Peter Tork, Ringo Starr remember Davy Jones - The Music Mix

In a statement to EW, the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr said of Jones’ passing, “God bless Davy. Peace & Love to his family.” (The Monkees and the Beatles were friendly rivals; the Monkees’ “Randy Scouse Git” song was even inspired by a party the Beatles hosted for the “Daydream Believer” band.) Read More - The Music Mix EW.com

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Monkees singer Davy Jones dies at 66 – USATODAY.com

Davy Jones, the mop-topped leader of 1960s pop band The Monkees, died Wednesday of a massive heart attack. Jones was 66. His publicist, Helen Kensick, said the singer died in Indiantown, Fla., where he lived. With an infectious smile and easy humor, the diminutive Brit played the Paul McCartney role in the Beatles-inspired quartet, which also included Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith. Read More – USATODAY.com

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Childhood homes of Beatles’ John Lennon and Paul McCartney to be preserved - The Washington Post

The childhood homes of former Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney, where the pair wrote some of their early songs, will be preserved, the government said Wednesday. Lennon’s house in south Liverpool and McCartney’s nearby row home will be granted a grade 2 listing, which means they cannot be altered without the permission of local officials, said Britain’s Heritage Minister John Penrose. Read More - The Washington Post

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Behind the Cover Story: Stella McCartney's 'Ghetto' Side? - NYTimes.com

Cathy Horyn, fashion critic for The Times, wrote this week’s cover story for the magazine on the fashion designer Stella McCartney. When did you start considering McCartney as a possible subject for a profile? Read More - NYTimes.com

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Epstein 'A new play about the man who made The Beatles'

A brand new play about one of Liverpool's favourite sons and one of the world's most successful music entrepreneurs is to premiere in Liverpool, in a year that celebrates 50 years since The Beatles came together and will be the first major production at the new Epstein Theatre. Read More




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The Buffalo Springfield Reunion Appears To Be Over - Rolling Stone

Buffalo Springfield played their first shows since splitting up in 1968 at the Bridge School Benefit in the fall of 2010. The next summer they played a six-date theater tour of California before performing at Bonnaroo. Around that time, Richie Furay said that a thirty date tour was being booked for later in the year, but they later said the timeline moved to sometime in 2012. "This delay happened for a multitude of reasons," Richie Furay's manager David Spero told Rolling Stone last September. "The plan is still to tour next year. There's not a timeline at this point. Buffalo Springfield is at the top of Neil's list of priorities. It's just a matter of finding a time that works for everybody." Read More - Rolling Stone

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Ringo Starr maps tour with his All-Starr Band

Ringo Starr will return to the road this summer for an outing featuring the thirteenth edition of his All-Starr Band. The legendary drummer of The Beatles will perform at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston on Tuesday, June 19. Tickets for the show, which range in price from $30 to $95, will go on sale Monday at 10.m. through Live Nation. Read More - Boston Music

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Happy birthday, George Harrison

The first song I ever remember hearing was Here Comes the Sun, which Mom and Dad used to play on a record player they'd drag out to the backyard while I ran around on the small bit of grass outside, just me, a little dope in a baby girl's dress, chewing on some toy or batting around some ball and dancing on the spot while they cheered me on. Read More

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George Harrison:10 quotes on his birthday -- CSMonitor.com

Forever remembered as a member of the Fab Four – and also the youngest of the Beatles – Liverpudlian George Harrison later had a successful solo career, was a member of the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, and was voted No. 11 on Time Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. Here are 10 quotes from Harrison on February 25, 2012 – which would have been his 69th birthday. Read More - CSMonitor.com

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Happy Birthday, George Harrison: The Quiet Beatle's Best Songs - County Grind

Volumes have been written about George Harrison, variously referred to as "the quiet Beatle," "the spiritual Beatle," "the baby Beatle," and the like. In fact, he was the most misunderstood member of the band, the one who had to continuously vie with Lennon and McCartney to get his songs on albums. Read More - County Grind

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'Looking Through a Glass Onion' finds new insights into Beatles - Times Union

