John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote some out-there music, but John said they could have been the next Captain & Tennille. John revealed he and Yoko discussed going in a career direction similar to the “Love Will Keep Us Together” stars. As a solo singer, John wasn’t much more successful than Captain & Tennille.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono talked about having a Captain & Tennille-style TV show
During a 1980 interview with Rolling Stone, John was asked if he and Yoko could have a late-night television show like Captain & Tennille. “Yeah, of course we could,” he said. “John and Yoko might do it one day. We often talk about that. It might be fun. But there’s time, right? Plenty of time.” Captain & Tennille had a variety show that lasted 20 episodes.
“Right now, here we are in the Record Plant [studio], talking to Jonathan Cott again for Rolling Stone … and it will be...
John Lennon and Yoko Ono talked about having a Captain & Tennille-style TV show
During a 1980 interview with Rolling Stone, John was asked if he and Yoko could have a late-night television show like Captain & Tennille. “Yeah, of course we could,” he said. “John and Yoko might do it one day. We often talk about that. It might be fun. But there’s time, right? Plenty of time.” Captain & Tennille had a variety show that lasted 20 episodes.
“Right now, here we are in the Record Plant [studio], talking to Jonathan Cott again for Rolling Stone … and it will be...
- 10/18/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On December 8, 1980 — just hours before he was murdered by a deranged fan near the entranceway to his New York apartment building — John Lennon welcomed photographer Annie Leibowitz into the home so she could take his photo for the cover of Rolling Stone. “The session took place in a bright, sunny room overlooking the park,” Yoko Ono recalled in 2004. “We were feeling comfortable because it was Annie, whom we respected and trusted, so John seemed not to have any problem taking off his clothes.”
The image of a naked, vulnerable Lennon...
The image of a naked, vulnerable Lennon...
- 12/5/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
As part of our newly updated survey of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, we’re publishing a series of pieces on the making and impact of key records from the list. Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks came in at number nine. The following piece was originally published in a Dylan special issue in 2015.
In the spring of 1974, Dylan returned to Carnegie Hall, where he’d first played a small recital hall in 1961, just days after signing with Columbia. But it wasn’t music that brought him there.
In the spring of 1974, Dylan returned to Carnegie Hall, where he’d first played a small recital hall in 1961, just days after signing with Columbia. But it wasn’t music that brought him there.
- 10/2/2020
- by Joe Levy
- Rollingstone.com
Ethan Russell remembers getting a call from writer Jonathan Cott in 1968. “He said, ‘Do you want to photograph my next interview?'” says Russell, who had at that point photographed only one band: psychedelic San Francisco band Blue Cheer. Cott’s interview happened to be with Mick Jagger for Rolling Stone.
“I thought, ‘This is it,'” Russell says. “‘I’m happy for the rest of my life.'” Russell would become one of the most prominent photographers in rock, capturing the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who. His new book,...
“I thought, ‘This is it,'” Russell says. “‘I’m happy for the rest of my life.'” Russell would become one of the most prominent photographers in rock, capturing the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who. His new book,...
- 1/7/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Carol Wikarska Titelman, director of publications during the early days of Lucasfilm, died on Dec. 7 in her New York apartment. She was 73.
Titelman died following complications with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a statement released on her behalf.
Titelman began her career at Lucasfilm answering phones in the months before “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope’s” release. She rose to head three key departments — art, publishing and creative services, including all photography and negotiations of book deals — in support of George Lucas’ original trilogy. In the late ’70s, she aided the creation of art-focused books, particularly with editorial work on “The Art of Star Wars.”
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Jan 14, 1997 – The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is reissued, with updated artwork from the Special Editions. The book had originally been released in 1979, and republished in 1994.#StarWars pic.twitter.com/xaThgbIdsa
— Less Than 12 Parsecs (@TwelveParPod) January 14, 2018
As Titleman’s most ambitious project,...
Titelman died following complications with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a statement released on her behalf.
Titelman began her career at Lucasfilm answering phones in the months before “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope’s” release. She rose to head three key departments — art, publishing and creative services, including all photography and negotiations of book deals — in support of George Lucas’ original trilogy. In the late ’70s, she aided the creation of art-focused books, particularly with editorial work on “The Art of Star Wars.”
#ThisDayInStarWarsHistory
Jan 14, 1997 – The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is reissued, with updated artwork from the Special Editions. The book had originally been released in 1979, and republished in 1994.#StarWars pic.twitter.com/xaThgbIdsa
— Less Than 12 Parsecs (@TwelveParPod) January 14, 2018
As Titleman’s most ambitious project,...
