The Newsroom — John Lennon fans react ahead of a parole hearing for Mark Chapman, who is in prison for murdering the Beatles star in 1980. more info

Gigwise — John Lennon's widow admits... more info

ContactMusic — JOHN LENNON's widow YOKO ONO wants her late husband's killer to remain behind bars because she fears he could come after her and the star's children if he is... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Here's another batch of the ten best MP3 downloads on the web this week - download and enjoy! 1. Antony and the Johnsons – ‘Thank You For Your Love’ Antony and the Johnsons are releasing a five-track EP titled ‘Thank You For Your Love’ on ... more info

Guardian Music — Who says the old media are dead? Last week's Rajar results and some excellent radio argue the opposite, says Miranda SawyerJust a small gloat for radio before we start: Rajar's quarterly figures show audiences up up UP for this quarter (April-June), ... more info

NME — Dead Weather man in onstage outburst to audience including Sean Lennon and Liv Tyler more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — John Lennon gets a new nationality -- for a night -- on Nov. 22 when PBS umbrellas the ex-Beatle into its "American Masters" series with a new two-hour documentary focusing on the final years of his life when he and... more info

Guardian Music — Nicholas Lezard on the best books written by a pop starWhat, I wonder, was the initial reaction of the countless thousands of young Beatlemaniacs when they read the literary fruits of their idol's mind? This is a long way from "I Want to Hold Your Ha... more info

Perez Hilton — Yoko Ono is warning fans that a deal to allow Beatles songs to be downloaded from iTunes is nowhere near complete. The widow of John Lennon says that she, along with Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison's widow Olivia, are "holding ou... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Yoko Ono believes she is being "practical" in her opinion that John Lennon's murderer not be paroled. more info