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/abbe...c-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/beat...-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/showbi...r-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/excl...s-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/f...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/liver...0252-31048048/
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/artic...23-24-20120529
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/...bert-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/art...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...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/enter...563/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/berm...te-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/20...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...-on-radio-show