Paul McCartney Says Being Hailed as ‘The New Beatles’ is a ‘Kiss of Death’

Sir Paul McCartney says being hailed as the next Beatles is a “kiss of death” for a band. McCartney was asked about the stellar rise of U.K. boy band One Direction on U.K. TV show Daybreak. One Direction hit #1 on the Billboard album chart with their debut album – The Beatles did not achieve that. Read More

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Beatles Musical LET IT BE Set for September 14 Opening at Prince of Wales Theatre

It is fifty years since THE BEATLES released their first single ‘Love Me Do’ in October 1962. To celebrate, London’s Prince of Wales Theatre will welcome LET IT BE, a new West End production featuring more than twenty of The Beatles’ greatest hits for a limited season from September 2012. It is the first time that the Grand Theatrical Rights to The Beatles’ back catalogue have been granted by Sony/ATV for a West End production. Read More

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Review: 'Strange Fruit' doc a serious, unvarnished look at Apple Records history - Examiner.com

Despite reports to the contrary, "Strange Fruit: The Beatles' Apple Records," an unauthorized documentary on the history of the record label founded by the Beatles, is still scheduled to be released. Though Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk reportedly aren't taking orders for it at the moment, it can still be ordered directly from the distributor at this link. Read More - Examiner.com

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Beatles debut Love Me Do 50th anniversary celebrated with fab events in 2012 - HULIQ

By Beatles, they mean Ringo Starr joining the band in 1962 after replacing Pete Best on drums. Thus, the year 1962 marks the heyday of John Lennon as joint lead vocal, harmonica and rhythm electric guitar; with Paul McCartney as joint lead vocal and electric bass guitar; and George Harrison on electric soprano guitar and Ringo officially named as the Beatles drummer. Read More - HULIQ

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Beatles Can Block Wheelchair’s ‘Ticket to Ride’ in EU Case - Bloomberg

Apple Corps, owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono and the estate of George Harrison, have defended their trademarks with decades of litigation, including a long dispute against Apple Inc., which ended in 2010, clearing the way for it to distribute Beatles’ songs such as “Ticket to Ride” and “Drive My Car” through the Cupertino, California- based company’s iTunes music store. Read More - Bloomberg

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Paul McCartney Blows 'Kisses' To His Father's Era : NPR

"These songs are etched in my memory, and they're very happy memories, so I wanted to do the songs for that reason," he says. "I've always loved them, but when rock 'n' roll came along and I got into The Beatles, we just thought we were just doing another thing. It didn't dismiss the other songs at all. In fact, they became the basic structure of a lot of what John [Lennon] and I wrote." Read More - NPR

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Now on DVD: Richard Lester's How I Won the War (1967) - Bleader

Out of print for several years, Richard Lester’s grand-scale comedy How I Won the War (1967) is available on DVD again courtesy of the MGM Archive Collection (Facets has had it for rent for a couple of weeks). War may be remembered mainly for John Lennon’s involvement—the movie provided him with the circle-frame glasses that became central to his image—despite the fact that he plays only a supporting character. Read More - Bleader

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George Harrison Rarities Album Due In May - American Songwriter

Exciting news for fans of George Harrison, The Beatles and Bob Dylan — On May 1, in tandem with the release of Martin Scorsese’s Living In The Material World documentary, Hip-O Records will offer the ten-song album Early Takes Volume 1, a compilation of some of the demos and rarities heard in the film. Read More - American Songwriter

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Paul McCartney to play charity concert in London - Musicrooms.net

The Beatles legend is his bringing his full 'On The Run' arena tour to the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday night (29.03.12) to he kicks off a run of shows in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, and booked shows in Holland, Switzerland and Belgium around that show. The Who's Roger Daltrey - who organises the Cancer Trust shows - told The Sun newspaper: "Sir Paul has been brilliant. We almost got him last year but he couldn't make the date work. Read More - Musicrooms.net

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Lost George Harrison 'Sun' guitar solo on 'Material World' film - latimes.com

