John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

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Examiner
January 2, 2012
New McCartney album title confirmed, now artwork leaked ?

You can stop wondering. Paul McCartney's new album to be released Feb. 7th is called "Kisses on the Bottom," according to a report on NME.com. The paper said the title was confirmed with McCartney press representatives.The title of the album reportedly comes from the song "I'm Gonna Sit Write Down and Write Myself a Letter," which is one of the tracks on the album, according to an early leaked but unofficial tracklist. If there was any hope of keeping information about the album secret, that seems to have gone. In addition to the tracklist, the entire album seems to have been leaked. A mono audio stream, which first reportedly showed up on streaming sites, confirmed the leaked tracklist, though the order of the songs was different. It began with what, according to the leaked tracklist, was supposed to be track 9, then went back to the beginning of the album and included the rest of the tracks. (A second unofficial rumored tracklist runs in the same order as the stream, starting at the first list's track 9.) As the leaked versions aren't in stereo, the released versions could have some differences.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...artwork-leaked

Examiner
January 1, 2012
Beatle news briefs: Beatle songs ring in the New Year in N.Y., Oklahoma

A BEATLE NEW YEAR: What's a party without the Beatles? And what's a New Year's party without celebrities doing Beatle songs? Justin Bieber took on "Let It Be," which he performed with Carlos Santana backing him on guitar. (See video at left.) As much as one wanted to cringe hearing Bieber sing the song, Santana's guitar made the song listenable. But Bieber wasn't the only one doing the Beatles in Times Square. Cee Lo Green sang "Imagine". But he changed the lyrics from "And no religion, too" to "And all religion is true." Comments on YouTube were extremely critical of both the revision and the sentiment.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...r-n-y-oklahoma

Mail Online
January 2, 2012
Cee Lo Green changes lyrics to Lennon's Imagine to include pro-religion message enraging fans

New Years Eve performer Cee Lo Green dropped a bomb on John Lennon fans Saturday night after changing lyrics to his song Imagine while on live television.The last words of lyrics 'Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too,' by the late Lennon were changed to 'And all religion's true' by the hip-hop artist who sang in New York's Times Square.Broadcast before 2.304 million viewers of NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly right before the ball dropped, Mr Green's change didn't go unnoticed and attracted immediate criticism.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ging-fans.html

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International Beatles Freak Day
January 2, 2011

It has been announced that International Beatles Freak Day has been given a new name and a new date. The new name for the world's original Beatles celebration day is International Beatles Fan Day, which will now be celebrated worldwide on June 6."Since its inception in 2008, some fans have expressed their dislike of being referred to as 'freaks'", says Jennifer of I-BFD. "Though many embrace it, I thought it was time to gather all the 'fans' into one category and rename the holiday. Also, our original date, January 14th, had no meaning in Beatles history. Now the annual celebration will be held on June 6, which is the anniversary of the day the Fab Four auditioned for George Martin."There is also now a new newsletter to go along with the new name and date. The original I-BFD.com mailing list was lost in a computer crash in August 2011, so fans are asked to sign up for the new newsletter on the homepage to keep up with news and updates.

http://www.i-bfd.com/

Ultimate Classic Rock
January 2, 2011
Paul McCartney – 2011 Artist of the Year Winner

Paul McCartney had a banner year in 2011 — and now has one more accolade to show for it. The former Beatle has been named the first-ever Ultimate Classic Rock Awards Artist of the Year.McCartney received 34% of the vote, edging out Motley Crue mastermind Nikki Sixx, who snagged 29% of the vote. Chickenfoot‘s Sammy Hagar came in a close third with 25%, followed not far behind by Alice Cooper with a respectable 10%.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-...t-of-the-year/

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Spyvibe
January 3, 2012
GEORGE MARTIN

