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

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

Big Apple Music Scene — The Beatles seems to be as popular as ever, even in our fair city. This weekend Brooklyn Bowl will host the 2nd Annual the Beatles  Complete on Ukulele Festival. Roger Greenwalt will play the entire Beatles catalog on ukulele over the course of 13... more info

Rolling Stone — In 1980, music journalist Robert Palmer was invited to drop by the sessions for John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy in New York. When Palmer arrived, Lennon was adding background vocals to “(Just Like) Starting Over.” Palmer noted that Le... more info

Guardian Music — The El Topo and Holy Mountain director thrilled the 1970s counter-culture. Now his crazed visions are turning on everyone from Santigold to KasabianEyebrows, hopes and ceremonially lit bongs were all raised earlier this year with the news that Alejan... more info

NME — New postcard project set to go live in London more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years. more info

Live Daily — John Lennon's family is marking the 40th anniversary of "Give Peace a Chance," by donating the net proceeds from the sale of a commemorative digital single to the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), according to a press release. In a rare, un... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Dowling/Getty Lil Wayne tells MTV News his No Ceilings mixtape, which leaked last week, was far from finished. The complete version, posted now on Young Money’s site features a handful more tracks, including an unofficial remix of Beyoncé�... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Yoko Ono and Sean and Julian Lennon have authorized a 40th anniversary digital single of the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band track “Give Peace a Chance” to generate funds for the U.N. Peacebuilding Fund. It’s available for download fo... more info