Win a Gretsch George Harrison Signature Duo Jet Guitar - Rolling Stone

To celebrate the May 1st DVD release of Martin Scorcese's George Harrison documentary Living in the Material World, Rolling Stone is giving away a Gretsch guitar modeled on Harrison's original 1957 Gretsch Duo Jet, which he purchased secondhand in the early Sixties. Harrison recorded Please Please Me with his original Gretsch, and played it during the legendary Cavern Club gigs as the Beatles rose to become a global phenomenon. Years later, he revived the nostalgic axe for his 1987 solo album Cloud Nine, and it appeared on that album's cover. Read More - Rolling Stone

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The Beatles' Restored Yellow Submarine Feature Film Set for Theatrical Release In May - HispanicBusiness.com

The Beatles' classic 1968 animated feature film, Yellow Submarine, has been digitally restored and will be presented on the big screen in select theaters across the United States in May. EMI and Apple Corps Ltd. have teamed with D&E Entertainment (www.DandEentertainment.com) to give Beatles fans of all ages the opportunity to come together and share in this visually stunning movie and soundtrack. On May 5 at the famed Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, Yellow Submarine will start its theatrical campaign with an 8pm screening. Read More - HispanicBusiness.com

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Revolution: The Song That Changed My Life - NME

I first heard ‘Revolution’ when I was four years old, I guess I was just lucky enough to be able to work the record player and recognise it from the apple in the middle. I liked to play with the knobs on the front of the record player, turn the bass right up… I probably even only got the right-hand speaker. I just wanted it to be as big as possible. ...Read More...

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'Quiet' Beatle speaks loudly in solo work - Metromix St. Louis

"George had a deep feeling of searching, of longing, and you hear it in the songs," says his widow, Olivia Harrison, co-producer of George Harrison: Living in the Material World, which aired on HBO in October and arrives Tuesday on DVD and Blu-ray, and as a deluxe set with photo book and CD. The 10-track Early Takes Volume 1 also will be released separately. Read More - Metromix St. Louis

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The Day Beatles John and Paul Almost Reunited On Saturday Night Live (a top story)::Beatles News ::antiMusic.com

The Day Beatles John and Paul Almost Reunited On Saturday Night Live was a top story. Here is the recap: (Gibson) On this day in 1976, Paul and Linda McCartney spent the evening with John Lennon at his New York Dakota apartment and watched Saturday Night Live on TV. Producer of the show, Lorne Michaels, made an offer on air asking The Beatles to turn up and play three songs live. Lennon and McCartney thought about taking a cab to the studio, but decided they were too tired. Gibson looks back: Read More ::antiMusic.com

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Paul McCartney to play free show in Mexico

McCartney says, “Thanks to the Mayor and the people of Mexico for making this beautiful site available for our show. Also thanks to the sponsors and promoters who made this possible. We’re really excited to play this one-off event – we’re ready to rock!” Read More - a Chron.com blog

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Get Into This Award celebrates Liverpool music

The inaugural Get Into This Award, named after a music blog run by writer Peter Guy, went to the delicate and hypnotic four-piece band Loved Ones. The award has been dubbed the "Scouse Mercury" after the Mercury Music Prize. Read More - BBC News

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Author discusses her life work: John Lennon -- thenewsstar.com

Jude Southerland Kessler rocks at telling stories, so it’s no surprise she’s dedicated her life to narrating the life of one of rock music’s greatest legends — John Lennon. The Beatles expert has devoted her career to researching his life and sharing with fellow musical and literary enthusiasts alike the story of how Lennon’s broken childhood helped shaped the music with which the world fell in love. Read More - thenewsstar.com

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The Press Association: McCartney cameos on live 30 Rock

Sir Paul McCartney has surprised viewers in the US by popping up during a live episode of hit TV comedy 30 Rock. In a break from its usual pre-recorded format, the half-hour show was broadcast from NBC's Studio 8H - otherwise the home of Saturday Night Live - in front of a live studio audience. Beatles star Sir Paul joined show regulars Tiny Fey and Alec Baldwin, and surprise guests including Mad Men star Jon Hamm, Amy Poehler and funnyman Jimmy Fallon. ...Read More...

