| Monday, January 30, 2012 |
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| James McCartney makes US TV debut on Letterman tonight |
James McCartney is set to make his US national television debut on Late Show with David Letterman tonight. He'll also be playing at NYC's Rockwood Music Hall February 1st. McCartney's appearances celebrate the recent release of "The Complete EP Collection", which combines McCartney's two previous EP's with five never-heard bonus tracks.
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| Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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| Ringo shows up to enjoy James McCartney in Hollywood |
We had the pleasure to attend James McCartney's live performance at the Viper Club in Hollywood last night. Waiting outside for James to arrive, fans were surprised to see him get out of the car with Ringo Starr! The crowd's favorites were when James played his cover of Neil Young's "Old Man" and his hit single from the Available Light EP, "Angel".
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| Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
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| 200 music students celebrate Cavern Club's 55th anniversary |
Liverpool's world famous Cavern Club was packed with hundreds of young students and their parents who traveled over 3 hours from Solihull, the heart of England, and is located in the West Midlands, for a once in a lifetime opportunity to perform onstage on the Cavern Club's 55th anniversary on Monday.
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| Friday, January 6, 2012 |
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| New book explores the influences of the Beatles |
The Beatles are arguably the most influential cultural phenomena of the 20th century, and still exert a massive impact on the culture, over 50 years later. They inspired countless bands that followed in their wake. But who inspired the Beatles? Author Bruce Pollock tackled that question in his latest book, "If You Like The Beatles..."
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| Former Wings guitarist Laurence Juber still on course and on the run |
More than three decades after Wings folded, Laurence Juber is a man still on the run. In addition to recently playing a part on tribute albums to Bob Dylan and Linda McCartney, the former Wings guitarist performs almost 100 dates a year, does regular session work, music for films and TV and has three upcoming CD releases.
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| Wednesday, January 4, 2012 |
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| Connecticut Beatles celebration set for Beatles anniversary |
On Friday night, February 10th, in celebration of The Beatles arrival in the U.S., Connecticut-based Beatles fan club Liverpool Productions will present their annual "Twist & Shout Dinner Dance Party" in Milford. The Beatles first landed on U.S. soil in February of 1964 and played their very first Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964.
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| Monday, January 2, 2012 |
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| Beatles holiday gets new name and date for 2012 |
It has been announced that International Beatles Freak Day has been given a new name and a new date. The new name is International Beatles Fan Day, which will now be celebrated worldwide on June 6. "Some fans have expressed their dislike of being referred to as 'freaks'", says Jennifer of I-BFD.
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| Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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| BBC4 looks at the Beatles and Christmas tomorrow |
Alexei Sayle hosts a radio special about the Beatles at Christmas this weekend on BBC Radio 4.
Sayle takes on a musical journey through some of the Fab Four's special Christmas appearances. He meets with former Beatles publicist Tony Barrow and hears from film editor Roy Benson about the making of Magical Mystery Tour.
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| Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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| New Beatles quiz app now on iTunes |
Brooke Halpin's recent quiz book, Do You Really Know The Beatles?, is now an app entitled Fabfouria! The book, which contains 540 questions and answers, has been converted into an app with multiple choice answers. The Fabfouria! app is now available for the iPhone at the App Store on iTunes.
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| Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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| Cast of Beatlemania announces exclusive NYC VIP event |
A special cast of Beatlemania VIP Concert Experience will take in New York City on Saturday, January 14. Beatles fans will have a rare opportunity to experience the music of the world's greatest rock band with the ultimate Beatles tribute band who capture the magic of the Fab Four with incredible musical precision and visual style.
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| Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
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| Fab Fan Memories earns Grammy nomination |
A Beatles tribute CD, "Fab Fan Memories - The Beatles Bond", has received a Grammy nomination as one of five Grammy nominees in the "Best Spoken Word" category. It features songs, stories, recollections and fond thoughts about The Beatles from celebrities and everyday fans. Official Grammy balloting begins today.
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| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
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| Crossing Abbey Road, digitally |
Remember the last time you synced all of your Beatles collection from iTunes to your iPod, or backed it up? Took a while for all 280 or so tracks, didn't it? Well, researchers at Cal Tech and the University of Victoria say they can now download all the tracks of the entire Beatles catalog in one tenth of a second.
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| Friday, December 9, 2011 |
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| Liverpool commemorates John Lennon at European Peace Monument |
Fans of the late Beatle John Lennon came together last night in Liverpool to pay their respects to the music legend as the world marked the 31st anniversary of his death. Crowds of people from all over the world gathered at the "Peace & Harmony" monument dedicated to John in its new location at Kings Dock outside of ACC Liverpool.
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| Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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| Madame Tussauds unveils Beatles wax figures in Hollywood |
Fans are invited to place flowers at the feet of a lifelike John Lennon wax figure, complete with his trademark circular glasses and shoulder-length hair, at the unveiling of all four Beatles' wax figures on Thursday, December 8th at 9 a.m. at the Madame Tussauds in Hollywood. The traveling exhibit will be in town through February, 2012.
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| Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
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| Liverpool remembers John Lennon with vigil at Peace Monument |
Beatles and Lennon fans from all over the world will make their way to Liverpool next Thursday to mark the anniversary of John Lennon's death with a candlelit vigil taking place at the city's European Peace Monument dedicated to John. This will be the second year that the city has marked the occasion at the Peace Monument.
