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msLinds

02-20-2012, 06:43 PM

XFOM London
February 20, 2012
Paul McCartney To Play Teenage Cancer Trust Show

The organisers of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity shows have announced a new addition to the already stellar bill.Sir Paul McCartney will kick off this year's series of gigs at the Royal Albert Hall, playing the legendary venue on Thursday March 29.

http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/paul-mccartney-to-play-teenage-cancer-trust-show

Ultimate Guitar
February 16, 2012
Paul McCartney: 'We Never Reformed The Beatles In Case It Ruined Our Legacy'

Paul McCartney has revealed that The Beatles considered reforming while they were all still alive, but decided against it in case it ruined their legacy.The singer, who released his new studio album "Kisses On The Bottom" earlier this month (February 6), told Rolling Stone that the Fab Four had discussed reuniting on several occasions but the arguments to do so were "never convincing enough".

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul_mccartney_we_never_reformed_the_beatles_in_case_it_ruined_our_legacy.html

Mail Online
February 18, 2012
Kisses on the courtside: Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell indulge in a PDA while watching the New York Knicks

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2102946/Kisses-courtside-Paul-McCartney-wife-Nancy-Shevell-indulge-PDA-watching-New-York-Knicks.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Los Angeles Times
February 18, 2012
Paul McCartney's Spotify trade-off

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/18/opinion/la-ed-mccartney-20120218

Paste Magazine
February 20, 2012
Band Romance: Musical Couples Through the Years

Does it really matter who was the inspiration for the Beatles’ song, “Julia?” After all, the songs that make the biggest impact are not those that tell us the most about the celebrity singer’s life but those that tell us the most about our own lives. “Julia” is a great song not because it provides tabloid gossip about a woman John Lennon knew but because it gives shape to our feelings about someone we know, because it captures the calming delight of morning love, when the lusts and worries of the night before have been exhausted and we are glad to bask in the affection of someone with “seashell eyes, windy smile…her hair of floating sky,” someone as relaxed and optimistic as Lennon’s acoustic-guitar picking.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/02/band-romance-musical-couples-through-the-years.html

Gibson Lifestyle
February 20, 2012
Primal Scream: The Trauma Behind John Lennon’s Brilliant Plastic Ono Band

Beatles fans who favored John Lennon’s most deeply personal songs – “Julia,” “I’m a Loser,” “Help!” – could scarcely have imagined the searing introspection Lennon would unleash with his first post-Beatles solo album. Released in December 1970, Plastic Ono Band gave new meaning to so-called confessional songwriting. Framed by rock’s most basic instrumentation – bass (played by Klaus Voormann), drums (played by Ringo Starr) and guitar and piano (played by Lennon himself), the former Beatle presented himself in all his myriad guises, from angry rebel to devoted soulmate to questing artist striving to free himself from the shackles of Beatledom

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/john-lennon-0220-2012/

The Royal Gazette
February 20, 2012
Yoko Ono to sing on Bermuda tribute CD to Lennon

Yoko Ono has agreed to appear on a Bermuda tribute CD to John Lennon, according to the man behind the project.Tony Brannon told The Royal Gazette yesterday that Lennon’s widow was providing vocals of her song ‘Walking on Thin Ice’ which would be remixed for the CD. He said she’d also shared pictures to be included in the box set.

http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120220/NEWS/702209940/-1

February 20, 2012
Artist Attack! Yoko Ono is My Hero and I'm Not Sorry
True artists are prophets. I don't want to be that prophetic in that sense because it's so lonely."

"It is hard to write about Yoko Ono as an artist for a few reasons, including but not limited to my inability to separate Yoko Ono's tweets from spoken word poetry. It is also hard because of the sheer length and depth of her artistic career: Yoko was creating art - and feminist art*at that - before she even met that dude John Lennon. Afterward the work she had been doing, and continued to do, kind of got eclipsed by his. And it's a shame, because her work was and remains prophetic, profound, and honest. John Lennon once said everyone knew who Yoko Ono was but nobody knew what she did. But what she does is create art - performance art, conceptual art, fine art, visual art, the written word, music - that moves people deeply and talks about what's going on on the inside.*Yoko Ono's art is about communicating the inward outward, challenging peoplet o think about the world around them, and, of course, peace. I tend to see her pieces as being about peace --world peace, inner peace, peace and quiet.Plus, she's completely and totally provocative. What's not to love ?

http://www.autostraddle.com/artist-attack-yoko-ono-is-my-hero-and-im-not-sorry-127603/

BBC News
February 20, 2012
Twickenham film studios set to close

Twickenham Film Studios, recently used for The Iron Lady and My Week with Marilyn, has gone into administration.The renowned studio, which was due to celebrate its centenary next year, will be wound down between now and June.Gerald Krasner, who is handling the administration, said the the business had lost money over the past three years.
"I doubt it will be retained as a film studio," he said. Half of the 17 employees have already left.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17094943

Liverpool Echo
February 20, 2012
The Beatles’s connections with Bournemouth are explored in a new book Yeah Yeah Yeah

In their whirlwind, jet-set lifestyle The Beatles played Hamburg, New York, Paris and . . . Bournemouth. Arts Editor Catherine Jones reports on their lesser-known triumphs.THEY played endless dates in the clubs of Hamburg, and a well-documented 292 times at the Cavern. But it turns out that, outside London and Paris, the Beatles’ most regular theatre dates were in . . . Bournemouth.In the apocryphal words of Michael Caine, not a lot of people know that.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-entertainment/2012/02/20/the-beatles-s-connections-with-bournemouth-are-explored-in-a-new-book-yeah-yeah-yeah-100252-30363409/

Ultimate Classic Rock
February 18, 2012
Rare Vinyl Stamper for Beatles’ ‘Twist & Shout’ Fetches Big Bucks At eBay Auction

A very rare pressing stamper — the metal disc used to press copies of vinyl records — for the A-side of the original Beatles 7″ vinyl release of ‘Twist & Shout’ has sold for $3,499 during an eBay auction. The stamper, which comes in its original shipping envelope bearing the name of the manufacturer, AFM Engineering, is dated Feb. 25, 1964 — less than one week before the single’s March 2, 1964, release.‘Twist & Shout’ was issued by Tollie in America (with the B-side ‘There’s a Place’) and many of the stampers,*mothers (the first metal pressing of the record) and masters (the original lacquer pressing) needed to make the vinyl product no longer exist. “Tollie was a subsidiary of Vee Jay Records and most stampers, mothers and masters

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/rare-vinyl-stamper-for-beatles-twist-shout-fetches-big-bucks-at-ebay-auction

Gibson
February 18, 2012
Ringo Starr Says Beatles Remasters Helped his Reputation as a Drummer

One might expect Ringo Starr to be secure in the knowledge that nearly every rock drummer who has come in his wake cites him as an influence. Fact is, however, it took the remastering of The Beatles’ catalog to present him in what he feels was a proper light.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/ringo-starr-0218-2012/

Nico

02-21-2012, 01:09 AM

I am a little late, but for our dear friend MsLinds- who created this amazing thread and puts so much love into it- I have a John and Yoko spam, with a little Sean and Julian. You are wonderful Linds!!! :blob2::blob1:

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Nico

02-21-2012, 01:11 AM

Thank you for always making this thread matter!

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msLinds

02-21-2012, 02:30 AM

Thanks Nico for the kind words of support.I really do love this thread.Thanks for the beautiful and cool photographs of John and Yoko and Sean and his brother Julian.Thanks to everyone that has been reading this thread.Everyone have a safe, positive and great week and take care.

:wavey: :thumbsup:

msLinds

02-21-2012, 06:50 PM

Huffington Post
February 21, 2012
Sean Lennon Thanks Michelle Obama For Inspiring His Style During Yoko Ono's Birthday (PHOTOS)

Sean Lennon Thanks Michelle Obama For Inspiring His Style During Yoko Ono's Birthday (PHOTOS)Well, we didn't see that coming. During the celebration of Yoko Ono's 79th birthday party on Saturday, her son, Sean Lennon, took the time to talk about the First Lady's style.The Chicago Tribune reported Lennon thanking Michelle Obama for inspiring his style before introducing his mother to a crowd of fans:"I want to thank Michelle Obama for my style. Michelle has been my inspiration. I am studying her oeuvre. Her oeuvre is fascinating."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/sean-lennon-michelle-obama_n_1291090.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201202201600--tms--lizsmittr--x-a20120221feb21,0,941251.story

MSN News
February 21, 2012
Beatles a big hit at Rio Carnival

English speakers got their moment in the Carnival sun as a wild, Beatles-themed street party took place.Sargento Pimenta, Portuguese for Sergeant Pepper, is one of more than 400 raucous street parties that spring up throughout Rio de Janeiro during Carnival season.Hundreds of thousands of people turn out for the largest of the "blocos", packed, sweaty open-air dance parties where the crowd sings along to a repetitive medley of Carnival songs - usually in Portuguese, of course.

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/beatles-a-big-hit-at-rio-carnival

Macca Blog
February 19, 2012
Diana Krall talks about her collaboration with Sir Paul McCartney.

*Diana Krall has worked on Kisses on the Bottom, the latest album from Paul McCartney, which revisits some old American jazz standards.*Talking exclusively to The Express, she told us about her collaboration.*She hates talking. Which is not very convenient for even a simple phone conversation. Diana Krall lives in the United States, her house is lost in the countryside with her twins. And she's not very keen on doing some promo for the album.

http://www.maccablog.com/en/n-dianakralltalksabouthercollaborationwithsirpaulmccartney-9045.html

msLinds

02-22-2012, 03:53 PM

Examiner
February 22, 2012
Hohner brings John Lennon 'Imagine' harmonica to Toy Fair

Venerable music instrument manufacturer Hohner, Inc. was back at Toy Fair last week showing the newest addition to its broad range of children's product, particularly its Puppy Slide Whistle--a cute variation, geared for 24 months and up, on the traditional slide flute: You blow into the puppy's mouth and move the tail to change pitch and make melodies.Children at heart, however, couldn’t help but notice a corner display of harmonicas--Hohner's bread-and-butter adult product.But besides a counter grab jar brimming with colorful translucent harmonicas for kids, there was also a grownup collector's item: The John Lennon Series Imagine premium harmonica, to be available at select retail outlets in April at a suggested $99 pricepoint.The Lennon harp is the third release in Hohner's Signature Series, which began with a Steven Tyler model five years ago and was followed by a Bob Dylan issue three years ago. The Lennon entry is distinguished by its brilliant white coverplates, a clear acrylic comb, and Lennon's familiar multi-colored self-portrait drawing and signature beneath the Imagine logo--which is in all caps on the top cover; on the bottom, the Hohner logo, also in all caps, is in rainbow colors--the first time it's ever been anything other than black or red.

http://www.examiner.com/local-music-in-new-york/hohner-brings-john-lennon-imagine-harmonica-to-toy-fair

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/new-john-lennon-signature-harmonica-a-bit-more-costly-than-60s-version

Adelaide Now
February 22, 2012
Covers from next door to Lennon

ROBERTA Flack has one issue with her new Beatles covers album, Let it Be Roberta.It's not the song choices. Although that was such an issue she's already planning a sequel. Rather it's a mid-'70s photo of Flack with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the artwork for the album.Flack, who still lives next to Ono in New York's Dakota building, is in a revealing dress." They had to talk me into using that photo," Flack says. "I didn't remember I didn't have a bra on that night. You know when you're young and foolish? I had guys dressing me: wear that, don't put anything under it. And out I went. That's the first time I've seen that photo. But it's history."Flack, who turned 73 this month ("Shhh," she says), has interesting history with Lennon. She heard him writing Imagine through the walls."I didn't hear him singing, 'Imagine there's no heaven' but I heard him writing the song, playing the piano," Flack says. "The back of his music wall connects to a wall in my house. I did hear Imagine seeping through the walls."John was a sweetie pie," she says. "He was not so vocal. I never heard him yell or scream. He was like his music, very introspective. What he was thinking came out. And boy, did it come out."His work is so wonderful. He asked me to come to the studio when he was about to finish Double Fantasy. I don't know what I did. Yoko was there, too. She's a very smart lady. They loved each other so deeply. Their son, Sean, is like a mix of John and Yoko. I'd love to see what his father would have thought of his music."

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/covers-from-next-door-to-lennon/story-fn6ci0vj-1226278237129

Slash Gear
February 22, 2012
The Beatles ringtones officially released

Remember how you loved customizable ringtones? Remember how much you like The Beatles? It’s hard to believe, but it’s only today that you can mix the two pleasures together on your iPhone. Apple and EMI have announced that the 27 tracks from The Beatles 1 – which only hit iTunes for the first time last September – are now available as downloadable ringtones for your iPhone

http://www.slashgear.com/the-beatles-ringtones-officially-released-22214736/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400581,00.asp

Examiner
February 21, 2012
REVIEW: The Beatles go to the moon in fictional book combining music, history

For many of us, the '60s were a nonstop "trip" with the music of the Beatles the soundtrack to historical events like the race into space.Both were incredible in their own way. Combining the two would be another way to bring a new element to the Beatles' story.*And that's what author Ronald P. Grelshamer has done with "Into the Sky With Diamonds" (Hey Bulldog Press).

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/review-the-beatles-go-to-the-moon-fictional-book-combining-music-history

AboutMy Area
February 20, 2012
Beatles Church For Sale ?

Beatles fans the world over will be looking to add another piece of memorabilia to their collections soon, as a limited edition model of the so-called 'Beatles Church' goes on sale. Artist and sculptor John Moreton, born and brought up in Neston on the Wirral and now based in West Kirby, has seen his hobby turn to a labour of love and on into a viable business.Having created a number of collectable cast sculptures of significant landmarks from his local area, he has now used his talents to create models of St Peter's Church in Woolton, Liverpool, and the Church Hall next door, where John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met on July 6th 1957.The grounds of the Church are also famous as being the location of the graves of Eleanor Rigby, Bob Paisley and John Lennon's Uncle, George Toogood Smith.

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Cheshire/Neston/CH64/News/Reviews-and-Features/216427-Beatles-Church-For-Sale

George Harrison birthday celebration this Saturday in Hollywood
February 2012

A George Harrison musical birthday celebration will take place on this Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 12:00 Noon until 2:00 PM at George Harrison Hollywood Walk of Fame Star which is in front of Capitol Records Tower Building at 1750 Vine Street in Los Angeles.There will be a "Cake-Cutting Ceremony" led by Chris Carter, KLOS FM radio host of "Breakfast With the Beatles." George Harrison and Beatles fans are invited to bring their musical instruments to perform and jam at this special musical tribute honoring the late, legendary singer, songwriter and "quiet Beatle". The event is free to the public.George Harrison was born February, 25, 1943 in Liverpool, England and passed away November 29, 2001 in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer.For further information on this event, call Jerry Rubin at (310) 399-1000 or email [email protected]

Examiner
February 22, 2012
Latest update on ex-Beatle Ringo Starr: He's doing great

We checked with Ringo Starr's representative this week to get the latest word about his health. And the word is good.*To recap, the former Beatle missed the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, where he was announced as a presenter, the MusiCares benefit honoring Paul McCartney and the Walk of Fame ceremony, where it was announced he was feeling "under the weather."On Feb. 13, it was announced pneumonia was the reason he didn't attend. "Ringo has pneumonia and unfortunately he and Barbara regretted they weren't able to attend MusiCares and he had to cancel his participation as a Presenter in this year's Grammys," his representative told us in a statement.But in response to our inquiry, she indicated he's doing much better.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/latest-update-on-ringo-starr-he-s-doing-great

msLinds

02-23-2012, 04:06 PM

The Orange County Register
February 22, 2012
KLOS' Chris Carter rolls out salute to Beatles movies

In other news, Art Laboe exhibit included in Grammy museum tribute to Los Angeles music.Chris Carter celebrates the "Beatles at the Movies" Sunday (Feb. 26) on his 9 a.m.-noon KLOS/95.5 FM show "Breakfast w/ the Beatles."Songs from every Beatles and Beatles-related film will be played. It will range from the U.S. premieres of "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964 and "Help!" in 1965 to non-winning Beatles Oscar best-song nominees, including Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die" in 1973 and "Vanilla Sky" in 2002.Carter, of course, is our storyteller, and one of many gems is the Beatles' last public performance on the rooftop at No. 3 Saville Row in central London in 1969. Carter said it was at "the new Apple headquarters around mid-day on Thursday, Jan. 30. The temperature was a nippy 40 degrees. It lasted a full 42 minutes and may well have gone on longer had it not been for the complaints of their neighbor, Stanley Davis, a wool merchant next door who was not a Beatle fan, so it seemed. I pieced together the best recordings and linked them together to give the real deal on the rooftop."

http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/feb-341527-radio-sunday.html

http://www.breakfastwiththebeatles.com/

Kemp @ Eden performing at ' The Living Room ' in NYC

Kemp & Eden are Charlotte Kemp Muhl and Eden Rice, with special guest Sean Lennon. On Saturday - March 17, 2012 at 10:30 pm at 'The Living Room' in New York City.

http://www.livingroomny.com/artist/kemp-and-eden

msLinds

02-23-2012, 09:22 PM

Timeunion
February 23, 2012
'Looking Through a Glass Onion' finds new insights into Beatles

Composer uses multimedia to deconstruct 'White Album'Scott Freiman is a Beatles geek.But it's OK.He's highly functioning, he has a day job and he does his best not to haunt old record conventions in search of a "butcher cover" copy of "Yesterday and Today."In fact, Freiman, like many fellow Beatles geeks, has actually turned his fandom into a job of its own, one he loves and does well.

http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Looking-Through-a-Glass-Onion-finds-new-3350588.php

Variety
February 23, 2012
Ringo marches to own beat on latest album
Beatles legend produced 'Ringo 2012'

Beatles fans are always scouring the band members' solo albums for interesting credits. On the newest release, "Ringo 2012" (Hip-O/UMe), they will find one they've never seen before: "Produced by Ringo Starr."Since recording his first solo album in 1970, Starr has been recorded by rock 'n' roll's top producers, including George Martin, Richard Perry, Arif Mardin, Don Was, Jeff Lynne and Mark Hudson. But for his last disc, "Y Not," he co-produced himself with engineer Bruce Sugar. "I was a bit nervous, because I hadn't done it before," Starr said. "But it worked out so well that I thought, Well, I'm gonna do the next one."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050612?refCatId=16

msLinds

02-24-2012, 12:38 AM

NHPR
February 23, 2012
Explore George Harrison's Guitars

George Harrison wasn't the flashiest, craftiest guitarist of his day, just the one everyone loved. His sound always served the songs, just enough to make them better, but never enough to eclipse the writing of Lennon or McCartney or even his own tunes.

http://nhpr.org/post/explore-george-harrisons-guitars

WOGL Radio
February 23, 2012
Ten Underrated George Harrison Songs to Celebrate His 69th Birthday

George Harrison’s 69th birthday is this weekend on February 25th. George Harrison is truly the most underrated Beatle, masterminding some of the group’s biggest hits sometimes attributed to Lennon and McCartney. Harrison was also the first to accomplish a #1 single as a solo artist.

http://wogl.radio.com/2012/02/23/ten-underrated-george-harrison-songs-to-celebrate-his-69th-birthday/

msLinds

02-24-2012, 03:08 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great upcoming weekend and take care.

Daily Mail Online
February 24, 2012
On the cusp of superstardom (and living it up in Weston-super-Mare): Beatles fan's unseen photos of the Fab Four having fun in the sun

These previously unseen photos show the Beatles having not such a Hard Day’s Night but relaxing in a seaside hotel in 1963, just months before their global rise to fame.In one shot the Fab Four are seen sun bathing topless on the terrace - except for John Lennon who is still donning a dark waistcoat and shirt. In the background a pasty-looking gentleman is sunbathing in his underpants, oblivious to his famous neighbours. In another Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney take afternoon tea out of china cups as a group of old ladies sit in armchairs nearby.A third picture shows the group relaxing on deck chairs with Ringo waving and the fourth shows George Harrison sharing a pot of tea with a friend.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2105787/Beatles-fans-unseen-photos-Fab-Four-having-fun-sun.html

BBC New Liverpool
February 24, 2012
Liverpool's Beatle anniversary plans

The 50th anniversary of the forming of The Beatles is to be celebrated in Liverpool with a festival of events throughout 2012.The programme includes the 20th Mathew Street Festival, special performances by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and a premiere of a play about Beatles' manager Brian Epstein.There will also be a John Lennon Peace Vigil, 32 years after his death.The festival marks the anniversary of Ringo Starr joining the group.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17137645

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2012/02/24/50th-anniversary-of-the-beatles-formation-to-be-marked-with-year-long-cultural-programme-99623-30396595/

Liverpools Official Web Site

http://www.visitliverpool.com/music/50-years-of-the-beatles

http://www.examiner.com/international-travel-in-atlanta/liverpool-celebrates-50-years-of-the-beatles

Huffington Post
February 24, 2012
Beatles 50th Anniversary Events Planned

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/24/beatles-50-anniversary-event-john-lennon-paul-mccartney-george-harrison-ringo-starr_n_1298486.html

Examiner
February 23, 2012
Beatles Tribute Cruise 2012 highlights included Ed Sullivan show anniversary

February 23, 2012– We have just received an exciting report on the third annual*Beatles Tribute Cruise, which set sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 4, for seven nights, traveling to Falmouth, Jamaica, Cozumel, Mexico and the exotic private island of Labadee. The cruise took place aboard the world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's*OASIS of the SEAS. The Fab Four’s 48th anniversary of their first U.S. television appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show (2/9/64) was honored with an acoustic rendition of the show, performed by some of the most prominent Beatles performers in the world.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-in-national/beatles-tribute-cruise-2012-highlights-included-ed-sullivan-show-anniversary

Photographs and Video of Yoko Ono Lennon's 79th birthday party
2/19/12
YOKO YOKO YOKO YOKO and me - scroll down for photographs and video

Goodness gracious! Last night I crashed attended Yoko Ono’s 79th rollicking birthday party at Le Poisson Rouge !

http://lindasimpson.org/

msLinds

02-25-2012, 08:53 PM

EW.com
February 25, 2012
Happy Birthday, George Harrison! Celebrate with Evan Rachel Wood's cover of his classic Bob Dylan collab 'I'd Have You Anytime' -- EXCLUSIVE - Video

Had he not sadly passed away in 2001, today would have been George Harrison’s 69th birthday.Though he was always overshadowed by the overwhelming songwriting prowess of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, his post-Beatles work was, in a lot of ways, the most varied and eclectic of his former bandmates’ work. (That’s not to put down his contributions to the Beatles, as many of his songs — including “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Something,” and “Taxman” — are among the greatest rock tunes of the era.)

http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/02/25/george-harrison-birthday-video/
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The Story Behind "I'd Have You Anytime" by Evan Rachel Wood‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_8rIZSTfYg

The New York Times
February 22, 2012
George Harrison’s Beloved Guitars, Gently Weeping on Your iPad

Some music fans understandably regard the guitars owned and played by George Harrison, in his Beatles career and as a solo artist, as sacred relics that may still contain fragments of their former master’s spirit.Dhani Harrison, the son and only child of George Harrison, appreciates why the instruments he inherited from his father are so venerated but sees things slightly differently.“It’s not like Spinal Tap,” he said recently, referring to that satirical rock ’n’ roll troupe. “*‘Don’t point at it, don’t even look at it.’ They’re not quite like that.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/arts/music/new-ipad-app-the-guitar-collection-george-harrison.html?_r=2&ref=technology

Chron.com
February 25, 2012
Mystery Texas Collector to Give Beatle George Harrison's Aston Martin DB5 its U.S. Debut at The Concours d'Elegance of Texas

Houston stand by. George Harrison's celebrated 1965 Aston Martin DB5 will make its U.S. debut in the Lone Star State in May. The anonymous Texas collector, who made global news in December when he won the international bidding war for the legendary Beatle's sports car at a London auction, has confirmed that it will be on display at the inaugural Concours d'Elegance of Texas, helping to raise some serious money for charity. "If you have ever wanted to have your photograph taken in a sports car that once belonged to a member of the world's most famous rock band, this is your chance," said Lolly Bezy, Executive Director. "We are delighted to be in a position to offer spectators such a great opportunity and look forward to a sensational event this spring."

http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Mystery-Texas-Collector-to-Give-Beatle-George-3360510.php

Huffington Post
February 25, 2012
The Flaming Lips, Plastic Ono Band Release 'Brain Of Heaven' (VIDEO)

The video for "Brain of Heaven," the collaboration between Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band and The Flaming Lips, is simplified surrealism. The video features what looks like Wayne Coyne and possibly Yoko Ono in a half technicolor laser show and half black-and-white impression needle toy (see here).The video is nothing too spectacular, just Coyne and Ono acting like they are trying to ward off the digital, alternate reality they are performing in. The collaboration is beautiful, though. The track is a parred down version of the space age creations typical of The Flaming Lips, with a basic drum-kit beat, string instruments and Yoko Ono's crooning vocals.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/25/flaming-lips-plastic-ono-band_n_1300478.html

msLinds

02-27-2012, 06:55 PM

Everyone have a safe,positive and great week and take care.

Music News
February 27, 2012
Epstein 'A new play about the man who made The Beatles'

A brand new play about one of Liverpool's favourite sons and one of the world's most successful music entrepreneurs is to premiere in Liverpool, in a year that celebrates 50 years since The Beatles came together and will be the first major production at the new Epstein Theatre. EPSTEIN is a long-awaited theatrical production celebrating the life of former Beatles manager Brian Epstein. It is a one man multi-media play with live music, created by Jen Heyes and Andrew Sherlock, written by Andrew Sherlock, directed by Jen Heyes and runs from 15 November to 1 December 2012.

http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=49331

Examiner
February 27, 2012
A spiritual connection with John Lennon is revealed in new article

February 27, 2012 – The paranormal world and the spirit of John Lennon have just "come together" in a literal way, through a very personal account that has just been published.Anything concerning the woo-woo—ghosts, UFOs, reincarnation, prophetic dreams, and angels, you name it--have fascinated me since I was a little girl. And for many years now I have been intrigued with the afterlife of John Lennon, for personal reasons, as I will explain. I have published several articles about the subject--the spooky accounts of his ghostly presence in Paul McCartney’s life, as well as May Pang, and his son Julian Lennon. (see Stories from John Lennon’s afterlife—visits from beyond the grave.)

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-in-national/a-spiritual-connection-with-john-lennon-is-revealed-new-article

Forbes India
February 27, 2012
Five Minutes With Yoko Ono

Five minutes. That’s all the time I’d get with Yoko Ono. The legendary singer, song-writer, performance artist, peace activist and widow of John Lennon was going to be in New Delhi in early 2012, for four days, inaugurating two shows in India. Five minutes. The last time she visited India was along with Lennon in the 70s. One of the shows, ‘Our Beautiful Daughters,’ was conceived exclusively for India while the other, ‘The Seed,’ is a retrospective. Both were to open simultaneously at two Vadehra galleries.I had asked for about an hour. That was cut by half. Then a further fifteen minutes were whittled away. What kind of interview was possible in fifteen minutes? Roshini Vadehra, daughter of founder Arun Vadehra and director of the institution, met me the weekend before the invitations-only press conference. From the very start, she said, the plan made between herself and Parul Vadehra, sister-in-law and co-director, “was to limit access, to keep it dignified.” So there was no question of getting to spend an extended time with Ono. Her team of five handlers would act as buffers throughout and even for micro-brief individual interviews, the only opportunities would come immediately after the press-meet.

http://forbesindia.com/article/recliner/five-minutes-with-yoko-ono/32334/1

Julian Lennon to release single ' Guess It Was Me'
Guess It Was Me released April 8, 2012

Conehead, in partnership with Julian Lennon/MFAR, are delighted to release Guess It Was Me on 8 April. This is the follow-up from Julian Lennon to the sublime Lookin’ 4 Luv single – a track which found plenty of love from national and regional radio throughout the UK! Both tracks feature on the current studio album Everything Changes which features twelve brand new original tracks. This new radio edit, rework & remix of Guess It Was Me has been given an extra twist by Julian, just for the Radio/Single version.

http://www.chrishewlett.com/archive/detail.php?id=333

Conworld.net
February 27, 2012
Liverpool Celebrates 50 Years Of The Beatles - Highlights

Liverpool is planning a very special 12 months to mark the biggest popular music phenomenon the world has ever seen. 2012 marks 50 years since The Beatles came together and to celebrate the pivotal anniversary of Liverpool’s favourite sons, there’s a year worth of events taking place across the city.The city council is joining forces with organisations across Liverpool to put together a programme of activities which pays tribute to four young lads who changed the music scene forever. *The programme so far will be launched at a special event on Friday 24 February, at the venue where it all began - The Cavern Club.* The announcement will come just hours after it has been launched at Carnegie Hall in New York during an event aimed at attracting American Beatles aficionados to Liverpool. Highlights include:

http://www.conworld.net/index.php/Destinations/liverpool-celebrates-50-years-of-the-beatles.html

The Sun
February 27, 20012
Gary Barlow to sing Beatles hit for advert

GARY Barlow is to record a version of classic George Harrison hit Here Comes The Sun — for Marks & Spencer.The X Factor judge has tied up a deal with the chain for its summer advertising campaign.A source said he will fly to South Africa on Friday to begin filming with M&S models Twiggy, Dannii Minogue, Lisa Snowdon, Noemie Lenoir and Jamie Redknapp.They will appear at a traditional British tea party for the campaign. And it will feature Gary singing Harrison's hit — written for The Beatles' 1969 Abbey Road album. An M&S insider said: "It's hard to improve on perfection but Gary's certain to give the song a modern twist." They hope it's going to be the anthem of the summer."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4154193/HERE-COMS-THE-SUN.html

Philly.com
February 26, 2012
Art: Rock photo exhibition - Elvis, Dylan, Beatles, more - rolls into Allentown Art Museum

Rock-and-roll music embodies the spirit of several generations, which is to say raucous and sometimes transgressive behavior by both musicians and their fans, idol worship and mass hysteria.These effects have been observed before, particularly in young people - remember crooners and bobby-soxers? - but rock-and-roll has been an especially persistent and powerful shaper of popular culture. Why else would public television still be reviving musical acts from the 1960s to solicit contributions during periodic fund drives?Now rock-and-roll has invaded the art museum, which you might not think would be a congenial venue for an art form that represents the antithesis of quiet, solitary contemplation.

http://articles.philly.com/2012-02-26/news/31101493_1_allentown-art-museum-exhibition-sprawls-popular-music

Examiner
February 24, 2012
The Beatles took DC in a snowstorm

Everybody screamed, journalists commented on the silly haircuts, the interviews were high-energy, infused with wit, sarcasm, and lit cigarettes.Most fans of modern music know that The Beatles invaded America in 1964 and played on The Ed Sullivan Show. But did you know the band hopped a train – they eschewed air travel due to reports of nasty weather - and stayed in this city immediately after the Ed Sullivan hysteria ? And that, here, they played their first ever concert in North America?* Yes, Washington DC – February 11, 1964.

http://www.examiner.com/dc-in-washington-dc/the-beatles-took-dc-a-snowstorm

msLinds

02-28-2012, 03:40 PM

London Evening Post
February 28, 2012
2BS Bathurst interviews Marty Rhone - audio interview

2BS Bathurst interviews Marty Rhone about the show’s concept, and provides a little bit of history surrounding the synergies between The Beatles and Cliff Richard. Check out the entire interview by using the audio player below:

http://cliffjoinsthebeatles.com/news/2bs-bathurst-interviews-marty-rhone/

GMA Warning
February 28, 2012
Warning out vs Beatles DVD spam

Counterfeiters of The Beatles are spamming fans to convince them to buy a DVD of the legendary UK band, a computer security firm warned this week.The spam mail offers a "box set" that appeared to have put all the band's songs into one DVD, computer security firm Sophos said."They've even gone to the effort of adding a mini-documentary for each official album from 'Please Please Me' to 'Abbey Road,'" Sophos said in a blog post.It added the tracks and the video content may be "similar" to what Apple announced for its iTunes store late last year.Sophos warned prospective buyers they may be encouraging the spammers if they fall for the ploy and buy the box set.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/249749/scitech/technology/warning-out-vs-beatles-dvd-spam

Technorati
February 27, 2012
Five Business Tips From The Beatles

I am an ardent Beatles fan. Thus, when Come Together – The Business Wisdom of The Beatles (Come Together) was released, my hopes were high for a great read. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed.Despite the book’s shortcoming, it contains a number of insightful lessons for budding entrepreneurs. Of the 100-business “lessons” articulated in the book, I highlight a few below which I feel are the most relevant and impactful for entrepreneurs.

http://technorati.com/business/article/five-business-tips-from-the-beatles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+trarticles+%28All+articles+at+Technorati%29

Guitar World
February 28, 2012
Guitar World Lick of the Day App Introduces The Beatles Lick Packs

Today, Guitar World and Agile Partners announced a new release of the Guitar World Lick of the Day app that introduces The Beatles Lick Packs to the popular app for learning guitar on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.Arriving just in time to celebrate more than one million downloads of Lick of the Day, the new version also introduces Lick Singles so users can select individual licks from the app's extensive catalog of licks.

http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar-world-lick-day-app-introduces-beatles-lick-packs

Examiner
February 28, 2012
Liverpool to celebrate Beatles' 50th anniversary all through 2012

The Beatles' hometown of Liverpool will celebrate the Beatles' 50 anniversary events highlighting their music and their history with the city all through the year. The celebration was launched last week simultaneously with announcements at the Cavern Club and at Carnegie Hall in New York. Here's a chronlogical summary of the events:*On June 22-23, the Liverpool Phiharmonic will feature "The Two of Us: The Lennon and McCartney Songbook" with John Wilson conducting the orchestra in the Beatles songs including "All You Need Is Love," "Yesterday" and "Strawberry Fields Forever." Performers will include singer Joe Stilgoe, jazz singer Claire Martin and Liverpool actor and vocalist Mark McGann.*

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/liverpool-to-celebrate-beatles-50th-anniversary-all-through-2012
Examiner
February 29, 2012
New Beatles diecast vehicles, plush toys hitting shelves this week

The new Beatles plush toys and diecast taxis and buses we first told you about in January from Factory Entertainment will be hitting shelves this week, sources tell Beatles Examiner. Besides local stores, they should also be available on the Beatles official website www.thebeatles.com and online.The new diecast taxis and buses use designs from the albums "Beatles For Sale," "With the Beatles," "Please Please Me" and "Rubber Soul" and feature the logos from the albums.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/new-beatles-diecast-toys-plush-animals-hitting-shelves-this-week

Houston Press
February 28, 2012
Please Please Me: Rock's Top 10 Greatest Double Entendres

Almost half a century ago this month, the Beatles released their first U.S. single, "Please Please Me." Though a fine example of the group's early pop sound, it wasn't an immediate smash in the States. After being issued in England on the EMI-owned Parlophone label on Jan. 12, 1963, Capitol Records, EMI's U.S. label, rejected it. Atlantic passed, too.A minor, Chicago-based label named Vee Jay finally released "Please Please Me" stateside on Feb. 25, 1963. The band's name was misspelled on the single's first pressing, and the song was a flop. It would be nearly a year until "Please Please Me" became a hit when it was re-released in the wake of the Beatles' appearance on the Jack Paar Show. Soon, Beatlemania would be in full swing.

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2012/02/rock_double_entendres.php

BeggersCanBeChoosers.com
February 27, 2012
The Top Mysteries Surrounding The Beatles

I've long been a fan of The Beatles. And I've long been fascinated by the topic of unexplained historical mysteries. So for this article, I thought I'd combine the two.As one of the 20th century's biggest pop cultural phenomena, The Beatles have been endless analyzed and discussed in literally thousands of books over the years. But for all the analysis, there remain a few lingering mysteries about this band. And with the passing of the decades, it's unlikely a lot of these mysteries will ever be explained. So, here, in my opinion, are the top mysteries surrounding The Beatles:

http://www.beggarscanbechoosers.com/2012/02/top-mysteries-surrounding-beatles.html

Time Special
February 28, 2012
Top 10 Nude Magazine Covers
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Rolling Stone

On Dec. 8, 1980, noted lenswoman Annie Leibovitz photographed former Beatles singer John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono at the couple's New York City apartment for Rolling Stone. Leibovitz had initially wanted to shoot Lennon alone, but he insisted they both be in the photograph. After she asked Lennon to remove his clothes and curl up next to Ono, Leibovitz said Ono offered to remove her top, but the photographer told her to keep her clothes on. The resulting photo of a nude Lennon curled around his wife "captured our relationship exactly," Lennon allegedly said after seeing a Polaroid.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2107768_2107767_2107761,00.html

Great musical instruments.com
February 27, 2012
Gibson John Lennon Anniversary Limited Edition J-160-E Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Sunburst

Gibson John Lennon Anniversary Limited Edition J-160-E Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Sunburst.Seventy years after his birth, and three decades after that, he is not a John Lennon’s peace to the crowd and his music still lingers in the hearts and minds of fans around the world at the request of Yoko Ono, Gibson Guitar is proud to present the Gibson John Lennon Anniversary Limited Edition J-160-E Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Sunburst.Acoustic guitar to celebrate the legacy of this extraordinary artist. Acoustic guitars are crafted with.

http://greatmusicinstrument.com/gibson-john-lennon-anniversary-limited-edition-j-160-e-acoustic-guitar-vintage-sunburst/

msLinds

02-29-2012, 04:22 PM

BBC News Liverpool
February 29, 2012
Lennon and McCartney homes given Grade II listed status

The childhood homes of John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney have been listed as Grade II buildings by English Heritage.Lennon's house - Mendips, on Menlove Avenue in Woolton, and McCartney's home on Forthlin Road in Allerton, are both in Liverpool.English Heritage said the two houses were where The Beatles composed and rehearsed many of their early hits.Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose said The Beatles were "tremendously important".He said that the listing meant the houses were "legally protected from being bashed around or altered in future".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17210335

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/lennon-and-mccartney-early-homes-to-be-preserved-under-new-historic-designation

Examiner
February 28, 2012
McCartney's 'Kisses' album gets spotlight in latest issue of Beatlefan

Paul McCartney's new "Kisses on the Bottom" album receives special coverage in Beatlefan #194 that's just out.Publisher Bill King says the magazine contains a special section on the album, including a look back at the Beatles' history with pop standards. It also features a special section on Wings with the first part of a three-part interview with guitarist Henry McCullough, a critical examination of the Wings discography and fan's choices for the best songs done by Wings.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/mccartney-s-kisses-album-gets-spotlight-latest-issue-of-beatlefan

Ultimate Guitar
February 29, 2012
Ken Scott: 'The Beatles Were The Most Experimental Band Ever'

Ken Scott is considered one of the most respected engineers and producers in the history of rock music. Having started working at Abbey Road Studios in the late 60's, one of his first sessions was working with The Beatles. Scott later worked with artists as such as David Bowie (including Bowie’s classic albums, 1971’s "Hunky Dory" and 1972’s "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust"), Mahavishnu Orchestra, Supertramp, Lou Reed, Devo, Dixie Dregs, Missing Persons, and Jeff Beck to name but a few. In Ultimate Guitar’s continuing "The Producers and Engineers" series, Joe Matera put in a call to Ken Scott to in order to discuss his career, capturing the sound of some of the greatest guitarists of our time and how engineering and recording has evolved for Scott over the past 45 years.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/ken_scott_the_beatles_were_the_most_experimental_band_ever.html

Examiner
February 28, 2012
Exploring the Beatles influences outside rock 'n' roll

The Beatles had their rock 'n' roll influences -- Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly, to name a few, but the music that helped mold their sound also goes back a lot further. The music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Duke Ellington had a role in their sound. Paul McCartney sang "'Til There Was You" and "A Taste of Honey" on their albums. The Beatles also did "The Honeymoon Song" during their BBC broadcasts.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/the-beatles-influences-outside-rock-n-roll-to-be-explored

NJ.com
February 28, 2012
'A Date with a Beatle' book signing

The Cranford Public Library is pleased to host Judith Kristen, author of the recently published A Date with a Beatle, on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranford Community Center. The Community Center is located at 221 Walnut Avenue.‬ A Date with a Beatle is a charming look back at the glory days of Beatlemania, as seen through the eyes of a loyal, devoted, and very persistent fan who eventually managed to meet her idol, George Harrison. Ms. Kristen was born in Atlantic City and raised in Northeast Philadelphia. She is a popular children's book author, an animal rescuer, and an international humane education teacher. Her recent trip to London and Liverpool to introduce A Date with a Beatle was such a success that she has been invited back to England and to central Europe for a nine country summer tour in 2012. A Date with a Beatle has been translated into German and will also be released in Spanish.

http://www.nj.com/cranford/index.ssf/2012/02/a_date_with_a_beatle_book_sign.html

Examiner
February 29, 2012
John Lennon's love for Bermuda to be celebrated with CD, tribute concert in June

In his later years, John Lennon became very fond of Bermuda. Lennon traveled to the island in 1980 and wrote some of his last songs, including "Woman" and "Watching the Wheels," there. The island nation has several events planned June 21 to commemorate Lennon's time there, according to Tony Brannon, who is coordinating the events. The highlight is the release of a tribute CD featuring both Beatles and Lennon songs. Among the artists to appear are Maxi Priest, Bailey Outerbridge (who contributes her version of "Revolution"), Paul Carrack, Nils Lofgren, Heather Nova, Rebecca Faulkenberry and Nic Christopher, Judie Tzuke, Chewstick, Rhino’s Express (Status Quo), Mia Chambray, Rachel Brown and Biggie Irie. The CD is being produced by Ride the Wave charitable group.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/john-lennon-s-love-for-bermuda-to-be-celebrated-with-cd-tribute-concert-june

msLinds

03-01-2012, 03:50 PM

Seattlepi
February 29, 2012
From Him To Them: 49 Years Ago George Martin's Advice Cements The Beatles' Fame

'From Me To You', released on April 11, 1963 was, technically speaking, The Beatles' first U.K. number one single. The second in a sequence of four, devastating body blows to the British pop scene in 1963 (the others being 'Please Please Me'/'She Loves You'/'I Want To Hold Your Hand'), 'From Me To You' raced up the charts upon its release, knocking 'How Do You Do It?' (a song the Beatles had rejected) off the top*spot.

http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/From-Him-To-Them-49-Years-Ago-George-Martin-s-3371936.php

Sonicstate
February 29, 2012
Learn To Play Beatles Guitar On iOS
Guitar World Lick of the Day App introduces The Beatles Licks Packs

Guitar World and Agile Partners have announced a new release of Guitar World Lick of the Day that introduces The Beatles Lick Packs to the popular app for learning guitar on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Arriving just in time to celebrate over one million downloads of Lick of the Day, the new version also introduces Lick Singles so users can select individual licks from the app's extensive catalog of licks. Agile Partners tells us that all licks in Guitar World Lick of the Day include high quality videos of guitar instructors or celebrities demonstrating the lick, scrolling tab and standard music notation, and more. The app is powered by TabToolkit, an Apple Design Award winner developed by Agile Partners.

http://www.sonicstate.com/amped/2012/02/29/learn-to-play-beatles-guitar/

The Acorn
March 1, 2012
Let’s get ready to rumble—it’s The Stones vs. The Beatles

For decades, the battle has raged: Beatles or Stones ? In the bands’ heyday, fans accused London’s Rolling Stones of stealing ideas—even entire albums—from their Liverpool counterparts. At the same time, the Beatles often copied the Stones’ “bad boy” style and attitude.Both groups produced an array of hits that changed musical history and inspired a debate that has never been settled: Which is the greater band?Now a couple of tribute bands will try to settle the score.Abbey Road and Jumping Jack Flash will present “Beatles vs. Stones: A Musical Shoot Out” on Fri., March 30 at The Canyon club in Agoura Hills.

http://www.theacorn.com/news/2012-03-01/Dining_%28and%29_Entertainment/Lets_get_ready_to_rumbleits_The_Stones_vs_The_Beat.html

Huffington Post Arts
March 1, 2012
Yoko Ono's "Our Beautiful Daughters" Celebrates Women And Peace In New Delhi (PHOTOS)

Yoko Ono has been an activist for love, feminism, peace and artistic exploration since the early 1960s. In honor of the beginning of National Women's History Month, we are proud to feature her work on our page.Ono is famous for her romance and collaborations with John Lennon, and though most know her name few are really familiar with her work. (And no, her epic Rolling Stones cover doesn't count.)The artist, who recently celebrated her 79th birthday, is associated with the Fluxus art movement, which blended different media and disciplines, although she always remained an independent artist. Her work in the 60s and 70s arguably helped precipitate New Wave music and the avant-garde as we know it today. She made great strides in the progress of experimental poetry, film, music and art, all while being a worldwide muse.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/01/yoko-onos-our-beautiful-d_n_1313539.html?ref=arts

Examiner
February 29, 2012
Bill Frisell headlines Newport Jazz Festival 2012

The Newport Jazz Festival 2012 will mix it up this summer with Bill Frisell performing selections from his newly released "All We are Saying" John Lennon's Songbook beginning on*Saturday, August 4th at Fort Adams State Park, Newport, R.I. George Wein, festival producer and founder, announced the welcomed news to music fans yesterday after 2011 reviews pondered the future of the Newport Jazz Festival with only a "serious jazz" program line-up, presumably appealing solely to diehard jazz fans. The question was asked, "How would the festival survive without engaging the younger 'loosey goosey' concert-goers?" While Grammy-winner Frisell has been a standard in jazz guitar, he spans the bridge between serious jazz and*recognizable tunes with his "dazzling improvisation," remaining true to the melodies of John Lennon's songs.

http://www.examiner.com/home-living-in-providence/bill-frisell-headlines-newport-jazz-festival-2012

The Beatles at Blind Pig tribute show Saturday
Ann Arbor
February 29, 2012
Area bands saying yeah, yeah, yeah to music of The Beatles at Blind Pig tribute show Saturday

Beatlemaniacs should be in heaven Saturday night. That’s when around a dozen mostly local musicians and bands will come together to offer a night of eclectic interpretations of Beatles tunes at the first-ever Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Jam at the Blind Pig.“We have some straight-up rock and roll bands on the bill, we have a hip-hop artist on the bill, we have some moody folk indie people on the bill,” said Alejandra O’Leary, one of the event organizers as well as a musical participant. “You can invite a broad range of artists to interpret these songs, its’ a natural fit. … Every album, every era, every facial hair is fair game. “It’s a good mix of Beatle-y bands and non-Beatle-y bands, I think,” she added.Longtime local favorites George Bedard & The Kingpins will perform a special mid-show set of music from bands that influenced The Beatles. He’ll be followed by nearly a dozen others who will delve into the Fab Four’s formidable catalog.

http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/area-bands-say-yeah-yeah-yeah-to-music-of-the-beatles-at-blind-pig-tribute-show-saturday/?cmpid=RSS_link_entertainment

SCTimes
February 29, 2012
Summertime by George! band lineup named
Beatles tribute band The Revolution 5

The full lineup for the Summertime by George! concert series has been announced. The free weekly event begins again June 13 with the Beatles tribute band The Revolution 5. Last year, more than 45,000 people enjoyed the festivities put together by the St. Cloud Rotary during the summer, according to a news release.

http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012103010022&gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

msLinds

03-01-2012, 07:40 PM

France24 International News
March 1, 2012
Yoko Ono wins top Austrian prize

Yoko Ono, the widow of Beatle John Lennon, on Thursday won the 2012 Oscar Kokoschka prize, Austria's highest award for applied contemporary art.Japanese-American artist Yoko Ono (L), widow of John Lennon delivers a speech after being awarded the 20,000 euro ($26,626) Oskar-Kokoschka-Prize for her lifework as artist on March 1, 2012 in Vienna.

http://www.daylife.com/photo/03SF3Sw5aSdum?__site=daylife

NJ.com
March 1, 2012
Bickford Theatre presents "Baroque to Beatles"

MORRISTOWN - Audiences will enjoy a range of international music and entertainers as The Bickford Theatre at the Morris Mu-seum presents its A La Carte Series. Tickets for each performance are $30 for the general public; $28 for seniors; and $20 for stu-dents. To purchase tickets, or for more information, please call the box office, 973-971-3706 or visit www.bickfordtheatre.org. On Sunday, March 4 at 2 p.m. is “Baroque to Beatles” starring Vladimir Zaitsev. Vladimir Zaitsev is an award-winning piano virtuoso and versatile entertainer with a keen sense of humor, who has been called “the next Victor Borge.” A native of Kiev, Ukraine, Mr. Zaitsev’s performance will include well-known piano masterpieces, his own in-sightful and virtuosic piano arrangements of well-known Broadway, pop, and international favorites — and lots of laughs.

http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2012/03/bickford_theatre_presents_baro.html

msLinds

03-02-2012, 09:00 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great weekend and take care.

