- Cee Lo Green upset John Lennon fans when he performed Lennon's iconic Imagine on New Year's Eve Times Square broadcast with the altered version of lyrics "nothing to kill or die for and all religion's true." (Rolling Stone)
- Paul McCartney's new LP is set to call Kisses On The Bottom. Yes, you hear that right. (The Sun)
- Elton John wants Justin Timberlake to portrait him in the upcoming biopic. (LA Times)
- John Paul Jones, Led Zepplin's bassist, keyboardist and composer, was born in Kent, England on Jan 3, 1946.
- Danny Sugarman, The Door's manager, died of lung cancer on January 5, 2005.
- Syd Barrett, guitarist and songwriter of Pink Floyd, was born in Cambridge, England on January 6, 1946.
- Not many Syd Barrett’s paintings around. The few remain shed lights on a proficient artist. (Syd Barrett)
- Syd Barrett’s inner visions. (Independent)
- The Door's guitar player Robby Krieger was born in Los Angeles, California on January 8, 1946.
- The story behind the recording of L.A. Woman by The Doors. (Youtube)
- David Bowie was born in Brixton, Englans on January 8, 1947. He was ranked 39th on Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004.
- Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on January 8, 1942. He published several best seller books including A Brief History of Time (2005) and The Universe in a Nutshell (2001). He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in 2009.
- A webcast of Stephen Hawkin's 70th birthday symposium will be streaming live on Jan 8 (UK time). (University of Cambridge)
- Jimmy Page was born in Middlesex, England on January 9, 1944.
- The Doors were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on January 12, 1993.
- When You're Strange is a raw The Door's documentary featuring exclusive footage from the band. Directed by Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp. It won a Grammy for Best Long Form Music Video and was nominated for Grand Jury Prize in Sundance Film Festival. (When You're Strange)
- Captain Beefheart aka Don Van Vliet was born in Glendale, California on January 15, 1941.
- Seasons In The Sun recording was rediscovered decades later. (BBC)
- French post impressionist artist Paul Cézanne was born on January 19, 1839. (PaulCezanne.org)
- Writer Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, MA on Jan 19, 1809.
- Bruce Springsteen is releasing new album Wrecking Ball on March 6. (Rolling Stone)
- Neil Diamond was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 24, 1941.
- Abstract expressionism artist Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming in January 28, 1912. His paintings are composed of intense colors and brushstrokes. See the gallery from MoMA.
- Jackson Pollock's paintings. (Guggenheim)
- Decoding Jacson Pollock. (Smithsonian)
- Jackson Pollock at work video. (SFMoMA)
- Film music composer John Barry died at 77 in New York on Jan 30, 2011. Check out this great segment of James Bond themes on BBC.
- Iconic The Beatles' last public appearance rooftop concert took place onJanuary 30, 1969. Here's the story of I've Got A Feeling. (GuitarWorld)
