Stereogum — Exactly 11 months ago, surviving Beatles members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr released “Now And Then,” billed as the band’s final song. “Now And Then,” which originated as a 1979 demo by John Lennon and was fleshed out by Paul McCartne... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Les Claypool (Primus, Claypool Lennon Delirium). Pudding time! Read our Claypool Lennon Delirium cover story with Les and Sean Lennon (cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov) by Wilco’s Nels Cline: The post Happy Birthday Les Claypoo... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Fiona Apple. Remember that depth is the greatest of heights. Read our MAGNET Feedback with Robyn Hitchcock, writing about Apple, Syd Barrett, Byrds, Decemberists, Bob Dylan, Feist, Kinks, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch, John Lennon, N... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Paddy Considine (actor, director, writer, musician, Guided By Voices superfan). Renaissance man. Paddy, Steven Soderbergh, Sonic Youth, Spoon, the Black Keys, Strokes, Decemberists, Drive-By Truckers, Sean Lennon and more pick their fa... more info

New York Post — John Lennon talked about his fears of gun violence in the new documentary "One to One: John & Yoko." more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, the Beatles had their last photo shoot. The photographer was Ethan Russell, and it took place at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Tittenhurst Park estate. Let it be. Read our Beatles vs. Stones Sound Check: The post The Beatles Had Th... more info

Antimusic Rock — Theatre Within, the non-profit behind the Annual John Lennon Tribute charity concert since 1981, will honor Kenny Loggins more info

Antimusic Rock — Following the exclusive release of nine reimagined Meditation Mixes of John Lennon's classic 1973 peace-and-love anthem, 'Mind Games' more info

Antimusic Rock — The definitive, deep dive into John Lennon's oft-overlooked and underappreciated 1973 album, Mind Games - The Ultimate Collection, is out more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, the Plastic Ono Band released “Give Peace A Chance” in the U.S. That’s all they were saying. Read our DVD review of John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band live that same year: The post The Plastic Ono Band Released “Give Pea... more info