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. 2010-02-08T23:57:06-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/ringo-starr.html#20100208205539 The 50th anniversary of groundbreaking on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was marked Monday night with Ringo Starr receiving its 2,401st star. Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, bassist and music producer Don Was and singer-songwriter Ben Harper joined Starr in speaking at the ceremony in front of the Capitol Records building on Vine Street. Beatles News 2010-02-08T20:55:39-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100208162337 Ringo Starr said Backbeat got the sound of The Beatles exactly right. Writer and director Iain Softley says, "What I wanted was to recreate the impact these guys had on the people that saw them. We just picked musicians who had a similar attitude, Dave Grohl from Nirvana, Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth and Mike Mills from REM." Beatles News 2010-02-08T16:23:37-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/paul-mccartney.html#20100208152544 Paul McCartney and members of The Beatles Love family at The Mirage are expected to attend the premiere of Viva Elvis in Las Vegas on February 19. Cirque officials also are hoping for Ringo Starr with Barbara Bach, Yoko Ono with Sean Lennon and George Harrison's widow Olivia, as all of them are fans of Elvis' music. Beatles News 2010-02-08T15:25:44-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100208152256 Paul McCartney watched the rehearsals for the Beatles' "Love" show from Cirque du Soleil and this is one thing he had to say: "We were a great f-ing band." This moment is captured in the documentary "All Together Now." I watched it over the weekend, and it's wonderful. Beatles fans will just eat this up. Beatles News 2010-02-08T15:22:56-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/john-lennon.html#20100208151818 Nowhere Boy is probably one of the best biopic you will ever see. It follows the life of John Lennon as he grows up in Liverpool in 1955 being raised by his aunt Mimi. Aaron Johnson is so unbelievably good as a young John Lennon. This is a must-see movie and I'll go as far as saying that this is probably one of the best movies that you will see this year. Beatles News 2010-02-08T15:18:18-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100208151426 Sir George Martin has expressed his support for the 'Brit Class Act' award. The new prize will be given after a talent competition also backed by Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan. Martin said, "I wish we had thought of doing this year's ago!" Students have until September to submit their best track to the contest. Beatles News 2010-02-08T15:14:26-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/ringo-starr.html#20100208150947 One of The Who sidemen that stood out for many football fans watching the Super Bowl halftime on Sunday was drummer Zak Starkey, who kept the beat on a medley of the band's most beloved hits. Though a relative youngster compared to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, Starkey is actually a nearly 15-year veteran of the touring version of the Who. Beatles News 2010-02-08T15:09:47-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100206104745 The Royal Iris, which was used to cross the River Mersey for 42 years, is disappearing under water. The Royal Iris was taken out of service and left the banks of the Mersey in 1991 and was towed down to Cardiff, to be revamped into a floating nightclub, but is now just floating on the River Thames. Beatles News 2010-02-06T10:47:45-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/ringo-starr.html#20100206104634 Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band will kick off their upcoming tour in June with a two-night stand in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Starr and his band will play 17 more dates in a little over a month, stopping at theaters across the country, before wrapping up with an August 7 performance in Los Angeles. Beatles News 2010-02-06T10:46:34-08:00 http://www.beatlesnews.com/news/the-beatles.html#20100206104110 Beatles Books: From Genesis to Revolution, is a jaw-dropping bibliography on 1400 of the published titles, by musician W. Fraser Sandercombe, also author of The Beatles: The Press Reports 1960 - 1970 and Beatlemania Forever: The Beatles Encyclopedia. I put all three of these books on my A List for Beatles collectors. Beatles News 2010-02-06T10:41:10-08:00