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Dick Clark swung, missed on Beatles - ReviewJournal.com

Before Beatlemania hit the United States, Clark played "Please Please Me" during his show's Rate-A-Record segment in early 1963. It scored in the mid-70s on a scale of 100. Six months later, Clark played "She Loves You," and it averaged a mediocre 73. When he flashed a photo of the mop-haired Brits to his teen crowd, "they just laughed," according to Clark. Read More - ReviewJournal.com

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Unreleased Beatles Photos from A Hard Day’s Night to Be Auctioned

The photos – which include 20 black and white images – were shot in 1964 in London, while John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison filmed their movie A Hard Day's Night. Studio props manager Peter Allchorne shot the photos, ignoring the fact that photos were banned on the set. Now, Allchome, who is 87 years old, is offering up his collection for auction starting on May 19 via Omega Auctions in Cheshire, England. ...Read More...

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Bus doesn't get ticket to ride to Beatles fair - This is Kent

Revellers arriving at West Malling farmer's market in fancy dress were disappointed the bus was cancelled at the last minute. The event was organised to reunite the cast of the movie, filmed partly at what is now Kings Hill. But travellers from Newquay, Cornwall, dropped out of the journey leaving insufficient funds to cover the driver's costs. Read More - This is Kent

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Paul McCartney protected by 1,400 cops in Colombia

The 69-year-old former Beatle and his wife Nancy Shevell, 51, were surrounded by a ''ring of steel'' throughout the two-day trip, and even flew in and out of the city - which has one of the world's highest crime rates - from the military airport. A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: ''From the moment Paul's plane landed to the moment he left, officials designated 1,400 police for the whole two days. ...Read More...

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Rock Hall announces screening of George Harrison film in May

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has announced plans to host a film screening of Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World on Wednesday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Foster Theater. Read More

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‘Lordy! Lordy!’: Little Richard reacts to recently discovered jam with Joe Walsh

While digging around for tasty extras to include in the deluxe edition of the forthcoming 2012 release Analog Man, Joe Walsh came across an amazing find: A tape of his former band the James Gang jamming with Little Richard. Co-produced by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, Analog Man also features brother-in-law Ringo Starr, just a few months after the two collaborated on the former Beatle drummer’s Ringo 2012. (A link to preorder the album is included below.) Already, Walsh has released the title track — a hilariously cranky diatribe on technology — as the project’s lead single. Now, this seven-minute jam promises to provide another high point for Analog Man, due June 5, 2012. ...Read More...

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The Beatles come to life with Photorealistic art - interview with Chris Sileo - National john lennon / Examiner.com

April 23, 2012 - 3D art has revolutionized how we view television and movies, and the genre has now found its way into the world of the most famous band on earth, The Beatles. Through 3D color image renderings, CG artist Christopher Sileo brings to life iconic snapshots of “places they remember”, from their early days as the Quarry Men to their famous last live appearance on the Apple rooftop. The Beatles come to life with Photorealistic art - Examiner.com

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Jack Douglas Tells The Story Behind John Lennon's Double Fantasy ::antiMusic.com

Douglas stopped by Gibson's New York City Showroom and spoke about his trip to Liverpool as a young man, discussed how he and Lennon became friends and told the story behind Double Fantasy. Check out the video here. More/Video ::antiMusic.com

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Beatles unseen photos to be sold

"It was not unusual for him to be on set and taking pictures. He wanted to take pictures of one of the crew, a mate Alfie, and they were there, it was when the Beatles were on stage," she said. Read More - BBC News

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Paul McCartney Joins Campaign to Save Twickenham Film Studios

In addition, Richard Lester, director of the Beatles’ movies and many others that utilized the Twickenham facilities, said, “In 1963, while looking for a studio to film the first Beatles film, we came upon Twickenham and soon realized that it provided the perfect facilities for our needs … It would be a great shame if these qualities that [I've] enjoyed for nearly 50 unbroken years could not also benefit a new generation of filmmakers.” ...Read More...

