December 8th : Lets Celebrate And Look Forward For John

On December 8th 1980 the world mourned the death of the greatest musician and man ever to step on this planet, it was a horrific day that many will never forget. John, we know your listening to us where ever you are. We will always love you and never forget you. I think you'd want us all to look forward and be ourselves so thats what we'll do. We hope your having a good old jammin session with George! Live forever John Winston Lennon.

December 4th : Come Together Night MP3's Online

One of the most popular questions this year so far is "Where can I get hold of recordings of the Come Together Night For John Lennon in NYC". I have finally found some excellent MP3's of the night including the covers by Kevin Spacey, Sean Lennon & Moby and a few more. Simply download the MP3 sharing package Music City Morpheus. Install this excellent piece of software and then when performing a search use phrases like 'John Lennon Word's Music' or 'Come Together John Lennon' or even 'Kevin Spacey' etc. I have been told that other great sharing software like Bear Share and Napster also contain these files.

December 3th : The World Silences For George

Last night the world did as George Harrisons family requested and held a minute silence for our great hero George. In George's home city of Liverpool thousands came to the streets to celebrate his music at St Georges hall in the city centre. George Harrison has been cremated in Los Angeles. His ashes are to be spread over one of India's spiritual rivers as he'd requested

November 30th : George Harrison Dies Aged 58

George Harrison, the Beatles' quiet lead guitarist and spiritual explorer who added both rock 'n' roll flash and a touch of the mystic to the band's timeless magic, has died, a longtime family friend told The Associated Press. He was 58. Harrison died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at a friend's Los Angeles home following a battle with cancer, longtime friend Gavin De Becker told The Associated Press late Thursday. ``He died with one thought in mind - love one another,'' De Becker said. De Becker said Harrison's wife, Olivia Harrison, and son Dhani, 24, were with him when he died. We'll never forget what you gave us George!

November 20th : Stage Where John Met Paul Up For Sale

The stage where John Lennon met Paul McCartney all those years ago is up for sale. And Beatles fans wanting a slice of the world's most famous pop group can also buy the Bechstein Grand Piano used on The White Album and to record ``Hey Jude.'' The church hall stage where pop history was made is expected to fetch up to $72,000 at a London auction on Nov. 27, auctioneers Fleetwood Owen said in a statement Thursday.

November 13th : More Lennon Art Displayed

Artwork by John Lennon is to be displayed in a new exhibition, dotmusic can report. 'Real Love' will feature a variety of pictures drawn by Lennon, for the nursery of his son Sean. A number of the drawings included in the two-day exhibit have never been seen by the public.

November 9th : Book Depicts John And Stuarts Relationship

A biography of the ``Fifth Beatle'' paints a revealing portrait of the formative years of the world's most famous pop group and sheds new light on Stuart Sutcliffe's stormy relationship with John Lennon. ``The Beatles' Shadow,'' published Friday, was co-authored by Sutcliffe's sister Pauline and based on his original letters, as well as her own recollections. The bombshell of the book is Pauline Sutcliffe's assertion that her brother's close relationship with Lennon was more intimate than previously known -- and that she blames Lennon for her brother's death in 1962.

October 29th : Yoko Exhibit Of Legendary Years

Yoko Ono, once described by her late husband John Lennon as "the world's most famous unknown artist," has not allowed celebrity to distract her from four decades of creativity."Yes, Yoko Ono," a 40-year retrospective of her work, opened at Mitt's List Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this month and runs through Jan. 6. So extensive is her portfolio that solo shows are also on view in Japan and Spain.

October 27th : Lennon Spitting Image Puppet For Sale

A collection of famous Spitting Image puppets from the world of politics and pop are going under the hammer this week. Madonna and two Lady Thatchers are among the creations on offer in the last-ever sale from the show. The Madonna puppet wears a revealing Jean Paul Gaultier stage outfit and there are puppets of Lady Thatcher's husband Denis and son Mark. Ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and John Lennon, Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart are available, alongside Hollywood stars Sean Connery and Joan Collins.

October 9th : Happy Birthday John

Happy 61st birthday to John Winston Lennon. Even now 61 years since he was born the spirit of John is seen all around us and in these terrible times people have to look forward and make friends not enemiesor we'll never learn our mistakes of past generations. His spirit lives on in all of us. Happy Birthday John and live forever my friend. You will never ever be forgotten.

