Guardian Music — Overseas buyer splashes out for toilet Lennon told builder to use as 'a plant pot'A porcelain lavatory which John Lennon told a builder to use as a "plant pot" has fetched £9,500 – nearly 10 times its guide price – at an auction today.The loo wa... more info

Perez Hilton — What a wonderful way to honor his memory! To celebrate what would be her late husband John Lennon's 70th birthday, Yoko Ono is allegedly planning a tribute concert in Iceland for the Beatles icon! Reports suggest that the concert will include Ono pre... more info

All About Jazz — The great Beatles tribute band, The Fab Faux, will be returning to NYC with a new show—The Fab Faux presents A Night In The Life: A John Lennon 70th Birthday Celebration. On September 25th, The Fab Faux will take the stage at Radio City Music Hal... more info

ContactMusic — YOKO ONO is planning a special tribute gig in Iceland to mark what would have been JOHN LENNON's 70th birthday in October (10).The Beatles legend, who was shot and killed... more info

ContactMusic — The Beatles' song 'A Day in the Life', written by JOHN LENNON and PAUL MCCARTNEY, has been voted the band's greatest ever track by Rolling Stone magazine. The publication has... more info

Gigwise — By widow Yoko Ono... more info

Guardian Music — America dominates this week's list, but there's room for the rest of the world to mourn the untimely deaths of heroes everywhereWhile staying in an Edinburgh B&B, I got talking to a fellow guest over breakfast. He was an Ivy League-educated executive... more info

The Mirror — Music legend John Lennon will be celebrated by his widow Yoko Ono with a series of events in Iceland to mark what would have been his 70th birthday. more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rolling Stone magazine has for the first time rated the greatest 100 Beatles' songs, with the 1967 track "A Day in the Life" written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney topping the list that was released on Wednesday. more info

Guardian Music — Originally published in the Guardian on 25 August 1981Mark Chapman, who had pleaded guilty at a previous bearing to the murder of John Lennon, was sentenced here yesterday to 20 years to life.While two psychiatrists gave evidence on his behalf, and w... more info