The Beatles,'' commonly known as the "White Album," the band's ninth, showed a group in flux, with selections ranging from the reggae-tinged English music hall leanings of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" to the sweet majesty of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and from the gentle "Blackbird" to the screeching "Yer Blues." Read More - Times Union

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Ringo marches to own beat on latest album - Variety

Beatles fans are always scouring the band members' solo albums for interesting credits. On the newest release, "Ringo 2012" (Hip-O/UMe), they will find one they've never seen before: "Produced by Ringo Starr." Read More - Variety

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Explore George Harrison's Guitars

George Harrison wasn't the flashiest, craftiest guitarist of his day, just the one everyone loved. His sound always served the songs, just enough to make them better, but never enough to eclipse the writing of Lennon or McCartney or even his own tunes. Read More



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The 60s Revolution and Innovation

Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens said, “If you want to be free, be free, because there are a million things to be.” Stevens was right. The counterculture of the 60s was a time of divided opinions, environmentalism, legendary music, roads less travelled, and civil rights. The push for change was led by catalysts ranging from John Lennon to John F. Kennedy, from Muhammad Ali to Martin Luther King Jr., and others who were not afraid to go in a different direction. Read More

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Digital Notes: Beatles Songs Finally Sold as Ringtones - NYTimes.com

About five years after the peak of interest in mobile ringtones, the Beatles have finally jumped on the bandwagon. On Wednesday, iTunes stores around the world began selling ringtones of the 27 hits on the band’s compilation “1″; in the United States, the 30-second clips cost $1.29, the same as a complete song. Read More- NYTimes.com

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Fabfouria! Celebrates George Harrison’s Birthday With New Questions But You Have To Think For Yourself

Honoring George Harrison and his fellow Beatles, the new updated Fabfouria! app contains more than 50 questions about George. Based on Brooke Halpin’s recent quiz book, Do You Really Know The Beatles?, the updated Fabfouria! app covers the different periods of The Beatles history from early Beatlemania, to their tours, movies, recordings, and their solo years. Unlike the book, the questions have been converted into multiple choice.

The new update features 300 additional questions available for purchase and up to 50 free bonus questions that players can earn. Some of the questions present entertaining, brain teasing word play on Beatle songs. For example, if you like to sail ships and chop trees, what else might you like to do? The game continues to include some creative and entertaining visual and personality touches that hopefully elicit the same fun loving spirit and creativity that embodies the Beatles' musical and cultural legacy.

"I've been an avid Beatles fan for more than forty years, and Fabfouria challenges me each time I play," says customer Paul Williams, who grew up to the sounds of his parents' Beatles records playing on the family turntable. "The game covers the band, the songs, the times and so many interesting and unusual facts. We and our kids have so much fun playing it together, and I think they've learned more Beatles info from this app than most people ever know."

Robert Fitzpatrick, The Beatles former US Attorney says, “This quiz is perfect for Beatle trivia enthusiasts of all ages. It has a wide variety of questions, ranging from easy to challenging. Fabfouria is immensely informative. It even has questions that I couldn't answer!”

The new Fabfouria! updated app is available at the App Store on iTunes or go to: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fabfouria!/id479157119?ls=1&mt=8

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Paul McCartney To Kick Off Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts At Royal Albert Hall

The Beatles legend will hit the stage for a special concert on March 29, followed by concerts by Example (March 30), Pulp (March 31), Jessie J (April 1), an evening of comedy hosted by Jason Manford plus special guests (April 2), and Florence + the Machine (April 3). Read More

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Primal Scream: The Trauma Behind John Lennon’s Brilliant Plastic Ono Band

Beatles fans who favored John Lennon’s most deeply personal songs – “Julia,” “I’m a Loser,” “Help!” – could scarcely have imagined the searing introspection Lennon would unleash with his first post-Beatles solo album. Released in December 1970, Plastic Ono Band gave new meaning to so-called confessional songwriting. Framed by rock’s most basic instrumentation – bass (played by Klaus Voormann), drums (played by Ringo Starr) and guitar and piano (played by Lennon himself), the former Beatle presented himself in all his myriad guises, from angry rebel to devoted soulmate to questing artist striving to free himself from the shackles of Beatledom. Read More - gibson.com



