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Yoko Ono, Willie Nelson, More Contribute to Occupy Wall Street Album

Yoko Ono, Willie Nelson, More Contribute to Occupy Wall Street Album

Set to release this Spring, the album will contain songs from both emerging and iconic artists who have gathered in the name of Occupy to shed their talent, voices and light on the 2011 movement that has expanded into a global occupation.  read more

Found in: Music, News

From the Vault: John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1969

From the Vault: John Lennon & Yoko Ono, 1969

Paste has access to a rich archive of historic audio interviews from a variety of sources. Many of these interviews have never existed in text form. Our new From the Vault series will publish a different interview each week from our favorite rock ’n’ roll icons. We begin with John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famous Bed-in at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on May 26, 1969.   read more

Found in: Music, Columns

Song Premiere: Alejandro Escovedo - "Help!"

Song Premiere: Alejandro Escovedo - "Help!"

Alejandro Escovedo's rendition of "Help!" takes the upbeat youthful spirit of the original and translates it into the slow and ponderous desperation of man approaching old age.  read more

Found in: Featured Audio

Watch tUnE-yArDs Perform Yoko Ono's "We're All Water"

Watch tUnE-yArDs Perform Yoko Ono's "We're All Water"

At yesterday's annual Iceland Airwaves festival in Reykjavík, Iceland, artist/musician and former wife of John Lennon Yoko Ono invited tUnE-yArDs, the music project of Merrill Garbus, onstage during The Plastic Ono Band's set to perform a cover of Ono's song "We're All Water", off of the 1972 album Some Time in New York City.  read more

Found in: Music, News

Yoko Ono Auctions Off Strawberry Fields Stroll

Yoko Ono Auctions Off Strawberry Fields Stroll

Yoko Ono has joined the cause to raise money for Literacy Partners....  read more

Found in: Blogs, Giving Back

Rolling Stone to Print John Lennon's Last Interview

<em>Rolling Stone</em> to Print John Lennon's Last Interview

Just three days before John Lennon tragically died from gun wounds—an event marking its 30th anniversary today—he participated in a Rolling Stone interview that was never printed in its entirety. Until this Friday, Dec. 10, that is....  read more

Found in: Culture, News

Watch a Clip from American Masters' LENNONYC

Watch a Clip from American Masters' <em>LENNONYC</em>

In conjunction with the eleventy billion other activities commemorating what would have been the legendary John Lennon’s 70th birthday, PBS will air the American Masters documentary, LENNONYC, tonight....  read more

Found in: Movies, News

Watch Yoko Ono, RZA, Sonic Youth, Lady Gaga, More Peform "Give Peace a Chance"

Watch Yoko Ono, RZA, Sonic Youth, Lady Gaga, More Peform "Give Peace a Chance"

Yoko Ono brought some celeb-heavy show to Los Angeles this weekend....  read more

Found in: Music, News

Exclusive Clip: Will Oldham in ITW Pathway

Exclusive Clip: Will Oldham in <em>ITW Pathway</em>

Watch Will Oldham say a few words about freedom of thought while eerie music plays in the background:...  read more

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Yoko Ono Takes a Weekly Hot Seat on Twitter

Yoko Ono Takes a Weekly Hot Seat on Twitter

Last week Yoko Ono opened a platform to ask her questions every Friday via Twitter....  read more

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