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George Harrison archive; Early Takes Volume 1 released - chicagotribune.com

“He loved to record, he was always doing more and more demos at night,” says his widow, Olivia Harrison. “But he’d always say, ‘I’ll never finish them. I’ll have to give them to (producer) Jeff Lynne (to finish).’ He knew he was going to be in his garden in the daytime, so they wouldn’t get done. But he was discovering the singer-songwriter thing again and really doing a lot of recording. He was just getting to the point of getting some sessions together. Sadly, time ran out.” Read More - chicagotribune.com

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Listen: George Harrison's demo of My Sweet Lord - MusicRadar.com

My Sweet Lord was originally a shuffle. That's just one of the revelations in the fascinating, richly rewarding 10-song set Early Takes: Volume 1, a collection of raw, mostly acoustic demos documenting the start of George Harrison's solo career. Read More - MusicRadar.com

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The Beatles Autographed Mono Vinyl ‘Please Please Me’ Sells For Big Money At Auction

The seller breaks down the odds of finding records such as this, determining that there are probably only 50 fully signed Beatles albums in existence. Paul McCartney and John Lennon both signed their names with “love” in royal blue ink whereas George Harrison and Ringo Starr signed their names in midnight blue ink. Still, love was in the air as every Beatle signed his name followed by kisses, in the form of the symbolic: xxx. Hopefully the owner’s favorite Beatle was McCartney because a closer look at the image reveals that McCartney signed his name with an extra (x) kiss. ...Read More...

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George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

All week, in honor of Record Store Day on April 21, you have read what our music writers would take with them if they were to be locked somewhere for a year and could only take five albums with them. Some of us cheated and riffed beautifully on smuggling on more than five. Some stuck to the assignment and talked about the feelings that each collection of songs meant to them and some waxed nostalgic about where they were when they heard the album. Read More - Today's Best Music

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Shivering Inside Now on Kindle

Jude Southerland Kessler is proud to announce that her book Shivering Inside is now available worldwide for download on Kindle – a portable e-book reader from Amazon.com. Shivering Inside, released in paperback in October 2010, is second book in Kessler’s nine book John Lennon Series and covers Lennon’s life from December 1961 to the birth of his son Julian in April 1963.

Shoulda Been There, the first book in the series, was released in paperback in March 2008 and on Kindle in November 2011. The book follows Lennon's life from his birth in 1940 to Dec. 1961 when The Beatles form a managerial agreement with Brian Epstein.

Kessler is currently writing her third installment, She Loves You, due for hardcopy release in October 2013.

Shivering Inside for Kindle is available exclusively at: http://www.amazon.com/Shivering-Inside-ebook/dp/B007V9BFJS

For more information about Jude Southerland Kessler and her books, go to: www.JohnLennonSeries.com

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Beatles, Queen influence Bert Weedon dies aged 91 - NME.COM

The guitarist whose books taught The Beatles, Queen's Brian May and Robert Smith to play guitar has died aged 91. Bert Weedon, who played with stars including Frank Sinatra, wrote the 'Play In A Day' books which have been used by millions to learn to play the guitar. He published his first book in 1957. Read More - NME.COM

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Digging Into George Harrison's Secret Stash - WSJ.com

While Olivia Harrison was going through drawers recently at Friar Park, the mansion she shared with Beatles legend George Harrison, she found a digital picture frame, still new in its box. When she turned it on, she was startled to hear the voice of her late husband say, "Hello, magic mirror frame." Read More - WSJ.com