October 4th : Angry Lennon Letter For Sale

A letter written to Paul McCartney by a furious John Lennon in the early seventies, capturing the collapse of The Beatles, is expected to sell for up to £80,000 today. The letter, which is believed to have been written between 1970 and 1971, is part of a sale of pop memorabilia going under the hammer at Christie's in London today.

October 3rd : Come Together Massive Success

The stars were out in force last night to honour the memory of John Lennon and to remember the victims of the New York terror attacks. The concert, originally intended as a benefit for gun control, was postponed and altered after the attacks on the World Trade Center. New York's Radio City Music Hall was the venue for performances by Lou Reed, Nelly Furtado, Craig David and Sean Lennon amongst others. Actor Kevin Spacey, who hosted the show, told the audience: "John Lennon's spirit is with us tonight, and so are the spirits of 5,798 others." "A despicable act of blind hatred has failed completely to tear us apart," he added. "It has united us in our shared pain and in our resolve." Spacey then surprised the crowd with a moving rendition of Lennon's 'Mind Games', receiving a standing ovation.

September 26th : Milk & Honey To Be Re-Released

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album Milk and Honey is to be remastered and released on October 23rd.

Septemeber 8th : Imagine The Tribute Concert

Marking the thirtieth anniversary of the release of the ' Imagine ' album. The 2 1/2 hour spectale which has the blessing of Yoko Ono will see a line up of both established and younger artists who have been influenced by Lennon's life and work. The event is a major launch pad in the UK for the Non-Violence Project, a charity that seeks to transform attitudes towards the kind of fatal violence that cost one of our greatest legends his gifted life. And I am proud to say the event will take place just a few miles from my house in my home city of Manchester!

September 7th : Lennons Drawings On Show In London

Thirteen drawings by John Lennon went on public display for the first time as part of a new exhibition to highlight the former Beatle's artistic talent. The sketches, on loan by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, are part of a larger display at a London gallery of 150 images created by Lennon between 1968 and 1980.

September 6th : Serbian Street Named After John

A street in Serbia's second largest city, Novi Sad, has been named after late Beatles star John Lennon, a local official said, adding that it was his daughter who gave him the idea.

August 28th : TNT Master Series Huge Lennon Event

Come Together a night for John Lennon is set for Sept. 20 at Radio City Music Hall, will feature clips of Lennon talking about violence and the future along with many musical numbers from top artists such as Lou Reed and The Stone Temple Pilots. Other artists set to perform the songs of Lennon and the Beatles include Beck , Alanis Morissette , Seal, Nelly Furtado , Shelby Lynne , Moby and Marc Anthony, under music director Dave Stewart. Actor Kevin Spacey will host the event.

August 23rd : Liverpool Welcomes Back Lennon Piano

The walnut piano John Lennon used to compose "Imagine'' has been brought back to the pop icon's home town of Liverpool for the city's annual Beatle Week celebrations, which begins on Thursday.With a little help from pop star George Michael, who snapped up the upright Steinway for $2 million at auction last year, the piano was ushered into Liverpool under police escort and delivered to its new home, The Beatles Story Museum. Michael, a devout Beatles fan, said he donated the piano to the museum because ``it's not the type of thing that should be kept in storage somewhere.''

August 7th : Lennons Angry Letter For Sale

A draft letter from John Lennon to fellow Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife Linda exposing the strains around the 1970 breakup of the Fab Four is set to go under the hammer in London. The letter, full of deletions, misspellings and profanity, swings between vitriol over the treatment of Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono and disdain for Linda McCartney to evident affection for Paul. A spokeswoman for Christie's, which will auction the letter on October 4 for an anonymous owner, said it had last changed hands in the United States in the early 1990s and was expected to fetch up to 80,000 pounds.

July 2nd : Liverpool Airport To Become Lennon Airport

Liverpool airport is to be renamed after the famous former Beatle John Lennon. The airport is building a new £32.5million terminal to be opened next year, which is when the name will change. The airport will have a sculpture of John Lennon and will take the motto 'Above Us Only Sky' a lyric from Lennon's song 'Imagine' and of course the name of the best Lennon website!!

July 20th : Hyper Entertainment Represents Lennon Art

Hyper Entertainment has entered a three-year agency agreement with Bag One Arts Inc., the art marketing and licensing arm of the estate of John Lennon. The artwork, originally created for Lennon's son Sean, is currently featured on Carter's Real Love infant and children's wear products.

June 11th : Lennon's Chilhood Home Up For Sale

John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool has gone on the market for the first time in 30 years. The young Lennon lived in the four-bedroom house in Woolton, Liverpool - which featured on the cover of the Oasis single 'Live Forever' - with his Aunt Mimi for almost twenty years until his career with the Beatles started to take off in 1963.

