Producer says soundtrack for Scorsese George Harrison doc nearly finished - Examiner.com

The latest podcast of Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show on Absolute Radio in the UK featured a 10-minute segment taped at Abbey Road Studios with Giles Martin, son of Beatles producer Sir George Martin. Martin discussed some of his past projects and current ones. Read More - Examiner.com

George Harrison Tribute Concert Coming to Blu-ray

The Concert for George tribute show that honored the late George Harrison was streamed live at GeorgeHarrison.com on February 25, on what would have been the Beatle’s 68th birthday. If you missed it, the all-star concert will be released on Blu-ray and digital download for the first time on March 22. [read more - gibson.com]

Stevie Wonder Remembers John Lennon, Paul McCartney Jam Session In VMan Magazine

After a bitter breakup and nasty callouts in their solo albums, Beatles legends John Lennon and Paul McCartney spent a night jamming together in Los Angeles. It's become stuff of legend -- and there was another music legend there who remembers it all. Talking to VMan Magazine, Stevie Wonder recalled that night of rock lore. [read more]

Beatles monument in Siberia - Voice of Russia

A monument to the Beatles will be unveiled this summer in Russia’s Siberian city of Omsk, local administration officials said on Saturday. The monument in the city’s central park will feature life-size statues of the Fab Four as they appeared on the cover of their 1969 hit album Abbey Road where Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr are photographed crossing a London street of the same name. Voice of Russia

John and Yoko memento for sale - The Irish Times

AUTOGRAPHS OF John Lennon and Yoko Ono, obtained in Co Mayo more than 40 years ago, will be auctioned next week. Sheppard’s Irish Auction House has valued a page bearing both signatures at €500 to €800 for its auction next Wednesday afternoon in Durrow, Co Laois. Auctioneer Michael Sheppard said the autographs were being sold by a Mayo man who, as a teenager, had asked the couple to sign his autograph book during their visit in 1968. Read More - The Irish Times

John Lennon bus makes rare stop in Fresno

Six University High School students will have professional music videos published online thanks to a rare Fresno stop by the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at California State University, Fresno today. The bus, made possible by an agreement with the late musician's wife Yoko Ono Lennon 14 years ago, travels to schools, musical and technology conferences and events throughout the country so students can work on state-of-the-art equipment provided by sponsors such as Avid, Apple, Gibson Guitar, Epiphone, Mont Blanc and Sony. [read more]

Remembering George Harrison on His Birthday

Today is is the birthday of George Harrison, and although he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the music he gave the world. Although not a member of the famous Lennon/McCartney songwriting duo, his contributions to the catalog of The Beatles, as well his solo work, are among the most memorable popular songs of all time. Let’s look back at his life and work… [read more]

George Harrison's Birthday: 5 Reasons 'The Quiet One' Might Be the Greatest Beatle

George Harrison would have celebrated his 68th birthday today, and while there's certainly stiff competition from the likes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Surge Desk started wondering: Could "the quiet Beatle" actually be the greatest Beatle? [read more - Steven Hoffer/AOL]

The Beatles: Ultimate Quotebook Coming - antiMusic.com

Of the countless books written on The Beatles over the past 45 years, The Beatles: Ultimate Quotebook stands alone as the first-ever book to collect the musings of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr. This is the group's definitive oral history. read more - antiMusic.com

George Harrison’s Best Beatles Songs

Though Lennon-McCartney wrote the vast majority of Beatles’ tunes, George Harrison proved his compositional chops whenever he had the chance. On what would have been his 68th birthday, we look back on his some of his best-loved Beatles songs. [see more]

Gentle George - guardian.co.uk

George Harrison would have turned 68 today, so I offer you a later (possibly from the 1991 Japan gigs?) rendition of "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)," a lovely tune with a typically Harrisonesque complex chord progression that he managed to make flow like soothing bathwater (F, Fdim, Gm, C, Am, C, Eflat, Bflat, for those of you who are interested; you put the capo on the third fret, though, and you actually play D, Ddim, Em, A...etc...you take it from there). Read More - guardian.co.uk

Happy Birthday, George Harrison (PHOTOS) - Entertainment & Stars

In honor of George Harrison’s birthday (February 25), we present a series of photos spanning the life and career of the “Quiet Beatle” who tragically passed away in November 2001, aged only 58. Long overshadowed by his more celebrated bandmates, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, George did not receive the adulation he deserved until after the Beatles broke up and he released a wildly successful solo album “All Things Must Pass” in 1970. [...More...]

