Thursday, May 1, 2008

Newly popular British artist had secret past with John Lennon Art experts have launched a hunt for more information about the life of enigmatic artist Margaret Chapman. It has been revealed that she is mentioned in Ray Coleman's biography John Winston Lennon, but little is known of Margaret, a modestly successful painter from Darwen, England who passed away in 2000. [more...] Source: Blackburn Citizen, UK

Security guard from Montreal 'bed-in' shares memories Retired security guard George Urquhart remembers when he was the one on duty when John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their "bed-in for peace" at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel in 1969. Urquhart took some photos of the "bed-in," provided clapping for the song recording and had Lennon autograph his Beatles record, which he still has to this day. [more...] Source: Canadian Press

Update: Yoko copyright suit gets court hearing Yoko is in court, fighting to keep unseen video of John Lennon private. World Wide Video claims it owns the footage, but Yoko claims she is the rightful owner. World Wide filed a federal lawsuit against Ono, and at preliminary hearing Wednesday, arguments on Ono's motion to dismiss were scheduled for May 21. [more...] [Related Articles]  Source: Associated Press

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Rapper thanks Yoko for 'breaking up The Beatles' Outspoken rapper Nas has applauded Yoko Ono for reportedly splitting up The Beatles, because she helped John Lennon develop his solo career. The I Can hitmaker is a big fan of Lennon's music and believes he would not have penned classic songs had he still been a member of the Fab Four. [more...] Source: HipHop-Elements

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Give Peace a Chance lyrics up for sale John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the hit song "Give Peace a Chance" will go under the hammer at auction in July and are expected to fetch $400-600,000. The lyrics are being sold by comedy writer and presenter Gail Renard, who was 16 when Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their famous "Bed-In" at a hotel in Montreal in 1969. [more...] Source: The Guardian, UK

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Documentary producers reject Yoko's Imagine lawsuit Producers of Expelled have rejected Yoko's recent lawsuit and say unbiased viewers of the film will see that the "Imagine" clip was used as part of a social commentary in the exercise of free speech. They say the brief clip, consisting of a mere 10 words, was used to contrast the messages in the documentary. [more...] [Related Articles]  Source: PR Newswire

Plastic Ono Band DVD available next week In the latest of their "Classic Albums" DVD series, Eagle Rock Entertainment announces the April 29 release of Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon. The DVD explores the creation of this painful masterpiece via archival footage, and includes detailed analysis and new interviews with Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr and Klaus Voorman. [more...] Source: Anti-Music

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Yoko sues filmmakers over use of Imagine Yoko Ono, Sean Ono Lennon and Julian Lennon are suing the filmmakers of "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" for using the song "Imagine" in the documentary without permission. The suit seeks to bar the filmmakers and their distributors from continuing to use "Imagine" in the movie and unspecified damages. [more...] [Related Articles]  Source: Reuters, UK

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Yoko Ono in legal feud over rare Lennon footage Footage of John Lennon smoking, writing songs and discussing putting something illegal in President Richard Nixon's tea is the focus of a court case which case pits Yoko Ono against World Wide Video, which claims ownership of nine hours of raw footage that was filmed weeks before the Beatles broke up in 1970. [more...] [Related Articles]  Source: Washington Post

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Photographic memories of John: May Pang remembers When I opened May Pang's new book, "Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon," the first thing that struck me was the dedication, which reads, "This book is dedicated to everyone who loved John." As an avid Beatles and John Lennon fan, my initial thought was, "Wow...thank you, May, for dedicating a book to me." [more...] Source: Book Stove

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

In Pictures: John and Yoko and May, too The beautifully framed and composed shots in "John and Yoko: A New York Love Story" by Allan Tannenbaum feel like a different part of his life from the snapshots that May Pang saved for 30 years. The pictures in "Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon" by May Pang are less artistic, but for many more interesting. [more...] Source: NY Daily News

Monday, April 7, 2008

Rock Star Gallery features Beatles photo exhibit and book signing Authors May Pang and Nancy Lee Andrews both long time companions of John Lennon and Ringo Starr will hold an exhibition and book signing at Rock Star Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 11 and 12. Both events are open to the public. [more...]

