| Beatles backwards Abbey Road snap set to fetch $16,000 at auction |
A rare photo of the Beatles walking the opposite way over the famous Abbey Road zebra crossing is expected to fetch at least $16,000 (£10,000). The picture was one of just six taken during a hurried 10-minute photoshoot for the Fab Four's Abbey Road album in 1969. The auction will take place next week on May 22.
Source: The Sun, UK |
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| Paul McCartney gives Beatles song a Mexican twist |
Paul McCartney gave Beatles classic Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da a Mexican twist when he performed in Mexico City last week by bringing out a mariachi band to join him on the song. McCartney staged a free concert for an estimated 250,000 people at Zocalo, Mexico, and delighted fans by jamming for three hours.
Source: The Express, UK |
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| Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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| Ringo says he's lost all his Beatles photographs |
Ringo sang, "All I have is a photograph and it reminds me of the places we used to go." But now, photos he took of the Beatles behind the scenes, from rehearsing for their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show to goofing around on the set of Help! cannot be found. "I don't know where they are," he says with a sigh. "I wish I did."
Source: Rolling Stone |
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| Julian Lennon joins Aerosmith for new album |
Julian Lennon has revealed that he has been recruited by veteran American group Aerosmith and is working on the forthcoming album. Julian is a big Aerosmith fan and has been asked to sing backing vocals on the new album by Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler, who reportedly loves Julian's voice as it's reminiscent of John's.
Source: The Express, UK |
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| Story of Brian Epstein be be told on stage |
A bio-drama telling the story of Beatles manager Brian Epstein will be the first major play to be staged at the re-opened Liverpool theatre that bears his name. "Epstein the Play" has been specially commissioned and will run from 15th November to 1st December 2012, marking the finale to the 50th anniversary year of The Beatles' first single.
Source: Click Liverpool |
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| Mark Ronson tells how Paul McCartney saved his life |
Paul McCartney once saved producer-extraordinaire Mark Ronson when Ronson was just a child. He had heard the story from his mother, wasn't convinced it was true, but then a few months ago McCartney asked him, "Your mum's Ann, right? Me and Linda would always run into your parents on the beach in Long Island."
Source: Spinner |
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| Plans to revamp Liverpool's Cavern Quarter announced |
Businesses in Liverpool's Cavern Quarter today announced plans to revamp their world-famous district. The Cavern Quarter is the focus of Beatles history and includes Mathew Street, one of the city centre's key tourist destinations. The group are hoping they can "get back" to the boom time the Cavern Quarter once enjoyed.
Source: Liverpool Daily Post |
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| Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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| Paul McCartney could complete unfinished George Harrison track |
An unfinished song by George Harrison could be completed by his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney. Olivia Harrison said, "There is some more material. There may be a minute of something he was writing and it will never be finished. I had an idea of giving unfinished songs to different people, giving one to Paul, maybe."
Source: Classic Rock Magazine |
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| BBC John Lennon documentary to premiere on US TV |
A recent John Lennon documentary will get its U.S. premiere on the BBC America channel next month as part of a block of Beatles-related programming timed to coincide with Paul McCartney's 70th birthday. Debuting on June 19 at 9 p.m. ET, Discovering Lennon takes a look at the lasting impact the singer/guitarist's music and ideas have had.
Source: WFJA FM, Sanford NC |
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| Macca gets emotional in Mexico |
Paul McCartney revealed he felt moved by the crowds of people who camped out to see him play a free concert in Mexico, saying it brought back memories of Beatlemania. McCartney performed the special concert in Zocalo in Mexico City, as an estimated 250,000 people filled the square and lined the surrounding streets.
Source: Press Association |
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| Pictures: Baby I can't drive my car in Brazil |
Beatles-maniac Mario Ely is so obsessed with the Beatles he transformed his taxi into a mobile tribute, with more than 100 images of the Liverpool band plastered inside and out, but now faces a fight with the authorities to keep it. They say all taxis in the city of Porte Alegre, Brazil, must look the same and Mario's car is no exception.
Source: The Daily Mail, UK |
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| The day Paul McCartney played a secret command performance |
In 1993, Paul Mccartney's video shoot at Pinewood Studios was interrupted by Diana Princess of Wales and her sons, Princes William and Harry. Geoff Baker said, "We said it was strictly no visitors until we were told, Yeah but it's Princess Diana." Paul sang Can't Buy Me Love, Rave On and I Saw Her Standing There for his royal audience.
Source: Female First |
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| Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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| Rare signed Liverpool Echo Beatles edition up for auction |
A copy of the Liverpool Echo newspaper signed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison is up for auction. It includes an insert "The Beatles in America" with photos of The Beatles in Central Park, in Washington, D.C. and on Miami Beach, as well on The Ed Sullivan Show and arriving at London Airport on February 22, 1964.
Source: Beatles News Blog |
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| Yellow Submarine Blu-ray moved to June |
Once upon a time... or maybe twice, Yellow Submarine was originally scheduled for an end of May release on Blu-ray. But it has since been moved back a week to June 5. The animated classic has been fully restored in 4K and presented in the original aspect ratio of 1:66-1. Its 89 minutes long. It will feature an English DTS 5.1 track.
Source: High-Def Digest |
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| Video: Dhani Harrison announces release date for next album |
Dhani Harrison announced with his band, thenewno2, that their new album, thefearofmissingout, will be released on July 31. The new album's trailer features candid behind-the-scenes shots of thenewno2, with Dhani rocking out harder than George ever did in the Beatles. Three new songs from thefearofmissingout can be heard in the trailer's background.
