(johnlennon) From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, One to One: John & Yoko is a revelatory inside-look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village, New York, in the early 1970s, featuring music from John and Yoko's only full-length concerts, newly remixed and produced by Sean Ono Lennon.
The film opens exclusively in IMAX on April 9th (UK) and April 11th (USA) and on wider release from April 11th (UK) and April 18th (USA) and May (Europe). Tickets are available now at onetoonefilm.com.
Hippies John Lennon (The Beatles) and companion Yoko Ono (hanger on) in bed in 1969 (EK)
"Rock Lobster" is more meaningful than anyone ever thought
(Music Mongoose) April 1, 2025: "Rock Lobster" was the B-52s' debut single. It launched Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, and Keith Strickland to stardom.
Weird SNL made weird B-52s famous overnight. - Where is Lennon today, heaven?
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Weird = good
02:38 - Stupid genius
05:05 - Talk of the town
05:55 - Recorded version 1
06:57 - Recorded version 2
08:08 - Just a silly song?
On first listen, the quirky song seems to be totally bizarre with no clear meaning or structure. However, on deeper inspection, the musicianship behind the song is nothing short of genius. Plus, it holds a much deeper and meaningful message than anyone might realize. Let's take a look at the full story behind the creation of this song and uncover its true meaning. (Wait, John Lennon cheated on Yoko with permission? Hippies John Lennon’s former girlfriend on what she wants people to take from her documentary).
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Does it sound like Parliament Funkadelic just a bit with the fish sounds?
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Rebel Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the Latin-Irish troublemaker, fought the power.
(Thursday – October 5, 2023) Strategy & Soul Movement Center Hosted by Channing Martinez presents: Freedom First 2023 World Tour. A Jazz Benefit Concert for Keith Lamar. 6:30 pm Reception 7:00 pm Program: Get tickets: $25, $50, $100. Featuring Spoken Word by Keith Lamar from DEATH ROW, Albert Marques – Piano, Kazende George – Tenor Sax, Yosemite Montego – Bass and Zack O’Farril – Drums. Keith Lamar in conversation with Eric Mann.
Keith Lamar is a WRONGFULLY-CONVICTED Black man who faces state-sanctioned murder in just under a year for crimes he can now prove he did not commit. His execution date was previously set for Nov. 16, 2023. Keith was just granted a reprieve and his execution date has been moved to Jan. 13, 2027. Freedom First began as a concert series in the summer of 2020 on the streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan shortly after the murder of George Floyd, and at a time the country was shut down due to Covid. The aim of these beautiful shows has been to raise public awareness of yet another grave injustice being done in our names, and to seek support for the Campaign for Justice for Keith Lamar while we still can… Keith is still breathing. Let’s fight for him to keep breathing and get free! Strategy and Sould Theater, 3546 Martin Luther King Blvd., LA, CA 90008. thestrategycenter.org/2023/09/11/strategy-soul-presents-freedom-first-a-jazz-benefit-for-keith-lamar
50 Years of [the CIA-sponsored] Ms. Magazine, with Dolores Huerta and Eleanor Smeal, 7:30pm, UCLA Hammer Museum. Since its founding in 1973, Ms. Magazine has been a source for news, analysis, and commentary with a feminist point of view. In this panel, the magazine’s executive editor Katherine Spillar looks back on the legacy of Ms. and the future of feminism alongside labor rights champion Dolores Huerta; Eleanor Smeal, cofounder of the Feminist Majority Foundation; Carmen Rios, consulting digital editor for Ms.; and Michele Bratcher Goodwin, award-winning author and host of the Ms. podcast On the Issues. Following the Ms. panel there will be a book sale and signing with light refreshments. Dolores Huerta, Ellie Smeal, Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Carmen Rios, Jennifer Weiss Wolf, and Katherine Spillar will be signing copies of 50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2023/50-years-ms-magazine-dolores-huerta-and-eleanor-smeal
