The Telegraph — John Lennon as Gollum? Stanley Kubrick directing? Robbie Collin on the Hobbit films that never were more info

Mercury News, California — Legendary musician also played with John Lennon, while performing on some of the Stones biggest hits. more info

Time — Bobby Keys, the saxophone player who performed with the Rolling Stones on many of their biggest hits, along with other acts like The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and John Lennon, died on Dec. 2 at age 70. Franklin passed away in his home in Franklin, Tenn., ... more info

Stereogum — Bobby Keys, the legendary rock ’n’ roll saxophone player, has died. Keys was best known for his work with the Rolling Stones, though he also appeared on albums by John Lennon, George Harrison, the Who, Joe Cocker, Barbra Streisand, B.B. King, Car... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Quintron in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Avant rocker Quintron's Spellcaster II: Death In Space, intended as the followup to 1996's The Amazing Spellcaster, is out now on Pizza Burglar Records. You've already heard the rockin' single "Do... more info

Stereogum — The Flaming Lips joined Yoko Ono for a studio version of John & Yoko’s now-classic Christmas song “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” which was originally recorded in 1971 with the Harlem Community Choir. The Flaming Lips and Ono have performed the tra... more info

The Telegraph — Celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Yoko Ono, will.i.am, Katy Perry, ABBA's Bjorn, and Ban Ki Moon join in world's largest singalong of John Lennon's Imagine more info

Stereogum — Last week after YouTube announced the launch of their new subscription music streaming service, industry mogul Irving Azoff — who represents artists such as the Eagles, John Lennon, and Pharrell Williams — said that the company hadn’t completed... more info

Stereogum — Eddie Vedder played an intimate benefit show for EB Research, the charity he’s been vocally supporting lately, last month at Microsoft’s Seattle headquarters. The Pearl Jam frontman played songs by John Lennon, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, ... more info

Perez Hilton — Last week, Chris Picco shared an absolutely heartbreaking video of himself singing to his dying newborn son Lennon after his wife Ashley passed away following childbirth. But despite the devastating loss, he has found himself surrounded by supporters... more info