Perez Hilton — A man named Chris Picco has suffered a tremendous amount of loss recently. His wife Ashley died at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital in California after giving birth to their son Lennon. She passed away after an emergency caesarean section de... more info

Reuters — WIGAN England (Reuters) - A Gretsch guitar that John Lennon played for the recording of the Beatles' hit song "Paperback Writer" and then gave to his cousin is expected to fetch up to $1 million (630,000 GBP) at auction in Britain this week. more info

The Independent — While most of the Twittersphere cannot get enough of Tom Odell’s cover of John Lennon’s song “Real Love”, some fans are less than impressed. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In his new book, "Brief Encounters," a collection of his New York Times columns, professional raconteur Dick Cavett shares stories about his brushes with showbiz greats, including a surprise phone call from Marlene Dietrich and meeting with John Lenn... more info

NME — Joan Osborne, Marshall Crenshaw and Ben E. King will also perform at 34th annual charity concert more info

Mercury News, California — The first pin-your-ears-back moment came on a song I'd heard thousands of times. I put on 'Revolution' from the triple-disc 'Mono Masters' record inside the new 'The Beatles in Mono' vinyl boxed set. The heavily distorted guitars exploded out of the ... more info

NME — Eight studio albums and three compilations from Beatles icon can be streamed from today more info

NME — The guitar was given as a gift to Lennon's cousin David Birch in 1967 more info

The Independent — A guitar that John Lennon played on the recording of “Paperback Writer” is expected to fetch as much as $1m (£626,250) at auction. more info

The Independent — A guitar that John Lennon played on the recording of “Paperback Writer” is expected to fetch as much as $1m (£626,250) at auction. more info