Topix — We're in the midst of a spate of notable dates in rock-and-roll history: the past three weeks brought the 40th anniversaries of the passing of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, both of whom died at 27, victims of the excesses of their time. more info

Gigwise — Ahead of auction in New York... more info

NME — Rare piece of memorabilia was due to be auctioned in New York more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The feature film looks at John Lennon's tragedy-filled teen years and their effect on his artistic creativity.There are so many ways in which "Nowhere Boy," an emotionally raw and yet raucous, rockin' riff on John Lennon's turbulent teenage years, is... more info

Guardian Music — Most were hymns of praise to the Fab Four, inevitably – but believe it or not there are people out there who don't like the Beatles, and want to sing about itIt happened during an egg sale. My brothers and I were being driven round a Norwich suburb... more info

Topix — The FBI has seized a set of John Lennon's fingerprints from a Manhattan memorabilia shop. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A set of John Lennon's fingerprints being auctioned for at least $100,000 has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 30 years after the singer's death. more info

USA Today Music — The New York Times says the signed fingerprint card was made at a police station on May 8, 1976. At the time, Lennon was applying for citize ... more info

BBC 6 Music — Yoko re-issues solo work to mark Lennon's 70th birthday more info

The Newsroom — The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Lady Gaga gets close to a billion YouTube views, Zack Snyder on board to direct Superman, and Ozzy Osbourne covers John Lennon. more info