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New John Lennon Immortalized in Photography This Week at LiveAuctionTalk.com

It was the last photograph taken of John Lennon. He and Yoko Ono were lying on the floor together in their apartment overlooking Central Park in New York. A cozy, nurturing photo. Several hours later John was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980 by an unbalanced fan. Read More - LiveAuctionTalk.com

George Harrison's Widow Visits Bangladesh For UNICEF

“We are nearing the end of our second day in Bangladesh and I want to share some of what I am seeing, feeling, experiencing,” she wrote in a letter. "George Harrison is beloved here, and traveling with Olivia Harrison is like traveling with a rock star. Our day started at the UNICEF Office. The staff members who are old enough to remember George’s Concert for Bangladesh expressed their gratitude to Olivia – we all cried. [read more]

Concert for George streaming event - George Harrison

Celebrate the life and music of George Harrison on his birth date with a free special streaming event of the entire CONCERT FOR GEORGE. Visit GeorgeHarrison.com to learn more. The 24-hour event starts from 8am GMT on 25 February. Concert for George streaming event George Harrison

Paul McCartney tells remixers it’s ‘well cool’ to mash up the Beatles - Beehive City

Now Sir Paul McCartney has given the thumbs up to dance producers who want to give the Beatles hits an unofficial remix. Macca revealed that he secretly approved of The Grey Album and thought it was a tribute. “I didn’t mind when something like that happened with the Grey Album,” he tells a Rario 1 documentary on the Beatles and Black Music broadcast next Monday. “But the thing was the record company minded. They didn’t like that and they put up a bit of a fuss. But it was like, take it easy guys, it’s a tribute.” Read More - Beehive City

Rare images of The Beatles go on display in Diss

The Beatles Picture Show, at the Old Stables Gallery besides Diss Corn Hall, will feature images by some of the most renowned photographers of the 1960s, including Norman Parkinson, Terry O’Neill, Frank Hermann, Michael Ward, Harry Benson and Astrid Kircherr - the latter of which photographed the Fab Four at Hamburg. [read more]

'Butcher Cover' Sells At Auction For More Than $26,000

Yesterday and Today, the Beatles album, was recalled after its release in 1966. It was an image of blood-splattered and chopped up doll parts strewn about the members of the band. The Beatles were dressed in white butchers' smocks, and has since become known as The Butcher Cover. Every copy of this album cover was supposed to be destroyed, but there are thought to be 25 copies in existence of the album with the original album cover. This factory sealed vinyl LP was in mint condition and sold for $26,290. That's a lot of clams, though I actually thought it would get more.

Ringo Starr Gets Back to home-town gig - Express.co.uk

More than three years after incurring the wrath of fellow Scousers by confessing he missed “nothing” about Liverpool, Ringo Starr will attempt to build bridges with a concert in his home city. The Beatles legend, now mainly living in Los Angeles, was memorably slammed in 2008 after making the ill-fated remark on Jonathan Ross’s chat show. Read More - Express.co.uk

Beatles Engineer Recalls Meeting Band, Stealing Their Cigarettes

Richard Langham, who worked as Second Engineer on many of The Beatles’ early recordings, spoke at a recent Beatles convention, talking about the glorious old days of recording with the Fab Four and producer George Martin. In the interview, published on ProSoundNews.com, the former Abbey Road engineer recalled meeting The Beatles for the first time, as the band entered the studio to record their first album. [read more]

New Album From Ringo Starr

Ringo isn't taking time off anytime soon it appears. In fact he's making a new album "with a lot of good friends helping me out." His "Y Not" album last year also featured a little help from Paul McCartney and Joe Walsh. See the video from his website: The Official Ringo Starr Site

Aashish Khan's long-lost song with George Harrison - The National

"At that time, people did not know the word 'fusion'," he says during a flying visit to Dubai, where his sister Lajo Gupta has lived for 25 years. George and I became friends while working on a movie production. The filmmakers wanted a song based on pop music so I asked for his help because I did not know what pop music was. He played the intro and a solo in the middle on guitar while I sang. It was based on the fact we are all children of God. The movie was never [properly] released and neither was the song. Maybe I will release it one day. It is a gorgeous track and it will be huge when I do." Read More - The National

Paul McCartney Working on Ballet

The Beatles legend has revealed he’s put together a score which will be choreographed by the best in the business and turned into a big New York production. “I have been working on a ballet for a while. I’ll be making a proper announcement in a few weeks. It’s a really exciting project for me,” Paul told British newspaper The Sun.