The Verdict Is In: Reparations Now! Book Tour. Chairman Omali Yeshitela presents his new book The Verdict Is In: Reparations Now!, a collection of testimonies delivered at the first World Tribunal on Reparations for African People, held in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York. For the next 40+ years, the Reparations Tribunal convenors, led by African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela, have incorporated the reparations demand into Black community struggles against police violence, unjust imprisonment, denial of decent housing and healthcare, poor education and for Black Power around the world. Today, the results of that effort can be seen in state and municipal reparations bills and programs throughout the U.S. as well as new reparations studies and demands from African activists and heads of state internationally. At the same time, Chairman Yeshitela has been indicted by the U.S. government in 2023 on widely-denounced federal charges of acting as a Russian agent for his work advocating for Black reparations. “The Verdict Is In: Reparations Now!” sheds light on an early effort to investigate and document the legitimacy and legal basis for the reparations demand, while exposing the fallacy of the U.S. government’s charges of a Russian influence as instigator of the movement for Black reparations. The program will include spoken word performances and is co-sponsored by the Beta Kappa Delta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. 11:15 am at Santa Monica College, Building Art 214, 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica. Free registration at Uhuru3SoCal.eventbrite.com
Organization is Key – Building Principled Relationship in Anti-Colonial Struggle. Featured speaker is African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela, primary target of bogus U.S. government federal charges that his 50+ years of fighting for reparations, opposing U.S. unjust wars and building international anti-colonial solidarity have been done at the behest of the Russian government. Event co-sponsored by Union del Barrio, dedicated to “promoting and defending the human rights and class interests of la raza within the current borders of the U.S.” 6:30 pm at District 9 Council Office, 4301 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles. Free registration at Uhuru3SoCal.eventbrite.com
(Friday–October 6, 2023) Oct 6-8: Join Nevada Desert Experience and other activists, artists, poets, musicians, and mystics for 3 days in Las Vegas and the desert in October, opening Friday evening the 6th with a concert and open mic in the city. Saturday morning yoga and meditation at Spring Mountain Ranch Park, and afternoon prayer vigil at Creech Air Force Base, camping that night at the Temple of Goddess Spirituality. On Sunday morning a communal art project in the tunnels under Hwy 95 between historic Peace Camp and the Nevada National Security Site in Mercury, followed by a peace vigil at the NNSS gate. More information will be provided closer to the date. Please let us know if you are coming from out of town and need accommodations. nevadadesertexperience.org/jfod
10th Annual Speak For Wolves Conference, 9:00 am-5:00 pm CA, online. Celebrate its anniversary with a powerful day of virtual presentation! This is the longest standing, grassroots wildlife conference of its kind, thanks to our dedicated supporters. Space is limited! Register now: tinyurl.com/SpeakForWolvesUpdated Speakers List & Program Descriptions: speakforwolves.org/2023-conference-2facebook.com/events/1228591444459483 5:00 pm.
Movie Night to Commemorate the Life and Times of Global Revolutionary Che Guevara
Come celebrate this larger-than-life icon with KPFK. Hosted by APPE (Association of Spanish Language Programmers) at KPFK 90.7 FM Station. Location: KPFK Parking Lot, 3729 Cahuenga Blvd., WEST, North Hollywood CA 91604-3504. Free Event, street parking. Entry acknowledges a waiver of liability by Pacifica and KPFK, so enter at your own risk.
Paul, don't tell me how to write hit songs, OK mate? - I'm just sayin', JoJo, ya look like walrus.
