John Lennon

Hard Rock's Hungerthon: Imagine There's No Hunger

Posted 11.23.2009 | Impact


Yoko Ono and Hard Rock Cafe are teaming up to campaign against hunger with donations, music and merch. The "Imagine There's No Hunger: Hungerthon 2009...

Meatless Monday: Sleeping -- and Eating -- With the Enemy

Ellen Kanner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Ellen Kanner

Okay, I'm going to out myself. I sleep with the enemy. I'm married to a carnivore. He was a carnivore when I married him, I was a vegetarian who ha...

"Who Shot Rock & Roll" at the Brooklyn Museum

Regina Weinreich | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment


Regina Weinreich

What fascinates is remembering the B-52s as in George DuBose's 1978 photograph, or Ike and Tina in 1962, as in Ernest C. Withers' photo, or Amy Arbus' 1983 Madonna before Kabbalah.

Music's Biggest Quitters: 20 Who Quit

Spinner | Spinner Staff | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment


They say winners never quit, but in the music biz there's something to be said for going out at the top of your game. Whether they left for greener p...

A Playlist for Recovering Fundies

Valerie Tarico | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Valerie Tarico

Music can be a path out of insularity. Not by itself, of course. But music creates links to a whole wide world of human activities and ideas. For former fundies, it can also help with the healing process. When you've had your child-mind warped by scary songs liked "I Wish We'd all Been Ready" or when you've spent Sunday mornings swaying to "I'm a Pentecostal" or your dulcet tones were trained on "Saved by the Blood," it can help to start feeding your brain some alternatives.

An Interview with Author David Comfort on The Rock & Roll Book of the Dead

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

"There's no simple answer to who John Lennon was. Sure, he was a great leader and a peacenik; on the other hand, he was an incredibly violent, narcissistic guy. That was the other side of him, and people just don't want to hear that."

The Deaths of "Lucy in the Sky" and "Sexy Sadie": A Tale of Two Women

Darin Murphy | Posted 09.29.2009 | Entertainment


Darin Murphy

One would remain an enigma whose legend mystified millions, while the other became a high profile murderer who horrified millions more.

Beatles Bonanza! Fab Four Sell Over 2 Million Albums In 5 Days

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Nearly 40 years after breaking up, The Beatles are still breaking records for album sales. EMI Group PLC says consumers in North ...

New Age: The Danger Of Stumbling Upon The Miraculous

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


Ed and Deb Shapiro

This phone call was a great example of the confusion surrounding what is known as the new age, where people believe they have stumbled upon, envisioned, and discovered the miraculous.

Rennie Davis 3.0

Alexia Parks | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver


Alexia Parks

These days Rennie Davis, one of the Chicago 7, tells listeners from his home base in Longmont that world is "not solid, objective or real, but a psychological construct" whose origin lies within each one of us.

Along for the Ride: New York City and Quebec

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 11.15.2009 | Style


Andrea R. Vaucher

I recently broke one of my travel rules -- don't go to NYC in the summer -- and, surprisingly, ended up having an amazing time and hardly thinking about the weather.

Why We Are Subjected to Beatlemania, Again

Tamara Conniff | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


Tamara Conniff

I love the Beatles, don't get me wrong. Paul McCartney in concert is a religious experience. But I'm over Beatlemania. I want it to stop. Why now? A little thing called copyright.

Alaska's Walruses High and Dry: (1st of 5)

Giles Slade | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Giles Slade

Pacific Walruses are a pagophilic (ice-loving) species whose livelihood and well-being depend on sea ice as a platform from which they dive to the ocean floor of the continental shelf to retrieve food.

Roll Up for the Magical Beatles Marketing Tour

Shawn Amos | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment


Shawn Amos

9-9-09 marks the start of Beatlemania 2009. The Fab Four has been reduced to the Fab Two but they are determined to make sure the mystery tour lasts another 40 years.

Every Band is a Beatles Band

Shawn Amos | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment


Shawn Amos

Generations of pop and rock groups follow the same career arc as Liverpool's favorite sons. It's an unwritten law for any band. It's inescapable.

Naysaying the Naysayers: The Beatles' CDs by the Numbers

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

The Beatles have only put out one single-disc greatest hits CD, the aptly-titled 1. So why do the Beatles get such a bad rap for supposedly abusing their legacy?

Compact Reviews Of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care: #2

Sal Nunziato | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment


Sal Nunziato

The big music news this week, and quite possibly the biggest news in the compact disc world since the release of The Beatles catalogue back in 1987, is the reissue and remastering of Debbie Harry's 1981 solo release "Koo Koo." I KID!

Sean Lennon And Nude Model Recreate John And Yoko (NSFW PHOTO)

Posted 10.18.2009 | Entertainment


Sean Lennon and a naked Kemp Muhl (a model and his girlfriend) have recreated the iconic Rolling Stone cover of Lennon's parents, Yoko Ono and John Le...

How A YouTube Video Got An Emmy (VIDEO)

The New York Observer | Gillian Reagan | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment


In 1969, when he was 14 years old, Jerry Levitan sauntered past a row of reporters lined outside John Lennon's Toronto hotel room, knocked on the door...

Who Isn't John Galt? Part 2

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Robbie Gennet

To those who posted about having to "share" their earnings with those who had "no hand in it at all": you are truly living in a fictitious reality.

Who Isn't John Galt?

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment


Robbie Gennet

If you are an Artist, Rand's books free you from the opinions of others and put ironclad gates around your sense of purpose, unlocking the freedom to create your art.

Top Ten: Celebrity Collectibles

Reyne Haines | Posted 09.12.2009 | Style


Reyne Haines

Which celebrities' pre-owned gems scored big at auction? At number 7, Marilyn Monroe's white baby grand piano, sold by Christies. The lucky bidder? Mariah Carey, for $662,500.

8 Ways To Read Your Body's Warning Signs For Health

Anne Naylor | Posted 09.09.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

This morning, I woke with a stiff neck. I was not aware of it until I turned by head to brush my hair and then - ouch! A stiff neck tells me I am bei...

John Lennon Exhibit in New York

Reyne Haines | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment


Reyne Haines

Recently, a new exhibit -- "John Lennon: The New York City Years" -- opened at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City.

I Won Tickets to the Michael Jackson Memorial Service

Anne Dunev | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


Anne Dunev

I personally know what it was like to receive the email that opened with "Congratulations" and invited me to retrieve a voucher good for two tickets to the Michael Jackson Memorial.