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Yoko Ono Urges New Gun Control Laws

Jeff Giles — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:20:47 +0000

Since John Lennon was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980, his widow Yoko Ono has devoted herself to campaigning for stricter gun control legislation -- so it's only fitting that yesterday (March 21), Ono celebrated what should have been their 44th wedding anniversary by issuing a poignant reminder of what's at stake in the ongoing battle over our interpretation of the Second Amendment.

Top 10 John Lennon Love Songs

Stephen Lewis — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:10:37 +0000

The generalized argument when discussing the Beatles' principal songwriters is that Paul McCartney wrote the ballads, and John Lennon penned the rockers. Upon closer inspection of Lennon’s impressive discography, it’s obvious that Lennon could write a beautiful sentiment with the b

47 Years Ago: John Lennon "More Popular Than Jesus" Story Is Published

Dave Swanson — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:09:29 +0000

On March 4, 1966, an article appeared in the London Evening Standard that would cause an uproar and ripple for some time. Journalist Maureen Cleave was doing a series entitled 'How Does a Beatle Live?' and her encounter with John Lennon provided controversy that spread far beyond the London paper.

44 Years Ago: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Two Virgins' Seized by Police

Dave Lifton — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:40:07 +0000

It's arguably the most controversial album cover in rock history, and, if authorities in New Jersey had their way 44 years ago, every last one of them would be destroyed.

On Jan. 2, 1969, 30,000 copies of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's ‘Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins’ were seized by police at Newark Airport on the grounds that its cover photograph was deemed pornographic.

John Lennon Is On Tour, At Least His Tooth Is, Promoting Mouth Cancer

Chris Allen — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:48:37 +0000

John Lennon once gave a tooth of his to a house keeper and told her to dispose of it. Then changed his mind and told her to keep it, that it might be worth money someday. What a prediction that was. That house keeper held on to the tooth and eventually sold it to pay [...]

John Lennon, George Harrison and Elvis Presley on List of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

Dave Lifton — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:19:49 +0000

It's often been said that death can be the ultimate career move. But for our most iconic celebrities, the money can keep rolling into their estate long after they've gone. A new list from Forbes tracks the top-earning dead celebrities, with some classic rockers placing high on the list.

John Lennon's Former Island Up for Sale

Dave Lifton — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:30:27 +0000

A small island off the west coast of Ireland that once belonged to John Lennon is up for sale. Business Week is reporting that Dorinish Island is currently on the market for 300,000 euros, approximately $384,000.

John Lennon's Killer Would Prefer to Stay in Prison

Billy Dukes — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:44:04 +0000

Last week, Mark David Chapman was denied parole for a seventh straight time since serving the minimum of his 20 year to life sentence for shooting Beatle John Lennon. That seems to be what he wants. The convicted killer says that if were granted parole he would “probably stay right where I’m at.”

John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole

Chris Allen — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:00:20 +0000

Mark David Chapman, 57, was denied parole by a three-member board after a hearing yesterday by a three person group. As you recall, Chapman shot the 40 year old John Lennon in December 1980 outside the Manhattan apartment building. He was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to [...]

John Lennon's Killer Mark David Chapman Will Face Parole Board This Week

Chad Childers — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:29:48 +0000

It’s unfortunate, but the name of Mark David Chapman will continually be mentioned in the same breath of John Lennon, as the man who shot and killed the Beatles legend returns to the headlines every few years when his parole hearing comes up.

Paul McCartney Visits John Lennon's Alma Mater

Jeff Giles — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:37:23 +0000

The Liverpool College of Art, the college where John Lennon and original Beatles bassist Stu Sutcliffe studied in the ’50s, has been purchased by the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (or LIPA), a UK arts program co-founded by Paul McCartney — and McCartney himself paid a visit recently to tour the grounds.

Mel Gibson Rumored to Say of John Lennon: 'I'm Glad He's Dead'

Jeff Giles — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:17:50 +0000

Just when we thought Mel Gibson might have exited the “rage-o-holic crazybags rumors” phase of his career, yesterday came word that his latest film project, a biopic about the Old Testament warrior hero Judah Maccabee, had fallen apart — and out of that mess came a letter from the movie’s would-be screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas, that paints a picture of Gibson as a guy who’s angry at… well, pretty much everyone, including John Lennon.

Will the Beatles' Sons Really Form Their Own Band? [Videos of each]

Chris Allen — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:47:32 +0000

This is a bad idea. What would they do? If they do original music, Sean Lennon bombed with his music, Dhani Harrison has only worked on his father's music, James McCartney has no track record with music, and Jason Starkey only played in Ringo's band maybe a couple of times and hasn't even made a name for himself, let alone public pictures.

John Lennon's Son Sean Leads Occupy Wall Street Protesters in Song

Joe Robinson — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:15:37 +0000

The Occupy Wall Street movement got a little entertainment from the son of a Beatle earlier this week when Sean Lennon descended on the encampment with some friends to offer up an inspiring revolutionary ditty for the masses. What did the son of John Lennon, and his buddies perform: ‘Power to the People?’ Nope. ‘Imagine?’ Not exactly. Try Madonna’s ode to unhindered capitalism, ‘Material Girl.’

John Lennon's Tooth Slated for Auction

Shauna Wright — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:20:22 +0000

Beatles fans often clamor to get their hands on just about anything related to the Fab Four, but this is one piece of memorabilia that may give pause to even the most rabid collector: a tooth, purportedly pulled from the mouth of John Lennon.

John Lennon's Letters And Drawings To Be Published

Tony Hart — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:22:40 +0000

I'm sure this book will be on the Christmas list of lots of Lennon and Beatles fans. Yoko has come out to clarify she did "sell any rights" like this article states, either way it should be a good read for fans.