It's interesting to see how one person can make a difference in so many lives. For anyone who saw Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life again over the holidays, the idea is probably fresh in your mind. As a person can act as a catalyst for others in daily life, like a conductor of sorts, so can a person conduct mass culture over the course of their career. Sir George Martin is the man with the golden ears. Blessed with musical genius and a sense of humor, Martin is a bit like the Wizard of Oz- the man behind the curtain- whose work as a producer and arranger defined the music and humor of the last half of the 20th Century and beyond. The artists he worked with include Flanders and Swann, Peter Ustinov, The Goons, Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren, Beyond the Fringe (with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore), Matt Monro (of From Russia With Love), Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cellia Black, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, Jeff Beck, Elton John, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Paul Winter Consort, and America. In addition to multiple Grammys and other major awards, George Martin has scored 30 #1 hits in the UK and 23 #1 hits in the US.

http://spyvibe.blogspot.com/2012/01/george-martin.html

Ultimate Classic Rock
January 3, 2012
Ringo Starr, ‘Wings’ – Song Review

Ringo Starr exposes his own Achilles heel on his first single from ‘Ringo 2012,’ the solo album expected to be available in stores and at digital retailers on Jan. 31 ‘Wings’ is a less passionate, border-line lifeless vocal performance of a previously released song from the 1977 ‘Ringo the 4th’ album.Listen to the remake below and then find the original on YouTube. No one will claim the Beatle was ever the most talented singer in the world, but in the past he’s been able to overcome his shortcomings with yearning performances and urgent lyrics.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ringo...s-song-review/

Express
January 3, 2012
STARR AND STEWART WRITE NEW STAGE SHOW

RINGO STARR has teamed up with former EURYTHMICS rocker DAVE STEWART to write a musical - and they're hoping to stage the show on Broadway.The Beatles legend called on his fellow musician for help penning tracks on his new album, Ringo 2012, and their creative output was so high they managed to write an entire theatre show as well.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...new-stage-show

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‪YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND & THE FLAMING LIPS, " GIVE PEACE A CHANCE " OKLAHOMA CITY NYE‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY-gu...layer_embedded

THE FLAMING LIPS - "I Am The Walrus" live 1/1/12‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlWoM...layer_embedded

THE FLAMING LIPS - "A Day In The Life" live 1/1/12‬

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll1AA...eature=related

Flaming Lips " Day in the Life " 12/31/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUA1D...eature=related

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Stereo Gum
Stream The Flaming Lips & Plastic Ono Band’s Joint EP
January z4, 2012

Psych-rock kings the Flaming Lips did a ****-ton of collaborating in 2011, releasing EPs with Neon Indian, Prefuse 73, and Lightning Bolt. And they ended their year with another one, releasing an extremely limited-edition extended-player with a group of fellow experimental explorers, Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band. The group only pressed up 2000 copies of the EP, selling them all at their Oklahoma City New Year’s Eve show, which the Plastic Ono band opened. But thanks to the magic of the internet, we can still hear all four songs from the EP. Stream them below.

http://stereogum.com/915151/stream-t...joint-ep/mp3s/

NME
January 4, 2012
Abbey Road opens doors to iconic studio used by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kate Bush

London's Abbey Road Studios are set to welcome members of the public into the legendary Studio Two, which has been used by The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Kate Bush.Two tours and talks will take place on March 10 as part of the studio's 80th anniversary celebrations. Led by Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan, authors of Recording The Beatles, the pair will deliver an audio visual presentation entitled 80 Years of Recording at Abbey Road Studios using archive photos, film and audio.

http://www.nme.com/news/the-beatles/61245

Julian Lennon in for the Old Grey Whistle Test 40, October 2011 - photograph

http://www.bobharris.org/pages/galle...=Julian+Lennon

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Dinosaur Album Guides
January 4, 2012
The Beatles Road Manager and Gentle Giant Remembered, 36 Years After His Death
Article first published as The Beatles Road Manager and Gentle Giant Remembered, 36 Years After His Death on Blogcritics.