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Sir Paul McCartney 'RAM' tracklisting, reissue details revealed - Digital Spy

The third disc of the deluxe package features a remastered mono version of RAM, while the fourth disc is a remastered version of RAM's 1977 instrumental companion Thrillington. McCartney is currently on a world tour, which he recently rearranged in order to perform at a Teenage Cancer Trust charity concert. RAM is due for release on May 21 in the UK and May 22 in the US. Watch Paul McCartney sing 'Ram On' live below: Read More - Digital Spy

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Complete tracklisting for massive reissue of Paul McCartney’s Ram released

The only project to be credited to both Paul and Linda McCartney, Ram was Paul’s second post-Beatles LP. It went to No. 1 in the UK and No. 2 in the U.S., and featured McCartney’s first solo No. 1 single with “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey.” Ram also earned McCartney a Grammy for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists. The same sessions produced the non-album 1971 tracks “Another Day” and “Oh Woman, Oh Why.” Released ahead of Ram, the single was a Top 5 hit. Read More

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Rare Paul McCartney photo to fetch £15,000 at Nantwich auction - Nantwich News

A photo of Paul McCartney by wife Linda which featured in a London exhibition of her work, could sell for £15,000 at a Nantwich auction. The image “Paul, Venice”, first displayed 10 years after Linda’s death, goes under the hammer at auctioneers Peter Wilson on Thursday April 19. Read More - Nantwich News

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Magic and mystery of George Harrison’s former Blue Jay Way home - SFGate.com

Back in 1967, there was a fog upon LA and George Harrison was waiting in his rental house up in the Hollywood Hills Bird Streets for Beatles pressman Derek Taylor to show up (but he and his wife had lost their way: “We’ll be over soon they said/Now they’ve lost themselves instead.”). He noticed his landlord had left a Hammond organ in the house and sat down and wrote ”Blue Jay Way.” Read More - SFGate.com blog

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Popular Beatles class once controversial - Daily Trojan

Thornton School of Music Professor Bill Biersach’s class, The Beatles: Their Music and Their Times (MUSC 422) is one of USC’s most popular courses, but more than 20 years ago, it was one of the most controversial. Read More - Daily Trojan

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Donovan is BACK! - Rock Cellar Magazine

In a self-described, fully-realized cycle (prophesized by his astrologer), Donovan Leitch is suddenly The Godfather of a resurgent international folk-rock movement. This movement not only echoes the melodies and harmonies of Donovan’s music, but lyrically embraces same the socio-political ideals of those that inspired that music – Woody Guthrie, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Miles Davis, Pete Seeger, and Martin Carthy. Read More - Rock Cellar Magazine

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Timeless appeal: Liverpool celebrates 50 years of Beatles

Liverpool: August 7, 1957, was just another day at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, but owner Alan Sytner was in a grey mood. The Quarry Men Skiffle Group, local band of youngsters playing for the first time at the newly opened club, was doing covers of Elvis Presley and it was not his kind music. "Cut out the rock," he ordered band leader John Lennon. Read More

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Kurt Cobain was recording solo ‘White Album’ before suicide - seattlepi.com

A Fuse.com interview with former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson reveals that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was recording a solo project before his suicide in 1994. Erlandson, the former bandmate of Cobain’s widow Courtney Love, said the solo project would have been a magnum opus likened to the Beatles “White Album.” Read More - seattlepi.com

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Stella McCartney Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com

One of the most well-known and outspoken fashion designers in the world, Stella McCartney launched her career in 1995, when friends and supermodels Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss modeled her clothes at her college graduation. She was the VH1/Vogeu Designer of the Year Award in 2000. Read More - Biography.com

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Ringo Announces WINGS Music Video Winner

Today Ringo announced the winner of the competition to make the official music video for “Wings,” the first single from his current CD, Ringo 2012 (Hip-O/Ume). The contest was launched in January with Genero.tv, giving filmmakers the opportunity to put their work directly in front of one of the world’s most influential artists and Universal Music Enterprises, one of the industry’s leading record labels. Read More

