Post Tagged with: "Yoko Ono"

WTF?! Wednesdays: Sonic Youth, "Pendulum Music, for 3 or more microphones, amps & loudspeakers" (1999)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Sonic Youth, “Pendulum Music, for 3 or more microphones, amps & loudspeakers” (1999)

I am more familiar with composer Steve Reich’s percussion/phase work — Six Marimbas, Piano Phase, Drumming — than his more out there material. I’d never even heard of “Pendulum Music” until Sonic Youth created a version of it for their Goodbye 20th Century record. You May Also Like: Sonic BeatRead More

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‘I was just being myself’: Yoko Ono on letting loose at the Beatles’ Grammy shows

Yoko Ono, in a Q&A with fans, addresses a couple of questions involving recent Beatles-related events she attended, including the 56th annual Grammy awards and the star-flecked 50th anniversary concert filmed a day later. Ono attended both shows, which found Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reuniting on stage. You MayRead More

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Doug Wieselman – From Water (2014)

For non-musicians, the creative process can be something of a mystery. The composer has all of that training about melody, harmony, scales, time signatures, and chord progressions — and out of that the musical ideas are born…somehow. The truth is that while the process can indeed be opaque (sometimes evenRead More

The Beatles, "Because" from 'Abbey Road' (1969): Deep Beatles

The Beatles, “Because” from ‘Abbey Road’ (1969): Deep Beatles

The Beatles’ “Because” is notable not only for its lush harmonies, but also for Yoko Ono’s increasing influence on John Lennon’s craft.

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One Track Mind: Plastic Ono Band + Lenny Kravitz, “Cheshire Cat Cry” from Take Me to the Land of Hell (2013)

Lenny Kravitz brings a crunchy sense of propulsion to this advance song from the forthcoming Plastic Ono Band album, though Yoko Ono handles the vocals alone — whizzing past an even more intriguing intersection. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to John Lennon’s Reunion With YokoRead More

WTF?! Wednesdays: Yoko Ono with Ornette Coleman, "AOS" (1968)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Yoko Ono with Ornette Coleman, “AOS” (1968)

She’s one of the world’s most famous avant-garde performers of all time, not so much because of her works but because of who became her soulmate. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to John Lennon’s Reunion With Yoko Ono

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‘Let’s see what happens’: Yoko Ono on presenting Double Fantasy during the Meltdown Festival

Yoko Ono’s Meltdown Festival opened Friday, with a gala closing performance of her entire 1980 Double Fantasy collaboration with John Lennon planned for Sunday, June 23, 2013. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to John Lennon’s Reunion With Yoko Ono John Lennon and Yoko Ono DeclaredRead More

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Something Else! sneak peek: Yoko Ono, “Hold Me” from ONO.MIX (2013)

Yoko Ono’s newest single “Hold Me” has arrived, continuing her on-going dance-focused ONO.MIX project — this time with Dave Aude, a well-traveled composer and producer. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to John Lennon’s Reunion With Yoko Ono

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Ono at 80: Busy year on tap for Yoko Ono, with concert, exhibits, reissues and retrospectives

Yoko Ono is set to celebrate her 80th birthday with a concert featuring her ever-evolving Plastic Ono Band on February, 17, 2013 in Germany. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed to John Lennon’s Reunion With Yoko Ono

Deep Cuts: John Lennon's 'I Found Out,' 'I'm Losing You,' 'Out the Blue,' others

Deep Cuts: John Lennon’s ‘I Found Out,’ ‘I’m Losing You,’ ‘Out the Blue,’ others

As the anniversary of John Lennon’s vicious murder looms on December 8, 2012, we didn’t return to his best-known hits — after all, there’ll be plenty of “Imagine,” “Watching the Wheels,” “#9 Dream” and Beatles favorites to go around. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed toRead More