There are many contenders for the coveted title of "Fifth Beatle." Some qualify due to their brief yet influential period as a fifth musical component of the Beatles' early career. Candidates include Stu Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums) and to a lesser degree Chas Newby, who temporarily replaced Sutcliffe on bass, and who declined John Lennon’s request to join the group permanently in Hamburg in favour of returning to University.Others qualify due to their business relationship with the group, Brian Epstein and Neil Aspinall spring to mind. Then you have production candidates: Geoff Emerick, Norman Smith and of course "Fifth Beatle" extraordinaire, George Martin. There is one candidate however who fits almost all criteria as "Fifth Beatle", and who spent more time with the group than possibly anyone else in their short professional career. Road manager, bouncer, minder, nursemaid, travelling companion, loyal friend, session musician, talent scout, producer and general dogsbody: step forward, Mr. Fixit, otherwise known as Mal Evans.

http://onlynorthernsongs.blogspot.co...tle-giant.html

http://blogcritics.org/music/article...er-and-gentle/

Connecticut Beatles celebration set for Beatles anniversary
January 4, 2012

Milford, CT. -- January 4, 2012 -- On Friday night, February 10th, in celebration of The Beatles arrival in the U.S., Connecticut-based Beatles fan club Liverpool Productions will present their annual "Twist & Shout Dinner Dance Party" at Aldarios Restaurant, 240 Naugatuck Avenue in Milford. The Beatles first landed on U.S. soil in February of 1964 and played their very first Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964.Headlining the evening's festivities is New York-based The MerseyBeat, one of the finest Beatles tribute bands on the circuit, propelling audiences to Liverpool in 1960s. The sound of their vintage guitars and amps, the matching suits and the legendary Beatle vocal harmonies are all there.Pening for The MerseyBeat will be a French group called Les Scarabes: A Beatles Tribute. Les Scarabes translates to "the beetles" in French. Also entertaining between sets will be Boppers DJ Charles F. Rosenay, who is the host for the evening.Admission includes Aldarios' all-you-can-eat buffet, open bar, the concert, door prizes and all the Fab fun festivities for $40 per person. For reservations for this event, call (203) 874-6096. For more information, call (203) 795-4737.

http://david-holmes.blogspot.com/

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Investors.com
January 5, 2012
Brian Epstein Managed The Beatles To The Pantheon

On Nov. 9, 1961, Brian Epstein left his Liverpool record store and walked a block to a seedy dive called the Cavern Club.The entertainment? A local band's lunchtime show. As he made his way into a cellar packed with grungy teenagers, this urbane 27-year-old looked conspicuously out of place in a pinstripe suit and dress shoes.Little did the crowd know that he was a step ahead of the times, like the four young musicians on the tiny stage — the Beatles.

http://news.investors.com/Article/59...-visionary.htm

Music News.com
January 6, 2012
The Beatles Abbey Road album tops vinyl chart in 2011

The biggest selling album on vinyl in the USA in 2011 was The Beatles 'Abbey Road'.'Abbey Road' shifted 41,000 during the year beating new releases from Fleet Foxes, Adele, Wilco and Black Keys according to Nielsen SoundScan.

http://www.music-news.com/shownews.a...&nItemID=47532

Popcrush
January 3, 2012
Weird Al Performs the Beatles’ ‘Come Together’ With Steven Tyler + Alice Cooper

As strange as it sounds, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Steven Tyler and Alice Cooper rang in the new year together in Hawaii with a cover of the Beatles‘ ‘Come Together.’ The unlikely trio came together at the Mala Wailea Restaurant in Maui “Your Weirdness,” Tyler said as Yankovic raced onto the stage. Weird Al did not break out his accordion, but he and Cooper added vocals to the song, which Tyler recorded years ago with Aerosmith. Cooper sang the second verse with the help of a lyric sheet, while a cheat sheet-free Yankovic summoned up his most fierce rock voice for verse number three.Cooper and Weird Al were on the same bill for New Year’s Eve, performing as part of a charity show with soul crooner Michael McDonald. The newly-engaged Tyler showed up as an unannounced guest for several tracks, including the unusual collaboration.

