John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

[msLinds]

Jewish Standard
February 25, 2011

Remembering John Lennon – All you need is love.. and a good Jewish lawyer 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 reflections about his clients and friends. Michael Wildes, the former mayor of Englewood who is in practice with his father, shared some memories of his own.

http://networkedblogs.com/eURnR

[msLinds]

Examiner.com national
March 2,011

Ringo Starr plans homecoming gig to Liverpool, more UK shows on tour

Various sources are reporting that Ringo Starr's upcoming European tour will include six June dates in the UK, including a show in Liverpool.
The six shows: June 17, Hampton Court Palace Festival; June 18, Liverpool Empire; June 20, Birmingham Symphony Hall; June 22, Manchester Opera House; June 23, Glasgow Clyde Auditorijm and June 24, Bournemouth BIC. It will be his first show in Liverpool since remarks made about the city on a television show in 2008 caused a furor.
In addition to the shows we've already mentioned in past reports, a UK ticket site is listing an unconfirmed show at Auditorium Parco della Musica - Auditorium Cavea in Rome on July 4.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...-shows-on-tour

[msLinds]

Something Else : Review of the Acoustic Sessions

March 2, 2011
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger - Acoustic Sessions (2010)

Featuring this dreamtime folk whimsy and a fabulist band name, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger sound at times like Syd Barrett, or maybe Simon and Garfunkel. Or, like an ornate, late-night 1960s French pop singer, after perhaps one too many tokes.

What they don't sound like, not really, is John Lennon. And that's saying something. See, last November's Acoustic Sessions is the quietly issued debut of Sean Lennon -- second son of Beatle John; only child of his union with Yoko Ono -- and talented multi-instrumentalist/model/girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl as the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger.

Sean is, actually, this atom-smashing blend of his two parents, with the gentle romanticism and sharp wordcraft that represents one part of his father's complex legacy, but also the far-out mysticism of his conceptual artist mom. Yet, in his own very gentle way, Lennon slips away from celebrity's claustrophobia with the GOASTT's understated Acoustic Sessions, a fantastic effort in the literal sense of the word.

http://www.somethingelsereviews.com/...-acoustic.html

[Nico]

As Sean has matured, I do hear a LOT of John in his music. I never search for it, never expect it, but it is always there- lurking underneath the nuances of every note, skipping with each melody, and floating along the texture and beauty of the harmonies. Sean is definitely his father's son. As much as people want to embrace the Yoko in him, there is just as much- even more and in eerie amounts- John. I love and appreciate Sean's music for it's rich beauty, gorgeous and complex chords and melodies, and the overall sound his voice and music create with his poignant and aching lyrics. I honestly can't help but be in awe of his growth as an artist. Shine on "beautiful boy."

[msLinds]

I agree with you Nico,I am hear Sean's dad allways coming out in him musically to.I never search for it either.Sean is definitely his father's son.I have a couple updates to post.


Bob Edwards Radio Show
Thu, March 3, 2011
The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger

As the only child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon really needs no introduction. Actually, neither does Charlotte Kemp Muhl.Without knowing it, you’ve probably seen the 23-year-old fashion model in commercials for Maybelline, or in the pages of your favorite glossy magazine. Together, they are surely one of New York’s most artsy and fashionable couples. Aside from forming a romantic relationship, they also started Chimera Music together and they formed a band called The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (often abbreviated GOASST and pronounced “Ghost”). Bob and I took the train from to New York to interview them at Sirius. For their recent tour, and for the studio performance GOASTT gave us, Sean and Charlotte were joined by horn player CJ Camerieri who can do amazing things with a trumpet and a french horn. To their regret, CJ does not appear on The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger’s debut CD called Acoustic Sessions. After a late start, the three played most of the cuts from the album plus a few new songs. Sean sang, while playing guitar and a kick drum at the same time. Charlotte sang and alternated between an electric bass, an accordion and melodica, while CJ added beautifully strange textures by electronically altering his horn playing. I saw this same trio perform flawlessly live on stage a few weeks before but for this studio session, we indulged Sean and Charlotte’s competitive perfectionism so recording the songs took longer than expected, but we were still able to record a 40 minute interview with them before Bob and I said thank you and rushed back to Penn Station to catch our train to DC.

