John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

[msLinds]

I agree with you Nico about that second article and John's political feelings and views toward the end of his life.I have one update for now.Everyone have a safe,enjoyable and great weekend and 4th of July this Monday.

Clash Music
June 30, 2011
Yoko Ono has spoken about her experiences as an activist and how art can break through barriers.

Yoko Ono is an unlikely icon. Vilified by Beatles fans, her avant garde leanings were ridiculed for decades. Yet the past few years have seen the Japanese artist earn renewed acclaim for both her visual art and her music.A renowned activist, the singer mourned the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death with a series of special events last December.

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/yoko-ono-talks-activism

http://www.thenewyooxer.yoox.com/eng...php/post/8374/

[msLinds]

John Lennon ‘Republican’ rumors untrue, says press aide
July 1st 2011

You may have heard stories last week about John Lennon being a ‘closet Republican’ and a big fan of Ronald Reagan, despite the liberal views expressed in his songs. Well, not so much.John’s former publicist, Elliot Mintz is trashing these claims, suggesting the man who made them – Lennon’s former assistant, Fred Seaman has a somewhat ‘unique’ view of the facts.

http://www.hotmommagossip.com/2011/0...ys-press-aide/

Abbey Road Studios at 80 (photos)
July 1, 2011

LONDON--For 80 years, Abbey Road Studios has been one of the most important places in the music business. But of course it is best known for the work done there by a group of four young men from Liverpool, England: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. The Beatles.Today, it is still very much a working studio, and artists from all over the world come to record and mix there.

http://news.cnet.com/2300-13772_3-10...html?tag=mncol

David and Victoria Beckham Baby Name: Beckhams May Choose Beatles Inspired Name
July 1s, 2011

David and Victoria Beckham will soon welcome their baby daughter into the world… but what will the celeb couple name their little girl ? While there’s been buzz about Victoria Beckham’s baby name ideas in the past, the latest news is that David and Victoria Beckham may choose a Beatles-inspired name.Victoria Beckham tweeted yesterday: “David has been downloading music for our baby! Rockabye baby lullaby renditions, so cool! Love The Beatles album!!! X VB (sic)”One source squeals that David and Victoria may go with Jude, as in “Hey, Jude,” by the Beatles.

http://blogs.babble.com/famecrawler/...inspired-name/

[msLinds]

Yoko Ono Lennon film opens festival in Spoleto
July 1, 2011

Spoleto, July 1 - The Without Borders Film Festival in Umbria kicks off its fourth season on Friday with the world premiere of an animated film written and narrated by Yoko Ono.Hailed as the "only film festival with a soul" by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jerry Levitan, the non-profit event seeks to transcend political, economic, and religious differences by showcasing selections that "embrace our common humanity," according to event founder Fiamma Arditi.Running July 1-3 in the Umbrian city of Spoleto, the theme for this year's festival is "Home," examining "our vital but fragile need" for an idea "as essential to humans as breathing" in 13 films from around the world.

http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubri...810828045.html

[msLinds]

The Nation
June 29, 2011
John Lennon was not a closet Republican

A guy named Fred Seaman is all over the conservative blogs today for a new documentary in which he claims that John Lennon was “a closet Republican” at the time he was shot. This seems unlikely.First of all, who is Fred Seaman? He’d been a personal assistant to John and Yoko at the Dakota in the late seventies, but he’s also a convicted criminal. He was found guilty of stealing John Lennon’s personal belongings, including his diaries, after Lennon had been killed. He was sentenced to five years probation.You might say that weakens his credibility.

What exactly were Lennon’s political views at the end of 1980? Late that November, Lennon spoke out on behalf of striking workers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. (The story is told in my book Come Together: John Lennon in His Time.) The strike was against Japan Foods Corporation, a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational Kikkoman, best known for its soy sauce. The US workers, primarily Japanese, were members of the Teamsters. In LA and San Francisco, they went on strike for higher wages. The shop steward of the LA local, Shinya Ono, persuaded John and Yoko to make a public statement addressed to the striking workers:

http://www.thenation.com/blog/161751...set-republican


Julian Lennon signs to Conehead
June 3, 2011
Graham Stokes' Conehead label is very proud to announce a major partnership with Julian Lennon for the release of his new album 'Everything Changes'. This, his first album since 1998, is slated for release on September 26th with the single 'Lookin' 4 Luv' preceding it by 2 weeks on September 12, 2011.


