New Zealand has voted the pūteketeke as its “Bird of the Century” after John Oliver announced on his show earlier this month that Last Week Tonight was taking up the mantle of “official campaign manager.”
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John Lennon is being documented in a new series by Apple TV+.John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial is narrated by actor Kiefer Sutherland and will look into the pre-meditated crime and its aftermath by troubled fan Mark David Chapman, who fatally shot the former Beatle outside of his New York City apartment block on December 8, 1980.Per a statement from Apple TV+, makers of three-part documentary were “granted extensive Freedom of Information Act requests from the New York City Police Department, the Board of Parole and the District Attorney’s office”.The series includes interviews with Lennon’s friends and Chapman’s defence lawyers, psychiatrists, detectives and prosecutors. A premiere date has not yet been confirmed.Chapman pleaded guilty to the crime.
In 1981 he was ordered to receive psychiatric treatment and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.The former security guard, 68, was first up for parole in 2000 and has had hearings every two years since, however, he has not been granted a release from prison. He remains incarcerated at Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York.In 2021 Chapman was denied parole for the 12th time.
Transcripts from the hearing revealed that he is remorseful for the murder, which he said he committed due to a hunger for fame.Speaking to the parole board, Chapman said [via Sky News] that he had a “selfish disregard for human life of global consequence”.“I knew what I was doing, and I knew it was evil. I knew it was wrong, but I wanted the fame so much that I was willing to give everything and take a human life.
I am not going to blame anything else or anybody else for bringing me there,” he said.“This was evil in my heart. I wanted to be somebody and nothing was going to stop that,”
.New Zealand has voted the pūteketeke as its “Bird of the Century” after John Oliver announced on his show earlier this month that Last Week Tonight was taking up the mantle of “official campaign manager.”
For Migration, composer John Powell was tasked with creating a theme for a reluctant hero that evolves throughout his journey. Written and directed by Benjamin Renner, Migration follows a family of ducks on a new journey. Mack (Kumail Nanjiani) is a mallard who is content with never leaving the safety of his pond, until his wife Pam (Elizabeth Banks) convinces him that their children need to see the world. Setting their sights on Jamaica, Mack takes his family on a trip south that quickly goes wrong. As they overcome new challenges and meet new friends, the family discovers they are capable of much more than they thought. As Mack’s attitude towards migrating changes throughout the film, Powell’s theme for the character became grander to match his growth.
The Beatles have made music history again with their new single Now and Then.
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cheated on him with Tony Danza in his New York Times best selling memoir “If You Would Have Told Me.” Two weeks ago, Copley refuted Stamos’ accusations that their relationship ended when he caught her in bed with Danza, 72 while they were dating in the 1980s.In a new 19-minute video on YouTube, Copley is setting the record straight, revealing that she “left” Stamos after his mother revealed that he had “no intention” to ever marry her.“Prior to meeting John Stamos, I had dated Tony Danza for about a year and a half,” Copley explained. “We broke up, then I had a hairdresser, like John said in his book,” she said, explaining that she and Stamos shared the same hairdresser.
Sir Elton John has revealed that he has completed a new album with the help of his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin.The renowned singer, songwriter and pianist announced the news at the recent class of 2023 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony, which saw Taupin inducted after nearly 60 years of collaborating with Sir Elton.Making a speech at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last Friday (November 3) to present the award to Taupin, the musician said (via Rolling Stone): “Our success story is what it is, you all know… Through the years we grew and we grew and we grew.”He continued: “We climbed mountains that we never thought were possible to climb, and we scaled heights that we never thought were possible to scale. And throughout that time, we never ever really had an argument.”“He was disgusted with my behaviour, yes, that’s a given.
The Beatles released what has been billed their very last song this week, with the aid of filmmaker Peter Jackson, but now the Lord of the Rings director has hinted there may be one or two more gems in the vault.
Paul McCartney has said the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison is still a “bitter pill to swallow” in a new interview.Speaking to The Times, McCartney reflected on the passing of Lennon and Harrison and the grief he still feels after the loss of both.McCartney explained: “I like the idea of not letting go of each other…You know, when you have somebody you love so much. In many cases it’s a relative, and even though they go, you don’t want to let go — that’s what people say when somebody dies. They’re in your memory, always in your heart.
