L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In commemoration of what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday on Oct. 9, the ex-Beatle’s solo catalog will be reissued in remastered editions along with a newly stripped-down remix of his and Yoko Ono’s 1980 album, “Double Fantasy.” ... more info

All About Jazz — EMI Music will commemorate the 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth Oct. 5 with a flight of new releases, including a stripped-down remix of the late ex-Beatle's bestselling album, a hits compilation, a themed four-CD box and a comprehensive 11-CD... more info

The Telegraph — Solo albums digitally remastered to mark what would have been the singer's 70th birthday. more info

The Mirror — John Lennon's albums have been digitally remastered to mark what would have been the singer's 70th birthday. more info

The Telegraph — Film portrayals of the former Beatle do him an injustice, even when they are based on his own words, says Ray Connolly. more info

NME — Memorabilia from Michael Jackson, The Who and the Sex Pistols also went under the hammer at Christie's more info

Guardian Music — 'She has been a poet, an acclaimed photographer, a memoirist, a mother, perhaps the last truly uncompromised artist in rock music'On my 14th birthday, I bought a record that changed my life. I had never heard of the artist. It was the album sleeve th... more info

Guardian Music — A clan with star-studded music connectionsIn their book Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (1996), Craig Fass, Brian Turtle and Mike Ginelli explain how they came up with the once-popular Kevin Bacon Game as college students. The Kevin Bacon Game was a point... more info

Guardian Music — A clan with star-studded music connectionsIn their book Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (1996), Craig Fass, Brian Turtle and Mike Ginelli explain how they came up with the once-popular Kevin Bacon Game as college students. The Kevin Bacon Game was a point... more info

The Telegraph — John Preston reviews the week on TV including BBC Four documentary A Century of Fatherhood, Lennon Naked - the BBC Four drama about a pivotal period in the Beatles star John Lennon's life - and the new BBC Three adult puppet comedy Mongrels. more info