Yoko Ono Celebrates John Lennon’s 75th Birthday In Iceland

Thirty years ago, The Beatles expanded their historical archive with Anthology 2, a collection that revealed rare studio recordings, outtakes and live material from the most experimental years of The Beatles.

At 93, Yoko Ono stands as one of the most influential and debated figures in modern art and music, Yoko Ono's career spanning conceptual art, experimental sound, activism and pop history.

Four decades after John Lennon's Live In New York City captured his only full-length solo concert, the legacy of John Lennon's 1972 One To One shows is being reframed through a major documentary and the expansive Power To The People box set.

Rod Lynton did not expect a casual walk through a London park to reopen one of the most remarkable chapters in British music history. Yet that is exactly what happened when the guitarist, quietly living in Muswell Hill, was randomly approached for the A Mug of Life podcast. What followed was a rare, first-hand recollection of how a young guitarist with a growing reputation found himself playing on John Lennon's Imagine album, one of the most important records of the post-Beatles era.

Sean Ono Lennon will debut the Academy Award winning animated short War Is Over! on YouTube at 6pm on 1 December, with the premiere supporting War Child throughout the holiday season. The film, written by Sean with director Dave Mullins, uses the message of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Happy Xmas (War Is Over) to frame a modern call for peace and protection for children impacted by conflict.

This Friday, November 21, The Beatles' Anthology 2025 collection arrives, offering fans a new way to experience the band's extraordinary history. Anthology 4, the latest volume, joins fully remastered editions of the original Volumes 1-3, now overseen by Giles Martin.

When John Lennon released Shaved Fish on 24 October 1975 in the UK, it marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. The album arrived just as Lennon withdrew from the public eye to focus on family life, following the birth of his son Sean Lennon earlier that same month. It was also the final record he would release on Apple Records before the label shut down, making Shaved Fish not just a greatest-hits compilation, but a symbolic farewell to a turbulent chapter in his solo journey.