Lennon Ono Montreal bed-in sign sells for $140,000 at auction  It would have cost a few pennies and taken about 10 seconds to make. But a simple, hand-written French sign reading "L'Amour Et La Paix," taped to the wall above the lounging John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their famous 1969 bed-in at a Montreal hotel, has sold for a stunning $140,000 at an auction in Britain. Add a Comment  Source: Canada.com

John Lennon guitar sells for twice its estimate at London pop auction  One of John Lennon's earliest guitars sold for more than £205,000 ($334,000) at a pop memorabilia auction. The 1958 acoustic Hofner Senator, bought at Hessy's Music store in Liverpool, was used to compose songs rather than play at gigs. Included was a letter from George Harrison confirming it was one of Lennon's earliest guitars. Add a Comment  Source: Liverpool Echo

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Yoko Ono says world was not kind to Michael Jackson Today, Yoko Ono commented on the death of Michael Jackson. She said, "With his enormous talent, Michael kept giving us power, inspiration and joy. Yet he knew that the world was not kind to him for many reasons. That must have been so hard for him. Michael, now you are free from all that." Comments (1)  Source: Undercover, Australia

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Judge says Yoko owns copyright to rare Lennon footage A federal judge in Boston says Yoko Ono is the rightful copyright holder of rare, intimate footage showing John Lennon and his family in London in 1970. The judge issued the ruling Thursday, refusing to reinstate a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed by a Lawrence, Mass.-based company that says it owns the videotapes. Add a Comment  Source: Associated Press

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band to release new song in September Yoko Ono is preparing to release "Between My Head and the Sky," a career-defining album made with her new Plastic Ono Band, on September 22. Sean Lennon both produced with Yoko and acted as musical leader for the group. The sessions happened at the same studio where Double Fantasy was recorded. Comments (4)  Source: Alt Sounds

Monday, June 22, 2009

Ian Hart admits he wasn't a Beatles fan Beatles star Ian Hart kept a secret while shooting the acclaimed early Beatles movie Backbeat, he hated the Fab Four. The Liverpudlian actor, who portrayed John Lennon in the 1994 movie, admits he never liked the group growing up, and couldn't understand why they were so beloved. He said, "As a young man, I wanted to be a punk or a mod, never a Beatle." Comments (2)  Source: The Express, UK

Friday, June 19, 2009

McCartney, Yoko join campaign for birthday Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono added messages to a website on Friday calling for the release on her 64th birthday. Add a Comment  Source: Google/AFP

Sean Lennon 'shocked' at Springsteen headlining Glastonbury Sean Lennon says the Boss is 'uncool' and he should not be playing the prestigious Saturday night slot at Glastonbury. He said, "It's shocking. I have been to Glastonbury a few times, I've even played a few, and it just didn't seem like that was the kind of artist they had headlining. I heard they called him and he didn't even know what it was." Comments (14)  Source: Gigwise

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Lennon's first wife on life with John John Lennon's first wife Cynthia and son Julian have opened an exhibition of photos, letters and personal mementoes from their life with John. In a new interview, Cynthia said, "There are so many different ways of looking at this story and so many ways of writing about it. And very few actually live it. And the ones that live it are the ones that say least about it." Comments (1)  Source: BBC News

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Julian Lennon: Collecting Beatles memorabilia helped me heal As he opened a new display about the murdered Beatle on Tuesday night, Julian Lennon said that collecting momentoes for the display has helped the healing process. Julian, who was immortalised in the song "Hey Jude" also spoke about his gratitude to Paul McCartney for the love he had shown during his childhood. Comments (1)  Source: The Telegraph, UK

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

May Pang visits John Lennon's childhood home John Lennon's former girlfriend, May Pang, visited the Beatle's childhood home at the start of a visit to the city. May, who had an 18-month relationship with Lennon in the 1970s which he later dubbed his "lost weekend", is in town to support Cynthia and Julian Lennon's new exhibition at the Beatles Story. Add a Comment  Source: Liverpool Daily Post

Monday, June 15, 2009

Beatles Liverpool history goes under the hammer John Lennon's guitar from the early 60s and the oldest signed photo of Paul McCartney are just two Beatles lots set to feature at a Christie's auction. The 1958 Hofner Senator is expected to sell for between $163,000 and $245,000 and comes with an authentification certificate from George Harrison. Add a Comment  Source: Liverpool Echo

Julian Lennon to launch initiative in Liverpool Julian Lennon and Liverpool's Lord Mayor are teaming-up to launch a global initiative. They will light a white candle at the Beatles Story museum in the Albert Dock urging people to think. The event coincides with the opening of an exhibition in Liverpool called "White Feather - The Spirit of Lennon". Add a Comment  Source: Click Liverpool

First performance of Plastic Ono Band in 40 years Yoko Ono took to the stage last night for a performance with the Plastic Ono Band, the group she first formed with John Lennon in 1969. Forty years on, with son Sean Lennon and producer Mark Ronson guest-starring on bass guitar, the group played as part of the Meltdown music festival held in London's Southbank Centre. Comments (2)  Source: The Daily Mail, UK

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Mark Ronson hooks up with Sean Lennon's new band Playlist favourite Mark Ronson is producing and playing bass with pal Sean Lennon's new band, Ghost Of A Saber Toothed Tiger. Ronson said, "It's a 60s psych thing, quite Brazilian, with Sean and his girlfriend singing in unison." Sean is joined by his model girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl in the band. Comments (3)  Source: The Daily Star, UK

