impressive career. BB bore with dignity his exclusion by white s... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Eric Clapton's bank balance was given a huge boost on Friday when his painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for a record-breaking $34.2 million. more info