by Craig Silver, The Culture Mulcher, Forbes One of the best features in American Heritage magazine, at one time owned by Forbes, was the recurring section titled “Overrated / Underrated.” Unabashedly subjective and ideologically unpredictable—it even punctured St. Reagan–it offered nuggets of controversy on every sort of subject. American Heritage no longer publishes the feature, [...]
by Hays Davis, Richmond.com There’s a fact about Yoko Ono that has been obscured over the past few decades due largely to her life and work with her late husband. Early in her career, Ono became an acclaimed and influential artist in her own right through her development of fascinating conceptual and performance pieces. Having [...]
ONOBOX DISC 1: LONDON JAM This disc represents ’68 to ’71. It’s the Ascot London – Briefly Visiting New York Period. At the time, I was an avant-garde composer obsessed with the sound of music in my head and in no one else’s. In the avant-garde, I jammed with top musicians like John Cage, David [...]
She may be 75, but she hit number one on the Billboard club chart with her “Give Peace a Chance (the Remixes)” this month. The song’s release marked the 39th anniversary of the song’s original recording — during her and Lennon’s legendary week-long Bed-In for Peace at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel — giving new life [...]
Artistic visionary Yoko Ono has opened her arms and embraced dance music as a way to share her love and thoughts with the world. Taking an active role in the remixing of her music, she sees dance as a way for us to come together in these difficult times. DJ Ron Slomowicz: You’ve always been on [...]
ONO: ‘Give Peace A Chance’ (The 2008 Remixes) are a group of digital releases from Mindtrain/Twisted Records available at Beatport.com & iTunes Music Store from 1 June 2008, the 39th anniversary of the historic original recording. Following the massive critical and commercial success of Yoko Ono’s ambitious remix collections – Yes, I’m A Witch and Open Your Box (Mindtrain/Astralwerks) which paired [...]
Release Date: April 03, 2007 Label: Astralwerks Length: 72:45 Synopsis Following on the heels of the critically praised Yoko Ono collaborations album Yes, I’m A Witch, is Open Your Box, the first album to compile Yoko Ono’s Billboard Club-charting remixes.With guest appearances at clubs in New York, Miami, London, and San Francisco, Yoko Ono has [...]
Ono with Jason Pierce from Spiritualized – Walking On Thin Ice Ono with Antony Heggarty & Hahn Rowe – Toyboat
Release Date: February 06, 2007 Label: Astralwerks Length: 63:03 What the contributing artists say about Yes, I’m A Witch “To be able to play with a track as uncompromising and confrontational as John and Yoko’s ‘Cambridge 1969′ is, for any curious artist, a rare treat. We took Yoko’s primal screams and John’s moaning feedback and [...]
Penal Colony (2006) SEASON OF GLASS spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance there is a season that never passes and that is the season of glass © Yoko Ono ‘81 HELL IN PARADISE [...]
Penal Colony (2004) SEASON OF GLASS spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance there is a season that never passes and that is the season of glass © Yoko Ono ‘81 HELL [...]
1. Pet Shop Boys Radio mix 4:04 2. Danny Tenaglia Walked Across the Lake mix 12:38 3. Pet Shop Boys Electro mix 6:34 4. Felix Da Housecat’s Tribute mix 5:26 5. Pet Shop Boys Extended Dance mix 7:56 6. Rui da Silva’s Kismet mix 10:39 7. Peter Rauhofer Electro mix 6:06 8. Orange Factory radio [...]
A1. Danny Tenaglia dub 9:12 B1. Felix da Housecat Tribute mix 5:26 B2: FKEK Vocal mix 9:52 Mindtrain/Twisted Records 72438-77937-1
1. Pet Shop Boys Radio Mix 2. Danny Tenaglia Walked Across the Lake Mix 3. Pet Shop Boys Electro Mix 4. Felix da Housecat’s Tribute Mix 5. Pet Shop Boys Extended Dance Mix 6. Rui da Silva’s Kismet Mix 7. Peter Rauhofer Electro Mix 8. Orange Factory Radio Mix 9. FKEK Vocal Mix 10. Peter [...]
Release Date: 1992 Label:Rykodisc Synopsis Onobox is a 1992 comprehensive 6-disc collection of Yoko Ono’s work from 1968 to 1985. The discs are grouped by era and theme. Disc six is the previously unreleased 1974 album A Story, which was later reissued separately along with the rest of Ono’s back catalogue. There was also an accompanying [...]
Release Date: 1992 Label: Rykodisc Length: 71:09 Synopsis Walking on Thin Ice is a greatest-hits compilation of Yoko Ono’s work from 1972 to 1985. It was released by Rykodisc in 1992, along with the more comprehensive 6-disc Onobox set. The booklet includes an essay by Yoko, pieces from her book Grapefruit, and quotes about Ono from artists such [...]
EVERY MAN HAS A WOMAN WHO LOVES HIM John Lennon & Various Every Man Has Woman Who Loves Him: John Lennon Silver Horse: Harry Nilsson I’m Movin’ On: Eddie Money Nobody Sees Me Like You Do: Rosanne Cash Dogtown: Alternating Boxes Goodbye Sadness: Roberta Flack Walking on Thin Ice: Elvis Costello & The Attractions Wake [...]
SEASON OF GLASS spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance there is a season that never passes and that is the season of glass © Yoko Ono ‘81 Track Listing Goodbye Sadness Mindweaver [...]
John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy Release Date: November 17, 1980 Label:Geffen Length:45:05 DOUBLE FANTASY-John Lennon & Yoko Ono Side 1: (Just Like) Starting Over Kiss Kiss Kiss Clean Up Time Give Me Something I’m Losing You I’m Moving On Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) Side 2: Watching The Wheels Yes I’m Your Angel Woman Beautiful [...]