(Sunday – Oct. 8, 2023) John Lennon Public Birthday Celebration, 2:00-4:00 pm. John Lennon and Beatles fans of all ages are cordially invited to gather at John’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star at 2:00 pm on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 (the day before what would have been the late legendary singer, songwriter, Beatles member and peace activist’s 83rd birthday). Fans are invited to share a specially decorated birthday peace cake and birthday peace pies. Fans are also invited to decorate John’s star with flowers, candles, peace symbols, etc. Fans are also invited to perform peace poems and Lennon/Beatles songs at an open mic set up next to John’s star. John Lennon Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, 1750 N. Vine Street a block north of Hollywood Blvd. in front of the Capitol Records Tower Building. Contact: Jerry Rubin, (310) 399-1000, JerryPeaceActivistRubin@earthlink.net facebook.com/events/1370204013897841
50 Years of Hip-Hop: Political & Social Justice
6:00-8:30 pm. Refreshments at 6:00. Program 6:30 pm. Virginia Avenue Park, Thelma Terry Bldg., 2200 Virginia Ave. Santa Monica 90404
The September 10th Committee for Racial Justice (CRJ) sponsors. One of our resource people for the evening will be Prof Tim Conley, a retired professional athlete, who is now a filmmaker (“Eve After Dark” which traces the history of a pioneering hip-hop venue) and college professor who also currently serves as the vice chair of the board for the Urban Scholars Academy of Inglewood, CA, and as a committee member for the Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council and the Santa Monica Coalition for Police Reform. Also joining us will be Prof. Marq Hawkins, who teaches at the Los Angeles Film School. His scholarship focuses on Communication Studies, Media Studies, Film Studies, and Hip-Hop Culture. More
LYRICS: "A Day in the Life" [John Lennon:] I read the news today, oh boy, about a lucky man who made the grade. And though the news was rather sad, well, I just had to laugh. I saw the photograph. He blew his mind out in a car. He didn't notice that the lights had changed. A crowd of people stood and stared. They'd seen his face before. Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords. I saw a film today, oh boy. The English Army had just won the war. A crowd of people turned away. But I just had to look, having read the book. I'd love to turn you on.
[Paul McCartney:] Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup, and looking up I noticed I was late. Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat. Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, and somebody spoke and I went into a dream.
[John Lennon:] I read the news today, oh boy, 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire. And though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all. Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. I'd love to turn you on.
"Imagine" - John Lennon with The Plastic Ono Band (and the Flux Fiddlers)
Here are free clips from previous editions of Coast to Coast exploring John Lennon's life and tragic death:
On 12/8/05 rock historian R. Gary Patterson discussed the mysteries concerning the Dakota Building, where John Lennon lived in NYC.
On 11/12/08 author Timothy Green Beckley recounted Lennon's UFO sighting and his keen interest in the paranormal.
On 12/13/08 author Joseph Niezgoda shared his theory that Lennon had made a pact with the devil and foretold his own death via clues hidden in Beatles' songs.
Coast Insiders can listen to previous programs that covered various aspects of Lennon's life, including Beatles historian Bill Harry on 8/9/14 and Lennon's former personal assistant, May Pang, recalling her time with the musician on 8/2/08.
Beatle John Lennon, 1969
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (Oct. 9, 1940–Dec. 8, 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, and peace activist, who gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles.
His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. In 1969, he started the Plastic Ono Band with his Japanese second wife, Yoko Ono. Afterthe Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon continued as a solo artist and as a collaborator of Yoko Ono's "music."
Born in Liverpool, England, Lennon became involved in the (British jazz) skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1957, he formed his first band, the Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. He was initially the group's de facto leader, a role gradually lost to McCartney.
Starting in 1967, Lennon's lyrics began to espouse a pacifist message, and some of his songs were soon adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture.More
John and George are dead. Paul McCarthy was replaced. But Ringo Starr will never die.
Left to right: 1. Sumerian god, 2. Shakyamuni Buddha, 3. Jesus (St. Issa), 4. "Laughing Buddha" (Zen master Hotei), 5. blue Krishna, 6. holy cow (gopis), 7. shaman Tiki idol, 8. sinister crouching figure. (Interpretation: Wisdom Quarterly; image: weheartit.com).
(Cal Catholic) Appeals court says school can force California teacher to remove patriotic classroom banners mentioning God.
SAN DIEGO, California - A Poway high school math teacher who displayed patriotic banners in his classroom that mentioned God has lost his appeal in federal court and been ordered to pay substantial court costs.
Brad Johnson, a teacher at Westview High School in Poway, a suburb of San Diego, was ordered by school officials in 2007 to take down classroom banners [after 25 years on display] that contained historical slogans such as “In God We Trust, ” “One Nation under God, ” as well as the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, because, school officials said, “they may offend a Muslim student.”
