Microblogging service Twitter has signed up countless celebrities in recent months, and among them are some of our favorite musical artists: Trent Reznor! Colin Meloy! Ed Droste! Diddy! Stereogum Tweets too! But who can keep up with all that lunch... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE WEEK'S 50 BEST ROCK STAR TWITTERS»
Posted on March 24, 2009 in , , (50 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Amanda Palmer | Beach House | Calvin Harris | Coldplay | Damien Jurado | Dave Matthews | Dave Navarro | Diplo | Glass Candy | Islands | Jane's Addiction | Lost | Mandy Moore | Neil Diamond | Nick Thorburn | Peter Bjorn And John | Q-Tip | Robin Pecknold | Saul Williams | Solange | Sonic Youth | SXSW | Ted Leo | Thom Yorke | Tricky | Yoko Ono
It's been 40+ years since the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but my old couch-mate Paul McCartney only now gave "A Day In The Life" its live debut. It took place Sunday, 6/1, during his set at... CONTINUE READING MCCARTNEY FINALLY PLAYS "A DAY IN THE LIFE," YOKO WATCHES»
Posted on June 3, 2008 in (22 comments)
Tags: Paul McCartney | The Beatles | Yoko Ono
No classic albums played in their entirety, but any fest day during which your mind is blown thrice is indeed a good fest day. As noted, there's a hipster agenda at play at Pitchfork Music Festival (duh), but the... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 [SATURDAY; 7/14] RATING: 8.1»
Posted on July 16, 2007 in (25 comments)
Tags: Beach House | Califone | Cat Power | Grizzly Bear | Iron And Wine | Pitchfork Music Festival | The Twilight Sad | Voxtrot | Yoko Ono
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
Back on the anniversary of John Lennon's death, we told you about how that tough day for Yoko went from sad to worse when her driver/alleged-lover Koral Karsan launched a plot to blackmail her for a cool two million dollars.... CONTINUE READING THE YOKO ONO BLACKMAIL LETTER»
Posted on January 12, 2007 (25 comments)
Tags: 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
Sean Lennon may have been #10 on the list of disappointing rock royalty children, but he's #1 in many of your hearts -- and the Evening Standard wholeheartedly concurs. They minced no words in review of Sean's gig at London's... CONTINUE READING THE PRODIGAL SON GETS BITCH SMACKED»
Posted on November 13, 2006 (36 comments)
Tags: Sean Lennon | The Beatles | Yoko Ono
One thing to know about Oslo: Most people are honest (except cabbies), friendly (except customs agents), extremely beautiful (no exceptions), and obsessed with the export of their arts. So Øya is ostensibly an international festival, drawing on credible, on-the-rise indie... CONTINUE READING NOR-WAVE GOODBYE TO OSLO: STEREOGUM @ ØYA 2006»
Posted on August 15, 2006 (27 comments)
Tags: Band Of Horses | Beck | Cold War Kids | Doveman | Hot Chip | Les Savy Fav | Liars | Love Is All | Midlake | Morrissey | Snow Patrol | Spank Rock | The Smiths | The Twilight Singers | The Whitest Boy Alive | The Wrens | Yoko Ono
