Breaking News: Ex-Beatles manager Allen Klein dies  Music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Saturday, a publicist for his company said. He was 77. Klein was one of the most powerful figures in the music business in the 1960s but ended up feuding with some of his biggest clients. Add a Comment  Source: Associated Press

Interview: Micky Dolenz talks about the Beatles in his show  It's been more than 40 years since The Monkees took America by storm. Their durmmer, Micky Dolenz, still tours as a solo artist. He said, "I'll tell a story about meeting the Beatles in London in the '60s and going to some of the Abbey Road recording sessions, and then I'll sing a song that I actually heard them recording." Add a Comment  Source: California Chronicle

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates 40th anniversary of Woodstock The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock with a new exhibition from July 3rd to November 29th. It will feature several items including Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's performance contract, and a letter from Apple Corp discussing potential performances by various artists, which never materialised. Add a Comment  Source: Clash Music

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Video: Paul McCartney surprises Neil Young on stage Paul McCartney emerges during the middle section A Day In The Life, and it takes a few seconds for the crowd to comprehend the scene that is before them. Then, reality sets in, and the cheers eventually subside for a collective sing-a-long that proves to be so loud that it manages to overwhelm even the fury of Young's guitar. Add a Comment  Related Articles  Source: Consequence of Sound

The legacy of Brian Jones lives on In 1962 Brian Jones formed the Rolling Stones, named the band the Rolling Stones, picked the songs they played, hustled all their gigs, chartered their musical direction and non-conformist vision, and was the unquestioned leader of the Rolling Stones. Seven years later, he was fired by the Rolling Stones. A month later, he was gone. Add a Comment  Source: Jam! Music, Canada

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Neil Young closes first night of Glastonbury with Beatles song Neil Young finally made it to Glastonbury Friday night, 12 years after he was forced to pull out through injury. After his set, Young and his band returned to the stage, finishing with a feverishly-received version of The Beatles' A Day In The Life. The strongly rumoured guest appearance of his former bandmates, Crosby, Stills and Nash, did not materialise. Add a Comment  Source: NME, UK

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Signed Sgt. Pepper's poster sells at auction for $52,500 A Sgt. Pepper's souvenir poster signed by the four Beatles sold for $52,500 at a Christie's auction of pop culture memorabilia on Tuesday, along with an array of rock-related items that fetched strong prices. Other items included handwritten Bob Dylan lyrics which sold for $25,000, and Kurt Cobain's Sears bass guitar. Add a Comment  Source: Reuters, UK

Rock legends rail against Guitar Hero Jimmy Page of Led Zeppellin says he can't imagine people are learning about playing real instruments from video games. "You think of the drum part that John Bonham did on Led Zeppelin's first track on the first album, 'Good Times Bad Times'," he said. "How many drummers in the world can play that part, let alone on Christmas morning?" Comments (1)  Source: GameSpot

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Secret Policeman's Film Festival lands in Hollywood Benefit concerts by comedians and rock stars over the last 30 years will be the subject of the five-week film fest getting a start at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on June 14. The film festival will cover a wealth of musical performances including Bruce Springsteen, Radiohead, the Police and Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Add a Comment  Source: Los Angeles Times

Monday, June 8, 2009

Brooklyn Museum to present Rock and Roll photo exhibit Who Shot Rock & Roll, the first major museum exhibition to acknowledge photographer's role in the history of rock and roll, will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum from October 30, 2009. The exhibit will include the contact sheet of Bob Gruen's portrait of John Lennon in a sleeveless New York City T-shirt. Add a Comment  Source: Art Daily

Friday, June 5, 2009

Mick Jagger backs campaign to save historic London cinema Mick Jagger has backed a campaign to save a historic cinema where the Rolling Stones and the Beatles played gigs in the 1960s. The EMD cinema in Walthamstow, north-east London, known in the 60s as the Granada, has been described as "the most beautiful cinema in London". However, it has stood derelict since 2003. Comments (1)  Source: BBC News

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Davy Jones live in Laughlin, Nevada "I was on The Ed Sullivan Show the same night as The Beatles," explains former Monkee Davy Jones. "I saw all the screaming girls and I thought, I want a piece of this action. I like screaming girls." Davy will be performing at the Tropicana Express in Laughlin, Nevada, on June 6. Comments (1)  Source: The Laughlin Entertainer

Monday, May 25, 2009

Vinyl collectors find their groove at Calgary fair If you're a musicphile who needs more than Wal-Mart's new arrivals rack for sustenance, the first Calgary Music Collector's Show on Sunday would have been your mecca. More than 300 music aficionados perused crates and racks of LPs, 45s, CDs, DVDs and cassette tapes, digging for that one elusive record to add to their collection. Add a Comment  Source: Calgary Herald

Friday, May 22, 2009

Early Stones, Beatles united in tribute concert The Stones and Beatles tribute bands share the stage in the MontBleu Theater in Lake Tahoe this weekend. Yesterday and Jumping Jack Flash will perform "The Best of the Brits." Both bands will recreate performances from the Ed Sullivan Show starting in 1964 along with songs from the mid-1960s. Add a Comment  Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

An evening of sixties British Explosion rocks Berkeley The sounds of the sixties British Explosion Unplugged rocked Berkeley, California, Sunday night at The Freight and Salvage. A variety of tribute bands delighted the audience playing music that ranged from John Lennon, Donavan, The Who, The Yardbirds, and The Beatles. The next British Explosion night is on June 5th in San Francisco. Add a Comment  Source: Beatles News

