A piano played by John Lennon on the night he died is for sale for $375,000. The upright grand piano was part of the Record Plant Recording Studios in New York where the former Beatle recorded his 1971 Imagine album. Apparently Lennon used the piano hours before being shot on December 8th, 1980. The instrument has also been played by artists like Don McLean and Bob Dylan.On May 30th Paul McCartney will promote his new album Memory Almost Full, on the Home Shopping Network, where a special version of the record will also be available for purchase before its official release date, June 5th. The 30-minute broadcast “will feature cuts from the new CD, lively discussions with McCartney fans and video segments from Paul McCartney as he shares the inspiration behind his latest work.”Bo Diddley has been moved from Omaha to a hospital nearer his home in Gainesville, Florida, and is busy listening to country and western radio as he recuperates from a stroke suffered earlier this month. The legend is still having problems communicating (the stroke affected language centers in his brain) but has been humming along to tunes, which is a good sign.Rock stars appear to be inspiring filmmakers/playwrites alike these days. Tim Burton has said he would like to make a film inspired by the lives of soon-to-be-divorced former couple Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese. “I’m fascinated by Dita and Marilyn. They’re like a living Brothers Grimm fairytale,” Burton says. Meanwhile Andrew Lloyd Webber has said that he would like to write a musical with Eminem. The composer has said that the rapper “writes great lyrics that are way ahead.”Frank Black has once again become Black Francis and will put out an album under that name on September 11th. Black claims he was possessed by the spirit of long-deceased Dutch musician/painter Herman Brood. “My new manager asked me for a bonus track for a ‘best of’ compilation to be released later in the year,” the singer said. “I became gripped by the spirit of Herman Brood, and my bonus track expanded into an 11-song record called ‘Bluefinger’ in just a few days. Thank you Herman.”