John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

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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/2...es-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/20...ve-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/entertain...4-1966/256696/

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/2012/0...ne-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/2012/05/0...w-never-knows/

Examiner
May 5, 2012
The Beatles: May 6 to 12

This week in Beatles land : Events

https://www.examiner.com/article/the...es-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/N...eedSourceID=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/arti....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-...-pie-turns-15/

Sean Lennon in the New York Public Radio studios - more new photographs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnyc/71...n/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_...ouse/005.shtml

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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/countr...ring-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...eled-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/yell...atles-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-b...-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/keypo...-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/keit...nd-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...hn-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...adalajara-show

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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/londo...eatles-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-en...w-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-offe...s-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-...+%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/shir...eatles-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/...le-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/joh...-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.a...2&affid=100055

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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/w...s-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/gall...?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/...ewno2s-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/sh...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/movi...d_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/live...-brian-epstein

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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/bria...es-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-n...azilian-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-...s-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...-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/guita...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/lifest...onal-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/rogerfri...l-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/art...cy-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/art...o-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_ente...her_s_Day.html

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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/ind...man_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...c-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/post...ed-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/201...hers-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/n...aul-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/...al-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...achi-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/m...ey-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/_...otographs?lite

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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/...9623-30961769/

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/sear...-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/cultur...-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/vi...-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/pa...nson-drowning/

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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...-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...1466-30967950/

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/yell...atles-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/article...les-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/geor...ut-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/vault...cumentary-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/2012/0...aterial-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/sto...ng-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...-dvd-they-want

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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-nor...erpool-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/rar...-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...w-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/...-Mexican-twist

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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/t...es-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/disc...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/showandtel..._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/conten...ng-fluoroscope

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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...ystery-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/excl...g-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/Ex...gs-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/20...iginal-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/...ine-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/mcca...eatles-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/guita...y-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/guita...y-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/geor...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/...316358359.html

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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/beat...r-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/wa...1466-31005140/

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/off...-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/vide...arr-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...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/lifest...tes-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/2012/0...an-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/pe...r-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/pe...r-Afghan-Women

ExhibitonA
May 21, 2012
Philippe Vergne and Yoko Ono at DIA Art Foundation Spring Benefit

http://blog.exhibitiona.com/2012/05/...pring-benefit/

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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...hiopia-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...it-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/beat...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...atles-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?bl..._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/entertain...1418b0c2f.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/ha...ednesday-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/revie...-berated-album

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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...or-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/beat...rk-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+tribut...603/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...d-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/lenn...ility-revealed

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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/...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...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...r#.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/bre...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/ab...elvedere-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/new...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/...s-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...o-be-auctioned