Glass Onion: On John Lennon

Using John Lennon's famous song as a starting point, I take the opportunity to dive into a variety of aspects of that elusive thing we call 'truth'. Along the way, I reference the Brexit debacle, human nature, media manipulation and how to combat it and alternative views including 9/11 and the alternative media, before looking at the lyrics of the 1971 song and related documentaries. There are a f...

Part 2 of a very enjoyable freeform discussion with music professor and Beatles podcaster Dave Thurmaier In this part, Dave and I carry on discussing the technical side of Lennon McCartney's music plus some key Lennon lyrics, we look at the Coleman vs Goldman views of John Lennon's state of mind and lifestyle from 1975-80, we muse on what could have been John's post-1980 musical direction and also...

Part 1 of a very enjoyable freeform discussion on all things John Lennon (plus some inevitable Macca/Beatles crossover)with music professor and Beatles podcaster Dave Thurmaier (he's the one on the right!). In this part, we discuss such topics as Dave's podcast, the many incarnations of John, why he makes for such a compelling figure, (and I mention Marlon Brando once or twice!), the Beatles cours...

As the title suggests, requested questions and comments for me to riff on. Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to  glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Facebook page-  https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod Twitter handle  https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon Antony's...

Episode 4 is the second of a 2-part interview with ex and current member of The Quarrymen, Rod Davis. In this section, we discuss at some length the famous Woolton Village Fete of 6th July 1957 and the recording made on that day, as well as the Eleanor Rigby gravestone, Rod's views on the film 'Nowhere Boy' and his life after Liverpool, including the reformation and revival of The Quarrymen in the...

Episode 3 is the first of a 2-part interview with ex and current member of The Quarrymen, Rod Davis. As well as talking about the early days of the group and commenting on the teenage John Lennon, we also talk about music teaching in schools, Liverpool's history up to the 1950s and begin discussing the famous Woolton Village Fete of 6th July 1957 (much more on that in the second part). The photo i...

Episode 2 looks at the last day of John Lennon's life, focusing not on the grisly details of his untimely end but rather on the strange circumstances surrounding the event. This is essentially an audio version of a blog post I wrote back in 2013 (link below) Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to  glassonionpod@yahoo.com...

Introductory episode for a new podcast about John Lennon. The host Antony reveals how he first became a Lennon fan and also talks about existing Beatles podcasts that have all inspired this one Enjoy! Please (x many) like, follow, share, subscribe, rate, review etc… Feedback and voluntary Paypal donations to  glassonionpod@yahoo.com OR Support the show at  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunn...