TMZ — Rick Ross just pulled a John Lennon ... pumping up his new album by likening it to the Festival of Lights. Shalom?  Ross' "Black Market" drops this Friday, just two days before Hanukkah starts -- a fact he was clearly aware of when… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Bettye LaVette at Clearwater 2014 (more by Chris La Putt) Soul vet Bettye LaVette continues to tour in support of this year's Worthy. She's already playing NYC again at a John Lennon tribute in December, and now she has... more info

Stereogum — John Lennon would have been 75 this year, and in honor of that anniversary, the Theater At Madison Square Garden will host an all-star tribute concert next month. Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert goes down 12/5 and will be filmed for a TV s... more info

Time — It was auctioned alongside items from Elvis Presley and John Lennon more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — John Lennon and Paul McCartney collaborated on dozens of beloved songs during their time together in the Beatles. But their joint ventures into the world of visual art were exceedingly rare, which prompted an anonymous collector to pony up $175,000 r... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Martin Sexton at Clearwater Festival 2014 (more by Chris LaPutt) Theatre Within have announced details of their 35th annual John Lennon tribute show. It happens on December 4 at Symphony Space and celebrates Lennon's 75th birthday. (The show a... more info

Stereogum — Next year, just a day after her 83rd birthday, Yoko Ono will release a new remix album, Yes, I’m A Witch Too, a sequel to her similar 2007 project Yes, I’m A Witch. This one will feature remixes and covers of her old songs from from tUnE-yArDs, C... more info

Time — The sell price significantly exceeded the $600,000 to $800,000 estimated by the auction house more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A guitar stolen from the late John Lennon in the 1960s sold for $2.41 million on Saturday at an auction in Beverly Hills, California, fetching one of the highest prices ever for an item of rock and roll memorabilia. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis photo: The Moonlandingz @ Berlin earlier this month (more by PSquared) As mentioned The Moonlandingz (aka Lias & Saul of Fat White Family + Eccentronic Research Council) are putting out an expanded U.S. edition of their debut... more info