Tucked in among about a dozen bonus audio and video features on the May 1 home video release of Martin Scorsese’s documentary “George Harrison: Living in the Material World” is a session that’s bound to generate excitement among Harrison and Beatles aficionados: a missing George Harrison guitar solo from one of his most celebrated songs, “Here Comes the Sun.” Read More - latimes.com

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Yoko Ono: "John's affair wasn't hurtful to me. I needed a rest. I needed space" - Telegraph

Yoko Ono noiselessly taps at her MacBook. Everything about her is quiet and compact – even the keyboard on her computer hardly makes a sound. She is wearing a black fitted jacket and trousers. It is low cut and reveals a tiny womanly figure. Her hair is in soft spikes and she is wearing her trademark round glasses. Her skin is finely lined, with no hint of sagging. It’s hard to believe Ono is nearly 80. She is weirdly ageless – her face constant and iconic through all these years. Read More - Telegraph

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Bangladesh from A Different Perspective

In August 1971, a friend from a far away land revealed his empathy for the people of the then war-ridden Bangladesh. George Harrison, the former Beatle, responded to one of his friends [Pandit Ravi Shankar] and sang “My friend came to me, with sadness in his eyes/He told me that he wanted help, before his country dies…Bangladesh.” Read More

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The Beatles Film Director Richard Lester Gets BFI Fellowship - The Hollywood Reporter

His accolade, the highest the BFI dishes out, followed a screening of Lester’s Robin and Marian, starring Audrey Hepburn and Sean Connery at BFI Southbank and was presented by the organization's chairman, Greg Dyke. Read More - The Hollywood Reporter

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Binky Philips: It's All Eddie Cochran's Fault!

Before we go any further, let's retell the tale of Cute Paulie meeting Johnny Rhythm for the first time... It's around 3:30 in the afternoon on Saturday, July 6, 1957. Paul has watched John's Quarrymen do a few tunes at a garden party at a Liverpool church. Wanting to impress John, who is clearly the leader of the group, and just as clearly a bit of an hard-ass, Paul he knows exactly what to hit this guy with... Years later, John Lennon recalling the moment, was knocked out by the fact that Paul knew all the chords and words to "20 Flight Rock" by "everyone's idol," Eddie Cochran. Read More

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LIPA to buy Lennon's old art school - How-Do

LIPA, which is housed in Sir Paul and George Harrison’s old grammar school, The Liverpool Institute for Boys, said the Grade II-listed property will give it an extra 50,000 sq ft of teaching space. Read More - How-Do

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Monkee Micky Dolenz loves science, excels in all forms of entertainment - cleveland.com

If there is one thing most people don’t know about onetime Monkee Micky Dolenz is that he’s nuts about science. “I’m kind of a geek,” said Dolenz in a recent phone conversation from his Los Angeles home. Read More - cleveland.com

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Paul McCartney’s Ram Album to get Deluxe Reissue Treatment

The most ambitious edition will be the Deluxe Edition Box Set, which will include a bonus DVD, 112-page book, bonus discs and assorted exclusive prints. The deluxe set will also include Thrillington, an instrumental version of Ram originally released in 1977. Read More

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The Beatles for sale - This is Leicestershire

There had already been pandemonium when tickets went on sale for the concert at De Montfort Hall. In what the Leicester Illustrated Chronicle dubbed "The Twist and Shout Ticket Battle", one girl was trampled and at least one other taken to hospital. Kids had spent the night queuing outside what was the Municipal Offices in Charles Street – later Charles Street police station – to be the first in line to buy tickets on Sunday morning. In the crush, the fans staved in windows as they jostled to be nearer the front. Read More - This is Leicestershire

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Beatles Apple Records Documentary “Strange Fruit” Pulled (Trailer) - Rock Cellar Magazine

As we mentioned earlier this month, Strange Fruit, a film about the vanguard, musician-friendly Beatles record label Apple Records, was due to be released on April 24th in the U.S. Latest news is that their are legal snafus with the distributors and Apple Corp and the DVD is no longer available for pre-sale. Customers who had pre-ordered in the U.K. have had their orders cancelled and were sent the message “This item has been removed from sale for legal reasons.” Read More - Rock Cellar Magazine