Friday, April 4, 2008

Autograph party celebrates life of John Lennon Author Jude Southerland Kessler returns home to Alabama from an appearance at the Fest for Beatle Fans in New York City where she spoke to the 18,000 fans about her book "Shoulda Been There." A British Tea and Book Signing with Jude Southerland Kessler will take place this Saturday at Red House Books in Dothan. [more...] Source: Dothan Eagle, Alabama

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Yoko sorry for Paul over divorce Yoko Ono has said that she "felt sorry" for Sir Paul McCartney over his recent divorce. "I'm very sorry for him to have had to go through all that. I haven't spoken to him about that but it's a subject which he probably doesn't want to discuss with other people." Alluding to Heather Mills, she also said that it was "not easy" to be associated with a Beatle. [more...] Source: The Daily Star, UK

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Yoko Ono heads to Liverpool Airport Yoko Ono is heading to the airport named for her late husband, Liverpool's John Lennon Airport, today to help to celebrate the travel hub's first transatlantic flight to New York. Yoko will officially launch the new daily service which expects to see thousands more passengers flying to and from the Big Apple. [more...] Source: FHR Travel News

Monday, March 31, 2008

Book Review: Instamatic Karma by May Pang Instamatic Karma is a coffee table collection of private snapshots recovered from a shoebox in May Pang's closet. A visual complement to Loving John, Pang's 1983 memoir, Instamatic Karma bursts with intimate and previously unpublished images of the ex-Beatle in his early 30s. [more...] Source: The Washington Post

Beatles donate harpsichord to Hard Rock collection The Beatles' harpsichord which appeared on the recordings of hit singles "All You Need Is Love" and "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" is to join a collection of music memorabilia at London's Hard Rock Vault. The memorabilia collection already includes treasures such as John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for "Instant Karma". [more...] Source: Uncut Magazine

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Yoko Ono pays tribute to Neil Aspinall Yoko Ono has described the former chief executive of Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall as "an important member of the Beatles' family". In a statement, Ono said: "John (Lennon) loved him. I continued to treasure his wisdom and support in the years after John's passing." [more...] [Related Articles]  Source: Gigwise

Friday, March 21, 2008

John Lennon's last televised interview on DVD April 1 On April 25, 1975, John Lennon gave what was to be his last televised interview on "The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder." No one knew then that Lennon would be taking an extended hiatus from public life. A new DVD contains that complete interview, and also interviews of Paul and Ringo. [more...]

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Book Review: Instamatic Karma by May Pang The new book "Instamatic Karma: Photographs of John Lennon" captures 18 months of his life, coinciding with a 1973 separation from Yoko Ono. May Pang documents a joyously disarming visual travelogue of a guy stepping off the merry-go-round and embracing life. The guy just happens to be John Lennon. [more...] Source: Los Angeles Times

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Did May Pang nearly reunite John Lennon and The Beatles? May Pang claims that Yoko Ono and John Lennon began divorce proceedings five years before New York. Lennon's ex-girlfriend May Pang then says that came within days of reuniting The Beatles during her 18-month relationship with the star, she now claims. [more...] Source: The National Ledger

Saturday, March 15, 2008

How Yoko's keeping John Lennon's memory alive Yoko is engaged in milking John Lennon's artistic legacy for all it's worth. His likeness and his drawings have appeared on everything from coffee cups to sun screens, thanks to Yoko, and she even made a Broadway musical out of his life story. She also offered for sale a replica of the last spectacles worn by John. [more...] Source: The Daily Mail, UK

Thursday, March 13, 2008

33 years later: May Pang pictures John Lennon Yoko Ono is not going to be too pleased with this: it turns out John Lennon was quite happy during his infamous "Lost Weekend" period. The "weekend," which lasted 18 months (during 1973-75), was a separation from Ono, where he spent nearly two years with the couple's one-time employee May Pang. [more...] Source: Gothamist

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Book Review: A fond look at Lennon's Lost Weekend May Pang's new book, "Instamatic Karma" is a 140-page collection of casual photos that Pang took during her time with Lennon. Apart from a handful included in "Loving John", she has kept them in a shoe box in her closet, occasionally pulling them out to show friends. [more...] Source: International Herald Tribune

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