New Biography, Instant Karma For John Lennon
Nov 11th, 2008 · Philip Norman's exhaustive and artfully sketched new biography of John Lennon explores the split between a man who could be cruel and violent, and the artist who inspired millions.
Nov 11th, 2008 · Philip Norman's exhaustive and artfully sketched new biography of John Lennon explores the split between a man who could be cruel and violent, and the artist who inspired millions.
Apr 30th, 2008 · Yoko Ono is going to court over John Lennon's legacy. Her lawyers face off Thursday in Boston against the lawyers for Ray Thomas of World Wide Video, which has almost 10 hours of videotapes of Lennon smoking pot and plotting to slip LSD to Richard Nixon. At the same time, she is suing the makers of the documentary Expelled for using part of the song "Imagine" in their film about intelligent design. Andrea Shea reports from member station WBUR.
Nov 9th, 2007 · Photographer Allan Tannenbaum was given rare access to John Lennon just 10 days before the artist was killed. He discusses his decision to wait 27 years to publish the intimate photos he shot of Lennon and Yoko Ono.
May 14th, 2007 · Imagine if John had never met Paul. Well, these days Web sites are making it easier for would-be Lennons and McCartneys to collaborate without ever meeting each other in person.
Nov 16th, 2006 · With his second solo album in eight years, Sean Lennon returns with Friendly Fire. His parentage is legendary -- and by no means a qualifier for musicianship -- but his beautiful, simple melodies and evocative voice are more than enough for him to make his own mark.
Oct 27th, 2006 · Being the son of a musical legend doesn't automatically qualify Sean Lennon to be a great musician, so it's a pleasant surprise to hear his beautiful, simple melodies and evocative voice. Lennon continues to develop as a musician, releasing Friendly Fire this month.
Dec 8th, 2005 · On the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death, we listen to his introspective song, "In My Life," which was released in 1965. The former Beatle and peace activist John Lennon was murdered outside his New York City apartment at age 40 on Dec. 8, 1980.
Dec 8th, 2005 · On the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's murder, Steve Inskeep has a remembrance from Lennon's appearance on The Dick Cavett Show in 1971. The late Beatle was shot and killed outside his New York apartment on December 8, 1980.