“Now and Then”arrives like a gift from that glorious Abbey Road in the sky on Thursday — despite the fact that John Lennon and George Harrison died in 1980 and 2001, respectively, leaving surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to finish the long-buried track on the right side of the dirt.And if you think that it’s the result of some magical mystery trickery of AI defiling the sacred ground that is the Beatles back catalog, thankfully, you’d be wrong.While “the last Beatles song” certainly benefits from advancements in technology that allowed it to finally be released — five decades after Lennon wrote and recorded the demo at his Dakota residence on New York’s Central Park West in the ’70s — “Now and Then” is a real Beatles tune that feels like it somehow got stuck in some mop-topped time warp before the “Imagine” singer was murdered in 1980. It’s a nostalgic trip back to the Baby Boomer glory days of yesteryear.
John Mellencamp is going to sing a few “little ditties” in 2024.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee just announced 27 new concerts as part of his ongoing ‘Live And In Person Tour’ that began back in February 2023.Along the way, the “Jack and Diane” singer will drop into Rochester, NY’s West Herr Auditorium Theatre on Friday, March 8, Newark, NJ’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 10 and Schenectady, NY’s Proctors Theatre on Thursday, March 14.As of now, Mellencamp has lined up just one show in each city he’s set to perform in; last year, he played four back-to-back-to-back-to-back gigs at New York City’s Beacon Theatre in June.This time around, he’ll likely be playing all the hits you know and love — “Jack and Diane,” “Pink Houses,” “Hurts So Good,” “Small Town,” “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.” to name a few — as well as tracks from his recently released album “Orpheus Descending.”Want to go to a ‘Live and In Person’ show?As of today, you can grab tickets for all 27 shows on the 72-year-old rocker’s tour calendar.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Nov.
When surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr heard John Lennon singing anew on “Now and Then” — a brand new Beatles song that will be released on Thursday — it was like their former bandmate had miraculously come back to life four decades after he was murdered.“And there it was — John’s voice, crystal clear,” says McCartney, 81, in the new short film “Now and — The Last Beatles Song,” which premiered on the Fab Four’s YouTube channel on Wednesday.“It’s like John’s there,” adds Starr, 83.“Now and Then” — the first new Beatles tune since “Real Love” in 1996 — was written and first recorded by Lennon in the ’70s when he was living in the Dakota building on New York’s Central Park West — where he was murdered 43 years ago on Dec. 8, 1980.“I do remember living at the Dakota with Dad and Mom,” recalls Sean Ono Lennon, 48, in “Now and Then.” “There’s this impression that my dad stopped doing music for a while to raise me, which I think is partially true in terms of him not touring and not fulfilling any major record-label obligations.“But he was always playing music around the house.
The Beatles‘ “final” song ‘Now And Then’ has been shared.Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song written and directed by Oliver Murray, was aired on the The One Show on BBC One and YouTube tonight.The poignant 12 minute film, which you can view below, was broadcast as part of a series of programmes on the BBC to celebrate the legacy of The Beatles.Paul McCartney introduced the film ahead of its airing. “Hello, I’d like to introduce you to a short film which tells the story of how me, John, George and Ringo came together to record our last song.
Ringo Starr has opened up about the “emotional” experience of creating The Beatles‘ upcoming “final” song ‘Now And Then’.The legendary drummer teamed up with his former bandmate Paul McCartney to make the last-ever track to feature all four members of the band, with the help of AI technology. It’ll be released globally at 2pm GMT this Thursday (November 2).John Lennon first wrote and recorded a demo of ‘Now And Then’ with just his piano and vocals in the late ’70s.
The Beatles have finally announced details of the release of their “final song” ‘Now And Then’, along with news of expanded reissues of their ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ albums. See all information below, along with a trailer for a new documentary about the project.The long-mooted single was created by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who joined forces to create the final ever Beatles track to feature all four members, with the help of AI.Having been teased this week with images of a cassette tape across social media and internet as well as projections across the Fab Four’s native Liverpool, the band have now shared details of ‘Now And Then’ and when fans can expect to hear it.Lennon first wrote and recorded a demo of ‘Now And Then’ with just his piano and vocals in the late ’70s at his home in New York’s Dakota building.
Ellise Shafer A three-part docuseries about the murder of John Lennon, narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, is coming to Apple TV+. Titled “John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial,” the docuseries features “exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, shedding new light on the life and murder of music and cultural icon John Lennon and the investigation and conviction of Mark David Chapman, his confessed killer,” according to a press release.
“Yesterday” all over again.That’s because there will be a brand new Beatles song — yes, you read that right — coming here, there and everywhere in just one week. On Thursday, it was announced that “Now and Then” — featuring all four members of the Fab Four — will be released on Nov.
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