NME
March 1, 2012
The Beatles Loved The Monkees - And You Should Too

While the Grim Reaper swung his scythe through half The Beatles long ago, Davy Jones is the first of The Monkees - the '60s TV band manufactured using the moptop model - to go. The Manchester-born lead singer died, aged 66, of a heart attack yesterday. The legacy he left with The Monkees is a great one and even The Beatles agreed.

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?c=1&p=11942&title=the_beatles_loved_the_monkees_and_you_sh&more=1

Artdaily
March 2, 2012
New Elvis Presley exhibit "ICON: The Influence of Elvis Presley" opens at Graceland

MEMPHIS (AP).- The yearlong 35th anniversary commemoration of the life and legacy of Elvis Presley continues in Memphis with the third and largest exhibit launching at Graceland in 2012. "ICON: The Influence of Elvis Presley Presented by Fender" will be open March 1, 2012 through February 2013. Curated by the Graceland archives team in partnership with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, this groundbreaking exhibit features 75 artifacts on loan from the famed Cleveland museum, along with items from the collections of many of today’s biggest names in music who have been influenced by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The exhibit celebrates Elvis’ status as a music pioneer and icon that paved the way for many of today’s artists and celebrities. Items on display in this exhibit include Bono’s “MacPhisto” suit from U2’s Zooropa performances, Bob Dylan’s leather jacket that appears on the album cover "Real Live,” James Brown’s jumpsuit and vest worn in concert in the 1970s, along with artifacts from Elton John, Trisha Yearwood, Joan Jett, Wanda Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Katy Perry and many others.

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=53950

The Quad
March 2, 2012
Iconic Beatles photo on display in Boston
A Picture is Worth…$68,500

It’s not often one comes across a covetable item when rummaging through old boxes or through the basement. Perhaps an old photo stirs up memories of a bad hair day, but the box will probably end up going back to its dusty spot and forgotten once again.The same could not be said for photographer Mike Mitchell, who is most famous for his Beatles shots in the early ’60s. Last summer he uncovered 46 never-before-seen photographs of the Beatles’ first U.S. concert in 1964 after the Ed Sullivan Show. Digital Silver Imaging, a black-and-white photo lab, repaired Mitchell’s silver gelatin prints that were once unsalvageable. The discovery made international headlines and the photos were auctioned in July, selling for over $364,000.

http://buquad.com/2012/03/02/a-picture-is-worth-68500/

LA Weekly Blogs
March 2, 2012
Sean Lennon Brings Akira and Other Favorites to Los Angeles Animation Festival

Sean Lennon is best known in music circles. The 36-year-old son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono has released three solo albums, as well as two full-lengths with girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl under the name Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (GOASTT). He played with Cibo Matto, collaborated extensively with his mother and worked with The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. Right now, he's in the studio producing Muhl's new project, Kemp and Eden, which will be released on their record label Chimera Music.What people might not know, though, is that Lennon is an animation buff. He animated his own video for the song "Would I Be the One," a T. Rex cover that appeared on his album Friendly Fire, as an homage to Fantastic Planet (La Planète Sauvage). He also translated and sang music for the French animated film A Monster in Paris, which premieres on the West Coast March 10 at the Los Angeles Animation Festival.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2012/03/sean_lennon_los_angeles_animat.php

http://blog.laafest.com/schedule2012/

Liverpool Echo
March 2, 2012
Blink 182 tell why they owe it all to The Beatles ahead of ECHO Arena show

THEY’RE the all-American multimillion-selling kings of the three-minute pop-punk anthem. Blink 182 are the perennially teenage and – let's admit it – hugely catchy punk-pop band that brought their Californian sounds to the world.So I’m surprised when singer Mark Hoppus tells me he’s moved to England for a year.“It’s really fun,” he grins. “Really cold, but really fun. In California I get in my car and drive everywhere. Now I can walk pretty much everywhere I want to go.“I’ve been to pretty much every tourist attraction. I loved Windsor Castle. That was ridiculously cool. And the Cabinet War Rooms were awesome. Now I’m heading north.“When I come to Liverpool I am going to be the biggest Beatles tourist you’ve ever seen. I can’t wait.“We’re massive Beatles fans, I grew up listening to British music and The Beatles were huge among my friends – I owe everything to those guys – so I’m going to be the biggest Beatles geek when I get to Liverpool. I’ll be there at Paul and John’s houses. Can you go to George and Ringo’s too? I want to see everything while I’m there.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/music/music-news/2012/03/02/blink-182-tell-why-they-owe-it-all-to-the-beatles-ahead-of-echo-arena-show-100252-30441844/

DMW
March 1, 2012
the AirVinyl app from Sir George Martin’s studio is available
AirVinyl app adds retro warmth to iPhone music

If digital audio sounds too sterile and flat to you, the AirVinyl app from Sir George Martin’s studio is available to add retro harmonics and ambiance to music played on the iPhone.The $0.99 app was developed by engineers at Air Studios, which the legendary Beatles producer originally founded in 1969, working with developers at Bappz Ltd.Also includes the capability to create “mix tapes” and playlists from the music on the iPhone, using an interface that looks like a cassette deck, and to access existing iPhone playlists in the app’s mixtape section. Mixtapes can be shared on social networks, and the app is compatible with iTunes Match and iCloud libraries.

http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2012/03/01/airvinyl-app-adds-retro-warmth-to-iphone-music

The Complete Beatles with Jeff Woods
podcast
March 2, 2012
John Lennon - Bigger Than Jesus
John came up with a list of all the things he didn’t believe in

http://exploremusic.com/shows/the-complete-beatles/

Now let me take you back, to the 4th of March 1966, the day London newspaper the Evening Standard published an article by Maureen Cleave titled How Does a Beatle Live – John Lennon Lives Like This. She visited John at his home and they strolled about talking casually about various subjects including words John later wished he could have pulled out of the air and stuff back in to his mouth. Lennon pondered which would go first – rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity, saying “Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary”. And he said “Christianity will go … it will vanish and shrink and I will be proved right”.Nobody in England took much notice. In fact there was no great controversy until months later, when the quote was reprinted in*the U.S. teen magazine called Datebook and the you know what really hit the fan. George Harrison, the pragmatist pointed out that while some people in the south took to burning Beatle records,they had to buy them first.Quite in contrast to all that, in terms of how much things would change post summer of Love and post Woodstock, fast forward 4 and half years to the fall of 1970, when John was no longer a Beatle, he went into the studio record his debut solo album … a record dealing largely with his troubled relationship with his parents and in the case of one song, dealing with walking away from his other family – The Beatles.

http://exploremusic.com/show/john_and-jesus/

The Beatles First Recordings – 50th Anniversary Edition
March 2, 2012

http://beatlesblogger.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/the-beatles-first-recordings-50th-anniversary-edition/

Beatles Radio Shows
March 2, 2012
George Martin - Ringo

http://beatlesradio.podbean.com/

msLinds

03-03-2012, 09:07 PM

BBC News Liverpool
March 3, 2012
James McCartney to play Liverpool's Cavern Club

The son of Sir Paul McCartney is following in his father's footsteps by playing Liverpool's Cavern Club, where The Beatles made their name.Musician James McCartney, 34, will play at the venue next month, as part of a short series of dates.He has performed on a number of his father's albums and said it would be a "special moment" to play the club.The Beatles were regulars at the Cavern in the early 1960s, performing nearly 300 shows.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17244169

Examiner
March 3, 2012
Sean Lennon's Beatles' tributes have been something special

Sean Lennon's music has always been, for the most part, quite eclectic and distinctive. But if you listen to him do Beatles songs, another side emerges.He's always shown influences of both his mother and his father, but hear him do just Beatles songs and he sounds very close to his dad.Sean Lennon's music has always been, for the most part, quite eclectic and distinctive.But if you listen to him do Beatles songs, another side emerges.He's always shown influences of both his mother and his father, but hear him do just Beatles songs and he sounds very close to his dad. Take this cover of "Julia" from the tribute to his father at Radio City Music Hall just after the 9/11 tragedy in 2001, which he dedicates to his mom Yoko Ono. It's tender and gorgeous. (The pictures of his dad in the background add nicely to the mood.).

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/sean-lennon-s-beatles-tributes-have-been-something-special

The Fest For Beatles Fans - NY METRO 2012
March 23 - 25th 2012
Join us for the 38th Annual New York Metro Fest For Beatles Fans. Thousands of Beatles Fans of all generations will Come Together and take over an entire hotel for a weekend of music, memorabilia, dancing, and celebrating the greatest band of all time.

http://www.thefest.com/fest/Current/NewYork/ny.php

Liverpool Pride
March 3, 2012
EPSTEIN: A new play about the man who made The Beatles

A brand new play about one of Liverpool’s favourite sons and one of the world’s most successful music entrepreneurs is to premiere in Liverpool, in a year that celebrates 50 years since The Beatles came together and will be the first major production at the new Epstein Theatre.EPSTEIN is a long-awaited theatrical production celebrating the life of former Beatles manager Brian Epstein. It is a one man multi-media play with live music, created by Jen Heyes and Andrew Sherlock, written by Andrew Sherlock, directed by Jen Heyes and runs from 15 November to 1 December 2012.Brian Epstein was best known as a music entrepreneur and legendary manager of The Beatles and was the person responsible for their rise to mega-stardom all over the world. He also managed other popular artists such as Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer, The Foremost, The Dakotas and Cilla Black.Brian Epstein recalled meeting The Beatles: "I hadn't had anything to do with management of pop artists before that day that I went down to the Cavern Club and heard the Beatles playing... I was immediately struck by their music, their beat, and their sense of humour on stage - and even afterwards when I met them I was struck again by their personal charm. And it was there, that really, it all started."

http://www.liverpoolpride.co.uk/news/03/03/2012/epstein-new-play-about-man-who-made-beatles

msLinds

03-04-2012, 08:56 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great week and take care. :wavey:

Greenwich Patch
March 3, 2012
Greenwich's Dan Macaulay is Finalist in John Lennon Song Writing Contest

Contemporary Christian music recording artist and Greenwich resident Dan Macaulay has reportedly been named a Finalist (Session II) in the 2011 John Lennon Song Writing Contest.Macaulay made it to the Finalist round in the Gospel/Inspirational category for his song “In Awe,” from his latest release, “From You, For You,” according to the JLSC website.Launched in 1997, the John Lennon Songwriting Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who submit entries in any one of 12 categories. The contest is open year-round and features two Sessions with 72 Finalists, 24 Grand Prize Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners and 1 "Song of the Year."

http://greenwich.patch.com/articles/greenwich-s-dan-macaulay-is-finalist-in-john-lennon-song-writing-contest

Session 1 2012 is open

http://www.jlsc.com/

Sonic Scoop
March 3, 2012
“Deconstructing the Beatles: Revolver” Shows Announced for March, April

There’s a new reason to check out the fascinating “Deconstructing the Beatles” content series from Scott Frieman.He’s introduced “TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS: DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES’ REVOLVER”. Here’s how the NY-based composer/producer/engineer explains the latest addition to his Fab Four breakdowns:“The Beatles’ Revolver is a groundbreaking album that routinely tops ‘Best Album’ lists. In Tomorrow Never Knows: Deconstructing The Beatles’ Revolver, I’ll be taking music fans young and old on a journey through this remarkable album.

http://www.sonicscoop.com/2012/03/03/deconstructing-the-beatles-revolver-shows-announced-for-march-april/

Guitar World
March 3, 2012
March 4, 1966: John Lennon's "Beatles Are More Popular Than Jesus" Controversy Begins

Forty-six years ago today -- March 4, 1966 -- the London Evening Standard published an interview with John Lennon of The Beatles. It was written by Maureen Cleave, a reporter who was friendly with Lennon and the other Beatles.Most of the story was a fascinating portrait of Lennon's home life, full of tidbits like this

http://www.guitarworld.com/march-4-1966-john-lennons-beatles-are-more-popular-jesus-controversy-begins

msLinds

03-05-2012, 07:56 PM

Examiner
March 4, 2012
"Tales from Development Hell" - The Lord of the Rings almost starred The Beatles

Tails from development hell is a recently released book detailing many behind-the-scenes horror stories tracking the convoluted process of bringing a script to the big screen. Here's the official description:A compulsively readable journey into the area of movie-making where all writers, directors and stars fear to tread: Development Hell, the place where scripts are written, actors hired and sets designed... but the movies rarely actually get made! Among many of the scripts discussed are Neil Gaiman's Sandman films and a Planet of the Apes by James Cameron. One excerpt details a possible Lord of the Rings adaptation, with The Beatles as frontrunners for major roles, stating:Lennon was interested in the role of Gollum, with McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr opting for Frodo, Gandalf and Sam respectively.As this idea was being considered, the possibly arose to present it as an animated piece, with the designer and art director of the Yellow Submarine film, Heinz Edelman, at the helm. Edelmann has said that his version of The Lord of the Rings would not have been stylistically similar to Yellow Submarine: “The artwork would have been completely different: much less colour, and unrealistic, but without the art nouveau touch Yellow Submarine has.”

http://www.examiner.com/tolkien-in-national/tales-from-development-hell-the-lord-of-the-rings-almost-starred-the-beatles

Examiner
March 4, 2012
INTERVIEW: Roberta Flack says the Beatles' music is full of universal love

Roberta Flack's new album, "Let It Be Roberta" on 429 Records, her first in eight years, transforms the Beatles music. She takes the songs, all Beatles tunes except for one solo tune by George Harrison, and adds her very distinctive style. It's the same type of feeling she gave to "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" when she had a hit with it in 1972. In a phone interview, Flack said she decided to do the Beatles album after getting involved in another project.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/interview-for-roberta-flack-the-beatles-music-is-full-of-universal-love

ContactMusic
March 5, 2012
John Carter Director Makes 'The Beatles' Comparison

'John Carter' director Andrew Stanton says the Edgar Rice Burroughs books that his movie is based on, had as much influence on the genre at The Beatles had on the music industry. The 'Finding Nemo' filmmaker made the comments at a recent UK press conference to publicize Disney's forthcoming Sci-Fi epic.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/john-carter-director-makes-the-beatles-comparison_1300190

HeraldScotland
March 5, 2012
Nutini's role for teenage Lennon musical

A LEADING Scottish movie producer has confirmed plans to turn his John Lennon film Nowhere Boy into a musical with original songs from pop star Paolo Nutini.The project is a departure for Edinburgh-born Douglas Rae, managing director of Ecosse Films, who is best known for producing the BBC TV series Mistresses and historical films including Mrs Brown, Charlotte Gray and Becoming Jane."One of my favourite composers and singers is Paolo Nutini, and Paolo is helping us with the music and the words so it will be original songs," said Rae, speaking for the first time about the project.His 2009 film version was directed by Sam Taylor-Wood and focuses on Lennon's teenage years and his relationships with the two dominant women in his life: his aunt Mimi, who brought him up, and his mother, Julia.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/nutinis-role-for-teenage-lennon-musical.16830558

CW33
March 5, 2012
John Lennon Bus Tour: Educational bus makes stop at Molina High in Dallas
DALLAS—

The world lost John Lennon more than 30 years ago but, fortunately, his legacy is still on tour. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus made a stop at Moises E. Molina High School in Dallas today, giving students a look at a state-of-the-art music and video production facility. The bus tour is a non-profit mobile audio and High Definition video production facility on wheels that travels around the country giving young people tours and participation in songwriting workshops.

http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-john-lennon-bus-tour-molina-story,0,2081544.story?track=rss

Mail Online
March 3, 2012
Here comes the Son: Paul McCartney's daughters have embraced the limelight now his 34-year-old son steps out of the shadow

For a virtual unknown, being granted the star spot on America’s hugely popular David Letterman Show to launch his debut single was a terrific coup. But though the young singer’s demeanour was a little stiff and shy, his talent shone out.The powerful voice, the huge vocal range, the accomplished guitar work all commanded attention, as did something familiar about the round, boyish face and mournful, hooded eyes.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2109581/Paul-McCartneys-son-James-steps-shadows.html?ITO=1490

Express.co.uk
March 6, 2012
SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY FINDING IT HARDER TO BE FAMOUS

SIR PAUL McCARTNEY and wife Nancy Shevell showed their support for his daughter Stella’s Paris fashion show on Monday.They happily posed for photos but Sir Paul, 69, admits: “It’s never been as hard as it is nowadays to be famous.” The former Beatle said in an interview that sometimes his fans can be a bit much when he wants a quiet moment, though he understands people are eager to meet him and take photos.

http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/306281/Sir-Paul-McCartney-finding-it-harder-to-be-famous

WallStreet Journal
March 5, 2012
Paul McCartney Rocks at Stella McCartney’s Show

Call me a sucker for a proud-daddy moment, but I felt the best part of Stella McCartney’s runway show came when Sir Paul McCartney leapt into the air and pumped his arms just as the designer took her bow.Sir Paul appears to have been more enthusiastic about the collection than I. It was quite nice—rich textures, expert tailoring in architectural man-cut coats, and a couple of smart printed suits—one with pants and the other with a skirt. I particularly liked a dusty pink knit skirt suit—cable knit and cozy. But it didn’t lead anywhere special.

http://blogs.wsj.com/runway/2012/03/05/paul-mccartney-rocks-at-stella-mccartneys-show/

Mail Online
March 5, 2012
Paul McCartney lets wife Nancy take centre stage in hot pink dress at daughter Stella's fashion show... as he moans about being famous

She doesn't shy away from bold fashion choices and today was no exception as Nancy Shevell arrived for the Stella McCartney fashion show in Paris wearing a hot pink dress. Nancy showed off her slender figure in the modest but fun long-sleeved shift as she posed up with husband Sir Paul McCartney outside his daughter Stella's Fall/Winter 2012-2013 women's ready-to-wear fashion show.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2110448/Paris-Fashion-Week-2012-Nancy-Shevell-takes-centre-stage-Stella-McCartney-show.html?ITO=1490

CNW
March 5, 2012
Ringo Starr and All-Starr Band Returning to Fallsview to Launch North American Tour

NIAGARA FALLS, ON, March 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Rock legend and former Beatle Ringo Starr returns to Fallsview Casino Resort with his newest All-Starr Band to kick-off their summer tour with a pair of sure-to-sell-out concerts on June 14 and 15. Fallsview Casino will be the only Canadian venue on the 24-stop tour.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/932523/ringo-starr-and-all-starr-band-returning-to-fallsview-to-launch-north-american-tour

msLinds

03-05-2012, 09:30 PM

Examiner
March 5, 2012
Lennon author talks about upcoming event at Shreve Memorial Library March 10

March 5, 2012 – If you love John Lennon and will be in Louisana this weekend, head over to Shreve Memorial Library on March 10 from 2-4pm. Jude Southerland Kessler, author of Lennon bio-novels Shoulda Been There and Shivering Inside, will be giving a presentation and book signing about John Lennon and the Beatles.Jude gave us the details about this exciting Lennon event, saying the presentation will be different from prior book talks. “It will consist of three segments,” she said. “First I will discuss my research techniques, tell about some funny interviews I did in Liverpool, and why I chose to write this series (of Lennon novels).” The presentation will turn lively with rare photos, music, and Ms. Kessler's re-enactment of a 1963 scene in her book. A book signing will follow a Q&A with the author.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-in-national/lennon-author-talks-about-upcoming-event-at-shreve-memorial-library-march-10

Billboard.com
February 29, 2012
Exclusive: Listen To Big Time Rush's 'Big Time Movie' Soundtrack

On-the-rise pop quartet and Nickelodeon stars Big Time Rush will deliver their best John, Paul, George and Ringo impressions in their London-set feature film debut, "Big Time Movie," which premieres on Saturday, March 10 on Nickelodeon. The "Big Time Movie" official soundtrack, which features the BTR boys covering six Beatles classics, will be released on March 6 (you can pre-order the iTunes-exclusive album here), but take an exclusive listen to all half-dozen songs a week early:

http://www.billboard.com/#/features/exclusive-listen-to-big-time-rush-s-big-1006305352.story

Mail Online
March 5, 2012
Get back! Savile Row shops resist U.S invader opening children's shop in former home of Beatles' record label

Not since the Beatles played on the roof of the building 43 years ago has there been such a kerfuffle in the street below.But the old-school tailors of world famous Savile Row are being forced to band together to halt the march of vulgar commercialism.In exclusive shops and cutting rooms throughout the historic heartland of top class menswear, they are opposing a plan by Abercrombie & Fitch, the racy U.S. clothes chain, to open a kids’ store in an office building that was once the Fab Four’s Apple headquarters.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2110739/Get-Savile-Row-shops-resist-U-S-invader-opening-childrens-shop-home-Beatles-record-label.html

msLinds

03-06-2012, 06:58 PM

Examiner
March 5, 2012
Free CD collects some of the Beatles' best music influences in one spot

Magazines with the Beatles' pictures on the cover usually manage to get our attention. (OK, make that always.) A lot of the time, we'll buy them.*But the March issue of Uncut, now on newsstands in the U.S., is one you may want to get for the CD, if nothing else. The CD, called "Sounds of the Star-Club," with a well designed cover that resembles many of the legitimately released Star Club compilations, collects 16 original versions of songs covered by the Beatles.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/free-cd-collects-some-of-the-beatles-best-music-influences-one-spot

SiftingsHerald
March 6, 2012
Liverpool Legends to perform at Ouachita

Arkadelphia, Ark. The Liverpool Legends, a Beatles experience group, will be in concert at Ouachita BaptistUniversity on March 15 at 7 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center. The two-hour show will feature the Ouachita Baptist University Band as part of the Liverpool Legends’ “Help Keep Music Alive” program that promotes the importance of music in schoolsLiverpool Legends was founded by Louise Harrison, sister of former Beatle George Harrison. When they are not performing their popular Branson show, the Liverpool Legends travel to various schoolshelping raise money for music departments.

http://www.siftingsherald.com/features/x587876160/Liverpool-Legends-to-perform-at-Ouachita

Times Standard
March 6, 2012
Come Together: The Beatles Concert Experience returns to Humboldt

This Saturday night, all of Humboldt County's most avid Beatles fans can “Come Together” and “Let It Be” for another night dedicated to the world's most iconic and influential rock band of all time.Come Together: The Beatles Concert Experience is returning to the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts to allow fans to “Help!” themselves to another serving of a tribute show in its most authentic form. While “All You Need Is Love” (and you can't buy it), you can buy the next best thing: a “Ticket to Ride.”It's been close to a year since Come Together performed in front of Humboldt most spirited 'Beatle-maniacs.

http://www.times-standard.com/entertainment/ci_20111079/come-together-beatles-concert-experience-returns-humboldt?source=rss

Huffington Post - Los Angeles
March 5, 2012
3rd Annual Los Angeles Animation Festival Brings A Community Together

The 3rd Annual Los Angeles Animation Festival takes over the Regent Showcase next week, bringing to the screen a collection of new classics and fresh work from up and coming animators.The schedule of the festival is like a fever-dream wish list for animation fans: screenings of "Akira" and "The Iron Giant", revivals of the anarchic "Team America: World Police" and Studio Ghibli's melancholic "Grave of the Fireflies," the West Coast premiere of the French film "A Monster in Paris," and events honoring Bill Plympton and the revitalization of Liquid Television, the show that introduced a generation of MTV watching teens to experimental animation.While this year's festival is under the artistic direction of Sean Lennon -- who has brought his love of French and Japanese animation to the slate -- L.A.A.F. is the creation of co-founders John Andrews and Miles Flanagan. The pair shared with us the secret origin of the festival.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/turnstyle/3rd-annual-los-angeles-an_b_1322598.html

msLinds

03-06-2012, 08:41 PM

The Telegraph
March 7, 2012
John Lennon suffered from bulimia and food fetishes, according to a new book.

The former Beatle showed all the signs of the eating disorder but because he was never diagnosed with the disease went untreated in his years of fame.At the height of Beatlemania the singer's weight fluctuated wildly. But when he was shot dead in 1980 outside his New York apartment he had lost a huge amount of weight.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/9126443/John-Lennon-suffered-bulimia.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2110783/John-Lennon-bulimic-suffered-food-fetishes-obsessions-claims-new-bio.html

Examiner
March 6, 2012
Doing all the fingerwork: In the studio with Wings guitar maestro Laurence Juber

With 20 solo albums to his credit, fingerstyle guitarist Laurence Juber is never content to remain idle. An erstwhile member of Wings during their Back To The Egg period, Juber contributed a memorable classical solo on the extremely catchy "Goodnight Tonight" single.

http://www.examiner.com/pop-culture-in-national/doing-all-the-fingerwork-the-studio-with-wings-guitar-maestro-laurence-juber

msLinds

03-07-2012, 01:34 PM

NME
March 7, 2012
Yoko Ono denies claims that John Lennon had bulimia

Yoko Ono has denied claims that John Lennon suffered from bulimia. According to the Daily Telegraph, a new book from author Debra Sharon Davis titled BackStage Pass VIP claims that the Beatles legend loved to eat food such as bowls of Rice Krispies topped with ice cream, but forced himself to be sick afterwards as he "hated the feeling of being full". "Lennon was confused about his obsession with food," she said. "Lennon was surrounded by talented musicians, but many had drinking and drug problems – so it was hard for them to see Lennon's purging behaviour as extraordinary."One must also realize that at that time the public and the media were unaware of bulimia as an addiction and health risk – which made it all the more frightening for John Lennon," she added. "He literally had no point-of-reference on what he was experiencing."However, Ono has now denied the allegations, with the singer telling the Daily Mirror that her late husband "was always on a very healthy diet". She added:

http://www.nme.com/news/yoko-ono/62474

msLinds

03-07-2012, 08:52 PM

Arkansas Times
March 7, 2012
Yoko Ono subject at art history symposium

Dr. Kevin Concannon of Virginia Tech's School of Visual Arts will deliver the keynote address, "War is Over If You Want It: John & Yoko's Year of Peace," tomorrow night at the University of Central Arkansas for its 22nd Arkansas College Art History Symposium. He'll talk at 7:30 p.m. in the Art Lecture Hall of McCastlain, on the UCA campus.Concannon, whose scholarship focuses particularly on the work of Yoko Ono, will give another lecture, at 4:30 p.m. Friday, "Yoko Ono's Touch Piece: A Work in Multiple Media, 1960-2008." His talk will come after the presentation of student papers that begins at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

http://www.arktimes.com/EyeCandy/archives/2012/03/07/yoko-ono-subject-at-art-history-symposium

FortMyers BeachTalk
March 7, 2012
IMAGINE there's no hunger: John Lennon Art Exhibit returns to Southwest Florida
Yoko Ono speaks of her love’s upcoming show

Now in its third year in Naples, Southwest Floridians will have a chance to browse and even take home a piece of the Artwork of John Lennon collection, coming to Fifth Avenue South, at the Inn on Fifth, Friday to Saturday, March 9 to 11. During that time, art show guests may view the extensive, more-than-2,000-piece collection that has traveled thousands of miles across the country, spreading joy and love to all who have a chance to view it.For the last 20 years, Yoko Ono and Legacy Fine Art and Productions have brought this exhibit across the country as a way to honor his memory and celebrate his messages of peace, love and truth.

http://www.fortmyersbeachtalk.com/page/content.detail/id/519941/IMAGINE-there-s-no-hunger--John-Lennon-Art-Exhibit-returns-to-Southwest-Florida.html?nav=5058

Music News
March 8, 2012
Abbey Road studios public presentation dates added

As part of their 80th Anniversary celebrations, Abbey Road Studios will be opening its doors to the public for a unique experience. Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan - authors of the critically-acclaimed, definitive book 'Recording the Beatles', will give an insightful and highly enjoyable presentation specifically for the anniversary event. 'Recording The Beatles' has won huge praise from Abbey Road Studios alumni including Alan Parsons, Norman Smith, Ken Townsend and John Kurlander, whose engineering/production CVs count The Beatles, The Hollies, Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy between them.

http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Abbey-Road-studios-public-presentation-dates-added&nItemID=49644

his is Local London
March 7, 2012
Beatles-mania to raise money for Princess Alice Hospice, Esher

A father and son have organised a Beatles tribute concert to raise money for Princess Alice Hospice.Butchers Paul and Mark Cunningham, of PJ Dale in Bridge Road, East Molesey, have roped in Phill Marshall from theatre show Beatles 4Ever UK to help them with the fundraiser.The event is already widely supported and several local businesses have come forward with raffle prizes.

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/leisure/galleriesandmuseums/9572682.Beatles_mania_to_raise_money_for_Princess_Alice_Hospice/r/?ref=rss

Contact Music
March 7, 2012
Sir Paul Mccartney - Sir Paul Mccartney Stranded In Eurostar Breakdown

Sir Paul McCartney was stranded for six hours in the French countryside after his Eurostar train broke down.Sir Paul McCartney was stranded in the French countryside for six hours after his Eurostar train broke down.An overhead power cable snapped under the weight of five inches of snow, leaving Paul, his wife Nancy Shevell, 51, and daughter Stella, 40, stuck in the middle of nowhere.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/sir-paul-mccartney-stranded-in-eurostar-breakdown_1301056

MFB Star
March 7, 2012
Will Robert Pattinson Star in Paul McCartney’s Animated Film ?

Paul McCartney’s new upcoming animated movie based on novel ‘High in the Woods’.Recently, Robert Pattinson and his girlfriend Kristen Stewart had lunch with the legendary former Beatle ‘Paul McCartney’ in Paris. And it is speculated that McCartney’s upcoming film project was the hot topic of discussion at their table.

http://www.mjbstar.com/news/2012/03/07/will-robert-pattinson-star-in-paul-mccartneys-animated-film/

msLinds

03-08-2012, 08:15 PM

WFMA
March 7, 2012
Martin Guitar rocks museum with exhibit of legendary instruments

NAZARETH, Pa. - You have the chance to see some guitars that rock in the Lehigh Valley.*The Martin Guitar Museum in Nazareth, Northampton Co., is showing off tons of guitars as part of the Rock Through the Valley exhibits."We have the distinction here of having a tremendous collection of more than 1,000 guitars, many of which are artist signature models or special guitars played by specific artists," said Dick Boak, director of the museum and archives.The museum is set up year-round, but the special rock and roll exhibit is up until only May 13.Some of the things you'll see include the D28, a commonly used Martin acoustic. For example, replicas of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's twin D28s are on display.*

http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/Martin-Guitar-rocks-museum-with-exhibit-of-legendary-instruments/-/132502/9242262/-/7687j5z/-/index.html

The Bottom Line
March 8, 2012
Maker of Fender guitars to rock the market with $200 million offering

The company that makes the guitars that have graced some of the biggest stars of rock and pop -- including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton -- has filed for a public stock offering worth $200 million.Fender is “closely associated with the birth of rock 'n' roll and has a strong legacy in music and in popular culture,” the company said in a registration filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/08/10609594-maker-of-fender-guitars-to-rock-the-market-
with-200-million-offering

Spinner
March 8, 2012
Lester Chambers: '60s Musician Gets Support From Yoko Ono Over

There are too many stories of musicians signing rights away to songs and future royalties, and now a member of '60s group the Chambers Brothers -- best known for their classic 'Time Has Come Today' -- is taking his plight to the masses via YouTube and Facebook, attracting the support of Yoko Ono.

http://www.spinner.com/2012/03/08/lester-chambers-royalties/

msLinds

03-09-2012, 01:38 AM

MansfieldNewsJournal
March 8, 2012
Performers will bring 'Abbey Road' to life

MANSFIELD -- Classic Albums Live will present a re-creation of the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album -- note for note, cut for cut -- at 8 p.m. March 16 at the Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West.Tickets, starting at $21.50, are on sale at the Renaissance Box Office and www.mansfieldtickets.com (ticketing fees apply); $10 tickets for back-row balcony seats may be purchased two hours before the performance, in person only, cash preferred.Founded in 2003 by Craig Martin, Classic Albums Live has become the ultimate destination for music lovers wanting to hear the greatest rock albums performed live without all the gimmickry and cheesy impersonations.

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20120308/ENTERTAINMENT/203080329

The Tribune
March 8, 2012
Sandals hotel targets Beatles memorabilia

SANDALS Royal Bahamian is in the process of acquiring memorabilia from the February 1965 visit of the legendary rock band, The Beatles, to the Bahamas.On March 1, Sandals Royal Bahamian welcomed its first guest into its newly refurbished Manor Building, now renamed the Balmoral Tower. The name change harkens back to a time when the block of rooms were part of the Balmoral Club, a property famed for hosting the crème-de-la-crème of 1940's society.The Balmoral Club is famed for hosting British Royalty of another kind. In 1965, The Beatles embarked on filming their second feature film, "Help!". This movie was to be different from their first feature film, 'A Hard Day's Night'. 'Help!' had an increased budget and was filmed in colour.

http://www.tribune242.com/business/03082012_nm-sandals_business_pg5-2

New-Press
March 8, 2012
Legendary Lennon and his Art

Although they had very different styles as artists, Yoko Ono remembers how often husband John Lennon would halt work on a piece and call her over, saying something like, “‘Yoko, Yoko, just come look at this.’ And he’d throw it in the trash can, sometimes,” she said.But plenty of his works survived, as Southwest Floridians will be able to see today through Sunday at “Imagine There’s No Hunger,” an exhibit benefiting the Harry Chapin Food Bank and consisting of Lennon’s drawings, sketches and written word.“We had very different ways of expressing our creative endeavors,” Ono said. Lennon was the more conventional and figurative of the two. “But I have a very critical eye and I’m very finicky. I was really surprised that he was so good.

http://www.news-press.com/article/20120309/COASTAL_LIFE/303090028/Legendary-Lennon-his-art

msLinds

03-09-2012, 07:48 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great weekend and take care.

1059SunnyFM Radio
March 9, 2012
Abbey Road Studios Celebrates 80th Anniversary - Photo's

The EMI studios where The Beatles recorded the classic 1969 album Abbey Road wasn’t officially named Abbey Road Studios until a year after that album’s release, but the recording studios at No. 3 Abbey Road in St. John’s Wood, London will forever be remembered for their address. Abbey Road Studios will be celebrating their 80th anniversary on Sunday.

http://1059sunnyfm.radio.com/2012/03/09/photos-abbey-road-studios-celebrates-80th-anniversary/#photo-1

Inside TV
March 9, 2012
Big Time Rush sings the Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' in Nickelodeon's 'Big Time Movie' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Back in November, we told you that Nickelodeon-crafted boy band would be covering four Beatles classics in their first TV movie, Big Time Movie, which they shot in Vancouver last fall. Now, we’re delivering you a little bit of that Big Time Rush-on-Beatles realness. Behold: A clip from the movie — which airs this Saturday, March 10, at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon — is below. The best part: The clip features the boys singing “A Hard Day’s Night.”

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/09/big-time-rush-a-hard-days-night/

Examiner
March 8, 2012
New documentary delves into Beatles' Apple Records era

The Beatles' Apple Records label wasn't the only artist-backed label to ever seek out new talent. But the wide range of artists signed under its umbrella was unique. And the commercial success that people like Mary Hopkin and Badfinger achieved made the project even more so. *A new documentary, "Strange Fruit -- The Beatles Apple Records,"*that will look at the behind-the-scenes story of the Beatles' label is to be released April 24 on DVD. The film will look at its history and how the label was founded, how it operated and the music it releasedSee a video preview of "Strange Fruit -- The Beatles Apple Records" at left.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/new-documentary-delves-into-beatles-apple-records-era

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/90411/The-Beatles-Apple-Records-Doc

BBC Acumen
March 2012
UK Stars Support Tokyo Charity

One of Japan’s leading cancer charities has launched a fundraising album featuring British artists Sir Tim Rice, Maxi Priest and Julian*Lennon, together with other global stars. The brainchild of Tyler Foundation for*Childhood Cancer founders Mark Ferris and Kim Forsythe, “Shine On! Songs Volume One” also stars Alan Menken, Amber Lily, Monday Michiru, Tin Cup Gypsy and Wendy Parr, among others.

http://bccjacumen.com/issues/2012-01/2012/01/uk-stars-support-tokyo-charity/

Paul McCartney
March 8, 2012
Paul's 'iTunes Live from Capitol Studios' is Out Now

http://www.paulmccartney.com/web/guest/news/-/blogs/paul-s-itunes-live-from-capitol-studios-is-out-now?_33_redirect=http%3a%2f%2fwww.paulmccartney.com%2fweb%2fguest%2fblogs-home%3fp_p_id%3d115_INSTANCE_cA00%26p_p_lifecycle%3d0%26p_p_state%3dnormal%26p_p_mode%3dview%26p_p_c ol_id%3dcolumn-2%26p_p_col_count%3d1%26%23p_115_INSTANCE_cA00&#p_33#top

msLinds

03-09-2012, 09:39 PM

Examiner
March 8, 2012
Yoko Ono and May Pang insist: John Lennon did not have bulimia

March 9, 2012 – The two women closest to John Lennon are speaking out against claims that the former Beatle suffered with bulimia. A new book entitled Backstage
Pass VIP by Debra Sharon Davis claims that John Lennon suffered from crippling eating disorders, specifically bulimia.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-in-national/yoko-ono-and-may-pang-insist-john-lennon-did-not-have-bulimia?CID=examiner_alerts_article

msLinds

03-11-2012, 08:09 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great upcoming week and take care. :wavey:

Examiner
March 10, 212
SXSW's 3rd annual Beatles complete on Ukulele invites all to join in

The third annual BEATLES COMPLETE ON UKULELE will be held this year on Thursday, March 15th noon-6pm at Hickory Street in Austin during SXSW. This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

http://www.examiner.com/music-in-national/sxsw-s-3rd-annual-beatles-complete-on-ukulele-invites-all-to-join-in

Tampa Bat Times
March 11, 2012
Beatles tribute band with Largo tie will re-enact 1969 rooftop concert

LARGO - For the three brothers, it's a homecoming of sorts.They spent their teenage years in Largo. They have aunts, uncles and cousins who live there, and it's the place where their father spent his final days.On Tuesday, the three will return to Largo as performers in the Beatles tribute band Yesterday and Today. The band is performing a free rooftop concert at the Largo Cultural Center to help celebrate the performance hall's 15th anniversary.Billy, Ryan and Matthew McGuigan, who play guitar, will perform as Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison during the lunchtime concert. The band, based in Omaha, Neb., also has five other musicians on drums, horns and keyboards

http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/beatles-tribute-band-with-largo-tie-will-re-enact-1969-rooftop-concert/1219212

NJ.COM
March 11, 2012
Caldwell man lent Beatles his beat

CALDWELL — Here is what other musicians love about Andy White: He’s cool. Always was, still is. He is what cool was in the beginning, before the word — like musicians — became overexposed and commercialized. A coolness earned with his wrists that doesn’t need to be reinforced with his mouth.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/03/caldwell_man_lent_beatles_his.html

Examiner
March 10, 2012
Abbey Road Studios open doors to public for 80th anniversary (photos)

On Saturday a guided group of music enthusiasts walked through one of the most noted studios of all time. The 80th anniversary of the Abbey Road Studios in London, England has fans coming for a two-hour guided tour to check out the famous studio. The two hour tours are limited in number of tickets and only available during the dates March 9-11 and March 23-25.

http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-headlines-in-national/abbey-road-studios-open-doors-to-public-for-80th-anniversary-photos

Examiner
March 11, 2012
Roberta Flack 'lets it be' with new album of Beatles songs

Calling her new album Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles serves a dual purpose for Grammy-winning pop legend Roberta Flack.As the title indicates, the album, released last month on 429 Records in a partnership between the label, Sony ATV Music Publishing and Flack’s RAS Records, is all Beatles songs--including the multi-format first single "We Can Work It Out." But as it also suggests, Let It Be Roberta does just that: The songs may be the The Beatles, but the performances are all Flack.

http://www.examiner.com/local-music-in-new-york/roberta-flack-lets-it-be-with-new-album-of-beatles-songs

msLinds

03-12-2012, 08:33 PM

ModernDrummer
March 12, 2012
Discovered: Ringo Starr’s Drum Case Used with the Beatles

Dig announced the discovery of a unique piece of Beatles Memorabilia: the drum case used by Ringo Starr to carry one of his drums on tour with the Beatles.The case is stenciled RINGO STARR, THE BEATLES in two places and has various freight labels attached, one of which is autographed by Ringo Starr. The case was used to carry a tom drum from Ringo Starr’s 1967 Ludwig Hollywood kit which he first used during sessions for the White Album in the Summer of 1968 and later during the Let It Be sessions in 1969. One of the labels is stamped with the date 8-5-71, suggesting that the drum*case was used to ship Ringo’s drum kit to New York for The Concert For Bangladesh on 1 August, 1971.

http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2012/03/discovered-ringo-starrs-drum-case-used-with-the-beatles/#.T14178yj1bk

The Daily News
March 12, 2012
Q&A: Castile woman met Beatles while living in Thailand

Jan Wiseley’s teen years could be called nothing short of amazing.Jan and her sister Susie were the daughters of Air Force Col. Robert Uhrig and his beloved wife “Toots.” They moved to Thailand in 1963 when her dad took a Southeast Asia assignment.Uhrig was a patriot, historian and exceptionally-skilled officer. He was friends with Gen. Chuck Yaeger among many others.After his Air Force service, Uhrig spent a few years with Air America — the CIA’s covertly-sponsored airline — and later represented the Northrop Corporation in Southeast Asia until his retirement.Uhrig wanted his daughters to see the world and its events for themselves — including a special trip to meet the Beatles.

http://thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_124fc1e8-6bf5-11e1-ae5d-0019bb2963f4.html

Examiner
March 11, 2012
Beatles book inspires Abbey Road Studios to open to the public (Photos)

For a brief time this March, Abbey Road Studios is allowing the public to visit the iconic Studio Two where The Beatles, Pink Floyd and other acts have recorded. The monumental book, Recording The Beatles, which documents every piece of equipment The Beatles used in the recording studio, played a large part in opening the studio to the public.To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Abbey Road Studios, authors Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan will conduct presentations inside Studio Two alongside famous instruments and recording equipment used by The Beatles and other famous musicians at Abbey Road. Rare archive photos, film and audio will illustrate the 80-year history of the studio tracing its progression from classical music to rock and the evolving technology.

http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-events-in-national/beatles-book-inspires-abbey-road-studios-to-open-to-the-public-photos

Ian Martin
March 12, 2012
Names Not Numbers Portmeirion And The Beatles

Apologies, posting has been light here. It’s the combination of starting political blogging at the Telegraph and a long weekend in Wales at Portmeirion for the Editorial Intelligence Names Not Numbers conference. It was three fascinating days of discussion hosted brilliantly by Julia Hobsbawm. The location was simply stunning. If you haven’t visited Portmeirion, go walk on the sands. Examine the architecture, a response to the tyranny of modernism, and have a nice cup of tea.Even as a Beatles fanatic I had not realised there was several Portmeirion connections. Brian Epstein stayed there regularly in the early 1960s and George Harrison took over the place for his 50th birthday celebrations.

http://www.iainmartinpolitics.com/

MLIVE
March 12, 2012
Paul McCartney's music with Beatles and Wings comes to DeVos Hall for Grand Rapids Symphony show (video)

GRAND RAPIDS – The Beatles were the Fab Four, but there was a fifth Beatle.George Martin was a creative force of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”As Paul McCartney in “Beatlemania,” Tony Kishman was appearing with the Broadway show in London when The Beatles’ legendary producer caught a performance and met the cast.

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/03/paul_mccartneys_music_with_bea.html

Examiner
March 11, 2012
Review: Pianist returns to Beatles songs for follow-up album out this week

David Lanz's "Liverpool ... Re-Imagining the Beatles" album, released in 2010, was a beautiful tribute to the music of the Fab Four. The album featured Lanz doing songs including "Things We Said Today," "Rain," "Eight Days a Week," "Lovely Rita," "Norwegian Wood" and "Yes It Is."*As a followup, Lanz went back and recorded more Beatles songs. The resulting album, "Here Comes the Sun,"*is out Tuesday.Actually, we should say albums. The album will be available in two versions, *one featuring accompaniment with flutist Gary Stroutsos, cellist Walter Gray and bassist Keith Lowe and the other with just Lanz and his piano. The solo piano version is available through his website.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/review-pianist-returns-to-beatles-songs-for-latest-album-out-this-week-review

Examiner
March 11, 2012
U. S. DVD release of George Harrison doc in sight if online clues

Though there's been no official announcement, the long wait for the U.S. release of the Martin Scorsese film "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" may finally be coming to an end, assuming some online listings are accurate.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/possible-u-s-release-date-for-scorsese-george-harrison-doc-found-online-clue

AZCentral.com
Things To Do/Music
March 11, 2012
Soulfly interview: Max Cavalera on 'Enslaved,' 'Revengeance'

Max Cavalera has been sitting on the concept for Soulfly's new album, "Enslaved," for 14 years, picking up on the slavery theme that ran through a handful of highlights on Soulfly's self-titled debut. He went off-topic for the final track, though, bringing in his kids for reinforcements on an angry cry for justice in the death of Dana Wells, his stepson, who died in 1996 in a North Phoenix car crash. Cavalera and his family believe another vehicle intentionally ran Wells off the road. The Brazilian rocker who first rose to fame in the '80s as the guitar-playing vocalist for heavy-metal icons Sepultura moved to Phoenix in the '90s after marrying Wells' mother, Gloria. Soulfly's latest effort is the first he's recorded in Phoenix, working with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris at Tallcat Studios.
Here's Cavalera on "Enslaved," to be released on Tuesday, March 13.

Q: Speaking of home, how did Phoenix come to be your home ?
A: It was inspired by my wife. We met in 1989 when Sepultura played New York and she was managing Sacred Reich. She had a bar here called The Bootlegger. Bands used to play there all the time, like Nuclear Assault and Exodus. Even Poison, I think. So I met her and she started managing Sepultura. Then, eventually, we started going out and we ended up getting married. So my logical move was to move here with her. We lived in Paradise Valley, two blocks from where I live now, which is also in Paradise Valley. Then, we have a house in New River, which is kind of a weekend house -- very beautiful, seven acres. That's where I wrote the song with Sean Lennon for "Primitive," called "Son Song." I took Sean to the mountain house and we came up with all the riffs and most of the lyrics in this mountain house, which is really beautiful, surrounded by cactus and everything. So I love Phoenix, man. Outside Brazil, this is my home.

Q: That song with Sean Lennon is great.
A: He'd never been to Arizona his whole life so he was very excited. He'd never been to the desert, so I drove him around. And he didn't want to stay in a hotel. He wanted to stay in my House. I was like, "OK, if you can put up with my kids waking up at 7 in the morning and dogs barking" (laughs). He didn't care. He was here for, like, a week.

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2012/03/11/20120311soulfly-interview-max-cavalera-enslaved.html

msLinds

03-13-2012, 07:30 PM

The Salt Lake Tribune
March 13, 2012
Beatles tribute show ‘Rain’ will shine at Kingsbury
Musical theater » “Rain” is the next best thing to a musical time machine.