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Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan? That's the sound of ageing | John Harris - The Guardian

On 18 June this year, Paul McCartney will turn 70. "There's a little cell in my brain that's never going to believe that," he says in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, though there are signs of the burdens of old age starting to arrive. Certainly, he has finally quit smoking what some still call jazz tobacco, apparently because of the demands of raising his eight-year-old daughter. "Your sense of responsibility does kick in, if you're lucky, at some point," he reckons. Read More - The Guardian

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Beatles Church For Sale?

Beatles fans the world over will be looking to add another piece of memorabilia to their collections soon, as a limited edition model of the so-called 'Beatles Church' goes on sale. Read More



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Vinyl Cave: Mono vs. stereo with the 'White Album' by The Beatles - Isthmus

Another legendary title was recently checked off this collector's list: I stumbled across a mono LP of The Beatles, a.k.a. the White Album. Probably similar to many Fabs fans in the U.S., I've known about the U.K. mono edition for many years, but had never seen one in person until now. Other than the original 1968 press run, it was available during a U.K. reissue series in the early 1980s of mono LPs by The Beatles; the copy I tracked down is from that edition. Read More - Isthmus The Daily Page

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Hohner Announces The John Lennon “IMAGINE” Signature Series Harmonica

Featuring brilliant white cover-plates, stylish white packaging, and a clear acrylic comb, the ‘IMAGINE’ harmonica will pay tribute to the legacy of John Lennon, one of the greatest musicians and composers of the 20th century. John Lennon began playing the harmonica when he was a child in Liverpool and was greatly influenced in the 1960’s by American blues music. Read More - PR

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Diana Krall talks about her collaboration with Sir Paul McCartney. - MaccaBlog

Diana Krall has worked on Kisses on the Bottom, the latest album from Paul McCartney, which revisits some old American jazz standards. Talking exclusively to The Express, she told us about her collaboration. She hates talking. Which is not very convenient for even a simple phone conversation. Diana Krall lives in the United States, her house is lost in the countryside with her twins. And she's not very keen on doing some promo for the album. Read More - MaccaBlog



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Paul McCartney in studio for his next rock album - MaccaBlog

In an interview granted to the Rolling Stones magazine, we learn that McCartney is already in studio for its next rock album. It's in Abbey Road studio that are welcomed the journalists of the Rolling Stones magazine. McCartney receives them very simply, feeling at home. He tells some anecdotes on the Beatles and presents the studio which is full of memories. Read More - MaccaBlog

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Roberta Flack's Long And Winding Road : NPR

Roberta Flack has been singing in a way that plucks at the heartstrings since 1969, when she recorded the breakthrough song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." She followed that hit with many, many more, including, "Killing Me Softly with His Song," "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You." Read More : NPR



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Happy Birthday, Yoko Ono! (VIDEOS)

Yoko Ono, the Japanese performance artist, singer, and widow of John Lennon, was born on this day in 1933. She once wrote, "I realized that an artist seeking to tell the truth in her art takes great courage," and we believe Ono has told us many truths over the years, don't you? read more - huffington post



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Ringo Starr Says Beatles Remasters Helped his Reputation as a Drummer

One might expect Ringo Starr to be secure in the knowledge that nearly every rock drummer who has come in his wake cites him as an influence. Fact is, however, it took the remastering of The Beatles’ catalog to present him in what he feels was a proper light. Read More - gibson.com



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Lost Paul McCartney track unearthed - BeatlesNews.com

ZTT Records releases The Art of the 12" Volume II this coming Monday, February 20. It's the follow-up to 2011's acclaimed The Art of the 12" and compiles two CDs of classic 80s 12" remixes, many of which are appearing for the first time on CD. This new release contains a recently unearthed Paul McCartney track from the mid-1980s, the full length version of the Art of Noise remix of Spies Like Us. Read More - BeatlesNews.com