Friday, June 12, 2009

Fascinating new John Lennon exhibiton opens in Liverpool A new exhibition "White Feather: The Spirit of John Lennon" has been launched at Liverpool's Beatles Story museums in Liverpool. It tells the intimate personal story of the life of the Lennon family, for the first time presented as an exhibition, and gives a unique insight into life with John Lennon that only Julian and Cynthia Lennon can give. Comments (1)  Source: Click Liverpool

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Yoko Ono wins Mojo lifetime award Yoko Ono has been given a lifetime achievement honour at Mojo magazine's awards in London. Mojo chief editor Phil Alexander, who hosted the event, praised Ono as a huge influence on modern music. "She may have been married to one of the most famous men in the world, but she also helped change music as we know it in her own right," he added. Comments (1)  Source: BBC News

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Lennon, Ono's Montreal bed-in sign to be auctioned in UK A hand-written French sign reading "L'Amour Et La Paix" from the wall above John and Yoko during their famous 1969 bed-in at a Montreal hotel is to be auctioned in Britain next month for up to $70,000, an example of how artifacts from the couple's peace mission 40 years ago have acquired enormous value as pop culture icons. Add a Comment  Source: Edmonton Journal

Hand written Hey Jude lyrics to be on display in Liverpool Paul McCartney's handwritten notes for best-selling hit, Hey Jude, are coming to Liverpool next week as part of a new exhibition. The song tells the painful story of John's break-up with first wife Cynthia, and was intended by Paul, who is like an uncle to Julian Lennon, to comfort a little boy. Add a Comment  Source: Click Liverpool

Monday, June 8, 2009

Brooklyn Museum to present Rock and Roll photo exhibit Who Shot Rock & Roll, the first major museum exhibition to acknowledge photographer's role in the history of rock and roll, will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum from October 30, 2009. The exhibit will include the contact sheet of Bob Gruen's portrait of John Lennon in a sleeveless New York City T-shirt. Add a Comment  Source: Art Daily

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Julian Lennon comforts ailing Lucy in the Sky More than 40 years after John Lennon wrote Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, his son has gone to the help of the real Lucy, who is now suffering from an incurable disease. Lucy O'Donnell was at nursery school in Surrey with Julian Lennon, and Julian drew a picture with starlike shapes before telling his father that it was "Lucy in the sky with diamonds". Comments (4)  Source: The Times, London

John Lennon's first ever print on display in Cambridgeshire It's a simple black and white print, fairly inconspicuous if it wasn't for the hand that scribed it. Alphabet, John Lennon's first ever print, was created at the Curwen Studio in Cambridgeshire and is one part of an exhibition at Hope University's Cornerstone Gallery to mark the studio's 50th anniversary. Add a Comment  Source: Liverpool Daily Post

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Ian Hart teaches acting master class in Liverpool Hollywood star Ian Hart, who played John Lennon in two films, The Hours and Times, and Backbeat, has returned to his native Liverpool to "give something back to his home city". The actor was in Merseyside to deliver a masterclass to aspiring performers and took part in a question and answer session at Liverpool's Acting Academy. Add a Comment  Source: Liverpool Echo, UK

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Beatles balustrade auctions for about $1,250 A piece of Beatles history which went under the hammer in Bournemouth is thought to have sold for £750. A wrought iron balustrade said to have been commissioned by John Lennon for his Aunt Mimi's Sandbanks home was auctioned by House and Sons Auctioneers on Wednesday. Add a Comment  Related Articles  Source: Bournemouth Echo, UK

John Lennon impersonator named I-BFD Artist of the Month The International Beatles Freak Day team is excited to announce that they have named Alan Bernhoft of Los Angeles as their Artist of the Month for June 2009. Alan Bernhoft is not only a John Lennon impersonator, his songwriting abilities make him the entire Fab Four all rolled into one tight package. Add a Comment  Source: Beatles News

Monday, June 1, 2009

One fan's New York City Lennon experience My wife Linda and I visited the "John Lennon: The New York City Years" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex New York City last Friday, and found it all just fascinating. We learned a great deal about John's New York City years and many thanks are due to Yoko for putting this exhibition together. Add a Comment  Source: Beatles News

Video: The schoolboy who bluffed his way into meeting John Lennon How a 14-year-old Canadian teenager bluffed his way into the Toronto hotel room of the Beatles star and his wife Yoko Ono in 1969. That once-in-a-lifetime meeting is now a short-film and a book, created by by Jerry Levitan. The book also includes audio of the 1969 interview. Add a Comment  Source: The Times, London

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Imagine, John Lennon sneaking into Niagara Falls When Brad Pitt rode the Maid of the Mist last month, the Niagara Falls Review plastered it all over the front page. So it was surprising to learn not a drop of ink was spilled in 1969, when John Lennon and Yoko Ono came to Niagara Falls. The day after their stop in Niagara Falls, the front page was about a fire at a wax museum. Add a Comment  Source: The Niagara Falls Review

Friday, May 29, 2009

John Lennon's personal life on display in new Beatles story exhibition Intimate snaps belonging to John Lennon's first wife Cynthia and eldest son Julian will go on show at the Beatles Story in Liverpool next month. Previously unseen family possessions will also be displayed in the White Feather: The Spirit of Lennon exhibition. The exhibition runs from June 17 to December 31. Add a Comment  Source: Liverpool Echo

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

John's iron railings from Aunt Mimi's house up for auction A balustrade from John Lennon's aunt's house is sold at auction in Bournemouth tomorrow. The white wrought iron railings once adorned the balcony at Harbour's Edge on Sandbanks, the bungalow Lennon bought for his beloved aunt Mimi at the height of Beatlemania in the 1960s. Add a Comment  Related Articles  Source: Bournemouth Echo, UK

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