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"I wanted to write something that would take over We Shall Overcome": How John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote the peace anthem that's still trying to change the world

The best-known anti-war song of the 20th century: Recorded by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and an enthusiastic crowd of students, Hare Krishna devotees and celebrity friends

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"We have one rule: you can have body punches and choke-holds and throw bottles at each other, but we never crack each other in the face": What happens when bands fight

The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:

Louder

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story review – vivid snapshot of Lennon’s dysfunctional liaison

Documentary about May Pang, the woman with whom John Lennon had an affair during his marriage to Yoko Ono, reveals that Ono was pulling the strings

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Yoko Ono: her 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As her album Feeling the Space turns 50, we appraise the best of a bold and often underestimated artist

The Guardian - UK

Yoko Ono helped save Beatles' Holy Grail

A detailed account of how one woman refused to throw out road manager Mal Evans' invaluable records

Salon

‘It’s an emotional day for Liverpool’: fans gather to buy new Beatles single Now and Then

At HMV Liverpool, Beatles heads – including one called John Lennon – queue up for vinyl copies of what is billed as the final Beatles song

The Guardian - UK

Is Now and Then really a Beatles song? The fab four always used technology to create new music

Over the past few weeks, Paul McCartney has been touring Australia to play through three hours of his musical legacy – from Beatles and Wings favourites to solo material, and some unexpected deep cuts.

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The last Beatles song: How artificial intelligence brought the Fab Four together one final time

‘We all play on it, it’s a genuine Beatles recording – In 2023 to still be working on Beatles music... it’s an exciting thing,’ says Paul McCartney. Roisin O’Connor reports

The Independent UK

‘A huge event’: excitement as the Beatles’ final song Now and Then approaches release

AI-enhanced song released at 2pm GMT today, but Beatles experts are divided over how effectively it could capture the band’s spirit

The Guardian - UK

John Lennon’s murder to be explored in ‘definitive’ TV docuseries

The three-part Apple TV+ show will be narrated by Emmy winner Kiefer Sutherland

The Independent UK

Final Beatles song is "quite emotional"

The song features the vocals of the late band members John Lennon and the guitar-playing of George Harrison

Salon

John Lennon’s murder to be explored in forthcoming TV docuseries

Apple TV+ said the three-part show will be the most extensively researched examination of the 1980 shooting to date

The Guardian - UK

The last Beatles song: How artificial intelligence brought the Fab Four together one final time

‘We all play on it, it’s a genuine Beatles recording – In 2023 to still be working on Beatles music... it’s an exciting thing,’ says Paul McCartney. Roisin O’Connor reports

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr confirm release date for new Beatles song

A 12-minute documentary will be released with the new song.

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Evening Standard

The story behind Now and Then: The Beatles' brilliant new track

Taken from a cassette recorded by John Lennon, this uses AI technology to bring all four Beatles back together one last time

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney calls Yoko Ono’s presence in Beatles studio sessions ‘workplace interference’

Musician says he and his bandmates ‘just got on with it’ because they were not ‘confrontational’

Evening Standard

90 is the new 30! How being a nonagenarian became stylish

In a new interview, Dame Joan Collins proves she’s as spirited as ever — and she’s not the only nonagenarian proving the tenth decade can be your time to thrive, says Maddy Mussen

The Guardian - UK

Coked-up caped crusader: how Hélio Oiticica liberated the art world with drugs, nests and hammocks

He co-founded Brazil’s Tropicália movement, fled fascism, pioneered immersive art in his flat, became a drug dealer and then died aged 42. Now his wild world is being rebuilt at the English seaside

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The Independent UK

The John Lennon quotes that are still painfully relevant in this troubled world

It's been 36 years since the music icon's untimely death.

The Guardian - UK

Beatles memorabilia worth an estimated £6m goes for auction

Items include an archive from John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 peace protest and a curious birthday card sent by George Harrison

The Conversation

Why do we make violent art – and what does it say about the artist?

The sensationalised media coverage of the recent suspected mushroom poisonings in regional Victoria expanded last week, to include children’s scribblings on a wall.

The Independent UK

He hated John Wayne, riled Meg Ryan and sparred with Ali: Michael Parkinson defined the British chat show

With his relaxed charm and Yorkshire brogue, Michael Parkinson got some of the world’s biggest stars to open up. Martin Chilton pays tribute to once-in-a generation broadcaster Michael Parkinson, who has died at the age of 88

Evening Standard

Our pick of Michael Parkinson’s 10 most memorable interview moments

His conversations with high-profile names kept him ahead of the competition for decades

MusicRadar

"The worst track we ever had to record" – why 3/4 of the Beatles hated Maxwell's Silver Hammer

No Paul McCartney song ever incurred the joint wrath of Lennon, Harrison and Starr quite like Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Here’s why…

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"I wish I'd had Rick on Cold Turkey – Clapton choked up": What happened when John Lennon hired Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen to play on Double Fantasy

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen has never hidden his admiration for The Beatles, and in 1980 he got a call from John Lennon himself

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