Sean Ono Lennon may have initially rejected the astrology his family embraced growing up, but when it came to his new album, it felt like the very stars were against him. “I just felt like there was too much cosmic interference,” he tells Rolling Stone of Asterisms, a genreless wash of instrumental music that flirts with jazz, rock, and electronic. In the end, though, the planets aligned, and the record dropped Friday on John Zorn’s Tzadik label.
But back in the days when Covid was rampant, the fate of...
But back in the days when Covid was rampant, the fate of...
- 2/16/2024
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Wilco’s Nels Cline has dropped a new song from his ongoing side project, the Nels Cline Singers, “Beam/Spiral,” off the upcoming album Share the Wealth, out November 13th via Blue Note.
“Beam/Spiral” is a sprawling composition that begins with an atmospheric, cool jazz feel, but builds steadily into a driving rhythm before exploding into a finale that feels both chaotic and concise. The track arrives with an animated video, directed by Yuka Honda, that perfectly matches the song’s exploratory aura.
Cline said of the song: “It...
“Beam/Spiral” is a sprawling composition that begins with an atmospheric, cool jazz feel, but builds steadily into a driving rhythm before exploding into a finale that feels both chaotic and concise. The track arrives with an animated video, directed by Yuka Honda, that perfectly matches the song’s exploratory aura.
Cline said of the song: “It...
- 10/2/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Inception and Looper star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is to launch his own podcast that will explore a range of different aspects of the creative process.
The actor has partnered with podcast firm Cadence13 to launch Creative Processing with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which will launch on August 19. It will feature interviews with a range of guests including Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson and graphic artist Shepard Fairey.
He will debut new episodes every week through October 22 for the ten-part series. Other guests include Yuka Honda and Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear as well as casting director Mary Vernieu. Gordon-Levitt, who previously founded online artists community HitRecord, will also invite listeners to submit questions to the podcast, which will serve as a springboard for the discussion with his guests.
Cadence13 is the podcast company behinds shows such as Against The Rules With Michael Lewis,...
The actor has partnered with podcast firm Cadence13 to launch Creative Processing with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which will launch on August 19. It will feature interviews with a range of guests including Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson and graphic artist Shepard Fairey.
He will debut new episodes every week through October 22 for the ten-part series. Other guests include Yuka Honda and Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear as well as casting director Mary Vernieu. Gordon-Levitt, who previously founded online artists community HitRecord, will also invite listeners to submit questions to the podcast, which will serve as a springboard for the discussion with his guests.
Cadence13 is the podcast company behinds shows such as Against The Rules With Michael Lewis,...
- 7/15/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Courtney Barnett joined Wilco onstage for a “karaoke” performance of “Handshake Drugs” at the band’s Solid Sound Festival this weekend.
The annual festival, which takes place at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, featured a set on Friday called “Wilco Karaoke,” where other artists and fans could sing Wilco songs backed by the band. Leading up to the weekend’s festivities, Wilco hosted a contest for 10 winners to be the lead singer of the band for karaoke, which also featured guests like Barnett, who delivered a melodic rendition of...
The annual festival, which takes place at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, featured a set on Friday called “Wilco Karaoke,” where other artists and fans could sing Wilco songs backed by the band. Leading up to the weekend’s festivities, Wilco hosted a contest for 10 winners to be the lead singer of the band for karaoke, which also featured guests like Barnett, who delivered a melodic rendition of...
- 6/30/2019
- by Ilana Kaplan
- Rollingstone.com
The Yoko Ono Plastic Band is releasing "Take Me to the Land of Hell" on Sept. 17, but fans will be pleased to hear that Yoko Ono will post one track on the album on the band's website each week, where it will remain until it is replaced by another on the following Monday.
"Cheshire Cat Cry," which features Lenny Kravitz, follows the previously teased single "Moonbeams" as the first track to debut as part of the great unveil. On the song, Ono sings, "We, the expendable people of the United States, hold these dreams to be self-destructive."
