JAMES BOND SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY The two-minute short, specially commissioned for International Women’s Day, sees 007 star Daniel Craig undergo a dramatic makeover as he puts himself, quite literally, in a woman’s shoes. Directed by acclaimed ‘Nowhere Boy’ director/conceptual artist Sam Taylor-Wood, scripted by Jane Goldman (‘Kick Ass’) and featuring the voice of Dame [...]
All you need is love — and a good Jewish lawyer by Leon Wildes, New Jersey Jewish Standard Dec. 8th 2010 marked the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon. The December 2010 edition of the Jewish Standard asked Leon Wildes, the immigration attorney for Lennon and Yoko Ono, to share his reminiscences and [...]
Yoko Ono loves the Beatles, but in choosing her late husband's best songs, she focused on the records Lennon made after the band's breakup. "He felt more free," says Ono. "He was getting down to what he was feeling. He was really speaking the truth." "Oh My Love" 1971 In most love songs, you're making [...]
The Beatles. Now on iTunes. We are proud to announce that The Beatles are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store. http://www.itunes.com/thebeatles Starting today, the band's 13 legendary remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs, the two-volume "Past Masters" compilation and the classic "Red" and "Blue" collections are available for purchase and download [...]
APPETITES: Yoko Ono By Lese Dunton, Edible Manhattan Photographs by Charlotte Muhl & Sean Lennon 2009 ©YOKO ONO On chocolate, kimchi and why begging is a state of mind. Artist Yoko Ono is known not only as John Lennon’s widow—from their wedding in 1969 until his murder on the steps of the Dakota in 1980, [...]
YouTube has created a global Yoodle of the YouTube logo, to be launched in 25 countries at 9pm PT on Friday, October 8th and to remain live for 24 hours. The Yoodle will be synced to cover Lennon's October 9th birthday in all regions. Google has created its first-ever video doodle, which presents sketched animation featuring John Lennon's self-portrait set to an audio clip of Lennon's iconic song, "Imagine." It was created by Google doodler, Mike Dutton, with Yoko Ono's approval. The Google doodle will be live on Google homepages all over the world starting noon on Friday, October 8th and all day Saturday, October 9th until midnight. If you don't see the John Lennon video doodle your Google homepage, try Google UK, Google Australia or Google India.
Strawberry Fields is a living memorial to the world-famous singer, songwriter and peace activist, John Lennon.
iTunes are offering a free download of the newly 'stripped down' version of '(Just Like) Starting Over' (available for purchase with the newly released Double Fantasy Stripped Down). Available on iTunes in the following stores: Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States. Visit your local iTunes store for the free download or click here. A Message from Yoko Ono Lennon: "In this very special year, which would have seen my husband and life partner John reach the age of 70, I hope that this remastering / reissue programme will help bring his incredible music to a whole new audience. By remastering 121 tracks spanning his solo career, I hope also that those who are already familiar with John's work will find renewed inspiration from his incredible gifts as a songwriter, musician and vocalist and from his power as a commentator on the human condition. His lyrics are as relevant today as they were when they were first written and I can think of no more apposite title for this campaign than those simple yet direct words 'Gimme Some Truth'." - Yoko Ono Lennon
Launching Monday 4th October a new round will open every Monday at 9.00GMT for 6 weeks, ending with the final round opening November 8th. GRAND PRIZE WINNER: One lucky fan will receive a JOHN LENNON LIMITED EDITION ART PRINT. SECOND PRIZE: Five 2nd prize winners will receive a copy of the new John Lennon Signature Box Set. TEN RUNNERS UP: Will each receive copies of the 8 digitally remastered John Lennon solo albums (Imagine, Double Fantasy Stripped Down, Milk And Honey, Walls And Bridges, Some Time In NYC, Mind Games, Plastic Ono Band and Rock 'n' Roll).
100% of the profits from this EBay sale go to Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool, UK, the largest children's hospital in Europe caring for 200,000 young patients every year. The Imagine Appeal ensures their pioneering work continues to create a healthy future for children and improves the quality of life for youngsters in hospital throughout the world. www.imagineappeal.com. Bid for Yoko's glasses on EBay here. See all the other bids from Alexandra Shulman, Anna Kournikova, Nicola Roberts, Joan Collins, Dannii Minogue, Madonna, Sarah Jessica Parker, Hilda Suarez, the X Factor finalists, Dame Shirley Bassey & Dame Judi Dench here. Bidding ends 10th October.
A LENNON TIME IS GUARANTEED FOR ALL! A Celluloid Celebration Of John Lennon's 70th Birthday John Lennon loved movies. It was in a Liverpool cinema that he first encountered Elvis Presley. John was 15 and in the balcony. Elvis was 21 and on the screen. It led to John taking up music as his rock [...]
The Mods & Rockers Film Festival and The American Cinematheque Proudly Present HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! A Multi-Media Celebration of The 70th Anniversary of the Birth of JOHN LENNON The Los Angeles Premiere of Followed by In conversation with the film's director Sam Taylor-Wood, star Aaron Johnson - and John Lennon's childhood friends and band-mates from [...]
Cilla Black today honoured "fifth Beatle" Brian Epstein - the man who set her on the path to fame. Former chart star, turned TV host, Black unveiled a plaque to mark the location of her former manager's London office in Covent Garden. Epstein, who guided the career of the Beatles until his death in 1967, [...]
Music magazine Q will mark what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday with four tribute covers, using previously unpublished shots by Astrid Kirchherr, David Bailey, Iain Macmillan and Bob Gruen. Lennon would have been 70 on 9 October. The November issue of the Bauer Media-owned monthly title goes on sale this Thursday with four covers featuring rare or [...]
An Exhibition and Sale of Historic Photographs documenting the Pre-AIDS party era of America, proving that there was a time when love was free, certain drugs were still legal and war was ignored. Launch is on September 29th and will continue through October 20th. Iconic photographer and chronicler Allan Tannenbaum in concurrence with Renaissance Woman, [...]
By Sarah Rodman, Boston Globe The Smithsonian Channel may not be the first place music fans think of when considering “music on TV’’ options. But between programming on undersea edens and classic court cases, the cable network has programmed some engrossing and offbeat musical fare on everything from free jazz to traveling blues. Sunday night [...]
www.tibetinsong.com About Tibet In Song In 1995, a young Tibetan musicologist named Ngawang Choephel travelled to Tibet to make a documentary about traditional Tibetan folk music and dance. After filming for two months, the Chinese government arrested Ngawang, held him incommunicado and sentenced him to 18 years in prison, saying that the Fulbright scholar had [...]
by Brandon, Stereogum A few years ago I wrote a positive review of CocoRosie’s The Adventures of Ghosthorse And Stillborn. Too positive, it turns out: The publication that assigned it killed the piece at the 11th hour and instead ran a snarky takedown. I’d never had that happen before and I’ve been championing challenging music for [...]
Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 - Seahorse and the Storyteller After 40 plus recordings as the house trumpet player for Truth and Soul records, the Brooklyn based funk and soul label released the highly sought after trumpet player, producer, composer, songwriter, and arranger Michael Leonhart's psychedelic Afro/bhangra funk concept album Seahorse and the Storyteller on [...]
Dear Family of Peace Too many innocent people & children are victims of tragic shootings. Let's stop criminals getting guns. Yoko Ono Lennon http://bit.ly/dmPRzh Sign The Petition. Close The Loophole. Background Checks for all sales at Gun Shows http://bit.ly/NOguns