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Elvis Presley's Model Teeth Up For Grabs -::antiMusic.com

First, John Lennon's tooth went up for auction in a high-profile sale, and now it's Elvis Presley's turn. According to ABC News, a one-of-a-kind a model of Elvis Presley's teeth together with a crown made for the star by the musician's former Memphis dentist, Henry J. Weiss, will be up for auction beginning February 25. Read More ::antiMusic.com

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Israeli Arab musician wins Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award - Israel News

Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar, a 34-year-old violinist and the director of the Polyphony Conservatory in Nazareth, will be awarded the Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts. The prize has been awarded annually since 2009 by Ono to artists from various fields for their efforts to promote peace through the arts. Read More - Israel News

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Paul McCartney Quits Pot for Daughter's Sake

Paul McCartney, a guy who used to be in a band, and then another band that wasn't nearly as good, has decided at the ripe old age of 69 to stop smoking pot. Sir Paul, who smoked his first joint with Bob Dylan while touring through the U.S. with the Beatles in 1964, says he gave up his decades-long habit so that he can be a more responsible parent to his eight-year-old daughter, Beatrice. Read More - The Mark

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Paul McCartney: The Beatles Considered Reuniting - Rolling Stone

The Beatles had considered getting back together while all four members were still alive, says Paul McCartney. "There was talk of re-forming the Beatles a couple of times," he tells Rolling Stone, "but it didn't jell, there was not enough passion behind the idea." According to McCartney, the band was very pleased with having come full circle creatively, and worried about tainting their legacy. Read More - Rolling Stone




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Video: Ringo Starr and his All-Star Band - Smithtown Radio

All this afternoon I’m previewing the Jones Beach concert schedule. A few of the shows have been released including Neil Diamond (June 8 and 10) and Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band (June 22). In 2010, SmithtownRadio.com’s Tim Pounds and I had a chance to see Ringo and his band at Radio City. It just so happened to be Ringo’s 70th birthday. His old pal Paul McCartney showed up for a rare reunion of the two remaining live Beatles. Video/More - Smithtown Radio

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Whitney Houston's Death: Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell Pay Respects at Hilton Hotel Memorial (Video) - Hollywood Reporter

At Friday's MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello had some poignant words to describe the guest of honor. "Off stage, he's a human and always has been," said Costello. "That's human as in -manitarian." Read More - Hollywood Reporter



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Johnny Depp Rocks Out with Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen - People.com

Following their closing performance at Sunday night's Grammy Awards, Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen made their way to the Foo Fighters' after-party at Fig & Olive Melrose Place. No sooner did they get there than Johnny Depp arrived and grabbed a glass of wine and a seat in the lounge, cordially greeting friends and fans. Read More - People.com



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Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney enter charts - Telegraph

Sir Mick Jagger flew into the top 10 in the singles chart for the first time in more than a quarter of a century. The Rolling Stones singer features on the new Will.I.Am single, T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever), which entered the charts at number three, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC). Read More - Telegraph



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Brian Epstein and the quest for a contract

On a cold winter’s day in early 1962, Brian Epstein and the Beatles huddled together contemplating their failed bid for a Decca recording contract and the bitter aftertaste of rejection that left emptiness in their stomachs. But hunger can feed ambition. Disappointments would ensue, but almost immediately Epstein would be the proverbial right man in the right place at the right time and meet a string of people who were looking for something not-quite-exactly unlike the Beatles. Read More - OUPblog



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Paul McCartney to make cameo on ‘Mad Men’? - TheCelebrityCafe.com

Paul McCartney has been busy lately, thanks to his new album out this week, Kisses on the Bottom, a concert streamed on iTunes and finally receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now, there are rumors that the former member of the biggest rock group of the 1960s might be making a cameo on Mad Men, a show based in that era. Read More - TheCelebrityCafe.com



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Eddie Izzard’s Fake McCartney Bio Speech - Showbiz411