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TRAVEL: It gave the world The Beatles, now Liverpool has even more to offer the traveller - Halifax Courier

There is artwork by world-renowned artists of John, Paul, Ringo and George all around the hotel, the restaurant is named after Sir Pete Blake who designed the cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band, and Lennon and McCartney even each have their own suites in homage. Read More - Halifax Courier

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The Beatles Headed To TouchTunes Interactive (a top story)::Beatles News ::antiMusic.com

On Monday The Beatles Headed To TouchTunes Interactive was a top story. Here is the recap: (Sub) The music of The Beatles will soon be featured across TouchTunes Interactive Networks network of over 50,000 digital jukeboxes. Starting April 1, 2012, TouchTunes will add The Beatles' 13 legendary studio albums to its catalog. Read More ::antiMusic.com

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Four Paul McCartney shows in America - MaccaBlog

Following weeks of excited speculation and internet rumours, thurday Paul confirms that he is taking his new 'On The Run' tour to South America this April. On April 15th, Paul will make his first ever visit to Uruguay in Montevideo. Paul will also be returning to Brazil with a show in Florianopolis on April 25th, almost exactly twelve months since his last visit. Paul will then return to Mexico for the tour's first date in the territory, Saturday 5th May at Estadio Omnilife in Guadalajara, and Tuesday 8th May at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Read More - MaccaBlog

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49th anniversary of Please Please Me: The thrilling story behind “Twist and Shout”

The Beatles had been recording for twelve hours and time was officially up. George Martin, though, needed on more number—something to send the album out with a bang. Accordingly he and his team retired with the group to the Abbey Road canteen for a last cup of coffee (or, in Lennon’s case, warm milk for his ragged throat). They knew what they had to do—the wildest thing in The Beatles’ act: “Twist and Shout,” their cover of a 1962 U.S. hit by black Cincinnati family act The Isley Brothers. An out-and-out screamer, it was always demanding. That night it was a very tall order indeed. Read More - slate.com

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Paul McCartney on 'RAM' re-release: 'It reminds me of my hippie days' - NME.COM

The album, which was McCartney's second LP after the demise of The Beatles and the only album to be credited to him and his former wife, Linda, will be re-released in the UK on May 21. A deluxe edition box set will include a 112-page book, photo prints, copies of handwritten lyrics and notes and four CDs as well as a film that tells the making of the album on DVD, Ramming. Read More - NME.COM

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Paul McCartney concert might be cancel for political reasons - The Yucatan Times

“It is complicated, we don`t have any resolution in the negotiations yet. He (McCartney) has the chance to come to the state right when the period of electoral silence is enacted. The date that we are proposing is very complicated, because he will be performing a tour in Asia, so the possibility to cancel the concert is very high”. Read More - The Yucatan Times

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Fleetwood still misses Harrison - WAAYTV.com

Mick Fleetwood is still struggling with the death of his friend and former brother-in-law George Harrison because they both really appreciated the beauty of life in Hawaii. The Fleetwood Mac drummer admits he often thinks about Harrison as he watches the sun set from his log cabin retreat on his sprawling estate in Maui Read More - WAAYTV.com

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RIP Paul McCartney: Beatles Fan Accidentally Sparks Twitter Death Hoax Worldwide

A closer look at the tweet showed that "RIP" is referring to both Lennon and Harrison who died after the band broke up in 1970. Lennon was murdered in 1980 and Harrison died of cancer in 2001. Both McCartney and Starr are still active. However, hours after Poynter's tweet "RIP Paul McCartney" began trending on Twitter. Read More - International Business Times ( People in general just aren't very smart .... )

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Paul McCartney and Annie Rigg Debut Meatless Monday Cookbook - Ecorazzi

Roughly 90% of the 120 roadies and crew working on Sir Paul’s worldwide tour were “hard-core meat eaters,” yet they were satisfied by Rigg’s cooking. Rigg acknowledges this was a challenge, yet attributes her success to “great flavors and fresh vegetables.” Sir Paul particularly enjoys Rigg’s “Lentil and Chickpea burger,” as well as “exotic, quite spicy dishes,” like Chickpea Tagine. Read More - Ecorazzi

