John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

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Hindustantimes
December 25, 2011
Inspire me, India: Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono is Delhi-bound. The avant-garde artist, best known as the wife of late Beatles legend John Lennon, will be in the Capital in January to introduce India to her art. The 78-year-old, who is a singer, bestselling author, pioneering artist and keen activist, says she’s looking forward to being “inspired” by the land. “The visit in the past was just to appreciate and enjoy India’s land and culture; this time I am coming for encouragement and inspiration,” she says in an interview from New York.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entert...e1-786956.aspx

NME
December 26, 2011
The Beatles Through The Years - video

The new issue of NME - on sale Wednesday December 28th 2011 - celebrates a lesser-known chapter of The Beatles' career. To celebrate, here's a look at the changing look of the band throughout the '60s.

http://www.nme.com/nme-video/the-bea.../1343261953001

NPR
December 23, 2011
Christmas With The Beatles' Opens In Kreuzberg

Artist and gallerist Manfred Kirschner's favorite toy is a portable orange record player.Kirschner often uses his player, made in the 1970's, to listen to "Yellow Submarine." The Beatles record was a Christmas present from his older brother."My first records were Beatles records because I love this music," Kirschner says. "It was played in the radio, and it was different to the other stuff. Not really like what was in the hit parade, so it's very personal."The 44 year-old runs "Crystal Ball," a gallery for contemporary art in Kreuzberg. It's a bit like a living room for artists.At openings, Kirschner likes to DJ and often serves home made soup. For the last show of the year, he treated himself to a Christmas gift, inviting artists to interpret the Beatles.

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/22/144144...s-in-kreuzberg

The Sacramento Bee
December 23, 2011
'Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles' comes to Sacramento

At the beginning and at the end, the Beatles were a rock 'n' roll band – not just any band of course, but arguably the greatest, most enduring, most influential and certainly one of the most successful. They've sold more albums in the United States than any other artists and had more No. 1 albums on the British charts while holding on to No. 1 longer than any other musical act. Due to that popularity, their lasting cultural impact is undeniable.Still they were a band, starting out playing Elvis Presley covers in dark little clubs before finding massive fame and fortune, then ultimately breaking up as most bands do. The individual talents, though considerable, never quite matched the sum of the collective parts, but having gone their separate ways, fate intervened so there never could be a reunion. The band's music has lived on, inspiring generations of musicians to imitate the sounds and styles. It also still engages fans, from those who remember tearing the plastic sleeves off new copies of the "Abbey Road" LP to those not yet born when John Lennon was killed.

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/23/413...e-beatles.html