The Rutles no doubt got The Beatles memorabilia ball rolling, but with a "mockumentary" cutting-edge satire of the hippy ethos that made Beatlemaniacs cringe and laugh in equal measure.By most accounts "Rain" precedes that sort of impolite nonsense, with roots as an early 1970s "club band," then known as "Reign." Then, with some help in 1979 from Dick Clark, things really got rolling when original members of the tribute band were enlisted from the film "Birth of The Beatles." The rest, as they say, is history when we flash forward to Broadway, where "Rain" the tribute show became a stage sensation.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/53702272-81/beatles-rain-tribute-com.html.csp

Examiner
March 12, 2012
Exhibit looks at life in San Francisco the year the Beatles invaded U.S. (pics)

It was 1964 and for those living in San Francisco, it was an exciting time for many reasons. One was the Republican National Convention was coming to the city in July. The other was that a group called the Beatles was launching their first American tour there in August.*A new exhibit that just opened in San Francisco called "Arthur Tress: San Francisco 1964," now on display at the De Young Museum, features photos of life in the day. The pictures depict political and civil rights demonstrations, young fans excited about the Beatles and just everyday life in the city. *

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/photo-exhibit-focuses-on-life-san-francisco-the-year-beatlemania-began-pics

Broadway World
March 12, 2012
RAIN Returns to Chicago Theatre June 26 - July

Broadway In Chicago announces RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, returns at the Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph) for a limited one-week engagement June 26 – July 1, 2012. Individual tickets go on-sale Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10 a.m.RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles delivers a totally live, note-for-note performance.

http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/article/RAIN-Returns-to-Chicago-Theatre-June-26-July-4-20120312

The Examiner
March 13, 2012
Report: Paul McCartney concert rumored for Costa Rica

Paul McCartney has been booked for a show in May in Costa Rica at the Palacio de Deportes in Heredia, according to an unofficial report on Inside Costa Rica. The show has not yet been officially announced.The website report says Bob Dylan has also been booked there that month. Bob Dylan Examiner Harold Lepidus says*the Dylan show also has not been yet been confirmed. Both shows may be confirmed as soon as Wednesday, according to the Costa Rica website.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/report-paul-mccartney-concert-rumored-for-costa-rica

Ultimate Classic Rock
March 11, 2012
Ringo Starr – Then and Now

Growing up, every girl in the 1960s had their favorite Beatle — and while drummer Ringo Starr was frequently overshadowed by his bandmates Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon, he charmed fans worldwide with his sad puppy-dog eyes and funny, goofy personality.Back then, Starr’s drumming was often drowned out by the piercing screams of concert-goers, but recent remasters have proven just how crucial Starr’s work was to the Beatles’ overall success.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ringo-starr-then-and-now/

msLinds

03-14-2012, 01:05 PM

Los Angeles Times
March 14, 2012
Lennon Tour Bus streaming live from South by Southwest

More than a dozen musicians who are in Austin, Texas,this week for the South by Southwest Music Conference will collaborate with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, which is hosting a series of live-streamed interview and performance sessions from the festival each afternoon through Friday.Highlights still to come include streams on Wednesday from Ian Moore and Kasabian, on Thursday with Lissy Trullie and Friday with Birds of Chicago. Fans can submit questions for consideration during the interview segments by tweeting them to #lennonbus. Music and talk will be streamed at www.lennonbus.org/live, and there’s also a free Lennon Bus App available for iPhone and Android phones at http://road.ie/lennon-bus

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/03/lennon-tour-bus-streaming-live-from-south-by-southwest.html

SYS.com Media
March 14, 2012
The Beatles' Music To Be Released on TouchTunes Interactive Networks
The Legendary Band's First Appearance on Digital Jukeboxes Across North America Debuts April 1, 2012

LAS VEGAS and NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Corps Ltd., EMI Music, and TouchTunes Interactive Networks, the largest out-of-home entertainment network in North America, announced today that the music of The Beatles, the most iconic band of all time, will now be featured across their network of over 50,000 digital jukeboxes. Starting April 1, 2012, TouchTunes will add The Beatles' 13 legendary studio albums to its catalog.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2204915

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/digital-jukebox-network-to-include-beatles-music-beginning-april

Todaysthv.com
March 14, 2012
Louise Harrison, sister of Beatle George Harrison, presents 'Help Keep Music Alive' - Video

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (March 14, 2012) - Growing up with the music of The Beatles can make a music lover of most people. For the older sister of famed musician George Harrison,the importance and unifying appeal of music is even more apparent.It's for that reason that Louise Harrison has launched 'Help Keep Music Alive', a charitable endeavor that links Liverpool Legends, one of the nation's top Beatles tribute bands, and herself as a direct biological link to the Beatles, with any high school, middle school or college interested in raising awareness and money to 'keep music alive' in their schools.

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=200009

SMH.COM.AU
March 14, 2012
Get back, get up and get down ... Sydney gets Beatleish for a day

The Beatle Boys, a tribute act who will appear in the show Cliff Joins The Beatles in May of this year, took to the roof (well the balcony) of the MCA in Sydney today to recreate the famous final concert of the Fab Four atop the Apple building in London.The occasion, we were told, was ‘‘the 50th anniversary of John, Paul, George, and Ringo - The Beatles’’.

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/about-town/get-back-get-up-and-get-down--sydney-gets-beatleish-for-a-day-20120314-1v24f.html

Mirror News
March 13, 2012
Behind the scenes at Abbey Road: The history of The Beatles' famous studio as it celebrates 80 years of music

From Star Wars soundtracks to The Beatles, the historic Abbey Road studios has played a key role in some of the most influential music of all time.Now, as part of their year-long 80th anniversary celebrations, the iconic recording studios in North London have been letting the public in for a series of talks.The Gramophone Company bought the Georgian townhouse for £100,000 in 1929, before opening it as a state-of-the-art recording studio in November 1931.Sir Edward Elgar conducted London Symphony Orchestra at the opening ceremony, and it was mainly used for classical recordings for the first few decades.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/abbey-road-at-80-pictures-of-the-beatles-756763

The Echo
March 14, 2012
Art History Sympossium features lecture with Yoko Ono and student presentations

The Yoko Ono’s Touch Piece: A Work in Multiple Media, 1960-2008 presentation was shown on Friday, March 9th in the McCastlain Lecture hall at 4:30 p.m.Ono’s collection presentation was a part of the 22nd Arkansas College Art History Symposium. Kevin Concannon from Virginia Tech University took students, staff, and visitors through Ono’s fine arts timeline, including a detailed focus on her “touch poems.” The lecture was given in a relaxing setting on a project with the lights turned low. The slides reflected different pieces of her artwork, clips of Ono on television, and snippets of her featured songs.One focus piece was a touch poem from 1960 that was presented at the New York Living Theatre. Cocannon quoted Ono about her style of art saying “I was thinking about braille.”

http://ucaecho.net/news/art-history-sympossium-features-lecture-with-yoko-ono-and-student-presentations/

msLinds

03-14-2012, 08:42 PM

Music News
March 14, 2012
Julian Lennon - Guess It Was Me

Sometimes as a reviewer it is probably better not to know who you are listening to before passing judgement. Julian Lennon must be used to being compared - musically - to his father by now, but it must be hugely irritating. But those comparisons are hard to avoid.Having released his first album for more than 10 years, Everything Changes has been well received. Guess It Was Me is the second single lifted from it; a gentle slice of pop rock with a fuzzy little guitar solo thrown in. It never quite gets out of second gear but contains more than a whiff John Lennon and The Beatles. The production only adds to the obvious vocal comparison."I had to learn my own way" is a repeated refrain and it couldn't be more pertinent. Proving to have diverse interests and talents, Lennon has recently been focussing on his photography, with exhibitions around the world. So perhaps he has found his own way.

http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?H=Julian-Lennon%3Cbr-/%3EGuess-It-Was-Me&nReviewID=7965

Mail Tribune
March 14, 2012
Taymor to be honored at festival - director of "Across the Universe,"

An inside view of the Kennedy family, the crusade to keep Detroit going, a cold, hard look at global warming — all are part of the lineup for April's Ashland Independent Film Festival, which promoters hope will draw more than 19,000 viewers in its 11th season.The big splash will be guest Julie Taymor, director of "Across the Universe," the fantastical review of Beatles music, which will be shown and followed by a question-and-answer session. Taymor directed Helen Mirren in "The Tempest" and won a Tony for Best Director in a Musical for "The Lion King."She joins Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch in "Essential Transformation: In Conversation with Julie Taymor" at 6 p.m. Friday, April 13, and on Sunday evening will receive the AIFF Artistic Achievement Award.The popular movie festival and its panels runs April 12-16 and is noted for its accompanying social scene, in which viewers and filmmakers get to know each other at local restaurants and watering holes, says Anne Ashbey Pierotti, who is in her first season as AIFF executive director.

http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120314/NEWS/203140321

CA.COM
March 15, 2012
'Norwegian Wood' - Isn't It Good? Yes, It Is: Japanese Film Screens at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

A Japanese story of tragic love and sexual awakening and longing and frustration directed by Vietnam's Tran Anh Hung, "Norwegian Wood" is as melancholy and fragile and at times even as lovely as the*John Lennon composition*from which the movie borrows its name (heard in its original Beatles version during the closing credits, and performed, in part, in a voice like a butterfly's wing by actress Reika Kirishima during the film).

http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_bloodshot_eye/2012/03/norwegian-wood---isnt-it-good-yes-it-is-japanese-film-screens-at-memphis-brooks-museum-of-art.html

The Westaskiwin TImes
March 14, 2012
Eight Arms to Hold you leaves audience laughing

Its a shame more people haven’t seen the Wetaskiwin Theatre Society’s production of Eight Arms to Hold You.If you haven’t seen it yet, take some time this Friday or Saturday night and go see the co-production between the theatre society and Sacred Heart Catholic School.While most of the cast is made up of students from various schools in the city, it is far from just another school production.The show features Waterworks veterans Dennis Taekema, Ross MacGregor, and writer/co-director Ken Mastel in supporting roles.But the real stars are the youth.The show, which was first staged by the Wetaskiwin Theatre Society more than 10 years ago, follows the arrival of the Beatles in America on Feb. 7, 1964.For those two young to know about the hysteria that followed the Beatles back in the day, just think what it would be like if Justin Beiber came to town.In the musical, which closes this weekend, a group of friends is bound and determined to see the singing sensations up close and personal.Hilarity ensues as the teenage girls lie their way into the Beatles’ hotel room, complete with ”borrowed” maids outfits. But do they actually get to meet their idols? You’ll just have to go see the show for yourself to find out.

http://www.wetaskiwintimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3500878

msLinds

03-15-2012, 06:22 PM

Neatorama
March 15, 2012
The Day John Lennon Met Paul McCartney

The actual genesis of The Beatles is a bit nebulous and could be argued. However, most Beatles historians cite the date of July 6, 1957 as the official beginning of The Beatles.John Lennon, a Liverpool guitar player (and local troublemaker, part-time shoplifter and full-time egomaniac) had been playing a few local gigs in the area for a year or so. John’s initial band was called The Blackjacks, consisting of a few of his mates from school. Soon thereafter, the band’s name was changed to The Quarrymen, in honor of their present school, Quarry Bank High School.

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/15/the-day-john-lennon-met-paul-mccartney/

Examiner
March 15, 2012
John Lennon's Irish history and his love of Ireland

March 15, 2012- John Lennon was British, but there are deep Irish roots in that Lennon name. In time for St. Patrick’s Day, here is a detailed 3-part history of the Lennons in Ireland. If you are misty-eyed over Irish history and are getting ready to toast your pint of Guiness while loudly singing “Oh Danny Boy” on this Irish holiday, this story will be your cup of...well....maybe Baileys and coffee.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-in-national/john-lennon-s-irish-history-and-his-love-of-ireland?CID=examiner_alerts_article

The Examiner
March 15, 2012
Review: 'Ringo 2012' bonus DVD gives interesting look inside album's creation

It's not unusual for a musician to do a promotional Interview for his new album, but Ringo Starr's video walk-through for "Ringo 2012," available on a CD/DVD bundle only through Amazon.com, nicely goes inside the album and the man who made it. (The U.S. version is also available through Amazon.co.uk.) The DVD only lasts 16 minutes, but in that time, Ringo talks about the naming of the album (he says he called it "2012" to keep it simple) and goes through each track individually talking earnestly about what was involved in making it. There is also some footage of the recording sessions, and footage of his All-Starr Band.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/review-ringo-2012-bonus-dvd-deserves-wider-distribution

Anoorack
March 15, 2012
The Beatles Butchered: How The Beatles Were Carved Up

The Beatles albums are the cornerstones of the popular music canon. Please Please Me, With The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, Beatles For Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul… They sold in their millions all over the globe.In America, however, things were very different. The group’s early material was owned by different labels, leading to an unseemly scramble as different Beatles singles were released in competition with each other.Eventually Capitol – part of EMI, the Beatles’ British label – took control. But even then, the chaotic money-grabbing continued.

http://www.anorak.co.uk/211301/celebrities/the-beatles-butchered-how-the-beatles-were-carved-up.html/

Newsday
March 15,2012
The Beatles

A letter documenting the break up of 'The Beatles' is displayed before being auctioned during a pop memorabilia show at Christie's in London 29 April 2005. The letter, signed by three Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr dated 18 April 1969 provides evidence of the disbanding of the pop group. The letter is valued around £40,000-£60,000 and will be auctioned 5 May.

http://www.newsday.com/topics/The_Beatles

TheTimes- Tribune
March 15, 2012
Story for every song: Brothers' show shuns gimmicks, honors Fab Four music at Mellow Theater

Their father never was a member of the Beatles, but for the McGuigan brothers, "Yesterday and Today" almost is as much a tribute to him as it is to John, Paul, George and Ringo."I think he would love it more than I could imagine," said Billy McGuigan, the oldest of the brothers and creator and emcee of the Beatles-themed show. "I think because it's for him and it's about him and it's about his love for (Beatles) music coming through us. And I only could wish that he could get to see it, because he would be blown away by it."

http://thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles-people/story-for-every-song-brothers-show-shuns-gimmicks-honors-fab-four-music-at-mellow-theater-1.1285671#axzz1pEAPifbX

From The Horses Mouth
March 15, 2012
Yellow Dubmarine's Beatles Reggae Tribute comes to the Iron Horse on Wednesday, March 28th

The melody is instantly familiar but the other sounds are not — horns boldly announce their arrival, the patient tempo crawls along and the voice is more Maryland than Liverpool.When the plea to stay kicks in — "Believe me when I beg you, don't ever leave me alone," he sings — the song's identity becomes clear. It's "Oh! Darling," the Lennon/McCartney classic, but this bouncing version comes courtesy of Yellow Dubmarine, a Rockville eight-piece that plays reggae versions of Beatles songs.It's a risky concept — does the world need another Beatles cover band, especially one infusing the tracks with reggae and dub influences? Bassist and singer Aaron Glaser says he's aware of the skeptics and purists, but that his band only wants to celebrate the songs so many people enjoy.

http://ihegmusic.blogspot.com/

msLinds

03-15-2012, 06:53 PM

ArtDaily.org
March 15, 2012
Elizabeth Taylor's gold Cleopatra cape, rarest Beatles U.S. single in existence anchor Heritage Auctions sale

DALLAS, TX.- The gold cape that Elizabeth Taylor wore as Cleopatra in two pivotal scenes in the 1963 film of the same name is expected to bring $20,000 as the top entertainment lot in Heritage Auctions’ March 30 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature® auction. The top lot on the music side is expected to be the rarest of all U.S. 45 Beatles singles, a mint condition stock pressing of 1962’s “My Bonnie”/“The Saints,” with the Fab Four as the back-up band, estimated at $30,000+.

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=54178

Paul McCartney.com
March 15, 2012
Paul McCartney VIP Soundcheck Package in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust

Treat yourself to an extra special night out to see Paul in concert for Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 29 March.

http://www.paulmccartney.com/web/guest/news/-/blogs/paul-mccartney-vip-soundcheck-package-in-aid-of-teenage-cancer-trust?_33_redirect=http://www.paulmccartney.com/web/guest/blogs-home%3bjsessionid=A7F42774A7AA1677C552229F87E2CA88.lr2PR?p_p_id=115_INSTANCE_cA00&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_count=1&%23p_115_INSTANCE_cA00&#p_33%23top

Gigware
March 15, 2012
Labrinth covers 'Yesterday' by The Beatles
Singer performs his own take of the Beatles song - watch it on Gigwise

Labrinth has performed a cover of The Beatles classic 'Yesterday'.The Hackney singer-songwriter sang his rendition of the song for Punchbowlblog during a soundcheck before his Koko gig.With his distinctively smooth voice and gentle guitar strokes, Labrinth really generates a great rendition of a classic hit. It's not often a Beatles song can sound so great when it's stripped back.

http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/live/71495/

Surrey Now
March 15, 2012
Songs by The Beatles merge with burlesque dancing in cabaret show

Blue Morris is on a mission to fuse the music of The Beatles with bumping, grinding burlesque dancing.The guitarist and producer of Beatles Burlesque! has booked the show into Columbia Theatre in New West on Saturday, March 24, following a pair of sold-out dates at Vancouver's ANZA Club last year.The Fab Four's music is a perfect match for burlesque, Morris told me.

http://www.thenownewspaper.com/entertainment/Songs+Beatles+merge+with+burlesque+dancing+cabaret+show/6305394/story.html

msLinds

03-16-2012, 05:06 PM

Everyone have a safe,enjoyable and great upcoming weekend and take care. :wavey:

RTE 10 - Music News
March 16, 2012
George Harrison memorabilia unveiled
Rare and never-before-seen items belonging to late Beatles star George Harrison have been unveiled at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

Harrison's widow, Olivia, invited the museum's bosses to the home they shared together in Henley-on-Thames, England, and allowed them to hand pick the items for the display, which ends on 26 March.The museum's deputy director, Rita George, was overjoyed to get her hands on the rare memorabilia, telling the BBC: "George has been gone for just over eleven years now. It's a great story. He was known as the quiet Beatle and it's great to be able to tell his story.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0316/thebeatles.html

George Harrison memorabilia on show in LA - Video

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17397638

Billboard.com
March 16, 2012
Who Is Ringo Starr ? Trend of Unaware Kids Doesn't Faze Him

As Paul McCartney was rocking the Grammys last month, a slew of people -- we're safely assuming young viewers -- began tweeting the same basic question, "Who is Paul McCartney?" Many even added "the hell" in there in added exasperation. Enough of them did it to make the query a Twitter trend on the site. But before you old folk hang your heads down and mutter about the idiocy of those young 'uns, be aware that a certain Liverpool native had no problem with it at all.

http://www.billboard.com/news/who-is-ringo-starr-trend-of-unaware-kids-1006485352.story#/news/who-is-ringo-starr-trend-of-unaware-kids-1006485352.story

Examiner
March 16, 2012
Julian Lennon, Humanitarian

Julian Lennon may be father John’s progeny, but he has his own unique identify as a musician, photographer and humanitarian. Lennon, age 48, has just released his first album in 11 years, "Everything Changes." His vocals are a softer, gentler version of his father's voice and are backed up by lush productions. His music reflects his immense heart and love for humanity.

http://www.examiner.com/music-in-burlington/julian-lennon-humanitarian

Mississauga
March 16, 2012
The Beatles' album re-created on stage

The Beatles' eighth studio album, released in 1967, is being re-created for the stage — and the show is coming to the Living Arts Centre on April 5. Note for note, cut for cut, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will be performed by Toronto band Classic Albums Live with accompaniment by the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.

http://www.mississauga.com/what%27s%20on/article/1318543--the-beatles-album-re-created-on-stage

Easy Reader
March 15, 2012
Dark Beatles in Mini Mansions

Pretty much everyone loves The Beatles, except this one guy I know. He says they’re too “bubble gum pop.” In that case, he and any of his sacrilegious kind may very well prefer a Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley band called Mini Mansions. They possess a distinctly Beatle-esque pop appeal, but it’s impregnated with a darkness. There’s something a little more sinister, raw and nasty there, and new. Nonetheless, for anyone I’ve ever introduced to the music of Mini Mansions, they all agree that it sort of comes across like a late 60s era “Dark Beatles.”

http://www.easyreadernews.com/48331/dark-beatles-in-mini-mansions/

msLinds

03-19-2012, 01:21 AM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great week and take care.

Examiner
March 17, 2012
New Quarrymen song with guest star May Pang to get radio debut Sunday

The Quarrymen, the band from which the Beatles evolved, have released a new mix of their song, "No. 6," from their forthcoming "Grey Album."The song, recorded in Berlin, features the Quarrymen playing, singing and talking. As a special addition, it also includes May Pang whispering "Number 6." Pang was, of course, featured on his song, "No. 9 Dream." Lennon also wrote "Surprise, Surprise" about her.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/new-quarrymen-song-featuring-may-pang-to-debut-sunday

Examiner
March 17, 2012
A San Francisco Beatles tour with a little British weather

Donna Jackson, who's from the Beatles' hometown of Liverpool and who we've featured in articles previously (she headed up a group of students working on restoring the garden at Mendips, John Lennon's childhood home), has been in the United States for several weeks as part of a cross-country tour combining her academic work at the University of Chester and a vacation.*Her stops included Las Vegas, where she saw the Beatles' "LOVE", then she moved on to San Francisco, where we met for the first time last Friday. The plan was to take her to both the Cow Palace and Candlestick Park where the Beatles played in 1964 and 1966, which she'd never been to before.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/a-san-francisco-beatles-tour-with-a-little-british-weather

LGBTQNATION
March 18, 2012
Dancing through Life: Yoko Ono talks discrimination, marriage equality
And at 78, she's still kicking ass on the dance charts

Among the many iconic images of Yoko Ono, there is one that is particularly haunting.Taken in late 1969, she and her husband John Lennon have embarked on their worldwide “War Is Over” campaign. They are huddled together behind a giant placard bearing that mantra, dressed in all white. Her long black hair is parted in the middle, framing her face like draperies. But it is her eyes that are most evocative– dark pools of sadness and mystery.Though the sign and Lennon occupy the foreground of the photograph, she is its undeniable center, a subliminal message that her husband would have readily acknowledged.Long before she met John Lennon, there was Yoko Ono: avant-garde performance artist, poet and musician, a fixture on the creative scenes in New York and London.

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/03/dancing-through-life-yoko-ono-talks-discrimination-marriage-equality/

Examiner
March 17, 2012
Online listings hint at next Paul McCartney reissue

There's been no official announcement from Paul McCartney's record label Concord Music Group, but according to Amazon.com, his "Ram" album will be the next in the series of Paul McCartney reissues.According to the Amazon website, the "Ram" reissue will be out on the streets in the U.S. on May 22.The Amazon website lists three configurations. There will be the high-priced book edition, a deluxe edition*and the standard edition a few dollars cheaper, according to the listings. There are no details of what extras will be added. It should be noted these are advance listings and could very well be changed. As all are listed as single disc releases, that would seem likely.

http://www.examiner.com/paul-mccartney-in-national/online-listings-hint-at-next-paul-mccartney-reissue

MLIVE.com
March 16, 2012
Paul McCartney's music, with the Beatles and Wings, thrills Grand Rapids Symphony audience

GRAND RAPIDS – The Beatles, even before “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” gave up performing live.Paul McCartney disbanded Wings more than 30 years ago.But the fans haven’t forgotten songs such as “Yesterday.”Grand Rapids Symphony brought “The Music of Paul McCartney” to DeVos Performance Hall for an evening of songs such as “When I’m 64” that McCartney largely wrote for The Beatles, and “Jet” from his years with Wings.

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/03/paul_mccartneys_music_with_the.html

msLinds

03-19-2012, 07:56 PM

The Examiner
March 19, 2012
Beatles' Apple ready to announce re-release of 'Yellow Submarine' DVD

As with the hints about "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" finally coming on DVD in the U.S., there have been online hints that the "Yellow Submarine" DVD -- and a blu-Ray release -- could finally be coming to the marketplace. But here's the news: A re-release announcement will be made on Tuesday, sources tell Beatles Examiner.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/beatles-apple-about-to-announce-re-release-of-yellow-submarine

The Examiner
March 19, 2012
Fan shares touching life story inspired by the Beatles

March 19, 2012 – It has become common for many lifelong Beatles fans to exclaim with passion and exhuberance, "The Beatles were the soundtrack of my life!" *I (Shelley Germeaux, John Lennon Examiner) can vouch for this particular phenomenon and have written a deeply heartfelt--and frighteningly truthful--story featuring the Beatles in my life that is now published.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-in-national/fan-shares-touching-life-story-inspired-by-the-beatles

EasyCar.com
March 19, 2012
Beatles tour named top music-related tourist attraction

A Beatles tour of Liverpool has been named the most popular musical attraction for foreign visitors to the UK.A trip to Liverpool in order to see where the Fab Four lived and performed - from their early incarnation as The Quarrymen right to their first gigs at The Cavern - has been revealed as the foremost*music-related activity for overseas tourists, according to VisitBritain.

http://www.easycar.com/news/beatles-tour-named-top-music-related-tourist-attraction

The Examiner
March 19, 2012
The night George Harrison, Bob Dylan and others surprised a nightclub audience

Imagine being in a nightclub in Los Angeles called the Palomino Club to see Taj Mahal and the Graffitti Band in 1987. Now imagine as you sit in the audience that you notice a few familiar faces on stage -- John Fogerty, Jesse Ed Davis, Bob Dylan and George Harrison. A Beatle and Bob Dylan together in a small club.That was the scene Feb. 19, 1987 when one of the most incredible and unexpected superstar lineups surprised a small audience. It had to have been fun for the musicians to pull this joke. Can you imagine being in the audience and suddenly seeing these guys onstage ?

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/the-night-george-harrison-bob-dylan-and-others-surprised-a-nightclub-audience

Los Angeles Times
March 18, 2012
The Sunday Conversation: Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar discusses his show at Long Beach's Terrace Theater, George Harrison, daughter Norah Jones, Philip Glass and more.

Ravi Shankar, 91, India's most famous classical musician in the West since his collaborations with Beatle George Harrison and violinist Yehudi Menuhin in the 1960s, makes an infrequent concert appearance when he performs at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach on March 25.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-conversation-20120318,0,3948381.story

The Examiner
March 17, 2012
Finally, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney 2009 reunion benefit show headed for TV

"Change Begins Within," the 2009 Radio City Music Hall benefit for the David Lynch Foundation that featured an on-stage reunion by Beatles Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, will finally make its TV debut next month almost three years after the show initially took place.*

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/exclusive-ringo-starr-paul-mccartney-2009-reunion-show-finally-coming-to-tv

'Mother Superior': Maternity as Performance Art in the Work of Yoko Ono"

IASPM-US/POP Conference Preview: Elizabeth Lindau
In the coming weeks, we will be previewing several papers that will be read at the 2012 IASPM-US/POP Conference in New York. This preview is courtesy of Elizabeth Lindau, whose paper “‘Mother Superior’: Maternity as Performance Art in the Work of Yoko Ono” is scheduled for the Yoko, Dollybirds, and a Female Elvis session, 11:15-12:45 on Sunday, March 25 in KC 804/5. This particular preview contains a good deal of material that had to be cut because of time constraints for this weekend’s presentation.

http://iaspm-us.net/iaspm-uspop-conference-preview-elizabeth-lindau/

Yoko Ono’s performance artwork “City Piece” (1961) consists of the singe sentence, “Walk all over the city with an empty baby carriage.” This brief, whimsical direction is characteristic of her “instruction pieces,” which frequently tell their performers to execute a simple action, thereby framing everyday gestures as artworks. Many images from the instruction pieces recur in Ono’s experimental rock releases of the early 1970s. On the page, “City Piece” seems like a humorous prank. But the text takes on a darker tone when delivered through Ono’s haunting extended vocalizations in “Greenfield Morning I Pushed a Baby Carriage All Over the City” from Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band (1970). The image of a woman (a mother?) wandering the city with a childless carriage evokes Ono’s tragic history of miscarriages, abortions, and estrangement from her daughter Kyoko.

http://www.empmuseum.org/education/index.asp?categoryID=26&ccID=127&xPopConfBioID=1692&year=2012

Blue
March 19, 2012
Kemp Muhl Joining Ranks of Other Multitalented Supermodels

Kemp Muhl, born Charlotte Kemp Muhl, is a 23-year-old top model hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, and she’s basically the prototype of a supermodel. Tall and*willowy but not bony with long brown hair, mesmerizing dark eyes, and the kind of lips the Real Housewives spend thousands trying to mimic.This brunette beauty was discovered at an Elite Model contest when she was 13 and her career has been booming ever since. She’s signed to about a dozen agencies including Chicago’s Factor Women, Elite NY, Elite Milan, Models 1 in London, and Bon Image Corp in Tokyo

http://www.emcblue.com/blog/2012/03/kemp-muhl-joining-ranks-of-other-multitalented-supermodels/

Something Else
March 19, 2012
For Toto’s Steve Lukather, playing with yet another Beatle hero is simply ‘surreal’

Steve Lukather often talks about the importance of the Beatles in general, and specifically the first solo he heard by George Harrison — on “I Saw Her Standing There” — as the wellspring moment for his own lengthy career in music.This summer will find the multiple Grammy-winning Toto cofounder and sessions guitar ace playing alongside his third Beatle, as Lukather joins Ringo Starr on the latest edition of his All-Starr Band on tour. And he’s still taking it all in.“The Beatles were my arm-twist to life,” Lukather told MusicRadar.com, “so to come full circle like this is surreal. When I was a kid, thinking of just being near a Beatle was an unattainable dream.”

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/03/19/for-totos-steve-lukather-playing-with-yet-another-beatles-hero-is-simply-surreal/

msLinds

03-20-2012, 06:47 PM

PR Newswire
March 20, 2012
The Beatles' Yellow Submarine Feature Film Restored for May Release on DVD and Blu-ray; Film's Songtrack Album to be Reissued

LONDON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beatles' classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored for DVD and Blu-ray release on May 28 (May 29 in North America). The film's songtrack album will be reissued on CD on the same date.Currently out of print, the film has been restored in 4K digital resolution for the first time by Paul Rutan Jr. and his team of specialists at Triage Motion Picture Services and Eque Inc. Due to the delicate nature of the hand-drawn original artwork, no automated software was used in the digital clean-up of the film's restored photochemical elements. This was all done by hand, frame by frame. Bonus features for the Yellow Submarine DVD and Blu-ray include a short making-of documentary titled "Mod Odyssey" (TRT: 7:30), the film's original theatrical trailer, audio commentary by producer John Coates and art director Heinz Edelmann, several brief interview clips with others involved with the film, storyboard sequences, 29 original pencil drawings and 30 behind-the-scenes photos. Both Digipak packages will include reproductions of animation cels from the film, collectible stickers, and a 16-page booklet with a new essay by Yellow Submarine aficionado John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios).

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-beatles-yellow-submarine-feature-film-restored-for-may-release-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-films-songtrack-album-to-be-reissued-143463576.html

http://movies.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Beatles-YELLOW-SUBMARINE-to-Be-Released-on-Blu-rayDVD-529-20120320

Examiner
March 20, 2012
Abbey Road on the River Beatle tribute wants to land 'Yellow Submarine' premiere

Gary Jacob, producer of the Abbey Road on the River Beatles festival, says he's determined to have the U.S. premiere of the reissued "Yellow Submarine" make a big splash with festival attendees and have it on the big screen Memorial Day weekend."I've made up my mind for the next days and weeks to use any resource I have to figure out a way to do the premiere of 'Yellow Submarine' at our event," he said on the phone Tuesday.The film is being reissued on DVD on May 29 in the U.S. and May 28 in the rest of the world. This year's AROTR in Louisville, KY., begins May 24 and ends one day before the DVD is released in the States.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/abbey-road-on-the-river-festival-producer-wants-to-land-yellow-submarine

SiftingHerald.com
March 20, 2012
A tribute to the Beatles draws crowd

Arkadelphia, Ark. — Their first album released in the United States was "Meet the Beatles" and 50 years later Louise Harrison, sister of Beatle George Harrison, is inviting students in schools throughout the U.S. to meet the Beatles once again.Her band, the Liverpool Legends, brings the ultimate Beatles experience to students at the schools she visits as students become involved in all the aspects of the concert. This marriage of music and education is a natural fit, said Dr. Wesley Kluck of Ouachita Baptist University, who had seen the group perform in Branson."Music stimulates a child's learning ability," said Harrison.

http://www.siftingsherald.com/news/x1612628529/A-tribute-to-the-Beatles-draws-crowd

The Examiner
March 20, 2012
Interview: Tommy Roe tried to get Beatles signed: Both rejected by ABC Records

When recollecting those perpetual hit makers of the ‘60s, singer/songwriter Tommy Roe’s accomplishments are among the elite of the music industry. Tommy Roe wrote and recorded (6) Top 10 hits between 1962 -1969, more than any other solo American artist, including (11) Top 40 hits, (4) certified gold singles, and (2) #1 Hits. Tommy Roe is a member of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and The Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Roe will also be inducted into the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Music Association (IRMAA) Hall of Fame on September 2nd 2012.

http://www.examiner.com/classic-rock-music-in-st-petersburg/interview-tommy-roe-tried-to-get-beatles-signed-both-rejected-by-abc-records

Vegas trippin
March 19, 2012
The Venetian Pisses On The Beatles

The Beatles' Abbey Road. One of the most iconic album covers ever produced. An cover so deep with meaning, innuendo and rumor that the intersection where it was taken has been named a "National Historic Place" in England.An album so engaging that The Venetian's Madame Tussauds wax museum has installed a display of it. If only they didn't completely xxxx it up.

http://www.vegastripping.com/news/news.php?news_id=4528&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+VegasTrippingNews+%28VegasTripping.com+News%29

The Examiner
March 20, 2012
Interview: Tommy Roe tried to get Beatles signed: Both rejected by ABC Records

When recollecting those perpetual hit makers of the ‘60s, singer/songwriter Tommy Roe’s accomplishments are among the elite of the music industry. Tommy Roe wrote and recorded (6) Top 10 hits between 1962 -1969, more than any other solo American artist, including (11) Top 40 hits, (4) certified gold singles, and (2) #1 Hits.Tommy Roe is a member of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and The Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Roe will also be inducted into the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Music Association (IRMAA) Hall of Fame on September 2nd 2012.

http://www.examiner.com/classic-rock-music-in-st-petersburg/interview-tommy-roe-tried-to-get-beatles-signed-both-rejected-by-abc-records

93.3 WMMR
March 20, 2012
FLASHBACK: JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO MARRY

It was 43 years ago today (March 20th, 1969) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono married in Gibraltar -- only eight days after Paul McCartney wed first wife Linda Eastman in London. Directly after the wedding, the couple opened up their hotel room to the world's press during their Amsterdam honeymoon, and launched their first "Bed In" for peace.

http://www.wmmr.com/music/news/Story.aspx?ID=1672845

AOL Real Estate
March 20, 2012
Beatle George Harrison's Swiss Manor Hits Market

I don't care too much for the money," crooned the Beatles in their 1964 hit song, "for money can't buy me love." What it can buy you though, is Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison's sprawling, stately mansion in prestigious Montagnola, Switzerland.Exactly how much money though, we're not entirely sure. The listing agents at Christie's International affiliate Wetag are keeping mum about how much the late Beatle's digs are going for. But we're assuming a ballpark figure of a whole lot (apparently, Harrison had purchased the estate for $10 million, back in 2001) because it's out of this world.

http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2012/03/20/beatle-george-harrisons-swiss-manor-hits-market/

Jambands.com
March 20, 2012
The Flaming Lips Will Release an Exclusive Record Store Day Album Featuring Yoko Ono, Nick Cave, Bon Iver and More

The Flaming Lips will release an exclusive series of unique and experimental sessions for this year’s Record Store Day on April 21. Titled The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, the album features an all-star lineup of guest musicians including Yoko Ono, Nick Cave, Bon Iver, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Tame Impala and many more.

http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/03/20/the-flaming-lips-will-release-an-exclusive-record-store-day-album-featuring-yoko-ono-nick-cave-bon-iver-and-more

Digital Contribut0r Magazine
March 2012

Charlotte Kemp Muhl is the kind of girl that happens once every 10 years. Not only her apparent beauty is disarming, her brain functions seem to be coming from a spaceship orbited to earth for many years, observing human race. Smart is a pitiful word to describe the level. She opens her heart as sincerely as she opens her blouse. She is a woman, a real one. She never wears trousers or shorts, always dresses, lipstick and perfume. Muhl owns a surreal gift for music and a great talent for languages. She speaks Japanese better than any Chinese owner of a sushi restaurant in some parisian arrondissement. She sings like a mermaid from the deepest and darkest point of the Atlantic ocean. "She" is the one that made every sailor dive straight into the water... Her sense of beauty has a rare and avant-garde tendancy to it, as she chose Sean Lennon to be her boyfriend and co-worker and has a refined and unseen taste for clothing, food, books, jewelry, friends and ideas. She senses beauty in any imperfection and history, she can name every flower and bird and she speaks the hunting language. She's obsessed with animals either dead or alive. Mostly alive. With Sean she founded the label Chimera music where every element is created with art, heart, ardour, illumination and a juvenile wisdom.

http://www.contributormagazine.com/272.php

Kemp & Eden are Charlotte Kemp Muhl and Eden Rice, with special guest Sean Lennon.Performed on Saturday,March 17, 2012 - at 'The Living Room' in New York City.

Kemp & Eden - Lullaby‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5SC3YlMZRE&list=UUNGpoEIi_dXURyNleNNRD0Q&index=1&feature=plcp
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Kemp & Eden- Black Hole Lace‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNdWA8xeUf4&feature=player_embedded
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Kemp & Eden - Sparrow‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLVOgKWUI1c&feature=player_embedded
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Kemp & Eden - Audubon‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNrj0W0CHNE&feature=player_embedded
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msLinds

03-21-2012, 06:54 PM

Examiner
March 21, 2012
Author wants new book to give younger fans the real joy of Beatles story

Author Judith Kristen, who works with school children as a teacher and speaker, wants the younger generation to experience the joy of the Beatles story as she knew it.So Kristen, the*author of "A Date With a Beatle,"*has a new book coming in May. "Once Upon a Time in Liverpool" will follow the follow the Beatles story from the beginning to show how they, in her words, "made it possible to give the world its musical Happily Ever After."

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/author-wants-new-book-to-give-younger-fans-the-real-joy-of-beatles-story

Examiner
March 20, 2012
Trailer for Beatles' remastered 'Yellow Submarine' DVD revealed (video)

A promotional trailer for the new remastered "Yellow Submarine" Blu-ray and DVD, which was announced today, has been released. You can see it at left. The trailer features a compilation of scenes from the film and also includes some live footage of the Beatles not used in the film.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/trailer-for-beatles-remastered-yellow-submarine-dvd-revealed-video

The Auto Channel
March 21, 2012
Beatle George Harrison's Aston Martin DB5 and a Volkswagen Super Beetle Custom Street Rod come together for charity in Houston.

Beatle George Harrison's Aston Martin DB5 and a Volkswagen Super Beetle Custom Street Rod come together for charity in Houston.Houston, Texas. March 21st, 2012. Plans are well underway for the inaugural Concours d'Elegance of Texas this spring , as the organizers set out to augment the annual collector car calendar with another world class concours. The first Concours d'Elegance of Texas is scheduled for May 6th at La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa, just north of downtown Houston in Montgomery, Texas, in conjunction with Worldwide Auctioneers 11th annual Houston Classic Auction on May 5th. Visitors to Houston can look forward to a spectacular gathering of vintage motorcars, racecars and antique motorcycles over the weekend, and anticipate a Texas sized welcome at the glorious lakeside setting of La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa, recently voted the #1 resort in the Lone Star state by Conde Nast Traveler magazine Reader's Choice Awards.

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2012/03/21/029526-beatle-george-harrison-s-aston-martin-db5-and-volkswagen-super.html

Examiner
March 21, 2012
Joe Walsh's new album has a little help from brother-in-law Ringo Starr

Guitarist Joe Walsh will release his first album in 20 years, "Analog Man," on June 5 on the Fantasy Records/Concord label. The album was produced by Jeff Lynne and features an appearance by brother-in-law Ringo Starr.*“It’s been 20 years and I have a lot to say. These songs come from the heart,” Walsh said in announcing the album.*

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/joe-walsh-s-new-album-has-a-little-help-from-brother-law-ringo

Rock Cellar Magazine
March 21, 2012
Paul McCartney’s Record Store Day Offer and Ram Reissue

This year’s Record Store Day will offer us a replica of Paul McCartney’s very first solo single, 1971’s Another Day.The ditty was a top-5 hit in many countries but despite being recorded during the sessions for Ram, it didn’t appear on the album. Nor did the B-side, Oh Woman, Oh Why, the more rockin’ of the two.While certainly cool for collectors and Record Store Day fans, perhaps more excitingly the Archive Collection Edition of Ram –featuring previously unheard material- will be released May 22.

http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2012/03/21/paul-mccartneys-record-store-day-offer-and-ram-reissue/

The Record.com
March 21, 2012
Yoko Ono exhibition comes to downtown Kitchener

Yoko Ono is bringing her message of love and peace to downtown Kitchener.Although the controversial, multi-media artist, poet, singer/songwriter and peace activist won’t actually be visiting, 10 of her works will be on display at Themuseum throughout the summer.Add Colour: A Yoko Ono Exhibition opens May 12 and continues through Sept. 3.“She is not coming,” confirms museum chief executive David Marskell. “We’ve invited her, but so far she has declined. At the moment there are no plans for her to visit.”The physical absence of the artist does not diminish Marskell’s excitement about mounting the exhibition.

http://www.therecord.com/whatson/artsentertainment/article/690811--yoko-ono-exhibition-comes-to-downtown-kitchener

http://www.themuseum.ca/blogs/-add-colour-this-summer-at-themuseum-with-yoko-ono-show-2012-03-21.cfm

msLinds

03-21-2012, 07:16 PM

Dread Central
March 21, 2012
Zombie Beatles Return in Give Death a Chance: The British Zombie Invasion 2

lan Goldsher is at it again with an eBook sequel to his popular Beatles/zombie remix novel Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion. Ladies and gents, we now have Give Death a Chance: The British Zombie Invasion 2.From the Press Release: It’s 2009, and Zombie John, Zombie Paul, Zombie George, and Ninja Ringo are poised to show the United States the true meaning of Beatlemania in Give Death a Chance: The British Zombie Invasion 2 by Alan Goldsher.

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/53891/zombie-beatles-return-give-death-chance-british-zombie-invasion-2

msLinds

03-21-2012, 07:52 PM

Las Vegas Sun

March 21, 2012
Photos: The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road Traveling Experience’ arrives at Madame Tussauds

The Abbey Road Traveling Experience,” a re-creation of the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album cover, is at Madame Tussauds in the Venetian through May 28, 2012.It’s another British invasion, except this time at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at the Venetian. The Beatles’ “Abbey Road Traveling Experience,” which re-creates the band’s landmark album cover, arrived at the wax museum on Monday and remains on display through May 28.The likenesses are amazing, especially John Lennon and Ringo Starr’s (dig the red, white and blue tie scarf), and Sir Paul McCartney has never looked more adorable. George Harrison is the most casual of the band, donning denim from head to toe.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/20/photos-beatles-abbey-road-traveling-experience-mad/

Essex County Standard
March 21, 2012
Youth acts needed for Beatles tour

A ROCK school is asking for a little help from its friends to put together its first touring concert.Harwich’s Rock School Club will be holding auditions on April 1 for musicians to join in the Beatles Tribute Tour this summer.Youngsters under 16 are being urged to show off their skills by performing a Beatles track either solo or in a group.If successful they will go on to take part in shows in Braintree, Chelmsford, and Clacton.

http://www.essexcountystandard.co.uk/news/localnews/9601077.Youth_acts_needed_for_Beatles_tour/

msLinds

03-22-2012, 07:27 PM

Examiner
March 22, 2012
Peter Asher talks backstage at the Oscars, looks ahead to Fest for Beatles Fans

It's been a busy time for Peter Asher. He was recently involved with the music for the 84th Annual Academy Awards that was televised in February.*And starting Friday, he'll be in Secaucus, N.J., for the New York Metro Fest for Beatles Fans. It'll be his second appearance at the Fest. where he'll be presenting his autobiographical show "A Musical Memoir of the '60s and Beyond." He appeared at last year's event in ChicagoIt's been a busy time for Peter Asher. He was recently involved with the music for the 84th Annual Academy Awards that was televised in February.*And starting Friday, he'll be in Secaucus, N.J., for the New York Metro Fest for Beatles Fans. It'll be his second appearance at the Fest. where he'll be presenting his autobiographical show "A Musical Memoir of the '60s and Beyond." He appeared at last year's event in Chicago

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/peter-asher-goes-behind-scenes-at-oscars-looks-ahead-to-fest-for-beatles-fans

theSpec.com
March 22, 2012
Beatles tribute kicks off musical weekend

Shine up those Beatle boots in your closet. It’s time to relive Beatlemania all over again with 1964 … The Tribute.Yeah, yeah, yeah. This Beatles tribute act with its mop-top wigs, 12-string Rickenbackers, Ludwig drum kit, and a Hofner bass played upside down à la Macca, twists and shouts into Hamilton Place on Friday at 8 p.m. On tap, The Fabs’ greatest hits up until their 1966 album, Revolver.

http://www.thespec.com/whatson/article/690951--beatles-tribute-kicks-off-musical-weekend

International Business Times
March 22, 2012
RIP Paul McCartney Trending on Twitter: Music Legend Becomes Latest Death Hoax Victim

Music legend Paul McCartney has become the latest victim of death hoax on Twitter.The death rumor of the timeless musician, "RIP Paul McCartney," became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter Wednesday, obviously upsetting and angering fans worldwide.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/317774/20120322/rip-paul-mccartney-twitter-death-hoax-beatles.htm?cid=5

Telegraph.co.uk
March 22, 2012
Stella McCartney unveils the Team GB Olympic kit

British designer Stella McCartney reveals the highly anticipated Team GB Olympic kit.It is slick, patriotic - and at times extremely tight-fitting: the kit in which Team GB will go for gold at this summer's Olympic games has been revealed.The unmistakeable angles of the Union Flag are the decorative seam that runs through this enormous collection, that encompasses everything from "Techfit" skin-hugging swimwear to bulky BMX helmets.Designed by Stella McCartney and produced by the German sportswear company Adidas, the official Team GB range caters for 900 British Olympic and Paralympic athletes competing in 46 sports. In a project that has been in development for two years, McCartney has designed 590 different items of clothing, all created to maximise the athletes' efficiency in their various disciplines

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/luke-leitch/TMG9160263/Stella-McCartney-unveils-the-Team-GB-Olympic-kit.html

Toronto.com
March 22, 2012
Yoko Ono to show art in Kitchener

When one visits an exhibit put on by Yoko Ono it’s easy to see she was more than simply the wife of the late pop icon John Lennon.Before she met the former Beatle she was a well-known avant-garde artist and — through their relationship — she kept busy with projects keeping true to her own creative spirit.We’ll all be able to witness some of this work again as the Themuseum in downtown Kitchener (10 King St. W.) shows 10 of her installations from May 12 to Sept. 3.

http://www.toronto.com/article/718938--yoko-ono-to-show-art-in-kitchener

msLinds

03-23-2012, 08:50 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great weekend and take care. :wavey:

Stroud News and Journal
March 23, 2012
Beatlemania comes to Stroud

BEATLEMANIA will be taking over the Sub Rooms, Stroud on Saturday, March 31 to celebrate the 50th anniversary to the day of The Beatles historic performance in 1962.Stories from local people who were there on the night will be on display in the café bar during the day and memorabilia and a book called Rock Atlas - in which the venue is featured - will be on display in the tourist information centre.In the evening All You Need Is The Beatles will perform a tribute show celebrating the historic performance 50 years ago.

http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/9609482.Beatlemania_comes_to_Stroud/r/?ref=rss

Las Vegas Sun
March 22, 2012
Are the Beatles out of order at Madame Tussauds at the Venetian ?

Since the unveiling of the “Abbey Road Traveling Experience” at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at the Venetian on Monday, Beatles fans have been quick to point out that the fantastic wax replicas of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, the late George Harrison and Ringo Starr are out of order in the re-creation of the “Abbey Road” album cover, as one can see in the Fab Four photo gallery by contributing photographer Erik Kabik.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/22/are-beatles-out-order-madame-tussauds-venetian/

Kool Radio
March 23, 2012
What Beatles Song Was Inspired By Roy Orbison And Bing Crosby ?

It’s hard to believe but The Beatles first album was released 49 years ago today. Roy Orbison and, of all people, Bing Crosby, were the inspiration for the title cut.* Know what it was?

audio interview

http://kool.radio.com/2012/03/22/in-what-beatles-song-were-they-trying-to-sound-like-roy-orbison/

Buenos Airs
March 23, 2012
Sir Paul's Uruguay concert tickets sell out in 45 minutes

The tickets for Paul Mc Cartney’s upcoming concert in Montevideo, Uruguay, sold out in 45 minute as the show is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated of the year.“All tickets have sold out,” a source confirmed. 28 thousand tickets sold out online, and the remaining 32 thousand will be sold next week.

