Watch Yoko Ono Duet With Antony and the Johnsons’ Antony Hegarty; Feel Melancholy [Pitchfork]
Jay Z Finally Discusses The Whole Little Mama Crashing The VMAs Thing…Contrary To Popular Belief, Jay Believes Fighting Mama Not The Solution (C’mon Jay, That’s What You ALWAYS Say) [Prefix]
Stream Little Joy’s Binki Shapiro Singing a Cute Little Lullaby, “Kids Song” – If Only Kids Listened To This Instead of Stuff Like This…Or, To Take Things One Step Further Into Pseudo-Reality, This. [Gorilla vs. Bear]
Stream Los Angeles Dub-Glitch Guy Flying Lotus’s New Song “Satelllliiiiitteeeeeee” – Wandering, Glitchy, and Lovely [Myspace]
Dan Deacon Announces Fall Tour; Promotes It With Ridiculous Cartoon-Character Naming Contest (Just Spotted The Michelin Man) [Pitchfork]
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Announces Hiatus For Bon Iver; Luckily, Unmap, The Recent LP From Vernon’s Side Project Volcano Choir Is Haunting, Sprawling, and Provides Vernon in the Meantime [Prefix]
Blur/Gorillaz Frontman Damon Albarn In Running For London Olympics’ Artistic Director (My Guess: Albarn Replaces All Athletes With Cartoon Characters, Who Perform As Avatars of Real Athletes, A La Those Food Races at Basketball Games) [NME]
Ryan Adams Has First Art Gallery Opening At New York’s Morrison Hotel; In Other News, Ryan Adams Doesn’t Seem A Very Talented Artistl; Should Probably Stick To Releasing 30 Albums a Year and Hanging With Elton John [Spin]
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Karen O’s Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack To Be Released In Late September, But You Can Get A Teeny Preview Here [The Tripwire]
Robert Zemeckis To Remake Yellow Submarine. Let’s Hope It’s Windy Enough for Yoko [The Tripwire]
Watch The Walkmen’s New Video, “On The Water” [Pitchfork]
Listen To New Atlas Sound Track, “Attic Lights” [Stereogum]
RJD2 Launches Own Label, Celebrates By Digitally Reissuing A Ton Of Rarities, Dropping Fatty Vinyl Compilation, And Finishing His Next Full-Length. Whew. [Pitchfork]
Uh Oh, UK’s Lovvers Are Comin’ Back For More Kissin’ At CMJ! [Brooklyn Vegan]
Deerhoof To Star In Art Film That Refashions Sympathy For The Devil. Too Bad It Ain’t Cocksucker Blues. [Pitchfork]
Phil Spector Would Like To Move To Better Prison With Fewer “Scumbags,” And More, Ahem, People Like Himself? [Prefix]
Download DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Remix of Peter, Bjorn, and John [SPIN]
Okay, I Won’t Wear The New “Kanye Is A Whiny Bitch” T-Shirt, But I Might Be Obligated To Buy A “Slow News Day” One [Idolator]
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August 14, 2009
Yoko Ono: Give Rock Band A Chance
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Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison’s widow and son endorse the finished version of “The Beatles: Rock Band,” a video game for XBOX 360, Playstation 3, and Wii.
However, the endorsement did not come without a heavy price. According to NME.com, Ono stormed game designers Harmonix’s offices and demanded the final scene of the game – the Beatles’ 1969 gig atop London’s Apple Building – look windier. Initially Ono had little input into the game, and many geeky game designers are huffing that Ono’s meddling is too late. Alex Rigopulos, CEO of Harmonix, cried, “She really held our feet to the fire.”
Although the Internet is rife with Yoko Ono jokes (oh, what can she break up next?), there is at least one cyber denizen defending Ono, and taking a pot shot at the suits. “Well, she was there, you sad MTV fuckers! Get a real guitar,” commented “Evokoder” on the NME.com site.
In other news, Ono and son Julian Lennon wore snappy hats and glasses to Da Silvano restaurant in Greenwich Village a couple days ago.
by Thomas Wilk
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