John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

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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/e...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/2012/05/2...ings-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...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/...iving_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/SB1000...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/l...ebrations.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/mcca...e-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...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...oko-Ono-Quotes