Yoko Ono

John Lennon house and Lewis Hamilton mansion on offshore ownership register

Yoko Ono, Hamilton and Uri Geller declare themselves beneficial owners of overseas firms that hold UK property

Rob Davies

27, Jan, 2023 @2:45 PM

Rock’s best kept secret: Tony King on life with John Lennon, Elton John and Freddie Mercury

He held Mercury’s hand in hospital, retrieved Lennon from a cocaine escapade with David Bowie, and was upbraided by Keith Richards for smoking a joint. Now the Zelig of the music world is looking back

Alexis Petridis

17, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

John Lennon and Yoko Ono simulate making love – Allan Tannenbaum’s best photograph

‘The set had been made to look like their bedroom. When they took their clothes off, many of the crew were asked to leave. But I remained, taking photographs discreetly’

Interview by Lydia Figes

07, Dec, 2022 @2:36 PM

Alan White obituary

Drummer of the progressive rock group Yes who also played on John Lennon’s Imagine and George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass

Adam Sweeting

29, May, 2022 @4:26 PM

Get off the sofa: music, art and more to summon motivation

From noisy young punks to a tiny word on a ceiling, our critics recommend popular culture to light a fire underneath you

Jessica Kiang, Jenessa Williams, Alexi Duggins, Skye Sherwin and Sam Jordison

19, Mar, 2022 @12:00 AM

Various artists: Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono review – tribute to brilliance of rock icon’s music

Death Cab for Cutie, David Byrne and the Flaming Lips are among artists reworking Ono’s strange sound and outsider songs into something more palatable

Rachel Aroesti

18, Feb, 2022 @8:30 AM

The world owes Yoko an apology! 10 things we learned from The Beatles: Get Back

Peter Jackson’s eight-hour documentary on the Fab Four reveals Ringo is an amazing drummer, McCartney was a joy and their entourage were coolest of all

Andy Welch

02, Dec, 2021 @4:48 PM

Beatles on the brink: the truth about the Fab Four’s final days

The director’s new documentary weaves together hours of unseen footage to dispel many myths about the band’s final weeks

John Harris

26, Sep, 2021 @6:00 AM

‘I was a hypocrite on the make’: unheard John Lennon interviews up for auction

Newly discovered tapes feature 91 minutes of fascinating discussion about Lennon’s favourite Beatles songs, his ardent love for Yoko Ono and being ‘possessed’ by fame

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

08, Sep, 2021 @3:34 PM

Yoko Ono: Mend Piece for London; This Is the Night Mail – review

Ono invites visitors to repair the world by reconstructing broken teacups, while the Norwegian artist channels Auden’s 1936 poem

Tim Adams

05, Sep, 2021 @12:00 PM

Rupert bare: how the Oz obscenity trial inspired a generation of protest art

When a lewd cartoon of Rupert Bear landed the editors of the 60s counterculture paper in court, David Hockney, John Lennon, Robert Crumb and more made some of their most urgent art in response

Walker Mimms

04, Aug, 2021 @7:00 AM

Rolling Stones, Tom Jones and more join campaign for law change on streaming

Musicians join Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and others in campaign for better remuneration from companies such as Spotify, and creation of industry regulator

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

07, Jun, 2021 @8:37 AM