- 12/12/2019
- by LaTesha Harris
- Variety Film + TV
Which music stars went home with awards at the 2014 Grammy Awards? Find out with this full winners list.
Winners in each category are bolded.
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thick feat. T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (Pink feat. Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" -- Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
"Royals...
Winners in each category are bolded.
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thick feat. T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (Pink feat. Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" -- Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
"Royals...
- 1/26/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Mickey Rooney movie schedule (Pt): TCM on August 13 See previous post: “Mickey Rooney Movies: Music and Murder.” Photo: Mickey Rooney ca. 1940. 3:00 Am Death On The Diamond (1934). Director: Edward Sedgwick. Cast: Robert Young, Madge Evans, Nat Pendleton, Mickey Rooney. Bw-71 mins. 4:15 Am A Midsummer Night’S Dream (1935). Director: Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle. Cast: James Cagney, Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Ross Alexander, Anita Louise, Mickey Rooney, Joe E. Brown, Victor Jory, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh, Grant Mitchell, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dewey Robinson, Hugh Herbert, Arthur Treacher, Otis Harlan, Helen Westcott, Fred Sale, Billy Barty, Rags Ragland. Bw-143 mins. 6:45 Am A Family Affair (1936). Director: George B. Seitz. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden. Bw-69 mins. 8:00 Am Boys Town (1938). Director: Norman Taurog. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Edward Norris, Addison Richards, Minor Watson, Jonathan Hale,...
- 8/13/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
New York, New York (X17online) - Rolling Stone has just released a never-before-seen interview with John Lennon, taken just three days before the icon was gunned down in front of his New York City apartment. Interviewer Jonathan Cott sat down with Lennon at his apartment and recording studio for a 1980 Rolling Stone cover story on Lennon and Ono’s upcoming album Double Fantasy. This is the first time the entire interview has been published. There was such a rush to put out a story after Lennon was shot to death by Mark David Chapman, only small portions were used. Cott revealed he never went back to the three hours worth of tapes until a few months ago when he was cleaning out his closet: "On a strip of magnetic tape, it was sort of a miracle that first of all, the tape had not degraded after 30 years. All of this sudden,...
- 12/9/2010
- x17online.com
On Dec. 8, millions of fans across the world are celebrating the life of green celebrity John Lennon, and many are still mourning his loss. Thirty years ago today, green celebrity John Lennon was gunned down in front of his apartment building in Manhattan, robbing the world of a legend. Today, Rolling Stone magazine reveals a hint into green celebrity John Lennon’s last thoughts. Just weeks before the untimely death of green celebrity John Lennon, the Beatles legendary frontman gave an interview to Rolling Stone Magazine, in which he revealed his thoughts about the media’s impression and critique of his solo work after the Beatles, and his thoughts about fatherhood and about looking ahead to accomplish goals. Of course, he was never able to accomplish those goals, courtesy of a bullet from convicted killer Mark David Chapman. Jonathan Cott, the reporter who conducted the interview with green celebrity John Lennon...
- 12/8/2010
- by Doug Mead
- Green Celebrity
Three days before he was killed, John Lennon spent several hours doing an interview with Jonathan Cott for Rolling Stone, but it was never published until now. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death, the interview appears in the current issue and there are audio clips online here.
I just transcribed some of the interview fast and loose with no rewind, so forgive any mistakes in the following:
"The hardest thing is facing yourself. It's easier to shout revolution and power to the people than it is to look at yourself," Lennon told Cott.
Then, agitated over so called "little turds," as well as misgivings about his own youthful hypocrisy Lennon went off about the ignorance of blame without taking responsibility for your own actions. "When I was younger, I used to think that the world was doing it to me and that the world owed me something and either...
I just transcribed some of the interview fast and loose with no rewind, so forgive any mistakes in the following:
"The hardest thing is facing yourself. It's easier to shout revolution and power to the people than it is to look at yourself," Lennon told Cott.
Then, agitated over so called "little turds," as well as misgivings about his own youthful hypocrisy Lennon went off about the ignorance of blame without taking responsibility for your own actions. "When I was younger, I used to think that the world was doing it to me and that the world owed me something and either...
- 12/8/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
New York — John Lennon's fans celebrated his life Wednesday by visiting Strawberry Fields, the Central Park garden dedicated in his honor, while a newly released interview he gave shortly before his death showed he was optimistic about his future.
On the 30th anniversary of Lennon's murder outside his Manhattan apartment building, admirers played his music nearby at Strawberry Fields and placed flowers on a mosaic named for his song "Imagine."