...According to the Thomas More Law Center, which represented Johnson, the school district allowed religious classroom displays by other teachers, including one of a 35- to 40-foot string of Tibetan prayer flags with images of Buddha; a poster with the lyrics from John Lennon’s anti-religion song “Imagine;” a poster with Hindu [political] leader Mahatma Gandhi’s “7 Social Sins;” a poster of Muslim leader Malcolm X; and a poster of [Tibetan political "pope" and] Buddhist leader, the 14th Dalai Lama.More
(DailyMail) Lucy Vodden, the woman who inspired the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" died at 46 after battling disease. The song was featured on the ground-breaking 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. John Lennon's elder son Julian said it was inspired by a picture he drew of his classmate Lucy O'Donnell when they were at a nursery school in Weybridge, Surrey, in 1966. More>>
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50 Years of [the CIA-sponsored] Ms. Magazine, with Dolores Huerta and Eleanor Smeal, 7:30pm, UCLA Hammer Museum. Since its founding in 1973, Ms. Magazine has been a source for news, analysis, and commentary with a feminist point of view. In this panel, the magazine’s executive editor Katherine Spillar looks back on the legacy of Ms. and the future of feminism alongside labor rights champion Dolores Huerta; Eleanor Smeal, cofounder of the Feminist Majority Foundation; Carmen Rios, consulting digital editor for Ms.; and Michele Bratcher Goodwin, award-winning author and host of the Ms. podcast On the Issues. Following the Ms. panel there will be a book sale and signing with light refreshments. Dolores Huerta, Ellie Smeal, Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Carmen Rios, Jennifer Weiss Wolf, and Katherine Spillar will be signing copies of 50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2023/50-years-ms-magazine-dolores-huerta-and-eleanor-smeal
Our Lives Are a Sundance, livestreamed, $15. End War Crimes Against Humanity, free all political prisoners. (see story on p. 1) eventbrite.com/e/our-lives-are-a-sun-dance-tickets-719861764917
(Saturday – Oct. 7, 2023) 12:00 pm–4:00 pm.
Come celebrate this larger-than-life icon with KPFK. Hosted by APPE (Association of Spanish Language Programmers) at KPFK 90.7 FM Station. Location: KPFK Parking Lot, 3729 Cahuenga Blvd., WEST, North Hollywood CA 91604-3504. Free Event, street parking. Entry acknowledges a waiver of liability by Pacifica and KPFK, so enter at your own risk.
(Sunday – Oct. 8, 2023) John Lennon Public Birthday Celebration, 2:00-4:00 pm. John Lennon and Beatles fans of all ages are cordially invited to gather at John’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star at 2:00 pm on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 (the day before what would have been the late legendary singer, songwriter, Beatles member and peace activist’s 83rd birthday). Fans are invited to share a specially decorated birthday peace cake and birthday peace pies. Fans are also invited to decorate John’s star with flowers, candles, peace symbols, etc. Fans are also invited to perform peace poems and Lennon/Beatles songs at an open mic set up next to John’s star. John Lennon Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, 1750 N. Vine Street a block north of Hollywood Blvd. in front of the Capitol Records Tower Building. Contact: Jerry Rubin, (310) 399-1000, JerryPeaceActivistRubin@earthlink.net facebook.com/events/1370204013897841
Left to right: 1. Sumerian god, 2. Shakyamuni Buddha, 3. Jesus (St. Issa), 4. "Laughing Buddha" (Zen master Hotei), 5. blue Krishna, 6. holy cow (gopis), 7. shaman Tiki idol, 8. sinister crouching figure. (Interpretation: Wisdom Quarterly; image: weheartit.com).
SAN DIEGO, California - A Poway high school math teacher who displayed patriotic banners in his classroom that mentioned God has lost his appeal in federal court and been ordered to pay substantial court costs.
...According to the Thomas More Law Center, which represented Johnson, the school district allowed religious classroom displays by other teachers, including one of a 35- to 40-foot string of Tibetan prayer flags with images of Buddha; a poster with the lyrics from John Lennon’s anti-religion song “Imagine;” a poster with Hindu [political] leader Mahatma Gandhi’s “7 Social Sins;” a poster of Muslim leader Malcolm X; and a poster of [Tibetan political "pope" and] Buddhist leader, the 14th Dalai Lama. More
(DailyMail) Lucy Vodden, the woman who inspired the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" died at 46 after battling disease. 
The song was featured on the ground-breaking 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. John Lennon's elder son Julian said it was inspired by a picture he drew of his classmate Lucy O'Donnell when they were at a nursery school in Weybridge, Surrey, in 1966. More>>
