Rumor: Macca invites girlfriend Nancy to join him on world tour  |
When Sir Paul McCartney hits the road on his world tour later this year, there'll be one very special guest joining him for the ride. The former Beatle has apparently invited his millionairess love Nancy Shevell to join him after the fun they had on their Route 66 road trip through the US earlier this month. [more...]
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| Fans get back to the Mathew Street Festival after a year's break |
The Bootels, The Beatelles, Det Betales, The Repeatles, The Beatlemaniacs ... it's that time of year again. The 16th International Beatle Week, incorporating the Mathew Street Festival, begins today, with tourists and talent from all over the world decending on the birthplace of the Fab Four in droves. [more...]
Source: Liverpool Daily Post |
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| First major Stu Sutcliffe retrospective in more than 40 years |
By the time Sutcliffe in 1962, aged just 21, he'd abandoned The Beatles as a career, and was a hugely promising student at Hamburg College of Art. Liverpool's first major Sutcliffe retrospective in more than 40 years takes place August 21 until January 31, 2009 at the University of Liverpool. Admission is free. [more...]
Source: Metro News, UK |
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| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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| Fab artists come together in Liverpool |
Scheduled to coincide with the International Beatles Week Festival, exhibition Come Together 2008 is the Liverpool Academy Of Arts' 14th annual celebration of all things Beatles-related, with works ranging from more conventional portraits through to abstract representations of the band's music. [more...]
Source: Metro News, UK |
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| Author Jim Sullivan imagining John Lennon |
There are some who will never forgive John Lennon for his abandonment of Beatle-dom and his embrace of Yoko. But whatever innocence the Beatles supposedly brought to America was gone by the late '60s as the Vietnam War raged and protest mounted. To Lennon, not speaking his piece wasn't an option. [more...]
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| Blog: Listen to Brian Wilson's new album on the net this Friday |
Brian Wilson and Capitol Records are partnering with newspapers all across the US for an exclusive premiere of his new album, That Lucky Old Sun. From August 22 to September 1, more than 50 websites, including USA Today, will exclusively offer full streaming audio of Wilson's new album before its September 2 release. [more...]
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| Monday, August 18, 2008 |
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| Sir George Martin tops music producer poll |
Beatles studio mastermind Sir George Martin has topped a new Rolling Stone online poll which was conducted last weekend to find the best record producer of all time. Let It Be producer Phil Spector came in on the list at number three, and Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson placed on the list at number five. [more...]
Source: Showbiz Spy |
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| Beatles tribute band from Tokyo twists, shouts |
The Beatles played at The Social in Orlando last Friday. The Beatles tribute band, The Silver Beats, that is. Hailing from Japan, band's Beatles' songs catalog includes 160 songs that cover the whole career span of the rock legends. The Silver Beats made their debut in Japan in 2002. [more...]
Source: Central Florida Future |
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| Vinyl lives! |
If you wait long enough, everything that has gone around will come around again. Vinyl is back. Really. Suddenly, those dusty old records you've stashed in the attic have become cool again. And it's not just for the audiophile. It's the sound of vinyl that people want, and they're hitting the stores to get it. [more...]
Source: The Buffalo News |
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| Saturday, August 16, 2008 |
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| Paul returns to London to see Mary's new baby |
Sir Paul McCartney has taken his new girlfriend to meet his sixth grandchild. The 66-year-old musician has been on a US road trip with girlfriend Nancy Shevell but decided to fly back to England early after his eldest daughter Mary, 38, gave birth to her third child. A source said, "Paul is over the moon and couldn't wait to jump on a plane." [more...]
Source: My Park Mag, UK |
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| Fab four's new look at Hard Days Night Hotel |
A new take on The Beatles appeared at the Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool. The North John Street hotel's gallery has bought American artist David O'Keefe's interpretation of the Fab Four in 1969. In the past, O'Keeffe's work has appeared in cult magazine Mad, Time Magazine and Sports Illustrated. [more...]
