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08 Dec 2010 11:03

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Music: Rolling Stone has John Lennon’s last print interview – in audio form

  • Earlier this year I was cleaning up to find some files in the recesses of my closet when I came across two cassette tapes marked ‘John Lennon, December 5th, 1980.’ It had been 30 years since I listened to them, and when I put them on this totally alive, uplifting voice started speaking on this magical strip of magnetic tape.
  • Rolling Stone writer Jonathan Cott • On rediscovering the audio tapes made from the interview he did with John Lennon – the last print interview he did before his death, one which was never fully transcribed as a result. Considering today is the 30th anniversary of the iconic Beatle’s murder, it only makes sense that Rolling Stone would pull it out today. Still though, it’s a pretty cool document of rock history. source

09 Oct 2010 11:26

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Music: Yoko: John Lennon would TOTALLY use Twitter to protest war

  • 99% of the world is taking a stand against wars like Iraq and Afghanistan. John would have done that but he’d have loved the new communication media. He would have been writing statements and sending them out to the world as a blogger and a tweeter.
  • Yoko Ono • Suggesting that John Lennon, who would’ve been 70 today, would have used Twitter to protest the Iraq war. Dude did that silly bed-in thing to protest the Vietnam War, so why not? “When we did our bed-ins for peace against Vietnam the world just laughed at us,” she said. Ono, by the way, is getting up there – right now, she’s 77, though her interviewer says she doesn’t look a day over 50. Here’s the REAL question: Would Lennon put up with the crap over their albums not getting on iTunes? Seems like he wouldn’t. source

10 Sep 2009 11:00

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Music: Beatles hater? Oversaturated with Beatles? You’re not alone.

One Beatles hater says their music is “either childlike and simple or rather leaden and pompous – one or the other all the time.” Kill him! source

05 Sep 2009 14:52

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Culture: Well, that’s one way to remember dad: Sean Lennon + nude model

He’s recreating the famous Rolling Stone cover, except he’s playing Yoko and the girl next to him is playing John. We don’t like this. (Photo in link NSFW) source

02 Sep 2009 11:09

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05 Jul 2009 11:51

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Culture: R.I.P. Allen Klein: He made the careers of music legends happen

As you can see, he was such a notable figure that he got to take cheery photos with John and Yoko. He also managed the Stones. source