Guardian Music — It was make-up or break-up time and you refused to walk away like Pretty Woman. Here are your favourite reversals of directionA change of mind, when it comes to pop lyrics, often involves ending a relationship. Or, perhaps, trying to reverse an over-... more info

ContactMusic — A cowboy hat and a pair of sunglasses once owned by Beatles legend John Lennon are to go under the hammer at auction. The singer donned the black hat on the Fab Four's 1965 tour of North America, while he wore the black Italian sunglasses in 1967. Le... more info

NME — The two items are expected to fetch at least £12,000 in total more info

Guardian Music — Items owned by John Lennon at the height of Beatlemania to go under the hammer on 9 AugustHe is probably more famous for sporting a Greek fisherman's cap at the height of Beatlemania in the mid-60s. But a floppy "cowboy" hat worn by John Lennon when ... more info

ContactMusic — Yoko Ono has placed a wreath at a memorial for victims of the nuclear bomb attacks on Japan. John Lennon's widow is in her native country to receive an award for her charity work and promote tourism in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disaster ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I recently picked up a used copy of the 2010 reissue of John Lennon’s Sometime in New York City on the cheap at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. While by no mean Lennon’s crowning solo achievement, I’ve always felt the album was underrated as it’... more info

ContactMusic — John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is to receive the Hiroshima Art Prize for her efforts in spreading world peace. The 78 year old will pick up the accolade next summer (12) at a special ceremony in her native Japan, following in the footsteps of previous ... more info

Guardian Music — Facebook campaigners win a Place - or rather a Drive - in history for Pete Best; and for his Mum, Mona, who gave the foursome an early handAnother example of social network power has prodded Liverpool into acknowledging its second overlooked hero is ... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Holy Mountain / 2007Wooden Shjips, a four-piece pysch combo from San Francisco, feature a bassist named Dusty, a guitarist named Ripley, and an organist named Nash. On their debut release for Holy Mountain, the Shjips, like the Jefferson Airplane and... more info

Guardian Music — Paul's brother Mike launches celebration of city's spirit in Britain's biggest new museum for more than 100 yearsThey thought of asking Paul McCartney, a royal, a politician or a poet – but, in the end, the £72m museum celebrating Liverpool's ecle... more info