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Paul McCartney Reportedly Releasing Deluxe ‘Ram’ Reissue This Spring

McCartney certainly seems to be in a nostalgic frame of mind these days: he’s offering a reproduction of his 1971 single ‘Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why’ on 7″ vinyl for this year’s Record Store Day event on April 21. And according to a report at the Second Disc, the official label information reads, “this exclusive reissue single is taken from the forthcoming Paul McCartney Archive Collection edition of ‘Ram’ coming this spring!” Read More

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The latest scandal in music recycling

Paul McCartney, Irving Berlin, and Leonard Bernstein all wrote high-profile music that wasn't entirely theirs. They use orchestrators (Bernstein in West Side Story), musical secretaries (Irving Berlin), and even collaborators (McCartney's concert works) to help get their thoughts on paper. But then, all three are most famous for their popular music, in which a composer's musical ambitions may outstretch the mechanics of bringing it into being. Read More

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Beatles expert explores "Revolver" in multi-media presentation at the Avon - NewsTimes

Everyone has grown up with this music and loved it," said Freiman, a Yale University graduate and professional composer and producer. "But very few had dived underneath to see how it was constructed, to see what makes (the album) tick." Read More - NewsTimes

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Beatle George Harrison's Swiss Manor Hits Market - AOL Real Estate

Home aside, the 1.6 acre parkland that Harrison's manor is built upon is remarkable in itself. At the summit of Montagnola, the park is abundant with formal gardens filled with bonsai trees, palms and other mature trees, topiaries and fountains. An 1,800-square-foot outbuilding bordering the village of Montagnola can act as staff quarters or a guesthouse. Read More - AOL Real Estate

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The Beatles' Yellow Submarine Feature Film Restored for May Release on DVD and Blu-ray; Film's Songtrack Album to be Reissued - MarketWatch

Currently out of print, the film has been restored in 4K digital resolution for the first time by Paul Rutan Jr. and his team of specialists at Triage Motion Picture Services and Eque Inc. Due to the delicate nature of the hand-drawn original artwork, no automated software was used in the digital clean-up of the film's restored photochemical elements. This was all done by hand, frame by frame. Read More - MarketWatch

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Haute Event: Abbey Road Traveling Experience Comes to Madame Tussauds - Haute Living Magazine

The experience is complete with wax figures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. The replication of the “Abbey Road” album cover includes a few purposeful variations. Beatles fans are invited to test their knowledge of the original Abbey Road photo and discover the differences in the Abbey Road Traveling Experience. Some of the variations are easily noticeable, but others may take a die-hard fan to uncover. Read More - Haute Living Magazine

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Craig Werner: Dylan and Springsteen: Beyond Angst

Ben Cherkasky is a Sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing on sociology and film studies. Having previously taken my classes on Bob Dylan and The Vietnam Era, he is serving as a "peer mentor," a position he previously filled for a class on "Dylan, The Beatles and the Sixties." His goal is to " push myself as well as the other students to be creative and insightful" and views music as "a powerhouse of positive insight and compassion." Read More

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Dancing through Life: Yoko Ono talks discrimination, marriage equality – LGBTQ Nation

Among the many iconic images of Yoko Ono, there is one that is particularly haunting. Taken in late 1969, she and her husband John Lennon have embarked on their worldwide “War Is Over” campaign. They are huddled together behind a giant placard bearing that mantra, dressed in all white. Her long black hair is parted in the middle, framing her face like draperies. But it is her eyes that are most evocative– dark pools of sadness and mystery. Read More – LGBTQ Nation

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Ringo Starr Doesn’t Care If Kids Ask ‘Who Are the Beatles?’