Imagine: Lennon a hit with kids

Top kids’ entertainment searches online around the world? Well, you’d expect Justin Bieber in first place, and Lady Gaga in third. But John Lennon in second? Norton researched more than 20 million anonymous search-engine queries from children in 20 countries and found that 75% of entertainment searches were for songs or musicians. Read More - brand-m

State of Illinois Sues Peace Museum for John Lennon Guitar

The State of Illinois is apparently not giving peace a chance. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is going after the financially troubled Peace Museum in Chicago in an effort to get the museum to turn over its assets — including an acoustic guitar once owned by John Lennon. [read more]

Will city say goodbye to Madryn Street? - Liverpool Life

The street where Ringo Starr was born could be saved by a new blueprint put forward by a regeneration firm, if it is accepted by Liverpool City Council chiefs. The plans, drawn up by Regeneration Express, which has held talks with council officials, contains information on how the derelict homes can be turned into desirable properties. Ringo was born in the house on Madryn Street in the 'Welsh Streets' area bordering Toxteth and Dingle and the Beatles drummer lived at number nine until he was five before moving to nearby Admiral Grove. Read More/Watch Video - Liverpool Life

Reviving John Lennon

ACTOR and musician John Waters is heading to Bendigo with a John Lennon tribute show.
Looking Through A Glass Onion was written in 1992 as a two-man show and performed in a cabaret theatre in Woolloomooloo. An instant success, it toured Australia in 1994, had a three-month season in London’s West End and visited New York where it received Yoko Ono’s approval. Waters is reviving it once more, this time to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Lennon’s assassination and to celebrate the fact that Lennon would now be 70. [read more]

The Beatles' Stereo Box Set Wins GRAMMY Award

At today's 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, The Beatles' acclaimed stereo box set won the GRAMMY for Best Historical Album (Jeff Jones and Allan Rouse, compilation producers; Guy Massey, Steve Rooke, Sam Okell, Paul Hicks, and Sean Magee, remastering engineers). The September 2009 CD release of The Beatles' remastered original albums and new boxed collections in stereo and mono was one of the year's top entertainment events, breaking chart records around the world. Read More - PRNewswire

Paul McCartney wins Grammy for Helter Skelter - Reuters

McCartney took home the solo rock vocal performance statuette for the 42-year-old Beatles tune, which he dusted off for his 2009 live album "Good Evening New York City." It marked his 14th Grammy, of which 10 were Beatle-related, spanning 1965 to a reissue project in 1997. Read More - Reuters

John W. Whitehead: The FBI: Going Rogue

John Lennon was another such activist targeted for surveillance by the FBI. Fearing Lennon might incite anti-war violence, the Nixon administration directed the FBI to keep close tabs on the ex-Beatle, resulting in close to 400 pages of files on his activities during the early '70s. But the government's actions didn't stop with mere surveillance. The agency went so far as to attempt to have Lennon deported on drug charges. [read more]

Inquiry ordered into Beatle George Harrison donated Hindu temple in England

Since 1973, when George Harrison donated the Manor building and estate, village residents have been reportedly complaining against the Manor; and its congregational community, largely Hindus, have been protesting. In 1994, temple was reportedly ordered to close for public. It is claimed that one hundred members of British Parliament joined the list of supporters of the Temple at one time. [read more]

30yrs after death, John Lennon still a hit among young fans

A new survey has revealed that John Lennon is one of the top online entertainment names searched by kids on the Internet. According to Norton Online Family, the most-searched-for performer is current teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. However, the most surprising result was the position of legendary Beatles frontman John Lennon, who passed away long before most kids with access to a computer were born, reports the Herald Sun. More than 30 years since the release of his last song, Lennon was the second most searched-for artist among young fans born decades after his death in 1980. [read more]

