Here Comes The Flood — Nowhere Boy is a movie portrait of an insecure young man who would become one of the biggest names in music ever. John Lennon was raised by his aunt Mimi, fell out with his mother Julia, and was saved by rock 'n' roll. The movie will be in theaters... more info

Scotsman.com — Just like John Lennon, artist Sam Taylor-Wood was abandoned by a mother who was later found living nearby. The shared experience has led to her first feature film, but having more info

Guardian Music — Before the Beatles, John Lennon was a school friend, a bandmate, a boyfriend - and a big personality. We talk to the people who knew him best during his Liverpool youthPRIMARY SCHOOLComedian JIMMY TARBUCK went to Dovedale primary school with John Len... more info

Guardian Music — 'My most embarrassing moment? It had to do with karaoke and Eye Of The Tiger'Jared Leto was born in Louisiana in 1971. He went to New York's School of Visual Arts, and in 1994 was cast opposite Claire Danes in the television series My So-Called Life.... more info

Troubled Souls Unite — Twenty nine years ago today, John Lennon's life was tragically cut short. It's tough to write about such a prolific and influential musician, if only because there's too many accomplishments to focus on in too few years. While he's not my favorite Be... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Galella/WireImage On December 8th, 1980, Annie Leibovitz photographed John Lennon and Yoko Ono at what would become the Beatle’s last-ever photo session. Hours later, he was shot and killed outside his New York City apartment building at the... more info

Chorus.fm — Today marks the 29th year anniversary of John Lennon's death. Submitted by topher465 more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Many of our English readers are probably familiar with London-based The Leisure Society, the brainchild of musician Nick Hemming formerly of early 90s outfit She Talks To Angels. While Hemming has quite the decorated and diverse musical past, only r... more info

Guardian Music — Moon scoops best film and Jones best debut director at British independent film awardsAs a child, he was called Zowie Bowie. These days it's the far more sensible Duncan Jones, and tonight he emerged triumphantly from the very large shadow of his fat... more info

Undercover, Australia — A recording of previously unreleased songs sung by John Lennon is for real. Brian Koppelman, who is releasing the songs, explains to Undercover that Lennon gave him the tape in 1980 while he was working at the Hit Factory in New York. more info