John Lennon
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Gal Gadot says Imagine cover amid coronavirus outbreak was 'in poor taste'
Trendingdesk •Gal Gadot reacted to the Imagine cover controversy: "All pure intentions, but sometimes you don’t hit the bullseye"
The Beatles are a sound for decades; their influence ranges from Black Sabbath, Bruce Springsteen to even Steve Jobs
Lgo •The Beatles paved the way for every modern Brit and American musician from the 1960s until today, only goes to highlight something even their harshest critic does not want to acknowledge: Everyone is inadvertently a Beatles fan.
Watch The Sound with Mark Ronson Apple TV+ explores the curious link between music and technology
Lgo •The six-part docuseries is as much for musicians as it is for music lovers. Without taking any strong sides, it explores the symbiotic relationship between a raw creative process and the digital prism through which it emerges.
Apple TV+ docuseries 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything studies seminal works of Carole King, John Lennon
•The eight-part docuseries talks about songwriting in the context of the times, providing a peek into the history of the year as well as the music.
Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon's first solo album after The Beatles breakup, retains its power 50 years on
•In both music and lyrics, Plastic Ono Band was a stark statement of pain, separation, vulnerability, and self-reclamation after the whirlwind that had been John Lennon’s life as a Beatle.
Phil Spector, veteran music producer, murder convict dies of natural causes at 81
•Phil Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.
On John Lennon's 40th death anniversary, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr remember former Beatle
Fp Staff •“The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience. After 40 years, Sean, Julian, and I still miss him,” Yoko Ono wrote on Twitter, referring to John Lennon’s two sons.
The Lennon-McCartney partnership and its evolution: How the duo complimented each other as personalities and songwriters
•A band is a partnership on several levels: social, creative and financial. Indeed, some acts have deliberately reoriented their arrangements to account for this.
John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, denied parole for 11th time
Fp Staff •Mark David Chapman, who is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Wende Correctional Facility, had his request turned down after being interviewed by a parole board on 19 August.
Coronavirus pandemic: Gal Gadot, Mark Ruffalo, Natalie Portman sing John Lennon’s Imagine during self-quarantine
Fp Staff •Gal Gadot was joined by her friends such as Mark Ruffalo, Amy Adams, Sarah Silverman, and others for a new video amid the coronavirus lockdown.