John Lennon's son Sean has said his mother Yoko Ono allowed video footage of the former Beatle to be used in a car advert to keep him "in the public consciousness". Footage of Lennon, filmed in his Beatles days, appears in the advert for the Cit more info

NME — TV ad features former Beatle 'to keep him in public consciousness', according to son more info

Guardian Music — His determination to open British ears to new ideas meant this celebration went beyond narrow definitions of musical genreThis week, the Asian-American jazz virtuosos Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa will mix south Indian rhythmic complexities with... more info

All About Jazz — CLEVELAND - There's always been room at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for the exciting, most popular relics, like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket and John Lennon's Sgt. Pepper uniform. But most of the not-so-flashy mementos were tucke... more info

ContactMusic — Groove Armada claim to have made Will Young sound like John Lennon.The dance duo have collaborated with the 'Leave Right Now' singer on tracks for their new album... more info

Topix — There's always been room at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for the exciting, most popular relics, like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket and John Lennon's Sgt. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 02-26 Los Angeles, CA - Echo 02-27 San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room *02-28 Reno, Nevada - Rainshadow Community Charter High School 03-02 Salem, OR - The Space &03-03 Olympia, WA - Northern &03-04 Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern ^03-05 Vancouver, British Col... more info

Live Daily — San Francisco's 18th annual Noise Pop Festival kicked things off in grand fashion at Oakland's Fox Theater on Tuesday night (2/23), featuring none other than the Yoko Ono [ tickets ] Plastic Ono Band. Last September, the group released "Between My... more info

ContactMusic — The BLACK EYED PEAS are hoping to teach fans about music at their concerts - they're taking the JOHN LENNON Educational Tour Bus with them on their U.S. trek.The Boom... more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' contestant makes a song by the world's most famous band her own.By Larry Carroll Lilly Scott on 'American Idol' Tuesday Photo: Fox She's not Eleanor Rigby, she's not Maxwell with his silver hammer and she certainly isn't Sg... more info