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/96189/sir-pauls-uruguay-concert-tickets-sell-out-in-45-minutes-

Larry Brown Sports
March 23, 2012
Great Britain is unhappy with their new Olympic uniforms (Pictures)

The job of designing Olympic uniforms comes with a ton of pressure. For Stella McCartney, the daughter of the Beatles’ Paul McCartney, the task was especially daunting. Stella is a well-known clothing designer in Great Britain, and her uniform designs for the Summer Olympics in London were released on Thursday. Overall, the kits were not well-received.

http://larrybrownsports.com/olympics/great-britain-unhappy-with-olympic-uniforms/125280

SKRUF.Fcom
March 23, 2012
Yoko Ono on John Lennon, Clubbing and War: Give Peace Another Chance (classic Skrufff interview- 2003)

In 2003, Jonty Skrufff interviewed Yoko Ono a couple of times and ended up arranging for her to play at London’s electroclash club of the day Nag Nag Nag (a tiny Soho basement club that took place every Wednesday night). The following interview took place the next day at Yoko’s Knightsbridge hotel.Jonty Skrufff gets a rare oppurtunity to talk with Yoko Ono on John Lennon, Clubbing and War after her recent performance at London Electroclash night “Nag Nag Nag”. “Yoko Ono was so important for taking John Lennon from being that Beatle-in-a-suit pop star to becoming the John Lennon that everyone*reveres today. She was the one who told him he should do something worthwhile with his fame. She was years ahead of the British public and it’s only now, thirty years on, that people are realising, ‘Hang on a minute, she was right’.”

http://skrufff.com/2012/03/yoko-ono-on-john-lennon-clubbing-and-war-give-peace-another-chance-classic-skrufff-interview-2003/

msLinds

03-25-2012, 02:58 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great upcoming week and take care.

Examiner
March 24, 2012
Newsweek's 50 year Beatles tribute worth searching out

Beatles tribute magazine aren't rare, though good ones seem to be. Newsweek's new special commemorative issue, "The Beatles: 50 Years Since the Music Started," is one of those. The magazine, which will be available until June 1, is 98 pages of pictures, stories and information.Their musical history is covered by Rolling Stone writer Anthony DeCurtis and Andrew Loog Oldham, who managed the Rolling Stones. The magazine also includes a tribute from singer Billy Joel called "Why They Matter." The magazine goes through some of its history, including a look at their concerts by Peter Brown ("The Love You Make") and some of the covers of the Beatles from Newsweek. The magazine also includes a short interview with Beatle Ringo Starr in which the Beatle gives interesting answers on why he joined the Beatles.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/newsweek-s-50-year-beatles-tribute-worth-searching-out-review

Examiner
March 24, 2012
Festival for Beatles Fans concludes today; pictures from Saturday

Here's the schedule for Sunday in the Imperial Ballroom, which will be streamed online (all times ET). The guest list, through Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Hotel in Secaucus, N.J., features ex-Monkee Micky Dolenz, Peter Asher, former Wings members Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough, former Ringo Starr producer Mark Hudson, photographers Rob Shanahan, Allen Tannenbaum and Roger Farrington, authors Larry Marion, Judith Kristen, Tim Riley, Bruce Spizer, Bruce Pollock and David Bedford and Fab 4 Free for All podcast hosts Mitch Axelord, Tony Traguardo and Rob Leonard.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/fest-for-beatles-fan-concludes-today-pictures-from-saturday

Examiner
March 24, 2012
Remembering 1974, the first year of the Fest for Beatles Fans

The year 2012 marks the 38th year for the Fest for Beatles Fans. Mark Lapidos held his first Fest, then known as Beatlefest, at the New York Commodore Hotel the weekend of Sept. 7-8, 1974.In April of that year, he met with John Lennon and told him about his idea to hold a Beatles fan convention. "I'm all for it. I'm a Beatles Fan, too," Lennon told him.You can watch the fest live online (and catch up with some past videos) at http://www.thefest.com/live/

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/remembering-1974-the-first-year-of-the-fest-for-beatles-fans

Technorati
March 25, 2012
Sing-a-Long: Beatlesongs Is High-Flying Fun

Regular readers of this feature know that we would never (never, ever) suggest or encourage illegal activities. Therefore, if you do not have a legitimate prescription for medical marijuana which is filled by a licensed pharmacist, much of this review may not be of interest to you. However, if you are familiar with the effects of marijuana (in an academic sense), then you might find it noteworthy.

http://technorati.com/entertainment/article/sing-a-long-beatlesongs-is-high/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+trarticles+%28All+articles+at+Technorati%29

msLinds

03-26-2012, 05:49 PM

Liverpool Echo
March 26, 2012
Beatles legend Paul McCartney’s fame school to rescue John Lennon’s Liverpool art college from apartments plan

SIR Paul McCartney’s fame school has stepped in to rescue John Lennon’s world-famous art college from being turned into apartments.Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (Lipa) has struck a £3.7m deal to buy 68 Hope Street – the Grade II-listed former art college building next door which famously houses the lecture hall where Lennon met his first wife, Cynthia.Dating back to the 1880s, the building was destined to be turned into luxury flats as part of a controversial £100m Maghull Developments proposal to redevelop Liverpool’s historic Hope Street.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/03/26/beatles-legend-paul-mccartney-s-fame-school-to-rescue-john-lennon-s-liverpool-art-college-from-apartments-plan-100252-30622685/

Nooga.com
March 26, 2012
Defamiliarizing The Beatles: "Revolver" (1966)

1966? Wow. I’ve always pretty much just “liked” The Beatles, which is why I’ve lived in such ignorance about one of the highest-ranked rock albums of all time, I guess. But recently, I’ve “discovered” something in "Revolver," the band’s seventh album, that is as innovative as it gets for any album. In fact, it would lead to a virtual endless opening of doors for musicians afterward. Pretty heady stuff for a rock album recorded in the middle of 1966.

http://www.nooga.com/154472/defamiliarizing-the-beatles-revolver-1966/

98.1 WOGL
March 25, 2012
The Album That Almost Wasn’t: “Please Please Me” Turns 49

It’s no accident that The Beatles are widely considered the greatest rock & roll band of all time. As with most groups that go on to achieve international fame, The Beatles’ success hinged on a combination of talent, persistence, and the breaks that come with dumb luck.The year was 1963, and The Beatles were on a tight schedule at the studio that would one day become their home, their stomping ground: Abbey Road. However, they were unproven and unknown, so every minute in the studio counted.

http://wogl.radio.com/2012/03/25/the-album-that-almost-wasnt-please-please-me-turns-49/

Examiner
March 25, 2012
The Fab Four and music of the Beatles

The Fab Four played to a sold-out crowd at the Lied Center in Lincoln last night. The crowd was buzzing with excitement before the show began. Beatles' fans were sporting original Beatles' paraphernalia and fans from all generations were present, ready to go back in time for an evening.Mr. Ed Sullivan, as comedically portrayed by George Trullinger, presented the "Beatles" throughout the evening. The first half of the program was easily the best--full of the early Beatles' songs performed with talent and accuracy by the young men on stage. Tyson Kelly, Neil Candelora, Gavin Pring (a true native of Liverpool), and Luis Renteria were John, Paul, George, and Ringo, respectively.

http://www.examiner.com/lied-center-in-lincoln/the-fab-four-and-music-of-the-beatles-review

Blog - Community
DDB commemorates Bed-In by John Lennon
March 26, 2012

DDB Tribal Düsseldorf, Steinway & Sons and Hilton are recalling the legendary Bed-In by John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam with the event "Piano for Peace." The same hotel, the same room, in the middle of the room an impressive white grand piano from the Imagine Series Limited Edition by Steinway & Sons. The microsite http://www.pianoforpeace.com/ connects the scene with the web community. With the computer keyboard of every Internet-enabled computer, people can play the piano from anywhere in the world with a custom built robot arm and send their own personal musical message of peace. From March 23 to 25, musical pieces can be recorded on the microsite and uploaded together with an optional photo. On March 26, the anniversary of the Bed-in, the songs will be played on the approx. 90,000 euros priced special edition piano, while the image of the respective pianist will appear on a screen above the historical bed. The pieces played will be documented on the microsite and be available after the event.

http://www.ddb.com/ddblogs/community/ddb-tribal-commemorates-bed-in.html

The Drum.UK
March 26, 2012
The Island of Bermuda pays homage to John Lennon with Publicasity and Out of Home International

The Island of Bermuda is honouring the fact that John Lennon visited the island to write his last album, Double Fantasy, thirty years after it was released.Bermuda is creating a bank for PR images on Abbey Road, which became one of the most famous streets in the world after featuring on the cover of the classic Beatles 'Abbey Road' album.Bermuda’s PR agency Publicasity teamed up with media planner and buyers Out of Home International for the campaign, which includes a Bermuda John Lennon Tribute CD being created.

http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2012/03/26/island-bermuda-pays-homage-john-lennon-publicasity-and-out-home-international

msLinds

03-26-2012, 08:01 PM

Ultimate Classic Rock
March 26, 2012
George Harrison ‘Early Takes’ Album Announced

Although known to fans as “the quiet Beatle,” George Harrison left behind a wealth of legendary albums upon his death in 2001. Fans have also been exposed to a number of unreleased demo tracks over the years through unofficial releases, including solo demos recorded in the waning days of the Beatles as he transitioned to working on his debut album, ‘All Things Must Pass.’

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/george-harrison-early-takes-album-announced/

msLinds

03-27-2012, 06:22 PM

The Telegraph
March 27, 2012
Yoko Ono: "John's affair wasn't hurtful to me. I needed a rest. I needed space"

Her family disowned her, her daughter was snatched from her, and her rock'n'roll marriage stifled her. But now, Yoko Ono has learned to smile Yoko Ono noiselessly taps at her MacBook. Everything about her is quiet and compact – even the keyboard on her computer hardly makes a sound. She is wearing a black fitted jacket and trousers. It is low cut and reveals a tiny womanly figure. Her hair is in soft spikes and she is wearing her trademark round glasses. Her skin is finely lined, with no hint of sagging. It’s hard to believe Ono is nearly 80. She is weirdly ageless – her face constant and iconic through all these years.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/9160041/Yoko-Ono-Johns-affair-wasnt-hurtful-to-me.-I-needed-a-rest.-I-needed-space.html

London Evening Standard
March 27, 2012
Stars join campaign to save film studio

Steven Spielberg, Sir Paul McCartney and Colin Firth are among the celebrities supporting a campaign to stop Twickenham Film Studios closing.The studios were used in blockbusters War Horse and The Iron Lady and were also used for the Beatles’ films Help! and A Hard Day’s Night. But the studios, which occupy a two-and-a-half acre site, have failed to make money for the past three years So far resident Maria Walker has collected 3,769 signatures for her Save Twickenham Studios petition.Sir Paul, pictured, said: “I have many fond memories of working at Twickenham Studios. It’s a fine example of a British film studio and it would be a great loss if it were to have nothing more to do with the British film industry.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/london/stars-join-campaign-to-save-film-studio-7592180.html

Contactmusic.com
March 27, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney - McCartney Launches Vegetarian Cookbook

Sir Paul Mccartney has teamed up with his two daughters to cook up a new vegetarian cookbook.The Beatles legend, designer Stella and photographer Mary have put their favourite family recipes on paper as part of a Meatless Monday Movement initiative.The campaign encourages meat lovers to cut animals out of their diet once a week.The Meat Free Monday Cookbook, which contains 52 menu ideas ranging from stews to salads, also features contributions from fellow health-conscious and environmentally-friendly celebrities, including singer Pink, actors Kevin Spacey and Woody Harrelson and British fashion icon Vivienne Westwood.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/mccartney-launches-vegetarian-cookbook_1309885

Digital Spy
March 27, 2012
Paul McCartney rearranges world tour for cancer charity London gig

Paul McCartney has re-arranged his world tour to fit in a charity gig in London.The former Beatles star booked extra shows across Europe to keep his set on the continent so it would be easier and cheaper to take it to London's Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust event on March 29.

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a373356/paul-mccartney-rearranges-world-tour-for-cancer-charity-london-gig.html

Fife Today
March 27, 2012
Beatlemania set to rock Fife once more

In 1962, the single Love Me Do catapulted the Beatles into the charts launching John, Paul, George and Ringo’s block busting careers and heralded the official start of the ‘swinging sixties’ reports, NEIL HENDERSON.And now, for one night only people of Glenrothes have a chance to relive those heady days when the Beatles become the world’s favourite band.The Rothes Halls is the perfect venue to host the renowned ‘Magic of the Beatles’ show when it arrives at the New Town on April 13.The show promises to bring a full spectrum Beatle sounds, from their ‘mop top’ roots through to the psychedelia of Sgt Pepper and beyond.

http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/beatlemania-set-to-rock-fife-once-more-1-2187107

msLinds

03-28-2012, 07:01 PM

Space.com
March 23, 2012
Space Rocks! Beatles Tribute Band Records Music Video for Station Astronauts

A new music video by a Beatles tribute band celebrates a huge cargo ship's arrival at the International Space Station today (March 28) and sends a musical greeting to the orbiting lab's six-astronaut crew.Dutch band Love & Mersey recorded the video, which is called "Back at the ISS" (a play on The Beatles' rollicking song "Back in the USSR"). It welcomes the European Space Agency's third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3), which is slated to dock with the space station today at 6:32 p.m. EDT (2232 GMT).

http://www.space.com/15080-space-station-music-video-tribute.html

Largo Patch
March 28, 2012
Beatles Tribute Band Returns Home to Largo

Three brothers in, Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience, return home to Largo this weekend when they play at the Largo Cultural Center March 30 at 8 p.m.From a military family, Largo was home base for Billy McGuigan, 37, and his brothers- Ryan McGuigan, 34 and Matthew McGuigan, 31. Their grandparents moved to Largo in 1979 and Largo became the common thread for the brothers' childhood as their father's military service took them around the globe.

http://largo.patch.com/articles/beatles-tribute

Examiner
March 28, 2012
Classic '68 Yellow Submarine model kit among new Beatles items on the way

New 3-D model kits inspired by the movie "Yellow Submarine," including a reissue of the Yellow Submarine model kit issued in 1968 by MPC, will be on retail shelves this year.*The new MPC "Yellow Submarine" model will be available in two versions, a standard edition and a deluxe packed in a collectible tin. The models will include decal sheets and cardboard stand-ups of the Beatles. *

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/classic-68-yellow-submarine-model-kit-among-new-beatles-items-on-the-way

International Business Times
March 28 , 2012
Fiona Apple Tour 2012: Watch Her Sing The Beatles' 'Across The Universe' Live In New York [VIDEO]

Acclaimed and habitually reclusive performing artist Fiona Apple has been road testing songs from her upcoming June LP, titled "The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do," her first album in seven years. At least three months before the album's release, she's racking up in-depth analyses about her new station and what audience the maturing singer now speaks to. This is not to mention the 412k fans clamoring on the singer's Facebook page, begging Apple to tour their cities and gushing about the upcoming album. After premiering a few new cuts at a select couple of SXSW shows, Apple wrapped a short string of U.S. dates.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/320787/20120328/fiona-apple-tour-2012-live-beatles-cover.htm

Business Insider
March 26, 2012
More Startup Tips From The Beatles

I recently reviewed Richard Courtney and George Cassidy’s published business book, Come Together – The Business Wisdom of The Beatles in the first entry of this series. *Although the Beatles’ phenomenal career encompasses numerous startup lessons, many of the anecdotes cited in Come Together are trivial, while others are painfully obvious. However, despite the book’s shortcomings, it contains a number of insightful lessons emerging entrepreneurs can apply to their startup careers.

http://www.businessinsider.com/more-startup-tips-from-the-beatles-2012-3

Los Angeles Times
March 28, 2012
Lost George Harrison 'Sun' guitar solo on 'Material World' film
 
Tucked in among about a dozen bonus audio and video features on the May 1 home video release of Martin Scorsese’s documentary “George Harrison: Living in the Material World” is a session that’s bound to generate excitement among Harrison and Beatles aficionados: a missing George Harrison guitar solo from one of his most celebrated songs, “Here Comes the Sun.”It surfaces during in-studio conversation between Harrison’s son, Dhani, longtime Beatles producer George Martin and his son, Giles Martin, who has overseen recordings used in the film and on an accompanying CD.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/03/george-harrison-martin-scorsese-guitar-solo-here-comes-the-sun-living-in-the-material-world-documentary.html

msLinds

03-29-2012, 06:38 PM

The Guardian
March 29, 2012
End of the road for Beatle wheelchair as EU judges rule in pop group's favour

Dutch company's attempt to trademark name for use on electric mobility aid vetoed by European court of justice.A bid to trademark the word beatle for use on electric wheelchairs has been blocked by EU judges.They ruled there was a risk of confusion with the pop group – even though the youth and vigour represented by the group contrasted with the reduced mobility of wheelchair customers.There was in fact a connection, the judges said on Thursday, because some original Beatles fans may now be wheelchair users.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/mar/29/beatle-wheelchair-trademark-refused-eu-court

http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/the-beatles-win-eu-trademark-battle-1.1266715

Guitar World
March 29, 2012
Guitar Girl'd: 15 Fab Beatles Covers by Female Rockers

From sweet to rippin’, these ladies know how to make a song their own.Here are 15 takes on Beatles classics, plus a laughable hall of shame mention thrown in for good measure.From rockin’ to sublime, The Beatles are universally appealing, and these covers prove it. Got a favorite I missed? Lemme know!

http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar-girld-15-fab-beatles-covers-female-rockers

BC Video
March 29, 2012
DVD Review: Strange Fruit: The Beatles' Apple Records

In Chrome Dreams’ previous documentary on a specialty record company, From Straight to Bizarre, the filmmakers had several advantages. First, the story of Frank Zappa and Herb Cohen’s eccentric labels is known mainly among cult circles. Much of the music discussed is extremely rare, so most viewers would find this film an eye-opening history lesson in a rather obscure chapter of rock. Second, while there was useful commentary from music historians, the heart of the film were the interviews with many of the actual participants including members of the GTOs, Alice Cooper, and Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band.

http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-strange-fruit-the-beatles/

GetReadin.UK
March 29, 2012
Bootleg Beatles still have a ticket to ride

It was 32 years ago that The Bootleg Beatles began to play. And like Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, they’re guaranteed to raise a smile when they return to Reading on Saturday to celebrate 50 years of The Fab Four.It will be the final show of a 20-date UK tour and promises to be another treat for fans of the iconic 60s band whose music changed the world like no other group before or since.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/entertainment/music

Ed Journal
March
Beatles tribute enlists ESO

A popular Beatles tribute act will bring the Fab Four's tunes to life in Edmonton this spring with a little help from their friends, the Edmonton Sym-phony Orchestra.Classical Mystery Tour, which consists of creator Jim Owen (John Lennon), Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney), John Brosnan (George Harrison) and Chris Camilleri (Ringo Starr), performs at the Winspear Centre on June 5.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Beatles+tribute+enlists/6377659/story.html

DailyMail.UK
March 28, 2012
Beatlemania takes a whole new Direction! Thousands gather in Montreal to catch a glimpse of the band

There may be 50 years between them - but the scenes are almost identical.Back in 1964 when Beatlemania took hold of North America they doubted the hysteria over a boy band would ever be repeated.Now, 48 years after the Fab Four melted the hearts of a generation of teenage women new group One Direction are having the same effect on their daughters, maybe even their granddaughters.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2121920/Beatlemania-takes-new-Direction-Thousands-gather-Montreal-catch-glimpse-band.html?ITO=1490

WBfo.org
March 29, 2012
Paul McCartney Blows 'Kisses' To His Father's Era - listen to audio interview

When Paul McCartney was a little boy, he always looked forward to New Year's Eve — the biggest social event of the year in Liverpool."The family would all gather, my dad was the pianist, and ... drinks would appear and people would start singing," he tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "And apparently never stop until we all ran out for New Year's."

http://news.wbfo.org/post/paul-mccartney-blows-kisses-his-fathers-era

Richmondman Times -Dispatch
March 29, 2012
McCartney's half sister says digital media hold power

The real power of the digital revolution ultimately lies in its messages, the founder and chief executive officer of a prominent multimedia company said in Richmond on Wednesday."It really is about strategy," said Ruth McCartney, co-founder and CEO of McCartney Multimedia Inc., a creative agency that works with large companies and governments as well as actors and music stars on digital strategy and communications.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/2012/mar/29/tdbiz01-mccartneys-half-sister-says-digital-media--ar-1802269/

SpikeSound
March 29, 2012
James McCartney takes on North America behind double-disc "EP Collection"

British singer/songwriter James McCartney will spend a month touring North America this spring behind "The Complete EP Collection."McCartney, the only son of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, will take on a trio of U.K. dates in early April before heading stateside for a headlining trek that kicks off May 11 in Amityville, NY. The 14-date, month-long outing pushes through a June 11 performance in Washington, D.C., and includes a couple of Canadian stops and festival appearances at Asbury Park, NJ's Bamboozle Festival (5/19) and Quincy, WA's Sasquatch! Festival (5/25).

http://www.soundspike.com/story/4143/james-mccartney-takes-on-north-america-behind-double-disc-ep-collection/

Music For Good
March 29, 2012
Michael Stipe, Yoko Ono & Sting auction off unique books to benefit Lunchbox Fund

Several renowned musicians, authors and celebrities including R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, Yoko Ono, Shepard Fairey, Salmon Rushdie, Tony Bennett, Philip Glass and Sting have created hand-crafted books and prints that they’re auctioning off to benefit the Lunchbox Fund.The Lunchbox Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a daily meal for extremely poor and at-risk school children in South Africa, where more than 35% of the population is devastated by poverty and AIDS.

http://musicforgood.tv/2012/03/michael-stipe-yoko-ono-sting-auction-off-unique-books-to-benefit-lunchbox-fund/

msLinds

03-30-2012, 06:25 PM

Everyone have a safe,positive and great weekend and take care.

Guitar World
March 30, 2012
March 30, 1967: The Beatles Shoot 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' Album Cover Photo

It was 45 years ago today that photographer Michael Cooper shot the iconic cover photo of The Beatles' 1967 masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.And, like a lot of now-iconic images and ideas, it originally wasn't even supposed to happen.

http://www.guitarworld.com/march-30-1967-beatles-shoot-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band-album-cover-photo

The Seattle TImes
March 30, 2012
Seattle Men's Chorus salutes the Beatles in weekend shows

"Come Together: Seattle Men's Chorus Performs Music of the Beatles" will take the stage at McCaw Hall March 31 and April 1.The long beloved, perennially durable songs of the Beatles have been reinterpreted by jazz combos and symphony orchestras, R&B singers and opera divas, harmonica players and Bollywood performers.Now, with a little help from their friends at the Seattle Men's Chorus, the Fab Four's songbook is getting the full choral treatment in the concert "Come Together." You can catch it Saturday and Sunday at McCaw Hall, with a later date in Langley.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2017868977_menschorus30.html?syndication=rss

Ultimate Classic Rock
March 30, 2012
The Beatles ‘Hey Jude’ Vinyl Rarity Sells Big At Auction

Sixteen Beatles collectors bid on a ‘Hey Jude’ album that went up for auction on eBay last week. Ten days after its initial posting, the record, which started out at $9.99, landed the seller a grand total of $1,914.99.This sealed copy was part of a record executive’s personal collection and allegedly it’s been tucked away safely in a cardboard box, never displayed or even seeing light, and quite obviously never played. The record also still had the original included bumper sticker in “exceptional condition,” which increased the value immensely

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-beatles-hey-jude-vinyl-rarity-sells-big-at-auction/

BBC News
March 30, 2012
The Beatles show Let It Be to open in West End - video

A West End show, featuring several of The Beatles' hits, is to be staged to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band's first single.Love Me Do was released in October 1962, reaching number 17 in the UK chart. It was a US number one in 1964.Let It Be will open for a limited period from September at London's Prince of Wales Theatre.It is the first time the theatrical rights to The Beatles' back catalogue have been granted for a West End show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17559529

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161277-Let-It-Be-Theatrical-Concert-Celebration-of-the-Beatles-to-Open-at-West-Ends-Prince-of-Wales-

Live4ever
March 30, 2012
Paul McCartney joined onstage by Ronnie Wood & Paul Weller in London

Paul McCartney was joined by fellow rock royalty Paul Weller, Ronnie Wood and Roger Daltrey during his performance for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (March 29th).The trio took to the stage with Sir Paul for The Beatles‘ classic late single ‘Get Back‘, while Jimi Hendrix‘s ‘Foxy Lady‘ was also covered on the night.

http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2012/03/paul-mccartney-joined-onstage-by-ronnie-wood-paul-weller-in-london/

The Telegraph
March 30, 3012
Sir Paul McCartney rocks the Royal Albert Hall - Video

The former Beatle performs a rousing set for Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall.The 69-year-old musican was joined on stage at times by Jam's Paul Weller, The Who's Roger Daltrey and Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/9175708/Sir-Paul-McCartney-rocks-the-Royal-Albert-Hall.html

http://www.examiner.com/paul-mccartney-in-national/who-lead-singer-and-rolling-stone-join-mccartney-at-london-cancer-benefit

msLinds

04-01-2012, 01:25 AM

Express.co.uk
April 1, 2012
JULIAN LENNON: STEPPING OUT OF THE SHADOWS

JULIAN wafts into the low-key private members’ club in London’s Soho. He is tanned, relaxed, looks far younger than his 48 years (he is 49 in a week's time) and has a lightness about him. His look is understated but still slightly rock and roll.I offer him the banquette to sit on. “So I see the seating plan was arranged in advance, was it?” he asks with mock seriousness and a raised eyebrow. He laughs. It is a flash of that Lennon wit.He has not always had an easy relationship with the press and he readily admits his preference would be to not give interviews at all. Despite this, he is a chatty, open, funny and seems completely at ease. Indeed the Welsh rarebit he orders is somewhat neglected as Lennon is quite a conversationalist.

http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/311925/Julian-Lennon-Stepping-out-of-the-shadows

The Hollywood Reporter
March 29, 2012
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's 'Ebony and Ivory': A History of the Hit 30 Years After Its Release

Recording sessions in the West Indies, a spliced-together music video, "Saturday Night Live's" hilarious spoof starring Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo -- THR looks at why the 1982 chart-topper was a pop culture milestone.One was a member of the most popular band of the 1960s; the other was arguably the most acclaimed singer-songwriter of the ’70s. And their pairing became one of the biggest hits of the ’80s.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ebony-ivory-paul-mccartney-stevie-wonder-snl-305404

Mercury 24
March 29, 2012
Rare Paul McCartney photos at school exhibition

Classic pictures of Beatles star Paul McCartney will be on display at an arts festival celebrating the works of a school’s former photographic scholars.Sidcot Arts Centre in Oakridge Lane is showing off photos taken by former Sidcot School pupils – including some who have gone on to become top movie producers and documentary makers.Ex-pupil Homer Sykes took a series of pictures of McCartney during his Wings tour in 1975 and four of the images will be a key part of the exhibition.

http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/what-s-on/rare_paul_mccartney_photos_at_school_exhibition_1_1334934

msLinds

04-02-2012, 08:18 PM

BDA Sun
April 2, 2012
John Lennon tribute album well underway

FRIDAY, MARCH 30: Artists featured on the John Lennon tribute album being put together by local entertainer Tony Brannon are in the throes of mixing and recording tracks.Reggae star Maxi Priest posed for some publicity shots outside London’s Abbey Road Studios where he mixed his version of All My Loving.He features alongside a host of other well-known artists on the album.

http://bermudasun.bm/main.asp?SubsectionID=270&ArticleID=57745&SectionID=24

Time NewsFeed
April 2,2012
Sgt Pepper Album Cover Updated for Peter Blake's 80th Birthday

It’s not often that NewsFeed advises you to “ask your parents.” But when it comes to British pop artist Sir Peter Blake and his famous creation from 1967, it’s arguably the safest course of action.When Blake was a younger man, he came up with the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. It was a mighty fine testament to those considered famous back then, featuring writers, musicians, film stars and a number of Indian gurus. (In case you’re wondering, that last one was a George Harrison request.)

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/04/02/sgt-pepper-album-cover-updated-for-peter-blakes-80th-birthday/

Guitar World
April 2, 2012
Song Facts: The Beatles — "Helter Skelter"

Paul McCartney was generally known for writing "silly love songs" like "Yesterday" or cheeky whimsy like "When I'm Sixty-Four," but occasionally he could rock every bit as hard as John Lennon.While The Beatles recorded numerous violent rockers, few were more fiery, savage and controversial than McCartney's "Helter Skelter."

http://www.guitarworld.com/song-facts-beatles-helter-skelter

Mail Online
April 2,2012
Where's Ringo? 45 years on same artist recreates iconic Sgt Pepper's cover with modern celebs but just one surviving Beatle

It was the design which changed the face of album covers for ever.Peter Blake’s artwork for Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band combined the Beatles with world figures from Karl Marx to Laurel and Hardy.Forty-five years on, only two of the Fab Four survive and vinyl records seem part of distant history for most young music fans with their downloads and iPods.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123734/Sir-Peter-Blake-recreates-The-Beatles-Sgt-Pepper-album-cover-2012-style-celebrate-80th-birthday.html

Brandchannel
April 2, 2012
The Beatles Beat Latest Trademark Infringement

The Beatles may not have played together since their famous rooftop concert in January of 1969 for the Let It Be album but their legal team continues to battle on. Back in those crazy early days of Beatlemania, you could get pretty much anything Beatles: Beatles wigs, Beatles boots, Beatles toys, Beatles buttons, Beatles lunchboxes, Beatles Beatles Beatles!Nowadays, though, it’s pretty much impossible to find the name Beatles on anything that hasn’t been put through the machinery of the band’s legal team at Apple Corps, Ltd.

http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2012/04/02/Beatles-Trademark-Suit-040212.aspx

Geekologie
April 2, 2012
Robotic Band Covering The Beatles' 'Come Together'

This is a video of Drexel University's robotic band, The Hubos, performing the Beatles classic 'Come Together'. Obviously if I'd been there I would have filled the bass drum with dynamite. Then one of the robots would coyly stick the dynamite down the back of my pants while I was making my escape and I'd end up blowing myself up like Wile E. Coyote. I'll write ACME a very strongly worded complaint even though, deep down, I know there's nobody to blame but myself.

http://www.geekologie.com/2012/04/robotic-band-covering-the-beatles-come-t.php

Scotsman.com
April 2, 2012
Harry Benson: Getting by with a little help from his Fab Four friends

IT WAS his intimate pictures of the Beatles that turned Harry Benson into a world-famous photographer. Now Glasgow-born Benson has compiled a new set of photos of the Fab Four.The book, called Harry Benson – The Beatles, includes some familiar images, including the iconic photo of the Beatles enjoying a pillow fight in a hotel in Paris.
However, Benson says he has raided his archives for alternative shots of the band on their break-through tours of the US and Europe. His luminous black-and-white photographs show the Beatles composing, performing, encountering their fans, relaxing, and engaging with each other, while trying to cope with their increasingly isolating fame.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/harry-benson-getting-by-with-a-little-help-from-his-fab-four-friends-1-2210320

Guitar World
April 2, 2012
Guide to The Beatles' White Album: the Recording Equipment, the Songs, the Conflicts

Having opened a Pandora's box with their critically acclaimed and commercially successful album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles faced serious competition from a variety of open-minded artists who were expanding rock music's barriers.

http://www.guitarworld.com/guide-beatles-white-album-recording-equipment-songs-conflicts

Gibson Lifestyle
March 30, 2012
Paul McCartney Says Being Hailed as ‘The New Beatles’ is a ‘Kiss of Death’

Sir Paul McCartney says being hailed as the next Beatles is a “kiss of death” for a band. McCartney was asked about the stellar rise of U.K. boy band One Direction on U.K. TV show Daybreak. One Direction hit #1 on the Billboard album chart with their debut album – The Beatles did not achieve that.But McCartney said of any “new Beatles” tag: “That is the kiss of death. So many bands have been called the next Beatles. It puts an awful lot of pressure on them to be the next Beatles. Oasis were the next Beatles once if you remember, you know, and it’s a pressure and suddenly you have to live up to all the things we did. It was a different time, you know, so let’s just call them the next terrific band.

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/one-direction-beatle-0330-2012/

Spoonfed
April 1st 2012
Noel, Liam, Paul and Ringo to play Olympics closing ceremony

In the ultimate band re-union, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star are to reform The Beatles this summer with Liam and Noel Gallagher stepping in to join them.The supergroup are to make a one-off appearance at the Olympic closing ceremony, performing songs from The Beatles' back catalogue in an hour-long show, including Oasis favourite Octopuses Garden. Sources close to Liam and Noel said “they're mad for it”.

http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/spoonfed-team-2630/noel-liam-paul-and-ringo-to-play-olympics-closing-ceremony-6660/

ContactMusic.com
April 1, 2012
Sir Paul Mccartney - Mccartney's Wood Destroyed By Disease

A forest Sir Paul Mccartney planted in memory of his late wife Linda has been destroyed by disease.After his wife's death from cancer in 1998, the Beatles star planted numerous trees on the border of the estate he shared with Linda in Somerset, England.However, the woodland has been devastated by phytophthora ramorum, or sudden oak death, a disease which has infected many of the trees in Linda's Wood and forced caretakers to cut them down.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/mccartneys-wood-destroyed-by-disease_1313228

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123514/Lindas-Wood-ravaged-Sir-Paul-McCartneys-memorial-late-wife-destroyed-rare-tree-disease.html?ITO=1490

Examiner
April 1, 2012
Upcoming Imax film reunites Paul McCartney and Beatles fan Meryl Streep

A new 3D Imax feature film to be released in April,*"To the Arctic 3D," includes songs by Paul McCartney and narration by Meryl Streep, who herself is a longtime Beatle fan.*The movie, in theaters April 20, is a nature documentary that, according to an official description, "takes audiences on a journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home." The film shows the bear family's struggles to survive in the frigid environment. (You can see a trailer for the movie at left.)

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/paul-mccartney-songs-featured-new-imax-nature-film

msLinds

04-03-2012, 03:08 PM

Geeks of Doom
April 2, 2012
Comic Review: Orbit: John Lennon

John Lennon, musician, legend, influence that stretches far and wide, messiah, pariah, master of wit, innovator, trailblazer… comic book character ? That’s exactly what Bluewater Productions tries to do with these adjectives and descriptions to bring to comic book life of one of the most enigmatic and forcefully creative individuals of the 20th Century (or arguably any century for that matter) with Orbit: John Lennon.

http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/04/02/comic-review-orbit-john-lennon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+geeksofdoom+%28GEEKS+OF+DOOM%29

Contact Music
April 3, 2012
James Mccartney - The Sons Of The Beatles To Form Band ?
The sons of The Beatles - James McCartney, Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison and Jason Starkey - are considering forming a band.The sons of The Beatles are considering forming a band.

James McCartney - son of Sir Paul, the legendary group's bassist - has discussed playing with the offspring of drummer Ringo Starr, singer and guitarist John Lennon and guitarist George Harrison in a band.When asked if they had considered such a move, James said: ''Yeah, a little bit.''He added: ''I'd be up for it. Sean [Lennon] seemed to be into it, Dhani [Harrison] seemed to be into it. I'd be happy to do it.''When it came to Ringo's eldest son, Zak Starkey - who has drummed for Oasis and The Who - James wasn't sure, but suggested his brother, Jason, who is also a drummer, could step in.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/the-sons-of-the-beatles-to-form-band_1313568

Asian Correspondent
March 22, 2012
Opinion: My Hafu life – not half a life

“If, like me, you are Japanese and English, you will in Japan be considered white, and in America be considered Asian. This can be lonely at times.”Reverse racism is something that you come across a lot when you’re of mixed race. It’s never something that I’ve taken offense to, but questions about my unusual heritage of a Caucasian mother and Japanese father (ordinarily, it’s the other way around) can become tedious.So was being stopped on the streets of Tokyo as a child and having schoolgirls include me in their photos.Sean Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono probably best summed up what being half Japanese, half Caucasian is like.

http://asiancorrespondent.com/78666/opinion-my-hafu-life-not-half-a-life/

The Examiner
April 2, 2012
Abbey Road engineer who headed Beatles 2009 remaster project retires

Allan Rouse, special projects engineer at Abbey Road Studios, has retired after 40 years of work that included work on many Beatles projects including the 2009 remasters. Abbey Road Studios announced his retirement at the end of March.*Rouse joined EMI in 1971, often working with Norman (Hurricane) Smith, the Beatles' first recording engineer. He was among the team, along with Sir George and Giles Martin, Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley, who assembled the radio performances that became two-CD set "The Beatles Live at the BBC," released in 1994. He also worked on the documentary "The Making of Sgt. Pepper," which was one of the earliest projects to features Beatles outtakes.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/abbey-road-beatles-engineer-allan-rouse-head-of-2009-remasters-project-retires

The Examiner
April 2, 2012
The Week Ahead: The Beatles: April 2-7

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/the-beatles-april-1-7

msLinds

04-03-2012, 07:36 PM

Tecca.com
April 2, 2012
Rock out in a vintage 1969 yellow submarine with guitar signed by a Beatle
Any Beatles fan or seafaring music lover should appreciate this unusual auction item

If you're envious of the Titanic director James Cameron's recent dive to the ocean's deepest depths, perhaps scooping up this vintage literal yellow submarine in auction could quell a bit of that appetite for marine adventure. The sub went up for auction in tandem with a guitar signed by none of than Sir Paul McCartney himself, though it appears that a collector has already snatched it up to the tune of $58,000.*The Beatles lover's submarine may look like its cartoony counterpart, but it's actually a formerly fully working submersible. The modified 1969 Kittredge K350 1ATM submarine, which seats two and can travel to a depth of 350 feet, was put up for bidding by classic auto auction house Barrett-Jackson.

http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/04/02/yellow-submarine-auction-paul-mccartney/

msLinds

04-04-2012, 05:35 PM

The Examiner
April 4, 2012
Paul McCartney's son James says comment about 'new Beatles' was overblown

James McCartney, son of Paul McCartney, is trying to tone down a bit of the excitement in the wake of an interview this week with the BBC.In a Q&A with BBC entertainment reporter Ian Youngs, the younger McCartney was asked if he was interested in forming "The Beatles - The Next Generation" with Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison and Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr."I don't think it's something that Zak wants to do. Maybe Jason [another of Starr's sons and also drummer] would want to do it. I'd be up for it. Sean seemed to be into it, Dhani seemed to be into it. I'd be happy to do it," he answered.The comments were picked up furiously by gossip sites. But McCartney tried to tone down the reaction to the interview in a response on Twitter Tuesday.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/paul-mccartney-s-son-james-says-his-comment-about-the-beatles-was-overblown

The Examiner
April 4, 2012
Paul McCartney's son, James, followed in Dad's footsteps Tuesday and played the Cavern Club in Liverpool ( Pics, video)

His father's group, the Beatles, played there 292 times. Donna Jackson, who attended the younger McCartney's show, said, "James was clearly very nervous tonight, and never seemed to relax until the very last song. He mentioned the fact that his dad had played on the very same stage, and at the end he thanked Liverpool for making him so welcome. He also thanked the Beatles!

http://www.examiner.com/paul-mccartney-in-national/james-mccartney-brings-memories-of-his-dad-back-to-the-cavern-club-pics-video

Ticket News
April 4, 2012
Beatles musical to mark group's 50 year anniversary

It has been 50 years since the Beatles released their debut single, "Love Me Do." In commemoration of this event, a new Beatles musical production is set to hit the stage in London's West End later in 2012.According to Playbill.com, "Let It Be" will open for a limited engagement on September 24, 2012 and will run through January 19, 2013, with previews beginning on September 14, 2012. The time frame coincides with the exact release date of "Love Me Do," which occurred on October 5, 1962.Hosting the production will be the Prince of Wales Theater, the site of the Beatles' famous Royal Variety Performance in November 1963, where they performed for the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.

http://www.ticketnews.com/news/beatles-musical-to-mark-groups-50-year-anniversary041204582

The Examiner
April 4, 2012
Beatles tribute band gives royal command performance in Liverpool

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, helped commemorate Beatles history, saw a live performance of Beatles music by the Mersey Beatles and a little of Liverpool's Beatles heritage today in a visit to the city's Beatles Story museum. The duchess was given a tour of the Beatles Story by the museum's Jerry Goldman. She also unveiled a plaque commemorating the Beatles' 50th anniversary.The Beatles Story visit was part of ongoing events in Liverpool celebrating the 50 years since Ringo Starr joined the Beatles.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/beatles-tribute-band-gives-royal-command-performance-liverpool

Delmarvanow.com
April 4, 2012
Dance under the stars at Benefit by the Bay

CAPE CHARLES -- Strawberry Street in Cape Charles will be transformed on June 2 for Arts Enter's 16th annual Benefit by the Bay, titled "Strawberry Fields Forever."The Beatles-themed party will feature dancing under the stars, with a live band playing Beatles music and other hits from the '60s and '70s. All of the proceeds support the Palace Theatre, the Stage Door Gallery and help keep the arts alive. Local food, complimentary beer and wine and a silent auction will also be available.

http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012204040326

Billboard.com
April 4, 212
April 4, 1964: The Beatles Make Hot 100 History

On the Billboard Hot 100 dated 48 years ago today - April 4, 1964 - the Beatles made history as the only act ever to monopolize the chart's top five positions. With a 27-1 second-week blast to the top for "Can't Buy Me Love," the Fab Four locked up the chart's entire top five:

http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/april-4-1964-the-beatles-make-hot-100-history-1005110532.story#/column/chartbeat/april-4-1964-the-beatles-make-hot-100-history-1005110532.story

msLinds

04-05-2012, 08:32 PM

Blogcritics.org
April 3, 2012
A Portrait of the Bassist: An Examination of Stuart Sutcliffe’s Legacy with The Beatles 50 Years After His Death, Part 1

Otis Redding, Buddy Holly, James Dean, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, John Bonham, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, Keith Moon, Kurt Cobain, and Sam Cooke are just many of the musical legends who died young and became instant cultural icons. We have a perverted fascination with those who create a special body of work, then pop their clogs before they get a chance to tarnish their reputation.Stuart Sutcliffe, the original bassist with The Beatles, joined this tragic and iconic club in April 1962.

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/a-portrait-of-the-bassist-an2/

The Examiner
April 4, 2012
New biography of Stuart Sutcliffe looks at work, thoughts of former Beatle

The 50th anniversary of the death of former Beatle Stu Sutcliffe, on April 10, will be the publication date for a new book, "In Conversation With Stuart Sutcliffe." The book, authorized by the Sutcliffe family, will go inside his life and work. Sutcliffe was with the Beatles from 1959 until 1961 when he left to pursue a career in art.*

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/new-biography-of-stuart-sutcliffe-looks-into-former-beatle-s-life

The Salt Lake Tribune
Burger with Relish: Music
April 5, 2012
Sorry, City Creek — Artwork by John Lennon to be shown at The Gateway in May

Want to know what the Gateway has that City Creek doesn't ? An exhibition of artwork by John Lennon will be held at The Gateway [70 South Rio Grande St. (across from Dick’s Sporting Goods)] on May 4 – 6. The exhibition will be open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. See, it's open on Sunday ! This is the largest touring exhibition of Lennon’s artwork in North America and features many rare artworks never before seen in Salt Lake City.The exhibit includes more than 120 serigraphs, signed lithographs and song lyrics by the legendary Beatle.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsburger/53864234-53/exhibition-gateway-john-lennon.html.csp

Metro..co.uk
April 5, 2012
Julian Lennon: I don't regret following dad John into the music industry

Julian Lennon, son of John and Cynthia Lennon and pop star in his own right, talks to Metro about comparisons with his dad, his photography career and people's misconceptions of him.

http://www.metro.co.uk/music/895220-julian-lennon-i-dont-regret-following-dad-john-into-the-music-industry

i-Newswire
April 5, 2012
Award Winning Short Film, “The Beatles At Their Best” Offered For Free

The critically acclaimed short film The Beatles at their Best, best documentary winner at the 2011 New England Underground Film Festival, will be offered free to the public via YouTube for 100 days beginning June 24th.

http://www.i-newswire.com/award-winning-short-film-the-beatles/167636

Uncut
April 2012
Beatles' Contract With Brian Epstein Up For Sale

The original version of The Beatles' first contract with manager Brian Epstein is among the items to be put up for auction at The Fame Bureau's 'It's More Than Rock and Roll' auction in London next month.The original paperwork contracted The Beatles to Epstein while he sourced their first record deal - and is signed by all band members, as well Lennon and McCartney's fathers, as John and Paul were under 21.The document, first drafted and signed by the band on January 24, 1962 was completed with Epstein's signature on October 1 the same year. The paperwork is now estimated to be worth in the region of £250, 000.

http://www.uncut.co.uk/the-beatles/beatles-contract-with-brian-epstein-up-for-sale-news

The Examiner
April 4, 2012
Paul McCartney collector's item Beatles contribution to 2012 Record Store Day

A limited vinyl reissue of a Paul McCartney single will be among the long list of records to be offered for this year's Record Store Day releases on April 21."Another Day" b/w "Oh Woman, Oh Why," originally released as a single in 1971, will be reissued in a limited vinyl edition of 2,000. The two-sided single was the first 45 RPM (that's the old terminology for the phonograph speed) of his solo career, according to Billboard, where "Another Day" hit No. 5 on its singles chart.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/paul-mccartney-release-among-collector-s-items-for-record-store-day

msLinds

04-06-2012, 05:14 PM

Everyone have a safe and great Easter and Passover holiday weekend.Take care. :wavey:

Elements Magazine
April 6, 2012
The Lab Magazine #5: The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger - photographs

http://www.elements-magazine.com/2012/04/lab-magazine-5-ghost-of-saber-tooth.html

New York Fashion
April 4, 2012
Stella McCartney Used to Be ‘Quite xxxx You’

Stella McCartney talks to writer Tim Blanks in this month's issue of Interview about the difficulties of running an ethically minded business (it's just impossible to find good, organic, fair-trade Peruvian wool these days!),outfitting Team Great Britain for the Olympics, and the importance of family life — both growing up a child of the Beatles and raising her own kids with husband Alasdhair Willis. She reminisced about starting out as a designer.explaining how angry she was at first:

http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2012/04/stella-mccartney-used-to-be-quite-fck-you.html

The Examiner
April 6, 2012
Documentary on former Beatle Pete Best can be seen for free

A film about Pete Best's contributions to the Beatles as their drummer before Ringo Starr joined the band will be made available for free on the internet this summer, the filmmakers announced Thursday."The Beatles at Their Best," which won the award for best documentary at the 2011 New England Underground Film Festival, will be available on YouTube for 100 days beginning June 24.The film was made primarily from photos, video clips and interviews all found on the Internet, some only recently available, according to the filmmakers.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/documentary-about-former-beatle-pete-best-to-be-made-available-for-free

The Examiner
April 6, 2012
'Yellow Submarine' DVD bundles with extras to be sold by Beatles official site

The Beatles' official website will be selling exclusive bundles for the "Yellow Submarine" DVD when the film is re-released in May, sources tell Beatles Examiner.Items included in the DVD bundles, which will be available through the official store, will be different designs of t-shirts, plus lobby cards and reproductions of original tickets. (See pictures of some of the items in the slide show at left.) The t-shirts, with designs based on original sketches for the movie done by the film's animators, will be available for both men and women.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/preview-the-yellow-submarine-dvd-bundles-to-be-sold-by-beatles-website

Liverpool DailyPost
April 6, 2012
The Big Interview with LIPA’s Mark Featherstone-Witty: Everyone knows Paul McCartney, what place wouldn't want him?

Ben Turner finds out why MARK FEATHERSTONE- WITTY, who co-founded LIPA, the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, 16 years ago is just getting into his strideHAVING already saved Paul McCartney and George Harrison’s old grammar school – Mark Featherstone-Witty has just pulled off his latest coup, the £3.7m purchase of John Lennon’s old art college building next door.He’s just turned 65 and it’s been a long and winding road for the man who co-founded the world famous LIPA with Sir Paul in the Beatle’s old school 16 years ago.

