Popdose — In honor of John Lennon's 70th birthday October 9, Popdose presents a collection of Lennon covers in The Friday Mixtape. more info

All About Jazz — The onetime Beatle's cheeky writing efforts are being re-released this month in an omnibus edition to mark what would have been his 70th birthday Oct. 9. 'In His Own Write' and 'A Spaniard in the Works' by John Lennon. (Estate of John Lennon / Sim... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Between the Notes Oct. 9 marks what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday - a milestone hard to grasp when the final photo of the man froze him in time at the age of 40, senselessly assassinated 30 years ago this coming December.... more info

Time — Perhaps the late Beatle, John Lennon, and founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, have more in common with each other than we think more info

The Mirror — John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono will tell people around the world "to learn to love each other in peace" on what would have been the music legend's 70th birthday. more info

Reuters — REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Artist and musician Yoko Ono said on Friday she was still getting over the death of her husband John Lennon, who was gunned down in New York nearly 30 years ago. more info

The Newsroom — The top showbiz news and headlines for the week ending October 08, including Tony Curtis laid to rest, Toni Braxton files for bankruptcy, and fans prepare to celebrate John Lennon's 70th birthday. more info

The Mirror — John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono will tell people around the world "to learn to love each other in peace" tomorrow as millions of people celebrate what would have been the music legend's 70th birthday. more info

Popdose — There is very little difference between breakup bravado and a midlife crisis. Both make people do drastic things, buy pink Corvettes, show off in front of potential suitors and, sometimes, call into question old relationships. The swagger that seemed... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Hey guys, remember Aaron Johnson, the 20-year-old star of Kickass who managed to knock up the director of the John Lennon biopic, Nowhere Boy, in which he had a starring role? Yeah, us either. Kickass was like, months ago! But now that Nowhere Boy is... more info