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Beatles mania headed to Dubai

Dubai: Beatles fans in the UAE are in for a treat as luxury retailer Harvey Nichols celebrates 50 years of the legendary group by bringing a taste of Liverpool's award-winning Beatles Story attraction to the Middle East. Read More - gulfnews

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New Video: Paul McCartney, 'My Valentine'

If for some bizarre reason you've ever doubted that Paul McCartney was both a musical genius and a bad-ass with a crazy-stacked Rolodex, then let us direct you to the Sir's latest video for his beautiful ballad, "My Valentine." ...More...

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Petty's stolen Rickenbacker one of band's many vintage instruments - latimes.com

Five guitars were reported stolen late Thursday afternoon from a sound stage at The Culver Studios in Culver City. A reward of $7,500 with “no questions asked” is being offered. Petty had been rehearsing in advance of their 2012 North America-Europe tour, which kicks off Wednesday. The blond Rickenbacker is made of maple. It is a 360/12 model with a a serial number GH 3747. Read More - latimes.com

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Stella and Paul McCartney Host Hollywood Party for 'My Valentine' Music Video - Hollywood Reporter

There aren't a lot of parties where you can see giants of the music, film, television and fashion worlds come together and act like old friends -- which some of them actually are. But at Stella McCartney's L.A. boutique on Friday night April 13, you could see Quincy Jones mingling with Gwyneth Paltrow; Gwen Stefani chatting casually with Woody Harrelson; and Dave Grohl and Chris Martin having a conversation together. Read More - Hollywood Reporter

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Paul McCartney posts tribute to the Father of Loud (video) - Examiner.com

McCartney and the band, Rusty Anderson, Abe Laboriel Jr., Paul "Wix" Wickens and Brian Ray, are shown jamming, then McCartney speaks. "This goes to the family and friends of Jim Marshall, who passed away recently. " McCartney says. "The great Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall Amps." Read More - Examiner.com

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New George Harrison Album Out April 30th - Live4ever

The wait is nearly over. George Harrison fans and music lovers of all sorts can pick up a brand new album at the end of the month. The new release Early Takes Volume 1 will be available on cd, vinyl and digital formats optimized for iTunes and HD Audio. Read More - Live4ever Ezine

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Deconstructing the Beatles: Scott Freiman on how "A Day in the Life" is like Frankenstein - Denver Arts

Besides blowing the mind of everyone who ever heard it, Sgt. Pepper broke a lot of ground: The album radically expanded the concept of what pop music could be, in the process inventing the studio technology needed to make it happen. There's probably not another person alive who can articulate what that process meant -- and means today -- better than Scott Freiman, a composer and recording engineer who moonlights as a Beatles lecturer. Read More - Denver Arts

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Mel Gibson thinks John Lennon deserved to be shot, says 'Maccabees' screenwriter Joe Eszterhas - NY Daily News

An explosive letter exchange between Mel Gibson and "Maccabees" screenwriter Joe Eszterhas just got even more blasphemous. In an angry nine-page letter addressed to the hot-tempered actor, which was obtained by TheWrap, Eszterhas alleges Gibson once said he thought Beatles legend John Lennon deserved to die. "I'm glad he's dead. He deserved to be shot. He was a f--king messianic," Gibson allegedly ranted about the musician. "Listen to his songs! 'Imagine.' I hate that f--king song. I'm glad he's dead." Read More - NY Daily News

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Day in the life of fifth Beatle (From Oxford Mail)

PAUL McCartney belting out a rock n’ roll standard leans into John Lennon, who grins manically. George Harrison strikes a buoyant stage pose with arms outstretched and Roy Young is clearly having the time of his life on the piano. The black and white photograph, inset, shows The Beatles – fronted by John, Paul, George and Roy – when they were really a hot live act. That’s right Roy not Ringo – Roy Young from Oxford. Read More - (From Oxford Mail)

