| Tuesday, February 2, 2010 |
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| Ringo Starr to appear on NPR on Friday |
The World Cafe program on NPR will be broadcasting a session with former Beatle Ringo Starr on Friday, February 5, 2010. National Public Radio's World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. Late in the day of broadcast, the audio might be available on the National Public Radio website.
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| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
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| Autographed Beatles tour program sells for $15,800 |
A multi-estate sale was held last weekend, January 22 through 24 by Philip Weiss Auctions. At the sale, a page from the 1964 Beatles USA, Ltd. tour program, beautifully signed by all four Beatles and personally inscribed to the late pianist Liberace, soared to $15,800. In their light-hearted way, the Beatles signed the page "to Liber-Archie."
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| Monday, January 25, 2010 |
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| Acclaimed John Lennon tribute moves to historic Beatles location |
Following an unprecedented three month run of sold out performances, Just Imagine opens this Thursday at the elegant Platinum Live theater in Studio City. Platinum Live is where the Beatles held an historic press conference in 1964, where they received five gold records before performing at the Hollywood Bowl.
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| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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| Seattle Beatles Rooftop Day back by popular demand |
Following their 2009 blockbuster performance at Seattle's Pike Place Market, Ken Mansfield, former U.S. manager of The Beatles' Apple Records, and Seattle's favorite Beatles cover band, Creme Tangerine, will again team up to celebrate the anniversary of The Beatles last performance famously known as "the rooftop concert".
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| Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
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| Nowhere Boy receives four Bafta nominations |
Nominations for The Baftas, which are often seen a prediction of possible Oscar winners, were announced today in London. Sam Taylor-Wood's directional debut film Nowhere Boy has received four Bafta nominations, including Best Supporting Actress nominations for Kristin Scott Thomas and Anne-Marie Duff.
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| Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
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| Beatlemania invades New York City this Sunday |
Beatlemania invades New York City on Sunday with a one-night-only encore performance of National Dance Institute's Imagine: A Celebration of John Lennon. Follow Sgt. Pepper and 100 other National Dance Institute children as they perform high-spirited choreography set to your favorite Beatles music.
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| Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
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| Oxford University offers Beatles summer course |
Oxford University has announced a one-week summer course on "The Beatles, Popular Music and Sixties Britain." The course is part of the Oxford Experience programme and takes place at Christ Church, one of Oxford's largest and most beautiful colleges from July 4 through 10, 2010.
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| Monday, January 18, 2010 |
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| Biography tells story of man who brought the Beatles to America |
Legendary promoter Sid Bernstein is stepping up efforts to promote his biography entitled, "It's Sid Bernstein Calling..." Bernstein said that he is partnering with John Anthony, Music Master and President of Banner Records located in New Jersey. Together, they will handle promotions with a small team from the Banner Records label.
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| Little Steven defends listing Beatles on Coolest Garage Rock list |
Steven Van Zandt recently counted down what he believes to be the coolest garage rock songs and albums of the decade. His coolest album of the last ten year's is 2009's stereo-free re-release of the Beatles back catalog. Is he being old-school-for-old-school's sake? "No!" says the guitarist, according to Entertainment Weekly.
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| Sunday, January 17, 2010 |
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| Paul McCartney presents at the Golden Globes |
Paul McCartney presented the award for the Best Animated Feature at tonight's Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on NBC TV tonight. Paul was very funny. He opened his presentation by saying, "Hello, I'm Paul McCartney. Or as I'm now known, that guy from Rock Band."
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| George Harrison's nephew passes away |
Gordon Caldwell, George Harrison's nephew, and son of Louise Harrison, died this morning, Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at the age of 52 after 6 years of inoperable fourth stage colon cancer. Louise said, "Gordon, like his uncle George Harrison, was a very spiritual person and was a siddha and was prepared for his passing".
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| Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
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| An open letter to Beatles fans around the world |
I wanted to take a moment to thank each one of you for helping to make Thursday, International Beatles Freak Day 2010, the most successful year yet. I could literally feel the love from everyone around the world. And if you think I couldn't know you were out there, you're wrong.
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| Friday, January 15, 2010 |
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| Vote for Paul McCartney at the Critics Choice Awards |
The Critics' Choice Awards are broadcast live on VH-1 in the USA this coming Friday night at 9pm EST – you can vote for Paul in the poll running on the VH-1 website and get full details of the broadcast. Fans can vote in the poll for (I Want To) Come Home taken from the new Robert De Niro film Everybody's Fine.
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| Monday, January 11, 2010 |
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| Florida artist warns fans about sale of Lennon art |
The artwork of John Lennon is in the Beatles News again, as it is appearing this week in Miami. But one man, Gary Arseneau, is not happy about that. According to Arseneau, the "Artwork of John Lennon" traveling road show is fraud by his widow Yoko Ono to cash in at the expense of the unsuspecting consumer and legitimate artists.
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| Thursday, January 7, 2010 |
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| To Be or Not to Be...Number One |
Ever wonder about the groups that The Beatles displaced from the number chart position AND the artists who knocked THEM out of that same slot? Ray Whitaker's most recent "Just Four Guys" program, which airs on Beatles-A-Rama, is entitled "To Be or Not to Be...Number One", deals with that very phenomenon.