May 31st : John Says He'll Not Get Over John

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he'll "never get over" the death of his former band mate, John Lennon, who was fatally shot in New York in 1980. Speaking from the British Literature Festival in Hay-on-Wye, Hereford yesterday (May 30th), where he was publicly reading his poetry, the Beatles legend said of the killing: "I know I will never get over it and I hope I will get over it."

May 21st : John Harmonica Goes For A Song

A harmonica belonging to John Lennon has been sold for £2,400 at auction. Lennon gave the harmonica to a close friend and signed the inside lid of the box. The harmonica went under the hammer at Lamberhurst Auctions which is based in Lamberhurst, Kent. A telephone bidder, who wished to remain anonymous, made the successful bid. Lennon's inscription on the box read: "Don't judge me for my goodness or try me for my badness. If you care to judge me then try me as a man."

May 19th : Lennon Death Tops Rock Shock Poll

John Lennon's assassination has been voted the most shocking event in the history of rock. His death topped music channel VH1's 100 Most Shocking Moments In Rock And Roll poll. The accusation that Michael Jackson abused children came second. The 1969 Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, where a fan was murdered by Hell's Angels, came third.

May 14th : Yoko Bans Charity Portrait Of John

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has forbidden an artist from using portraits of the former Beatles star to raise money for his old school. Joanne Shaw, 26, had hoped to use her prints of the former singer - who was killed by a crazed fan - to help his former school raise money for much-needed repairs.

April 7th : Beatles Back In The USSR

The Girls Of The Beatles, a play based on several characters from Beatles songs, is continuing to wow Moscow audiences, according to the BBC. The play features the characters of Sergeant Pepper ("Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"), Rita ("Lovely Rita Meter Maid"), Lucy ("Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"), Sexy Sadie ("Sexy Sadie"), and Michelle ("Michelle"). The storytelling mixes fantasy and reality with a background of Beatles music.

April 6th : Hard Days Night Back On Big Screen

Beatlemania shows no sign of fading 30 years after the world's most famous pop group split up. An album of their No. 1 hit singles has sold more than 27 million copies and topped the charts in more than 30 countries around the world since its release last November. Now it is the turn of ``A Hard Day's Night'' -- the 1964 motion picture starring the Fab Four. It was directed by Richard Lester and hailed by New York's Village Voice as ``the Citizen Kane of jukebox movies.'' The black-and-white film is being re-released in Britain

March 30th : Liverpool Give Yoko Honorary Degree

Yoko Ono, is to be awarded an honorary degree for her contribution to the arts by his hometown university in Liverpool. The avant-garde artist and musician will receive a Doctor of Laws from Liverpool University on July 2, a university spokesman said. Ono set up a scholarship at the university in 1991 in memory of Lennon, who was gunned down by a crazed fan in New York 20 years ago. The scholarship is awarded to students from Liverpool with an awareness of global problems and environmental issues, the university said.

March 29th : Nicole Buys Liam Lennon Painting

Nicole Appleton bought Liam Gallagher a schoolgirl's painting of John Lennon for £200. The Oasis star had fallen in love with the painting after spotting it hanging at a school near his north London home. So Nicole bought the picture by former pupil Leila Davis. It had been on the school's wall for three years. Liam was collecting girlfriend Nicole Appleton's niece, Rachel, when he first saw the picture, The Mirror reports.

March 17th : Elton Plays The Cavern

Surviving members of Sir Elton John's first band are reforming after 33 years to play the Cavern Club. Sir Elton was still known as Reginald Dwight when he played with Bluesology. Organiser of the Hercules Elton John fan club, George Matlock, said: "Elton was a close friend of John Lennon, and 21 years after the Beatles' tragic loss, we want to pay tribute to him as well as celebrate Elton's birthday on March 25. The event takes place at The Cavern Club from midday to 7pm. Admission is £10/£12

February 6th : Manics Visit Lennon Statue In Cuba

One of my favourite groups the Manic Street Preachers, admirers of Cuba's anti-U.S. stance, plan to visit the Lennon statue, in a Havana park, on Saturday prior to their invitation-only concert.

February 14th : Story Behind Lennon Art Raid

The true story behind the raid on the London art gallery that exhibited John Lennon’s erotic lithographs 30 years ago has finally come to light. Official files that have recently been made available to the public for the first time reveal that police were worried about the Beatle’s effect on young fans.