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James McCartney toughs it out in Macca's shadow - Westword

Here's the thing about dudes who "embrace the legacy" (actual quote) of their great fathers and try to follow in their footsteps: They invariably shrug off that whole surpass-and-destroy-your-father thing, as if they're totally past it, but they can never quite hide the fact that, on some level, it emasculates them. "I dreamt of being better than the Beatles," McCartney admits with an excruciating lack of self-awareness. "I'm not sure if I can do that. If anything, I would love to be equal to the Beatles — but even that's quite tough." Dude! For God's sake, snap out of it! Read More - Westword

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Ringo Starr Stage Fright: Rocker Battles Anxiety, Admits to Puking Before Shows - Spinner Canada

You'd think that being in the Beatles and playing to swelling crowds and swooning girls night after night would eventually cure one of stage fright. Unfortunately, that's not the case for Ringo Starr. The rock legend confessed that even after 50 years of performing, he is still in the grips of crippling anxiety. Read More - Spinner Canada

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George Harrison died peacefully discloses widow, Olivia, and how to do it - HULIQ

What has become apparent in the decade since his death, writes George Harrison’s widow, Olivia, “is the uncanny symmetry of George’s life – a life lived to the fullest,” and how we can also accomplish the same in our own death. Read More - HULIQ

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Happy Birthday Ravi - 10 Apr 2012

George Harrison's mentor and sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar turned 92 on Saturday, 7th April. To celebrate his birthday, Ravi is releasing The Living Room Sessions, Part 1, the first of two recordings made in his home with tabla accompanist Tammy Bose. More - Genesis Publications

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Donovan: Psychedelic singer-songwriter looked inward while the '60s swirled around him (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012) - cleveland.com

Slapped by some with the dreaded "new Dylan" tag in the 1960s, Donovan kept illustrious company. In the blinding glare of his superstar pals (who also included Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix), though, it was easy to overlook Donovan's own extraordinary accomplishments. Read More - cleveland.com

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Naked album photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono to be auctioned | Mail Online

It was a controversial album cover and many record shops refused to stock it. Where it was sold it was handed over in a brown paper bag. The album was the result of an all-night session of musical experimentation in Lennon's home studio. The photographs were taken at Ringo Starr's basement apartment at Montagu Square, London, where Lennon and Ono stayed later that year. Read More - Mail Online

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Julian Lennon Celebrates 49th Birthday, Opens Up About Father

Lennon is the son of legendary singer and his first wife, Cynthia Powell. John Lennon's first-born son directly inspired the famous Beatles songs "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "Hey Jude" which was originally "Hey Julian," and "Good Night." Read More

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Stuart Sutcliffe: Legacy of the fifth Beatle 50 years after his death - Liverpool Echo Music

As Liverpool marks 50 years since Stuart Sutcliffe’s death Jade Wright examines his legacy. BORN in Scotland but brought up in Liverpool, Stuart Sutcliffe was an art school friend of John Lennon and the original bass player in The Beatles. He died of a brain haemorrhage aged just 21. Read More - Liverpool Echo

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The Beatles The Next Generation threaten to invade airwaves and venues worldwide - Examiner.com

Beatlemania v2.0 might be closer than you think if the children of the Fab Four can pull off one of the most ambitious musical projects being pondered this decade. James McCartney, who is currently launching his own solo career as a singer and guitarist, says that he's discussed the idea of "The Beatles - The Next Generation" Read More - Examiner.com

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Queen retain UK album sales crown

The 1981 collection, which includes Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now and Another One Bites The Dust, has sold a total of 5.8 million copies. Its nearest rival is The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album, with sales of 5 million, followed by Abba Gold, on 4.9 million. But the chart contains a few surprises: The Rolling Stones and Elvis are entirely absent. More - BBC News