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2012/04/05/the-big-interview-with-lipa-s-mark-featherstone-witty-everyone-knows-paul-mccartney-what-place-wouldn-t-want-him-99623-30694870/

The Seattle Times
April 6, 2012
Plays about the Beatles, religion and politics hit Seattle theaters

"Help" at Seattle Children's Theatre tells the story of the early years of the Beatles; New Seattle shows on the boards ponder the early years of the Beatles, portray a fantasy court trial of Judas Iscariot and satirize the American political panorama. 'Help' George, John, Ringo and Paul met as teenagers and went on to form the world's greatest rock band.The internationally known, youth-oriented Dutch drama troupe Theatergroep Max devised this biographical show, focusing on the first chapter of four teen Liverpool lads coming together to make wonderful music.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2017915945_roundup06.html

msLinds

04-07-2012, 03:18 PM

BBC 2 Radio - Graham Norton Show
April 7, 2012
BBC Breakfast's Bill Turnbull and Julian Lennon guest

And Graham's second guest was Julian Lennon who revealed his frustrations with the music industry, explained his fascination with photography and treated us to a rare Radio 2 outing for Massive Attack's 'Teardrop'.

Availability: 7 days left to listen

Starts 2:30:59 minutes into the show.First Julian's new single is played then the interview

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fbfyv

msLinds

04-08-2012, 05:55 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great upcoming week and take care.

Examiner
April 8, 2012
Surprise guest appears at James McCartney show in London (pictures)

When James McCartney appeared at the Borderline Club in London on Monday, a celebrity was in the audience.No, it wasn't his father Paul McCartney. It was Yoko Ono. Harold Montgomery, who saw the show, sent us an email (with pictures in the slideshow) Saturday after getting back into the States."Just got back from UK and I had the chance to see James McCartney in concert at a small venue, the Borderline, April 2. I enjoyed his show very much. Yoko Ono was there as well."

http://www.examiner.com/paul-mccartney-in-national/surprise-guest-appears-at-james-mccartney-show-london-pictures

Examiner
April 8, 2012
Julian Lennon on his 49th birthday: Celebrating a milestone with a new single

Sunday, Julian Lennon celebrated his 49th birthday by lounging around his home in England. He described his own personal scene on Twitter, saying "Thanks to All for your Birthday wishes today! (Just at home in my jammies, working and rehearsing for upcoming live TV next week in the UK)."And then John and Cynthia's boy signed off with an x, a shorthand way to send a kiss to all his fans.The Lennons' kid, who also wrote on the microblogging site on his birthday that "there may be changes afoot," is just getting back into the music game after being away from this career for two decades. He recently dropped a new disc, called Everything Changes and hence why he probably said what he did in his most recent Tweet.

http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-headlines-in-national/julian-lennon-on-his-49th-birthday-celebrating-a-milestone-with-a-new-single

The Examiner
April 6, 2012
Julian Lennon says he's happy with his life, not mad at Paul McCartney

n two new interviews, Julian Lennon, who has just released a new single in the UK, "Guess It Was Me," says he's glad the way his life is now and is doing music the way he wants to.*"I’m trying to do it my way. For me to be happy in the business means I have to do it myself," he told UK Metro. *"I’ve only released (the single) in Britain. For the rest of the world, I’m thinking of just marketing it online and and releasing when I want to."

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/julian-lennon-says-he-s-happy-with-his-life-not-mad-at-paul-mccartney

Examiner
April 8, 2012
Time magazine plans Paul McCartney birthday issue, looks for advice on cover

TIME magazine is planning a special issue commemorating the 70th birthday of Paul McCartney.*The magazine has buoyantly touted the upcoming issue, which is to be published June 5 and available in hardcover, as "a backstage tour of the many chapters of McCartney's life."

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/time-magazine-plans-paul-mccartney-birthday-issue-looks-for-advice-on-cover

Examiner
April 6, 2012
Exhibition shows intimate photos of Linda and Paul McCartney during 1975 Wings tour

Behind-the-scenes photographs of Paul and Linda McCartney during their 1975 Wings tour feature in an exhibition of art by former pupils of a West Country school.Sidcot, a Quaker School at Winscombe, in North Somerset, has a long and envied reputation for helping students realise their artistic potential.

http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Exhibition-shows-intimate-photos-Linda-Paul/story-15736621-detail/story.html

thesun.com
April 7, 2012
Analyzing Beatles’ “I am the Walrus” lyrics a tricky proposition

Just who is the egg man ? Amid the Easter madness, it is hard to overlook one of pop music’s best-known lyrics about eggs. Hard, that is, because the lyric appears to make no sense whatsoever.

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1158093--analyzing-beatles-i-am-the-walrus-lyrics-a-tricky-proposition

The examiner
April 8, 2012
Beatles tour group in Los Angeles bumps into a real Beatle

When you take Gillian Lomax's Magical History Tour of Beatles sites in Los Angeles, what you*don't expect to see is a real Beatle. But Lomax told us that's exactly what happened when she was leading a tour in the city Thursday."I did a Beatles tour for a family from Indianapolis yesterday. We saw Ringo Starr sitting in a Mercedes Benz car on Santa Monica Boulevard making a left turn! Yahoo! *We reckon he was on his way home," she told us in an email.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/beatles-tour-group-los-angeles-encounters-a-real-beatle

Examiner
April 8, 2012
The Week Ahead: The Beatles: April 8-14

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/the-week-ahead-the-beatles-april-8-14

msLinds

04-09-2012, 07:05 PM

MVTimes.com
April 9, 2012
An easy day's night with The Daytrippers of Martha's Vineyard

The word's out about The Daytrippers.The Vineyard musical group that authentically reproduces The Beatles' work in concert motivated upwards of 500 Island residents to scamper to the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School on a holiday weekend this past Saturday night, April 7. The six-member group is composed principally of Vineyard teachers and musicians who jammed together and had a "what if..." moment a year ago. The result is a well-researched and orchestrated performance on 60s era instruments covering the mopheads' total body of work, including some never-performed pieces. Players include: Brian Weiland, Shelagh Smilie, Doug Brush, Eric Johnson, Boaz Kirschenbaum, and Charlie Esposito. Island musicians Jeremy Berlin and Rob Myers cameo-ed at Saturday's performance.

http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/article.php?id=10237

Examiner
April 9, 2012
Beatles Singles Show by Apple Jam at Seattle's Triple Door a huge success

April 9, 2012, Seattle, Washington – Beatles tribute band Apple Jam entertained Seattle fans for two nights of Beatles music at the Triple Door over the weekend. The musical double-hitter, called "Beatles*Singles" featured performances of the complete catalogue of Beatles 45 RPM records (A and B sides) released in the UK. 1962-1966*was performed the first night, and 1967-1970*on Friday April 6.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-in-national/beatles-singles-show-by-apple-jam-at-seattle-s-triple-door-a-huge-success

Guitar Wprld
April 9, 2012
Song Facts: The Beatles — "Let It Be" (Both Versions)

Attentive Beatles fans who purchased Let It Be when it came out in May 1970 noticed something very different about the album version of the title track: The guitar solo was markedly changed from what they'd heard on the "Let It Be" single released two months earlier.The reason was down to the producers: the 45-rpm version was produced by George Martin; the album version was produced by Phil Spector. The track began life at Apple Studios on January 31, 1969, the last day of the Get Back sessions.

http://www.guitarworld.com/song-facts-beatles-let-it-be-both-versions

HuffingtonPost
April 8, 2012
Hello Goodbye: Why the Great Mike Wallace Instantly Forgot His Beatles TV Exclusive

As we salute the memory of Mike Wallace -- it's a little known fact that among his many notable accomplishments, he was the first American to introduce the Beatles on U.S. TV.Before Ed Sullivan introduced them live on his CBS variety show on Sunday February 9th 1964.Before Jack Paar introduced a film clip about them on his weekly NBC entertainment show on Friday January 4th 1964...Before Walter Cronkite introduced a news story about them on his CBS evening newscast on Tuesday December 10th 1963...Mike Wallace actually beat them all to the Beatles punch.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-lewis/hello-goodbye-why-the-gre_b_1411495.html?ref=media

Examiner
April 9, 2-2012
Change Begins Within' with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to air on THIRTEEN

The historic 'Change Begins Within' benefit concert which features Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will finally air on television. It was announced today that the April 2009 concert which took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York will air on New York's THIRTEEN public television station this month.On April 4, 2009, a long list of musicians including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow and Ben Harper performed at the concert to raise money in support of the David Lynch Foundation which aims to teach 1 million at-risk youth to meditate.

http://www.examiner.com/celebrity-events-in-national/change-begins-within-with-paul-mccartney-and-ringo-starr-to-air-on-thirteen

Examiner
April 9, 2012
Paul McCartney reveals 'Ram' album was sigh of relief after Beatles breakup

The documentary on Paul McCartney's "Ram" album from the upcoming deluxe version reissue reveals the disc was a big change from the tense atmosphere surrounding the Beatles breakup.In an excerpt of "Ramming" released in advance of the May reissue, McCartney says the album came during a "horrendous" period. "It was like being in quicksand." he says in the video.But it also meant a change for him and wife Linda McCartney. "The lightbulb went off and we could just run away and go to Scotland (to their farm) where we knew we loved it and go and hang out." *

http://www.examiner.com/paul-mccartney-in-national/paul-mccartney-reveals-ram-album-was-sigh-of-relief-after-beatles-breakup

Examiner
April 9, 2012
Ringo Starr's 'It Don't Come Easy': the George Harrison connection

Ringo Starr's "It Don't Come Easy," released as a single on April 9, 1971, was his first solo hit. The song topped out at number 4 in 11 weeks on the Billboard charts. And it's been one of the most enduring songs of his solo career that he's performed live many times, including at the Concert for Bangladesh.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/it-don-t-come-easy-the-george-harrison-connection

Prefix
April 9, 2012
Yoko Ono: "She Gets Down On Her Knees" (Penguin Prison Remix)

Ever wanted to dance to Yoko Ono's 1981 tune "She Gets Down On Her Knees," but felt the track just wasn't disco-y enough? Yeah, we thought so. Now you can groove your heart out thanks to Penguin Prison, who recently re-worked the track with a steady pulse and swift synths. It's a successful remix for a few reasons, but one is that the new appeal lies in its '80s sensibility

http://www.prefixmag.com/media/yoko-ono/she-gets-down-on-her-knees-penguin-prison-remix/64190/

msLinds

04-10-2012, 06:51 PM

Ultimate Classic Rock
April 10, 2012
The Beatles Called It Quits 42 Years Ago Today

All good things must come to an end, and this was never more true in the world of rock and roll than it was forty two years ago today (April 10, 1970) when it was announced that the the Beatles were no more.The tale of the breakup of the Beatles is a long and, well, winding road. The band had begun to implode for a while. When manager Brian Epstein passed away in 1967, the first cracks were showing. By the time of the recording of the 1968 double-record set ‘The Beatles’ (aka “The White Album”) things had gotten worse. The Beatles were working less and less like a band, with each member focusing on their own compositions in the studio.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-beatles-called-it-quits-42-years-ago-today/

USA Today
April 10, 2012
Graphic novel tells the tragic love story of 'fifth Beatle'

John Lennon was "the smart one," Paul McCartney was "the cute one," George Harrison was "the quiet one," but Stuart Sutcliffe was the one who fell in love in Germany during the fall of 1960.Today marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Sutcliffe, long described as "the fifth Beatle," and next month sees the American release of Baby's in Black (First Second Books), Arne Bellstorf's graphic novel about the romance between Sutcliffe and German photographer and artist Astrid Kirchherr and its tragic brevity.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-04-10/Fifth-Beatle-Stuart-Sutcliffe-remembered-in-graphic-novel/54149978/1?csp=34life&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-LifeTopStories+%28Life+-+Top+Stories%29

http://wzlx.radio.com/2012/04/10/rock-n-roll-diary-extra-stuart-sutcliffe-passes-away-1962/

Dailymail
April 10, 2012
Hey Nude! Naked album photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono to be sold at auction after they are discovered in a loft

Two rare vintage photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono posing naked have emerged for sale.The images were used on the couple's 1968 album 'Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins', and were taken by them on a self-timer.The photos are wider than the one used on the LP cover and show more clutter around the couple's feet.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2127716/Naked-album-photos-John-Lennon-Yoko-Ono-auctioned.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Examiner
April 10, 2012
Does Paul McCartney still get the blame for the Beatles breakup 42 years ago?

April 10, 1970 is a day no Beatle fan will ever forget. It's the day we hoped would never come -- the day the Beatles breakup became official.We remember sitting in our family room. A radio announcer started his promo gleefully. Then came the dreaded words. "The Beatles are breaking up."

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/does-paul-mccartney-still-get-the-blame-for-the-beatles-breakup

HULIQ
April 9, 2012
George Harrison died peacefully discloses widow, Olivia, and how to do it

What has become apparent in the decade since his death, writes George Harrison’s widow, Olivia, “is the uncanny symmetry of George’s life – a life lived to the fullest,” and how we can also accomplish the same in our own death.

http://www.huliq.com/10282/george-harrison-died-peacefully-discloses-widow-olivia-and-how-do-it

RTE ten
April 10, 2012
Ringo says he suffers from stage fright

The Beatles legend has explained that despite being a star for over fifty years, he still suffers from nerves and is scared about getting on stage.Speaking to Billboard magazine, the 71-year-old drummer and singer said: ''I have actually puked before I went on as all my nerves come to the fore. It is part of what I am and it happens before every show. There have been times that I just wanted to go back to bed as I just get so nervous.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0410/ringostarr.html

Gibson News Lifestyle
April 10, 2012
Sound and Vision: Photographer Rob Shanahan on Shooting Ringo and Other Rock Greats

Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen, Tommy Lee and Ringo Starr – these are among the legendary artists whose images Rob Shanahan has captured in striking fashion during two decades as one of America’s most esteemed rock photographers. A musician himself – he plays drums in The Hollywood Stones, a Rolling Stones tribute band – Shanahan saw his photography career take off after he moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles in the late ’80s. Following an introduction by Sheila E. in 2005, he became Ringo Starr’s personal photographer, and he’s since worked closely with the former Beatle on a variety of projects

http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/rob-shanahan-photography-0410-2012.aspx

msLinds

04-11-2012, 06:30 PM

94.5 KOOL .FM
April 10, 2012
The Plot Of Magical Mystery Tour Told By John Lennon - audio

Having seen The Beatles movie Magical Mystery Tour several times and having no idea what it was about, I defer to John Lennon‘s explanation from a 1967 interview. It still doesn’t explain he plot (for me), but it’ interesting to hear him try and make some sense of it.

http://kool.radio.com/2012/04/10/john-lennon-explains-the-plot-of-magical-mystery-tour/

KLAQ.com
April 11, 2012
John Lennon’s Mistress May Pang On The KLAQ Morning Show - Audio

Today on the KLAQ Morning show, May Pang who is best known as the former lover of ex-Beatle*John Lennon*was on to talk about what it was like to spend a year with Lennon and her thoughts about the sons of The Beatles forming their own group.

http://klaq.com/john-lennons-mistress-may-pang-on-the-klaq-morning-show-audio/

CTPOST.com
April 10, 2012
The Nutopians plays John Lennon's music

The Nutopians was formed as a tribute to the music and memory of John Lennon, but the group is not a tribute band ... not exactly,*anyhow.Though the group plays Lennon's music -- from both his solo and Beatles days -- its members make no attempt to recreate Lennon's look or mimic his precise sound. Instead, they reimagine his works, putting a new twist on Lennon's beloved*tunes.

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/The-Nutopians-plays-John-Lennon-s-music-3472610.php

Contact Music
April 11, 2012
Julian Lennon - Julian Lennon Worried About Repeating John's 'Mistakes'

Julian Lennon didn't want to have children young because he was worried he would make the same ''mistakes'' his father John Lennon did. Julian Lennon doesn't want to repeat the ''mistakes'' his father John Lennon did.The 49-year-old singer was the result of the late Beatles legend's first marriage to Cynthia Powell, and he admits he always delayed having children because he did not want to do the same things his parents did when they were young.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/julian-lennon-worried-about-repeating-johns-mistakes_1316105

All about jazz
April 11, 2012
Interview: Mike McCartney (Part 1)

Most people are unaware that Paul McCartney has a younger brother. That's because since the early 1960s, Mike McCartney [pictured above] has done a noble job of avoiding any temptation to cash in on his brother's fame. Which is pretty classy, as celebrity siblings go. As I write in today's Wall Street Journal (go here or pick up a copy), Mike is an artist in his own right.

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=96285

The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Symphony pops: The magical mystery of recreating Beatles’ songs
Music » Orchestra will play orchestral arrangements of pop songs to support the Beatles’ tribute band, Classical Mystery Tour.

The music of the Beatles is so pervasive, inventive and infectious that pretty much everyone can name a few favorites by the Fab Four.The appeal of the songs isn’t all about memorable tunes, though, said Utah Symphony Principal Pops conductor Jerry Steichen. Music man though he is, Steichen was first drawn to the Beatles’ lyrics. That’s one reason he’s looking forward to conducting this weekend’s Utah Symphony Pops concert featuring the Classical Mystery Tour, a tribute band.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/53888589-81/beatles-steichen-band-symphony.html.csp

msLinds

04-11-2012, 07:37 PM

What SellsBest.com
April 11, 2012
Bidding-War for Rare Beatles Album

A bidding-war is heating up for this scarce fully-signed Beatles album being offered on eBay, with bids pushing past $12,000 in just the first few days of the (ten-day) auction, for good reason.The Record, Please Please Me, is described by the seller as the "album that launched it all," signed by each member in the group (George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon) in May of 1963.The full-round of signatures and early-date make the album particularly scarce and highly-sought by serious collectors.

http://www.whatsellsbest.com/news-stories/2012/04/beatles-album.html

The Street Journal
April 11, 2012
McGear on Macca

The black SUV pulled up at 11 a.m. and a man with a shock of white hair hopped out from the driver's side. Sporting a trendy herringbone coat, a long gray scarf, tight black jeans and sharp black-leather slip-ons, Mike McCartney looked remarkably like his brother, Paul—but with more angular features.For years Mike, 68, has avoided any appearance of capitalizing on the fame of "Our Kid" (as he refers to his older sibling). When Paul left Liverpool in the mid-1960s, Mike remained—taking on a pseudonym and performing as a pop-poet and singer. He appeared in the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" video, and he's Brother Michael in Paul's "Let 'Em In." Now Mr. McCartney is enjoying a fresh round of fame.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577299781976703516.html

msLinds

04-12-2012, 06:04 PM

Examiner
April 12, 2012
Stunning collection of Beatles autographed albums on exhibit in Norway

An incredible exhibit of a record collector's stash of vinyl albums from around the world with signatures of the four Beatles, plus an autographed guitar, is now on display in Norway."Get Back – Signed The Beatles,", which runs through May 31, features an amazing collection of authentic Beatles autographs collected on both British and American vinyl LP covers. The collection covers all the albums released by the Beatles beginning with music from their days in Hamburg until they broke up in 1970, along with several solo Beatles albums.*Each of the albums by the Beatles as a group has the signatures of all four Beatles.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/stunning-collection-of-beatles-autographed-albums-on-exhibit-norway

Liverpool DailyPost
April 12, 2012
MUSIC DEBATE: Is Liverpool trapped in Beatlemania ?
Don’t underestimate the influence of the 1960s, says Tim Dalton, senior lecturer in popular music at Liverpool John Moores University

AS A resident of south Liverpool I am only too aware of the draw that this city exerts over the rest of the world when it comes to popular music heritage.The childhood homes of Paul McCartney at 20 Forthlin Road and John Lennon at 251 Menlove Avenue still entice a large number of international and domestic tourists.With the inclusion of Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Woolton’s St Peter’s Parish church, Pier Head and* various other sites around Liverpool you start to think that the whole cultural industry in Merseyside is there to perpetuate the myth and legend of The Beatles.

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-culture/liverpool-arts/2012/04/12/music-debate-is-liverpool-trapped-in-beatlemania-99623-30740077/

Thisisoxfordshire
April 12, 2012
Day in the life of fifth Beatle

PAUL McCartney belting out a rock n’ roll standard leans into John Lennon, who grins manically.George Harrison strikes a buoyant stage pose with arms outstretched and Roy Young is clearly having the time of his life on the piano.The black and white photograph, inset, shows The Beatles – fronted by John, Paul, George and Roy – when they were really a hot live act.That’s right Roy not Ringo – Roy Young from Oxford.

http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/9642180.Day_in_the_life_of_fifth_Beatle/r/?ref=rss

Denver Westword Blog
April 12, 2012
Deconstructing the Beatles: Scott Freiman on how "A Day in the Life" is like Frankenstein

Besides blowing the mind of everyone who ever heard it, Sgt. Pepper broke a lot of ground: The album radically expanded the concept of what pop music could be, in the process inventing the studio technology needed to make it happen. There's probably not another person alive who can articulate what that process meant -- and means today -- better than Scott Freiman, a composer and recording engineer who moonlights as a Beatles lecturer. In advance of his two Deconstructing the Beatles presentations at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax tonight and tomorrow, we caught up with Freiman to talk about history, studio tricks and how he got into this line of work in the first place.

http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2012/04/post_13.php

Craic.com
April 12, 2012
Double BeatlesFest in Irish town this year
BeatlesFest on the Lough

Moville, the idyllic, picturesque town on a salmon fishing sea lough in County Donegal, Ireland will have a double BeatlesFest this year.The only annual festival of Beatles music in Ireland has been growing in popularity since its inception in 2007.

http://www.craicon.com/moville/1/double-beatlesfest-in-iri.shtml

Hull And East Riding
April 12, 2012
Hull 'guitar hero' Marino De Silva in Las Vegas jail accused of fraud

A HULL-BORN rock musician has been arrested in the USA in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud.Self-proclaimed "award-winning guitar hero" Marino De Silva, who set himself up as Hull's answer to Carlos Santana, has been accused of selling bogus investments to people, claiming to have remastered rare material by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Carlos Santana.

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/GUITAR-HERO-VEGAS-JAIL-FRAUD/story-15790386-detail/story.html

I think Mel Gibson is a bigoted, sick, hatred filled, scumbag.

NY Daily News
April 12, 2012
Mel Gibson thinks John Lennon deserved to be shot, says 'Maccabees' screenwriter Joe Eszterhas

An explosive letter exchange between Mel Gibson and "Maccabees" screenwriter Joe Eszterhas just got even more blasphemous.In an angry nine-page letter addressed*to the hot-tempered actor, which was obtained by TheWrap, Eszterhas alleges Gibson once said he thought Beatles legend John Lennon deserved to die."I'm glad he's dead. He deserved to be shot. He was a f--king messianic," Gibson allegedly ranted about the musician. "Listen to his songs! 'Imagine.' I hate that f--king song. I'm glad he's dead."

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/mel-gibson-john-lennon-deserved-shot-screenwriter-joe-eszterhas-reveals-scathing-letter-article-1.1060364#commentpostform

BBC News
April 12, 2012
John Lennon and Yoko Ono nude photos sell for £700

Two rare photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono posing naked have been sold at auction for £700.The images of the pair were found in a loft by a couple clearing an elderly relative's home in Dorset.The photos, taken by Lennon using a self-timer at Ringo Starr's flat, were part of a series taken for 1968 album Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins.Auctioneer Matthew Denney described the images as "most unusual" as they show more detail than the shots on the LP.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-17688240

Examiner
April 12, 2012
New York PBS viewers to get first look at 'Change From Within' Beatles benefit

As we first reported in March, the 2009 historic Change Begins Within with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will premiere on a New York PBS station this month. The initial telecast will be April 29 at 10:30 p.m. on WNET-TV, Ch. 13. The roughly 90 minute show includes footage of each of the featured acts on the show, including most of Paul McCartney's set that included fellow Beatle Ringo Starr. The McCartney songs include "Cosmically Conscious" and the finale, "I Saw Her Standing There."

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/change-from-within-beatles-benefit-set-to-premiere-on-new-york-pbs-station

Ultimate Classic Rock
April 12, 2012
N0. 56: George Harrison, ‘My Sweet Lord’ – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs

When George Harrison wrote ‘My Sweet Lord’ in late 1969, the Beatles were still officially together, so Harrison gave the future Top 100 Classic Rock Songs inductee to their friend and Apple Records label mate, Billy Preston.Five months later, the Beatles had disbanded, and with Preston’s version failing to score much attention, Harrison reclaimed the number and recorded it for his debut solo album ‘All Things Must Pass.’

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/george-harrison-my-sweet-lord-top-100-classic-rock-songs/

Clash
April 12, 2012
George Harrison 'Early Takes' Confirmed Solo demos to be complied

A number of demo recordings by George Harrison are set to be collated on 'Early Takes Volume 1'.A quiet, creative soul George Harrison was - for many - the spiritual heart of The Beatles. Martin Scorcese's fine documentary 'Living In A Material World' has shone new light on the guitarist's career, and now a fresh compilation has been announced which will search through the archives.

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/george-harrison-early-takes-confirmed

Contact Music
April 12, 2012
Sir Paul Mccartney - Sir Paul McCartney Pays Tribute To Amp Great Jim Marshall

Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute to guitar amp pioneer Jim Marshall by posting footage of an impromptu jamming session online.The Marshall Amplification founder died at the age of 88 earlier this month (Apr12), and stars including Slash and Huey Morgan were quick to recognise the rock icon.Beatles legend MCCartney has now added his own tribute by uploading a video of himself playing guitar during a session with some of his musical pals to his official YouTube.com stream.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/sir-paul-mccartney-pays-tribute-to-amp-great-jim-marshall_1316299

msLinds

04-13-2012, 01:41 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great upcoming weekend and take care.

GigWise
April 13, 3012
McCartney directs Hollywood A-listers in new video

Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman star in Paul McCartney's 'My Valentine'. Paul McCartney is due to premiere his self-directed 'My Valentine' video in LA tonight (13 April, 2012), with a teaser and images leaking online ahead of the unveiling.Starring Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman, the track is taken from McCartney's 'Kisses On The Bottom' collection. The Beatles legend directed three videos for the track in total - one starring each A-lister and a third featuring both. The full video will be revealed tonight at an event in Los Angeles and live on Paul McCartney's website at 6am, Saturday 14 April, 2012.

http://www.gigwise.com/news/72218/McCartney-directs-Hollywood-A-listers-in-new-video

more photographs

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/4255804/Johnny-Depp-and-Natalie-Portman-star-in-new-Paul-McCartney-video.html

I still think that Mel Gibson is a scumbag

NME
April 12, 2012
Mel Gibson denies saying that John Lennon 'deserved to be shot'

http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/mel-gibson-denies-saying-that-john-lennon-deserved/265651

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2129255/Mel-Gibsons-friends-insist-IS-fan-John-Lennon.html

Guitar World
April 10, 2012
Song Facts: The Beatles — "I Am The Walrus"

No song in The Beatles' catalog features as many literary and social references in its lyrics as "I Am the Walrus."In writing it, John Lennon drew inspiration from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (the walrus), a playground nursery rhyme that he and his pals sang as children (the line beginning with "yellow matter custard") and the traditional song "Marching to Pretoria" (whose lyric "I'm with you and you're with me and we are all together" Lennon mimics in the opening lines).

http://www.guitarworld.com/song-facts-beatles-i-am-walrus

Guitar World
April 13, 2013
The Beatles Record "Help!" at Abbey Road Studios

On this day in 1965, The Beatles recorded “Help!” -- the song -- during a four-hour session that started around 7 p.m. at Abbey Road Studio Two in London.It was the title track of the band's fifth album and second film (Check out the video below).Twelve takes were recorded that night; the first eight were rhythm tracks only, with vocals appearing for the first time on take nine. John Lennon -- the song's primary writer -- sang lead vocals, backed by Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

http://www.guitarworld.com/april-13-1965-beatles-record-help-abbey-road-studios

WTOP
April 13, 2012
The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' came through Virginia

WASHINGTON - Most of us know the Beatles' first-ever U.S.concert was at the Washington Coliseum -- but fewer know "Abbey Road" and some of the band's other records were pressed in Winchester, Va."Capitol Records opened the Winchester plant in late 1969," says Beatles author and historian Bruce Spizer. "They had plants in Scranton, in Los Angeles, and Jacksonville, Illinois."

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=120&sid=2826360

NME
April 13, 202
Teenage Cancer Trust: Beatles classics, Pulp anthems and hip-hop mash-ups
Royal Albert Hall, London, March 29th - 31st

Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall” sang John Lennon on The Beatles’ ‘A Day In The Life’. And as the great man’s spoken voice reverberates around the Royal Albert Hall in between songs dropped by the in-house DJ, it serves as a none-too-subtle reminder that the man about to take to the stage was once part of the most famous and influential beat combo the world has ever known.

http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/13028

msLinds

04-13-2012, 01:52 PM

Examiner
April 12, 2012
Dhani Harrison group to play at Lollapalooza

George Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison, and his group thenewno2 will be among the bands playing at this year's Lollapalooza. The festival announced this year's lineup Tuesday.The exact date and performance times for the band have not yet been posted, but will be announced later this summer, the band said. The group made the announcement on a Twitter post).

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/dhani-harrison-group-to-play-at-lollapallooza

msLinds

04-13-2012, 07:45 PM

The Foreigner
April 14, 2012
Norway Beatles exhibition possible fake

The “Get Back” Beatles exhibition at Trondheim’s Rockheim rock and pop museum featuring items involving Statoil is counterfeit, leading memorabilia experts claim.German-born Bavarian Beatles web-shop owner Frank Seltier, who has been working with Beatles memorabilia for 25 years, alleges most of the autographs on several album covers and guitars and framed photographs are “extremely bad forgeries.”“The letters are completely different to how they should be. Some of the albums from the '60s are signed with a felt-tipped pen. I’ve never seen signatures by The Beatles from that period using this,” Mr Seltier, reportedly acknowledged as one of Europe’s foremost experts, says to Adresseavisen.

http://theforeigner.no/pages/news/norway-beatles-exhibition-possible-fake/

msLinds

04-15-2012, 01:46 PM

Everyone have a safe,positive and great upcoming week and take care.

BBC Radio 2
April 15, 2012
Aled Jones with Good Morning Sunday

Aled Jones says Good Morning Sunday to musician and photographer Julian Lennon.

7 days left to listen
2 hrs :25:00 minutes into the show Jules Interview starts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wqvh

msLinds

04-15-2012, 06:42 PM

I want to get some of my news updated now for monday.Everyone have a safe, positive and great upcoming week and take care.

South Yorkshire Times
April 15, 2012
All you need is curtains to help with new Beatles book

HOMEOWNERS are being urged to search here, there and everywhere to uncover extremely rare Beatles merchandise that was made in Doncaster.A music writer has embarked on a magical mystery tour to track down curtains which a borough firm was licensed to produce at the height of Beatlemania.It was in early 1964 that Gordon Dunn Ltd in Highfield Road, Wheatley, was given much-sought-after permission to produce curtains featuring the faces of the Fab Four.

http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/all-you-need-is-curtains-to-help-with-new-beatles-book-1-4446132

Examiner
April 14, 2012
HELP opens at Seattle Children's Theater, tells story of early Beatles

April 14, 2012, Seattle, Washington – The stage musical about the Beatles early years, called "HELP", opened last night to great fanfare at the Seattle Children’s Theater. We attended the opening night and reception (see slideshow of photos at left) and got a chance to talk to Help's director and creator about the production.

http://www.examiner.com/rock-music-in-seattle/help-opens-at-seattle-children-s-theater-tells-story-of-early-beatles

Examiner
April 14, 2012
Journalist saw tumultuous Beatles breakup close-up

Our brief overview of the Beatles breakup Tuesday had a lot of reaction, but one comment came from someone who remembered it very well. It was from veteran music writer Ray Connolly, author of "The Ray Connolly Beatles Archive," (also available from amazon.co.uk), who interviewed all four Beatles at various times beginning in the '60s. Through interviews at the time, Connolly saw the Beatles' breakup from the inside.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/journalist-recalls-beatles-breakup-as-it-happened

Examiner
April 14, 2012
August 27 1964: The Beatles play the Cincinnati Gardens

The summers in Cincinnati can be brutal, especially in mid to late August. On August 27th 1964 there was no hotter place in Cincinnati than the Cincinnati Gardens, not just because of the heat, but also because of the stardom there that night.

http://www.examiner.com/gardens-in-cincinnati/august-27-1964-the-beatles-play-the-cincinnati-gardens

Bernews
April 9, 2012
Island’s Lennon Tribute Split Into Three Events

The upcoming Bermuda John Lennon tribute event — saluting the former Beatle’s 1980 visit to the island when he polished the songs which appeared on the last album released during his lifetime — has been split into three separate parts.

http://bernews.com/2012/04/lennon-tribute-split-into-three-events/

Repeating Islands
April 15, 2012
John Lennon Tribute in Bermuda

The upcoming Bermuda John Lennon tribute— saluting the former Beatle’s 1980 extended stay on the island— will have three separate main events: the unveiling of a John Lennon sculpture, an exhibition of lithograph, and a Botanical Gardens’ “Double Fantasy” Labyrinth. Other events include the release of covers of Lennon and Beatle songs, a tribute CD, and a major concert. Liverpool-born John Lennon spent six weeks in Bermuda in 1980 editing, reworking and producing demonstration tapes of the songs that appeared on Double Fantasy and Milk & Honey, a posthumously released 1984 album. [Also see previous post Bermuda holidays: Step into a Fifties time warp with Lennon and afternoon tea.]

http://repeatingislands.com/2012/04/15/john-lennon-tribute-in-bermuda/

Examiner
April 15, 2012
Good Ol Freda update: Filming continuing, producer says

Kathy McCabe, producer of "Good Ol' Freda," the documentary about Beatles Fan Club secretary Freda Kelly, said in an update sent out Saturday that filming is continuing."We are very pleased with our progress on the film and editing is going well. *Our crew heads back to Liverpool in May to finish filming and interviews for 'Good Ol' Freda,'" she said.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/good-ol-freda-update-filming-continues

msLinds

04-15-2012, 07:55 PM

Julian Lennon performs " Guess It Was Me " and chats to Phil and Holly on This Morning April 2012 - Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TghOPByje34&feature=player_embedded#

msLinds

04-16-2012, 08:33 PM

Examiner
April 16, 2012
Beatles' '64 Washington concert featured in new film to screen two days in May

The Beatles' 1964 Washington, D.C., concert will featured in a new documentary scheduled to hit the big screen in May, according to a website advertising the film.*

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/beatles-64-washington-concert-to-be-focus-of-unauthorized-documentary

India Today
April 16, 2012
Liverpool celebrates 50 years of Beatles

August 7, 1957, was just another day at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, but owner Alan Sytner was in a grey mood. The Quarry Men Skiffle Group, local band of youngsters playing for the first time at the newly opened club, was doing covers of Elvis Presley and it was not his kind music. "Cut out the rock," he ordered band leader John Lennon.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/liverpool-celebrates-50-years-of-beatles/1/184674.html

Sh-Boom
April 2, 2012
New West End show to mark The Beatles’ 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ first hit ‘Love Me Do’ in October 1962 is to be marked with a new West End show celebrating their career.Titled Let It Be, the show will run for four months from September 14 at London's Prince of Wales Theatre -the venue where the Fab Four famously appeared during the Royal Variety Performance in 1963.

http://sh-boommagazine.com/page/new-beatles-musical

Guitar World
April 16, 2012
Song Facts: The Beatles — "Help!"

When recording With The Beatles, producer George Martin frequently bounced tracks from one two-track tape recorder to another in order to add additional overdubs.

http://www.guitarworld.com/song-facts-beatles-help

Examiner
April 16, 2012
The Week Ahead: The Beatles: April 15-21

https://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/the-week-ahead-the-beatles-april-15-21

Upper End Travel
April 16, 2012
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Niagara Falls, June 4, 1969

Can't believe that John Lennon would have been 70 this October, had he not been shot down in front of the Dakota Hotel in NYC. Seventy! Bet he would have redefined 'old age' for the world.in 1969, directly after their Bed-Iin for Peace, John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited Niagara Falls, and , said Yoko, "It was an incredibly sweet moment for us". In the stills from the movie they made of their visit here, the couple look relaxed and happy. They had just recently been married in Gibralter on March 20, had held a bed-in in Amsterdam and then headed for the US.

http://www.upperendtravel.com/2012/04/john-lennon-and-yoko-ono-in-niagara.html

Examiner
April 16, 2012
Ringo Starr names winning entry for fan made video contest of 'Ringo 2012' song

In a new video on YouTube today, Ringo Starr announced the winner of the contest for fans to create a video for the song "Wings" from his "Ringo 2012" album.*

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/ringo-starr-names-winning-entry-for-fan-made-video-for-ringo-2012-song

Los Angeles
April 16, 2012
Stella McCartney hosts star-studded premiere of dad's video

Last Friday, as the first night of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival unspooled in Indio, a lower-key but equally as impressive convergence of music and fashion took place at the West Hollywood Stella McCartney boutique, where a constellation of celebrities turned out for the premiere of Paul McCartney's music video "My Valentine" from his most recent album "Kisses on the Bottom."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2012/04/stella-mccartney-hosts-star-studded-premiere-of-dads-video.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+alltherageblog+%28All+The+Rage+Blog%29

msLinds

04-17-2012, 01:09 AM

Magic 105.4 Radio.co.uk
April 16, 2012
Julian Lennon Talks to Magic - audio interview

The World Famous Julian Lennond dropped by Magic for a chat
with our Rick Astley.

http://www.magic.co.uk/music/julian-lennon/

msLinds

04-17-2012, 07:16 PM

San Francisco Chronicle
April 17, 2012
Magic and mystery of George Harrison’s former Blue Jay Way home

Southern California offers so many a celebrity home, we have a hard time getting excited when yet another one hits the MLS. But in this case, we got excited, because this isn’t just a celebrity listing, it’s a Beatles listing.

http://blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2012/04/17/magic-and-mystery-of-former-george-harrisons-blue-jay-way-home/?tsp=1

Post Magazine
April 16, 2012
Why John Lennon still rocks

I'm a huge Cirque du Soleil fan. I've probably seen every show they've done, and can even pronounce the French name correctly. The best show, in my learned opinion, is Love. A tribute to the Beatles, at the Mirage, is so magical I would swear they're hypnotizing us with their sequined outfits. *I'm a huge Beatles fan, so it's an easy sell for me, but before the show I just loved them. Now I loooove them! It's a very specific technical difference.

http://www.postmagazine.com/Post-Blog/2012/April/Why-John-Lennon-still-rocks.aspx

98 Kool Radio.com
April 17, 2012

Kool FM Welcomes ‘Starting Over-The John Lennon Experience’ To the Cactus Theater

IMAGINE… getting a chance to see a musical legend up front and personal in a live concert atmosphere. “Starting Over” the Lennon Experience creates a Fantasy Rock concert with John… after the Beatles. Performing his solo career hits as well as the Beatle blockbusters. Truly a memorable experience for all Beatle & John fans. “you have never seen John like this before”….
There are no time lines, stories, wigs or tracking. This is a fantasy show of what it would be like to see John in concert…including some occasional surprise guests joining John on stage.. The music is real, the people are real.

http://98kool.com/kool-fm-welcomes-starting-over-the-john-lennon-experience-to-the-cactus-theater/

http://www.thejohnlennonshow.com/

The Lindsay Post
April 17, 2012
John Lennon's 'Imagine' art contest theme

Imagining a life of peace, a place without greed or hunger and with nothing to kill or die for was the legacy of John Lennon. It is also the theme that captured the imaginations of inmates at the Central East Correctional Centre.The fourth annual art contest at the centre received 64 entries from 35 artists from the male and female inmate population. The song was selected by a staff committee out of 100 submitted song titles."It was difficult for the judges," said Grace King, the provincial centre's volunteer coordinator. "There was lots of great art, lots of reflective pieces."The criteria for receiving a prize or honourable mention "was the best interpretation of the song, the anarchy, the ying and yang of the song," said King, who created the contest.

http://www.thepost.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3535393

The Examiner
April 17, 2012
Paul McCartney made honorary member of historic U.S. arts and sciences academy

Another day, another honor for Paul McCartney. The former Beatle was among a long list of 2012 honorees announced Tuesday as elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.* McCartney was one of the 17 new recipients of foreign honorary memberships.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-national/paul-mccartney-made-honorary-member-of-historic-u-s-arts-and-sciences-academy

NME
April 14, 2012
Paul McCartney recalls making of seminal album 'RAM' - video
Collaboration LP with his late wife Linda is released on May 21

http://www.nme.com/news/paul-mccartney/63281

Fox News
April 17, 2012
Paul McCartney turns down president in Paraguay

Paul McCartney has turned down the offer for a presidential tour of Paraguay's government palace in the capital of Asuncion.President Fernando Lugo tells reporters he invited McCartney to "to visit the palace of government and take a tour of historic places in the city, but he did not accept" due to tight schedule.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/04/17/paul-mccartney-turns-down-president-in-paraguay/

NantwichNews
April 17, 2012
Rare Paul McCartney photo to fetch £15,000 at Nantwich auction

A photo of Paul McCartney by wife Linda which featured in a London exhibition of her work, could sell for £15,000 at a Nantwich auction.The image “Paul, Venice”, first displayed 10 years after Linda’s death, goes under the hammer at auctioneers Peter Wilson on Thursday April 19.

http://nantwich-news.co.uk/wordpress/2012/04/17/rare-paul-mccartney-photo-to-fetch-15000-at-nantwich-auction/

msLinds

04-18-2012, 12:16 AM

Live4ever
April 17, 2012
Hey Jude is Most Downloaded Beatles Song

The Beatles‘ classic 1968 single ‘Hey Jude‘ is the most downloaded Fab Four track according to figures released today (April 17th) by the Official Chart Company.Paul McCartney‘s enduringly popular sing-a-long anthem, the first released on Apple Records, is ahead of ‘Let It Be‘ and George Harrison‘s classic ‘Abbey Road‘ album track ‘Here Comes The Sun‘, while ‘Twist and Shout‘ and ‘Come Together‘ – another ‘Abbey Road’ favourite – complete the top 5.

http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2012/04/hey-jude-is-most-downloaded-beatles-song/

Globe and Mail
April 17, 2012
Vancouver filmmaker wins with Ringo Starr video

Made under an extreme time crunch with a little help from her friends, Vancouver-based filmmaker Jem Garrard’s video for Ringo Starr’s new single, Wings, has won an international competition – chosen by Starr himself to become the official promotional video for the track.“What a great little video that was,” Starr said on a video posted on Monday to Genero.tv, which hosted the online competition.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/vancouver-filmmakers-ringo-starr-video-wins-competition/article2405592/?utm_medium=Feeds:%20RSS/Atom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2405592

msLinds

04-18-2012, 05:38 PM

Mental Floss
April 18, 2012
All Together Now: Civil Rights and The Beatles’ First American Tour

“We will not appear unless Negroes are allowed to sit anywhere,” The Beatles said in a press statement on September 6, 1964. Halfway through a 23-city U.S. tour, the group was looking ahead to their date at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, where they’d heard that blacks were confined to the balconies or upper tiers at public events such as concerts.

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/123906

The Huffington Post
April18, 2012
Steve Jobs In Unheard Interview: 'My Model Of Management Is The Beatles'

My model of management is the Beatles. The reason I say that is because each of the key people in the Beatles kept the others from going off in the directions of their bad tendencies.They sort of kept each other in check. And then when they split up, they never did anything as good.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/steve-jobs-the-beatles_n_1434108.html

Retro to Go
April 18, 2018
1968 John Lennon Print from Pedlars

Fans of Beatles artwork should keep a close eye on the Pedlars website where they are regularly managing to unearth original treasuress such as this 1968 John Lennon Under A Tree Print.Drawn by graphic artist Peter Max and created to promote Yellow Submarine in 1968 these images are a genuine piece of Beatles history in multi-coloured psychedelic style. They come complete with a certificte of authenticity to prove they're the real deal.

http://www.retrotogo.com/2012/04/1968-john-lennon-print-from-pedlars.html

Something Else
April 18, 2012
Complete tracklisting for massive reissue of Paul McCartney’s Ram released

The full tracklisting has been announced for the sprawling reissue of Paul McCartney’s 1971 album Ram.The only project to be credited to both Paul and Linda McCartney, Ram was Paul’s second post-Beatles LP. It went to No. 1 in the UK and No. 2 in the U.S., and featured McCartney’s first solo No. 1 single with “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey.” Ram also earned McCartney a Grammy for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists. The same sessions produced the non-album 1971 tracks “Another Day” and “Oh Woman, Oh Why.” Released ahead of Ram, the single was a Top 5 hit.

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/04/18/complete-tracklisting-for-massive-reissue-of-paul-mccartneys-ram-released/

Mail Online
April 16, 2012
I'll get by with a little help from a tiny friend... Sir Paul McCartney enlists the help of a two-year-old fan during a concert in Uruguay

His music has been called timeless, spanning across generations.And Sir Paul McCartney certainly lived up to his reputation when he invited a two-year-old fan to play alongside him on stage at a recent gig.The 69-year-old former Beatle spotted two-year-old Ichiro decked out in an impressive replica of the costumes worn by the Fab Four on their iconic Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2130689/Sir-Paul-McCartney-enlists-help-year-old-fan-concert-Uruguay.html?ITO=1490

ContactMusic.com
April 18, 2012
Johnny Depp - Natalie Portman And Johnny Depp's Sign Errors In McCartney Video
Natalie Portman And Johnny Depp's Sign Errors In McCartney Video

Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman have been shamed by deaf music fans for using incorrect sign language gestures in Sir Paul Mccartney's latest music video.The Beatles legend recruited the Hollywood stars to sign the lyrics to his track My Valentine in a black-and-white promo directed by MCCartney himself.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/natalie-portman-and-johnny-depps-sign-errors-in-mccartney-video_1319414

The Examiner
April 18, 2012
Paul McCartney's set list in Paraguay keeps changes to minimum (set list, video)

The changes were few Tuesday night as Paul McCartney performed at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, Paraguay. As has been his habit on the tour, he's been shuffling a few songs around each night, beginning with the opener. In this case, it was "Magical Mystery Tour" that began this show instead of "Hello, Goodbye" which kicked off the show in Uruguay two days ago.

http://www.examiner.com/paul-mccartney-in-national/paul-mccartney-set-list-paraguay-keeps-changes-to-a-minimum

Abrams
April 17, 2012
George Harrison: Living in the Material World Multi-Touch Book Now Available for Pre-Order Exclusively on the iBookstore

NEW YORK—April 17, 2012—Today ABRAMS and Harrisongs announced Olivia Harrison’s Multi-Touch book, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, is now available for pre-order exclusively on the iBookstore, with the book releasing May 1. The book is a companion to Martin Scorsese’s documentary film of the same name and draws on George Harrison's personal archive of photographs, letters, diaries, and memorabilia to tell the story of his life. Also on May 1, Martin Scorsese’s documentary film George Harrison: Living in the Material World and a collection of ten songs including demos and early takes titled “Early Takes Volume 1” will be available on the iTunes Store.

http://www.cisionwire.com/abrams/r/george-harrison--living-in-the-material-world-multi-touch-book-now-available-for-pre-order-exclusive,c9247740

Manchestor Patch
April 13, 2012
George Harrison's Sister to Attend Liverpool Legends Beatles Concert at Manchester High

Curious about the yellow Volkswagen Beetle that's been parked on the front lawn of Manchester High School for the last several weeks ? Nicknamed the "Yellow Submarine," the car is a promotion courtesy of Langan VW to help promote a May 2 performance by the*Liverpool Legends that will benefit the high school's music program.

http://manchester.patch.com/articles/george-harrison-s-sister-to-attend-concert-liverpool-legends-beatles-concert-at-manchester-high

msLinds

04-19-2012, 06:11 PM

Examiner
April 19, 2012
Beatles author announces appearances at two Louisiana events this weekend

April 18, 2012 –Jude Southerland Kessler, expert on the life of John Lennon and the Beatles,will be the Featured Author at the 2012 Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival in Natchitoches, LA this weekend. Ms. Kessler will be appearing at the festival on Saturday and Sunday from 9 am - 5 pm to sign and sell copies of both books published so far in her John Lennon Series, (Shoulda Been There and Shivering Inside) and to answer questions about Lennon’s life or The Beatles in general.

http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-author-announces-appearances-at-two-louisiana-events-this-weekend?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Examiner
April 19, 2012
Interview with David Bedford, creator of new Beatles Social Network site

April 19, 2012 - If you are a big fan of the Beatles, then no doubt you have seen the new Beatles Social Network site that was created recently, and wondered what the buzz was all about. While Jim Atkisson was the visionary, author and Beatles expert DAVID BEDFORD is the brains and technical know-how behind it.

http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-david-bedford-creator-of-new-beatles-social-network-site

Examiner
April 18, 2012
Authenticity of signatures on Beatles exhibit questioned by some experts

A Norwegian exhibit of autographed Beatles albums will remain open amid questions about authenticity of the signatures, the gallery says."Get Back -- Signed the Beatles", being exhibited by Rockheim in Norway, has been criticized by several Beatles autograph experts who say many or all of the signatures are fakes.

http://www.examiner.com/article/authenticity-of-signatures-on-beatles-exhibit-questioned-by-some-experts

Buenos Aires Herald
April 18, 2012
McCartney blows Asunción away

The mythic “beatle” Paul McCartney gave an “unforgettable” show at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asunción, Paraguay, where he even spoke phrases in Guaraní to seduce more than 30,000 fans.“Hello Paraguay, mba’eichapa” (how are you), McCartney greeted his audience in Guarani, the language spoken by 80 percent of the population, before receiving an ovation from the excited people at the concert that lasted two hours and 45 minutes.

