Chorus.fm — *Heroes Of Modern Earth (http://www.facebook.com/heroesofmodernearth)* covered John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (The War Is Over)." You can view the video in the replies. more info

411 Mania — From John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and Bing Crosby and David Bowie's "Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy" to The Kinks' "Father Christmas" and more, 411's Christopher Bell counts down the top 10 songs for Christmas! more info

Twangville — Many of my favorite releases from this year were 5-6 song eps rather than 8-10+ song full-length releases. It is, perhaps, a statement on modern music industry that, with one exception, all of these were self-released. As John Lennon said, “Power t... more info

Guardian Music — Joe Loss vocalist and creator of the secret lemonade drinkerThe jazz and pop musician Ross MacManus, who has died aged 84, was a featured singer in the 1960s with Britain's leading dance band, the Joe Loss orchestra, and in the 1970s the creator of t... more info

Guardian Music — We handed over this week's Film&Music features to the young volunteers of Live magazineNewsPJ Harvey – Let England Shake is our album of the yearBeach Boys reunion rumours resurfaceMumford & Sons plan 'doom folk' albumAmy Winehouse's family open to... more info

Guardian Music — In our latest visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we visit John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York in 1971, just as they're recording a song for Christmas, with the help of Phil Sp... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — He won plaudits for his portrayal of the young John Lennon in the hit film Nowhere Boy and now it seems actor Aaron Johnson could be reprising the role of the legendary star in Liam Gallagher’s forthcoming Beatles biopic.Gallagher, 39, is backing a... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — CBC News interviews author Margaret Atwood about the internet's effect on literacy. The Christian Science Monitor lists the five best books about John Lennon. The List of Online Year-End 2011 Music Lists was updated yesterday with 42 year-end music l... more info

Guardian Music — The American poet and musician had a voice like no other, but he also made you think, recalls Jamie ByngI first met Gil Scott-Heron by sneaking backstage after a gig he played in Edinburgh in 1992. I was clutching a bootlegged Reggae Sunsplash festiv... more info

Guardian Music — O2 Arena, LondonThe O2's stage is set well back from the audience tonight. Unfriendly chasms such as these often imply security concerns. Paul McCartney is, after all, a man whose songwriting partner John Lennon was gunned down in cold blood and whos... more info