Undercover, Australia — Ben Lee`s stunning new version of John & Yoko`s `Woman Is The Nigger Of The World` has been given the thumbs up by Yoko Ono. more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — December 8, 1980 is, in retrospect, one of the most important days in my life.It was a Monday, and I was in the 5th grade at Solomon Schecter Day School in Cranford, NJ, and we had the day off. My Dad and I were living alone in Plainfield, New Jerse... more info

Radio Exile — Today we mourn the loss of John Lennon, murdered in 1980 outside The Dakota apartment building in Manhattan.  Mark David Chapman was recently denied parole, yet again. EMI must have great confidence in Lady Sovereign.  The sinking label offered... more info

Rolling Stone — Photograph by Annie Leibovitz John Lennon died 28 years ago today, a mere three weeks after the release of his classic comeback album Double Fantasy. In 1971, Lennon sat down with Rolling Stone editor and publisher Jann S. Wenner for a sprawling, can... more info

BBC News - UK — Fans in Tokyo remember the former Beatle on the 28th anniversary of his murder more info

Fans in Tokyo remember the former Beatle on the 28th anniversary of his murder more info

Paste Magazine — Look, no one is cooler than John Lennon, and his version of “Happy Xmas/War is Over” is swell. It’s just that we’ve heard it every year, over and over, on every radio station in America. It’s time for Burl Ives and Brenda Lee and Bing Crosb... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — The Vox Guitar Organ was expected to revolutionize music. It did not. Wikipedia explains, "In 1966, Vox introduced the revolutionary but problematic Guitar Organ, a Phantom VI guitar with internal organ electronics. John Lennon was given one in a bid... more info

Pasta Primavera — In January of 2009 Dopamine Records is set to re-release Boston quartet Hooray For Earth’s debut S/T album.  I’ve been listening to this album fairly frequently for the last month or so and have had a hard time pinning them down.  Imagin... more info

Paste Magazine — Today's list begins a series that will recur every Friday for the next few weeks, in which I'll highlight my favorite lesser-known Beatles tracks. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr wrote and recorded such consistent... more info