Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono and Bon Iver to work on Flaming Lips album

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13 Jan 2012

The Flaming Lips are set to work with Yoko Ono and Bon Iver on their new album. The psychedelic rockers frontman Wayne Coyne has named a list of stars who will appear on their upcoming release - expected for April - including Nick Cave and Edward…

Benji Boko teams up with Yoko

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23 Nov 2011

Benji Boko was delighted to be able to collaborate with Yoko Ono. The electronic musician allowed the Japanese artist to be the main feature of a project featuring a number of artists from around the world, which he worked on after being inspired by…

Basement Jaxx not looking for album guests

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6 Nov 2011

Basement Jaxx haven't lined up any guest stars for their new album. The duo have had worked with numerous singers, including Dizzee Rascal, Kele Le Roc, Siouxsie Sioux and Yoko Ono, on their tracks, but while they have started their seventh album…

Yoko Ono lights Imagine Peace Tower

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10 Oct 2011

Yoko Ono lit the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland in memory of John Lennon yesterday (09.10.11). The tower - based on Videy Island, just off the country's capital, Reykjavik - is lit up every year from October 9, the anniversary of The Beatles…

Yoko Ono's dance success guilt

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9 Mar 2011

Yoko Ono feels "guilty" about being a dance star. The 78-year-old musician - widow of Beatles legend John Lennon - has just scored her sixth consecutive number one track in the US dance charts with 'Move on Fast' and admits beating the likes of Lady…

Yoko Ono leads tributes to John Lennon

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9 Dec 2010

Yoko Ono led tributes to John Lennon on the 30th anniversary of his death yesterday (08.12.10). The widow of the iconic 'Imagine' songwriter and peace activist wrote a heartfelt eulogy on her blog to mark 30 years to the day he was assassinated by a…

The Day John Lennon Died - Cast of characters recount the events of 8 Dec 1980

Channel Hopper - Only Yoko Ono emerges from this documentary with dignity intact

30 Nov 2010

John Lennon. Devoted husband and father. Pioneer of peace. Writer of landmark pop songs. Had a thing about round specs. Loved a good manly embrace. ‘I remember he immediately put his arm round my shoulder and said thanks for coming,’ notes Andy Peebles…

Don McCullin's A Day in the Life of The Beatles

Insightful collection of rare photopraphs from Don McCullin

3 Nov 2010

Given that it’s just over 40 years since they went their separate ways as a band, the grip which the Beatles still maintain on the cultural landscape is almost supernatural. Rarely does a week go by without something related to the Fab Four making its…

Yoko Ono - an Oasis fan?

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3 Jun 2010

Yoko Ono wants Oasis to reform. John Lennon's widower has spoken out on her weekly online question and answer session that she enjoyed the group from Manchester's music and believes the industry "needs" them. She said: "I love Oasis. We need the…

Yoko Ono rocks into old age

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26 Sep 2009

Yoko Ono is planning to make music until she is at least 96 years old. The 76-year-old musician - the widow of Beatles singer John Lennon - is currently "focusing" her creativity in preparation for a "few decades" of frenzied recording. She said…

Yoko Ono's virtual peace

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21 Sep 2009

Yoko Ono thinks the new Beatles video game will help create "a world of peace". The 76-year-old widow of 'Fab Four'singer John Lennon has praised Beatles Rock Band - which was released earlier this month - because it merges music and art to create…

Basement Jaxx - Scars

17 Sep 2009

Never ones to shy away from roping in a guest star or two, Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe have given over pretty much the entirety of their fifth studio album to friends with a willingness to come round the studio and muck in. While their tendency…

Family Affair - musical parents and children

24 Jul 2009

Living up to a world famous parent is probably not the easiest way to grow up – just look at what happened to Luke Skywalker (though that was more 'galaxy' than 'world'). Mastering the Force and battling evil across the galaxy is nothing compared to…

Yoko Ono's McCartney kiss

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8 Apr 2008

Yoko Ono and Stella McCartney kissed and embraced each other at the funeral of 'fifth Beatle' Neil Aspinall yesterday (07.04.08). Yoko, widow of John Lennon, and fashion designer Stella, whose father is Sir Paul McCartney, warmly greeted each other…

Yoko Ono's Heather support

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4 Apr 2008

Yoko Ono has defended Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills, saying she must have "suffered". The 75-year-old Japanese artist, the widow of Paul's Beatles bandmate John Lennon, believes Heather's marriage to the legendary musician would have…

Peace tower to remember Lennon

12 Sep 2007

Yoko Ono will unveil a peace tower in memory of John Lennon, with “like minded friends from all over the world” invited to join the ceremony next month. The tower has been designed by Ono and has ‘imagine peace’ engraved in 24 languages. Capsules…