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John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance
John Lennon et Yoko Ono à Montréal lors de leur « bed-in » pour la paix (26 mai au 02 juin 1969)

Durant leur « bed-in » d'une semaine à l'hôtel Reine Elizabeth à Montréal, l'ex-Beatle et sa femme ont enregistré leur chanson Give Peace a Chance. Cette oeuvre attribuée au Plastic Ono Band a eu beaucoup de succès tant de ce côté-ci de l'Atlantique que de l'autre.

Le 8 décembre 1980, John Lennon a été assassiné par un fan détraqué à l'extérieur de son domicile, à New York. Depuis vingt ans, le jour de l'anniversaire de sa mort, des admirateurs de John Lennon se rassemblent pour lui rendre hommage dans Strawberry Fields, section du Central Park de New York qui lui est consacrée.

30th anniversary of John Lennon's murder
Wednesday, December 8, marks the 30th anniversary of the death of legendary singer-songwriter and The Beatles co-founder John Lennon.
Born in Liverpool in 1940, Lennon formed his first band, The Quarrymen, in 1957, which went on to become The Beatles the next year with the addition of Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The Beatles, which disbanded in 1970, are estimated to have sold more than a billion records worldwide.
Following his break-up with the Beatles, Lennon continued on with a successful solo career.
'Imagine', probably Lennon's most popular solo album, was released in 1971. Its title track, a utopian song by the same name, has been adopted by peace activists around the world as an unofficial anthem.
Lennon was married twice and had a son with each wife. He and Yoko Ono, his second wife, held "bed-ins" during their honeymoon in 1969, allowing the world press into their hotel room as a show of protest against the Vietnam War.
On December 8, 1980, Lennon was shot by disturbed fan, Mark David Chapman, in front of his New York apartment building, where he lived with Ono and their son Sean.
Chapman is serving a sentence of 20 years to life at Attica prison near Rochester, New York.

Lennon's last interview to be published
John Lennon's last print interview will finally be published 30 years after he was shot dead.
Rolling Stone is set to run the interview - recorded three days before Lennon was gunned down by disturbed fan Mark Chapman - in its entirety for the first time.
The former Beatle complained about his critics - saying they were just interested in "dead heroes" - and mused that he had "plenty of time" to accomplish his life goals.
Chapman murdered Lennon as the singer returned to his home in the Dakota building in Manhattan on the evening of December 8, 1980.
His fans celebrated his life on Wednesday by visiting Strawberry Fields, the Central Park garden dedicated to his memory, playing his music and placing flowers on a mosaic named after his song Imagine.
Lennon's widow Yoko Ono released a statement saying: "On this tragic anniversary please join me in remembering John with deep love and respect."
"In his short lived life of 40 years, he has given so much to the world. The world was lucky to have known him. We still learn so much from him today. John, I love you!"

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D & M is an alternative pop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 2009 when members Danny Fornasa, Miles Mueller, and Matt Klahre met at Drexel University. They began touring soon after and by the Spring of 2010 were opening for national acts such as Yoko Ono, N.E.R.D., and Kevin Rudolph. Their music is described as "Passionate songs that range from acoustic sensitivity to outbursts of rock and roll that grab your ear and stay in your brain for days to come." In 2010, the band self-released their first recording entitled "The Eyepatch EP" which was recorded at MADDragon Studios during two all-night recording sessions on a zero dollar budget. The six-song EP is currently available at all of the band's live shows, their website, and on iTunes. In support of this release, the band embarked on an ambitious 16- date Winter Tour which kicked off in Philadelphia and went through the east coast in just two and half weeks.

Just after returning they set their sights even higher and teamed up with kickstarter.com to start a fan fundraising project for a national summer tour. The "Every State of the Union Tour" was born and will bring D & M across the country on a national tour funded entirely by their fans, without the aid of a major label. This national tour will support their forthcoming EP "Delawanna" which will be released Summer 2011, and includes the music video for title track single: "Delawanna".

D & M's sound draws influences from current artists such as Damien Rice, Coldplay, and John Mayer. Danny Fornasa is the group's lead vocalist, acoustic guitar player, and main songwriter. His expansive vocal range allows the group to write dynamic songs that keep the listener enticed track after track. Miles Mueller provides the percussion and essential background vocals that make the hooks of each song even more unforgettable. Matt Klahre is the lead guitarist who returns the group's modern pop stylings to their blues roots with melodic guitar lines and searing blues solos. D & M's initial success has only encouraged them to continue working diligently to further spread their music to all audiences.

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