Exclusive: Here’s the full text of Eddie Izzard’s running commentary about Paul McCartney during last night’s MusiCares show. It was a lot more interesting than the real story, which everyone knows by heart. I do think this is the beginning of fake toasts and tributes. (To be fair, Mike Nichols did this kind of thing once for Warren Beatty and it was also hilarious.) Brilliant! Read More - Showbiz411



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The man who rejected the Beatles - The Independent

"Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein." With that airy dismissal of the Beatles, supposedly directed 50 years ago this month at the group's manager Brian Epstein, Dick Rowe of Decca made himself unwittingly but enduringly synonymous with catastrophic commercial misjudgements. Read More - The Independent

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Paul McCartney: 'John Lennon and I had the same premonition about The Beatles' success' - NME.COM

The singer, who suggested that the dream was a metaphor for the fame they'd achieve with the Fab Four, said: "Life gives you minor premonitions. You don't think of them as premonitions until the dream comes true and you think, 'Hey, I wonder if that was a sign?'. READ MORE - NME.COM

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Abbey Road Studios Opens Its Doors - Londonist

Visitors will receive unique access to archived photos and unheard recordings before attending a talk by the authors of the book Recording The Beatles, which explores the sonic creativity of landmark recordings as part of the studio’s 80 year anniversary celebrations. Read More - Londonist



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Roberta Flack releases her version of Beatles classics - detroitnews.com

No, Roberta Flack was never a member of the Beatles, but in her new CD, "Let it Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles," the soul songstress sings classics from the legendary Fab Four and makes them her own. read more - detroitnews.com



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Paul McCartney Honored as MusiCares Person of the Year - NYTimes.com

There are not too many accolades left for Paul McCartney to win, but the tribute an all-star line-up of musicians paid him Friday night in Los Angeles when he was named the MusiCares Person of the Year must rank among the most heartfelt. Read More - NYTimes.com

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John Lennon Biopic "Nowhere Boy" Will Be Adapted For the Stage; Paolo Nutini in Talks to Write Score - Playbill.com

The 2009 film, based on the autobiography "Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon" by Julia Baird, chronicles the adolescence of Lennon, his relationships with his guardian aunt and his birth mother, the creation of his first band and the beginnings of the Beatles. Read More - Playbill.com

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Paul McCartney Receives a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - UsMagazine.com

The 69-year-old singer, who released his new album, Kisses on the Bottom, Tuesday, was honored with the 2,460th star Thursday. McCartney was introduced by fellow musician Neil Young, who praised his "ability to put melodies and chords and feelings together." Read More - UsMagazine.com



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The Beatles on Ed Sullivan: It Was 48 Years Ago Today - International Business Times

Forty-eight years ago, an event occurred that shattered the American psyche and permanently altered society as we know it. The Beatles, a long-haired quartet from Liverpool, England, appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in New York and introduced a huge audience of some 73-million people (more than one-third of the entire U.S. population) to the joyous melodies and excitement of the Fab Four. Read More - International Business Times

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Ringo Reveals All Starr Band Lineup, Tour

This version of the All Starr Band will include Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie (Santana), Steve Lukather (Toto), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), saxophonist Mark Rivera and drummer Gregg Bissonette, along with Ringo, of course. Can one band handle two guys who spell Gregg with two Gs? Only time will tell. Read More - gibson.com



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Paul McCartney pulls his albums from streaming services

Digital Music News further reported that an order leaked from Universal Music Group and Concord which designates that "all streaming services" are being asked to remove McCartney's material from their offerings. A check of Rdio and MOG confirms this, although McCartney's post-Beatles work remained available at Rhapsody as of Wednesday afternoon (2/8). A list of material specifically removed is included below. Read More



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Sonic State Amped: Eric Clapton Isolated Guitar Track 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', Hear Clapton's solo in solo

This was uploaded to YouTube last year, but has so far completely passed me by. It's Eric Clapton's isolated guitar track from George Harrison's 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', and it is absolutely astounding. Read More/Video

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Lennon and Other World Class Artists Spread Joy to Children in Japan