The steady stream of visitors represented the range of people who love Lennon, from those who watched his career unfold as it happened to those who know only his music.
Father-daughter pair Paul DeLuca, 50, and Marissa DeLuca, 17, came from Boston to mark the day.
"I grew up with his voice," said Marissa DeLuca.
"The Beatles are the soundtrack to my childhood," she said. "His voice is just kind of like home."
Her father said, "Nothing is timeless like the...
On the 30th anniversary of Lennon's murder outside his Manhattan apartment building, admirers played his music nearby at Strawberry Fields and placed flowers on a mosaic named for his song "Imagine."
The steady stream of visitors represented the range of people who love Lennon, from those who watched his career unfold as it happened to those who know only his music.
Father-daughter pair Paul DeLuca, 50, and Marissa DeLuca, 17, came from Boston to mark the day.
"I grew up with his voice," said Marissa DeLuca.
"The Beatles are the soundtrack to my childhood," she said. "His voice is just kind of like home."
Her father said, "Nothing is timeless like the...
- 12/8/2010
- by AP
- Huffington Post
It's hard to believe it's been 30 years to the day since John Lennon died.
To mark the anniversary, Rolling Stone released its full-length interview with Lennon conducted three days before his death. Excerpts from the nine-hour interview with writer Jonathan Cott previously ran in a tribute issue, but the tapes sat in Cott's closet for nearly 30 years.
"Earlier this year I was cleaning up to find some files in the recesses of my closet when I came across two cassette tapes marked 'John Lennon, December 5th, 1980,'" Cott says. "It had been 30 years since I listened to them, and when I put them on ...
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To mark the anniversary, Rolling Stone released its full-length interview with Lennon conducted three days before his death. Excerpts from the nine-hour interview with writer Jonathan Cott previously ran in a tribute issue, but the tapes sat in Cott's closet for nearly 30 years.
"Earlier this year I was cleaning up to find some files in the recesses of my closet when I came across two cassette tapes marked 'John Lennon, December 5th, 1980,'" Cott says. "It had been 30 years since I listened to them, and when I put them on ...
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- 12/8/2010
- by Gina DiNunno
- TVGuide - Breaking News
By Lee Pfeiffer
Everyone remembers where they were on days of historic importance, especially if there is an element of tragedy involved. On December 8 1980, I was heading off to work and pulled my car over to buy a newspaper at a local shop. When I got back in, I turned on Howard Stern, who was then a star-on-the-rise on New York Am radio. Stern's off-the-wall humor was cutting edge at the time and his antics made my lousy morning commute tolerable. When I turned on the radio, Stern was in the middle of discussing John Lennon's murder. "This is crossing the line", I thought, feeling that Stern was making one of his usual sick jokes. I suddenly realized, however, that this was a rare occasion when the shock jock was playing it straight. The idea that someone might murder John Lennon was so mind-boggling that I couldn't think of...
- 12/8/2010
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Rolling Stone releases full-length interview conducted three days before Lennon's death in its year-end issue.
By Gil Kaufman
John Lennon
Photo: Susan Wood/ Getty Images
It was 30 years ago today that former Beatle John Lennon was murdered by a crazed fan outside his home in New York. To mark that tragic event, fans around the world are planning commemorations of the singer's life and legacy on Wednesday (December 8), remembering his message of peace and love and paying tribute to one of the premier songwriters of the modern era.
As part of that celebration of Lennon's life, Rolling Stone magazine has devoted its final 2010 issue to a nine-hour interview the singer did just three days before his death on December 8, 1980. Select excerpts from the interview writer Jonathan Cott conducted with Lennon ran in a tribute issue put out by the magazine in January 1981, but the full talk sat on a shelf...
By Gil Kaufman
John Lennon
Photo: Susan Wood/ Getty Images
It was 30 years ago today that former Beatle John Lennon was murdered by a crazed fan outside his home in New York. To mark that tragic event, fans around the world are planning commemorations of the singer's life and legacy on Wednesday (December 8), remembering his message of peace and love and paying tribute to one of the premier songwriters of the modern era.
As part of that celebration of Lennon's life, Rolling Stone magazine has devoted its final 2010 issue to a nine-hour interview the singer did just three days before his death on December 8, 1980. Select excerpts from the interview writer Jonathan Cott conducted with Lennon ran in a tribute issue put out by the magazine in January 1981, but the full talk sat on a shelf...
- 12/8/2010
- MTV Music News
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