http://popcrush.com/weird-al-beatles...-alice-cooper/

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

Liverpool Beat
Mike Smith Passes On 50 years after Turning Down The Beatles

Mike Smith sadly passed on in December 2011 almost fifty years after that momentous day when he turned down the Beatles and instead gave a recording contract to Brian Poole & The Tremoloes.Mike however, had some tremendous successes in his career, and I must say that having heard the Beatles recordings completed on 1st January 1962, I can understand why he might have made his decision. Whether it was the fact that The Beatles had a bad day or perhaps, as I suspect, it was a little too early in their career, is open to opinion. One thing is for sure, the band were an entirely different proposition just a few months later.
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http://www.liverpoolbeat.com/Mike-Sm...e-Beatles.html

Examiner
January 7, 2012
LPO 'Live and Let Die' event was crowd pleaser

If one could only go by the incessant applause and several encores at last night's "Live and Let Die" Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) event, the homage to Sir Paul McCartney and the Beatles was a resounding success. If one could understand that 90 percent of the crowd would probably not be found at a work of Mahler or Stravinsky that the LPO might present, then the intent of putting on a musical event with broad and popular appeal was fully accomplished.

http://www.examiner.com/performing-a...pleaser-review

Examiner
November 11, 2012
REVIEW: 'If You Like the Beatles ...' an unwitting handbook on the Beatles music

Bruce Pollock's "If You Like the Beatles ..." sounds, on the surface like one of those "If you enjoyed this product, you'll enjoy this" suggestions.But it's also a subtle course in the music that influenced the Beatles and the music that was influenced by them.*It starts off with some of the British artists who were on the scene at the same time and who they competed with, such as Tommy Steele, Helen Shapiro, Cliff Richard and skiffler Lonnie Donegan, one of their native influences.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...-beatles-music

http://blogcritics.org/books/article...-you-like-the/

Beatle Freaks Reviews
January1, 2012
Short Story (ebook) Review: ‘Paul McCartney’s Coat and Other Stories’ by Michael White

http://beatles-freak.com/2012/01/01/...by-mark-white/

City Journal
January 7, 2012
India-Japan friendship gala
While commemorating the 60th anniversary,we hope to share our various traditional and cultural aspects with our Indian friends

NEW DELHI: Conceptual and multi-media artist Yoko Ono, wife of late Beatles icon John Lennon, is the shining star at the 60th anniversary celebrations of Indo-Japanese friendship.The three-month celebrations, "Passage to the Next Generation" will bring to the capital Yoko Ono's "Our Beautiful Daughters" an art project to spread the message on gender empowerment.

http://www.cityjournal.in/Newspaper/...%20Plus_1.html

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Music News
January 9, 2012
Abbey Road Studios add exclusive presentations after sell out

Abbey Road Studios exclusive presentations sell out in under 24 hours. Two extra sessions announced for 11th March 2012.The talks due to take place on 10th March 2012 at Abbey Road's iconic Studio Two sold out at a staggering rate. This ultra-rare opportunity for the public to visit the revered studios and attend an insightful and entertaining talk from the authors of the acclaimed book 'Recording the Beatles' has proved hugely popular. Due to this demand, two more talks will take place on 11th March.As part of their 80th Anniversary celebrations, on 10th March Abbey Road Studios will be opening its doors to the public for a unique experience. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for members of the public to visit the world's most famous working recording studios.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.a...&nItemID=47566

The Telegraph
January 8, 2012
Beatles-themed eatery owner pleased with new location

EDWARDSVILLE - The popular, Beatles-themed Sgt. Pepper's Cafe may not have moved "Across the Universe," but it has moved across Edwardsville."I had the opportunity to buy this building," restaurant owner Tarek Samara said. "At the old location, I was renting, plus I was surrounded by other restaurants and businesses and I felt cluttered with everyone else. I think we fit better in a downtown atmosphere."Sgt. Pepper's moved on Dec. 13 from its former location at 1027 Century Drive to its new home at 218 North Main St., close to the Wildey Theater.

http://www.thetelegraph.com/articles...gt-pepper.html

Antiquiet
January 8, 2012
Listen To The Flaming Lips And Yoko Ono’s Collaborative EP

One week ago, we were at The Flaming Lips & Yoko Ono’s New Year’s Eve Freakout, and we told you how crazy that was. The collaboration between the group and the singer wasn’t limited to her stage appearance, as the artists collaborated on a 4-track EP that’s every bit as odd as you’d expect it to – while remaining in the confines of “listenability.” And now you can listen to it in full.

http://www.antiquiet.com/news/2012/0...s-yoko-ono-ep/

http://www.antiquiet.com/pictures/flaming-lips/

Paul McCartney
January 8, 2012
Paul confirms brand new album title and reveals full tracklisting and artwork

http://www.paulmccartney.com/web/gue...cA00&#p_33#top

Here are 3 older interesting articles about the closing of La Fortuna in New York City.