When Paul McCartney performed at the 2012 Grammy Awards last month, “Who is Paul McCartney” became a trending topic on Twitter, causing older Beatles fans to blink in amazement. But before you start spouting off about “kids these days” and the sadness of their musical apathy, it turns out McCartney’s one-time bandmate Ringo Starr was not offended by the question — even though it’s likely he’d have garnered the same digital reaction. Starr told Billboard: Read More

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New Quarrymen song with guest star May Pang to get radio debut Sunday - Examiner.com

The Quarrymen, the band from which the Beatles evolved, have released a new mix of their song, "No. 6," from their forthcoming "Grey Album." The song, recorded in Berlin, features the Quarrymen playing, singing and talking. As a special addition, it also includes May Pang whispering "Number 6." Pang was, of course, featured on his song, "No. 9 Dream." Lennon also wrote "Surprise, Surprise" about her. Read More - Examiner.com

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Ravi Shankar comes to Long Beach's Terrace Theater - latimes.com

Ravi Shankar, 91, India's most famous classical musician in the West since his collaborations with Beatle George Harrison and violinist Yehudi Menuhin in the 1960s, makes an infrequent concert appearance when he performs at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach on March 25. Read More - latimes.com

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Unseen footage of Beatles star - This is Staffordshire

Martin Scorsese's landmark documentary traces Harrison's life from his early beginnings in Liverpool to becoming world-famous musician, philanthropist, and filmmaker, weaving together interviews both with the late George and his closest friends, as well as photographs and archive footage including early live performances, much of it previously unseen. Read More - This is Staffordshire

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Sir Paul McCartney maintains eye contact with topless sunbather - Hindustan Times

Adding to her embarrassment, the tall sunbather was then beckoned over, still topless, and tasked with taking photos of the star with her friends, while his 51-year-old wife looked on. The 69-year-old remained the consummate gentleman in the awkward situation, maintaining eye contact throughout, as he engaged in polite conversation with the young brunette. The star posed for the photograph just days after he publicly bemoaned the attention he received from members of the public, especially those who used their mobile phones to take pictures of him. Read More - Hindustan Times

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George Harrison memorabilia unveiled - RTÉ Ten

Harrison's widow, Olivia, invited the museum's bosses to the home they shared together in Henley-on-Thames, England, and allowed them to hand pick the items for the display, which ends on 26 March. Read More - RTÉ Ten

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‘Imagine’ message often misunderstood

There is little doubt “Imagine” promotes world peace. It declares that without countries and religion, there would be “nothing to kill or die for,” and without possessions, there would be “no need for greed or hunger.” Lennon states that a world without these things would be a world with “all the people living life in peace.” Detractors like Clear Channel would say the hippie song disguises a sinister idea: that beneath the overt people-sitting-Indian-style-in-a-circle-holding-hands-and-chanting-“kumbaya” message lies some sort of socialist propaganda. Read More - The Independent Florida Alligator: Columns

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Paul McCartney's daughter still upset about Heather Mills from NZCity

The former couple were introduced by the talk show host at a charity event in 1999 and fashion designer Stella McCartney is still unhappy about the union, which ended in a bitter and expensive divorce for her father in 2008. Piers joked to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Whenever I see Stella, she prods me in the ribs and says: 'Dad is really grateful you cost him £50million... thanks for that!' "I'm sure Stella's thrilled, too, because it's her inheritance." Read More - NZCity

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Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy still look like honeymooners during playful day at the beach in St Barts - Mail Online

They've only been married five months, so it is understandable that Sir Paul McCartney hasn't quite settled into blasé territory with his wife.The musician, 69, is clearly still in the honeymoon period following his October wedding to Nancy Shevell, as the couple frolicked in the water in St Barts yesterday. McCartney affectionately took his wife's hand and gazed at her wedding band while they took a swim in the sea. Read More - Mail Online

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A Practical Approach to a More Spiritual Life

Martin Scorsese examines the spiritual evolution of George Harrison in his documentary, Living in the Material World. The former Beatle was aware that people had difficulty accepting his belief that material possessions don't matter when he had so many. But fame and fortune being heaped upon him so quickly at such a young age became the foundation of his search for something more. He dedicated himself to his spiritual practice and seemed truly detached from his earthly life by the time he died. His wife described his passing as an event that lit up the room. George said what he found was available to all of us. We simply had to switch focus and look within for the answers. Read More

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'60s Memories, Signed - WSJ.com