In an interview about the album and her continued efforts in activism and the arts, Ono told HuffPost Entertainment that she was delighted by the idea of debuting the songs in such a manner. "That wasn't my idea, someone here thought of it but I love that idea," the 80-year-old said. "I thought,...
"Cheshire Cat Cry," which features Lenny Kravitz, follows the previously teased single "Moonbeams" as the first track to debut as part of the great unveil. On the song, Ono sings, "We, the expendable people of the United States, hold these dreams to be self-destructive."
In an interview about the album and her continued efforts in activism and the arts, Ono told HuffPost Entertainment that she was delighted by the idea of debuting the songs in such a manner. "That wasn't my idea, someone here thought of it but I love that idea," the 80-year-old said. "I thought,...
- 7/31/2013
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
Polarizing 80-year-old artist Yoko Ono is set to release a new record with her Plastic Ono Band later this year. Take Me To The Land Of Hell is out Sept. 17 and features guest appearances from tUnEyArDs, Questlove, Wilco’s Nels Cline, and Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt. That's in addition to the members of Cibo Matto and Cornelius who are already in her group. Take Me was produced by Ono's son Sean Lennon and Cibo Matto’s Yuka Honda. The record will include remixes (of tracks that are also on the record, probably?) by Cornelius and Beastie ...
- 6/27/2013
- avclub.com
Perry Farrell, Iggy Pop, RZA alsojoin We Are Plastic Ono Band shows in Los Angeles next month.
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
There's no word yet if she's going to take a seat at the signature white piano again, but Lady Gaga has signed on to perform at one of the John Lennon tribute concerts taking place in Los Angeles in October.
According to Yoko Ono's website, Gaga will join a star-studded list for a pair of We Are Plastic Ono Band shows at the Orpheum Theater on October 1 and 2 that will include performances by Lennon's widow Ono, Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell, Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, experimental solo artist Tune-Yards, punk icon Iggy Pop and Lennon's youngest son, Sean. The shows will pay tribute to Lennon on what would have been the ex-Beatle's 70th birthday.
Gaga is slated to take the stage on...
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
There's no word yet if she's going to take a seat at the signature white piano again, but Lady Gaga has signed on to perform at one of the John Lennon tribute concerts taking place in Los Angeles in October.
According to Yoko Ono's website, Gaga will join a star-studded list for a pair of We Are Plastic Ono Band shows at the Orpheum Theater on October 1 and 2 that will include performances by Lennon's widow Ono, Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell, Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, experimental solo artist Tune-Yards, punk icon Iggy Pop and Lennon's youngest son, Sean. The shows will pay tribute to Lennon on what would have been the ex-Beatle's 70th birthday.
Gaga is slated to take the stage on...
- 9/1/2010
- MTV Music News
Lady GaGa will play with Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band at one of two special shows in Los Angeles next month, it has been confirmed. The We Are Plastic Ono Band concerts take place at the Orpheum Theater on October 1 and 2 under the musical direction of Sean Ono Lennon. Both dates feature Cornelius, Perry Farrell, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, Yuka Honda, (more)...
- 9/1/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The newly recreated Plastic Ono Band will be joined by some very special guests during its two scheduled shows in Los Angeles this fall. Yoko Ono, her and John Lennon's son Sean Lennon, Cornelius (full band) and Yuka Honda – the core of the revamped act – will perform alongside Iggy Pop, Nels Cline and Mike Watt on Oct. 1 and with Lady Gaga and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore on Oct. 2. It appears that RZA, Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, actress/author Carrie Fisher, Japanese songwriter Haruomi Hosono, Paul Simon’s musical offspring Harper Simon, songwriter Tune-Yards and...
- 8/31/2010
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Members of Snow Patrol, R.E.M. and Belle and Sebastian aren’t the only musicians forming supergroups these days. Pitchfork reports that Mike Watt (Minuteman and Stooges bassist) has teamed up with Nels Cline (guitarist for Wilco), keyboardist Yuka Honda (formerly of Cibo Matto) and drummer Dougie Bowne (Iggy Pop/Brian Eno/John Cale collaborator), to create Floored by Four....
- 6/8/2010
- Pastemagazine.com
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