Source: Liverpool Echo |
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| Artist says John Lennon art on display is fakes and frauds |
According to artist Gary Arseneau in Fernandina Beach, Florida, the "Coming Together through the art of John Lennon" exhibition now open to the public at the Waukesha County Historical & Society Museum contains at least five, and probably six, non-disclosed fakes. [more...]
Source: Gary Arseneu Blog |
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| Phil Spector retrial set for October |
A retrial for music producer Phil Spector can go ahead in October despite defense attempts to stop it, an appeals court in California has ruled. The court rejected a call for a stay of the trial so the defence could appeal on the grounds of double jeopardy. The jury in the first trial failed to reach a verdict. [more...]
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| Friday, August 15, 2008 |
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| Beatles Anthology producer |
On their official website, The Beatles have paid tribute to award-winning Anthology documentary producer Chips Chipperfield Chipperfield shared a Grammy Award in 1997 with Apple head Neil Aspinall and directors Bob Smeaton and Geoff Wonfor for the acclaimed documentary. [more...]
Source: Music Week |
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| Could The Beatles' lyrics save the music industry? |
Lyric Culture is a US-based clothing brand that prints famous song lyrics onto T-shirts, jeans and other items of clothing. Printed lyrics include The Beatles' Revolution, Let It Be and Come Together. The items sell from $20-$600 with royalties, paid to the song writers, ranging from 50c-$20. [more...]
Source: Music Radar |
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| Museum fundraiser recalls Beatles' 1964 visit to Florida |
Nostalgia will fill the air in the Holmes Gallery of the Vero Beach Museum of Art on Saturday evening when the Friends of the Museum stage their summer fundraiser, "The Magical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to The Beatles." The anticipated capacity crowd of 300 will sing and dance to tribute band, The Beatles Band. [more...]
Source: TC Palm, Florida |
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| Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
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| Olympic athlete now performs in Beatles show in Vegas |
Elise Ray was a member of the 2000 United States Olympic women's gymnastics team, and now she's performing in Las Vegas. "As a gymnast you are completely unaware of the audience, as an artist you have to perform for them," said Ray, who now performs in LOVE. [more...]
Source: The Columbia Flyer, MD |
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| Lennon piano to go on show in New York |
A piano played by John Lennon will be exhibited at the opening of a new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum in New York City. Lennon had been playing the piano at the Record Plant recording studio on the day in 1980. He had become so attached to it that staff named the instrument The John Lennon Piano. [more...]
Source: Showbiz Spy |
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| Homage to Sgt. Pepper kicks off tour |
Todd Rundgren, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Christopher Cross, Bo Bice and Denny Laine of The Moody Blues are coming together for the two-week "It Was 40 Years Ago Today" tour that features their own music and all of the songs from the Sgt. Pepper's album. The 10-show tour kicks off in Pittsburgh on Saturday. [more...]
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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| Phil Spector lawyers ask for stay |
Phil Spector's lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday for an indefinite stay of the music producer's retrial so they can appeal the case on double jeopardy grounds. Defense attorneys want an assurance that prosecutors will not ask jurors to convict Spector on lesser offenses. [more...]
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| Blog: Blue Room Cafe presents third annual Beatles Tribute |
Since 2006, The Blue Room Cafe has played host to one of Northwest Indiana's most unique events, an outdoor concert involving local artists performing their own renditions of music by The Beatles. The event has attracted Beatle fans of all ages from all over the Chicagoland area for two years in a row. [more...]
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| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
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| Paul McCartney supports anti-litter campaign |
Sir Paul McCartney has joined the fight against litter on Britain's beaches - designing his own surfboard to raise funds for the campaign. He is concerned about the state of seaside resorts in his native U.K. and is backing an initiative by Surfers Against Sewage, aiming to clean up beaches around the country. [more...]
Source: Showbiz Spy |
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| A new Starr is born: Ringo's granddaughter takes to the stage |
She crashed out the guitar chords like a born rocker, on stage playing bass in her band, Belakiss. And with Ringo Starr for a grandfather, that's exactly what Tatia Starkey is. Her father is Zak Starkey, sometime drummer for The Who and Oasis. But after seeing her father's drumming forever compared to her grandfather's, she decided to become a guitarist. [more...]
Source: The Daily Mail, UK |
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