Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono appears in the following:

The Return of Yoko Ono

Thursday, June 25, 2015

For years her name was more famous than her work. Now, with a solo show at MoMA and 12 dance music chart toppers, she’s having a late-career renaissance.

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Life, Exhibited: Yoko Ono at MoMA

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Yoko Ono discusses her life, her music, and her new exhibit at MoMA. 

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Yoko Ono At 80: Dancing Through Life

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The artist, activist and musician talks about her new album, Take Me To the Land of Hell, which was produced by her son, Sean Lennon, and features collaborations with Lenny Kravitz, ...

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Yoko Ono At 80; Rachel Kushner Picks Three; Golden Suits In The Studio

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

In this episode: The legendary artist, musician, and activist Yoko Ono discusses her new album, Take Me To The Land Of Hell.

Plus: Rachel Kushner, author of the critically-acclaimed novel The Flamethrowers, shares a Pick Three of some of her favorite music.

And: Golden Suits is the solo project from Fred Nicolaus of Department of Eagles, though "solo" is a weird way to describe a record that includes half of Grizzly Bear as well as members of Milagres and Ava Luna. Nicolaus joins us with his band to play live.

 

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Yoko Ono on Disaster and Hope in Japan

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Yoko Ono Lennon experienced the devastation of WWII on Japan. Since then, she's moved to the United States and worked as an artist and musician. She speaks strongly about pain, love, and her reverence for planet Earth. In the wake of Japan's quake and tsunami, she has been thinking of her home country and contributing to the Red Cross. She encourages others to do the same, or to participate in the rebuilding of Japan in a more hands-on way if they can. Amidst the pain and the destruction, she is hopeful that her country can rebuild.

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Return of The Plastic Ono Band

Monday, January 18, 2010

Yoko Ono formed The Plastic Ono Band in 1969 with her husband, John Lennon. It counted Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, two Beatles and Ornette Coleman as occasional members. Now, the 76-year-old Ono is re-launching the band with the help of her son Sean Lennon. (The Plastic Ono Band is scheduled ...

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Bonus Track: "The Sun is Down"

Friday, October 02, 2009

From the Plastic Ono Band's new album Between My Head and the Sky (Chimera Music).

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Yoko Ono

Friday, October 02, 2009

Her signature howl made her brand of avant-garde music famous. But in recent years, Ono found mainstream success with five number one dance singles. Now, forty years after she founded the original Plastic Ono Band with her late husband, John Lennon, she's ...

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Yoko Ono

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Plastic Ono Band was born in 1969 as a collaborative vehicle for John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It counted Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, two Beatles and Ornette Coleman as occasional members. Now, the 76-year-old Ono is re-launching the band with the help of her son, Sean Ono Lennon, and ...

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Return of the Plastic Ono Band

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Plastic Ono Band was born in 1969 as a collaborative vehicle for John Lennon, Yoko Ono and a group of famous side musicians. Today, Ono joins us to talk about re-launching the band with the help of her son and other young stars. Plus: Barbaros Erköse comes from long ...

Yoko Ono

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Leonard Lopate and Yoko Ono Yoko Ono’s new exhibit of artwork, “touch me,” is on display at Galerie Lelong (528 W. 26th St.) through May 31.

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Touchy Subject

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Yoko Ono talks about her latest art exhibit, "touch me." Also, Texas musician James McMurtry. Saudi Arabian author Yousef Al-Mohaimeed. And on Underreported: more about Chevron’s support of the Burmese military regime, and then a look at Albania's fledgling democracy.

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