http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/...oth-tiger.html


Earth Language
January 26, 2011
Lennon's Ghost in Marfa
It was a surreal evening and the product of a fluke happenstance. Last month, my good friend and gifted songwriter, Laura Gibson, informed me that she was going to be the opening act on tour for Sean Lennon's new project, the Ghost of a Sabertooth Tiger, a duo with himself and his partner Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Since Laura had a break in the tour in between Austin and Tucson, she asked me if I wanted to put together a show for her and I. As a joke, sort of, I suggested that if Sean Lennon wanted to play on the bill, we could make room. She called me back a few days later and said, "Well actually..."

And so that is how I ended up on a bill with the son of John and Yoko, the beautiful boy himself. While Sean does not lean on his heritage, he doesn't reject it either. He is the incarnate image of his 60s era father and doesn't try very hard to sound or look very different. Why should he? He seems comfortable with his inherited talent, but not necessarily the legacy. His tiny band travels with one extra trumpet player and a sound man in a modest van that they load and unload themselves.

http://earthlanguage.blogspot.com/20...arfa.html#more

[Nico]

^ thanks msLinds for the articles.

Gosh, Sean looks small here, lol!

[msLinds]

Your welcome Nico.I think Sean just looks shorter in that photograph.Maybe because of the way the angle of the camera was.Or maybe they standing on some stairs.I wanted to ask you who that little boy in that photograph is running around. ? Thats at the bottom of your page.It looks like its Sean when he was a little boy.Its looks cool that photograph of him.Running around and happy at that age.During the period his Dad was still alive.If that is when it was taken.I have one update I found about Yoko and her working on a albumwith the band Sonic Youth.

Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Yoko Ono Making A Record at Sear Sound
March 2, 2011
A number of interesting artists have been recording at the legendary Sear Sound in Midtown Manhattan — Walter Sear’s legacy of audio excellence lives on!
Yoko Ono + 1/2 Sonic Youth recording at Sear Sound
First, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Yoko Ono are making a record together. And they’ve been recording it at Sear Sound, with Chris Allen engineering.
Both Sonic Youth and Ono have a history with the studio — Sonic Youth having recorded multiple albums (Rather Ripped, Sister, Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star) in Studio A with its Neve 8038 with Flying Faders. Apparently Walter Sear even recorded one of their earliest records at his former studio in the Paramount Hotel. And Ono recorded and mixed her last record Between My Head and the Sky at Sear with Allen engineering in Studio C, on the Avalon/Sear custom console.

http://www.sonicscoop.com/2011/03/02...at-sear-sound/

[Nico]

Cool. I love Sonic Youth and this collaboration sounds interesting.

That little boy in my signature gif is indeed Sean as a child. When I was a very little girl, I fell in love with the song "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" and at one point I had watched the John Lennon video collection (not the new one that came out a few years back but the really old one that had a snippet of John talking before each video.) Anyway, I always thought Sean was the cutest child I had ever seen. He reminded me of the "Jungle Book" character Mowgli in the Disney cartoon. So adorable. And this little clip of Sean always touched me. So precious. And since I've been on a Sean kick, I wanted to acknowledge my original love for Sean.

I think the gif could go along with Sean's spirit. He's a really free-spirited, fun, and youthful man. I love the innocence of many of his lyrics, and the lingering reference to paper planes- which I believe is what he had on the mobile in his room as a child.

[msLinds]

I love that song Nico from the Double Fantasy album, Beautiful boys to.I have one update.

Examiner.com national
Beatles Sons - Their musical histories and careers
March 4th, 2011

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-...alerts_article

[msLinds]

I have another 1 update.