http://www.music-news.com/shownews.a...&nItemID=42311

[msLinds]

Yoko Ono Lennon: ' Promise Piece ' up for auction for charity

Place a bid on Yoko Ono Lennon: Promise Piece #2, 2010 and help support the LongHouse Reserve fundraising auction powered by BiddingForGood.
Yoko Ono: Promise Piece # 2,2010
Auction ends July 14, 2011
Item Description
vinyl on acrylic, with artist's signature engraved. One part of a 67-piece puzzle, 5" x 6 1/2" x 1"

http://www.biddingforgood.com/auctio...n?id=137922251

[msLinds]

I do have one new article I want to post here.Jules has posted on his official Facebook page.Their choice of pic astounds me... They've actually chosen the worse of the bunch.Their loss..I will show the others when the New photo site is up or maybe even in another publication.

Vogue
July 1, 2011
Photograph's by Julian Lennon
Inside the Monaco Royal Wedding: Charlene Wittstock Addresses the Rumors
Behind the scenes: Getting ready for the civil ceremony

http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/art...es-the-rumors/

[msLinds]

BEATLES 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION : Cavern Club, Liverpool UK
Legendary Cavern Club plays host to talent of the future

JULY 13, 2011, 7 pm CAVERN CLUB, FREE ENTRY

In celebration of 50 years since The Beatles’ first performed at the legendary Cavern Club and changed the face of pop music forever, BOBCOM, the UK’s leading online music community for independent artists, shines a spotlight on some of the brightest stars emerging from the independent scene.

Following BOBCOM’s nationwide Fasttrack competition, 2 artists will have the career boosting opportunity to showcase their talents and perform to industry figureheads alongside John Lennon’s first band, The Quarrymen. Previous Fasttrack winners, folk songstress Kristina Cox and rock-funk Banned Sauce, will also be joining the bill having already performed on Channel 4 and recorded at Abbey rd Studios through BOBCOM’s initiatives. 

Kicking off the festivities will be BOBCOM’s very own Magical History Tour bus, which will transport partygoers, Fasttrack winners and The Quarrymen themselves around Liverpool, alighting at some of The Beatles’ most significant landmarks to perform. Starting at Woolton Church Hall 10.30am, the venue in which Paul Mcartney first met John Lennon and The Quarrymen, BOBCOM’s Magical History Tour will spread carnival celebrations across Liverpool until the finalé performance held for FREE at the Cavern Club 7pm.

http://www.clickliverpool.com/clocke...vern-club.html

www.bobcom.com

www.cavernclub.org

[msLinds]

Happy birthday to Ringo Starr whose birthday is today July 7th.I hope he has a positive and great day.


The Wall Street Journal
July 6, 2011
Beatles Great Paul McCartney Plunges Into Crowd Sourcing

Four decades after Paul McCartney crooned “send me a postcard, drop me a line,” the British rock icon is inviting fans to send him original works of art, in a bid to cultivate new ways to interact with audiences.In a contest set to begin Wednesday and created by tech start-up Talenthouse, the promotion calls for competitors to design a work inspired by McCartney’s music (any of it, not necessarily “When I’m Sixty Four”). The winner will receive $1,000, merchandise and a high-end design software package. Idea Generation, a London art gallery, will display the winning work of art, and sponsor Saatchi & Saatchi will feature the artwork of 10 runners-up on its online gallery.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/...ogle_news_blog


The Curvature
Jully 6, 2011

What A Bastard The World Is: The Feminist Politics of Yoko Ono’s Personal Song
When I began listening to Yoko Ono’s music and learned that it wasn’t at all what I’d been led to believe, one of the first songs I was strongly drawn to was a track from the second side of her landmark 1973 double album Approximately Infinite Universe, titled What A Bastard The World Is. Her later 1973 album Feeling The Space would contain so many songs explicitly dealing with the lives and rights of women — from Woman Power to Men, Men, Men, from Angry Young Woman to Yellow Girl, from She Hits Back to Woman of Salem — that it is regularly referred to as a feminist concept album.

http://thecurvature.com/2011/07/06/w...personal-song/


‘My Hometown’ written by Yoko Ono & directed by Jerry Levitan & Terry Tomkins, opens Without Borders Film Festival in Spoleto
July 4, 2011

