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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Ex-Celtic boss Neil Lennon ‘targets Rangers star in transfer swoop as he eyes surprise Dunfermline deal'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) NEIL LENNON is reportedly planning a raid on his old rivals Rangers as he targets one of Russell Martin's stars in a surprise loan swoop. Celtic hero Lennon, 54, is looking to add to his Dunfermline squad after extending his stay as manager in Fife for another two years. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Neil Lennon is eyeing a surprise swoop Credit: Michael Schofield, News Group Newspapers Ltd 2 He's keen to add to his squad after extending his contract in Fife Credit: Willie Vass The two-time Celts boss took on the job on a short-term basis back in February and was rewarded with his extension after the Pars avoided relegation from the Championship - with help from Hamilton Accies after they were docked 15 points. Lennon has already snapped up six new players, including a deal for Celtic youngster Alasdair Davidson who left the Hoops when his contract expired this summer. Now the gaffer is looking at the other side of Glasgow for his next signing as he prepares to make a move for a new goalkeeper, it's being claimed. Last season he had Celtic starlet Tobi Oluwayemi in his squad after he joined the club on loan for the season from the Parkhead club. Now he's lacking goalie options following Oluwayemi's return to Celtic. But he's reportedly set to fill the void by signing Mason Munn on loan from Rangers, according to a report. The Daily Record claim Munn is Lennon's number one target to take Oluwayemi's place in the squad as he eyes further competition for first choice Deniz Mehmet. It's believed Rangers are keen to let him leave this summer to get his first taste of senior football. The 19-year-old has only ever made one senior appearance - in the Scottish Cup against Fraserburgh. Meanwhile, Munn might not be the only Old Firm star to replace one of their rivals at another Scottish club in the coming days. Rangers transfer special assesses whether Conor Coady deal is OFF, if Hamza Igamane will leave and when the Gers can expect more incomings Livingston are chasing Celtic left-back Adam Montgomery, with Lions boss David Martindale looking for a replacement for Gers full-back Robbie Fraser. Fraser helped Livingston earn promotion to the top flight through the play-offs last season but is now back at Ibrox. It's believed Livi are set to make Montgomery their latest summer signing. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Billy Joel thinks this Beatles album is a 'collection of half-assed songs'
Billy Joel has branded The White Album by The Beatles a "collection of half-assed songs". The Piano Man was clearly not a fan of the legendary rock band's 1968 self-titled double album - which featured classics Back In The USSR, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, Dear Prudence, Helter Skelter and While My Guitar Gently Weeps - and suggested they were "too stoned" or "didn't care anymore" when they recorded the 30-track epic. The songs were penned during a Transcendental Meditation retreat with the band's late guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Speaking on Bill Maher's Club Random podcast, Billy said: 'I hear it as a collection of half-assed songs they didn't finish writing because they were too stoned, or they didn't care anymore. 'I think they had fragments and they put them on the album.' He suggested: 'I think John [Lennon] was disassociating at that point. 'I think Paul [McCartney] was carrying the weight. 'Sometimes they were more prolific and sometimes they weren't, and I hear that in some of those things." It marked the first time the wives and partners of the band - which also included Sir Ringo Starr and the late George Harrison - were allowed in the studio, with late frontman Lennon famously quipping that 'the break-up of The Beatles can be heard on that album.' Sir Paul McCartney has previously addressed critics of the album, telling Radio Luxembourg: 'I'm not a great one for that whole, 'Y'know maybe it was too many of that'. What do you mean? It was great, it sold. It's the bloody Beatles White Album, shut up!' Drummer Ringo previously insisted he's always loved The White Album - despite quitting the group for two weeks around then. Speaking as he celebrated his 81st birthday in 2021, he told TMZ: "I've loved the White Album all of my life because we were back to being a band." Producer George Martin also disappeared during the process for an unexpected holiday, and engineer Geoff Emerick quit. Tensions within the group escalated after the chart-topping album's release and they eventually announced their split in 1970. Despite all the drama, The White Album is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. The full interview with Billy Joel on Club Random is available now on YouTube, Apple, Spotify and other platforms.