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/98543/mccartney-blows-asunci%C3%B3n-away

Examiner
April 19, 2012
Ringo Starr talks about the present and the future in new Beatlefan interview

Ringo Starr sits down for an interview in the new issue of Beatlefan (#195) just out, says editor Bill King. In the interview, the former Beatle talks with Howie Edelson about his "Ringo 2012" album and his future projects.Other features in the issue include a report and photos from Paul McCartney's Royal Albert Hall concert; a Beatle fan's appreciation of the Monkees; a profile of Larry Williams, who had three songs covered by the Beatles and recollections from actress Sue Johnston of hanging out with the Beatles at the Cavern in Liverpool.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ringo-starr-talks-about-the-present-and-the-future-new-beatlefan-interview

Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American
April 18, 2012
Top 5 Celebrity Sightings at the NY Book Fair

2. Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono’s presence on Saturday truly set the fair abuzz with excitement (after all, it’s Yoko). She certainly could not be missed with dark sunglasses only partially obscuring her iconic face and a straw hat fashionably askew on her head. Ms. Ono spent quite a bit of time at the fair, even stopping in Butterfield’s cafe for a little rest, and it appeared that she left the fair happily– her companion’s arms were filled with purchases. Ms. Ono is a fan of art and artists’ books.

http://blog.abaa.org/blog/?p=1463&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-celebrity-sightings-at-the-ny-book-fair

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150659824672124&set=a.10150657704777124.386884.44234252123&type=3&theater

msLinds

04-20-2012, 12:55 AM

WhatSellsBest.com
April 18, 2012
Bid-War for Beatles Album Ends at $24k

A fierce ten-day bidding war has ended with this scarce Beatles album fetching $24,675 on eBay. Surprisingly, the album was not a hit when it was first released in America.The Record, Please Please Me, was described by the seller as the "album that launched it all," signed by each member in the group (George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon) in May of 1963.The full-round of signatures and early-date make the album particularly scarce and highly-sought by serious collectors.

http://www.whatsellsbest.com/news-stories/2012/04/beatles-album.html

msLinds

04-20-2012, 04:53 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great weekend and take care.

Guitar World
April 20, 2012
Guide to the Recording Equipment, Songs and Instruments Featured on The Beatles' 'Revolver' Album

Revolver is the album that made the Beatles recording artists in the absolute sense of the term.Their previous six albums had demonstrated John Lennon and Paul McCartney's increasingly ambitious songwriting skills and the group's competence with a range of musical styles. But the productions, while strong, were undistinguished.

http://www.guitarworld.com/guide-recording-equipment-songs-and-instruments-featured-beatles-revolver-album

The Examiner
April 20, 2012
DJ celebrates 30 years of broadcasting Beatles

When Ken Michaels started working as a disc jockey on a campus radio station in 1981, doing a Beatles show was an idea. Now, he keeps very busy not doing just one show, but two -- one live, the other pre-recorded and syndicated.

http://www.examiner.com/article/dj-celebrates-30-years-of-broadcasting-beatles

Nevada City Chamber
April 20, 2012
Deconstructing The Beatles May 8 & 9

Back by popular demand, The Nevada City Film Festival, Crest Theatre and Miners Foundry Cultural Center present 2 nights of “Deconstructing The Beatles – A Multimedia Journey Into the Studio with The Beatles”, Tuesday & Wednesday, May 8 & 9, 2012. Hosted by composer, producer and Beatles expert Scott Freiman, this popular presentation SOLD OUT both venues this last February and has been hailed as “pure MAGIC”. The presentation features rare audio, unreleased video, numerous first-hand sources, anecdotes and more to uncover the reasons why their music continues to be loved by millions.

http://www.nevadacitychamber.com/blog/2012/04/20/deconstructing-the-beatles-may-8-9/

The Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2012
Digging Into George Harrison's Secret Stash

While Olivia Harrison was going through drawers recently at Friar Park, the mansion she shared with Beatles legend George Harrison, she found a digital picture frame, still new in its box. When she turned it on, she was startled to hear the voice of her late husband say, "Hello, magic mirror frame."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303513404577352322190185472.html

WCBS FM Radio
101.1
Springsteen and McCartney Lead Record Store Day Releases

When it comes to vinyl records, it’s almost as much about a nostalgic experience as it is about the warm, crackling sound that emits from the record player.

http://wcbsfm.radio.com/2012/04/20/springsteen-and-mccartney-lead-record-store-day-releases/

The Examiner
April 20, 2012
Ringo Starr says taking producer's role on new album was 'so much fun'

Ringo Starr, in a new magazine interview, says the idea of self-producing his latest album “Ringo 2012” made him so nervous originally he phoned a friend to lend a hand, but later changed his mind and decided to produce it himself.The former Beatle tells writer Howie Edelson in the*latest issue of Beatlefan (#159),"I got a little insecure, and I actually did call Mike Bradford, the bass player. I called him up and said, 'Look, I’m doing this myself, maybe I’m gonna need some help. I’m still insecure. I’ve never produced before.' And then two weeks later I called him back and I said, 'Look, I know I said I need you, but I’m having so much fun. I’m just gonna do this myself.'”

http://www.examiner.com/article/ringo-starr-says-he-asked-for-help-to-produce-new-album-then-did-it-himself

Examiner
April 20, 2012
Ringo Starr's first All-Starr Band was heavenly to see and hear

They were the first ones out of the gate, but as time goes by, it's becoming increasingly clear that the first version of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band from 1989, which included Levon Helm, who died today, was one hell of a super group.There was Joe Walsh from the Eagles, now Ringo's brother-in-law, on guitar. Billy Preston, the only outside musician ever to get credit on a Beatles record, played keyboards. The legendary Dr. John also played keyboards.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ringo-starr-s-first-all-starr-band-was-heavenly-to-see-and-hear

msLinds

04-23-2012, 05:38 PM

Liverpool
April 20, 2012
The Beatles, Helen Shapiro ... and God

Helen Shapiro tells Dawn Collinson about headlining above The Beatles and her gospel tour.AT 16, on a tour bus with other young stars of the Sixties, Helen Shapiro had a huge crush on the cheekiest boy of the bunch.She was the top of the bill back then, with three hit singles to her name. He had just one.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/in-the-mix/2012/04/20/the-beatles-helen-shapiro-and-god-100252-30798718/

India Talkies
April 22, 2012
Mexican group mixes ancestral music with Beatles melodies

Guadalajara (Mexico), April 22 (IANS/EFE) More than 50 young Mixtec Indians gave a concert in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, in which they fused their ancestral musical tradition with melodies made famous by the legendary British rock group The Beatles.With instruments typical of the Mixtec culture rooted in the southern state of Oaxaca, such as the tuba and accordion, the members of the Yaandavi Symphonic Orchestra on Friday performed songs like “Yesterday” and “All You Need Is Love” in the Pedro Arrupe Auditorium at Iteso Jesuit University.

http://www.indiatalkies.com/2012/04/mexican-group-mixes-ancestral-music-beatles-melodies.html

BBC News
April 22, 2012
Beatles unseen photos to be sold

Unseen photos of the Beatles are to go up for sale after lying in a family album for almost half a century.The 20 black-and-white images show the band as they made their first film, A Hard Day's Night, in March 1964 at the Scala Theatre in London.Taking pictures on the closed set was banned, but Pinewood Studios props manager Peter Allchorne went about taking snaps unhindered.Mr Allchorne put the images in a family album where they have stayed until now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17804459

Long island Now
April 22, 2120
Beatles concert raises money for Northport Tour Choir

The local musical community came together on the Northport High School auditorium stage Friday night for a benefit concert featuring the Beatles tribute band to raise funds for the Northport Tour Choir’s summer trip to Spain and Portugal.Students in the choir will perform at several churches, synagogues and public squares during their international tour.

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/long-island-now-1.1732330/beatles-concert-raises-money-for-northport-tour-choir-1.3676077

Mi2n.com
April 23, 2012
Music Industry News Network
AB FAUX PERFORM THE ROCK MUSIC OF THE BEATLES AT LISNER AUDITORIUM IN WASHINGTON D.C., MAY 4TH

The Fab Faux Return to Washington, D.C. for 6th Year in a Row, with May 4th Concert at Lisner Auditorium.‘From the Cavern to the Rooftop’: A rare opportunity to see the five core band members perform the Rock n Roll music of The Beatles, from the early days at the Cavern Club to their very last show on the rooftop

http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=153421&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mi2nheadlines+%28Mi2N.com+-+Music+Industry+News+Network%29

Chicago Tribune
April 22, 2012
Treasure trove of George Harrison music unwrapped

Olivia Harrison and a few trusted collaborators are going through the guitarist's massive archive and bringing the best of it to the public

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-george-harrison-archive-music-20120420,0,4088247.column?page=1&track=rss

Columbia Reports
April 22, 2012
Paul McCartney rocks Bogota (photos / video)

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney rocked Bogota's jam-packed El Campin Stadium with two hours of his biggest hits Thursday.The international superstar greeted the crowd of 30,000 in Spanish with "hello Bogota!" and "hello Colombia!"Accompanied by guitarists Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray, keyboardist Paul Wix Wickens, and Able Laboriel, Jr. on drums, McCartney kicked off the show with the famous Beatle's song "Magical Mystery Tour." He continued on with hits like "Junior's Farm" and "All my Loving."McCartney, who had told Colombian media that "I keep the spirit of the Beatles alive in my concerts," played a number of Beatles classics including "Obladi Oblada, "Back in the USSR," and "Let it Be."*The song "Live and Let Die" was accompanied by a shower of fireworks and lightshows.

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news-lite/news/23575-paul-mccartney-rocks-bogota.html

Retro Newser
April 22, 2012
Lennon, Ono appear at peace rally in New York 40 years ago today (1972) -video

http://retronewser.com/2012/04/lennon-ono-appear-at-peace-rally-in-new-york-40-years-ago-today-1972/

Book of Joe
April 23, 2012
John Lennon's Childhood Stamp Album

It's in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum, which until yesterday I never knew existed.From the museum's online album page: "John Lennon, along with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr achieved superstardom as the rock and roll band, The Beatles. But before Lennon travelled the globe playing music with The Beatles, this boy from Liverpool, England saw the world in a whole different way —through stamps. Lennon's older cousin, Stanley Parkes, inspired the future Beatle's interest in stamp collecting and gave him this album.

http://www.bookofjoe.com/2012/04/john-lennons-childhood-stamp-album.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bookofjoe+%28bookofjoe%29

Examiner
April 22, 2012
'60s Liverpool poet with McCartney links returns for Merseyside play premiere

John Gorman, a member of the satirical '60s pop group The Scaffold that included Paul McCartney's brother Michael, will be the special guest star at the first performance of a new play in Liverpool next month.“Bullets And Daffodils” opens May 2 at The Casa on the city's Hope Street. The work, which profiles British World War I poet Wilfred Owen, was written by Dean Johnson, who took some previously unknown lyrics by George Harrison and turned them into the song “Silence (Is Its Own Reply).”

http://www.examiner.com/article/liverpool-poet-and-beatles-brother-friend-to-guest-at-liverpool-play-premiere

msLinds

04-24-2012, 08:16 PM

Newsday
April 24, 2012
Beatles 'The Lost Concert' headed to theaters

NEW YORK - The Beatles are hitting theaters nationwide.Recently discovered footage of the Fab Four's first full-length concert in the United States is the subject of a new documentary, "The Beatles: The Lost Concert."

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/beatles-the-lost-concert-headed-to-theaters-1.3679657

Under The Gun Review
April 24, 2012
MUSIC HISTORY CLASS – McCartney and Lennon Meet

On this day in 1976, a reunion six years in the making took place; no, not a musical reunion, but rather a personal reunion. Six years after the The Beatles posthumously released what would be their last album, Let It Be, Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, visited John Lennon at Lennon’s apartment in New York City.

http://www.underthegunreview.net/2012/04/24/music-history-class-mccartney-and-lennon-meet/

Examiner
April 24, 2012
New 'Yellow Submarine' DVD website launched; big screen showings planned

To promote the upcoming re-release of “Yellow Submarine” on DVD, there's a new website for it at www.yellowsubmarinethemovie.com. The new site features the DVD trailer (which you can see at left), the text of the press release announcing the reissue, and a picture of the reissue movie poster (also see at left).

http://www.examiner.com/article/new-yellow-submarine-dvd-website-launched-big-screen-showings-planned

The Mary Sue
April 24, 2012
Remember That Time The Doctor Met The Beatles ?

We leave you today with something remarkable. There’s been some interesting photos of individuals from days past that resembled people living today. For instance, John Travolta looked like a time traveler thanks to this old-time photo, and people were calling Nicolas Cage a vampire because of this one. But, uncovered today is a photo that might just show Doctor Who’s Matt Smith (or the Doctor himself if you prefer) hanging out with the Beatles! Hit the jump for a bit of explanation and a reaction from showrunner Steven Moffat!*

http://www.themarysue.com/doctor-who-the-beatles/

Examiner
April 23, 2012
She thinks of him: 'Baby's In Black' by Arne Bellstorf

Baby’s In Black: a song about mourning, a new graphic novel by Arne Bellstorf published by First Second*Books.Although the dust jacket calls it “a new look at one of the most significant cultural happenings of the twentieth century,” it’s not about the Beatles. The Fab Four (or Five at this point) are only peripheral characters in this tale about two young artists, Astrid Kirchherr and Stuart Sutcliffe.*

http://www.examiner.com/review/she-thinks-of-him-baby-s-black-by-arne-bellstorf

Examiner
April 23, 2012
The Beatles come to life with Photorealistic art - interview with Chris Sileo

April 23, 2012 - 3D art has revolutionized how we view television and movies, and the genre has now found its way into the world of the most famous band on earth, The*Beatles. Through 3D color image renderings, CG artist Christopher Sileo brings to life iconic snapshots of “places they remember”, from their early days as the Quarry Men to their famous last live appearance on the Apple rooftop. They are beautifully designed with artistic style.

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-beatles-come-to-life-with-photorealistic-art-interview-with-chris-sileo

Liverpool Echo
April 24, 2012
West End Beatles spectacular Let It Be holds casting call at the Cavern

MERSEYSIDE musicians are being invited to audition for a Beatles extravaganza heading for the West End.Let It Be will open in September to mark 50 years since the Fab Four’s first chart hit Love Me Do in 1962.The live theatrical concert at London’s Prince of Wales theatre – where the band famously appeared at the 1963 Royal Variety Performance – will be packed with Beatles hits.MERSEYSIDE musicians are being invited to audition for a Beatles extravaganza heading for the West End.Let It Be will open in September to mark 50 years since the Fab Four’s first chart hit Love Me Do in 1962.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/in-the-mix/2012/04/24/west-end-beatles-spectacular-let-it-be-holds-casting-call-at-the-cavern-100252-30824267/

The Telegraph
April 24, 2012
Fifth Beatle' Sir George Martin believes EMI break-up 'the worst thing music has ever faced'

"Fifth Beatle" mourns end of an era, writes Katherine Rushton.The break-up of EMI is the “worst thing that music has ever faced”, Sir George Martin, the legendary record producer who oversaw the rise of the Beatles, has claimed.Sir George, often dubbed “the fifth Beatle” because of his great influence during their 1960s heyday, said he was “saddened” by the looming carve-up of EMI, which owns the rights to the group’s performances.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/9224588/Fifth-Beatle-Sir-George-Martin-believes-EMI-break-up-the-worst-thing-music-has-ever-faced.html

Anti Music
April 23, 2012
Jack Douglas Tells The Story Behind John Lennon's Double Fantasy

Douglas stopped by Gibson's New York City Showroom and spoke about his trip to Liverpool as a young man, discussed how he and Lennon became friends and told the story behind Double Fantasy. Check out the video here.

http://www.antimusic.com/news/12/April/23Jack_Douglas_Tells_The_Story_Behind_John_Lennons_Double_Fantasy.shtml

http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Exclusive-Video-Producer-Jack-Douglas-on-Working.aspx

Univison News
April 24, 2012
Anahí to perform at the Olympics…with Yoko Ono and Ringo Starr

Anahí will bring her dose of bubblegum pop to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.Anahí may be big, but she hasn’t had as big an audience as she will this upcoming summer, guaranteed. The Mexican singer/actress has been confirmed to perform in the forthcoming 2012 Summer Olympic Games. According to People en Español, the 28-year-old pop princess will be joined by Yoko Ono and former Beatle Ringo Starr at a special opening ceremony celebration.

http://univisionnews.tumblr.com/post/21726921864/anahi-2012-summer-olympics-2012

Express.co.uk
April 23, 2012
SHOWBIZ
MCCARTNEY'S TRIBUTE TO WEEDON

SIR PAUL McCARTNEY has paid tribute to late pioneering guitarist BERT WEEDON, who led the way for THE BEATLES legend and his peers.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/316154/McCartney-s-tribute-to-Weedon

Liverpool Echo
April 24, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney signs fan’s neck for tattoo

SIR Paul McCartney proved to be a pain in the neck for a female fan as she took away a permanent reminder of her encounter with the superstar.The 69-year-old former Beatle pulled a young woman from the crowd as he performed at a huge stadium concert in Recife, Brazil, and she asked him to sign her neck.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/04/24/sir-paul-mccartney-signs-fan-s-neck-for-tattoo-100252-30824884/

News Blaze
April 22, 2012
With a May Reissue of Ram by Paul McCartney, Why Is the Record Yet So Popular ?

"Paul has simply proven to be the most vulnerable: the group hid most of his weaknesses longer and better than they did the others so that they were the most unexpected now that they have finally become visible.

http://newsblaze.com/story/20120422190535kays.nb/topstory.html

msLinds

04-25-2012, 08:41 PM

Examiner
April 25, 2012
Beatles 'Yellow Submarine' as you've never seen it: new limited art folios

Officially licensed limited edition folios with specially commissioned new artwork based on the Beatles' film “Yellow Submarine” will be available from Dark Hall Mansion starting in May.The images in the folios were done by artist Tom Whalen. The company says this is the first time the Beatles have allowed a contemporary artist to reinterpret the film in art prints. Dark Hall Mansion says the print folios in the three different variations have been in the works for over a year. They were developed through an agreement with Live Nation Merchandise, the Beatles' North American Licensing Agent, and*the Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd.

http://www.examiner.com/article/yellow-submarine-becomes-art-limited-edition-artist-folios-next-month

Examiner
April 27, 2012
Dark Hall Mansion's "Yellow Submarine" folio
Images from Dark Hall Mansion's "Yellow Submarine" folio.

http://www.examiner.com/slideshow/dark-hall-mansion-s-yellow-submarine-folio

Examiner National
April 24, 2012
Release date of new Beatles 'Yellow Submarine' DVD changed

The release date for the newly reissued “Yellow Submarine” DVD and Blu-ray has been pushed back, sources at EMI said Tuesday.The new DVD and first-time Blu-ray were originally announced to be released on May 29 in North America and May 28 in the rest of the world. The new date is a week later – June 5 in North America and June 4 in the rest of the world. There was no word on the reason for the date change.

http://www.examiner.com/article/yellow-submarine-dvd-release-date-pushed-back

The Guardian
April 25, 2012
Twickenham Film Studios gets a lifeline

Agreed sale will see the studios' work continue and all jobs saved, say administrators.Supporters of the Save Twickenham Studios campaign included Sir Paul McCartney. The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night was filmed there. Photograph: Max Scheler/Redferns Campaigners attempting to avert the closure of Twickenham Film Studios are holding their breath after it was announced on Tuesday that a sale had been agreed to save the site, but the buyer's identity would remain secret until the deal had gone through.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/apr/25/twickenham-film-studios-lifeline

W QUT
April 25, 2012
Unseen Beatles Photos from "A Hard Days Night" to Be Auctioned

Never before seen photos of The Beatles will be auctioned after lying in a family album for nearly a half-century, the BBC reports.The 20 black and white images were taken in 1964 as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr shot their debut movie A Hard Day's Night in London. They were snapped by studio props manager Peter Allchorne despite the fact that photos were banned.* Now 87 years old, Allchome is putting his collection up for sale on May 19 at Omega Auctions in Cheshire, England.

http://www.wqut.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=160&itemid=29837550

Movie Line
April 25, 2012
Strange Fruit Tells the Epic, Enthralling Story of The Beatles' Failed Apple Records

The film: Strange Fruit: The Beatles’ Apple Records (2012), available on DVD via Chrome Dreams.Why It’s an Inessential Essential: Clocking in at a mammoth 162 minutes, Strange Fruit: The Beatles’ Apple Records is an exhaustive new documentary about the short-lived record and film label that the Beatles used to release such artists as Badfinger and James Taylor. And while the absence of Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney and the lack of archival interview footage of the Beatles is striking (John Lennon only chimes in around the 135-minute mark), that’s also sort of liberating: The film takes a semi-critical look at why Apple, a label that was meant to have established artists promote new artists, never really took off.

http://movieline.com/2012/04/25/strange-fruit-tells-the-epic-enthralling-story-of-the-beatles-failed-apple-records/

msLinds

04-26-2012, 08:52 PM

ZEE NEWS
April 26, 2012
Lost Beatles video found after 48 years

London: A rare video footage of the Beatles` first full concert in the US has finally been found after being untraceable for 48 years.The 12-song concert -- filmed at the Washington Coliseum in 1964 -- was the band`s first full US gig, and features performances of "She Loves You" and "Twist And Shout", BBC reported.It was originally broadcast to two million American cinema-goers in March 1964, a month after it was recorded. The footage then disappeared.

http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicworld/lost-beatles-video-found-after-48-years_110202.htm

The Times of Israel
April 26, 2012
Israel’s UN envoy does the Beatles

Ambassador ushers in Independence with a rendition of ‘When I’m 64′Hundreds of diplomats and United Nations officials celebrated Israel’s 64th Independence Day at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.Israeli music greeted the attendees, while Israeli food and wines were served in a marquee specially prepared for the event. The UN grounds beside the East River were colored blue and white in honor of the occasion.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-un-envoy-does-the-beatles/

Examiner
April 26, 2012
Interview: Disc jockey Ed Rudy remembers those crazy days of Beatlemania

What was it like remembering Beatlemania after all these years for the new documentary?Ed Rudy: Beatlemania was the name that was created by the press to describe the fantastic frenzy that accompanied The Beatles arrival in America on February 7th, 1964 at JFK airport in New York City.

http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-disc-jockey-ed-rudy-remembers-those-crazy-days-of-beatlemania

Baltimore
April 26, 2012
George Harrison still a hero in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh —Hidden from view along a side street in this dusty, traffic-choked metropolis of 12 million people, Dhaka’s Liberation War Museum seems an unlikely place to honor the memory of George Harrison.Yet here, in a second-floor gallery crammed with glass cases full of aging rifles, machine guns, spears, bayonets and other weapons of war is a bronze plaque dedicated to the “quiet Beatle” who preached love and compassion.

http://baltimorepostexaminer.com/george-harrison-still-a-hero-in-bangladesh/

Live4ever
April 26, 2012
Review: George Harrison – ‘Early Takes Volume 1

It’s strange. No matter how many times his name comes up, no matter how many words get crammed into Beatles essays trying to sum his work up, it seems impossible to over-rate George Harrison.

http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2012/04/review-george-harrison-early-takes-volume-1/

Contact Music
April 26, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney - Sir Paul Mccartney Protected By 1,400 Cops During Colombia Stay

Officials in Colombia took no risks when Sir Paul McCartney landed in the country last week (ends22Apr12) - 1,400 police officers were designated to help protect The Beatles legend

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/sir-paul-mccartney-protected-by-1400-cops-during-colombia-stay_1323079

msLinds

04-26-2012, 08:56 PM

Italian to English Translation - April 26, 2012

Annuni Art
This free space is dedicated only to those who wish to prepare for arts events. Often, to organize an art event, we need spaces, artists, critics, presenters and ... much more. Often a targeted ad can help promote the meeting of artists, gallery owners, critics, publishers, owners of exhibition space and those involved in organizing art events.

COMPANY ARTISTS - Sansepolcro (Arezzo)
presents: "ALL YOU NEED IS PAINT"
Art collective dedicated to the myth of the BEATLES

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The "Company of Artists" of Sansepolcro (Arezzo) is organizing an art collective dedicated to the Beatles. The Festival will take place in Brescia, on the occasion of the "Beatles Days", organized by the Fans Club "Beatlesque ASSOCIATES OF ITALY", in the days of Saturday 26 and Sunday, May 27, 2012, at the prestigious Garda Exhibition Centre in Montichiari. Collaboration artist Silvia Chialli, and Secretary of the Society Artists and Partner, since 1994, Fans Club, has been decisive and has enabled the association of artists, can achieve such a high level. The initiative is in fact, the cooperation and kind hospitality of Roland Giambelli, President Of The Fans Club "Beatlesque MEMBERS OF ITALY" and organizer of Brescia.

The exhibition is open to all Italian and foreign artists and all the techniques and forms of art on canvas laid down long square of side 60 cm. Those who had no intention to paint directly on canvas and mixed media or collage to use, they shall be used to paste the material onto the canvas, making sure to finish the job in a way that this is not much higher if not for a maximum of 4 millimeters. The survey, to be more precise, should not protrude more than 4 mm and provide a level of resistance and finish to ensure the safety and soundness. For security reasons, will not work in the transport perishable or whose findings will preclude transportation. The paintings must be delivered strictly unframed, with the edge painted white and provided with hangers (single, central and proven).

Photographs will be accepted in the broader hospitality that we have always offered to all forms of art, provided or printed on canvas and glued onto the canvas with a level of finish and the rules listed above. You can participate with one work that must be treated, in a clear and obvious, the story of the legendary British rock band, originally from Liverpool, active from 1960 to 1970, more than others of its era in music, in costume, also in fashion and pop art, mass communication phenomenon of global proportions, were considered among the greatest expressions of contemporary music.
The organization reserves the right to reject works deemed not relevant to the subject or for other reasons not subject to appeal. The history, stories, faces, places, logos, characters and related mythical Beatles LP covers can offer an infinite number of cues to participants.

The entry fee is € 30.00.

The work and the related fee may be delivered at the homes of Michael and Silvia Foni Chialli, by appointment, no later than Tuesday, May 22. For extraordinary reasons, will be agreed with the organizers who will go in person to collect it. Any additional cost of shipping, for works from distant cities will be strictly borne by the artists. The initiative will be publicized by various media and there is already intended, a number of employees, to maintain the unity of the collection for her part in subsequent events. For this purpose, except with the express intention of the artist, the works will be detained until the next exposure. The layout of the show is curated by Silvia Chialli who worked as a professional, exhibition spaces in the event of a national importance, the arrangement of the works is unquestionable.

The organization, while ensuring the most scrupulous care of the works, shall not be liable for any damage or theft in which these were to occur during stages of transport, carefully prepared by the organizers, construction and exposure. The participation of SV will be very welcomed and we hope also want to transfer this invitation to all artists and creators of your own knowledge. The organization will take care to make pictures, entrusting the task of portraying the "work", without additional cost, to a photographer of the Association, the resulting images will be incorporated into a promotional CD of the show.

Michele Foni
Responsible for "Artists Society"
Silvia Chialli
Secretary "Artists Society"

"Company of Artists Sansepolcro"
E-mail: [email protected]
President c / o Michele Foni - Via F. Folli 13, 52037 Sansepolcro (Arezzo)
Mobile: 348 7230459 E-mail: [email protected]
Secretariat c / o Silvia Chialli - Anthony Clark Street 50, 52037 Sansepolcro (Arezzo)
Cell 349 0514363 Email: silviachialli.design @ hotmail.co.uk

http://arte.pittart.com/annunci/view.php

msLinds

04-27-2012, 09:15 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great weekend and take care.

WhatSellsBest.com
April 27, 2012
Vintage Beatles Record Fetches $19k

Source: WhatSellsBest.com) - A rare (unsigned) Beatles promotional record with two-songs (Love Me Do & P.S. I Love You) and one name misspelling has fetched *19,586 on eBay.According to the sellers listing, 250 copies of the promo were pressed and distributed by Parlophone (in 1962) before the misspelling was corrected.The records scarcity, early date, misspelling, and stated condition (as excellent) by the seller, all appear to have contributed to the high selling price.

http://www.whatsellsbest.com/news-stories/2012/04/beatles-demo.html

Messanger
April 27, 2012
Ticket for the Beatles show in Urmston to go under the hammer at Omega Auctions, Stockport

BEATLEMANIA had yet to reach its peak when the Fab Four played in Urmston in 1963.Now a rare opportunity to buy an entry ticket to that show has arisen.

http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/9670546.Beatles_for_sale/?ref=mmsp

Guitar World
April 27, 2012
Song Facts: The Beatles — "Taxman"
George Harrison’s withering indictment of Britain’s progressive tax system was chosen to open The Beatles’ most progressive musical effort to date.

http://www.guitarworld.com/song-facts-beatles-taxman

Examiner
April 26, 2012

Get Into This Award celebrates Liverpool music

April 26, 2012 – A new CD of George Harrison early demos will be released on May 1, the same day as the US release of Martin Scorsese’s 2011 Harrison documentary entitled “Living in the Material World.” The CD, called “Early Takes: Volume 1” is the soundtrack to the film and includes ten songs.01. My Sweet Lord (Demo) 02. Run Of The Mill (Demo) 03. I'd Have You Any Time (Early Take) 04. Mama You've Been On My Mind (Demo) 05. Let It Be Me (Early Take) 06. Woman Don't You Cry For Me (Early Take) 07. Awaiting On You All (Early Take) 08. Behind That Locked Door (Demo) 09. All Things Must Pass (Demo) 10. The Light That Has Lighted The World (Demo)

http://www.examiner.com/article/george-harrison-cd-early-takes-volume-1-to-be-released-may-1-more-to-come

Artist Direct
Apri 27, 2012
"The Beatles: The Lost Concert" to Screen on May 17 + May 22

Screenvision, in partnership with Ace Arts, and multiple-award winning music documentary producer Iambic Media, brings one of the music world's true "lost treasures" to the big screen with the feature presentation of The Beatles: The Lost Concert. The new 92-minute documentary charts the birth and impact of Beatlemania in America and includes, in its entirety, their first-ever full U.S. concert performance from Feb. 11, 1964 at D.C.'s Washington Coliseum, the only complete Beatles' concert available to fans, one which has remained unseen by movie theater audiences across the nation for over 47 years.

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/the-beatles-the-lost-concert-to-screen-on-may-17-may-22/10071551

Guadalajara Reporter
April 27, 2012
Former Beatle to stage huge free gig in DF

Five days after his scheduled performance in Guadalajara, Sir Paul McCartney will play a massive free concert in Mexico City on May 10.The author of classics such as “Hey Jude” and “Let It Be” will perform before around 200,000 fans in the capital’s iconic Zocalo.Fans may have to queue for hours to gain a decent vantage point of the former Beatle, but they will not have to pay for a ticket. Sponsors Coca-Cola, Nextel, AeroMexico and Hewlett Packard will cover the costs, revealed Marcelo Ebrard, the mayor of Mexico City.

http://www.guadalajarareporter.com/news-mainmenu-82/national-mainmenu-86/30967-former-beatle-to-stage-huge-free-gig-in-df.html

ThenewsStar.com
April 27, 2012
Lennon biographer signs books

Jude Southerland Kessler rocks at telling stories, so it's no surprise she's dedicated her life to narrating the life of one of rock music's greatest legends — John Lennon. The Beatles expert has devoted her career to researching his life and sharing with fellow musical and literary enthusiasts alike the story of how Lennon's broken childhood helped shaped the music with which the world fell in love.

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20120427/NEWS01/204270346

msLinds

04-29-2012, 02:20 AM

Examiner
April 28, 2012
The Beatles can use your votes in MTV's Battle of the Boy Bands

It's hard to believe that the Beatles would need anyone's help in any kind of contest. But at the moment, they're running neck and neck with New Kids on the Block in the second round of voting in MTV's Battle of the Boy Bands.Also competing in the second round besides the Beatles and New Kids are the Wanted, the Monkees, Big Time Ruth, Boyz II Men, the Jonas Brothers, Hanson, One Direction, IM5, NKOTBSB and Mindless Behavior.

http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-need-your-help-battle-of-the-boy-bands

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/04/23/battle-of-the-boy-bands-vote/

msLinds

04-30-2012, 09:08 PM

Examiner
April 30, 2012
The Week Ahead: The Beatles: April 29 to May 5
The week ahead in Beatleland:

New releases DVD - LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: A peek into George Harrison's life Tuesday is the long awaited DVD release date for the Martin Scorsese documentary “George Harrison: Living in the Material World” in the United States. The film was put out in the UK months ago, but was delayed in the U.S., presumably because of the repeats on HBO, which originally premiered it.

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-week-ahead-the-beatles-april-29-to-may-5

Mirror
April 30, 2012
Step back in time: Explore our Facebook timeline and you could win The Beatles - Across The Universe

The Daily Mirror has an unrivaled archive of Beatles photographs - and some of those pictures feature on our Facebook pageIf you are not already a fan of the Daily Mirror Facebook page , you are missing out ! As well as discussions of the day's news and the first look at tomorrow's front page, our fans can explore images and front pages stretching back to the paper's first edition in 1903.For the past 50 years, the Beatles have been a major part of that landscape.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/play/competitions/win-the-beatles---across-the-universe-812694

Guitar World
April 30, 2012
Interview: Abbey Road Engineer Ken Scott Discusses Recording The Beatles' White Album, Says Sessions Were a 'Blast'

Ken Scott -- one of only a handful of recording engineers to have worked side by side with The Beatles -- has stories to tell.Good stories.

http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-abbey-road-engineer-ken-scott-discusses-recording-beatles-white-album-says-sessions-were-blast

Gibson News Lifestyle
April 28, 2012
Steven Tyler Says Beatles Movie is Better Than Elvis

As previously reported, The Beatles: The Lost Concert will hit theaters in May. It features a remastered version of a film documenting the band’s first ever U.S. concert along with new contributions from some famous Beatles fans.

http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/beatles-movie-steven-tyler-elvis-0428-2012.aspx

Masslive.com
April 29, 2012
Fab Faux mine Beatles catalog with thrilling results

NORTHAMPTON – The Fab Faux captured the joy and musicianship of The Beatles in a performance on Saturday night that would have won over the most jaded Blue Meanie.

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/04/fab_faux_mine_beatles_catalog.html

Palm Beach Daily News
April 28, 2012
Fab Four Beatles tribute band to ‘Come Together’ at SunFest

http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/arts/fab-four-beatles-tribute-band-to-come-together-2330368.html

HM HomeMedia Magazine
April 30, 2012
Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ Coming to Disc June 5

The Beatles’ 1968 animated feature film Yellow Submarine is coming to DVD and Blu-ray Disc June 5, following a limited theatrical re-release beginning May 5. D&E Entertainment has teamed with EMI and Apple Corps. to digitally restore the original theatrical film. Based on a song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, it is a fantastic tale about peace, love and hope, propelled by Beatles songs, including “Eleanor Rigby,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” “All You Need Is Love,” and “It’s All Too Much.”*

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/just-announced/beatles-yellow-submarine-coming-disc-june-5-27122

Hampshire Chronicle
April 30, 2012
Beatles would fall short: Blackburn

Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn has said that the Beatles do not measure up to today's chart stars - because they did not dance on stage.Tony, 69, told the Radio Times that the Fab Four "just stood there with guitars and sang".

http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/uk_national_entertainment/9679506.Beatles_would_fall_short__Blackburn/r/?ref=rss

Deadline Hollywood
April 30, 2012
Paramount Picks Up Ringo Starr & Dave Stewart’s ‘Hole In The Fence’

EXCLUSIVE: A former Beatle and a former Eurythmic are making a musical with Paramount. The studio has picked up Hole In The Fence from Ringo Starr and Dave Stewart.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/paramount-picks-up-ringo-starr-dave-a-stewart%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98hole-in-the-fence%E2%80%99/

Examiner
April 30, 2012
Ringo Starr lends hand -- literally -- to new cover version of '70s solo song

Ringo Starr liked what he heard after getting a preview of Ray Wylie Hubbard's new cover version of "Coochy Coochy," a Ringo track originally the B-side of his "Beaucoups of Blues" single. He liked it so much that Starr, already a fan of Hubbard, is featured on the finished track,*which is on Wylie's*“The Grifter's Hymnal” album released last month.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ringo-starr-lends-a-hand-literally-to-cover-version-of-his-song

Examiner
April 27, 2012
Video: Paul McCartney shocks audience, cast with live '30 Rock' walk-on

Paul McCartney seemed to surprise everyone from the audience to the cast on the live episode of NBC's*“30 Rock” Thursday night.

http://www.examiner.com/article/paul-mccartney-shocks-cast-audience-with-30-rock-walk-on

Examiner
April 28, 2012
Blossom Dearie's John Lennon connection

April 28 is the date of the birth of a great female singer and one of our favorites, Blossom Dearie (that was her real name, by the way). Born in 1928, she forged a singing career starting in the 1940s that continued until her death in 2009

http://www.examiner.com/article/blossom-dearie-s-john-lennon-connection

Access Hollywood
Aprll 30, 2012
Roberta Flack pays tribute to John Lennon

Singer talks about putting her mark on classic Beatles songs in her new album, “Let It Be Roberta.” She also shares her stories about her encounters with the Beatle.

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/access-hollywood/47237527/#47237527

Mass Live.com
April 30, 2012
George Harrison's sister, Beatles tribute band headed to Northampton

Americans may recall The Beatles debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, but it wasn’t George Harrison’s first time visiting the United States.

http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/04/george_harrisons_sister_beatle.html

98.1 WOG radio
Aoril 29, 2012
George Harrison’s “Early Takes Volume I” Revisits His Greatest Songs

George Harrison comes up a lot as the most underrated Beatle. Producing classic films like “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” and “Withnail & I,” playing the guitar and writing hit songs for The Beatles and on his own as a solo artist.

http://wogl.radio.com/2012/04/29/george-harrisons-early-takes-volume-i-revisits-his-greatest-songs/

Art Knowledge News
April 30, 2012
Yoko Ono ~ 'Fly' Opens

Warsaw, Poland - For the past fifty years Yoko Ono has been a leading experimental and avant-garde artist - one of very few women - in an international context. In the course of time she has been associated with Conceptual Art, performances, Fluxus and happenings, but above all she has been an independent artist, a pioneer, who has decisively questioned the concept of art and the art object and has broken down the traditional boundaries between branches of art.

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/yokoonoflyhtml.html

msLinds

05-01-2012, 06:54 PM

Kansas City
May 1, 2012
Re-meet the Beatles

Wonder upon wonders, "new" material from the Beatles is still springing forth - on Apple apps, videodiscs, CD, and soon at a movie theater near you.-Material evidence.George Harrison was the gearhead of the group - quite a good photographer and gadget lover - and also a media hoarder. Evidence comes to the fore Tuesday with the home-video release of Martin Scorsese's documentary film "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" and the simultaneous release of the Abrams Books multitouch iPad/ iPhone/ iPod e-book of the same name.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/01/3586336/re-meet-the-beatles.html#storylink=cpy

Rep-AM.com
May 1 , 2012
Paul Robert Gibbs Entertained the Beatles in Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — Paul Robert Gibbs passed on to the next stage of his journey, peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 22, 2012, one week after celebrating his 97th birthday.

On Sept. 11, 1964, the start-up Beatles were in the midst of their first North American tour and scheduled for a concert appearance at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. They left Montreal, Canada, that morning, only to have their charter plane diverted to Key West because Hurricane Dora was ravaging the northeast Florida coast. It was Paul who was the manager on duty that day and welcomed them to the Key Wester. The Beatles left two days later for a make-up concert in Jacksonville on Sept. 13, but not without having been graced by Paul's delightful wit, charm and infectious laughter. A lover of life, he exemplified “full participation," holding season tickets to the local theaters until his mid-90s where he sat in the same front-row seat year after year. He was an avid supporter of the arts and befriended many actors in our community.

http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2012/05/01/obituaries/638613.txt

Examiner
May 1, 2012
From the Cavern to the Rooftop: Fab Faux at GW Lisner in DC 5/4/12

In their 6th annual visit to DC, the five core band members of the Fab Faux will perform the rock and roll music of the Beatles from the early days at the Cavern Club to their very last show on the rooftop. The band includes Will Lee from the Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Vivino, guitarist and bandleader for Conan, and Rich Pagano of Rich Pagano + the sugarCane cups.

http://www.examiner.com/article/from-the-cavern-to-the-rooftop-fab-faux-at-gw-lisner-dc-5-4-12

Seven Streets
May 1, 2012
Seven Beatles Covers We Shouldn't Like But Do

It's a year full of Beatles 50th anniversary stuff. So let's celebrate the only way how - by not playing The Beatles: but playing seven covers good, bad and ugly. Which is which? You decide...

http://www.sevenstreets.com/music-and-listening/seven-beatles-covers-we-shouldnt-like-but-do/

Daily Post
May 1, 2012
June 23rd is the Beatles ARTcrawl !

On Saturday, June 23, the Thames Art Gallery and ARTspace present the Fourth Annual Summer ARTcrawl! Join us as we celebrate the life of Stewart Sutcliffe, also known as the ‘Fifth Beatle’, who dropped out of the band to pursue an art career. Come dressed in your best Beatles-inspired threads and check out some great art!.

http://ckdp.ca/2012/05/01/june-23rd-is-the-beatles-artcrawl/

Salon
May 1, 2012
The Perfect Beatles Double Bill

Martin Scorsese's George Harrison documentary may be expansive, but 2009's "Nowhere Boy" is more insightful

http://www.salon.com/2012/05/01/the_perfect_beatles_double_bill/singleton/

The Washington Post
May 1, 2012
George Harrison’s widow Olivia hopes new multi-touch book gives new perspective on ex-Beatle

NEW YORK — George Harrison’s widow Olivia hopes to add more perspective on the reticent Beatle with her new digital book, and fill in the blanks left by Martin Scorsese’s recent documentary.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/george-harrisons-widow-olivia-hopes-new-multi-touch-book-gives-new-perspective-on-ex-beatle/2012/05/01/gIQALq3buT_story.html

Spinner
May 1, 2012
George Harrison's Wife and Giles Martin Discuss Scorsese Documentary, Bob Dylan and Being 'Stifled' by the Beatles

To accompany director Martin Scorsese's documentary on George Harrison, "Living in the Material World," Harrison's widow Olivia teamed up with Giles Martin -- son of legendary Beatles producer George Martin -- to curate Early Takes: Volume 1, a complation songs that go hand in hand with the film. The two scoured the former Beatle's archives for 18 months, searching for the most appropriate way to represent his artistic growth. In honor of the album and film's DVD release, Olivia and Giles chat with Spinner about working with an iconic director, the process of combing Harrison's vast musical output and their future plans for his unreleased songs.

http://www.spinner.com/2012/05/01/george-harrison-DVD-interview-olivia/

msLinds

05-02-2012, 06:37 PM

The Beatles Rarity
May 2, 2012
Gerard Pallares discusses Dark Hall Mansion’s Yellow Submarine limited edition print folio

http://www.thebeatlesrarity.com/2012/05/02/gerard-pallares-discusses-dark-hall-mansions-yellow-submarine-limited-edition-print-folio/

Guitar World
May 2, 2012
Song Facts: The Beatles — "Hey Bulldog"

In The Beatles’ catalog, “Hey Bulldog” is a bridge between the psychedelic excesses of 1967 and the rock and roll revivalism they would pursue on the White Album and Let It Be

http://www.guitarworld.com/song-facts-beatles-hey-bulldog

Examiner
May 1, 2012
Theaters and screening dates in U.S. for Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' confirmed

The list of theaters and screening dates in the U.S. has now been confirmed for the screenings of the Beatles' animated film "Yellow Submarine" that begin next week.

http://www.examiner.com/article/complete-list-of-yellow-submarine-screening-dates-the-u-s

Masslive
May 2, 2012

Thursday proclaimed 'Louise Harrison Day' in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON — Mayor David J. Narkewicz declared Thursday “Louise Harrison Day” in Northampton, citing the 7 p.m. performance by her Beatles tribute band Liverpool Legends at the high school auditorium.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/thusday_proclaimed_louise_harr.html

msLinds

05-03-2012, 06:36 PM

Sesame Workshop
May 3, 2012
The Story Behind Sesame’s Latest Spoof

To celebrate the release of our “Singing with the Stars” DVD, Sesame Workshop artist Diana Leto created a parody of the cover of the Beatles iconic album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/05/03/the-story-behind-sesame-streets-latest-spoof/

Examiner
May 2, 2012
Play Beatles songs as music therapy for children with autism and special needs

Music therapy can be an integral part of play dates for children with autism and other special needs. Reading and singing lyrics, identifying the rhythm and beat of a song, and thinking abstractly through imagery are just some of the skills that can be learned through listening to music.

http://www.examiner.com/article/play-beatles-songs-as-music-therapy-for-children-with-autism-and-special-needs

News Shopper
May 3, 2012
Paul, John, George and Ringo are bringing The Magic of The Beatles to life in Dartford

Paul McCartney is hoping to see lots of kids in the audience slamming away on their plastic guitars when The Beatles play in Dartford. Paul, aka impersonator David Peterson, will be performing with tribute act The Magic of The Beatles at The Orchard Theatre on Saturday May 12.

http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/leisure/latest/9686519.Paul__John__George_and_Ringo_are_bringing_The_Magic_of_The_Beatles_to_life_in_Dartford/

The Examiner
May 3, 2012
Mersey Beat founder says new film tells full story of music in Beatles' hometown

The Beatles' hometown of Liverpool will be the focus of a new documentary that will tell the complete story of the city's music history that had a worldwide impact from the Beatles and others, the founder and editor of a pioneering music newspaper in the city said Thursday.

http://www.examiner.com/article/mersey-beat-founder-says-film-to-tell-full-story-of-beatles-hometown-s-music-1

The Examiner
May 3, 2012
Latest Beatles products: 'Yellow Submarine' DVD bundles, build your own Fab Four

The Beatles official website announced Thursday it has begun taking pre-orders for a series of exclusive “Yellow Submarine” DVD bundles*to be sold through its website. This is in addition to the regular DVD and Blu-ray sets available from retailers

http://www.examiner.com/article/latest-beatles-products-yellow-submarine-dvd-bundles-build-your-own-fab-four

Seattle PI
May 3, 2012
DVD Review: Sing-a-Long Beatlesongs

Sing A-Long Beatlesongs is advertised as a fun way for parents to share their love of The Beatles's songs with their children. it mixes very old cartoons with Beatle lyrics, presented with the familiar bouncing ball sing-along technique

http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/DVD-Review-Sing-a-Long-Beatlesongs-3532505.php

San Luis Obispo.com
May 3, 2012
A Beatles rock ballet

Because there were so many songs — with such a variety — the music of The Beatles is ripe for a rock ballet, said Terry Cline, a board member with the North County Dance and Performing Arts Foundation.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/05/03/2052726/a-beatles-rock-ballet.html#storylink=cpy

CNTV
May 3, 2012
"Let It Be": Celebration of legendary British band The Beatles

Open auditions were held in Liverpool for the roles of John, George, Paul and Ringo in the upcoming West End production of "Let It Be" on Tuesday. Based on the life of The Beatles, the play celebrates the music of the legendary British band.

