BeatlesNews.com: The Ultimate Internet Source for the latest Beatles News http://www.beatlesnews.com en-us Beatles News (rss@beatlesnews.com) Copyright © 2001-2010 David Haber. All rights reserved. 2010-09-02T13:12:48-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100902101100 40 years ago this summer, The Beatles officially called it quits. The world was spared any number of ugly scenarios: the Beatles becoming a pathetic oldies band; The Beatles embracing country-rock, glam, prog rock, disco, punk or rock opera; The Beatles becoming a pale, sorry shadow of their former selves. Beatles News 2010-09-02T10:11:00-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles/201009021003/he-knew-beatles-would-be-bigger-than-elvis-before-brian.html Billy Kinsley was interviewed on Sunday as part of the Liverpool Beatles Convention. Billy told about the many times he got to see and work with the Fab Four in the sixties and said he "knew the Beatles were going to be bigger than Elvis even before Brian Epstein" when he saw them perform at the Cavern Club in January 1962. Beatles News 2010-09-02T10:03:06-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/paul-mccartney/201009011926/author-talks-about-new-paul-mccartney-book-in-liverpool.html Author Howard Sounes appeared as a guest speaker Sunday at the Adelphi Hotel as part of the Liverpool Beatles Convention to talk about his new book on Paul McCartney, "Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney", which was released last week in England and will be released in the US in October. Beatles News 2010-09-01T19:26:04-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/john-lennon.html#20100901113820 The details of the forthcoming John Lennon album reissues have been revealed. Eight of John's albums are being reissued on October 9 digitally and on CD, with the project being overseen by Yoko Ono. The date would have been Lennon's 70th birthday. A new "stripped" version of his and Ono's 1980 Double Fantasy album, will be released. Beatles News 2010-09-01T11:38:20-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100901113409 Victor Spinetti was in 1964's A Hard Day's Night, Help! in 1965, and Magical Mystery Tour in 1967 after the Fab Four insisted he appear in the films. The Beatles even joined his fan club, put together by the band's fans after they saw him perform in New York. Spinetti celebrates his 81st birthday tomorrow. Beatles News 2010-09-01T11:34:09-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100901113043 Liverpool artists recorded five of the top 20 best-selling singles of all time in a list compiled for a BBC Radio 2 show broadcast yesterday. Paul McCartney's Wings hit Mull Of Kintyre is at number four. It outstripped his chart successes with The Beatles, who only took two places in the top 20. Beatles News 2010-09-01T11:30:43-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/john-lennon.html#20100901110502 Today, Yoko Ono announced on her website that Lady Gaga would be one of the special guests to join her and the Plastic Ono Band for one of two special performances in Los Angeles. Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band will be performing at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles on October 1 and 2. Lady Gaga will appear on October 2nd only. Beatles News 2010-09-01T11:05:02-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100831181315 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first performance in Germany, and John Lennon's 70th birthday, the Filmfest Hamburg is honoring the Fab Four this year with the special section, titled Strawberry Fields. As part of the showcase, Nowhere Boy will make its German premiere at the fest. Beatles News 2010-08-31T18:13:15-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100831181007 Original Beatles drummer Pete Best will appear at the Beatlesfest 2010 held at the Aliw Theater in the Philippines on Sept. 11. Beatlesfest 2010 will also feature big names in the local band arena like Ely Buendia, McCoy Fundales, Rene Garcia and Ramon Jacinto with The Hotsteps Dancers and the Glass Onion Band. Beatles News 2010-08-31T18:10:07-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100831180729 Every lead singer in a band had his own vocal sound. John Lennon didn't sound like Paul McCartney, George didn't sound like John, I didn't sound like John, George or Paul. I think that was the beauty, but, although we didn't sound the same, we still sounded the same, if you know what I mean. The sound was different than we'd heard before, the Liverpool twang. Beatles News 2010-08-31T18:07:29-08:00