Los Angeles Times
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Elvis Presley's watch and John Lennon's suit fetch big bucks at Goldin auction
Elvis Presley's worn Omega wristwatch, gifted to him by Johnny Cash, sold for $103,700 this week. Goldin, a leading sports and pop culture memorabilia auction house, sold the engraved timepiece as part of its inaugural music memorabilia auction, which closed Wednesday night. Other high-selling items included a D.A. Millings & Son custom suit worn by John Lennon in 1963 ($102,480), a signed copy of Led Zeppelin's album 'Presence' ($19,520) and George Harrison's sunglasses ($47,590). Goldin also set a new sale record for a type 1 photo — or photo developed from an original negative within two years of when the picture was taken— of rapper Tupac Shakur, which sold for $10,370, according to the auction house. Though sports and trading card auctions are Goldin's 'bread and butter,' the company is venturing more into pop culture, said head of revenue Dave Amerman. This transition is documented in Goldin's Netflix show, 'King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch,' which premiered in 2023 and was just renewed for a third season. 'We realized that we get so many music items and we build them into our pop culture sales, we just want to separate it and make its own event out of it,' Amerman told The Times. Many of the Beatles items belonged to music promoter Chris Agajanian, who's been building his collection for more than 40 years. Agajanian owns more than 2,000 pieces of Beatles memorabilia and signed letters of provenance for many of the items in the Goldin sale. The music auction also included more than 500 concert posters graded by the Certified Guaranty Company, the leader in comic book grading. Poster subjects ranged from the Grateful Dead and the Beatles to Sonic Youth and Blink-182. In 2020, Goldin sold one of the most expensive albums of all time: a copy of Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Double Fantasy' that Lennon unwittingly signed for his assassin, Mark David Chapman, just before the Beatle was shot in 1980. It went for $900,000. Additionally, the auction house holds the record for most expensive toy sold at an auction: a 1979 prototype action figure of 'Star Wars' bounty hunter Boba Fett that went for more than $1 million in 2024. Goldin's Hollywood Props & Memorabilia auction, featuring Harrison Ford's 'Indiana Jones' whip, a 'Star Wars' Stormtrooper prototype helmet and George Reeves' 'Superman' suit, is currently live. The auction closes Aug. 6.
STV News
17-07-2025
- Sport
- STV News
Lennon 'positive' ahead of season as he looks to add 'quality' to Pars
Neil Lennon says he is 'very positive' about the season ahead as he prepares his Dunfermline side for the upcoming Championship campaign. The Pars boss is still looking to add some extra quality to his squad but is happy with what he has so far following a good preseason. Dunfermline suffered a heavy loss in their opening League Cup game against Premiership side Hearts; however, the manager took some positives from the game and is adamant his players can only improve. It is a trip to Dumbarton up next for the Fife side, and Lennon knows the onus will be on them to produce a performance against the League Two club. He said: 'It's a different quality of opposition, so the onus will be on us to take the game to Dumbarton. We competed really well for long periods of the game against Hearts. 'We looked a little bit spooked at the start, but once we got our foot on the game we looked very good. 'Hearts were very good, but I was very pleased with our performance. I know what this team are capable of and it is early days and we will get better. 'We are looking to bring in some new players to augment what we already have, but it's been a good preseason and we feel like we are in a really good place at the minute. 'We want to add some quality to the squad, we have let a lot of players go but step by step we have brought players in and we like the look of them, so it's all very positive at the minute for me.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Boston Globe
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Find a new side of John Lennon (and his ‘lost weekend') at this Cambridge pop-up
