Hollywood, Ca. February 10, 2012 – 50-plus years and counting of breaking boundaries and making history and Paul McCartney shows no sign of slowing. In a historic week in Los Angeles that began with the release of his brand new album Kisses On The Bottom (Hear Music/Concord) and will culminate in his appearance at the [...]
Image Source From Boing Boing Dot Net: “This car sits in the lobby of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. It once belonged to John Lennon, hence the paint job. But that’s not the only customization. Inside, apparently, there is a fold-out bed, a portable refrigerator, and a record player. There also used [...]
“So Long Ago…” John Lennon was murdered 31 years ago today. I found this really cool video on Youtube which is a tribute to John and The Beatles sound tracked by John’s 1974 single, “#9 Dream” – which is my very favorite song from John’s solo career. Please enjoy remembering John today.
In celebration of what would have been John Lennon’s 71st Birthday this coming Sunday, Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, in association with Bag One Arts will present Gimme Some Truth, a four-day exhibit of John’s original art work in a pop-up gallery space downtown. On view will be nearly 100 limited edition drawings and song lyrics [...]
“Well, We All Shine On…” (Image Source) On This Date in 1970: John Lennon wrote, recorded and mixed the song “Instant Karma.” The single, which was produced by Phil Spector, was released 11 days later. What a great song!
John Lennon was murdered on this date in 1980. The Beatles are my favorite band, ever, and I still miss John every day.
Imagine A Jump Mighty Mike is a YouTube user who isolates the instrumental tracks from one classic rock song and lays the vocals from another, equally iconic song on top. Here’s his truly remarkable mash up of John Lennon’s “Imagine” with David Lee Roth’s vocals from Van Halen’s “Jump” adding layers of depth you couldn’t [...]
On This Date in 1972: Filming began for the British film That’ll Be the Day, a coming of age story set in the late 50s / early 60s starring David Essex (of “Rock On” fame) and Ringo Starr, with Keith Moon in a memorable, drum playing cameo. That’ll Be the Day is a fairly bleak [...]
On this date in 1964: The Beatles recorded “Eight Days a Week” in 13 takes at EMI Studios in London. It was the first time Lennon and McCartney went into the studio with an incomplete song and then finished it during the recording process.
On This Date In 1976: After being ordered to leave the country more than three years earlier, John Lennon finally received his green card and was granted permanent U.S. residency.
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