The piano used by Paul McCartney and John Lennon during the filming of the 1965 Beatles film Help! is going up for auction, the BBC reports.  The 1907 Bechstein Concert Grand piano was used by the songwriting duo when they wrote the title track for the film, and according to the current owner, was also … Continue reading McCartney and Lennon’s ‘Help! Piano Going Up for Auction →

A list of subjects for postage stamps which will be issued by the U.S. Postal Service over the next two years has been released via The Washington Post. Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix will both appear on stamps in 2014 as part of the “Music Icons” collection. John Lennon’s name also appears on the list … Continue reading John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix to Appear on Postage Stamps →

A never-before-heard interview with John Lennon from 1968 has been released by Hard Rock in advance of the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles’ introduction into America.  Hard Rock acquired the tapes in 1987 and have waited until now to release the audio to the public. The interview took place on December 2, 1968 when John … Continue reading Never-Before-Heard Interview with John Lennon [LISTEN] →

The Surrey mansion which was shared by John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia has hit the market for £14 Million – more than twice the asking price from the last time the house was listed for sale, back in 2006. Lennon purchased the home in 1964 for £20,000 and lived there until 1968. It … Continue reading John Lennon’s Surrey Mansion For Sale For £14 Million →

R&B Great Bettye LaVette To Perform John Lennon Classics; Rock Photographer Bob Gruen, “Double Fantasy” Producer Jack Douglas and Legendary Radio DJ Dennis Elsas To Reminisce In Unique Tribute to the “New York Beatle” Theatre Within, the grassroots non-profit behind the Annual John Lennon Tribute in New York City, announced that it will present Remembering … Continue reading Theatre Within’s Remembering John Lennon Comes to City Winery, September 12 →

From Led Zeppelin to The Rolling Stones, Elvis to Madonna, Bob Dylan to Bob Marley, John Lennon to Johnny Rotten, the world’s foremost rock ‘n’ roll photographer Bob Gruen has captured half a century of music through the eye of a lens. Grammy Award-winning filmmaker Don Letts explores Gruen’s life and work as he opens … Continue reading “Rock ‘N’ Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen” Premieres on Showtime June 13th →

Yoko Ono took to Twitter yesterday to show her support for gun control. A series of tweets she posted was each accompanied by a photo of John Lennon’s bloody glasses, worn the day he was killed. The photo included the caption: Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the U.S.A. since John Lennon … Continue reading Yoko Ono Advocates Gun Control, Tweets Photo of John Lennon’s Bloody Glasses →

At his hearing before the parole board on Wednesday, John Lennon’s killer, was denied release from prison for the 7th time. Mark David Chapman, now 57, was sentenced to 20 years to life in 1981, after shooting John Lennon outside the former Beatle’s New York City apartment in December 1980. Chapman plead guilty to second-degree … Continue reading John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole →

The man who killed John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, has made headlines once again as he makes his seventh bid for freedom this week.  The New York State Department of corrections announced on the weekend that the 57-year-old Chapman will stand before the parole board once again, having been denied parole at his previous six … Continue reading John Lennon’s Killer Up For Parole (Again) This Week →