Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, John Lennon was murdered. “You may say I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will be as one.” The post John Lennon Was Murdered 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet ... more info

Stereogum — The Beatles' cinematic universe is expanding. Each member is getting their own Sam Mendes-directed biopic, slated for release in April 2028, with Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph... more info

New York Post — The friends attended a political party together in the '70s. more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, John Lennon and Yoko Ono released Double Fantasy. Three weeks later, the unthinkable happened. R.I.P. John. Read Richard Barone in MAGNET on Yoko: The post John Lennon And Yoko Ono Released “Double Fantasy” 45 Years Ago Today ... more info

New York Post — Paul McCartney reflected on his former bandmate's "horrific" murder in his new book. more info

Stereogum — Director Sam Mendes is making four separate Beatles biopics, one for each member, for release in 2028. Back in the spring, we learned who would star as each Beatle: Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as R... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday John and Sean Ono Lennon. Beautiful boys. (Sean photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov.) Read the Primitives on the John/Beatles song that invented punk (“Birthday”) and our Claypool Lennon Delirium cover story with Sean and Les Claypool... more info

Stereogum — The upcoming Beatles biopics have cast their first non-Beatle. We’ve been hearing about director Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles movies — four of them, one for every Beatle — for a while now. Earlier this year, Mendes confirmed that all four ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Les Claypool (Primus, Claypool Lennon Delirium). Pudding time! Read our Claypool Lennon Delirium cover story with Les and Sean Lennon (cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov) by Wilco’s Nels Cline: The post Happy Birthday Les Claypoo... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Fiona Apple. Remember that depth is the greatest of heights. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock, writing about Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, N... more info