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120503/111595.shtml

The Tennessean
May 3, 2012
'Rain' brings back Beatles' glory
Beatles tribute will make you want to twist and shout - Theater Review

John Lennon once said: “Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it.”And based on the multigenerational crowd that flocked to Tuesday night’s opening of Rain – A Tribute to The Beatles, I would have to agree. Enthusiastic baby boomers rocked out alongside 20-year-old hipsters. Parents boosted up young children for a better view, while silver-haired grandmas swayed to the music.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120503/ENTERTAINMENT05/305030041/2256/ENTERTAINMENT

Brain Pickings
May 3, 2012
Harry Benson’s Luminous Black-and-White Photographs of The Beatles, 1964-1966
From pillow fights to world domination, or what Beatlemania has to do with Jesus Christ

The past year has been a boon for seeing The Beatles with new eyes — from their tour manager’s never-before-published tour photos to Linda McCartney’s tender portraits to rediscovered vintage children’s books — but count on Taschen to up the ante on any cultural trope. The newly released The Beatles: On the Road 1964-1966 is a lavish collection of hundreds of Harry Benson’s luminous black-and-white photographs of the Fab Four at close quarters — from ecstatic encounters with fans to quiet moments in the recording studio to playful boyish frolicking.

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/03/harry-benson-the-beatles-taschen/

Examiner
May 3,2012
Ringo Starr reveals his support for saving endangered animal

Ringo Starr's official website, which has long featured a picture of his cat, changed Wednesday to a picture of a rhino to signify the former Beatle's concern about the animal becoming extinct.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ringo-starr-reveals-his-support-for-saving-endangered-animal

Bradenton Herald
May 3, 2012
Bradenton's Rick Derringer on rocking with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr: interview

It's a one-off super group, the kind that defies genres and usually only forms for special charity events.On Friday, Manatee County resident Rick Derringer, the guitar hero most famous for the self-penned hit "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" and "Hang on Sloopy," will be performing with Jeff Cook (Alabama) and Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane) at the Bradenton Municipal Auditorium.

http://www.bradenton.com/2012/05/03/4023133/bradentons-rick-derringer-on-rocking.html#storylink=rss#storylink=cpy

msLinds

05-04-2012, 12:29 PM

The Salt Lake Tribune
May 3, 2012
John Lennon’s art hangs at Utah’s Gateway center

120-plus lithographs, serigraphs and song lyrics are in the exhibit supported by Yoko Ono.City Creek Center may be the new mall downtown, but The Gateway will regain some cultural karma this weekend by hosting The Art of John Lennon, the largest touring exhibition of Lennon’s artwork in North America.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/54020521-81/lennon-ono-art-john.html.csp

Music News
May 4, 2012
Howard Marks to host Freedom Rally Celebration in memory of John Lennon

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the John Sinclair Freedom Rally & his release from prison, the author, poet and activist announces a special one-off London show in memory of John Lennon with 'Mr Nice' Howard Marks and other special guests at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Thursday 14th June.

http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=51577

this is Kent
May 3, 2012
Beatles classics by orchestra

A spokesman for the LCH said: "Symphonic Beatles is back with an all-new live show celebrating 25 years of Louis Clark's hugely successful Symphonic Beatles arrangements."The legendary Clark, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra, will be conducting the English Pops Orchestra recreating the magical and much-loved Beatles songs live on stage.

http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Beatles-classics-orchestra/story-15989276-detail/story.html

New Journal
May 2, 2012
Ticket feature: Mariachi Mystery Tour new take on Beatles

For its final act of the 2011-12 Cultural Arts Series, Clovis Community College is presenting an altogether different view of four musicians from "Yesterday." The Mariachi Mystery Tour is set for a 7 p.m. Saturday performance at Marshall Auditorum. Director Lorenzo Martinez is a Beatles fan, and wondered three years ago how the music of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr would sound in the stylings of a Mariachi band.

http://cnjonline.com/news/story-608141.html

Business Standard
May 3, 2012
Stella McCartney donates sketch for auction

Fashion designer Stella McCartney has donated a signed sketch to a charity art auction, which will benefit children with special needs.The 40-year-old daughter of Beatles legend Paul McCartney has given her drawing to the sale which will also feature works by David Hockney, Damien Hirst, Gavin Turk and 22 other contemporary artists, reported Contactmusic.

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/stella-mccartney-donates-sketch-for-auction/4126/

msLinds

05-04-2012, 09:08 PM

Everyone have a safe,positive and great weekend and take care.

this is Kent
May 3, 2012
Beatles classics by orchestra

A spokesman for the LCH said: "Symphonic Beatles is back with an all-new live show celebrating 25 years of Louis Clark's hugely successful Symphonic Beatles arrangements."The legendary Clark, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra, will be conducting the English Pops Orchestra recreating the magical and much-loved Beatles songs live on stage.

http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/Beatles-classics-orchestra/story-15989276-detail/story.html

Newsday
May 4, 2012
Beatles documentary premiere canceled

Sunday's premiere of "The Beatles: The Lost Concert," has been postponed, according to its distributor.Ticket holders for the two postponed May 6 shows at Manhattan's Ziegfeld Theatre, at 2:30 and 7 p.m., are advised to contact MovieTickets.com for a refund, according to the film's distributor, Screenvision. Go to lostbeatlesconcert.com for more information.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/pet-rock-1.811972/beatles-documentary-premiere-canceled-1.3699558

Sydney Central
May 3, 2012
Cliff Joins The Beatles

If Cliff Richard had joined The Beatles would their historical breakup never have occurred? That is the what-if scenario highlighted in Australian music legend Marty Rhone’s production, ‘Cliff Joins The Beatles.’

http://sydney-central.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/cliff-joins-the-beatles/

Express.Co.UK
May 4, 2012
SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY GIRL'S BOOK LAUNCH IS A FAMILY AFFAIR

MUSIC legend Sir Paul McCartney’s daughter Mary has launched a cookbook.Following in the footsteps of her long-time vegetarian father, Mary, 42, has penned a heavyweight debut tome dedicated to meat-free home cooking.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/318229/Sir-Paul-McCartney-girl-s-book-launch-is-a-family-affair

New Journal
May 2, 2012
Ticket feature: Mariachi Mystery Tour new take on Beatles

For its final act of the 2011-12 Cultural Arts Series, Clovis Community College is presenting an altogether different view of four musicians from "Yesterday." The Mariachi Mystery Tour is set for a 7 p.m. Saturday performance at Marshall Auditorum. Director Lorenzo Martinez is a Beatles fan, and wondered three years ago how the music of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr would sound in the stylings of a Mariachi band.

http://cnjonline.com/news/story-608141.html

Business Standard
May 3, 2012
Stella McCartney donates sketch for auction

Fashion designer Stella McCartney has donated a signed sketch to a charity art auction, which will benefit children with special needs.The 40-year-old daughter of Beatles legend Paul McCartney has given her drawing to the sale which will also feature works by David Hockney, Damien Hirst, Gavin Turk and 22 other contemporary artists, reported Contactmusic.

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/stella-mccartney-donates-sketch-for-auction/4126/

msLinds

05-06-2012, 05:57 PM

WNYC
May 13, 2012
Mother & Son: Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon

Yoko Ono is nothing less than a cultural icon. From her early years in New York's artistic avant-garde, to her marriage and collaborations with Beatle John Lennon, to her creative activism promoting peace, Ono has made, and continues to make, a powerful impact on our world.*Sean Lennon--Ono and John Lennon's son born in 1975--is a creative musician in his own right, and has been performing with and directing his mother's Plastic Ono Band for years. Spinning On Air host/producer David Garland invited Sean to create a playlist of his mother's music, and present it with her on Mother's Day.

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/2012/may/13/

‪Before the Skies--Haale, ft. Sean Lennon, Thomas Bartlett, & Dougie Bowne‬

Written by Haale Gafori and Dougie Bowne, featuring Sean Lennon on back-up vocals and bass, Thomas Bartlett on keyboards, Dougie Bowne on drums. From the film 'Caravan of Light' by Sahar Farmanfarmanian. 'Andar deleh maast' means 'Is in our hearts...' loose translation of the first line: what is dearest in us is the fire in our hearts that never dies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDeYYsu9R_o&feature=youtu.be

msLinds

05-07-2012, 08:37 PM

The Daily
May 7, 2012
Fab Four lives again as Beatlemania comes to Kamloops

Countless musicians have been inspired by the British pop sensation The Beatles and likely just as many have dreamt of playing alongside John, Paul, George and Ringo.

http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20120507/KAMLOOPS0501/120509880/-1/kamloops0501/fab-four-lives-again-as-beatlemania-comes-to-kamloops

The New York Times
May 7, 2012
How ‘Mad Men’ Landed The Beatles: All You Need Is Love (and $250,000)

In most cases, “Mad Men” is bound by the history of the era in which it takes place. But on Sunday night, a new episode of that 1960s period drama that concluded with the Beatles song “Tomorrow Never Knows” appears to have made some history of its own, marking a rare instance in which a song written and recorded by that band has been licensed for use on a television series.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/how-mad-men-landed-the-beatles-all-you-need-is-love-and-250000/

the Atlantic
May 7 2012,
Luminous Black-and-White Photographs of The Beatles, 1964-1966
A rare look at the pop pioneers on tour, at home, and on top of the world

The past year has been a boon for seeing The Beatles with new eyes—from their tour manager's never-before-published tour photos to Linda McCartney's tender portraits to rediscovered vintage children's books—but count on Taschen to up the ante on any cultural trope. The

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/luminous-black-and-white-photographs-of-the-beatles-1964-1966/256696/

Bored and Thirsty
May 7, 2012
The Bar Don’t Lie: One Track Mind

“Excuse me,” the man motioned me over to where he and his date were sitting. “This isn’t a Beatles song.” The cocktail list at my bar featured drinks that all had Beatles songs as names.

http://boredandthirstynyc.com/2012/05/07/the-bar-dont-lie-one-track-mind/

The Raw Story
May 7, 2012
The Beatles cartoon ‘Tomorrow Never Knows

Those impressed by the ending of tonight’s episode of Mad Men –named after the Sylvia Plath poem Lady Lazarus– might be interested in watching the 17-minute Beatles cartoon, “Tomorrow Never Knows.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/07/the-beatles-cartoon-tomorrow-never-knows/

Examiner
May 5, 2012
The Beatles: May 6 to 12

This week in Beatles land : Events

https://www.examiner.com/article/the-beatles-may-6-to-12

KS.com Utah
May 4, 2012
John Lennon's art comes through Salt Lake, some for sale - video

SALT LAKE CITY — Just about everyone in the world is familiar with the musical career of John Lennon and especially the Beatles. But his talents were more than just for words and music - he was also an accomplished artist. More than 100 of his works are on display in Salt Lake City.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=20272522&s_cid=rss-148

Black County Bugle
May 6, 2012
Lennon printing plates to be sold

A unique piece of Beatles memorabilia will go on sale with the original printing plates for John Lennon's first book set to go under the hammer.The metal plates were used to print words and illustrations by the Beatle in the 1964 book John Lennon, In His Own Write.

http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/News/Lennon-printing-plates-to-be-sold-639429.xnf?FeedImageID=1154942&FeedSourceID=11

Mail Online
May 6, 2012
Snub me do! No plaque for 'fifth Beatle' Brian Epstein for at least a decade after his former home is dropped from English Heritage shortlist

He was the Svengali behind The Beatles, whose influence was so pivotal Paul McCartney referred to him as ‘the fifth Beatle’. But despite Brian Epstein’s iconic place in British popular culture, and to the dismay of music fans everywhere, English Heritage is refusing to honour him with a fitting tribute.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140566/Snub-No-plaque-fifth-Beatle-Brian-Epstein.html?ITO=1490

Ultimate Classic Rock
May 7, 2012
Paul McCartney’s ‘Flaming Pie’ Turns 15
Paul McCartney is the kind of artist who’s been around long enough to have several “returns to form” over the years.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartneys-flaming-pie-turns-15/

Sean Lennon in the New York Public Radio studios - more new photographs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnyc/7139486963/in/photostream/

Mendips - for those that have seen this yet online
The childhood home of John Lennon : virtual tour

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/city_views/photo_tour/lennons_house/005.shtml

msLinds

05-08-2012, 06:53 PM

Nashville Scene
May 8, 2012
Yellow Submarine at The Belcourt and Heinz Edelmann's Enduring Influence

I’m willing to bet that a lot of Scene readers are like me: They’ve spent their lives so immersed in The Beatles’ catalog and lore that they reflexively know way more about the band than they really want to. So I’m going to skip over all the Beatle-centric core of Yellow Submarine and get to the good stuff:

http://www.nashvillescene.com/countrylife/archives/2012/05/08/yellow-submarine-at-the-belcourt-and-heinz-edelmanns-enduring-influence

Newsday
May 8, 2012
Nationwide Beatles documentary screenings canceled

Nationwide screenings of the documentary "The Beatles: The Lost Concert" have been canceled.The 92-minute documentary about the Fab Four’s first-ever U.S. concert* was originally scheduled for a premiere Sunday at Manhattan's Ziegfeld theater, though that event was canceled on Friday. Tuesday morning, a news release announced that the film's nationwide May 17 and 22 screenings were also canceled.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/pet-rock-1.811972/nationwide-beatles-documentary-screenings-canceled-1.3706082

Examiner
May 7, 2012
Beatles' festival's campaign to screen 'Yellow Submarine' is successful

The Abbey Road on the River Beatles festival being held later this month in Louisville, KY., will host five special screenings of the Fab Four's animated film “Yellow Submarine,” the festival announced Monday.

http://www.examiner.com/article/yellow-submarine-film-coming-aboard-to-beatles-festival

Baltimore Post Examiner
April 16, 2012
Beatles Museum in Baltimore ?

The metal sign reads Abbey Road above the door. It is the gateway to Ruxton resident Frank Lidinsky’s collection of Beatles memorabilia. The 20- by 12-foot room harbors thousands of items he has organized in chronological order, including every 45 and album that John, Paul, George and Ringo ever made. Lidinsky has been a Beatles fan since he was 13 years old.

http://baltimorepostexaminer.com/a-beatles-museum-in-baltimore/

Anorak
May 2012 ?
All This And World War ll – Watch how The Beatles lost the war

FANS of The Beatles hated All This And World War ll, a film that mashed up actual 1940s World War 2 footage with Hollywood actors pretending to fight in war films and set it to people singing songs by the Fab Four. This 1976 flick was not the work not of a Japanese fan in his mum’s basement but the mighty 20th Century Fox.

http://www.anorak.co.uk/322015/keyposts/all-this-and-world-war-ll-watch-how-the-beatles-lost-the-war.html/

Examiner
May 7, 2012
Keith Carradine talks about 'Missing,' theater and John Lennon

This season Keith Carradine has been playing Ex-CIA agent Martin Newman on "Missing" starring Ashley Judd as Becca Winstone, whose son mysteriously disappeared. Fans were shocked this week to discover that Newman, the Godfather to Becca's missing son, is in fact in cahoots with the kidnappers. Just another mind blowing twist in a series chock full of surprises.

http://www.examiner.com/article/keith-carradine-talks-about-missing-theater-and-john-lennon

Examiner
May 5, 2012
Yoko tweets support for Italian John Lennon week tribute

The town of Pavia in Italy is going all out to celebrate John Lennon with a series of events that began Friday.The city, located 35 kilometers south of Milan, is calling the celebration “Imagine Pavia – a City for John Lennon.” The events feature music, art and outdoor events to honor the former Beatle.

http://www.examiner.com/article/yoko-tweets-support-for-italian-town-s-john-lennon-week

Beatle Mal
Beatle MAL's Legendary Band
A FAB New Play about The BEATLES !

Mal Evans road manager and friend to the greatest rock'n'roll band of all time, recalls The BEATLES with a 'Pinch of Pepper!'

http://www.beatlemal.com/

Examiner
May 7, 2012
Paul McCartney adds a Mexican flavor to Saturday show

Saturday night in Guadalajara, Mexico, Paul McCartney paid tribute to the culture of Mexico and added a little local flavor to his On the Run tour show. “We have a little special surprise,” he said before "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" began. As the first notes of the song were heard, a mariachi band walked out on stage to join in on the tune

http://www.examiner.com/article/paul-mccartney-adds-a-native-touch-to-guadalajara-show

msLinds

05-09-2012, 08:11 PM

NTN 24
May 9, 2012
London theatre seeks Beatles lookalikes

More than a hundred mop-topped musicians have flocked to a London theatre in the hope of being cast as Paul, John, George or Ringo in a new Beatles-inspired musical.

http://www.ntn24.com/news/news/london-theatre-seeks-beatles-l-13239

Independent
May 9, 2012
Help! We need a Ringo... Wannabe Fab Fours audition for Beatles show

Hundreds flock to theatre for a part in a new musical, reports Charlie Cooper

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/help-we-need-a-ringo-wannabe-fab-fours-audition-for-beatles-show-7723179.html

TheLoon
May 9, 2012
New Book Offers a Look at Vintage Beatles Tour Photos

The Beatles have been the subject of countless books and films, but that doesn’t mean we’ve seen everything there is to see about the Fab Four. Case in point: ‘The Beatles: On the Road 1964-1966,’ a lavish new collection of photos taken by legendary photographer Harry Benson during the band’s early years.

http://1037theloon.com/new-book-offers-a-look-at-vintage-beatles-tour-photos/

OUP Blog
May 9, 2012
The Beatles Get a Second Chance, May 9, 1962

On this spring morning fifty years ago, Brian Epstein climbed the front steps and passed through the simple entrance of the EMI Recording Studios in St. John’s Wood, London, placing him on the other side of the looking glass. As a retailer, he had sold recordings made in these studios by Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Thomas Beecham, and, more recently, Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The neophyte manager of the Beatles now eagerly anticipated the possibility of watching through the control room window as his “boys” joined that exclusive club.

http://blog.oup.com/2012/05/beatles-second-chance-9-may-1962/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oupblog+%28OUPblog%29

Examiner
May 9, 2012
Shirt off John Lennon's back among items in annual Liverpool Beatles Auction

The Liverpool Beatles Auction doesn't take place until August, but the auction site already has listed several rarities that will be included in the sale, reports the Beatles Shop which is managing the event.These include a piece of John Lennon's shirt, a set of Beatles autographs signed for a very young (at the time) fan and a collection of movie posters from films featuring Ringo Starr.

http://www.examiner.com/article/shirt-off-john-lennon-s-back-among-items-annual-liverpool-beatles-auction

Spyvibe
May 9, 2012
YOKO'S INVISIBLE FLOWER

Yoko Ono's work is often whimsical and philosophical, offering ideas of global peace to inspire us and, sometimes, emotional rawness to invite the brave to face tough realities head on. Her work can also offer simple gestures of innocence and magic, as in the new book, An Invisible Flower, coming out this month from Chronicle Books

http://spyvibe.blogspot.com/2012/05/yokos-invisible-flower.html

Contact Music
May 9, 2012
Johnny Depp - Johnny Depp Laughs Off Sign Language Error In My Valentine Video

Johnny Depp has poked fun at criticism of his sign language efforts in Sir Paul Mccartney's My Valentine video after deaf music fans highlighted a mistake in the promo.The Beatles legend recruited the Pirates of the Caribbean hunk and actress Natalie Portman to sign the lyrics to his new song in a black-and-white film directed by MCCartney himself and Depp enjoyed taking part in the shoot.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/johnny-depp-laughs-off-sign-language-error-in-my-valentine-video_1326458

Contact Music
May 9, 2012
Jimmy Fallon teams with McCartney, Vedder and Timberlake for new album

Johnny Depp has poked fun at criticism of his sign language efforts in Sir Paul Mccartney's My Valentine video after deaf music fans highlighted a mistake in the promo.The Beatles legend recruited the Pirates of the Caribbean hunk and actress Natalie Portman to sign the lyrics to his new song in a black-and-white film directed by MCCartney himself and Depp enjoyed taking part in the shoot.

http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=726782&affid=100055

msLinds

05-10-2012, 08:45 PM

WNYC.org
May 10, 2012
WNYC presents KINGS COUNTY, a Series of Live Radio Variety Hours hosted by Kurt Andersen, on Sunday, June 10 & Friday, June 29 at Galapagos Art Space and Sunday, June 24 at The Bell House.

WNYC presents Kings County Hosted by Kurt Andersen
A Series of Live Radio Variety Hours featuring Standup Comedy, Live Music and Interviews
Guests Include KRISTEN SCHAAL, WYATT CENAC, KURT BRAUNOHLER and SEAN LENNON & CHARLOTTE KEMP MUHL  of "The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger " plus a SPECIAL SECRET GUEST

June 10, 24 and 29 at 7 pm  Event Tickets on Sale Now
(New York, NY – May 9, 2012) – This summer, prepare for a definitive Brooklyn experience in KINGS COUNTY, a series of live events that celebrates, embodies and deconstructs the new urban America.

Created by WNYC’s KURT ANDERSEN (Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen) and STEVE BODOW, co-executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, along with writing led by PAUL SIMMS (The New Yorker, Flight of the Conchords, NewsRadio), Andersen will host incisive interviews, standup comedy and music performances with folks who emanate the spirit, if not the zip code, of the taste-making, hip-shaking borough.

Kings County is a series of radio variety hours presented live at Galapagos Art Space on Sunday, June 10 and Friday, June 29, and The Bell House on Sunday, June 24. All shows begin at 7 pm and will be recorded for future broadcast on WNYC.

http://www.wnyc.org/press/kingscounty/

http://galapagosartspace.com/event/wnyc-presents-kings-county

the Guardian
May 10, 2012
Paul and Linda McCartney's Ram - in pictures

After the break-up of the Beatles in 1970, Paul and Linda McCartney retreated to their farm on Kintyre, Scotland, to collaborate on a new album. The result was Ram, which went to No 1 the following year.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery/2012/may/10/paul-linda-mccartney-ram-in-pictures?newsfeed=true

TheCelebrityCafe
May 9, 2012
Beatle George Harrison's son Dhani announces release date for his band thenewno2's second album (video)
thenewno2 will play Lollapalooza in support of new album

Dhani Harrison, son of late Beatle George Harrison, announced with his band, thenewno2 (pronounced “The New No. 2”) that their new album, thefearofmissingout, will be released on July 31. The album follows Harrison's 2010 release, As I Call You Down, with side project band Fistful of Mercy and thenewno2's 2008 debut album, You Are Here.

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/05/beatle-george-harrisons-son-dhani-announces-release-date-his-band-thenewno2s-second-

High -Def Digest
May 10, 2012
'Yellow Submarine' Blu-ray Moved to June

Submerge yourself with The Beatles on... June 5.
'Yellow Submarine' was originally scheduled for an end of May release, but it has since been moved back a week to June 5, 2012.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/The_Beatles/EMI_America/Disc_Announcements/Yellow_Submarine_Blu-

The Envelope
May 10, 2012
Around Town: The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' gets a makeover

The 1968 animated Beatles musical "Yellow Submarine" has just been restored frame by frame and will screen Friday evening and Sunday afternoon at the American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre. The Beatles introduced the tune "All Together Now" in the movie that was penned by a team that included "Love Story" author Erich Segal.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/05/around-town-the-beatles-yellow-submarine-gets-a-makeover.htmlray_Moved_to_June/9375

Examiner
May 9, 2012
Liverpool celebrates opening of theater named in honor of Brian Epstein

Members of the Liverpool arts and media world and friends of Brian Epstein gathered last night to celebrate the re-opening of a new Liverpool theater named the former Beatles manager.
The Epstein, formerly known as the Neptune, has recently undergone a £1.2m ($3.396,978 USD) refurbishment of the foyer, bar and 380 seat auditorium.

http://www.examiner.com/article/liverpool-celebrates-opening-of-theater-named-honor-of-brian-epstein

msLinds

05-11-2012, 08:05 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great weekend and take care.

The Examiner
May 11, 2012
Decision to deny Brian Epstein London plaque is shameful, Beatles author says

David Bedford, author of “Liddypool: The Birthplace of the Beatles,” told Beatles Examiner, “They should reconsider and correct an appalling decision to ignore the man who not only gave us The Beatles, but gave us a new way of managing groups."He was a forerunner and should be recognized as such. This isn’t just about The Beatles. This is about music history.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/brian-epstein-london-plaque-decision-is-appalling-beatles-author-says

Mirror News
May 11, 2012
No ticket to ride: Brazilian taxi driver in trouble over Beatles shrine cab

Authorities in Porte Alegre say Mario Ely's Fab Four cab breaks the rules as every taxi in the city must be the same. A Beatles mad cabbie who turned his taxi into a four-wheeled shrine to the Fab Four now faces a battle with the authorities to keep it.Mario Ely is so obsessed with the Liverpool band, he plastered his cab with images and lyrics as a tribute.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/beatles-shrine-cab-threatened-by-brazilian-828866

The Beatles debut in 1963
May 11, 2012
The Beatles debut in 1963

The great Beatles had to debut with something. On this day in 1963, the Beatles’ first album Please Please Me reached #1 on the UK album charts, after being released on March 22 of the same year.

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-beatles-debut-1963

The Examiner
May 11, 2012
The Seattle Rock Orchestra celebrates The Beatles this weekend

The Seattle Rock Orchestra performs the music of The Beatles, Saturday May 12 and Sunday May 13 at the Neptune Theatre. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm on Saturday; doors at 1pm, show at 2pm on Sunday.

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-seattle-rock-orchestra-celebrates-the-beatles-this-weekend

The Australian
May 11, 2012
Why the Beatles tried to sink Yellow Submarine

EVERYTHING I have ever been told about the making of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine cartoon says that the film should have been a disaster. You know how your teacher used to tell you not to start an essay until you knew roughly what you wanted to say ? Yeah, well they didn't do that.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/why-the-beatles-tried-to-sink-yellow-submarine/story-e6frg6n6-1226352949222

Music Radar
May 10, 2012
George Harrison's wife says her husband wasn't stifled by The Beatles

To coincide with the recent releases of Martin Scorsese's George Harrison documentary, Living In The Material World, and the CD Early Takes: Volume 1, a collection of Harrison's demos and unreleased recordings, Olivia Harrison (who oversaw the latter with Giles Martin), has done some interviews to discuss her late husband songwriting.

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/george-harrisons-wife-says-her-husband-wasnt-stifled-by-the-beatles-543560

this is Guernsey
May 11, 2012
Macca gets emotional in Mexico

Sir Paul McCartney revealed he felt moved by the crowds of people who camped out to see him play a free concert in Mexico, saying it brought back memories of Beatlemania.

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/lifestyle/showbiz-news/2012/05/11/macca-gets-emotional-in-mexico

Forbes
May 11, 2012
Paul McCartney Won't Have to Sue His Record Label for Masters

There’s a lot of talk now about rock stars getting ready for 2013: they can sue to terminate their longstanding deals with their record companies for recordings made after 1978.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerfriedman/2012/05/11/paul-mccartney-wont-have-to-sue-his-record-label-for-masters/

The Record
May 11, 2012
The divisive, but surprisingly healing, legacy of Yoko Ono

In pop culture terms, it’s hard to think of a more divisive figure than Yoko Ono.A highly lauded experimental artist who enjoyed acclaim in New York’s avant-garde scene of the ’60s, her reputation took a major hit when she met a Liverpool pop star named John Lennon at one of her installations, became his muse/mistress and presided — in ways heatedly debated to this day — over the break up of the world’s most famous band, The Beatles.
http://www.therecord.com/whatson/artsentertainment/article/722960--the-divisive-but-surprisingly-healing-legacy-of-yoko-ono

The Record
May 11, 2012
Yoko Ono adds colour to downtown Kitchener

At Themuseum, 2012 will go down as the Summer of Peace thanks to an exhibition attached to an international celebrity.ADD COLOUR: A Yoko Ono Exhibition features 10 interactive installations selected by the artist especially for the downtown Kitchener museum.

http://www.therecord.com/whatson/artsentertainment/article/722840--yoko-ono-adds-colour-
to-downtown-kitchener

WYAY 106.7
May 2012
UK John Lennon Documentary to Premiere on US Television Next Month

A recent John Lennon documentary will get its U.S. premiere on the BBC America channel next month as part of a block of Beatles-related programming timed to coincide with Paul McCartney's 70th birthday.* Debuting on June 19 at 9 p.m. ET, Discovering Lennon takes a look at the lasting impact the singer/guitarist's music and ideas have had.* The film will feature interviews with a number of present-day political and pop-culture figures.

http://wyay.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=165&itemid=29846770

North Jersey
May 11, 2012
Radio Waves: Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon on WNYC on Mother's Day
WNYC-FM (93.9) host David Garland's got a great "Spinning On Air" slated for Mother's Day 8 to 9 p.m. Sunday – Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon join him in the studio.

Garland asked Lennon to create a playlist of his mother's music, and together they will present it to Ono.The music ranges from the proto-punk intensity of "Why" (1970), which features Ono's vocalizations and John Lennon's noise guitar, to the gentle "I'm Going Away Smiling" (2009), for which Sean played the lyrical piano accompaniment.

http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/151079115_Yoko__Sean_Lennon_on_air_Mother_s_Day.html

msLinds

05-14-2012, 04:27 PM

Cleveland.com
May 12, 2012
Former Cleveland newsman recalls time traveling with Beatles; seeks those he entertained in homes in 1960s with stories of Fab Four

For a time in 1964, Art Schreiber was not the most liked man among his peer group.All his peers wanted was for him to get an autograph from four of the most celebrated people of all time, people to whom Schreiber had immediate access. But the newsman, then news director at Cleveland radio station KYW, wouldn’t oblige.

“http://www.cleveland.com/sun/all/index.ssf/2012/05/former_cleveland_newsman_recal.html

Examiner
May 12, 2012
Huge slate of Beatles programming due on BBC America in June

As part of BBC America's “Summer of London” programming in June, the network will feature several programs with the Beatles, including a new brand-new documentary on John Lennon.
The new program “Discovering Lennon” will premiere in the U.S. at 9 p.m. ET/PT June. 19. The documentary, from executive producer Dominic Saville, aired in the UK last December.

http://www.examiner.com/article/huge-slate-of-beatles-programming-due-on-bbc-america-june

The Examiner
May 14, 2012
Postponed 'Beatles: Lost Concert' still planned, includes 'lost' song

The Beatles: The Lost Concert,” which scrubbed its premiere and two scheduled screenings in May, is still targeted for release, a spokesman for the film said Monday. Screenvision, the film's producer, is now planning to show the film later this summer, though no specific new screening dates are available.

http://www.examiner.com/article/postponed-beatles-lost-concert-still-planned-for-release

The Silver Tongue
May 12,2012
Your Mother Should Know That Beatles Tributes Were Obscure – A Mother’s Day Post
Three Beatles classics were loving tributes to their mums, though not overtly.

“Yesterday,” by Paul McCartney is the most-covered song in the history of popular music. It has been on and off the charts since the Beatles’ original 1965 version, which first appeared on their Help soundtrack, not as a single.

http://thesilvertongueonline.com/2012/05/your-mother-should-know-that-beatle-tributes-were-obscure-a-mothers-day-post/

Classic Rock
May 11, 2012
George Harrison track could be finished by Paul McCartney
An unfinished song by George Harrison could be completed by his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney.

The Fab Four guitarist’s widow Olivia Harrison says a number of works-in-progress remain following his death in 2001.She oversaw the creation of Early Takes, an album of demos and unreleased material, launched to coincide with the DVD publication of Martin Scorcese’s Harrison documentary, Living in the Material World.

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/george-harrison-track-could-be-finished-by-paul-mccartney/

Deccan Herald
May 13, 2012
John Lennon: The musical genius

“Part of me is a monk and part performing flea” — John Lennon. These words perhaps best express the essential John Lennon, who died a little over 31 years ago. Performer par excellence of the ’60s and the elusive recluse of the ’70s, Lennon’s name is inextricably linked to The Beatles legend which was born 50 years ago.*The mopheads who changed the course of music and expressed their thoughts, feelings and aspirations of a generation were four different men whose musical fusion never made for a personality blend. And, of the four, Lennon was probably the most individualistic.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/248993/john-lennon-musical-genius.html

The Sun
May 13, 2012
Macca’s massive Mexican mash-up

PAUL McCartney’s band on the run was even bigger on Thursday night.
He was joined on stage in Mexico City by a huge mariachi group.It was just as well he had a few extra musicians on hand.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/4311758/Paul-McCartney-joined-on-stage-at-Mexico-City-concert-by-large-mariachi-band.html

Female First
May 11, 2012
Paul McCartney Performed Secret Gig for Britain's Royals

Paul Mccartney's video shoot for his track Biker Like An Icon*was interrupted by Diana Princess of Wales - because she wanted a private performance from the Beatles legend.

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/Sir+Paul+Mccartney-238862.html

Entertainment MSNBC
May 12, 2012
Ringo Starr: I lost my Beatles photographs

During the early days of the Beatles, Ringo Starr often traveled with a camera and took photos of of the group behind the scenes, from rehearsing for their history-making appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" to goofing around on the set of their 1965 movie, "Help!"

http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/14/11701673-ringo-starr-i-lost-my-beatles-photographs?lite

msLinds

05-15-2012, 01:33 AM

Liverpool Daily Post
May 15, 2012
Liverpool's Cavern Quarter revamp plans announced

BUSINESSES in Liverpool’s Cavern Quarter today announced plans to revamp their world-famous district.Renowned as the home of Merseybeat, business and property owners met to share ideas on how to make the area more attractive.The Cavern Quarter is the focus of Beatles history and includes Mathew Street, one of the city centre’s key tourist destinations.

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2012/05/14/liverpool-s-cavern-quarter-revamp-plans-announced-99623-30961769/

Examiner
May 14, 2012
Search for actor to play Brian Epstein in planned stage play underway

Producers of a planned stage play about Beatles manager Brian Epstein are now looking for an actor to play the title role, they said Monday.The play, “Epstein,”*will run at the newly renamed Epstein Theatre from Nov. 15 to Dec. 1. The theater, formerly named the Neptune, officially re-opened last week with its new name. The stage play, first announced in February, will be the first major production at the new venue.

http://www.examiner.com/article/search-for-actor-to-play-brian-epstein-for-stage-play-underway

Click Liverpool
May 14, 2012
Story of Beatles legend Brian Epstein be be told on stage

A bio-drama telling the story of Beatles manager Brian Epstein will be the first major play to be staged at the re-opened Liverpool theatre that bears his name. The historic Cranes Theatre in Hanover Street - until recently known as The Neptune - has reopened as The Epstein Theatre.

http://www.clickliverpool.com/culture/culture/1216088-story-of-beatles-legend-brian-epstein-be-be-told-on-stage.html

Express
May 15, 2012
LENNON SINGS FOR AEROSMITH

HIS father was a Beatle and now John Lennon’s son Julian has joined another world-famous rock band.The 49-year-old reveals he has been recruited by veteran American group Aerosmith and is working on the forthcoming album.
http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/320167/Lennon-sings-for-Aerosmith

Spinner
May 14, 2012
Mark Ronson: Paul McCartney Saved Me From Drowning

Turns out Sir Paul McCartney is just as noble as his knighthood would suggest. The ex-Beatle saved producer-extraordinaire Mark Ronson from drowning in the Long Island Sound when Ronson was just a child.Apparently Ronson, who was too young to remember and heard the story from his mother, wasn't entirely convinced the tale was true. "That sounded like one of my mum's crazy stories," Ronson told Britains Live Magazine.

http://www.spinner.com/2012/05/14/paul-mccartney-mark-ronson-drowning/

msLinds

05-15-2012, 06:25 PM

The Guardian
May 15, 2012
'Backwards' Abbey Road Beatles photo up for auction

Rare picture shows Fab Four walking over pedestrian crossing opposite way to image used on famous album cover

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/15/backwards-abbey-road-beatles-photo

Wales Online
May 15, 2012
Designer who dressed Beatles for Abbey Road to appear on new stamp

Tommy Nutter, known as the “rebel tailor” of Savile Row created the outfits worn by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on the cover of the album, and also designed the suit worn by Jack Nicholson in the 1989 Tim Burton movie Batman.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2012/05/15/designer-who-dressed-beatles-for-abbey-road-to-appear-on-new-stamp-91466-30967950/

Examiner
May 15, 2012
Only one 'Yellow Submarine' screening now at Beatles festival, but it's free

After revealing last week that the Beatles film "Yellow Submarine" would be screened several times at the Abbey Road On the River Beatles festival,*organizers said Monday that there will now only be one screening, but it will be admission free.

http://www.examiner.com/article/yellow-submarine-screening-will-be-freebie-at-beatles-festival

CystalLakePatch
May 14, 2012
The Cottage Is Planning Beatles Blast 2012

The Cottage Tuesday will ask the Crystal Lake City Council for permission to host Beatles Blast Saturday, June 16.
The downtown event would be held near 6 E. Crystal Lake Avenue and would include a Beatles Acoustic competition, a dance competition, Beatles trivia quiz and a memorabilia display.

http://crystallake.patch.com/articles/the-cottage-is-planning-beatles-blast-2012

Examiner
May 7, 2012
George Harrison knew about mindfulness

Of all the Beatles, George Harrison seemed to be the quietest and least known. *But beginning with his hit song, "My Sweet Lord," in 1970-71, the Beatle that previously had seldom been heard took the forefront with a solo career reflecting spirituality and a contemplative stance.

http://www.examiner.com/article/george-harrison-knew-about-mindfulness

Examiner
May 14, 2012
Vaulted George Harrison CD release coincides with Scorsese documentary film

It is likely that more previously unreleased George Harrison tracks will be released in addition to the newly curated works from the late Beatles guitarist that have recently been made available as a companion to Martin Scorsese's film Living In The Material World.

http://www.examiner.com/review/vaulted-george-harrison-cd-release-coincides-with-scorsese-documentary-film

Consequence of Sound
May 15, 2012
Giveaway: George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Martin Scorcese’s fascinating documentary about the former Beatle, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, premiered on HBO last year and finally hit DVD earlier this month. To celebrate, Consequence of Sound is offering its readers a chance to take home either the DVD or its accompanying soundtrack on vinyl or CD. If that sounds like your cup of tea, all you have to do is*follow *Consequence of Sound on Twitter and Facebook and *let us know your favorite “George song”, whether it’s with The Beatles or within his solo catalogue, by commenting below. Winners will be notified via e-mail.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/05/giveaway-george-harrison-living-in-the-material-world/

Here is the link to the audio recording of this interview and music.With Sean Lennon and his Mom for those that missed it.

WNYC
May 14, 2012
Mother & Son: Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon - audio

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/2012/may/13/

Baltimore Fishbowl
May 14, 2012
Rock Royalty Spied Shopping in Hampden

Last Wednesday afternoon, as Charlotte Hayes Murray, owner of Charlotte Elliott and the Bookstore Next Door on 36th Street in Hampden, removed a long splinter from her son Andrew’s finger, two beautiful young people, a boyfriend and girlfriend, slipped inside her shop and began to browse the only way they knew how: sexily. A “pretty” assistant-seeming person followed close.

http://www.baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/rock-royalty-spied-shopping-in-hampden/

Examiner
May 14, 2012

Will Ringo Starr finally give Beatles fans the 'Let It Be' DVD they want ?

A story posted Monday on Rolling Stone.com spotlighted an admission by Ringo Starr that he can't find many of the pictures he took during his time with the Beatles, but also contained a very grabbing teaser at the end.The promo, about more to be posted from the interview later this week, included this – “his thoughts on releasing the*Let It Be*movie on DVD.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/will-ringo-starr-finally-give-beatles-fans-the-let-it-be-dvd-they-want

msLinds

05-16-2012, 08:17 PM

The Northern Blog
May 16, 2012
A new theatre and arts centre opens in Liverpool

The Epstein theatre - named after the Beatles' manager - opened last week after a £1.2m refurbishment A newly opened Liverpool theatre and arts centre named after the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein is to feature a play about his life later this year.The Neptune Theatre, a cultural gem in Hanover Street, has been renamed following a £1.2m refurbishment and is now called the Epstein Theatre. More than just a theatre, it will host live music, dance, exhibitions and comedy.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2012/may/16/theatre-liverpool-beatles

Contact Music
May 16, 2012
Beatles - Rare 'Abbey Road' Beatles Photograph Could Be Yours

A rare photograph of The Beatles walking the "wrong way" across the Abbey Road pedestrian crossing is going up for auction, and should fetch around 9,000 pounds. The version found on the group's 1969 album Abbey Road shows the band walking across the famed crossing from left to right, though the photograph in question sees the Fab Four heading in the opposite direction, back to the studio.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/rare-abbey-road-beatles-photograph-could-be-yours_1328670

Blog Books
May 15, 2012
Book Review: Revolver: How the Beatles Reimagined Rock 'n' Roll by Robert Rodriguez

The thesis of Robert Rodriguez’s book-length analysis Revolver: How the Beatles Reimagined Rock 'n' Roll is that the Beatles Revolver was a superior album to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. He feels that, stripped of the hype and with a better understanding of historical contexts, the collected songs on Revolver were more innovative, more provocative, and less dependent on the technological wizardry he feels masked the creative thinness on Pepper. This is a valid if hardly new perspective, with much of the argument buried in extraneous cultural history.

http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-revolver-how-the-beatles/

Examiner
May 16, 2012
'Yellow Submarine' animation director to discuss film at screening

Bob Balser, who was animation director for the Beatles' animated film "Yellow Submarine," will talk about the film following a special screening of the movie at 7:30 p.m. May 29.The screening will be held at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.Balser will be interviewed by the museum's executive director Bob Santelli.

http://www.examiner.com/article/tese

Express
May 15, 2012
PAUL MCCARTNEY GIVES BEATLES SONG MEXICAN TWIST

SIR PAUL McCARTNEY gave BEATLES classic OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA a Mexican twist when he performed in Mexico City last week (10May12) - by bringing out a mariachi band to join him on the track.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/320277/Paul-McCartney-gives-Beatles-song-Mexican-twist

msLinds

05-17-2012, 08:30 PM

All that is Interesting
May 16, 2012
The Beatles Teach Ed Sullivan How To Play The Guitar - photograph

Taken in 1964, the then-baby faced Beatles took some time to teach iconic talk show host Ed Sullivan how to strum a few chords while on the show. The next Paul McCartney ? Doubtful.

http://all-that-is-interesting.com/the-beatles-ed-sullivan

Examiner
May 17, 2012
Disco queen Donna Summer's tribute to the Beatles

Donna Summer, who died today, was one of the biggest stars in the disco genre in the '70s. But she was also a Beatles fan.She sang a very non-disco and reverential version of “Let It Be” in an appearance in 2004 on “Later With Jools Holland.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/disco-queen-donna-summer-s-tribute-to-the-beatles

Blogs Westward
May 17, 2012
"I buried Paul" and other Beatles blasts from the past, tonight at the Boedecker Theater

Faced with the postponement of two screenings of the highly anticipated film The Beatles: The Lost Concert, Boedecker Theater manager Glenn Webb didn't cry in his kidney pie. Instead, he secured a replacement reel: Paul McCartney Is Really Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison, a comic mockumentary corroborating the famous "Paul is Dead" controversy of 1969, based on a rumor that the cute Beatle had been killed in an accident in 1966 and replaced by a look-alike.

http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2012/05/the_beatles_the_lost_concert_p.php

The Word - Entertainment for Lively Minds
May 17, 2012
The strange story of John Lennon and the shoe fitting fluoroscope.

Just when you thought Beatles' trivia couldn't get any more surreal, this turns up.
John Lennon and the Feet X-Ray Machine

http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/the-strange-story-john-lennon-and-shoe-fitting-fluoroscope

msLinds

05-18-2012, 10:24 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great weekend and take care.

Examiner
May 18, 2012
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates the Beatles with Magical Mystery Weekend

Film screenings of Yellow Submarine, Meet the Curator tours, live performances, crafts for kids and more will bring to life the world’s most comprehensive Beatles exhibitThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will host a weekend of events surrounding the Museum’s special exhibit devoted to the Beatles, one of the most comprehensive collections of Beatles artifacts exhibited to the public in the world. *The

http://www.examiner.com/article/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-celebrates-the-beatles-with-magical-mystery-weekend

Examiner
May 18, 2012
Exclusive: Peter Asher talks about Beatles and record producing at informal Q&A

Peter Asher met Thursday with a few students at Stanford University for a Q&A in the school's CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics) building.The Q&A, led by faculty member Jay Kadis, was actually supposed to be a more of a lecture, but became very informal in the small recital room.

http://www.examiner.com/article/exclusive-peter-asher-talks-about-beatles-and-record-producing-informal-q-a

Chron.com
May 14, 2012
Exploring the Beatles' Liverpool beginnings

LIVERPOOL, England - There are three colossal events in England this summer.The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, celebrating Elizabeth's 60th year on the British throne.The Summer Olympics in*London.The 50th anniversary of the Beatles first recording session.

http://www.chron.com/life/article/Exploring-the-Beatles-Liverpool-beginnings-3557615.php

The New York Times
May 18th 2012
Graphic Books Best Sellers: The Relationship of an Artist and an Original Beatle

New to our graphic books hardcover best-seller list this week, at No. 7, is “Baby’s In Black,” which chronicles the relationship between the artist Astrid Kirchherr and Stuart Sutcliffe, the original bass player of The Beatles, who met in Hamburg during the earliest days of the band.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/graphic-books-best-sellers-the-relationship-of-an-artist-and-an-original-beatle/

Spyvibes
May 16, 2012
YELLOW SUBMARINE EVENT

As the Yellow Submarine builds up steam for its hi-def launch in early June, a special screening has been scheduled with the director of animation, Bob Balser. Balser will present the film at the Grammy Museum in LA on May 29th at 7:30. From the Grammy Museum: "We invite you to join us at The GRAMMY Museum in a special screening of the monumental film.*Yellow Submarine, based upon a song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, is a fantastic tale brimming with peace, love and hope, propelled by Beatles songs,

http://spyvibe.blogspot.com/2012/05/yellow-submarine-event.html

Abbey Road On The River - 2012 Music Festival - information and dates

http://www.arotr.com/

Examiner
May 18, 2012
McCartney birthday card featured during Rock Hall Beatles weekend

A card for Paul McCartney's 70th birthday that visitors can sign will be featured as part of a weekend of Beatle-related events at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland June 15-17, the museum announced Friday

http://www.examiner.com/article/mccartney-birthday-card-featured-during-rock-hall-beatles-weekend

Music Radar
May 18, 2012
Graphic Books Best Sellers: The Relationship of an Artist and an Original Beatle

In the library of Friar Park, George Harrison’s Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames, sits shelf after shelf of unheard music. Shortly after buying the property in 1970, the late Beatle installed his own state-of-the-art studio where he would work on song ideas or invite friends round for a jam, and now those formidable archives are receiving a public airing.

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/giles-martin-on-george-harrisons-early-takes-track-by-track-544713

Music Radar.com
May 18, 2012
Producer guides us through the former Beatle's extensive vault of home demos

Giles Martin on George Harrison's Early Takes, track-by-track.In the library of Friar Park, George Harrison’s Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames, sits shelf after shelf of unheard music. Shortly after buying the property in 1970, the late Beatle installed his own state-of-the-art studio where he would work on song ideas or invite friends round for a jam, and now those formidable archives are receiving a public airing

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/giles-martin-on-george-harrisons-early-takes-track-by-track-544713

Examiner
May 17, 2012
George Harrison: Living In The Material World lands at number 2 on DVD chart

A week after its debut at Number One on the Nielsen SoundScan DVD sales chart, the documentary film George Harrison: Living In The Material World has now landed on the Number Two spot for its second week of release, with multi-Grammy-winner Adele's Live At The Albert Hall taking this week's top position.

http://www.examiner.com/article/george-harrison-film-debuts-top-ten

Irish Times
May 19, 2012
Gallery to exhibit . . . invisible works

A LEADING London gallery is to push the boundaries of visual art with an exhibition that cannot be seen.The Hayward Gallery will gather together 50 “invisible” works by leading figures such as Andy Warhol, Yves Klein and Yoko Ono for its display of works you cannot actually see. It is thought to be the first such exhibition staged at a major institution in the United Kingdom

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0519/1224316358359.html

msLinds

05-21-2012, 05:49 PM

Everyone have a safe,positive and great week and take care.