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.81203...york-1.2524292

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...ose-its-doors/

http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/...-fortunas.html

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Examiner
January 4, 2012
Veteran rockers to headline Abbey Road on the River Beatles festival

A group whose history includes the songs "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" will add a different flavor to a Beatles fan festival when Jefferson Starship headlines this year's two Abbey Road on the River fests. They'll be held May 24th - 28 -2012 in Louisville, KY., and Aug. 30 to Sept. 3rd in Washington, D.C.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...atles-festival

Examiner
January 9, 2012
Roberta Flack's new album of Beatles songs has some John Lennon links

Roberta Flack's album of Beatles songs, "Let It Be Roberta", due out next month, makes an interesting choice in the tunes it covers.The album will contain 12 songs. It will feature 11 Lennon & McCartney songs done by the Beatles, and one by George Harrison, though "Isn't It a Pity" from his solo career.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...n-lennon-links

Examiner
January 3, 2012
First preview of new Ringo album online; radio show to feature more

A track from Ringo Starr's forthcoming album "Ringo 2012," the first preview of a song from the album, can now be heard online. "Wings" is available on the Ultimate Classic Rock site.The song is one of two remakes of songs he previously recorded on the album.However, the site disses the track in the text on the page. Gee, guys, how about a little courtesy for the first preview of an album track ? In our opinion, the new version is an improvement and livelier than the original one on "Ringo the 4th." (You can hear it at left.)Want to hear more from the new Ringo album? More tracks from "Ringo 2012" album will be played Wednesday from 8-10 p.m. EST on 88.7 WNHU on the live broadcast of "Every Little Thing." The show can be heard online at www.wnhu.net

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...o-feature-more

Examiner
January 9, 2012
First songs from McCartney's 'Kisses on the Bottom' album now on the radio

The first tracks from the upcoming Paul McCartney album "Kisses on the Bottom" have now been hit radio stations, both on land and on the internet.Fab4Radio.com and WXRT in Chicago are playing "Get Yourself Another Fool," the 12th song on the album's tracklist. WXRT premiered the song during their "Breakfast With the Beatles" show hosted by Terri Hemmert on Sunday.In addition, Fab4Radio.com is also playing one of the two McCartney original songs from the album, "My Valentine," which is song #8. McCartney streamed that song on his website in late December.

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...ing-radio-play

Examiner
January 9, 2012
Beatle news briefs: James McCartney to debut on Letterman show

JAMES McCARTNEY LETTERMAN DEBUT: James McCartney will be performing Jan. 23-24 at Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe in Park City, Utah, the Viper Room on Jan. 27, Feb. 1 at Rockwood Music Hall (a free show) in New York City and Feb. 3 as Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, N.J. But the bigger news is that he'll be making his debut on "Late Night With David Letterman" on Jan. 30. His dad, Paul McCartney and sisters Stella and Mary, recently popped in for his club gig in London, reported the Daily Mail,

http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...letterman-show

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BC Blogcritics
January 10, 2012
49 Years Ago This Week, The Beatles Release Their Second 7” Single: Please Please Me

Released during one of the bitterest winters in British history, "Please Please Me," The Beatles' second 7" single release, helped to initiate a post-war sociocultural thaw among British youth. The release had a similar effect on its U.K. audience that "I Want To Hold Your Hand" would have upon a U.S. audience almost 12 months later.

http://blogcritics.org/music/article...this-week-the/

Daily Star
January 11, 2012
SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY ON THE BUSES