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

BBC to broadcast Bono's tribute poem to Elvis In an unusual performance, Bono reads an original poem honoring America's original rocker as part of the BBC's poetry season. "Elvis invented the Beatles," Bono says in the poem. The poem was originally recorded near the end of an interview with Bono for a radio show more than 10 years ago, and has never been performed or broadcast. Add a Comment  Source: The State

It's going to be A Hard Days Night - All over again MerseyCats, the Liverpool Rock 'n' Roll Children's Charity, is collaborating with the world famous Hard Days Night Hotel to provide live bands from the 60s at the hotel on a regular basis bringing back the famous Mersey Sound to Mathew Street after a gap of some 48 years. The first show is booked for May 31. Add a Comment  Source: Beatles News

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Eric Clapton Joins American guitar whiz onstage in London Joe Bonamassa, the American DIY guitar whiz who has been voted "Best Blues Guitarist" by Guitar Player magazine three years in a row, was still buzzing the day after playing with Eric Clapton at London's Royal Albert Hall. Clapton's guest spot came after Bonamassa wrote him a letter that was delivered by a mutual friend. Add a Comment  Source: Billboard

Dylan wants to team up with McCartney Bob Dylan says he'd like to write with Paul McCartney, which we're pretty sure would constitute the most historic team-up in the history of rock and roll. He dropped the invitation in the latest Rolling Stone. "That'd be exciting," he says, "to do something with Paul! But, ya know, your paths have to cross for something like that to make sense." Add a Comment  Related Articles  Source: Arizona Republic

Monday, May 4, 2009

Bob Dylan hits number 1 in the UK Almost 40 years after his last number one record, Bob Dylan shot straight to the number one spot in the official UK album chart yesterday. His new album, Together Through Life, gives Dylan the dubious honor of holding the record for the longest gap between solo number-one albums, according to the Official Charts Company. Add a Comment  Source: The Guardian, UK

Tribute bands have Beatles and Rolling Stones on stage together What you get when you combine the talents of the two best tribute bands and put them on the same stage in concert? Well, if it's critically acclaimed Beatles Tribute Band, Yesterday and phenomenal Rolling Stones Tribute Ensemble, Jumping Jack Flash, then you have Best of the Brits, The Concert That Should Have Been. Add a Comment  Source: Yahoo! News

Little Richard's Reprise catalog to be released on CD at last Little Richard was one of rock 'n' roll's great originators, with a great run of hits on Specialty Records between 1955-58. His music was introduced to a new generation by The Beatles' cover of "Long Tall Sally." And in 1970, Richard was signed to Warner Bros.'s Reprise label. His three Reprise albums will be released on CD in June. Add a Comment  Source: Anti-Music

Friday, May 1, 2009

Woodstock on DVD in June to include extra perfomance footage Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 9. The four-hour director's cut of the 1970 Oscar-winning documentary will be available in new limited, numbered Blu-ray and DVD Ultimate Collector's Edition sets which includes two extra hours of rare performance footage. Comments (1)  Source: DVD Times

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Review: Mary Hopkin Live At The Royal Festival Hall 1972 Mary Hopkin's liner notes of this 34 year old album give an indication as to her attitude to her brief but bright music career all that time ago, picked up by the Beatles' own Apple label, and thrust into pop-stardom with a trans-Atlantic number-one single. The performance includes a cover of the Beatles' If I Fell. Add a Comment  Source: BBC News

Saturday, April 25, 2009

New documentary tells the story of independent record stores Over the past decade, more than 3,000 Independent record stores have closed across the United States. A new documentary, "I Need that Record: Independent Record Store," tries to figure out what happened. It screens Saturday night at the Independent Film Festival Boston. Add a Comment  Source: WBUR, Boston

Friday, April 24, 2009

ELO rocker Jeff Lynne working slowly on solo album The brains behind the '70s art-rock band Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne hopes to release his own album later this year. It would be his official solo follow-up to 1990's "Armchair Theater." "It's coming, gradually," Lynne said in a recent interview. "I can do 'em quick, but it depends whether you want 'em good or quick!" Add a Comment  Source: The US Daily

EU assembly backs 70-year copyright for musicians The European Parliament voted on Thursday in favor of extending copyright on music recordings in the European Union to 70 years from 50 at present, diluting a draft law in a bid to reach a final deal. If it becomes law, it will ensure for example that recordings of the early Beatles hit "Love Me Do" do not become copyright-free from 2012. Add a Comment  Source: The US Daily

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Even Paul McCartney is hit by economic crisis Paul McCartney, Elton John and Mick Jagger have lost large chunks of their personal fortunes during the economic crisis over the last year, according to a rich list published on Friday. Along with many of the world's richest people, their wealth has been eroded by sharp falls in the value of property, shares and other investments. Add a Comment  Source: Reuters, UK

Introducing the Rock & Roll Experience Imagine the glory days of rock and roll, what it was like on the road with the biggest bands, selling millions of records, playing the hottest clubs, the parties, the lifestyle. This October, The Rock and Roll Experience turns that fantasy into reality with a five-day music excursion led by some of the most important artists of our time. Add a Comment  Source: Modern Guitars

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Not Fade Away Gallery extends rare photo exhibition Responding to the flood of traffic to their inaugural exhibition, Not Fade Away Gallery has announced it will extend the Bob Bonis photography show, "The British Are Coming: The Beatles and The Rolling Stones 1964-66," until May 17th. The exhibition reveals a private, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the early days of rock 'n' roll. Add a Comment  Source: Digital Media

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