John Sinclair, Champion of Legal Marijuana and Counterculture Hero, Passes Away at 82 John Sinclair, Champion of Legal Marijuana and Counterculture Hero, Passes Away at 82 A champion of legal marijuana, counterculture hero and poet, John Sinclair died Tuesday morning at age 82. His representative, Matt Lee, confirmed he died at Detroit Receiving Hospital of … Read more
John Lennon and Yoko Ono have been involved in peace protests for years when they incorporated their message into a Christmas song in 1971. More than fifty years later it is one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time. “War is over. If you want it. Happy Christmas from John & Yoko (War … Read more
Singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart will come to the Czech Republic next year with a new album called Flying Wig, which he released in September. The 42-year-old American with Venezuelan roots drew attention to himself at the beginning of the millennium as the frontman of the band Sonic Youth. At that time, some referred to his music … Read more
The 1980s were the soft version of today, says famous New York avant-garde member Laurie Anderson. On a current tour called Let X = X, she plays old songs that don’t feel old to her. And she narrates: how else would a multimedia artist who became famous precisely by mixing scenic storytelling with electronic pop, … Read more
British band The Beatles, which broke up in 1970, released their last song this Thursday afternoon. Artificial intelligence helped deliver the voice of John Lennon, murdered ten years after the band broke up. The composition was completed by the two remaining surviving members, 81-year-old bassist and guitarist Paul McCartney with 83-year-old drummer Ringo Starr. The … Read more
On December 8, 1980, a mentally ill fan shot and killed John Lennon (1940-1980) in front of the famous Dakota Building in New York. The singer and former Beatles star lived there together with his wife Yoko Ono and their son Sean Ono. Even after the death of her husband, the widow continued to live … Read more
But she is also a musician herself and, above all, a very original artist. In her works, Ono often uses the possibilities of photography, film, installation and sound recordings, she has also written two books. Human rights and politics are not indifferent to this small and energetic woman, her voice is often heard even today. … Read more
Er had them all: Siri Hustvedt and Paul Auster. John Irving and Philipp Roth. Cindy Sherman and Yoko Ono. Woody Allen, Dennis Hopper and Willem Dafoe. Nick Cave and Charles Bradley. The Wu-Tang Clan, Steve Reich, John Cage, Tom Wolfe, Frank Stella, Jeff Koons, Art Spiegelman, Louis Farrakhan and many more names who have belonged … Read more
From red / dpa August 28, 2020 – 8:57 am “Dream Together” – Yoko Ono’s motto for the new start of the Metropolitan Museum Photo: dpa / Christina Horsten Dream together: With a work by Yoko Ono on the facade, the New York Metropolitan Museum is back in the Corona crisis after being closed for … Read more
07:26 | Helen Cook New York, Dec. 8. – – In 1971, John Lennon moved to New York to try to leave behind a life in which he was the constant center of attention and in which the press watched his every move. His nine years of residence in the metropolis, where he raised a … Read more