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up But at Pang's pop-up, a much more personal role comes into focus: her time as Lennon's girlfriend during his 'lost weekend,' a not-so-brief period of separation from Ono that brought Lennon and Pang to Los Angeles. For 18 months between 1973 and 1975, Pang said that their relationship offered the former Beatle some semblance of normalcy. They lived together, signed Christmas cards as a couple, and, according to the 2023 documentary Advertisement Like any smitten partner, Pang frequently took photos of Lennon with her Nikon Nikkormat, documenting the simple beauty of their daily life. 'It was just for us,' she says, looking back at casual snaps that range from Lennon and his son Julian, with whom he had recently reconnected, to Lennon leaning against a motorcycle, wearing a sly grin and Pang's jeans. Advertisement Friday through Sunday, nearly 40 of those photos will be on display at The pop-up exhibition comes to Cambridge after recent visits to cities like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Toronto, and heads to Southwest Harbor, Maine, later this month. 'People [are] standing there, tears in their eyes, and they see a John they've never seen,' Pang says about guests' reactions to the photos. 'It makes me feel good that they finally see a John that has a smile on his face. They said he looks relaxed. That was our home life.' A source of joy for Lennon at the time was creating 'Walls and Bridges' in a mere eight weeks, Pang says. 'He enjoyed every minute of it,' she recalls, noting how the satisfaction shines in Lennon's face through her photos. Also among Pang's collection is one of the last known photos of Lennon and Paul McCartney together, taken in March 1974, and the only photo of Lennon signing the contract that officially dissolved the Beatles. Only two photos fall outside of the 'lost weekend' era: individual snaps of George Harrison and Lennon, both from 1970. Pang will be on site at the gallery to chat with visitors on Saturday and Sunday, and guests will be able to purchase copies of the photographs all weekend. Sometimes, she'll even re-tell the events that led up to certain photos if visitors decide to take one home. Advertisement Pang launched the pop-up in 2023 in tandem with the release of the documentary 'The Lost Weekend: A Love Story,' which Pang narrates and features many of her photos. Pang said that releasing the documentary was her way of correcting myths about her relationship with Lennon — including a belief that it was Ono who sent the couple to Los Angeles. ('She didn't even know we went out there; we had to tell her later,' Pang says.) That's why Pang is happy to tell guests her version of the 'lost weekend' — both in person and through her photos — even though the fabled period is more than half a century in the rearview. 'He was one of the most famous men of the 20th century and the 21st century, and it just happened that I was with him,' she says. 'Why am I shunning that? I shouldn't.' GIG GUIDE The Xfinity Center serves up an eccentric playlist this week, starting with a A clash of arena rock and metal resounds in TD Garden — courtesy of mellow melange of genres fills the arena on Advertisement Massachusetts's major rock acts seem to perform locally in batches, and this week is no exception; while Pixies plug away at their first night in town, For fresh air fare, catch country singer Advertisement NOW SPINNING Sly and the Family Stone , The earliest live recording of Sly and The Family Stone captures their jaunty soul-rock goodness from 1967. Big Hassle Yola , 'Amazing.' On the heels of her excellent January EP, 'My Way,' Yola returns with the energizing single 'Amazing.' Yola's twisting, soul-pop fireworks carry a subtle undercurrent of electronica without overcrowding the tune — a marvelous balancing act, and another formidable display of stamina from the British singer-songwriter. The Dogmatics , 'Nowheresville.' It's been 39 years since the Dogmatics added a new LP to the archive of Boston rock history, but the group doesn't sound any less gritty for the break. The Boston band's garage rock prowess is a given, but it's their ability to bridge the past (the schoolboy daydream 'Library Girl') with current moment (the social-media-skewering 'No Likes No Comments') that really revs the engine of 'Nowheresville.' Boston garage rock band the Dogmatics release their first LP in 39 years this Friday. Nicole Tammaro BONUS TRACK Rhode Island: where fans of 'The Simpsons' meet fans of The Boss. Hank Azaria — best known as a Swiss-Army-knife voice actor on 'The Simpsons' — brings his Bruce Springsteen cover act to the Greenwich Odeum on Advertisement Victoria Wasylak can be reached at . Follow her on Bluesky @