MULTI-Millionaire Sir Paul McCartney is still thinking of ways to make money.The former Beatle wants to set up a new tourist company in his home city of Liverpool.Macca, 69, told us: “I would really love to start up a sightseeing business.“I have my own magical mystery tours of the city, my own special route I go on, and I think other people would love it too.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/goss/view...-on-the-buses/

Daily Mail
January 10, 2012
That's a VERY glossy posse: Liv Tyler, Kristen Wiig and Anna Wintour toast Stella McCartney's new SoHo store

As the daughter of a Beatle and designer of some of the hottest gowns on the red carpet, Stella McCartney is not short of celebrity friends.And the A-list were out in force last night as she celebrated the opening of her brand new boutique in New York's SoHo.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...=feeds-newsxml

AnnArbor.com
January 10, 2012
Fab Faux will return to the Michigan Theater to play entire 'Sgt. Pepper' album

The Fab Faux—the don't-call-them-a-tribute-band band that recreates the music of the Beatles in concert settings—will play the Michigan Theater on April 21 in a show featuring the entire "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album, concert promoter LiveNation has announced.The band won over Ann Arbor fans last March, when it performed the Beatles' "Abbey Road" at the Michigan.Although Beatles tribute bands are a fairly common phenomenon, the Fab Faux set themselves apart in a couple ways: First, they don't dress like the Beatles and make no pretense of "playing" the original musicians. And second, they play a lot of the Beatles' later, much more complex music—so complex that the Beatles themselves didn't attempt to perform it on stage.

http://www.annarbor.com/entertainmen...-pepper-album/

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RollingStone
January 10, 2012
Sean Lennon Chats about 'Alter Egos' soundtrack

Sean Lennon has teamed up with filmmaker Jordan Galland to write the music for Alter Egos, a forthcoming comedy about superheroes in a setting that resembles real life a bit more than movies, starring the likes of Batman, the X-Men, Iron Man and Spider-Man. (You can watch the trailer for the movie above.) Lennon's soundtrack, a pastiche of familiar superhero movie orchestration and a variety of pop styles, further cements his reputation as a musical chameleon. Lennon chatted with Rolling Stone recently about working on the film, as well as his other projects with his girlfriend, musician and model Charlotte Kemp Muhl.

http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/n...track-20120110

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Music Week
January 11, 2012
US rights to six Beatles songs sold for first time in 50 years

The US rights of six of The Beatles’ earliest songs will change hands for the first time in almost half a century.A portfolio of copyrights including hits such as She Loves You, I Saw Her Standing There and From Me To You has been snapped up by small music publisher Round Hill Music despite interest from larger global groups.Round Hill Music is a year-old US start up and bought the catalogue with Adage Classics, an intellectual property rights group. It declined to disclose the terms of the deal.Music lawyer Michael Sukin said that the songs could be worth up to $10m or 500,000 times what they were once offered for in 1964.

http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?s...de=1048081&c=1

HitFix
January 11, 2012
Bob Dylan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Olivia Harrison to participate in Critics' Choice Martin Scorsese tribute

Tomorrow's 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony just went electric.The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced that singer/songwriter Bob Dylan, along with Leonardo DiCaprio and Olivia Harrison (widow of Beatle George Harrison), will participate in Martin Scorsese's Music+Film Award tribute. DiCaprio and Harrison will present the award, while Dylan (who was featured briefly in Scorsese's "The Last Waltz" in 1978 and in depth in the 2005 documentary "No*Direction Home") will toast the director with a performance.

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-conte...orsese-tribute

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Globalgrind
January 12, 2012
Abbey Road Is The Most Parodied Road Of ALL TIME ! (PHOTOS)

They say that no idea is original, but when it comes to recreating an iconic album cover it's safe to say that reimagining the Beatles Abbey Road*is the most unoriginal of them all.We've seen it replicated by everyone from tourists visiting the English road, to the cast of Sesame Street doing their own version on the 1995 Sesame Road The seemingly basic album cover features all four members of the Beatles walking across Abbey Road in London, England. Some have said the record was the Beatles best and although the photographer, Iain Macmillan, only had 10 minutes to shoot, it has become one of the most iconic album covers of all time.