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The Beatles’ ‘Here Comes The Sun’ Covered by Gary Barlow in New Commercial

Mark & Spencer, one of the UK’s leading retailers, are using a newly recorded cover version of the Beatles‘ ‘Here Comes The Sun’ in a television ad campaign titled ‘The Summer To Remember.’ The version used is by an artist named Gary Barlow. Barlow is a member of the UK vocal group Take That as well as one of the judges on the British edition of the ‘X Factor’ TV show. Read More

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Beatles tour group in Los Angeles bumps into a real Beatle - National Beatles

When you take Gillian Lomax's Magical History Tour of Beatles sites in Los Angeles, what you don't expect to see is a real Beatle. But Lomax told us that's exactly what happened when she was leading a tour in the city Thursday. Read More - Examiner.com

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Analyzing Beatles’ “I am the Walrus” lyrics a tricky proposition - thestar.com

All well and good. So who is the “egg man” in the song? The egg man was a real person — Eric Burdon, the lead singer of the band The Animals, whose nickname was “the egg man.” “He reportedly had an unusual practice of breaking eggs on his partner while making love to her,” says Cheney. “And supposedly he had become known as ‘the egg man’ in musical circles because of those actions.” Read More - thestar.com

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The Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary: Top 20 Reasons Why The Beatles Were Far Superior - International

While I would readily agree that the Stones were an excellent band at one time, their self-styled motto as “The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band” is a gross exaggeration. In my humble estimation, The Beatles are the greatest pop-rock band in history – far and away better than any other musical entity since World War II. Read More - International Business Times

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The Head of the Dakota Co-op Board Is Moving -- Daily Intel

Today's Times real estate section has a plummy but not-very-well-disguised blind item: Who could be moving out of this gorgeous, $29.6 million 5,100-square-foot apartment — with two balconies, a terrace, and a long view of Central Park? Full of lovingly restored mahogany and in the Dakota (where Yoko Ono brings sushi to the annual neighbors' potluck), no less? Read More -- Daily Intel

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Julian Lennon: I don't regret following dad John into the music industry - Metro.co.uk

With the last album, I toured for a year to promote it and felt the people I was working with weren’t pulling their weight in the relationship. I was sick and tired of the industry again, so stepped away from it – it’s happened several times. I pursued other things. I got involved in photography, which I love, the main reason being there are no comparisons with Dad’s work. It allows me to be free in my creativity and I’ve had great reviews for exhibitions I did in the US. Read More - Metro.co.uk

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New biography of Stuart Sutcliffe looks at work, thoughts of former Beatle - National Beatles Examiner.com

The 50th anniversary of the death of former Beatle Stu Sutcliffe, on April 10, will be the publication date for a new book, "In Conversation With Stuart Sutcliffe." The book, authorized by the Sutcliffe family, will go inside his life and work. Sutcliffe was with the Beatles from 1959 until 1961 when he left to pursue a career in art. Read More - Examiner.com

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Julian Lennon despises biopics about dad - Yahoo! omg! UK

He tells Metro newspaper, "I don't watch them. I know him from when I was with him and from being with (half-brother) Sean and (Lennon's widow) Yoko, so it's redundant for me to see a film only to get upset at the misinformation in there." Read More - Yahoo! omg! UK

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On Second Thought: The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969)

This album was simultaneously the Beatles at their best, and the sound of a band disintegrating. Such is the power and magic of Abbey Road. We find John Lennon in peak form — punny, free associative, cool rocking and sharp. There’s also every piece of the Paul McCartney DNA, from throat-shredding shouts to curious dancehall dittys to billowingly emotional chamber-pop. George Harrison and Ringo Starr make important contributions, as well. Read More

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Stella McCartney Used to Be ‘Quite F*ck You’ -- The Cut