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| Tuesday, December 29, 2009 |
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| WannaBeatles to Twist and Shout Atlanta into 2010 |
The popular Nashville tribute band The WannaBeatles will "Twist and Shout" Atlanta into 2010 with a Fab Four-styled performance at the "21st Annual Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta". The WannaBeatles will perform from 9:45 to 11 p.m. before an expected 100,000 New-Years merrymakers.
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| Monday, December 28, 2009 |
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| The Beatles inspire young crossword prodigy |
At 14, Ben Pall of Bergen County, New Jersey, is the youngest person to ever have a crossword puzzle published in the New York Times. After submitting several puzzles, the one that that was finally accepted by the New York Times had a Beatles theme with clues related to the 1960s and the legendary band.
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| World's Greatest Beatles Artist debuts new work in San Diego |
World-renowned artist, Shannon, has agreed to contribute select pieces from her Hard Days Night Hotel collection to benefit the new Beatles "Art and Artifacts" exhibit being held at the Edgeware Gallery in San Diego. Shannon says, "My art is a gift and I cherish it. What better way to give back, than to pass along the gift that was given to me?"
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| Saturday, December 26, 2009 |
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| The Fonz says thumbs up on the Beatles |
According to an article in the Liverpool Daily Post, 50 years after he first visited Liverpool, American actor Henry Winkler says he was loving being back in the home of The Beatles. "I love The Beatles, my favorite song is ‘You've got to hide your love away.' I met them all except George and I was a jabbering idiot each time."
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| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 |
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| Liverpool World Cup events to include Magical Mystery Park |
It was announced today that the home of the Beatles has been chosen as one of the host cities for England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup. According to an article in Click Liverpool, World Cup plans for Liverpool include a first ever Beatles-themed Fan Fest site on Mystery Park, which will be rebranded "Magical Mystery Park" for the occasion.
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| Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
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| Special walking tours to coincide with Paul's London concert |
Coming to London to see Paul McCartney at the O2? Richard Porter invites all fans to join him on his special Beatles/Paul McCartney tour in the morning of December 22. Some of the places on the tour will include MPL, the studio where the Beatles recorded Hey Jude, where the Beatles played on the roof for Let it Be and of course Abbey Road studios.
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| Thursday, December 10, 2009 |
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| Paul McCartney denies Mills marriage mistake quote |
It's happened before and it will happen again...the inaccurate article today entitled "Macca marriage to Heather was mistake of the decade" is the most recent example of how things get twisted in the press. For the record, here's the original interview so you can plainly see what Paul actually said has been taken totally out of context.
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| Wednesday, December 9, 2009 |
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| Sid Bernstein needs your vote to help Songs of Love |
Legendary Beatles promoter Sid Bernstein has recorded an endorsement video asking everyone to vote for the Songs of Love Foundation on Facebook. The Foundation provides personalized songs for sick children and teens, free of charge. $1,000,000 will mean another 4,000 children will receive their very own "song of love".
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| Tuesday, December 8, 2009 |
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| Another year passes but the pain never diminishes |
Are we here again? Has it been another year? Must we live this day once more: the day of loss, the day that cannot be revoked, the day of remembering? I try to take solace in the fact that John is now "free as a bird," that he is home, safe and dry. But I am not comforted.
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| Monday, December 7, 2009 |
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| John Lennon annual candlelight memorial tomorrow in Hollywood |
The annual John Lennon public candlelight memorial tribute will take place tomorrow, December 8, at John's Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star in front of the Capitol Records build on Vine St. in Hollywood. The event will feature music, guest speakers, open mic, and an opening and closing "Circle of Peace" of Beatles fans around John's star.
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| John Lennon Tribute to benefit charity on December 8 |
"Just Imagine," the musical tribute to John Lennon starring Tim Piper, the show which has been rated Critic's Choice by the Los Angeles Times, invites Beatles fans to Come Together for charity on December 8. Proceeds from the Tuesday performance of "Just Imagine," will be donated to the VH-1 Save The Music Foundation.
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| Rock Band don't come easy even if you're a Beatle |
For those of you struggling to get a good score in Beatles: Rock Band, take heart. The game's not that easy, even if you're a Beatle in real life. Paul McCartney said, "I lost twice. On Easy. And I was playing bass". Ringo confessed, "I've tried, but I get too crazy with that guitar arm and the things coming toward you."
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| Sunday, November 29, 2009 |
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| Bidding by phone now available for Beatles auction tomorrow |
The catalogue for the Mike Read Record Collection, being auctioned in London tomorrow is now available for online, and fans are now able to bid by phone for items in the auction. The auction takes place tomorrow, November 30, 2009 at 11am GMT, and is now open for viewing in London.
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| Saturday, November 28, 2009 |
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| Tickets still available for John Lennon Tribute on Friday |
Tickets are still available for Theatre Within's 29th Annual John Lennon Tribute, which will take place this Friday, December 4 at 7:30pm at Symphony Space in New York City. Theatre Within's Annual John Lennon Tribute is the only ongoing John Lennon tribute show in New York City and the longest running such event in the world!
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| Friday, November 27, 2009 |
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| Beatles fans meet in Connecticut this weekend |
BEATexpo 2009 takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the Downtown Stamford Holiday Inn in Stamford Connecticut. Scheduled attractions include great bands, special guests, question and answer sessions, a music and memorabilia marketplace, exhibits, karaoke, art gallery and a FabFilmFest, including rare videos.
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