My other Beatle sighting wasn't actually mine. The first time my younger daughter Gracie, a fifth-grader at the time, was allowed to venture out of the house alone, she and her friend Anthea went to the Lexington Candy Shop Luncheonette around the corner. A few minutes later Gracie called my wife breathlessly, handing the phone to Anthea. "You know the guy who sings 'Hey Jude'?" Anthea whispered. "He's here." Read More - WSJ.com

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'Norwegian Wood' - Isn't It Good? Yes, It Is: Japanese Film Screens at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. - The Bloodshot Eye

"Norwegian Wood" has been criticized by some fans of the novel for its ethereal approach to highly emotional and even earthy content. Since I haven't read the novel, the movie's fidelity to its source wasn't a factor in my appreciation of this patient and tender film, highlighted by Tran Anh Hung's sure eye for composition and Mark Lee Ping Bin's lovely cinematography, marked by purposeful use of color and darkness, and a poetic apprehension of nature: the smoky fingers of early morning sunlight, pushing through the trees; the sea of grass, bent by the wind. Read More - The Bloodshot Eye

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The Beatles Arrive On TouchTunes Jukeboxes - Vending Times Inc.

The Beatles come to TouchTunes 16 months after the group's back-catalog finally arrived on iTunes, and three weeks after it became available as authorized ringtones. TouchTunes and Apple are the only digital music companies authorized to manage The Beatles music. It will be available on TouchTunes' network of 53,000 jukeboxes on April 1. The digital music provider has a two-year exclusive for The Beatles in the jukebox space. Read More - Vending Times Inc.

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Julian Lennon

Having released his first album for more than 10 years, Everything Changes has been well received. Guess It Was Me is the second single lifted from it; a gentle slice of pop rock with a fuzzy little guitar solo thrown in. It never quite gets out of second gear but contains more than a whiff John Lennon and The Beatles. The production only adds to the obvious vocal comparison. Read More


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Louise Harrison, sister of Beatle George Harrison, presents 'Help Keep Music Alive' - todaysthv.com

After living stateside for one year before the Beatles and ensuing 'Beatlemania' arrived, she assisted their manager by advising him what televised shows would benefit the Beatles, what stations were a must for their music, and she corrected media communications on behalf of the Beatles, even launching her own radio segments. She watched her baby brother explode in popularity and celebrity, and she was his staunch supporter every step of the way. Read More - todaysthv.com

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More Paul McCartney tour rumors swirling in South America - Examiner.com

Rumors are flying about possible upcoming Paul McCartney shows. In addition to a report that McCartney will be playing Costa Rica, a Brazilian official has sparked excitement among fans in that country by announcing on Twitter the former Beatle will be playing concerts in Brazil next month. Read More - Examiner.com

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Incense and Peppermints: 10 Giants of Psychedelic Guitar

For a time, in the second half of the ’60s, it seemed nearly every band on the planet was dabbling in psychedelic rock. Sitars, harpsichords and Mellotrons leaped to the fore, but the guitar never lost its place as psychedelic rock’s central instrument. George Harrison, Eric Clapton (in Cream) and even Keith Richards (Their Satanic Majesties Request, anyone?) are among those who contributed to the cause, which lives on in such bands as Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Read More - gibson.com

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The Guitar Collection: George Harrison Version: 1 Review - Macworld

The Guitar Collection: George Harrison highlights seven guitars from the former Beatle’s personal collection, with more to be added in future releases of this iPad app. A must-have for hard-core Beatles fans and guitar aficionados, this $10 download also deserves the attention of developers of content-rich iPad apps. It’s fun, informative, and a pleasure to use. Read More - Macworld

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U.S. DVD release of George Harrison doc in sight if online clues correct - Examiner.com

Though there's been no official announcement, the long wait for the U.S. release of the Martin Scorsese film "George Harrison: Living in the Material World" may finally be coming to an end, assuming some online listings are accurate. Read More - Examiner.com

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Boy band meets 007, Beatles in Nick movie - freep.com

