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John Lennon

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Poll: Did John Lennon Deserve to Be Shot?

    Mel Gibson's an angry motherfucker. Hollywood's anti-Semitic Christ crusader seemingly hates everything from Israel to his former girlfriend Oksana Gregorieva to positive press. But to say John Lennon "deserved to be shot" ... That's crossing the line, Mad Max. Hollywood screenwriter Joe Eszterh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Cee Lo Rewrites John Lennon's "Imagine" for NYE, Pisses Off Hardcore Lennonists

    ​The lowest point of Cee Lo Green's year? If you ask most people, it was July 17, 2011, when the ex-Goodie Mob member, "Crazy" crooner, and co-"coach" on NBC's The Voice got miffed about a concert review by City Pages' Andrea Swenson and promptly unleashed a can of homophobic whoop-ass via Twitte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Pitbull on Glee: Will Mr. Worldwide Play Lesbian Cheerleader's Older Brother?

    Pit and Gloria go "gleek."​The corridors of William McKinley High are a long fucking way from Calle Ocho, chico. But today, Entertainment Weekly reported that Pitbull is "being courted" by the producers of Fox's Glee to play the older brother of Santana (Naya Rivera), a newly out and proud lesbi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    John Lennon's Tooth and Four Other Really Weird Pieces of Music Memorabilia

    Love, love me tooth. John Lennon's tooth.​The English are notorious for rock music and poor oral hygiene. Now, for about $16,000 (£10,000), you can buy the best of both. Diehard Beatles fans with entirely too much disposable income will have the chance to bid on one of John Lennon's nasty teeth. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Selena Gomez's Death Threat and the Ten Creepiest Pop Star Stalkers of All Time

    ​Barely legal teen pop queen (and Justin Bieber's girlfriend) Selena Gomez received a seriously threatening letter from a superfan-turned-stalker named Thomas Brodnicki and Crossfade can't help but wonder if those naked gold statues had anything to do with it. Regardless, it's ridiculous for a 46 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    Behind the Music

    ​Barely legal teen pop queen (and Justin Bieber's girlfriend) Selena Gomez received a seriously threatening letter from a superfan-turned-stalker named Thomas Brodnicki and Crossfade can't help but wonder if those naked gold statues had anything to do with it. Regardless, it's ridiculous for a 46 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Beatles vs. Rolling Stones at Van Dyke Cafe April 25

    John eats Chinese. Mick looks like a girl.​Who would win a bare-knuckle cage fight between Ringo Starr and Keith Richards? We're not sure. Richards has survived every narcotic known to man, and Ringo is the greatest pop music drummer ever. We're pretty sure they'd just punch each other in the face ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2011

    New World Order

    John eats Chinese. Mick looks like a girl.​Who would win a bare-knuckle cage fight between Ringo Starr and Keith Richards? We're not sure. Richards has survived every narcotic known to man, and Ringo is the greatest pop music drummer ever. We're pretty sure they'd just punch each other in the face ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Top Ten Worst Christmas Songs of All Time

    Turn that shit off! You're making Santa sad!​Shitty Christmas music makes Santa mad. Hey, the guy's gotta drive 'round the whole world and the last thing he wants on such a long road trip is crappy tunes. And that means all the CDs he throws out of his sleigh end up falling down your chimney. Whic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2010

    Julian Lennon Shoots

    Turn that shit off! You're making Santa sad!​Shitty Christmas music makes Santa mad. Hey, the guy's gotta drive 'round the whole world and the last thing he wants on such a long road trip is crappy tunes. And that means all the CDs he throws out of his sleigh end up falling down your chimney. Whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Dâm-Funk Enters the Boogie Zone at the Vagabond, September 23

    Jose Flores​Dâm-Funk The Vagabond Thursday, September 23, 2010 Better Than: Getting the high score on Miss Pac-Man while listening to Purple Rain. In an alternate universe, James Brown is John Lennon, Parliament Funkadelic is Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson is still making songs like "Rock With Y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Doug Giles' Anti-Muslim Rant Comes Complete With Singing Skunk Puppet

    ​Remember Doug Giles? He's the father of "ACORN ho" Hannah Giles, an aspiring conservative talking head, and senior pastor of Aventura's Clash Church. Giles has always been unhinged, but his latest video is a bigoted, ignorant hate fest that attacks Muslims and undermines America's freedom of rel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Moving Units: Radio-Active Records' Top 5 Releases for March 9-15

    After Beach House topped sales last week, are we seeing a theme?​In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale's Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.This week, Ramirez, Crossfade and record buyers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Q&A: Yoko Ono Discusses John Lennon's We All Shine On Miami Benefit Exhibit

    Artwork by John Lennon from We All Shine On benefit exhibit​For a certain kind of pop culture observer, Yoko Ono will always remain defined by her marriage to John Lennon. And Lennon will always remain a Beatle.These people, though, have misread history. They ignore (or are ignorant of) Ms. Ono's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    A Day to Remember

    Artwork by John Lennon from We All Shine On benefit exhibit​For a certain kind of pop culture observer, Yoko Ono will always remain defined by her marriage to John Lennon. And Lennon will always remain a Beatle.These people, though, have misread history. They ignore (or are ignorant of) Ms. Ono's ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2009