Source: Celebrity Cafe |
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| In Pictures: Paul and Linda McCartney's Ram |
After the break-up of the Beatles in 1970, Paul and Linda McCartney retreated to their farm in Scotland, to collaborate on a new album. The result was Ram, which went to No 1 the following year. "'I just hit upon the word 'ram'. I thought, well that's pretty cool, because it's strong, it's a male animal, and then there's the idea of ramming, pushing forwards strongly."
Source: The Guardian, UK |
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| Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
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| Jimmy Fallon gets help from Paul McCartney on new album |
Jimmy Fallon is getting by with quite a little bit of help from his friends on his upcoming comedy album "Blow Your Pants Off." And as it turns out, he has some pretty influential friends. Much of the material from skits on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." Paul McCartney joins in with Fallon on "Scrambled Eggs," which Beatles fans will recognize as the original title for "Yesterday."
Source: MSN Music |
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| Johnny Depp laughs off error in McCartney video |
Johnny Depp has poked fun at criticism of his efforts in Paul Mccartney's My Valentine video after music fans highlighted a mistake in the promo. Depp admits he struggled to learn all of the different in a short period of time. He told interviewers, "I was only copying what the guy showed me so track him down!"
Source: Contact Music |
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| New book: Yoko Ono's Invisible Flower |
Yoko Ono's work is often whimsical and philosophical, offering ideas of global peace to inspire us and, sometimes, emotional rawness to invite the brave to face tough realities head on. Her work can also offer simple gestures of innocence and magic, as in the new book, An Invisible Flower, coming out this month.
Source: SpyVibe |
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| Beatles book great companion to new documentary |
Garry Berman believes his book "We're Going To See The Beatles!" will entertain and fascinate readers who are eager to see "The Beatles: The Lost Concert" soon to be in theaters. The book is filled with firsthand accounts from fans who followed the Beatles across New York from the moment they landed at Kennedy Airport, and beyond.
Source: Beatles News Blog |
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| Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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| John Lennon art exhibit passes through Salt Lake City |
More than 100 works of art by Beatles musician John Lennon spent the weekend on display at the Pacific Edge Gallery in Salt Lake City. The show at The Gateway is the largest touring exhibition of Lennon's artwork in the world and includes a limited edition copy of Lennon's hand-written lyrics.
Source: Desert News, Salt Lake City |
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| Baltimore man shows off his extensive Beatles collection |
The metal sign reads Abbey Road above the door. It is the gateway to Ruxton, Maryland, resident Frank Lidinsky's collection of Beatles memorabilia. The 20- by 12-foot room harbors thousands of items he has organized in chronological order, including every 45 and album that John, Paul, George and Ringo ever made.
Source: Baltimore Post-Examiner |
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| Nationwide Beatles documentary screenings canceled |
Last week, the premiere in New York City of "The Beatles: The Lost Concert" was canceled. Tuesday morning, a news release announced that the film's nationwide May 17 and 22 screenings have also been canceled because of "last-minute issues which are being resolved by the documentary's producers".
Related Articles Source: Newsday, NY |
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| New documentary covers the genesis of music in Liverpool |
Bill Harry tells us about a new documentary about the music of Liverpool that is coming out soon. "The City That Rocked The World" will be a film for theatres, a television special, a DVD with lots of extras as there has been over 100 hours of filming, with 89 interviews and lots of live performances by various Mersey artists.
Source: Beatles News Blog |
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| Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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| Lennon book printing plates to be sold |
A unique piece of Beatles memorabilia will go on sale with the original printing plates for John Lennon's first book set to go under the hammer. The metal plates were used to print words and illustrations by the Beatle in the 1964 book John Lennon, In His Own Write. The printing plates are estimated to sell for between $4,800 and $8,000.
Source: Belfast Telegraph |
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| Mad Men pays $250,000 for rights to Beatles song |
Mad Men is bound by the history of the era in which it takes place. But on Sunday night, a new episode of that 1960s period drama that concluded with the Beatles song Tomorrow Never Knows made some history of its own, marking a rare instance in which a Beatles song has been licensed for use on a television series.
Source: NY Times Arts Blog |
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| Paul McCartney's Flaming Pie turns 15 |
Paul McCartney's Flaming Pie stands out as vintage Beatlesque McCartney, searching and satisfying at the same time. It stands out as an accomplished, polished set of songs that finds McCartney in one of many introspective moments throughout his solo career, a snapshot of a man both liberated and captured by his own legend.
Source: Ultimate Classic Rock |
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| Photos: The Beatles on the road |
The newly released book, The Beatles: On the Road 1964-1966, is a lavish collection of hundreds of Harry Benson's luminous black-and-white photographs of the Fab Four at close quarters, from ecstatic encounters with fans to quiet moments in the recording studio to playful boyish frolicking.
Source: The Atlantic |
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| Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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| Mary McCartney cookbook launch is family affair |
Paul McCartney's daughter Mary has launched a cookbook. Accompanied by wife Nancy Shevell, Sir Paul played the part of proud father at the launch of the book in London. Paul's fashion designer daughter Stella and musician son James also lent their support.
Source: The Express, UK |
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| Beatles documentary premiere canceled |
Sunday's premiere of "The Beatles: The Lost Concert," has been postponed, according to its distributor. The cancellation appears to be caused by a legal problem, though the film's distributor, Screenvision, did not provide details. The film purportedly includes "lost" footage of The Beatles' first U.S. concert in its entirety.
Related Articles Source: Newsday, NY |
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