Nickelodeon's made-for-TV boy band, Big Time Rush, stretch their skinny legs, graduating to a movie format with a London setting, an espionage plot and even a sprinkling of Beatles songs. All served up with their usual goofy mirth. Read More - freep.com Click to visit Beatlesnumber9 Amazon Store

Stella McCartney unveils biodegradable shoes - Marie Claire

Stella McCartney, who is a lifelong vegetarian and does not use any leather or fur in her designs, has taken her eco credentials one step further with biodegradable shoes. The shoes for her A/W’12 collection, which included a pair of red croc effect high heels and a chunky blocked heel with oversized buckle, all feature a prominent white platform sole which is biodegradable. Read More - Marie Claire

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Legendary Lennon and his art

Although they had very different styles as artists, Yoko Ono remembers how often husband John Lennon would halt work on a piece and call her over, saying something like, “‘Yoko, Yoko, just come look at this.’ And he’d throw it in the trash can, sometimes,” she said. Read More - Marco Island Sun Times

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An Evening of Monkees Memories coming to Milford in Memory of Davy Jones

In the sixties, The Monkees captured the hearts of millions. They sold more records than The Beatles & The Rolling Stones in 1967. The Monkees had such hits as "(Theme From) The Monkees," "Last Train to Clarksville," "I'm a Believer," "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," "Valleri" and "Daydream Believer." Their albums and singles have sold over 65 million copies worldwide, and the band was a pop-culture phenomenon, with songs that have stood the test of time.

They reunited through the years and toured occasionally from 1986 through 2011. On February 29, 2012, Davy Jones of The Monkees passed away. Up until Jones' death, the Monkees had been one of the few remaining major pop groups from the 1960s with all its members still alive. Their greatest hits CD, "The Best of The Monkees," just re-entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at number 20.

On Friday night, March 30, in tribute to Davy Jones, Liverpool Productions will be presenting "An Evening of Monkees Memories" at Aldario's Restaurant, 240 Naugatuck Avenue in Milford, CT. The event is open to all ages and doors open at 7pm.

"An Evening of Monkees Memories" features the New Jersey pop-rock band "The Characters." The Characters were a backing band not only for Davy Jones, but also for Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork, and they appeared in The Monkees' video for their song "Heart and Soul." They will be headlining the evening with a full set of the Monkees' hits, along with a second set of favorites from the Monkees' era. There will also be trivia, giveaways and DJ entertainment by Charles F. Rosenay!!!

Charles F. Rosenay!!!'s Liverpool Productions, organizers of the event, not only presented Beatles Conventions for four decades, but also produced Monkees Convention in the 80s. Peter Tork was a special guest at two conventions, and Davy Jones was the special guest of honor at one of the events. Charles considered Davy Jones a friend, and they were working on a project together just before the time of Jones' death.

The Friday night, March 30 "An Evening of Monkees Memories" tribute to Davy Jones at Aldario's Restaurant in Milford, CT is a dance party which will feature the live concerts by The Characters, DJ entertainment, special guests, a full all-you-can-eat dinner buffet plus open bar. Admission is $40 and reservation can be made at (203) 874-6096. For further info on the event, call Liverpool Productions at (203) 795-4737.


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Yoko Ono: John Lennon did not have bulimia

A new book is alleging the late rocker obsessed over “forbidden foods,” and countered the guilt he felt for eating them by purging. His widow says this is simply not true, stating he merely he indulged himself from time to time. Read More - msnbc.com Entertainment

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Sir Paul McCartney stuck on a Eurostar train for 6 hours - 3am & Mirror Online

He may have had a Ticket to Ride but Sir Paul McCartney still found himself stranded for six hours on a broken-down Eurostar train. The former Beatle, 69, wife Nancy Shevell, 51, and his daughter Stella were marooned in the French countryside after five inches of snow caused an overhead power cable to collapse. Despite the “vile” conditions on the train, chatty Macca did not let the long delay send him off the rails. Read More - Mirror Online

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Paul McCartney says fame ‘sometimes gets too much’