http://globalgrind.com/style/abbey-r...beatles-photos

Southport Visitor
January 12, 2012
Beatles memorabilia valuation day at the Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport

HOURS of standing outside the Kingsway waiting to get an album autographed by the Fab Four could earn an avid fan up to £20,000.On the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first appearance in Southport, a collectors’ firm is holding a valuation day for memorabilia collected by fans over the years.The prices of memorabilia have rocketed in recent years and the current prices are as follows:A poster hastily taken off the wall of a Beatles concert 50 years ago could now be worth up to £10,000.A treasured ticket stub kept for half a century could fetch £150A flyer, made to be thrown away, could make £600.Programmes are worth £25 to £35.

http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/so...1022-30103019/

This is Grimsby
January 12, 2012
Budget Beatles film gets re-mastered after 15 years

A FEATURE film made in Grimsby is being re-mastered and re-released on DVD.The one-hour, 50-minute picture was made on a budget of £3,000 and was first premiered in 1999.The movie, called All Those Years Ago, follows the early days of the 1960s rock and roll band The Beatles.Script writer and director Stuart Hall, 40, from Great Coates, said: "We are re-releasing the film to celebrate its 15 year anniversary.

http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Budge...ail/story.html

Outlook India
January 12, 2012
India Will be Learning Experience: Yoko Ono

Artist and musician Yoko Ono is showcasing in India a new special project that pays tribute to Indian women, in her first visit to the country after the death of late husband and Beatles' legend John Lennon.The project comprises an exhibition titled "Our Beautiful Daughters," a series of public art projects spread over 20 venues including schools and hospitals in the city and "To India with love", a performance by the Ono who is renowned for her conceptual and live art work."I did not bring anything to India apart from myself. This visit will be a great learning experience... This beautiful very very grand land will teach me," said Ono here today, a day before the unveiling of her first ever exhibition in the country at the Vadehra Art Gallery here.Sitting against backdrop of a white canvas sporting two words 'Dream' in English and 'Sapna' in Hindi, the 78-year-old.Japanese born artist dressed in a black suit and sporting a hat and trademark sunglasses, told reporters that she is here on a 10-day visit to explore experiences of women in society."I am very very happy to be here...It is fantastic that India has already woken up already to women in the art field..... I have to learn a lot from them about what is happening in India," she said.

http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=747445

Examiner
January 12, 2012
Lennon donates "Children of the World" for Charity



If you are a Julian Lennon fan yet have never heard of the song 'Children of the World' don't be too surprised. The song was initially created back in 2007 for a Japanese anime movie. Although Japan might have been thrilled at the time, it is unlikely to have reached a global audience. Recently, however, Julian Lennon, the son of Beatles member John Lennon, decided to donate the song to help children in Japan

http://www.examiner.com/music-in-chi...ld-for-charity

Music Rooms
January 12, 2012
Ringo Starr still hangs out with Sir Paul McCartney

The drummer is still in close contact with his ex-Beatles band mate, but while they still like to get together from time to time, they don't have any immediate plans to work together again in the future.Ringo told BBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright: "He surprised me when I was playing Radio City Music Hall, and he got up and he played 'Birthday', which I played with him because I wanted the opportunity to ply with him again, and he's on the last record, he's not on this one."We do hang out a bit but we're not in each other's pockets, and if the opportunity is real, I've played on a couple of his records, he's played on mine."

http://www.musicrooms.net/rock-and-p...mccartney.html

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Blogger News
January 12, 2012
CD Review: Everything Changes by Julian Lennon
JULIAN LENNON-“EVERYTHING CHANGES”

I was pleased to learn that Julian Lennon had returned to the recording studio after an extended absence. I had always liked him personally and had purchased most of his previous releases. Reports are that he had retreated from music due to unpleasant experiences with the business aspects of recording.I recall my first listen to a Julian Lennon song in 1984. Putting on the headphones, I closed my eyes and felt that his father John had returned to earth. Did this enhance my interest in Julian’s music? Of course, but I liked it on its own merits as well.

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