Best Overall: The Beatles - Goldmine

In January 1963, the Beatles had one Top 20 hit to their name. By the end of the year, they were Britain’s biggest stars, with two hit albums and the accompanying singles, and John Lennon and Paul McCartney were being heralded as “The outstanding English composers of 1963” by William Mann in The Times. The Sunday Times went even further, calling Lennon and McCartney “The greatest composers since Beethoven.” Read More - Goldmine Magazine

Help! John Lennon's Guitar Is Trapped!

Illinois wants to rescue John Lennon's guitar from the defunct Peace Museum. The guitar and other stuff has been sitting at storage sites, one of which may have "suffered significant water and mold damage," Attorney General Lisa Madigan says. Madigan says that since no one, including museum administrator Melissa McGuire, has reregistered as a museum trustee, its valuables should to be handed over to "bona fide" charitable organizations. Read More - Courthouse News Service

Beatles were paid only £5 for their first gig at Cavern Club - Telegraph

The first concert by the Beatles at The Cavern Club, over a lunchtime on 9th February 1961 - 50 years ago today - was hardly an auspicious affair. They were paid £5 for the appearance, a concert that wasn't advertised, and George Harrison was nearly denied admission to play because he was wearing jeans. Read More - Telegraph

Fans mark Beatles 50th anniversary

Beatles fans will gather in Liverpool tomorrow for a celebration of 50 years since the Fab Four played their debut gig at the city's Cavern Club. John, Paul, George and Ringo first took to the stage of the famous Mathew Street venue during a lunchtime session on Tuesday February 9 1961. Over the following two years they made a total of 292 appearances until their final performance on August 3 1963 - as Beatlemania took off around the world.

The original Cavern was demolished in the 1970s to make way for a shopping centre but a replica club stands nearby which will be the focus of tomorrow's events. Cavern City Tours, the owner of the current venue, has organised a day of tribute events and Liverpool City Council will be unveiling a major revamp of Mathew Street. The plans include a new memorial in the form of a ceiling of light, dubbed Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, to be installed running the full length of the street.

Improvements will also be carried out to the John Lennon statue and Arthur Dooley's sculpture Four Lads Who Shook The World. Other stars associated with the Cavern Club include Cilla Black, who was a cloakroom attendant when she was discovered by Brian Epstein, Billy J Kramer, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Undertakers and the Searchers.

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The ballad of the John and Yoko tapes - The Boston Globe

In 2000, two New England men, John Fallon and Bobby Grenier, paid Yoko Ono’s ex-husband Tony Cox $180,000 for 10 hours of videotape, mostly depicting 29-year-old John Lennon. In the grainy footage from 1969, Lennon discusses ending his heroin habit — though he tokes marijuana — and jokes about spiking Richard Nixon’s tea with LSD, according to people who have seen the tapes. “We had three days of him doing everything except going to the bathroom,’’ Fallon told me. Read More - The Boston Globe

FBI seizes John Lennon's fingerprints in NYC - APP.com

The FBI has seized a set of John Lennon's fingerprints from a Manhattan memorabilia shop. U.S. agents removed the item on Wednesday from the store, called Gotta Have It! The New York Times says the signed fingerprint card was made at a police station on May 8, 1976. It bears the nameJohn Winston Ono Lennon. At the time, Lennon was applying for citizenship. Read More - APP.com

The Beatles Invaded America 47 Years Ago Today - Geeks of Doom

It was a cold February day at the newly-renamed John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City. At about 1:20PM, Pan Am flight 101 landed to the excitement of the 3,000 screaming fans who had been waiting patiently all morning. Four young lads from Liverpool, England, were about to step onto U.S. soil and change the world forever. The Beatles had arrived in America. The British Invasion had begun. Read More - Geeks of Doom

Gary Moore 1952-2011 - 7 Feb 2011

Gary Moore passed away while on holiday in Spain this weekend. He was 58 years old. Guitarist Moore is known for his his solo career as well as being a former member of Thin Lizzy and his work with the likes of George Harrison, Bob Dylan and with the Traveling Wilburys.