Sir Paul McCartney admits it’s a struggle to cope with fame in the digital age as he is constantly pursued by fans armed with camera phones. The Beatles legend has spent most of his life in the spotlight, but the veteran singer, who got married for the third time to Nancy Shevell last year, has said that the boom in modern technology makes it much harder for him to go unrecognised. Read More - ANI

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Janice Harper: Davy We Hardly Knew Ye: Why The Monkees Matter

One time when I was a little girl, I decided to run away. I stormed out of the house and began marching across the football field behind our home, hell-bent on never seeing my parents again, probably for no better reason than they'd told me to clean up my room. I had no idea where I'd go or how I'd survive, but I knew one thing for sure: I was never going back home, no matter what. And I marched on. Read More

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Stella McCartney: I prefer to call my children's nanny 'a friend'

FASHION designer and mother-of-four Stella McCartney has revealed she is uncomfortable with the word "nanny" and prefers to call her "a friend". Ms McCartney, whose children are all under the age of seven, has previously told how she feels overwhelmed as a working mother, and feels guilty for not "being a mother 100 per cent". Read More - Independent.ie

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KATIE NICHOLL: Now Stella McCartney wants to make if a Fab Five

The 40-year-old daughter of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was overheard talking about her desire for a fifth child at Paris Fashion Week, where she is set to unveil her autumn/winter collection tomorrow. Read More - Mail Online

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Classic Beatles album cover reimagined by Ralston artist - Omaha.com

Over two months, Costanzo put his own spin on the positively iconic 1967 album cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with a rendering of famous Nebraskans arrayed in much the same way as the cultural figures collaged on Peter Blake's design. Read More - Omaha.com

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Saturday Night Random Live Thread:The Beatles Edition - The Phinsider

So as many of you know Saturdays have become designated as the music based theme of the week. With that in mind this weeks subject comes from Josh aka Tunaflipper. Anyone that has spent any amount of time on this site knows that Tuna has an unhealthy love of Orioles baseball and of course all things Beatles. With that in mind the question of the night what is your all time favorite Beatles tune and who is your favorite Beatle. More specifically, who's music after their break up do you prefer? Read More - The Phinsider

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“Deconstructing the Beatles: Revolver” Shows Announced for March, April

There’s a new reason to check out the fascinating “Deconstructing the Beatles” content series from Scott Frieman. He’s introduced “TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS: DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES’ REVOLVER”. Here’s how the NY-based composer/producer/engineer explains the latest addition to his Fab Four breakdowns: Read More - Sound Community

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I'm officially a Beatles song - Under The Sun

The Beatles released “When I’m 64″ in 1967. I can’t say I especially identified with it at the time, nor even thought much about what it would be like when I did reach that age. After all, when you are only 19-years-old, you just assume you will never age. Ah, the arrogance of youth; I miss it so. Read More - Under The Sun

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Paul McCartney's son James steps out of the shadows - Mail Online

For a virtual unknown, being granted the star spot on America’s hugely popular David Letterman Show to launch his debut single was a terrific coup. But though the young singer’s demeanour was a little stiff and shy, his talent shone out. Read More - Mail Online

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The Press Association: McCartney's son to play The Cavern

Sir Paul McCartney's son is to follow in his father's footsteps by playing Liverpool's Cavern Club - where the Beatles made their name. James McCartney - also a musician - has lined up a show at the venue next month, as part of a short series of dates. The Fab Four were regulars at the Cavern in the early 1960s, performing nearly 300 shows. Read More

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A rock 'n' roll circus - Fortune Features

B.B. King, Barbara Streisand, Billy Preston, Chuck Berry, Dr. John, Eric Clapton, Etta James, George Harrison, Graham Nash, Harry Nilsson, Joe Cocker, John Lennon, Keith Moon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Martha Reeves, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, the Rolling Stones, Warren Zevon, and Yoko Ono. Read More - Fortune Features

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Davy Jones Remembered: Top Monkees Songs

The Monkees was a band created to cash in on the popularity of The Beatles, and Davy Jones was its heartthrob. The frontman of the made-for-TV band died at 66 on Wednesday from a heart attack. He and his bandmates had just finished a tour marking the band's 45th anniversary. Read More

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