Guardian Music — Writer and publisher who mixed with the Beat generation and the Soho setThe death of the writer and publisher Jay Landesman, aged 91, marks the demise of one of the last links to the Beat, hip and cool roots that inform modern culture. For many bud... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "SXSW is thrilled to announce Yoko Ono as a very special featured speaker for the 25th Music Conference and Festival. Ms. Ono will sit down with Jody Denberg for a SXSW Interview on Friday March 18th. From her pioneering work... more info

Altsounds — SXSW is thrilled to announce Yoko Ono as a very special featured speaker for the 25th Music Conference and Festival. Ms. Ono will sit down with Jody Denberg for a SXSW Interview on Friday March 18th. From her pioneering work in the Fluxus movement... more info

NME — Artist follows in footsteps of Jarvis Cocker and Lou Reed more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any Major Dude said... TV THEMES: BIG BANG THEORY Theme from The Big Bang Theory Barenaked Ladies – Big Bang Theory (full version) Barenaked Ladies – You Can Be My Yoko Ono The Big Bang Theory – Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock (dialogue clip) ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... 30 Days Out is trying to get in the mood for Valentine's Day coming in a few weeks ... so we've been spinning duet albums. Today we have "Dave Mason and Cass Elliott," the unlikely pairing of singular talents from the early 1970s. D... more info

Guardian Music — The announcement that Bob Dylan has signed a six-book deal, and that Yoko Ono is close to signing John Lennon's letters over for publication inspired us to devote much of this week's podcast to the literature of rock. We invited Kristin Hersh into th... more info

Starpulse — John Lennon's letters are to be published after his widow Yoko Ono agreed to hand them over to a British book company for a reported $500,000-plus. Publishers at Orion Books in London now own the ... more info

ContactMusic — JOHN LENNON's letters are to be published after his widow YOKO ONO agreed to hand them over to a British book company for a reported $500,000-plus (333,300).Publishers at Orion Books in London now own the intellectual property rights and they plan to... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, 50 Cent For the first time ever, Beatles' legend John Lennon's personal letters will be made public. The collection of letters will be published in October 2012, according to the Guardian. The rights to Lennon's personal m... more info