The Without Borders Film Festival in Umbria kicks off its fourth season on Friday with the world premiere of an animated film written and narrated by Yoko Ono.
Hailed as the “only film festival with a soul” by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jerry Levitan, the non-profit event seeks to transcend political, economic, and religious differences by showcasing selections that “embrace our common humanity,” according to event founder Fiamma Arditi.Running July 1-3 in the Umbrian city of Spoleto, the theme for this year’s festival is “Home,” examining “our vital but fragile need” for an idea “as essential to humans as breathing” in 13 films from around the world.

http://imaginepeace.com/archives/15416

Examiner.com
July 6, 2011
Some days in the Beatles lives: July 6: The day John meets Paul

July 6, 1957: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the garden fete at St. Peter's Church, Liverpool. "I met up with John backstage in this little church hall and just picked up his guitar (which I had to play upside down, because I'm left-handed) and played "Twenty Flight Rock." They were all impressed 'cos I knew all the words. Then somebody played the piano, somebody sang "Long Tall Sally" and later they asked me to join." -- Paul McCartney.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...ohn-meets-paul

[msLinds]

Examiner.com
July 4, 2011
The Beatles love of American music helped enrich them and us

One of the best parts of the Beatles story is how their love of American music not only influenced their music but helped introduce that music to a lot of young listeners.*

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...ch-them-and-us

Guardian.UK
July 7, 2011
From Yoko Ono to Lady Gaga: how pop embraced performance art

How did performance art – once so reviled – come to be a pop staple? Alexis Petridis hears from Lady Gaga, Yoko Ono and others about its journey to mainstream acceptance.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011...-gaga-yoko-ono

Jazziebella
July 5, 2011
Charlotte.Kemp.Muhl
The ying to the yang for mr Sean Lennon, and the other half of their musical collaboration: THE GOASTT.

http://jazziebella.blogspot.com/sear...&max-results=8

[msLinds]

John Lennon/Bob Dylan owned and played Gibson guitar expected to bring $200,000+ in Heritage Auction

BigNews.Biz - July 07, 2011 - DALLAS, TX – A 1967 Gibson J-160E Sunburst acoustic-electric guitar bought by John Lennon and later gifted by Lennon to Bob Dylan is expected to bring $200,000+ as the undisputed centerpiece of Heritage Auctions July 29 Signature® Music & Entertainment Auction.

Lennon played and wrote songs on this beautiful Gibson during the period of the famous Beatles retreat with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India, possibly even taking this guitar with him on the journey – one of the most tumultuous and creative periods in the band’s history, which resulted in 1968’s The White Album, one of the greatest albums ever made. Lennon later gave to Bob Dylan, who wrote, recorded and toured with the guitar himself.

http://bignews.biz/?id=1061757&keys=...uitar-Heritage

[msLinds]

I have 3 more new articles this evening.Everyone have a safe,positive and great weekend.Take care

Gibson.com
July 8, 2011
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Builds Better Beatles Exhibit

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, has put together “the most comprehensive, artifact-driven Beatles exhibit in the world,” according to what Jim Henke, vice president of exhibitions, told Billboard.com.Henke said that the organization has developed relationships with George Harrison’s widow, Olivia, and Ringo Starr’s representatives to bring more original items into the museum. He said the Rock Hall already had a good relationship with Yoko Ono, who ensured John Lennon was well-represented.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyl...les-0708-2011/

iamrogue.com
July 8, 2011

IAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Producer Vivek Tiwary talks 'The Fifth Beatle
Paul McCartney once said, "If anyone was The Fifth Beatle, it was Brian."He was referring to Brian Epstein, the legendary manager of The Beatles. Epstein has been credited with their discovery as well as their success.Broadway Theatre Producer Vivek Tiwary has secured $25 million in financing for his much-anticipated and long-awaited foray into film entitled THE FIFTH BEATLE. A story ripe to be told, the film will be centered on the Fab Four’s manager, a closeted homosexual in the days when being so was illegal in the UK.*The film will focus on how Epstein suffered with his outsider status and dealt with his pain all while The Beatles became world famous.

http://www.iamrogue.com/news/intervi...th-beatle.html

Spinner.com
July 7, 2011
Ringo Starr Celebrates Birthday With 'Peace and Love

Ringo Starr has asked fans to spread "peace and love" in honour of his turning 71 on Thursday, July 7. The drummer wants fans around the world to mark the day by tweeting, saying or just thinking what has become Starr's mantra.The former Beatle has made a habit of asking fans to spread the message over the last few years. The tradition started in 2008 when, after reprimanding fans for sending him memorabilia to sign, he concluded with his by-now-familiar catchphrase "peace and love.

http://www.spinner.com/2011/07/07/ri...eace-and-love/

I think this is great.That a high school student is a fan of Sean Lennon the Goastt and
gave a positive review of their album.Its a older article I found.

