Yoko Ono

The Best and Worst Beatles Conspiracies (NSFW)

Conspiracy theories are my comfort food. After all, all a conspiracy is "the action of plotting or conspiring," and not just about tin-foil hats and Reptillians. When Reagan's cronies illegally sold weapons to Iran in the Iran-Contra Scandal, that was a conspiracy. When the CIA sold crack to kids in ... More >>

Being Cool is Lonely Wishes You A Happy Xmas

The United States was was knee deep in the Vietnam conflict when John Lennon and Yoko Ono penned the words to the 1971 single, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)." But while it's been more than 30 years since the infamous twosome led the cries for an end to violence and suffering around the world, Phoenix' ... More >>

Henry Rollins Won't Tell You Who to Vote For (But He Really Thinks You Should Vote)

See also: OFF!'s Dimitri Coats Talks Phoenix Oil Theft Charges See also:Henry Rollins on Occupants, the Occupy Movement, and the RadioYesterday, 458 episodes of legendary maverick pirate/BBC radio broadcaster John Peel's radio program were mysteriously uploaded to SoundCloud. For fans of radio that ... More >>

Avril Lavigne and Nickelback Dude: Five Musical Marriages That Might Be Worse

See also: Does Baroness' Yellow and Green Sound Like Nickelback? See also: What Happens When You Actually Listen to a Nickelback Album Front-to-Back? See also: Avril Lavigne: A Canadian in Glendale See also: Five Reasons Why Creed Isn't the Worst Band EverIf you've spent any time on the Internet thi ... More >>

Five Summer Releases We're Excited About

To our extreme delight, there are quite a few artists that are dropping new music this year for the first time in a long time. We've been waiting seemingly forever for No Doubt's next album. Thankfully a few other artists didn't leave us hanging for as long. We've selected five albums you definitel ... More >>

Cake Ace Colette Peters To Be Featured at Hermosa Inn's Artist in Residence Dinner

Michael Oppenheim PhotographyColette Peters​For someone who's made cakes for the likes of Yoko Ono, Al Pacino, and the Rolling Stones -- not to mention a couple notable weddings and two White House stints -- you could say Colette Peters knows her fondant. The owner of Colette's Cakes in New Y ... More >>

Most Innovative Artist of 2011: The Flaming Lips

​It's been a very big year for The Flaming Lips.Big ups to Wayne Coyne and the gang, who took on approximately one project in every month of 2011 and somehow managed to pull it off. They're one of the greatest and weirdest psychedelic bands out there, and you've got to love 'em.Let's take a trip d ... More >>

We Were Promised Jetpacks Featured on So Much Silence

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The Ten Best Posthumous Albums

​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

Yoko Ono will Speak at SxSW: Possible Topics for Her Talk?

Yoko Ono will speak at SxSW in Austin.​Yoko Ono, the avant-garde artist known exclusively for being the weird wife of late Beatle John Lennon, has been tapped as a "featured speaker" by Austin's all-important music industry gathering South By Southwest.The talk will evidently start as a sit-down i ... More >>

Feb. 21 In Blogs: Jan Brewer, Steve Buscemi, Yoko Ono, Simply Bread, and John McCain

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

U2's Manager Fights Illegal Downloading

​Paul McGuinness, U2's manager, is blaming Internet service providers for not working harder to put an end to illegal music downloading, NME reports.However, McGuinness has faith in Spotify, a paid online music subscription service that actually distributes royalties properly.While McGuinness's ar ... More >>

John Lennon's Assassin Up for Parole -- Yoko Opposes the Plea

Mark Chapman -- the man who killed John Lennon.​Mark Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon in December of 1980 is scheduled to be interviewed by the parole board of the Attica prison in New York next week, NME reports. He's currently serving a sentence of twenty years to life for Lennon's mu ... More >>

The Beatles as Zombies on the Silver Screen -- This is Really Happening

The graphic novel featuring zombie Beatles is about to be turned into a film.​According to one of our favorite British music blogs, NME, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher have bought the rights to a graphic novel, titled Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion. The book depicts the Beatles as z ... More >>

Sex Pistols' John Lydon to Record Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon?

The former Johnny Rotten.​It seems these days lots of folks want a chance to record or perform Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The Flaming Lips have been known to take on the project on occasion. Now, John Lydon (formerly known as Johnny Rotten) is talking about an unsp ... More >>

M.I.A. to Drop New Record

​M.I.A.'s new record is slated for release this summer, and you can expect that it'll be a bit different from Kala. She said that on her record she'll be singing as well as rapping and that her inspirations were a little less conventional than usual. One song, "I'm Down Like Your Internet C ... More >>

Top Ten Musicians Spawned From Other Musicians

Bob Dylan's canceled show in Glendale tonight got us thinking about his son, Jakob Dylan, who is still young and fit enough to perform in just over 100 degree weather. He's less at risk for heatstroke, sure, but, of course, the number of folks who will shell out cash to see Jake is definitely not in ... More >>

Arty Girl: The Art of John Lennon

I really thought that this week, I'd surely blog a bunch about Art Detour.Turns out, Robrt Pela and Wynter Holden did all the dirty work for me. At this point, I feel I'd just be beating a dead horse. And I prefer not to be around dead things...just a personal choice.While I highly encourage you to ... More >>

No Age

Arty Girl: Keith Haring at Scottsdale Bentley Gallery

Guess who...?I was a pre-teen in the early 1990's and when I think of the endless hours I spent at Scottsdale Fashion Square, Keith Haring comes to mind. With all the loitering in Z Gallerie and The Museum Store, I couldn't escape his famous doodles splattered all over neckties, playing cards, poste ... More >>

John Lennon's killer finds Jesus, but not parole

Love Buttons at Lisa Sette Gallery opens a public discussion on love with wearable art

Watching the Wheels: a music soundtrack for hyperdrivers

May Pang

Phoenix Bach Choir and the Grammys

Please Collaborate

The artistic equivalent of bowling alone

Forever Young

And temporarily 21

The Magnificent Sevens

Lisa Sette gets lucky

Old Wives' Tales

Under the covers with rock's old ladies

The Headbangers Have a Ball

Lush life at karaoke night

Magical History Tour

Rock doc is both poignant and topical

Xiu Xiu

The Air Force
(5 Rue Christine)

Pass It On

Your personal soundtrack = the perfect holiday gift

The Dirtbombs

If You Don't Already Have a Look
(In the Red)

Tosca

J.A.C.
(Studio K7)

Mixing It Up

Variety is the spice of Coachella

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

GZA

Legend of the Liquid Sword (MCA)

Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon

Robert Rosen (Soft Skull Press)

Some Assembly Required

Exhibition lets locals create pieces based on written instructions

Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

(Capitol Video/DVD)

Letters

Dancing With Tears in Their Eyes

Arizona dancers take on themes of domestic violence

Calendar for the week

Period Peace

Recordings

SWINGIN SINGLESA FEW 45S YOU DON'T NEED A PERMIT TO BUY

YOKO BRINGS JOHN'S ART TO SCOTTSDALE?

IN HARMONY'S WAYFRESH ACT BARENAKED LADIES IS LEARNING TO ROCK

RIFF AND READ