ContactMusic — A handwritten note JOHN LENNON penned on the day of his murder has gone on sale for $154,000 (102,000).The Beatles legend was gunned down outside his home in New York... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When Neil Diamond called Herbie Hancock to do a collaboration, the jazz legend readily says he didn't share much in common with the singer - other than a fiscal one.When Neil Diamond called Herbie Hancock to do a collaboration, the jazz legend readil... more info

All About Jazz — Until recently, only three of the Beatles' sons had followed in their fab fathers' footsteps and become musicians. The lone holdout was Paul McCartney, whose most famous offspring was daughter Stella McCartney, a successful fashion designer. But now ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When Neil Diamond called Herbie Hancock to do a collaboration, the jazz legend readily says he didn’t share much in common with the singer – other than a fiscal one. “I had never even met Neil before. The connection we... more info

Guardian Music — Readers recommend is five years old this week – is this a time for looking back? Or looking forward? Is it a happy occasion, or a melancholy one? These songs should help us decideIf an anniversary passes and no one observes it, does it really exist... more info

Guardian Music — Lennon's song God floors you with a punch. It's a farewell – to the past, to the Beatles. In destroying our idols, it somehow sets us all freePeople are always surprised when I tell them how much I like Yoko Ono. I interviewed her a few years ago,... more info

Guardian Music — Rare six spot ground beetle born in World Museum Bug House in John, Paul, George and Ringo's home city of LiverpoolThe city which gave the world the mop-haired Beatles has come up with a very different new version, an armoured two-inch-long predator ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonComposer Simon Jeffes (1949-97) was one of the great individuals of the past century, as idiosyncratically English as Cornelius Cardew, Gustav Holst and the Beatles. Recording and touring with his evolving collective the Peng... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — NEW YORK (AP): A revised DVD about the Beatles' initial appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" is like cracking open a time capsule. more info

All About Jazz — Oprah Winfrey is giving up control over one show she'll be in this fall: the Kennedy Center Honors. The 56-year-old TV host and actress will be honored at the 33rd annual event in Washington on Dec. 5, along with musician and former Beatles member... more info