John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

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BMI
December 5, 2011
BMI Foundation Announces Opening of 15th Annual John Lennon Scholarship Competition

The opening of the 15th annual John Lennon Scholarship program has been announced by the BMI Foundation, Inc. The 2012 program will award three scholarships to U.S. college student songwriters. Prizes totaling $20,000 will be given for the best original songs submitted to the competition.Established by Yoko Ono in 1997 in conjunction with the BMI Foundation, these annual scholarships honor the memory of one of the preeminent songwriters of the 20th century, John Lennon. Made possible through generous donations from Ono with matching funds from Gibson Musical Instruments, the program has awarded more than $300,000 to young songwriters over the last 14 years.

http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/555245

Contact Music
December 6, 2011
Yoko Ono - Ono Launches Songwriting Contest

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/ono...ontest_1271651

Northside
December 6, 2011
John Waters in "Looking Through a Glass Onion"

John Waters is bringing his show “Looking Through a Glass Onion” to the State Theatre on Saturday.Musician and actor John Waters is a great believer in the old adage; “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.His John Lennon-inspired show, Looking Through A Glass Onion, began at the Tilbury Hotel in Woolloomooloo in 1992 and went on to spend three months in London’s West End.Now, every seven years or so, the show resurfaces and tours again to new acclaim.His last tour sold out, so now he’s back again, performing at the State Theatre with the Winston O’Boogie Orchestra on Saturday.

http://northside.whereilive.com.au/l...a-glass-onion/

Beatles Freaks Reviews
December 6, 2011
Book Review: ‘John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth’ by Elizabeth Partridge

Here’s another late review since*this book was published in 2005, but I just heard about ‘John Lennon: All I want is the Truth’ from a new friend who is*friends with the author…so I bought a copy to check it out! This book was described to me as ‘a book about John Lennon for teenagers’.

http://beatles-freak.com/2011/12/06/...eth-partridge/

Brisbane Times
December 6, 2011
Beatles fans can't let it be

Thursday, June 11, 1964, was B-Day, as the old Sun newspaper declared it. This was when the Beatles landed in Sydney to start their Australian concert tour.Only 1000 hardcore fans were waiting at a wet Mascot but the following day, a reported 300,000 fans lined the streets of Adelaide to give a welcome that is often quoted as the largest in the history of Beatlemania.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/mone...206-1ofvt.html

Ringo Starr’s new album, Ringo 2012, coming out in January 2012
December 6, 2011
Ringo Starr’s 17th solo studio record, and his second on Hip-O/Ume will be released on January 31, 2012 in the United States (Internationally, January 30, 2012.
Titled simply “Ringo 2012” and produced by Ringo, it was recorded in LA and mixed in England by Ringo and Bruce Sugar, and features 9 songs.

Of the 9 tracks two are covers, “Think It Over,” and “Rock Island Line” and two are new versions of his own songs, “Wings” and “Step Lightly.”

The track listing is as follows:

1. Anthem (Richard Starkey/Glen Ballard)
2. Wings (Richard Starkey/Vince Poncia)
3. Think It Over (Buddy Holly/Norman Perry)
4. Samba (Richard Starkey/Van Dyke Parks)
5. Rock Island Line (Arrangement by Richard Starkey)
6. Step Lightly (Richard Starkey)
7. Wonderful (Richard Starkey/Gary Nicholson)
8. In Liverpool (Richard Starkey/Dave Stewart)
9. Slow Down (Richard Starkey/Joe Walsh)

Joining Ringo in the studio for Ringo 2012 were musicians (in alphabetical order): Michael Bradford, Ann Marie Calhoun, Matt Cartsonis, Steve Dudas, Charlie Haden, Amy Keys, Kelly Moneymaker, Richard Page, Van Dyke parks, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dave Stewart, Bruce Sugar, Benmont Tench, Joe Walsh , Don Was, Edgar Winter.

“Ringo 2012” will be released digitally, on CD and vinyl.

http://daytrippin.com/2011/12/06/rin...ut-in-january/