Sean Lennon

Montreal Jazz Fest Roundup: Sean Lennon, Besnard Lakes, Patrick Watson

A festival built on second- and third-generation jazzmen paying respect to what's generally a musical genre living only in historical tribute wasn't the best venue for Sean Lennon to spread his wings and fly beyond the legacy left by everyone's favourite Liverpudlian musical hero. In the Montreal International Jazz Festival, where music fans...
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Patrick Watson

Sean Lennon — Friendly Fire

Sean Lennon is a lot less quirky than he used to be. That's a good thing because it makes Friendly Fire a far more palatable piece than his debut, Into The Sun. Eschewing wacky indie rock in favour of a more straightforward singer-songwriter approach, Lennon plays it straight on this album in terms of arrangements, lyrics and vocals. Gone are the...
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Friendly Fire

Yoko Ono Resurrects Plastic Ono Band

Yoko Ono will bring the Plastic Ono Band back to life (in name if nothing else) on June 14 for their first U.K. gig at the Meltdown festival at London's Royal Festival Hall. Ono will be backed by her son, Sean Lennon, Antony Hegarty of Antony And The Johnsons, Mark Ronson and Cornelius. It's not yet known whether any of the original Plastic Ono...
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Yoko Ono and John Lennon

Sean Lennon, Cheap Trick And Everclear Strum Wilbury Songs

Sean Lennon, Mick Ronson, Everclear, Cheap Trick and Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones are contributing to Strumming Wilburys, a tribute album dedicated to The Traveling Wilburys. The record is slated for release on Jan. 30 through Oarfin Records. "Tweeter And The Monkey Man," "Handle With Care," "End Of The Line,...
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New Releases: Beck Spews Information And The Killers Go To Town

Beckity Beck Beck Beck. What can you say about Beck? Well, tons, we suppose. His new album is called The Information. It's produced by Nigel Godrich, who also did Mutations and Sea Change. It sounds like neither of those. There's a sticker pack inside so you can make your own cover. It's available Tuesday. What more do you want? The Killers are...
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Beck

Sean Lennon Returns With Friendly Fire

John Lennon's youngest son, Sean Lennon, will release his long-awaited sophomore album on September 26 via Capitol Records. Friendly Fire marks Lennon's first release since his 1998 Into The Sun debut. In the eight years since then, Lennon has kept busy collaborating with a number of artists, including Handsome Boy Modeling School, Deltron 3030...
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