The Colonel :Roosevelt High School , Ken Ohio
Monday, April 04, 2011
With his new project “Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger”, Sean Lennon is starting to become famous for more than just being John Lennon’s son. He’s finding his own style, and though critics say this new album still sounds like the Beatles it’s merely because he inherited his father’s voice. Though the lyrics are somewhat mystical and thought provoking, --like the Beatles-- the instrumentation and the overall sound of the music is entirely different. “Acoustic Sessions” has certain elements of indie music but it’s also quite experimental


http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/...20/GOASTT.aspx

[msLinds]

Dailymail.com
July 9, 2011
I still get a touch of stage fright': Beatles Ringo Starr admits to nerves before before a performance at 71-years-old successful groups of all time and has been performing for half a century. But that hasn’t stopped Ringo Starr getting stage fright every time he plays in public.The 71-year-old said he still felt nervous before concerts - but he gets by with a little help from his friends.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...=feeds-newsxml

I haven't seen the first photograph on this link of Sean and his brother Julian posted anywhere before.I think its a very recent photograph. So I wanted to share it here.



http://lwsuelitherbe.blogspot.com/20...an-lennon.html

photographs of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl at their South Street Seaport, NY performance on June 24th 2011


http://www.amydavisphoto.com/index.php?/music/ghostt/

more photographs

http://www.qromag.com/concert_gallery/?g2_itemId=356311

‪River To River Festival, 2011 - The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger‬
The River To River Festival 2011 presents The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger live at the South Street Seaport. Recorded June 24, 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e89c...embedded#at=31

[Nico]

MsLinds, I have seen that pic of Julian and Sean! They were in Cannes together, I believe, and attending something...it's cute. I think they're such sweet brothers.

I adore this pic of Sean that was in the link you posted!

[msLinds]

I agree with you Nico they are indeed sweet brothers.Thats a great photograph of Sean you posted to.I have 3 new articles.Everyone have a safe, positive and great week.

Scoop today.com
July 10, 2011

Beatles reunion at the 2012 London Olympics ?
Imagine this for a second: You decide to go to the 2012 London Olympics, and not only do you get to see an amazing international sporting event, but you get to see the closest possible thing to a Beatles reunion, too. That's what organizers of the London event are reportedly hoping for, anyway.The remaining living members of the Fab Four -- Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr -- have reportedly been approached to sing at the games next summer, according to*British press. As for the late John Lennon and George Harrison, they could be represented by someone from their families.

http://scoop.today.com/_news/2011/07...pics?GT1=43001

International Business Times
July 7, 2011
News of The World: One of the Beatles Favorite Papers

Ironic that Ringo Starr’s birthday falls on the same day that Rupert Murdoch decided to close down publication of the “News of the World” tabloid newspaper.The Beatles were inveterate readers of the tabloids, especially the News of the World and others, and often gleaned inspiration from them for their songs. Tabloids have a special place in British society and their circulation have always exceeded that of the more serious, mainstream publications. They are an integral part of English society (at least among the working class).However, the News of the World has a special place in Beatles lore because the tabloid’s name actually appears in the lyrics of one of their songs: Polythene Pam, which was on the Abbey Road album.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/1761...il-beatles.htm


Have a Beatles name? Stay at Hard Days Night Hotel for free
July 6, 2011

Liverpool's four-star Hard Days Night Hotel is inviting the public, with the same names as the four members of the Beatles, to stay at the hotel for free. George Harrisons, Paul McCartneys, John Lennons and Ringo Starrs will be given the chance to stay in one of the hotel's 110 luxury bedrooms as a way to thank Beatles fans for their support.

http://www.clickliverpool.com/living...to-bed-in.html

[msLinds]

Yoko Ono threatens to sue Scots John Lennon themed pub in copyright row
Lennons, in Dundee, was set up seven years ago to show 'appreciation' for the former Beatle.

The owners of a Scots pub are facing legal action from Yoko Ono over the use of her late husband John Lennon’s name and image.Lennons, in Dundee, was set up seven years ago to show “appreciation” for the former Beatle.The pub has recently received a letter from Ms Ono’s lawyers accusing it of infringing copyright.

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/tayside/...copyright-row/

http://exclaim.ca/News/yoko_ono_thre....ca+-+News+%29