    Find your inner animal at Fox's Sherron Inn

    Artwork by John Lennon from We All Shine On benefit exhibit​For a certain kind of pop culture observer, Yoko Ono will always remain defined by her marriage to John Lennon. And Lennon will always remain a Beatle.These people, though, have misread history. They ignore (or are ignorant of) Ms. Ono's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Old School Square Cultural Center Celebrates 40th Anniversary of John Lennon's and Yoko Ono's Bed-In for Peace

    ​Picketing, boycotts, sit-ins, marching; protests can take many forms, though most, with the exception of the bumper sticker, involve some sort of action-oriented defiance. But in 1969 Yoko Ono and John Lennon proved yet another advantage of being famous. While the rest of us risk contending with ... More >>

  • Music

    July 30, 2009

    Green Day's Breakdown Triumph

    A veteran outfit makes its most ambitious record yet.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Republican House Speaker's New Favorite Tune Is an Anti-Reagan Campaign Song

    via Wiki CommonsThe Buzz reports that Larry Cretul, the Republican speaker of the state house, will apparently now be humming the Beatles' "Come Together" all day. He found it on the Internet radio app Pandora. "It's a Beatles song and it's called 'Come Together.' If you hear me humming it from the ... More >>

  • Music

    March 12, 2009

    Jaguares

    via Wiki CommonsThe Buzz reports that Larry Cretul, the Republican speaker of the state house, will apparently now be humming the Beatles' "Come Together" all day. He found it on the Internet radio app Pandora. "It's a Beatles song and it's called 'Come Together.' If you hear me humming it from the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Charlie Pickett Plays Churchill's Tomorrow

    Photo by Jill KhanWe have blogged about Charlie Pickett before.  You've seen the videos and heard the rave reviews.  Now is your chance to see the guy in action.  He has that certain something, that special sauce that you cannot, no matter how hard you try, generate by practice, wishi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Seventies Soul Jam Still On at WPB's Kravis Center, Jan. 15

    As the Seventies ended and disco pushed into the mainstream, those who came of age during that period always seemed to be reminded that they had missed out on the great cultural revolution of the raging Sixties. As many recall, former Beatle John Lennon himself pretty much summed it up when he decla ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 27, 2008

    Brave Cover Band, We Salute You

    As the Seventies ended and disco pushed into the mainstream, those who came of age during that period always seemed to be reminded that they had missed out on the great cultural revolution of the raging Sixties. As many recall, former Beatle John Lennon himself pretty much summed it up when he decla ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    Peace Out

    Just give it a chance at Unity on the Bay’s Peace-a-thon.

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Chris Cornell on Life After Soundgarden and Audioslave

    Just give it a chance at Unity on the Bay’s Peace-a-thon.

  • Music

    August 30, 2007

    Working-Class Hero

    It's something to be, on our recommended Labor Day mix

  • Music

    July 12, 2007

    Various Artists

    Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (Warner Bros.)

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    David Kilgour

    The Far Now (Merge)

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Frisbee's Art Asylum

    Cavalier artists are getting crazy in South Beach

  • Music

    November 24, 2005

    Neil Young

    Prairie Wind (Reprise)

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Cowboy Junkies

    Early 21st Century Blues (Latent Recordings)

  • Music

    December 16, 2004

    Tanya Stephens

    Gangsta Blues VP Records

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2004

    Barely There

    Taking it off takes off again

  • Music

    November 27, 2003

    Visions of Eggnog

    The Mayor of Nerville rambles on about fads, God, and other Yuletide traditions

  • Music

    September 27, 2001

    Shake

    America unplugged

  • Music

    May 17, 2001

    Best Local Songwriter

    Rafelito Marerro

  • Music

    April 5, 2001

    Various

    Before Night Falls Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    Blue Thumb Records

  • Music

    December 7, 2000

    Shake

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • Music

    April 29, 1999

    Rotations

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • Music

    December 10, 1998

    Apocalypse Wow

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • Music

    December 3, 1998

    Hello, Old Friend

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • News

    July 31, 1997

    Letters

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • Music

    July 24, 1997

    Live and Let Creativity Die

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • Music

    September 12, 1996

    Why the Glory?

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • Music

    September 21, 1995

    Unlisted Numbers

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • Music

    August 10, 1995

    Rotations

    Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

  • News

    April 20, 1995

    Don't Wanna Hold Your Hand

    Who in his right mind would have passed up the chance to join the Beatles? Rock-and-raving pianist Roy Young did. Regrets? Don't get him started.

  • News

    August 11, 1993

    Rock and Roll Graveyard

    Jimi Hendrix's guitar. John Lennon's furniture. Bono's sunglasses. Hope I die before I get sold.

  • Culture

    November 25, 1992

    What's It All About, Albee?

    Jimi Hendrix's guitar. John Lennon's furniture. Bono's sunglasses. Hope I die before I get sold.

  • Music

    April 29, 1992

    Welcome to the Terrors' Dome

    Rolling Stone and the British music press rush to Miami for the Next Big Thing. Holy mackerel!

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