Examiner
May 21, 2012
Beatles for sale: Signed menu sells for big bucks in UK

An in-flight menu reportedly signed by the Beatles sold way over its estimate by Omega Auctions in the UK for £6,000 ($9,491 USD), reports the Press Association.Its worth was estimated before the auction at £150 - £200 ($237 - $316 USD).

http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-for-sale-signed-menu-sells-for-big-bucks-uk

Wales Online
May 21, 2012
Beatles' favourite Victor Spinetti has prostate cancer he fears is terminal

Celebrated Welsh actor Victor Spinetti is suffering from cancer which he fears is terminal.Much-loved Spinetti, who starred in films including The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night and The Krays, has revealed for the first time he has prostate cancer which is unlikely to be cured.He was suddenly moved to a hospice this week.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/05/19/beatles-favourite-victor-spinetti-has-prostate-cancer-he-fears-is-terminal-91466-31005140/

Retro TO Go
May 21, 2012
Officially-licensed Beatles Yellow Submarine limited edition print sets by Dark Hall Mansions

If you are a fan of The Beatles, you probably want to own these officially-licensed Beatles Yellow Submarine limited edition print sets by Dark Hall Mansions.The print set is being produced to coincide with the reissue of the movie on DVD, as well as a newly-remastered CD and is the first time since 1968 that The Beatles have formally allowed their classic characters to be 'reinterpreted' in new work.

http://www.retrotogo.com/2012/05/officially-licensed-beatles-yellow-submarine-limited-edition-print-sets-by-dark-hall-mansions.html

Examiner
May 21,2012
Video: Ringo Starr talks about next CD, new All-Starr Band in video

In his latest video update, Ringo Starr says he's getting ready for his summer tour with the 13th edition of the All-Starr Band.He says he's also has begun working on ideas for his followup to his “Ringo 2012” album released earlier this year.

http://www.examiner.com/article/video-ringo-starr-talks-about-next-cd-new-all-starr-band-video

Classic Pop Icons
May 17, 2012
Michael Starr is writing a biography of Ringo Starr and is asking “anyone who has a Ringo story” to contact him.

Starr says: “My book will cover the entire arc of Ringo’s life, from his birth in Liverpool to the present-day. I’m very interested in exploring Ringo’s pre-Beatles life in Liverpool (family, friends, schooling, etc.) and how this shaped his life — since I feel this hasn’t ever really been covered with any depth (especially when compared to the early-life coverage of Paul McCartney, John Lennon and, to a lesser extent, George Harrison).

http://www.classicpopicons.com/share-your-ringo-starr-stories-for-new-biography/

This is Guernsey
May 19, 2012
John Lennon book plates auctioned - sold

The original printing plates for John Lennon’s first book have been sold at auction for £4,800.The metal plates were used to print words and illustrations by the Beatle in the 1964 book John Lennon, In His Own Write, the first solo project by any of The Beatles.

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/lifestyle/showbiz-news/2012/05/19/john-lennon-book-plates-auctioned/

Daily Kos
May 21, 2012

John Lennon a Closet Republican? Yeah right...

Note: I wrote this back when The Nation article was published and the issue was fresh. I didn't post it for some reason and when I came across it recently, I thought someone might enjoy it. Plus it's always appropriate to smack down republican propaganda. And this is republican propaganda of the most bone-headed kind. Some rightwing republicans are claiming John Lennon as their own. Man ! Talk about revisionist history. What's next? Hunter S. Thompson was a Reagan Democrat? Abbie Hoffman's secret crush on Nixon? Apparently if you're a rightwing republican you get to just make **** up to suit you. It's what they do:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/19/1093011/-John-Lennon-a-Closet-Republican-Yeah-right-

People News
Meryl Streep, Sting, Cynthia Nixon, Yoko Ono Join Amnesty International for Afghan Women
May 21, 2012

Artists Meryl Streep, Sting, Joan Baez, Cynthia Nixon, Yoko Ono and Patrick Stewart signed an Amnesty International Letter to Presidents Obama and Karzai on Afghan Women’s Rights.The open letter was released Sunday to President Obama and President Karzai, calling on them to give women a voice in the conversation about Afghanistan’s future.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1698361.php/Meryl-Streep-Sting-Cynthia-Nixon-Yoko-Ono-Join-Amnesty-International-for-Afghan-Women

People News
Meryl Streep, Sting, Cynthia Nixon, Yoko Ono Join Amnesty International for Afghan Women
May 21, 2012

Artists Meryl Streep, Sting, Joan Baez, Cynthia Nixon, Yoko Ono and Patrick Stewart signed an Amnesty International Letter to Presidents Obama and Karzai on Afghan Women’s Rights.The open letter was released Sunday to President Obama and President Karzai, calling on them to give women a voice in the conversation about Afghanistan’s future.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1698361.php/Meryl-Streep-Sting-Cynthia-Nixon-Yoko-Ono-Join-Amnesty-International-for-Afghan-Women

ExhibitonA
May 21, 2012
Philippe Vergne and Yoko Ono at DIA Art Foundation Spring Benefit

http://blog.exhibitiona.com/2012/05/philippe-vergne-and-yoko-ono-at-dia-art-foundation-spring-benefit/

msLinds

05-22-2012, 08:59 PM

Examiner
May 22, 2012
Alan White, Apple Jam to give Beatles benefit concert for Ethiopia June 15

May 22, 2012, Seattle, Washington–Seattle Beatles tribute group Apple Jam will perform a benefit concert at University of Washington’s Meany Theatre June 15th, 2012, 8:00pm. The show is entitled “On the Wings of a Nightingale: Apple Jam Performing Beatles Music for Ethiopia.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/alan-white-apple-jam-to-give-beatles-benefit-concert-for-ethiopia-june-15

Examiner
May 22, 2012
Apple Records bore 'Strange Fruit' for Beatles

The Beatles were already financially secure enough to buy their dreams when they shot the experimental psychedelic film Magical Mystery Tour in 1968.

http://www.examiner.com/review/apple-records-bore-strange-fruit-for-beatles

Examiner
May 21, 2012
Beatles Stories documentary to hit the big screen in the UK in June

May 21, 2012– The celebrity-filled Beatles documentary called Beatles Stories, by Seth Swirsky, is hitting the big screen in the UK, one year after its U.S. film festival debut. We have just heard the news from Swirky’s representative, Neil Jefferies, *that “Odeon/UCI, the biggest chain in Europe, *will screen the film in London, Manchester and Liverpool on June 6 - the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ famous audition at Abbey Road in 1962.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-stories-documentary-to-hit-the-big-screen-the-uk-june?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Examiner
May 22, 2012
Free concert kicks off weekend Beatles festival

Abbey Road on the River will start off its four days of events paying tribute to the Beatles with a free concert from 11:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday (May 25).The concert will take place at 4th Street LIVE!, Fourth Street between Liberty and Muhammad Ali Blvd in downtown Louisville.

http://www.examiner.com/article/free-concert-kicks-off-weekend-beatles-festival

NME
May 22, 2012
Graham Coxon - The Song That Changed My Life
The Beatles - 'Revolution'

I first heard this song when I was four years old, I guess I was just lucky enough to be able to work the record player and recognise it from the apple in the middle. I liked to play with the knobs on the front of the record player, turn the bass right up… I probably even only got the right-hand speaker. I just wanted it to be as big as possible.

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=154&p=12288&title=graham_coxon_the_song_that_changed_my_li&more=1&c=1

My West Texas
May 22, 2012
Sounds of the Beatles to fill Centennial Plaza

Among the many memories John Preston — the drummer in Beatlemania Live — recalls from his years of traveling with the full-time touring show places the band in Midland enjoying a steak dinner."We performed there, an outdoor show several years back," Preston told the Reporter-Telegram in a telephone interview. "I remember visiting our friend Dennis Grubb at his office in Midland when we were there. We're looking forward to returning to Midland.

http://www.mywesttexas.com/entertainment/article_e52cf274-fb0c-558a-9013-90a1418b0c2f.html

Louisville
May 22, 2012
Abbey Road on The River

For those who plan their year by Abbey Road on the River, as so many of us do, by Wednesday we want to get downtown and see how the festival is coming together.

http://www.louisville.com/content/hard-rock-caf%C3%A9-hosts-abbey-road-river-pre-event-party-wednesday-music

Examiner
May 21, 2012
Review: Paul McCartney 'Ram' reissue brings new look at once-hated album

What a difference 40 years or so makes. A new reissue of Paul McCartney's “Ram” comes out in U.S. stores Tuesday.The bigger question is what does it accomplish? Because for anyone who can remember back when the album was first released, it wasn't met with a lot of love from critics.

http://www.examiner.com/review/review-ram-reissue-brings-new-look-at-once-berated-album

msLinds

05-23-2012, 07:58 PM

BC Local News
May 22, 2012
Beatles tribute concert comes to Abbotsford

Direct from a successful Broadway engagement the internationally-acclaimed show, Experience The Beatles With Rain, makes its debut at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre on Nov. 3rd. Rain performs the full range of the Beatles’ discography live onstage, including some of the more complex songs that the Beatles recorded in the studio but never performed live.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/entertainment/152601475.html

Digital Spy
May 23, 2012
The Beatles' rare backwards 'Abbey Road' photo sells for £16k

A rare 'backwards' photo of The Beatles' album Abbey Road has been sold at an auction.The picture shows Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr walking over the iconic zebra crossing in the opposite direction to that on the classic album cover.

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a383278/the-beatles-rare-backwards-abbey-road-photo-sells-for-gbp16k.html

Examiner
May 23, 2012
Beatles radio show hits major milestone this Friday

"The Beatledd Fab Four Hour" on WRKC-FM in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., will celebrate the broadcast of its 100th show this week.The show airs live on terrestrial radio and on the internet from 7-8 p.m. EST Fridays. It's hosted by Edd Raineri.

http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-radio-show-hits-landmark-this-friday

Canada.com
May 23, 2012
Beatles tribute will take you back in time

Can you believe it's nearly 50 years since the Beatles burst onto the scene in February 1964 ? It's time for some music by the Liverpool lads and the exciting Beatles tribute, The Fab Fourever, are coming to the Cowichan Theatre on Sunday, June 3 starting at 7 p.m.

http://www.canada.com/Beatles+tribute+will+take+back+time/6663603/story.html

Examiner
May 23, 2012
John Lennon, George Harrison memorialized in Memorial Day weekend radio series

John Lennon and George Harrison are among a large group of rock 'n' roll stars of the past featured in a weekend radio series available online. The online shows come from the syndicated rock radio show*“In The Studio: The Stories Behind History’s Greatest Rock Bands.” as part of their*Medium Rare Online Only program series.

http://www.examiner.com/article/john-lennon-george-harrison-memorialized-memorial-day-weekend-radio-series

Examiner
May 16, 2012
John Lennon's killer transferred to different maximum security prison

John Lennon's killer xxxxxxxx has been transferred from Attica State Prison, where he had been held since being convicted of the 1980 murder of the former Beatle.According to the Buffalo News,, Chapman, now 55, is being held at Wende Correctional Facility, also a maximum security prison, located in New York State's Erie County.

http://www.examiner.com/article/lennon-s-killer-transferred-to-new-facility-revealed

msLinds

05-24-2012, 07:10 PM

Guitar Player
May 24, 2012
Beatles, The Unseen Early Years Exhibit Coming to the Morrison Hotel Gallery June 15

The Morrison Hotel Gallery is proud to feature a selection of great and rare photographs of the "World's Greatest Group" from the private estates of late and iconic photographers Robert Whitaker and Curt Gunther. This premiere exhibition will feature photography from 1964-1966 and will be on display to the public at 124 Prince Street beginning June 15.

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/beatles-the-unseen-early-years-exhibit%C3%82%C2%A0coming-to-the-morrison-hotel-gallery-june-15/148615

Victoria Advocate
May 23, 2012
The Beatles: 1963-65 (videos)

Editor's note: I had intended to do one list for the Beatles. I couldn't. Too many great songs, so I broke it up into two lists. There's a reason The Beatles are called the greatest rock band in history: they were. More hits, more album sales and a continuing success that still boggles the mind more than 40 years after they broke up.

http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2012/may/23/nr_beatles_1_052412_177070/

Savannahnow
May 23, 2012
Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' screening free at Trustees Theater

The Beatles’ classic 1968 animated feature film “Yellow Submarine” will be screened at 8 p.m. May 24 at Trustees Theater as part of the SCAD Cinema Circle. It’s free and open to the public.

http://savannahnow.com/do/2012-05-23/beatles-yellow-submarine-screening-free-trustees-theater#.T76xl7-idR8

Winnipeg Free Pres
May 22, 2012
MTS Centre forecast calls for Rain on Oct. 20

The forecast at the MTS Centre on Oct. 20 calls for Rain. A Tribute Rain to the Beatles will return to Winnipeg on Oct. 20. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday for $45 and $69.75 at Ticketmaster.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/MTS-Centre-forecast-calls-for-Rain-on-Oct-20-152583905.html

Louisville
May 24, 2012
Abbey Road on the River brings the essence of The Beatles to the Belvedere [Music]

It’s the time of year the realization that summer is here hits home, of course we know that since it is Memorial Day weekend. Being as it is Memorial Day weekend and we are in Louisville, that means one thing for certain, it’s time for Abbey Road on the River. Since 2005, Beatles inspired bands crossed rivers and oceans*in search of Louisville, to be a part of this annual festival that allows enthusiasts to let their inner Beatle show.

http://www.louisville.com/content/abbey-road-river-brings-essence-beatles-belvedere-music

Guardian.co.uk
May 24, 2012
South Norwood Beatles fanatic parts with 48-year-old dolls

A Beatles fanatic caused such a stir when she took Paul, John, George and Ringo on a magical mystery tour of London and a fellow fan convinced her to wave goodbye to them.

http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/9721099.Vintage_Beatles_dolls_find_new_home/

Music For Maniacs
May 23, 2012
Snoopy's Beatles Classiks On Toys

Does what it says on the tin: Beatles songs played only on toy instruments.You may find this charming, or cloying and annoying. Maybe both. I actually have another "Snoopy's Classiks On Toys" album by the same culprits behind this, an all-instrumental*Christmas album, but I haven't posted it here - it's kinda bland. Nothing like having the occasional off-key moppets screeching, as this one does,to wake things up.

http://musicformaniacs.blogspot.com/2012/05/snoopys-beatles-classiks-on-toys.html

Examiner
May 23, 2012
More unseen Beatles photos from movie set to be auctioned

A set of 18 never before seen photos of the Beatles taken on the set of their first film “A Hard Day's Night” will be sold by Christie's Auction House in June.The auction, called “Popular Culture: Rock & Roll Memorabilia,” will take place June 12 in London

http://www.examiner.com/article/more-unseen-beatles-photos-from-movie-set-to-be-auctioned

msLinds

05-25-2012, 04:15 PM

Everyone have a safe, positive and great Memorial day weekend and take care. :wavey:

PeninsulaNewsReview
May 25, 2012
Beatles band bound for Sidney stage

Take a trip back in time with the full on Beatles experience at the Charlie White Theatre.With the authenticity of the costumes, the close replication of that classic and unforgettable music and an undeniable stage presence, the Fab Fourever call themselves the complete Beatles experience.

http://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/entertainment/153333895.html

The Miami Herald
May 25, 2012
Lavish photo book brings back memories of

Taschen launches a limited edition photo book on The Beatles that features iconic pictures by Harry Benson.If every photographer is forever linked to one picture, Harry Benson — who has photographed presidents, movie stars and Robert Kennedy’s assassination, among other things — knows precisely what will define him.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/25/2816947/lavish-photo-book-brings-back.html

Medicine Hat News
May 25, 2012
More, much more, than a tribute band

Beatlemania On Tour is sweeping across Western Canada with a one-night stop in Medicine Hat. "The Beatles Experience" tribute band performs at the Esplanade Friday June 8.

http://www.medicinehatnews.com/local-entertainment/more-much-more-than-a-tribute-band-05252012.html#

MOJO
May 25, 2012
The Beatles' Year Of Living Dangerously

With the death of Brian Epstein in August 1967 the Beatles were transformed from a well-disciplined group of loveable mop-tops to a fractured long-haired collective pursuing four different creative paths. Meanwhile, their psychedelic revolution was heading mainstream in the guise of their animated musical movie, Yellow Submarine (reissued in new digital finery next month). As a companion piece to MOJO 224's 19-page Beatles special (on sale now) we submit the video evidence from the year the Fabs went mad.

http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2012/05/the_beatles_year_of_living_dan.html

The Wall Street Journal
May 25, 2012
The Fab - Formative Years

There are places I'll remember / All my life," sang John Lennon on the Beatles' first incontestably great album, "Rubber Soul." One such place, Ian Inglis says in what by my count is his third book on the band, was surely Hamburg—the German port where the Beatles served a goodly portion of their musical training

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577408062279966828.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Dark Hall Mansion
May 2012
Yellow Submarine Variant Colorway Set Revealed Available may 29th 2012.Some great shots of the 5 different prints and folio case on this page...

http://www.darkhallmansion.com/?page_id=476

Click Liverpool
May 25, 2012
Liverpool Beatles club plans Sir Paul McCartney's 70th birthday celebrations

A Liverpool Beatles club are inviting fans to join them in a celebration of Sir Paul McCartney’s 70th Birthday. The Liverpool Beatles Appreciation Society want fellow fanatics to lay flowers and cards at the Beatles Statue in the Cavan Walks shopping centre on Sir Paul’s birthday- 18 June.

http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/local-news/1216236-liverpool-beatles-club-plan-sir-paul-mccartney%5Cs-70th-birthday-celebrations.html

Examiner
May 24, 2012
McCartney's 'My Valentine' goes on big screen with showings of new film

Paul McCartney's video for “My Valentine” starring Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp will be an added bonus for anyone attending screenings of “The Intouchables” when it opens Friday.

http://www.examiner.com/article/mccartney-s-my-valentine-to-open-screenings-of-the-intouchables

EON
May 24, 2012
Bermuda’s John Lennon Tribute Features Two Days of Special Events June 21 and Sept. 21
Memorable Journey to Bermuda Served as Inspiration for Final “Double Fantasy” Album.

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Bermuda will honor John Lennon’s memory for two days this summer and fall with a series of special events during the “Double Fantasy Bermuda Tribute,” taking place June 21, 2012 and Sept. 21, 2012 at the Bermuda Botanical Gardens. The special tribute is named after Lennon’s comeback album, “Double Fantasy”, which was largely inspired by his life-changing journey to Bermuda in 1980.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120524006264/en/John-Lennon/Bermuda-Events

Oprah.com
June 2012 issue
5 Things Yoko Ono Knows For Sure

The artist, musician, and author—her illustrated book, An Invisible Flower, is in stores this month—talks about activism, self-expression, and

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Yoko-Ono-Interview-Yoko-Ono-Quotes

msLinds

05-29-2012, 04:56 PM

Help Oppose John Lennon's Killer from getting Parole in August 2012
May 30, 2012

Unfortunately its that time again among John Lennon and Beatles fans.John's murderous, cowardly,crazy scumbag killer xxxxxxx that assassinated him is up for his Parole hearing again this August 2012.xxxxxx is up for parole every two years now.Every two years there is always online petitions including even Facebook pages to help gather support and get the word out.So people all over the USA and the world can sign petitions and fill out online forms and writes letters opposing this coward who shot John to death.There is really no easy or best way for me to write this out.But just to post the facts needed to oppose it.I have several times not posted articles about this killer. I certainly don't want to mention him ever either.But this is far to important to not post it.I want stand by John's wife Yoko and sons and family members and the surviving former members of the band and all those that are angry and heartbroken over his assassination.His wife Yoko, no matter what everyone's personal feeling toward her are, had to witness her husband shot to death and.When every two years Yoko's lawyers sends out her personal letter opposing his release from prison ever.I want that there will always be a invisible group of us,standing near her and his Sons and all his fans, opposing this together in spirit etc. The killer has publicly stated in interviews,since he is now a born again Christian.That Jesus has forgiven him.So in his morally sick mind.I suppose he thinks thats why the parole board should just free him.I have no intention myself of forgiving for murdering John.I suppose now that murderous killer, is at peace himself.Because he thinks has been forgiven by God.I think he is just waiting untill Yoko pass's away from old age.She about is 80 years old right.Then the New York State board can parole him.This thing make me sick inside and angry.I do not support any violence or breaking of any laws against XXXXXX.But I have every right legally as we all have as adults living in the United States, to oppose his release from prison.He is living off all out Federal tax payer money while in prison.We all have every right to oppose his release.Whether they intend to ever release in the future from prison or not.Those that do wish not to do anything to oppose his release.I respect your right to not anything to oppose or not agree with us..Please respect right our right to legally oppose XXXXX from ever getting out of prison.He wanted to be famous and be known for the one that assassinated John Lennon.That is the price he going to pay every two years.I think that killer would just love for the fans and John's loved ones.When his parole comes up.For us to just ignore it and not oppose it.That thing is not getting out of it every two years that easy.I want to add one last thing.I do not represent anyone in John Lennon's family or Yoko Ono,or any of his business interests etc.I also have no interest and no intention of ever answering any questions about this issue to any media or news organization etc.The parole board information,requests statements be turned in,no later than about one month before the parole date.So the people on the parole board can look at all the paperwork and letters in opposition or support for parole for inmates.I'm not going to be posting anything else in thread about his issue.Thank you everyone that submits this internet form and mails in letters etc to the New York parole board.Your suppose to get a e mail back.Just saying that they received your letters etc and form submitted and that they are forwarding it to the New York State parole board people etc.I will be back in two years to post this again. I am sending John's family and all his loved one and fans etc.My love and prayers.

Please share this information with others to help oppose his release from prison, on other message boards, the internet,Facebook and among friends etc etc.

John Lennon's Killer up for parole again in August 2012

BuffaloNews.com
May 16, 2012
State moves XXXXX, Lennon's killer, to Wende

The killer of former Beatle John Lennon was transferred Tuesday from the Attica Correctional Facility to the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, another of the state's maximum-security correctional facilities.

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/erie-county/article858049.ece

The Washington
May 16, 2012
John Lennon’s killer transferred to another western NY prison; XXXXXX spent 31 yrs. in Attica

UFFALO, N.Y. — John Lennon’s killer has been transferred to another maximum-security state prison in western New York after spending more than 30 years in Attica Correctional Facility.The Buffalo News reports (http://bit.ly/MhSqLT ) that 57-year-old xxxxxxxxxx was transferred Tuesday from Attica to the nearby Wende (WEHN’-dee) Correctional Facility in Alden, 20 miles east of Buffalo.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/john-lennons-killer-transferred-to-another-western-ny-prison-chapman-spent-31-yrs-in-attica/2012/05/16/gIQAxuTPTU_story.html

I did notice that they have not added him to the parole board 2012 calender for some reason yet.

State of New York - Parole Board Calendar. It is best that the statement be received at least one month before the inmate sees the Parole Board.

State of New York Inmate population search online

You must put in the DIN (Department Identification Number) 81A3860 of the inmate on all letters and E mails etc

State of New York Inmate population search online

http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/GCA00P00/WIQ1/WINQ000

http://161.11.122.150/paroleboardcalendar/interviews.asp?nam

Letters In Support Or Opposition Of An Inmate's Release

Submit a Letter of support or opposition online

https://www.parole.ny.gov/letters.html

Letters in support or opposition of an inmate's release should be sent to the address below and they will be forwarded to the appropriate facility.

NYS Board of Parole
97 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12206

Identifying and Location Information
As of 05/16/12
DIN (Department Identification Number) 81A3860
Inmate Name CHAPMAN, MARK D
Sex MALE
Date of Birth 05/10/1955
Race / Ethnicity WHITE
Custody Status IN CUSTODY
Housing / Releasing Facility WENDE Correctional Facility in Alden, state of New York

Date Received (Original) 08/25/1981
Date Received (Current) 08/25/1981
Admission Type NEW COMMITMENT
County of Commitment NEW YORK

Sentence Terms and Release Dates
Under certain circumstances, an inmate may be released prior to serving his or her minimum term and before the earliest release date shown for the inmate.

As of 05/16/12
Aggregate Minimum Sentence
0020 Years, 00 Months, 00 Days
Aggregate Maximum Sentence
LIFE Years, 99 Months, 99 Days
Earliest Release Date
08/2012
Earliest Release Type
PAROLE HEARING DATE
Parole Hearing Date
08/2012
Parole Hearing Type
REAPPEARANCE
Parole Eligibility Date
12/04/2000
Conditional Release Date
NONE
Maximum Expiration Date
LIFE

Online Petition opposing parole.But its very important that the New York States Parole board internet form is submitted to.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/no-parole-for-murderer-mark-david-chapman.html

msLinds

05-29-2012, 08:32 PM

Examienr
May 26, 2012
Abbey Road on the River brings together Beatles music and its fans

The Abbey Road on the River Beatles festival, which runs through Monday in Louisville, KY., is in full swing. Charles Rosenay!!!, our Horror Happenings Examiner, who's also a longstanding Beatles fan, is at the festival and says Jefferson Starship, the show's headliner, included Beatles songs in their set today.

http://www.examiner.com/article/abbey-road-on-the-river-brings-together-beatles-music-and-its-fans

msLinds

05-29-2012, 08:43 PM

Examiner
May 26, 2012
Abbey Road on the River brings together Beatles music and its fans

The Abbey Road on the River Beatles festival, which runs through Monday in Louisville, KY., is in full swing. Charles Rosenay!!!, our Horror Happenings Examiner, who's also a longstanding Beatles fan, is at the festival and says Jefferson Starship, the show's headliner, included Beatles songs in their set today.

http://www.examiner.com/article/abbey-road-on-the-river-brings-together-beatles-music-and-its-fans

Examiner
May 25, 2012
Beatles 'gentle giant' Mal Evans gets center spotlight in world premiere play

Mal Evans' role as road manager of the Beatles always put him in the shadow of his famous friends. A new play to premiere in late July makes him the star of the story.“Beatle Mal's Legendary Band,” written by Nik Wood-Jones, uses the background of the Beatles' “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” album.

http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-gentle-giant-mal-evans-gets-center-spotlight-world-premiere-play

London Evening Standard
May 29, 2012
Beatles artist Sir Peter Blake had Bailiffs at the door

The artist responsible for The Beatles iconic Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover has revealed that at the height of his financial difficulties he had bailiffs at his door.Sir Peter Blake, 79, was paid just £200 in 1967 for the album cover after his agent signed away copyright and royalties.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/beatles-artist-sir-peter-blake-had-bailiffs-at-the-door-7793809.html

Examiner
May 29, 2012
Exclusive interview-Seth Swirsky talks about the making of Beatles Stories film

The John Lennon Examiner has just interviewed Seth Swirsky, creator of the new documentary Beatles Stories. This is his very first interview about the film. As we reported in our previous article, announcing the June 6 screening in the UK, the film includes over 50 interviews with an amazing line-up of celebrities who had relationships, either working or personal, with the Beatles. (see You Tube video at left.) Our interview lasted over an hour, and is published here at the John Lennon Examiner in two parts. (This article includes Part 1.)

http://www.examiner.com/article/exclusive-interview-seth-swirsky-talks-about-the-making-of-beatles-stories-film

WDRB
May 26, 2012
Festival brings Beatles fans together -video

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Mop tops and thousands of Beatles fans have packed the Belvedere.Abbey Road on the River is celebrating another year with great music and -- this weekend -- plenty of heat.The Beatles' festival moved to Louisville from Cleveland in 2005.It attracts thousands of Beatles fans each year.

http://www.wdrb.com/story/18633172/festival-brings-the-next-best-thing-to-the-beatles

Liverpool Echo
May 26, 2012
Fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe’s old Huyton school Park View saved

FIFTH Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe’s former school was spared the axe amid fears of a pupil exodus.In December the ECHO revealed how Knowsley council was proposing to close Park View primary in Huyton where bassist Sutcliffe, synonymous with The Beatles’ Hamburg heyday in the Sixties, was a pupil between 1946-1950.Pupils would have transferred to a nearby and revamped Roby Park in a move to reduce surplus places.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/05/26/fifth-beatle-stuart-sutcliffe-s-old-huyton-school-park-view-saved-100252-31048048/

TalkTunesWorld
May 29, 2012
Julien's Auctions to Offer Items from the Beatles, Michael Jackson and More, 6/23-24

Additional highlights include a John Lennon spare suit from the film "Hard Day's Night (Est: $4,000-$6,000), a John Lennon signed and inscribed New Year's Card (1977/1978) from John, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon with caricatures drawn of the three of them (Est: $3,000-$5,000), a John Lennon signed Rolls Royce registration card dated June 3, 1965 (Est: $20,000-$30,000), ephemera from George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney and Wings, a Beatles Platinum Record award for Yellow Submarine (Est: $1,000-$2,000), a Beatles signed 1963 Swedish promotional poster (Est: $6,000 -$8,000), Mick Jagger's stage worn tail coat from the 1989-1990*Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tour ($1,000-$2,000), a Grateful Dead original Family Dog poster FD-26 (Est:*$3,000-$5,000) and a very special Delaney Bramlett vintage 1913 Gibson style O guitar owned by Bramlett (Est: $4,000-$6,000).

http://tunes.broadwayworld.com/article/Juliens-Auctions-to-Offer-Items-from-the-Beatles-Michael-Jackson-and-More-623-24-20120529

TheCelebrityCafe.com
May 28, 2012
Revolver: How The Beatles Reimagined Rock 'N' Roll' by Robert Rodriguez

When it comes to the Beatles, it's hard to call any single one of their 13 regular studio albums underrated or under appreciated. All of them sold millions of copies when they were first released and they remain among the most beloved albums of all time. Many consider 1967's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the apex of their career.

http://thecelebritycafe.com/reviews/2012/05/revolver-how-beatles-reimagined-rock-n-roll-robert-rodriguez

Winnipeg Free Press
May 29, 2012
Steven Page, Craig Northey among acts in 'Sgt. Pepper' anniversary concert

TORONTO - As a kid in the '70s, former Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page remembers strapping on giant Radio Shack headphones, lying on a white shag carpet and incessantly listening to his parents' mono copy of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/steven-page-craig-northey-among-acts-in-sgt-pepper-anniversary-concerts-155393905.html

Huffington Post
May 29,2012
When the World Stopped to Listen
"I declare that the Beatles are mutants, prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species."--Dr. Timothy Leary

Rolling Stone recently announced its top 500 pop music albums of all time. Perched at the top of the heap is the Beatles' legendary Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Unleashed on the world 45 years ago on June 1, 1967, Sgt. Pepper's, as Rolling Stone heralds, "is the most important rock & roll album ever made, an unsurpassed adventure in concept, sound, sanguinity, cover art and studio technology by the greatest rock & roll group of all time."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-w-whitehead/when-the-world-stopped-to_b_1552392.html

The Gazette
May 29, 2012
Who Wrote the Book of Rock? No. 1, The Beatles - In our lives, we love them most
*The Beatles are still revered by all ages, long after redefining rock’s possibilities

In this 10-part series, we pay tribute to the rock ’n’ roll-era visionaries who came up with the musical vocabulary we’re still hearing today – the ones without whom the language of rock ’n’ roll would not sound the same. MONTREAL - Consider the odds of two colossal songwriting talents like John Lennon and Paul McCartney living in the same city. Then think about the chances of them ending up in the same group. After that, ponder the probability of George Harrison and Ringo Starr bringing not only the precisely right musical touch but the exact personalities needed to make all four witty and interesting.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Wrote+Book+Rock+Beatles+lives+love+them+most/6697563/story.html

Examiner
May 25, 2012
John Lennon tribute in Bermuda expands to two days

Bermuda's tribute to John Lennon and the time he spent there will now cover two days this summer.The events will be held on June 21 and Sept. 21 at the Bermuda Botanical Gardens. The tribute, to be called “Double Fantasy Bermuda Tribute,” takes its name from Lennon's and Yoko Ono's 1980 The events in June include the unveiling of a sculpture, traveling art exhibit and labyrinth. In September, a tribute CD and a separate book on his time on the island nation will be released. A tribute concert will also be held that month.Here's a rundown of the June 21 events:

http://www.examiner.com/article/bermuda-expands-john-lennon-tribute-to-two-days

NPR Music
May 29, 2012
Old Music Tuesday: Paul McCartney's 'Ram'

Shortly after The Beatles broke up and the ugly personal and legal feuds began, Paul and Linda McCartney fled "to the heart of the country." They headed to a farm on the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. Days were spent shearing sheep, riding horses, drinking whiskey and being a family.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/05/29/153918168/old-music-tuesday-paul-mccartneys-ram

Examiner
May 25, 2012
Paul McCartney and his fellow musicians tell the story of 'Ram' on radio show

Paul McCartney and the musicans who took part in the sessions for “Ram” will talk about the making of the album on Sunday's “Chris Carter's 'Breakfast With the Beatles.'”Carter will play the entire album and feature comments from drummer Denny Seiwell, guitarists David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken and McCartney himself. The new comments were recorded specifically for the show.

http://www.examiner.com/article/paul-mccartney-and-his-fellow-musicians-tell-the-story-of-ram-on-radio-show

msLinds

05-30-2012, 09:40 PM

NME
May 30, 2012
Sacred Cows - The Beatles, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

Everyone knows how important The Beatles are. Anyone who doesn’t recognise it is just being contrary. With that, everyone knows about the gigantic cultural impact of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’.It turned music upside down. Rock musicians looked at it and thought, ‘Wow! There’s life beyond trad rock instruments! We can look beyond the blues as a blueprint!’ It ushered in a new way of thinking for bands – for the first time, they didn’t have to worry about recreating things live. The studio was an adventure playground to be explored. The world was the songwriter’s oyster.

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&p=12324&title=title_527&more=1&c=1

Contact Music
May 29,2012
Adele - Adele Faces Off With The Beatles In Greats Of Great Britain Poll

Adele, The Beatles and Susan Boyle are among the U.K. stars competing to be named Great Britain's top cultural offering in a new poll.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/adele-faces-off-with-the-beatles-in-greats-of-great-britain-poll_1333821

Ontherocks
Beatles Author Interview: Meet Dave Bedford
May 30, 2012
Author of the John Lennon Series, Jude Kessler, recently interviewed David Bedford,
author of Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles. Now she'd like you to... Meet dave Bedford

David Bedford, author of Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles, grew up in The Dingle, by the bottom of Madryn Street where Ringo was born, and attended St. Silas School from 1969, where Ringo had gone to school. He says to know about Ringo, you have to understand The Dingle, because it is nothing like Woolton, or Allerton.

http://ontherockbooks.com/meet31/DaveBedford.html

Examiner
May 28, 2012
Four with Beatles connections to appear at New Jersey super convention

Four people with connections to the Beatles will be among the guests at the Super Mega Show and Comic Fest June 9 and 10 at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany, N.J.May Pang, who had a romantic relationship with John Lennon, and has authored “Instamatic Karma,” a photo book of pictures taken during the period, will appear.

http://www.examiner.com/article/four-with-beatles-connections-to-appear-at-new-jersey-super-convention

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment/20120529/steven-page-craig-northey-sgt-pepper-anniversary-concerts-120528/

Louisville
May 30, 2012
Live from London; Meet the Beatles UK impress at Abbey Road on the River [Music]

True Beatles passion gave fans at Abbey Road on the River the needed kick to start the holiday weekend when Meet the Beatles UK hit the Fountain Stage just after 10 pm Thursday evening.* New to the Abbey Road on the River line-up, Steve Hemming (Paul McCartney), Lee Hambridge (John Lennon), Dave Hambridge (George Harrison), and Christopher Webb (Ringo Starr) made the more than 10 hour plane ride to participate in the largest Beatles inspired festival.

http://www.louisville.com/content/live-london-meet-beatles-uk-impress-abbey-road-river-music

Neatorama
May 29, 2012
On Music: Beatlemania Week – No. 1

We’re trying something new this week! Instead of a list, we’re going to try breaking a story into episodes. Think HBO mini-series style, only with posts on a blog. This week’s theme is the Beatles. All week, we’ll be looking at some interesting stories and factoids about specific songs. So let’s start episode #1 with “Dear Prudence.”

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/29/on-music-beatlemania-week-no-1/

Salon
May 29, 2012
Trust me on this: The Beatles’ “Let It Be”
The acclaimed author hopes his daughter finds her own musical path but still felt proud when she loved the Beatles

How many more of these stories about dads playing music for their children? Every Father’s Day this story comes around! The kid agreeably listens to the beginning of the Goldberg Variations, and then repairs to his bedroom to play with blocks.

http://www.salon.com/2012/05/29/trust_me_on_this_the_beatles_let_it_be/

Radar
May 30, 2012
Beatle George Harrison Suffered From OCD, New Book Says

While a slew of celebrities have admitted their battles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -- Howard Stern, Megan Fox, and Howie Mandel, among them -- the bestselling book BackStage Pass VIP says late Beatle George Harrison also had symptoms of the neurological disorder.

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/05/george-harrison-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd-beatle

BigGreensmile
May 29, 2012
Beatle Ringo encourages us to save water

Ringo Starr formally opened the WaterAid garden at the Chelsea Flower Show and used the opportunity to take a swipe at the water companies who, in failing to fix leaks, allow water to go to waste.The former Beatle who has been associated with WaterAid since 2003 said: "In this country, we take water for granted - the water companies just let it leak away. It’s shameful. In many parts of the world one bucket of clean water can keep a family going for two days."

http://www.biggreensmile.com/green-news/biggreensmile/Ringo-Starr-encourages-us-all-to-save-water$11814.aspx

Examiner
May 30, 2012
Beatles fans win battle to save Ringo Starr's Liverpool birthplace

Fans have won a battle to save the home of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr from demolition and it will be turned into a tourist attraction.
Beatles fans in Liverpool and around the world had battled for three years to preserve the humble terraced house in Madryn Street, Liverpool

http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/national-news/1216277-beatles-fans-win-battle-to-save-ringo-starr%5Cs-liverpool-birthplace.html

ContactMusic
May 30, 2012
George Harrison - George Harrison's Widow Rules Out Hologram Revival

George Harrison's widow Olivia has ruled out ever reviving the Beatles legend's image with an onstage hologram, insisting she wouldn't be able to "handle" seeing it.Last month (Apr12) the audience at the Coachella festival in California was left stunned when Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre 'performed' with a ghostly image of their late rap pal Tupac Shakur.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/george-harrisons-widow-rules-out-hologram-revival_1335239

The Telegraph
May 30, 2012
National Trust: Ringo Starr's birthplace 'not worth saving because he hardly lived there'

Ringo Starr’s birthplace does not merit saving for the nation because the former Beatles drummer only lived there for three months, the National Trust has said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/9300840/National-Trust-Ringo-Starrs-birthplace-not-worth-saving-because-he-hardly-lived-there.html

Examiner
May 29, 2012
Slideshow: Candid Beatles photos, John Lennon suit, to be auctioned

A suit used by John Lennon in the Beatles' first film “A Hard Day's Night” will be auctioned in June, it was announced Tuesday.The sale will be part of a Music Icons Auction by*Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. The Lennon suit, described as a spare for the movie, is estimated to be worth $4,000-$6,000.

http://www.examiner.com/article/slideshow-john-lennon-suit-from-beatles-movie-other-rarities-to-be-auctioned

Chicago Tribune Music
May 30, 2012
Yoko Ono promotes Lennon's artwork, on display in Oak Brook

Yoko Ono was an established artist before she met John Lennon, but 31 years after her husband's murder, her career runs on two tracks: managing Lennon's work with and apart from the Beatles and pursuing her own idiosyncratic muse.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-0531-yoko-ono-20120530,0,6056859.story

Now4share
May 30, 2012
Kemp Muhl – Odd Molly Spring-Summer 2012 Ad Campaign

http://now4share.com/kemp-muhl-odd-molly-spring-summer-2012-ad-campaign.html
http://pixhost.me/pictures/2214725

msLinds

05-31-2012, 12:18 PM

I wanted to let everyone know that reads this John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread.That the Ledge moderators send me a message yesterday telling me, that this sunday 6/3 this thread will be deleted from the Chit Chat area of the Ledge.

Because for a long time now I have been the only one contributing to the Beatles thread and it's not really a discussion any more. It's more like a Beatles stream or monologue that only you update and enhance. While the information in it is great, it seems more suited for a Beatles website or blog than it does for Chit Chat at this point, because no one is actually chatting. For this reason, they want to remove the thread.Because It doesn't seem to be a matter of general interest for this particular forum.

The message the moderators send me,was respectful and understanding explaining the reasons for deleting this thread from the Chit Chat area.After thinking about it myself.I think its for the best and I approve of it being deleting from Chit Chat area.Since I really don't have as much the time to update it everyday anymore.Also I am busyer in my personal life to etc.

Or maybe they might consider just locking it.So all the articles and news updates and information.Could be saved and just read in the future by people wanting to go back and read the older archives.I know sometimes,some threads are just locked.I have all the articles that have been posted here saved on my own computer allready for my own archives.

This thread was started by me for John Lennon's 70th birthday back in 2010.I really loved posting news on it to share it with everyone.It was getting 1000's of views every month.It got up to over 66 thousand views this thread.I'm sure everyone has noticed how numbers go up every week and month.Either Fleetwood Mac has a lot Beatles fans.Or the Beatles have a lot of Fleetwood Mac fans. Or some Beatles fans found this thread on the Ledge. :D

For anyone that still wants to read Beatles related news.I am posting one link to one the biggest and I think one of the best Beatles message boards on the internet.You don't have to register to read it.I am not a moderator on it.But its updated all the time with news and cool Beatles related on it.Also the moderators there are fair, cool and respectful and do a great job. Or use Google to find other Beatles message boards or Beatle news web sites for news updates etc.

Thank You to the owner of the Ledge and the moderators that have allowed this thread to go on for long as it has.Thanks to everyone that has read it,posted and helped to keep this thread going for so long. Its been a great run.I'm proud and happy and loved sharing this with all of you.Fleetwood Mac is still my favorite band and allways will be my number one love in music.I love the Beatles music and their solo music to.They are number 2 on my favorite bands list.Everyone have a safe,positive and great summer.Take care of yourselves and be good to each other.I 'm sending you all positive energy, prayers and my love. hugs :xoxo:
Linds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBXHsgJ697E&feature=related

http://www.beatlelinks.net/forums/index.php?

msLinds

06-02-2012, 11:31 AM

The Beatles - Twist and Shout Live‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0NGPm6n18Q&feature=related
‪
The Beatles - She Loves You (live)‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCD8gN8esa8

‪The Beatles A Hard Day's NightThe Beatles - She Loves You (live)‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKYtR3dSuW8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlDdcCzKjsc&feature=related

The Beatles-Hey Jude‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDdI7GhZSQA

‪The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever - HQ - Original Video‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7uBrx5aJ20&feature=related

Paul McCartney/John Lennon - Here Today‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjwnWU6OsaI

‪George Harrison's "All those Years Ago"‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Smw33PKJA

‪The Beatles - Free As A Bird - HD‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqHjXF1gUWU&feature=related

The Beatles Real Love (Remastered) Official Music Video‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWWJx4gpfMg

John Lennon - Watching The Wheels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp9dc9im3-M&feature=relatedThe

John Lennon - Beautiful Boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt3IOdDE5iA&feature=relmfu

John Lennon - Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-x1FsvOAz4

Nico

06-02-2012, 09:09 PM

This thread has been such a vital thing for keeping me updated on John/Beatles news. Thank you to everyone who has contributed- in particular to MsLinds who is always providing up-to-date information on everything related to this amazing music.

John Lennon in forever the pinnacle of greatness as a musical artist for me, and the Beatles will always be the greatest band of all time.

*sniff* Goodbye John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread...it was grand.

3rd World Man

06-02-2012, 09:24 PM

I wanted to let everyone know that reads this John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread.That the Ledge moderators send me a message yesterday telling me, that this sunday 6/3 this thread will be deleted from the Chit Chat area of the Ledge.
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This thread was started by me for John Lennon's 70th birthday back in 2010.I really loved posting news on it to share it with everyone.It was getting 1000's of views every month.It got up to over 66 thousand views this thread.I'm sure everyone has noticed how numbers go up every week and month.Either Fleetwood Mac has a lot Beatles fans.Or the Beatles have a lot of Fleetwood Mac fans. Or some Beatles fans found this thread on the Ledge. :D
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Well I'm so sorry to hear that MsLinds. Your point that the thread was getting thousands of views--on a blog that has ads that depend on views--just goes to show you how stupid the moderators on The Ledge are. I'm sorry I didn't contribute to the thread, but really the whole forum has degraded into blather. I will put whatever energy I have towards posting on Beatlelinks, where I'm sure they would not be so short-sighted as to delete a successful thread. Unless it was derogatory or truly offensive, I see no reason to delete it. Oh well, like I said, I think the energy is better spent over on Beatlelinks. And your efforts are much more appreciated over there as well, I'm sure ;-)
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msLinds

06-02-2012, 10:17 PM

Your welcome Nico and 3rd World Man.Please don't worry that you didn't have time to post on it. I did research on Google and other internet sites everyday.For news items to post here etc.But I never really had the time myself to post more.Even on actual Beatles fan message boards.The news forums, basicly are for posted news,they never do get a lot of postings on them.The other forums on these boards allways get the most postings.I think for Beatles news etc,its best everyone reading this thread, goes to other Beatles fan message boards.Since the decision was made about shutting down this thread.I have decided even if they had changed their minds.I would not be posting anymore Beatles related news on this thread anyway.

Please don't be sad anyone.It had a good long run.This thread was one of the most read and successful threads on the Penguin Ledge.It has all those gold stars near it to.Maybe the thread will just be locked for a few months.Before its deleted.So people can still back and go and read all that information and old news etc.But sometime tomorrow,I'm expecting this thread to be gone.You all think happy,positive thoughts. Everyone have a great weekend and take care. " I don't know why you say good bye I say hello "... :xoxo: :thumbsup:

The Beatles Hello Goodbye (Remastered)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZ8ulc5NTg

Macfanforever

06-02-2012, 10:59 PM

I'm sorry the hear the news MsLinds.Your updated Beatles thread was very informative about the fab four.All the hard work that you did researching and posting the info for us on here.I want to say Thank you for your hard work.

chiliD

06-02-2012, 11:40 PM

Nah, I say "release him"...just to see how long he lives. Bet it isn't more than 24 hours. :shocked: :eek:

Help Oppose John Lennon's Killer from getting Parole in August 2012

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chiliD

06-02-2012, 11:47 PM

msLinds

06-03-2012, 01:14 AM

Ok, so I "heard it through the grapevine" that this thread has been condemned to death...if we want to "parole" something, let it be (no pun originally intended, but that was a pretty good one, huh? :lol: ) this thread.

What's the problem with it? :shrug: It's one of the last remaining reasons for me coming back around, since it's pretty obvious that even with half their members DEAD, The Beatles have more things going on than Fleetwood Mac these days. The Beatles are still relevant on a daily basis...the thread is in the "Chit Chat" section, so it's not like it's infringing on any fawning over Stevie Nicks.

I understand how you feel ChiliD about this.Thanks for being a loyal reader.I did say that even if the moderators change there minds.I wasn't going to be posting to this thread anymore.But if wasn't deleted,I would still gladly have been updating this everyday.When I was updating my other Beatles news forums.Where I was offered and given my own new forums.It is true that even with two of the band members dead.How there is more going on daily with Beatles news that even Fleetwood Mac.I don't want to cause any problems about this thread being deleted.I want to thank you all for your support here.Come on over to the Beatles Link board.I am not moderator there.But I am a registered member.The news is updated everyday,except on weekends.There is a lot of great forums on the board.Each band member has their forum.There are other boards.But that one as far as I know,the biggest one for Beatles fans on the internet.I just want to be sure you guys can keep reading Beatles related news updates etc.

I don't want to post again on this thread.Since its getting deleted tomorrow.I have not heard anything else from the moderators since I was told the thread was going to be deleted,then a brief PM,response back.After I contacted them about it.I am going to not stressed and worry about this.I'm alittle about sad about this to.I don't want any of you.Being upset, sad or stressed in anyway about this.But I'm very happy knowing I did have many people that liked and enjoyed this board.Everyone have a safe,positive and great sunday and upcoming week and take care.

http://www.beatlelinks.net/forums/index.php?

The Beatles Let It Be (Digital Remaster 2009) [High Definition] HD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFonBtPz06U

The Beatles Hey Jude (2009 Stereo Remaster)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMTqvhV_nDM&feature=related

The Beatles - A Day in the Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3lEe393Di4&feature=related