A group of internationally established musicians and producers joined forces to kick off the season of giving early last year by producing an album that aims to bring hope to children with cancer in Japan and their families. The CD is called 'Shine On! Songs Volume One' and has uplifting songs from a variety of genres. Read More - PR

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Paul McCartney's Next Performance Is Coming to You Live, and for Free, on iTunes

Ever since The Beatles and Apple kissed and made up in 2007, Apple products and its fans can’t seem to get enough of the fab four and its surviving members. The service already has the legendary group’s 13 studio albums (added to iTunes in 2010) and now Apple is helping former Beatle Paul McCartney promote his latest album with a free live stream of his performance from Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 9. Read More - mashable



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The Beatles In Buffalo? It Almost Happened!

When the Beatles were planning to invade America 48 years ago this week, their tour was all based around three consecutive Sunday night appearances they were going to make on the Ed Sullivan show. Their first would be on Sunday February 9th, then two days later they were scheduled to play a concert in Washington, D.C. That left an open date for Monday, the 10th. And that's where our story of "just imagine what if" begins. Read More - wgrz.com



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Sean Lennon to Serve as Artistic Director of L.A. Animation Fest - Reuters

New screenings of "Team America: World Police" and "Shrek," a tribute to Bill Plympton and programs curated by musician Sean Lennon will highlight the third annual Los Angeles Animation Festival, which announced the lineup for its March festival on Tuesday. Read More

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Ringo Starr won’t be part of a Beatles reunion involving children of George Harrison and John Lennon

Last summer, Julian Lennon expressed a similar reluctance to performing together as “the Beatles”: “There will NEVER be a Beatles reunion, because two of the members of the band have since passed … and NO ONE could, or should try to replace them,” Lennon wrote on his Facebook page in July. The latest Beatles reunion storyline involved a proposed appearance at the 2012 Olympics in London, but Starr already has dates scheduled in the U.S. during that time frame: “I will not be at the Olympics,” Starr says. “I have to be very definite about that because they will say, ‘Oh, is he coming? Isn’t he coming?’ No, I am not going … but to all the athletes: ‘Peace and love!’” Read More



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Diamond Jubilee concert to be headlined by Sir Paul McCartney - mirror.co.uk

Sir Paul McCartney will headline a spectacular musical tribute to the Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee. The former Beatle will be among a concert line-up that will feature artists from across the 60 years of the monarch's reign playing in front of Buckingham Palace in June. Securing McCartney for the event's bill is a major coup for singer Gary Barlow who is helping to organise the event. Read More - mirror.co.uk



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Paul Mccartney amazed he was a Beatle - Musicrooms.net

The singer and songwriter started his career with the legendary pop group alongside John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison in the early 60s, and puts his humility down to the fact he never got too used to being a star. He told the Metro newspaper: "I'm lucky that I've always retained a sense of wonder. I was looking at the George Harrison book accompanying Martin Scorsese's 'Living In The Material World' film recently and opened it at a picture George had taken of me and the other guys on an aeroplane. Read More - Musicrooms.net



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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's John McEuen Finds Influence in Phish, Johnny Cash, The Beatles and The Band on New Album

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “String Wizard” John McEuen will release an album with his musician sons Nathan and Jonathan on April 3 via MesaBluemoon Recordings. The musicians recorded The McEuen Sessions—For All The Good from John, Nathan, and Jonathan McEuen was at Tree Sound Studios in Norcross, Georgia with almost no guest players (Dave Mason—spontaneously—added drums on “Only You Know And I Know,” and mixed it). read more - Jambands.com

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India wows at Ono’s daughters - Mind's I

Now that we have Yoko Ono exhibitions in India, women rights activists are very aptly blooming with joy. After all, they have a woman’s works with them, who has championed their cause ‘all alone’, all these years. The feisty “protest artist’ (as she describes herself) never got bogged down after the tragic murder of her husband (John Lennon) and, instead, took on the forces acting against her to become a greater “sore point” for her critics. Read More : Mind's I

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We can work tour out - McCartney

