Features
Tuesday, February 28 2012
Bill Frisell on John Lennon: Talking About 'All We Are Saying'
The unique jazz guitarist talks about All We Are Saying -- his recent cover album of 16 John Lennon tunes -- as well as how the Beatles changed his life, and how back in the day, owning an instrument meant you were automatically in a band.
Friday, December 24 2010
The Best 20 Re-Issues of 2010
The year's best re-issues are highlighted by a trio of rock gods in the Stones, Lennon and Bowie as well as a bona fide American jazz genius and a bevy seminal '70s and '80s British bands.
Wednesday, November 24 2010
There's No Heaven: The Death of John Lennon
The murder of John Lennon was more than just the end of the Beatles. It was the end of a specific segment of pop culture.
Wednesday, November 24 2010
You Are Here: The 10 Best John Lennon Solo Songs
Ten Snippets from the Solo Sonic Psychology of John Winston Ono Lennon.
Wednesday, November 24 2010
We All Shine On: A Tribute to John Lennon
PopMatters presents our eight-day tribute to the revolutionary, the pop smart avant-garde idealist who let his art and his actions do all of the talking (even when he had lots to say personally).
Columns
Wednesday, July 14 2010
Fooled by Skepticism
Skepticism has been fueling pop culture for decades. Just ask John Lennon or Pete Townshend. Lately it’s just been fooling pop culture about science.
Wednesday, October 27 2004
Now He's 64: A Late Lennon Landmark
Sixty-four-year-olds aren't what they used to be, and if John Lennon were still alive, he would probably not be living the quaint parlour scene played out in McCartney's ditty.
Wednesday, April 28 2004
Put Another Nickel In
John Lennon's Swiss-made, KB Discomatic can now be seen and heard with this TV programme and CD, and it's a beautiful thing.
Reviews
Wednesday, December 7 2011
Various Artists: The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute
Does anyone really need yet more exceedingly respectful covers of John Lennon songs? Because that’s pretty much all you’ll get here.
Tuesday, February 8 2011
LENNONYC
Michael Epstein's moving documentary offers fresh insights into the lives of John Lennon.
Friday, January 28 2011
'Nowhere Boy' Shows the Things That Shaped John Lennon
Nowhere Boy stands as a lovely portrait of a young John Lennon at a pivotal moment in his life.
Sunday, November 21 2010
'Lennon Naked': What About Me?
At the end of Lennon Naked, John remains the enigma he was at its beginning.
Monday, June 16 2008
John Lennon: John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band [DVD]
The Classic Albums series manages to faithfully remember and do justice to John Lennon's solo masterpiece.
Blogs
Friday, February 10 2012
Counterbalance No. 68: 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band'
Counterbalance is a concept by which we measure the most Acclaimed Music of all time. This week, number 68 -- the first time an ex-Beatle makes the Great List.
Friday, October 7 2011
Celebrating John Lennon’s 71st Birthday With Seven Underrated Songs
Though we instantly identify him with such hits as “Help!”, “I Am the Walrus”, “Imagine”, “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)”, and more, let’s look at seven of his lesser-known songs.
Thursday, December 16 2010
Life in the Key of Song: "Strawberry Fields Forever"
John Lennon agonized over his snapshot of youth seen through the glass hazily, and with the final touches of the indispensable George Martin, saw his simple reminiscence mutate into the surreal sound-bomb it remains today.
Friday, October 8 2010
The Dreamers: Ozzy Osbourne Covers Lennon Song
Osbourne shows gratitude to Lennon by covering the latter's "How?"
Thursday, October 7 2010
Celebrating 70 Years of John Lennon
This October 9th marks quite a milestone.
News
Friday, November 19 2010
'John would have approved,' says Yoko Ono of PBS doc 'LENNONYC'
LOS ANGELES — Yoko Ono looks tired. The 77-year-old artist, musician and political activist has spent the majority of the day talking about the "American…
Friday, October 8 2010
Aaron Johnson channels John Lennon in 'Nowhere Boy'
LOS ANGELES — When Aaron Johnson walked in to audition for "Nowhere Boy," which centers on John Lennon's teenage years, the film's director instantly felt…
Sunday, October 3 2010
John Lennon at 70? We Can Only Imagine …
The approach of what would have been Lennon's 70th birthday on Oct. 9 brings with it a raft of special commemorations, recordings, films, books and live performances that indicate Lennon's hold on the world's imagination is as strong as ever.
