Stopcryingyourheartout.com — You've been voting in your thousands but now the search for the ultimate NME icon really hots up.Liam Gallagher is in the final shortlist with Alex Turner, Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain and Morrissey.Have your say... more info

ContactMusic — John Lennons killer Mark David Chapman has been transferred to a new prison after spending 31 years in a maximum security facility in Attica New York Chapman gunned down the Beatles legend outside his Big Apple home in December 1980 and was sentenced... more info

Guardian Music — Rare picture shows Fab Four walking over pedestrian crossing opposite way to image used on famous album coverA rare photograph showing the Beatles walking the "wrong way" across the Abbey Road pedestrian crossing is expected to fetch up to £9,000 at... more info

ContactMusic — John Lennons musician son Julian is to feature on Aerosmiths next album The British rocker was recruited by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler to contribute back-up vocals for the Walk This Way hitmakers forthcoming release Lennon has posted a phot... more info

Guardian Music — At turns unwittingly hilarious, fascinating and incredibly boring, this 1984 nightclub documentary is a great British pop culture documentIt's hard to understand why someone in late 1984 took it upon themselves to finance and make an amateur film abo... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran poet and activist John Sinclair is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his famed Freedom Rally with a special event in London in memory of John Lennon The protest in Ann Arbor Michigan brought together a gallery of left-leaning celebrities i... more info

Guardian Music — Bernard Cribbins' records have been loved by such unlikely champions as Danny Baker and Noël Coward. He explains how his best-known hit came to beThe children of 2012 probably know Bernard Cribbins best for his recent role as Doctor Who's sidekick W... more info

Perez Hilton — Guess nothing lasts forever! NBC has pulled their new sitcom Best Friends Forever from its schedule, after only airing four episodes. The show's creator and star, Lennon Parham, announced via Twitter: "BFF Fans: Wanted to let you know that our sho... more info

Sky News — Two men have been jailed for five years each for sending nail bombs to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and high-profile Celtic supporters. more info

Guardian Music — Contemporary classical music is devoid of melody and appeal, all noise and no fun. At least, that's the cliche. But this is music that is very much at the heart of our modern world1. It all sounds like a squeaky gateThere are two sides to this. Fi... more info