Plastic Ono Band was more than John Lennon‘s kiss-off to the Beatles. It was his demolition of everything the previous decade stood for, a hard-eyed confrontation with the demons that hounded him and ...

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band begins darkly, with tolling bells that Lennon had slowed down in the studio to mimic a horror film he’d recently watched. The bells open “Mother”, a despairing song ...

In 1969, the Beatles were nearing their end. They all were more focused on their own pursuits than ever before, slowly separating the foursome until there was really no chance of survival. Lennon had ...

John Lennon “resented having to be a Beatle” in the years after the band split, according to his son Sean Ono Lennon. Speaking about the time around the One To One concerts in New York in 1972, which ...

For decades, many have blamed Yoko Ono for breaking up the Beatles. But, according to a new book, Ono may have actually prolonged the life of the seminal rock band — and of John Lennon himself. “There ...

A previously unseen live video of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band performing "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" from 1972 has been released. The clip was unveiled on the 53rd ...

An expansive new box set showcases Lennon and Ono’s 1972 album and One to One benefit concerts. It’s a vivid document of a duo invigorated both by activism and the pleasures of old-time rock’n’roll.