In 1969, 14-year-old Jerry Levitan managed to snag a brief interview with John Lennon in his hotel room in Toronto. Using his reel-to-reel tape recorder, Levitan asked Lennon a series of questions about peace, popularity, and messages in music.
In 2007, Levitan collaborated with director Josh Raskin, illustrator James Braithwaite, and animator Alex Kurina to produce […]
On April 1st, Vivendi Universal will release “The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder: John, Paul, Tom And Ringo,” a 2 disc DVD set featuring interviews with John (his last TV interview from April 1975), Paul (from 1979) and Ringo (from 1981).
The press release gives the DVD details as follows:
“The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder: John, […]
According to an article on MSNBC Entertainment News, a lock of John Lennon’s hair is being put up for sale.
Lennon gave Betty Glasow, the Beatles’ hairdresser, the lock of hair in a copy of his book “A Spaniard in the Works.” In the dedication he wrote, “To Betty, Lots of Love and Hair, John Lennon.”
On […]
This year’s Sundance Film Festival will include an animated short film featuring the voice of John Lennon.
According to the Festival’s press release this year’s list of Animated Shorts includes I MET THE WALRUS by Canadian Director Josh Raskin. In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into […]
An exhibition of never-before-seen photos taken by the rare shots, taken by American photographer David Spindel, of JOHN LENNON is set to open in London at the Proud Gallery on the 7th December. Remember Love: John Lennon is a series of black and white pictures depicting the former Beatle in a music studio recording his […]
Capitol/EMI Press Release -
Digital Release Card is Format’s First-Ever Music Video Title; Features 21 of Lennon’s Capitol/EMI Music Videos
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Capitol/EMI Music Marketing and iTunes will release a new “John Lennon Video Album” on December 4 at Starbucks locations nationwide. The “John Lennon Video Album,” the iTunes Digital Release card format’s […]
A Christmas card designed by John Lennon has been re-printed to mark the 50th anniversary of Oxfam’s seasonal cards. The yellow card depicting a bird entitled The Fat Budgie was first available as an Oxfam Christmas card at the height of Beatlemania in 1965. But it is being sold in Oxfam shops this year as […]
FOXNews.com reports that Yoko Ono recently sold John Lennon’s rare home recording of “Real Love” to JCPenney for a commercial. The spot began airing on Sunday night during ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters” before JCPenney could even make the announcement.
The Beatles have had their songs licensed for commercials in the past, but with the rare exception […]
The Houston Chronicle reports that more than 100 pieces, a few of which were only recently unearthed, will be included in Come Together: The Artwork of John Lennon, a three-day exhibit at the Houston Galleria starting tomorrow (October 26th)
The pieces will mostly include Lennon’s iconic pen and ink drawings, sometimes with dappled spots of color; […]
Tuesday, 9th October, 1962
With no engagements booked, The Beatles celebrated John Lennon’s 22nd Birthday by staying over in London visiting freelance music journalists and several pop music papers to promote teh release of Love Me Do.
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Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