He loves us, yeah, yeah, yeah. Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has revealed his desire to visit Australia again, saying he is keen to tour here soon. "I would love to come, I would really love to come," McCartney said. Read More



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Previously unseen photos of The Beatles go on display - Kent News

One of Britain’s best known photographers has rediscovered some historic shots of The Beatles in action – and after an exhibition in Kent, they will be on sale for around £2,000 each. The series of five newly discovered photographs of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were taken a staggering 48 years ago by Faversham’s John Farrier, who is due to photograph US president Barack Obama soon. He was raking through old negatives of AGFA film and was stunned at what he’d found. The pictures were taken at the Odeon Cinema in Lewisham during a live concert in December, 1963. They were developed with the help of some modern day imaging technology and readied for display. Read More - Kent News



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Meet the Beatles You Thought You Knew - Healdsburg, CA Patch

Everybody knows about the Beatles, right? Four guys, Liverpool, took the world by storm in the 1960s. Eight years, 13 albums, three movies, billion-dollar song earnings, countless books, documentaries as well as spin-off and tribute bands from the Plastic Ono Band to Wings to, well, Sonoma County's own Sun Kings. Read More - Healdsburg, CA Patch

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Lennon's other artistry on display in Hyde Park - TBO.com

John Lennon left an indelible mark on the music world, first as one of the "Beatles," then as a solo artist before his death in 1980 after being shot by Mark David Chapman in New York City. The iconic singer also had a strong passion for art, but he found it difficult to be taken seriously by the art world. Read More - TBO.com



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"The Beatles" writer Bruce Howard dead at 86 - Big Cartoon News

Emmy-nominated TV writer Bruce Howard, an uncred­ited story man for all 39 episodes of King Fea­tures Syndicate’s 1965–67 The Bea­t­les car­toon series, died Mon­day in Stu­dio City, Cal­i­for­nia of nat­ural causes. He was 86. Howard wrote 32 episodes of The Red Skel­ton Hour in 1962–63, and was nom­i­nated for an Emmy for his work. Read More




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Explore George Harrison's Guitar Collection in New App - Rolling Stone

Guitar Collection: George Harrison, a new iPad app providing a tour of the late Beatle's extensive collection of instruments, will be released on February 23rd, two days before what would have been the rocker's 69th birthday. The app, which was developed by Harrison's son Dhani, is currently in use at the Grammy Museum's George Harrison: Living in the Material World exhibit, allowing users to learn about the history and use of all of his guitars. Read More - Rolling Stone




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'Come Together' with Beatles music to benefit Senior Services - HeraldNet.com

"Come Together," a Beatles tribute dinner show, will benefit Senior Services of Snohomish County. The nonprofit organization serves more than 35,000 people each year with programs that include Meals on Wheels, housing and transportation. Read More - HeraldNet.com

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Paul McCartney Has Date With a Hollywood Star; Performers Announced For His MusiCares Tribute

Paul McCartney will be very busy next week with a number of events including the newly announced enshrining of his name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Read More - VVN Music



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Ringo Starr Reveals His Love Of 'The Price Is Right' On 'Late Late Show' (VIDEO)

A-list stars, they're just like the rest of us. Take Ringo Starr, for example. Forever immortalized as a member of The Beatles, Starr loves to kick back and watch "The Price Is Right." Read More (VIDEO)

IDhani Harrison to Wed Iceland deCODE Chief’s Daughter

Dhani Harrison, the son of late Beatle George Harrison and his wife Olivia, is set to marry Sólveig Káradóttir, the daughter of Icelandic neurologist Kári Stefánsson, chief and co-founder of deCODE Genetics, in June. Read More

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Paul McCartney's New Album Streaming Online - ::antiMusic.com

Paul McCartney's Kisses On The Bottom the album is now available to stream in its entirety at NPR.org. Additionally the first interview with McCartney and Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma discussing the new album is now available in the official EPK here. Kisses On The Bottom is set for North American release next Tuesday. But you can hear it now as part of NPR.com's first listen program here. MORE - ::antiMusic.com

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