Stella McCartney talks to writer Tim Blanks in this month's issue of Interview about the difficulties of running an ethically minded business (it's just impossible to find good, organic, fair-trade Peruvian wool these days!), outfitting Team Great Britain for the Olympics, and the importance of family life — both growing up a child of the Beatles and raising her own kids with husband Alasdhair Willis. She reminisced about starting out as a designer, explaining how angry she was at first: Read More -- The Cut

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James McCartney sells out Liverpool's infamous Cavern Club half a century after The Beatles - Mail Online

As the most publicity-shy member of the McCartney clan, singer/songwriter James has usually gone out of his way to avoid trading on the family name. That now seems to be changing. In a week where he raised the possibility of launching a new band with the sons of other former Beatles, he also followed in his father Sir Paul McCartney's footsteps by playing his first ever concert at Liverpool's Cavern Club. Read More - Mail Online

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Andy Warhol's Photographs: From Celebrity Busts To Personal Snapshots (PHOTOS)

Andy Warhol was a social animal. Ravenous to get in with the cool crowd, Warhol's life's work surrounded around social interaction. (Although his cool crowd was way cooler than your cool crowd because Yoko Ono was in it.) Read More

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BMS band students learn about music, John Lennon

Thanks to the John Lennon Education Tour Bus project coming to Belton, band students got the opportunity to see the bus, which travels around the country teaching students how to produce their own original music and then use video equipment such as a green screen to produce a video. Read More

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Beatles' kids could form a band, says McCartney son

A fresh wave of Beatlemania could sweep the world after Paul McCartney's son said four of the legendary British rock group's children were considering setting up a band together. James McCartney told the BBC website that he and John Lennon's son Sean, George Harrison's son Dhani, and Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey had mooted the idea of forming "The Beatles -- The Next Generation". Read More - AFP

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Why is Peter Blake's new Beatles cover so 'white'? - Channel 4 News

It includes murder-mystery writer Agatha Christie, fashion designers Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and the late Alexander McQueen, filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, singer Amy Winehouse, artists Anish Kapoor, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and David Hockney, supermodel Kate Moss, TV cooks Fanny Cradock and Delia Smith, Harry Potter author JK Rowling - and Sir Paul McCartney once again. Read More - Channel 4 News

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Yet another peek into McCartney’s smoochy side - Inquirer Entertainment

You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs. Paul McCartney’s latest album, “Kisses on the Bottom,” is not only another peek into his smoochy side; it is actually a reverential nod to 1920s and ’30s era music—the kind that he and John Lennon heard from their parents. Some of the songs that the Lennon/McCartney tandem wrote and recorded as The Beatles come from that very rich period of American music. How ’60s rock was infused with the verses of the old era is evident in the unmistakable melodic influence in many Beatles tunes, like “When I’m Sixty Four,” “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” “Honey Pie,” or “You Gave Me the Answer.” Read More - Inquirer Entertainment

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Most Expensive Tooth: John Lennon's memorabilia sets world record (Video)

--Dr. Michael Zuk, 49, a dentist from Alberta, Canada paid 31,000 USD (£19,500) for a John Lennon's molar tooth after successfully winning an auction in Stockport via telephone - setting the new world record for the Most Expensive Tooth, according to World Records Academy: Read More

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Julian Lennon: Stepping out of the shadows

JULIAN wafts into the low-key private members’ club in London’s Soho. He is tanned, relaxed, looks far younger than his 48 years (he is 49 in a week's time) and has a lightness about him. His look is understated but still slightly rock and roll. Read More - Express.co.uk

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Linda's Wood is ravaged: Sir Paul McCartney's memorial to late wife destroyed by rare tree disease - Mail Online

It was meant to be a lasting living memory to Sir Paul McCartney’s late wife, Linda. But now great swathes of Linda’s Wood in Somerset have had to be cut down because of a deadly disease that is sweeping the country. The trees were victims of Phytophthora ramorum, or sudden oak death, which is infecting thousands of hectares of forests across the UK. Read More - Mail Online

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