Wednesday, September 1, 2010 10:16AM - By Travis Woods
Because a fan paying $15,000 dollars for his 40-year-old toilet isn’t enough, Yoko Ono is throwing a two-day, all-star bash for her late husband, John Lennon, this October in Los Angeles. Set to be held at the Orpheum Theatre on October 1-2, the We Are Plastic Ono Band concerts will feature the pant-suited and blank-eyed stare of Ono’s caterwauling performing Plastic Ono Band tunes backed by a band featuring her son Sean Lennon, as well as numerous high-profile guest performances.
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Monday, August 30, 2010 11:56AM - By Travis Woods
As we noted last week, John Lennon fandom and Beatlemania continues to the point that even the oddest Fab Four trinket can be sold for a hefty profit if you find the right (or delusional) buyer. Which is why it kind of makes sense that a Lennon fan would be willing to drop $15,500 for a 40-something-year-old toilet once owned – and used, of course – by John Lennon himself. Yup. A toilet.
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Monday, August 23, 2010 8:27AM - By Travis Woods
This weekend marks the 33rd annual Beatles convention in Liverpool, and with it comes the yearly auction of rare Fab Four memorabilia. Everything from rare album pressings to signed items… to John Lennon’s toilet. Yes, with a little luck and a daring bid, you could be the owner of the porcelain chair that John Lennon used to dispose his own human waste. It warms the heart, really, to think that a fan could be able to be that close to Lennon’s spirit, and own the man’s very own toilet. Sigh.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:24PM - By Seraphina L.
Mark David Chapman, the man who killed famous and beloved Beatles member, John Lennon, nearly 30 years ago has been serving his 20 years-to-life sentence has requested parole for the sixth time. However, Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, a musician in her own right, is weighing in with the same opposition since Chapman became eligible for parole in 2000.
According to Reuters, a three member parole board panel are scheduled to interview and review Chapman’s bid again. Ono has been and will continue to be very adamant on how she feels about Chapman’s possible release by stating these personal concerns in her most recent letter:
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:05AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
To celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, EMI has announced that the ex-Beatle’s solo catalog will be reissued as digitally remastered editions from his original mixes; the wave of new releases includes eight solo titles, a best-of compilation, a four-CD box set and an 11-CD collectors set.
Yoko Ono and a team of engineers have been working on the project in New York and London’s Abbey Road Studios.
The John Lennon “Gimme Some Truth” campaign gets underway October 5th with the release of eight remastered studio albums.
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Monday, April 5, 2010 11:53AM - By Travis Woods
Yoko Ono fans, break out your pant-suits, fedoras, and eerily emotionless stares–because Ono is storming the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts (sweet, sweet Jesus, this is bad) all the way to number one with the single, “Give Me Something.” It’s a buzzy, synthy remix of her track of the same name from Double Fantasy, Ono’s now classic 1980 collaborative album with her husband, John Lennon.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:13PM - By Seraphina L.
Liverpool, the hometown of famous Beatles member, John Lennon, will partake in a special “tribute season” this fall. To honor the musician on what would been his 70th birthday, there will be a two-month long festival celebrating his music and peace. The festival will begin on October 9th (his birthday) until December 9th, which is the 30 year mark of his death (give or take a day).
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:19PM - By Seraphina L.
Earlier in the year, our sister site ScreenCrave brought the remake of Yellow Submarine, to our attention. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the animated film will be starring the Fab Four once again for our generation who are spoiled with lavish films in conjunction with Walt Disney Studios and Apple Corp. Ltd.
It was back in August when this news was something to be excited about. Now, we have a few more details on the production. Who will be playing the Beatles in this highly anticipated remake? More info after the jump!
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Monday, December 21, 2009 3:38PM - By Seraphina L.
At first glance, John Lennon‘s Hollywood star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame looks as if it has been stolen. LAist reports that the star mysteriously disappeared leaving only an empty outline of the star which is currently covered with a trash bag.
The Los Angeles online magazine got a tip through an e-mail and fans on the Beatlestweets site are claiming that it is “missing.” The question is… Has it been stolen or is there some type of construction in regards to the star that the public just doesn’t know about yet?
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