http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/ BeatlesNews.com: Beatles News Blog - Beatles news, info and rumors Thu, 10 May 2012 18:21:13 PDT Copyright © 2001-2012 Adam Forrest. All rights reserved. editor@beatlesnews.com (Adam Forrest) en-us http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201205101814/rare-signed-liverpool-echo-beatles-edition-up-for-auction.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201205101814/rare-signed-liverpool-echo-beatles-edition-up-for-auction.html 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. Thu, 10 May 2012 20:12:05 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201205091711/beatles-book-great-companion-to-new-documentary.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201205091711/beatles-book-great-companion-to-new-documentary.html 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. Wed, 09 May 2012 20:12:05 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201205081417/new-documentary-covers-the-genesis-of-music-in-liverpool.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201205081417/new-documentary-covers-the-genesis-of-music-in-liverpool.html 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. Tue, 08 May 2012 20:12:05 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204261525/italy-to-host-beatles-art-exhibit-in-may.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204261525/italy-to-host-beatles-art-exhibit-in-may.html The Compagnia Artisti in Sansepolcro, Italy, is organizing an art collection dedicated to the Beatles. Created and supervised by Silvia Chialli, Italian and international set and interior Designer, the exhibition will involve many italian and foreign artists. It will take place in Brescia, Italy on May 26 and 27 at the Garda Exhibition Centre of Montichiari. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:12:04 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204251757/beatles-tribute-to-perform-help-in-its-entirety-this-weekend.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204251757/beatles-tribute-to-perform-help-in-its-entirety-this-weekend.html Nationally touring Beatles tribute, Abbey Road, will perform the iconic Help! album in its entirety this Sunday, April 29 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solano Beach, CA, at 8 pm. The band will also play a full set of other Beatles hits. A string quartet will accompany the band on ballads like Yesterday and Imagine. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:12:04 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204171846/beatles-author-lowers-her-book-prices-during-tough-times.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204171846/beatles-author-lowers-her-book-prices-during-tough-times.html World-acclaimed Beatles author Jude Southerland Kessler has lowered the price of the first two books in her John Lennon Series. Kessler's expanded biographies on the life of John Lennon, Shoulda Been There and Shivering Inside, were originally priced at $29.95. They are both now $19.95 if bought through her website. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:12:04 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204061058/awardwinning-pete-best-film-to-hit-youtube-later-this-month.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204061058/awardwinning-pete-best-film-to-hit-youtube-later-this-month.html The summer of 2012 will mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles replacing original drummer Pete Best with Ringo Starr before the recording of Love Me Do, the Fab Four's first hit. To commemorate this, the critically acclaimed short film The Beatles at their Best will be offered free to the public via YouTube for 100 days beginning June 24th. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:12:04 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204051351/james-mccartney-confirms-north-american-tour-dates.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204051351/james-mccartney-confirms-north-american-tour-dates.html James McCartney has confirmed a new slate of North American tour dates including his largest headlining shows to date, with additional performances at the Bamboozle and Sasquatch Festivals. Kicking off May 11, the tour will hit major cities in the US and Canada in support of McCartney's critically acclaimed The Complete EP Collection. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:12:04 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204040759/lennon-author-makes-beatles-educational-videos.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201204040759/lennon-author-makes-beatles-educational-videos.html Jude Southerland Kessler, author of the Lennon biographies Shoulda Been There and Shivering Inside, has released a new video series on YouTube about The Beatles. Jude and her husband recorded the videos in an interview format for high school and college students who are doing research papers on Fab Four. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:12:04 PDT http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201203141808/discovered-ringo-starrs-drum-case-used-with-the-beatles.html http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/201203141808/discovered-ringo-starrs-drum-case-used-with-the-beatles.html Dig Gallery has announced the discovery of a unique and important piece of Beatles Memorabilia, the drum case used by Ringo Starr to carry one of his drums on tour with the Beatles. The case is stenciled in two places "RINGO STARR, THE BEATLES", and has various freight labels attached, one of which is autographed by Ringo Starr. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:12:03 PDT