'It was great being around him [George Harrison] and playing all those Beatle guitars that were all hanging up on the wall in his home studio, like being a child in a toy shop. He was a great guy, and I had some great times with him. I also had some embarrassing moments, like the time he played me the opening chord to "A Hard Day's Night". It wasn't the way I had played it all those years. I said, "Is that right?" [Laughing] "Are you sure that's right, George?" He looked at me and went, "Yes, Gary. It's right." [Both Laughing]' ~ Gary Moore

Elton still recalls tragic day Lennon died

Elton John is still haunted by the day John Lennon was shot and killed. He was detained at a Melbourne, Australia airport and given the sad news. The rocker and Lennon had been close friends years before and Elton's crew knew how much the former Beatle meant to him, so decided to break the news to him gently. [read more]

Look Back: George Harrison Tries Out For The Beatles 53 Years Ago

George Harrison tried out to join the band that would later become the Beatles on February, 1958.Harrison had been friends with Paul McCartney for some time before that. They lived in the same working class part of Liverpool and had learned guitar chords together. McCartney had joined Lennon's Quarrymen in 1957 (they would change their name to the Beatles in 1960). [read more]

John Lennon's Ferrari won't be sold - AutoWeek

The John Lennon Ferrari, a Blue 1965 "Quad Headlight" 330 GT 2+2, reported as serial number 06781GT, will not be offered for sale on Saturday as scheduled. Siting a case of "vendors remorse" a Bonhams representative said this was a last-minute decision on the part of the seller. Lennon's Ferrari had garnered a good bit of publicity in the past few weeks. A photo of the car, with a two column feature, was featured in the European edition of The Wall Street Journal on Friday. The pre-sale estimate of the cars value was listed as between 120,000 and 170,000 Euro, or about $155,000 to $219,000 US Dollars. Source/Pic - AutoWeek Magazine

Prague's John Lennon memorial wall

"After his murder on 8 December 1980, John Lennon became a pacifist hero for many young Czechs. An image of Lennon was painted on a wall in a secluded square opposite the French Embassy (there is a niche on the wall that looks like a tombstone), along with political graffiti and Beatles lyrics." [read more]

Two unreleased Beatles songs released on iTunes 8th February - Musicrooms.net

For fans of The Beatles, this will probably come as a pleasant surprise. Since their releases on iTunes, the music of the fab four has made yet more millions for the legacy of the group, and now two exclusive tracks by the band will be released later this month. Read More - Musicrooms.net

Look Back: Beatles Hire Controversial New Manager 42 Years Ago

Allen Klein was named business manager for the Beatles on February 3, 1969. The decision, made over the objections of Paul McCartney, who preferred his father-in-law for the job, was a key source of conflict in the band's escalating breakup. The Beatles original manager, Brian Epstein, had died in 1967 and the intervening years had seen the band's affairs thrown into turmoil. Epstein's old management group, called NEMS, was bleeding cash and the Beatles' Apple venture was increasingly troubled. [read more]

Layla’s Got You On Your Knees. Again.

Call me a freak for birthdays, anniversaries, the ’60s, the ’70s, and music trivia in general, and you’d pretty much have my number which serves as a partial explanation as to why I feel compelled to call your attention to the 40th anniversary of Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. As that day fast approaches next month, what do you know? There’s a deluxe edition of that classic rock album in the pipeline! [read more]

Most celebrated apartment block in Manhattan accused of racism - The Independent

A beastly brouhaha has erupted at the Dakota Building, arguably the snootiest and most self-regarding apartment building in all of Manhattan, after one of its long-time residents filed a lawsuit this week accusing its managing board of straying beyond the bounds of familiar snobbery into outright racial discrimination. Read More - The Independent

Instant Expert: how the world caught Beatles fever - The National

"Beatlemania" described the fan frenzy surrounding The Beatles rock band. The hysteria, especially among teenage girls, began in early 1963 with the Liverpool lads' second UK single release,Please Please Me. The phenomenon spread to the United States when I Want to Hold Your Hand topped the US charts in late January 1964. The following month The Beatles - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - made their first visit to America, and the rest is music and pop culture history. Read More - The National