Yes the mother lode edition of Rock Band becomes a reality on 9/9/09. Everybody is excited. Apple Corps/Viacom/MTV Games shareholders are super excited. Your boyfriend is already spurting himself in anticipation. It's all happening, nerds! Even Sir Macca himself is... CONTINUE READING THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND GETS A TRAILER»
Posted on June 1, 2009 in , (60 comments)
Tags: George Harrison | John Lennon | Paul McCartney | Ringo Starr | Rock Band | The Beatles
Yesterday we heard the result of Kevin Barnes putting his work into the hands of Beatles-obsessed supermusicguy Jon Brion. Today we hear Kevin Barnes put the work of Lennon/McCartney into the hands of Beatles-obsessed supermusicguy himself. of Montreal are never... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL COVER BEATLES, LENNON»
Posted on November 18, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: John Lennon | Mika Miko | of Montreal | The Beatles
We've followed Jared Leto's weight fluctuations for his role as Lennon-assassin Mark David Chapman in the forthcoming Chapter 27 as closely as we've followed his doucehbaggery (relax you can still use that word when it's Jared Leto) simply because it... CONTINUE READING CHAPTER 27 GETS A TRAILER, FAT OFFICIAL POSTER»
Posted on March 21, 2008 in (29 comments)
Tags: Chapter 27 | Jared Leto | John Lennon | Lindsay Lohan | Mark David Chapman
There's a great point here to be made for future political campaigns: If you're going to have a band perform some 11th hour concerts in support of your candidate, make sure the internet loves that band like it does Arcade... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE COVER BOWIE, LENNON AT CLEVELAND BARACK ROCK STOP»
Posted on March 4, 2008 in (11 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Barack Obama | David Bowie | John Lennon
As you may have heard, the king of the chicken dance is releasing a 17-track The Very Best Of Mick Jagger with material from his four solo albums, some soundtrack work, etc. One of the songs receiving the most attention... CONTINUE READING NEW OLD MICK JAGGER & JOHN LENNON - “TOO MANY COOKS (SPOIL THE SOUP)”»
Posted on August 27, 2007 (3 comments)
Tags: John Lennon | Mick Jagger | The Beatles | The Rolling Stones
No being lighthearted about Sudan, and it's nice to have a moment to give it some attention. For their contribution to the international version of the Instant Karma - Save Darfur project, Denmark's Raveonettes cover "One Day (At A Time),"... CONTINUE READING NEW RAVEONETTES VIDEO - "ONE DAY (AT A TIME)"»
Posted on June 5, 2007 in (6 comments)
Tags: John Lennon | The Beatles | The Raveonettes
The Instant Karma: Save Darfur comp's first single comes from Green Day who, after reminding the Idol-worshipping crowd about how they're doped with religion and sex and TV, set their cover of Lennon's anti-anthem to testimonials from people touched by... CONTINUE READING NEW GREEN DAY VIDEO - "WORKING CLASS HERO"»
Posted on June 4, 2007 in (22 comments)
Tags: Green Day | John Lennon | The Beatles
On this day in 1967, the Beatles released the record that would top every "Greatest Albums Ever" list by major mags, in perpetuity (or at least as long as a Baby Boomer is editor-in-chief). And that's cool -- its greatness... CONTINUE READING SGT. PEPPER'S TURNS 40»
Posted on June 1, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: George Harrison | John Lennon | Paul McCartney | Ringo Starr | The Beatles
After a deep fit of soul searching, we decided to forgo the big American Idol finalé last night in favor of having dinner with Man Man in Chinatown (post tk). Did we miss anything? Guess Jordin Sparxxx taking it home... CONTINUE READING GREEN DAY COVER JOHN LENNON ON AMERICAN IDOL»
Posted on May 24, 2007 in (32 comments)
Tags: American Idol | Green Day | John Lennon
Then again, "all-star" is a matter of perspective -- or at maybe a matter of which side of the Atlantic you call home. BBC Radio 2 will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of perennial "Best Record Ever" list-topper Sgt. Pepper's Lonely... CONTINUE READING SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY ALL-STAR JAM»
Posted on April 6, 2007 (18 comments)
Tags: John Lennon | Paul McCartney | Sacha Baron Cohen | The Beatles
Well, she's not admitting to being an intentional saboteur, but Yoko did confess that her relationship with John came at a cost to their potential. Via Contact:In a way, both John and I ruined our careers by getting together, though... CONTINUE READING ONO OWNS UP TO RUINING JOHN LENNON'S CAREER»
Posted on March 1, 2007 (58 comments)
Tags: John Lennon | The Beatles | Yoko Ono
Tough weekend for Yoko. On the 26th anniversary of John's death, Ms. Ono's driver of six years, Koral Karsan, launched a plot to extort from her over a million quid (via NME:He is believed to have sent a letter with... CONTINUE READING ONO HE DIDN'T!»
Posted on December 14, 2006 (2 comments)
Tags: John Lennon | Sean Lennon | Yoko Ono