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| Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
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| John Lennon annual candlelight memorial in Hollywood |
Fans of John Lennon and the Beatles will place candles and flowers around Lennon's Hollywood Walk of Fame star next week, on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The free-to-the-public gathering will take place from 6:00PM until 8:00PM in front of the Capitol Records Tower Building where Lennon's star is located.
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| Monday, November 28, 2011 |
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| It's Cyber Monday for fab fans on Beatles Radio |
For today only, our pals over at Beatles Radio are offering free shipping on orders of $199 and up on all merchandise, including their very popular Beatles t-shirts and mugs. And what Apple Scruff in your family wouldn't be well chuffed to find a Beatles record purse or a Beatles tote bag under the tree on Christmas morning?
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| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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| Audio Interview: Andy Timmons |
In October, Andy Timmons released an album that was a tribute to the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper, including every song from the album, plus Strawberry Fields Forever. On Ken Michaels' website, you can hear Ken interviewing Andy about his musical background, his love for the Beatles music, and how he came to record the tribute album.
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| Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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| McCartney tribute band marks 10th anniversary of passing of George Harrison |
New England-based tribute band "One Sweet Dream: The Paul McCartney Experience!" will be performing a special concert next Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of the passing of George Harrison. Along with the usual format of Paul's Beatles and solos, there will also be a special set of George Harrison's Beatles and solos, including Traveling Wilburys.
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| Thursday, November 17, 2011 |
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| Ticket to Ride now available for LA Beatles tour |
A real Ticket to Ride is now available to Beatle fans. Gift cards can now be purchased for Gillian Lomax's Beatles tour of Los Angeles. This is an excellent gift for Beatle fans, as there is a lot of Beatle history in LA that most of fans don't know about, and Gillian's wonderful tour takes you to these hidden Beatles treasures in person!
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| Monday, November 14, 2011 |
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| Only 10 cabins left for Beatles Tribute Cruise 2012 |
With less than 90 days to go until it sets sail, The Beatles Tribute Cruise 2012 has just 10 cabins left. Cruisers will have the opportunity to get Private Lessons from two Grammy Award Winners. There will be 7 concerts during the 7 night cruise. Laurence Juber will perform twice, as will Mark Hudson and Beatles Tribute Band Revolution.
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| Wednesday, November 2, 2011 |
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| Unfinished Lennon song recovered by Spanish Beatles tribute band |
The Spanish Beatles tribute band, aptly named Los Escarabajos (Spanish word for "beetles") has recorded "Now And Then", an unfinished John Lennon song from 1979 that Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr tried in vain to complete in 1996 for the third volume of the Anthology project.
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| Tuesday, November 1, 2011 |
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| John Lennon biographer and expert to give free lecture at NSU |
Beatles expert and author Jude Southerland Kessler will be presenting a lecture entitled, "Everything I Know I Learned from The Beatles and NSU" at Northwestern State University next Monday. Ms. Kessler's forty minute lecture will include readings from both her books about the life of John Lennon and an audience Q&A.
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| Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
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| Imagine the Beatles Tribute celebrates 20 years |
It was 20 Years ago today, that Imagine went out to play. But Neil Burg of Imagine The Beatles Tribute says he never expected to perform for celebrities like Goldie Hawn and Tom Hanks. "I never knew we'd be performing for the clientele that we have performed for in the bands 20 year existence. It's been a dream come true for me."
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| Saturday, October 1, 2011 |
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| Incredible John Lennon show final week of performances in L.A. |
The critically acclaimed John Lennon show, Just Imagine, starring Tim Piper, starts its final week of performances in L.A. this coming week. This extraordinary multi-media production will transport you to another time and place as you re-live Lennon's early years, Beatlemania, and his solo years, with rare insights and anecdotes into his brilliant yet turbulent life.
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| Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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| John Lennon birthday breakfast Oct. 9 in Hollywood |
John Lennon and Beatles fans are invited to a potluck public "John Lennon Birthday Breakfast With the Beatles" on Sunday, October 9 to celebrate the 71st birthday of the late legendary singer, songwriter and former Beatle. The event will take place starting 8:00AM at Lennon's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.
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| Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
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| A Hulu Day's Night |
You should already have this on your Beatles DVD shelf, but in case you're stuck on a desert island and all you have access to is a laptop and the internet, the Beatles first movie A Hard Day's Night is available online for a limited time for free (with commercial interruptions) from video streaming site Hulu.
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| Monday, September 5, 2011 |
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| New iPhone app guides you around Liverpool |
A new app for the iPhone, the Liverpool Tourism Guide App, allows you to explore, discover and experience the historic city of Liverpool. Whether you're visiting Liverpool for the first time or you live in the city, this interactive guide fits in the palm of your hand and features over 1250 points of interest in and around the city centre.
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| Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
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| 2nd Annual Concert Tribute to the Beatles in Toronto on Friday |
The 2nd Annual Twist & Shout: Concert Tribute to the Beatles takes place tomorrow, Friday, September 2, at Hugh's Room in Toronto. This year's tribute concert will feature very special guest Gurf Morlix, legendary Producer, Guitar Player, Singer/Songwriter, all the way from Austin, Texas.
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| Tuesday, August 16, 2011 |
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| New Julian Lennon single now on YouTube |
Julian Lennon's New Single "Lookin 4 Luv" from the forthcoming album/CD "Everything Changes" can now be heard on YouTube. The new Julian Lennon Album/CD entitled "Everything Changes" will be released On October 4, 2011, on indie label Music From Another Room.
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