The Huffington Post
Stevie Wonder Remembers John Lennon, Paul McCartney Jam Session In VMan Magazine
Updated: 3/ 2/22011

After a bitter breakup and nasty callouts in their solo albums, Beatles legends John Lennon and Paul McCartney spent a night jamming together in Los Angeles. It's become stuff of legend -- and there was another music legend there who remembers it all.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_828612.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Mb7...eature=related

[msLinds]

Chicago Tribune
March 5, 2011

How Peace Museum became a shadow of itself
After three decades, institution is defunct and its artifacts in storage

When Chicago's Peace Museum was founded in 1981, its organizers had a simple yet lofty goal: preserve the remnants of famous peace movements to emphasize the cost of violence.
But three decades later, the museum is defunct, and its artifacts, which included photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and a John Lennon guitar, are in storage. Worried about possible damage to the collection, the Illinois attorney general took the unusual step last month of suing for control of it.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,7853998.story

[msLinds]

The official Blog of Purple Fashion
Sean Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl and Irina Lazareanu performing at the Zadig & Voltaire Soiree, Le Grand Vefour, Paris
March 6, 2011

http://www.purple-diary.com/post/368...forming-at-the

Or you can watch it here

http://vimeo.com/20690181

Some Photographs taken of Sean Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl
and Irina Lazareanu performing at the Zadig & Voltaire Soiree, Le Grand Vefour, Paris

http://galleries.purple-diary.com/ta...ris-march-2011

[Nico]

Cool.

I guess I'm not enlightened enough to appreciate Irina alone, but I love this collaboration and Sean is HILARIOUS. He is so multi-talented, ugh.

[msLinds]

I have 2 updates for this evening.Everyone have a safe,positive and great week and take care.


STL The collective
March 7,2011
The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is a folk music duo composed of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Sean is the son of legendary Beatle John Lennon, and Charlotte is the most beautiful person on the planet (sorry, had to go extreme, anything said about Charlotte other then the daughter of a Beatle would have seemed under whelming). I mean she is smoking hot. Oh, and she can sing… no big deal. The two have been together for the past six years and finally released an album in the summer of 2010, Jardin Du Luxembourg. Shortly after they released their Acoustic Sessions which are they same songs, but, like, acousticky? Music Break: GOASTT – Lavender Road
I fist stumbled across these little birds while listening the NPR tiny desk concert series. I admit their name made me push play on the video and before they started singing I had fell in love, mainly with their personalities. They were bickering back and forth like an old married couple, just being the super cute little couple they are.* For the first few moments of the video we get a chance to see them as they are, not caring about the cameras and microphones, just being them. They had an exchange about a tambourine that made me want to always be a fly on the wall of their home, just to hear what little ‘isms will be said next.

http://www.thestlcollective.com/2011...r-tooth-tiger/


SXSW interview: Yoko Ono Lennon
March 7,2011

Yoko Ono's remixed "Move on Fast" refashions her already ebullient 1972 song with infinite motion. The 78-year-old widow of former Beatle John Lennon has a new single that recently topped Billboard's dance chart and debuts at South by Southwest this week.
"I always wanted to go, but I didn't have the chance," Ono says. "Now I not only (will) do my discussion with (KUT 90.5 disc jockey) Jody (Denberg), but also I have a chance to do my show." We talked to Ono a few weeks before she headed to Austin.

http://www.austin360.com/music/sxsw-...o-1304711.html

[msLinds]

I wasn't really interested in watching Irina Lazareanu one of Sean's former girlfriends sing.But its cool watching and listening to Sean play his guitar and sing background on it.

Sean Lennon, Irina Lazareanu, Steve Smith, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Tom and M performing as Operation Juliet in Paris.

Operation Juliet playing "Strange Places" at Le Grand Vefour during Paris Fashion Week
March 5, 2011

http://vimeo.com/20759016