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Ringo Starr's drum auction

People News

24 April, 2009

Ringo Starr's drum skin is expected to fetch £100,000 at auction.

Which Beatles song can you hear Paul McCartney swear in?

By Daniel Finkelstein, The Times (thanks Yardena)

24 April, 2009

Having read a huge amount about The Beatles, I thought I pretty much

knew all the quirks in their recordings. How wrong I was.

Paul McCartney urges seal trade ban

By Mike Swain, The Mirror

23 April, 2009

Paul McCartney has signed up to the ban seal trade petition organised

by the Humane Society International UK and Respect for animals.

Also: Musicians in line for cash boost (thanks Yardena); Elton John,

Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger hit hard by global financial crisis; The

Credit Crunch Hits Sir Paul McCartney's Wealth Hard; McCartney

and Winehouse: Mortality sells?

At 89, Ravi Shankar still spreading musical message

By Bill Kramer, Staunton News Leader

23 April, 2009

One of the world's most recognizable musicians will be paying a visit

to Charlottesville's Paramount Theater on Friday evening.

Fab Four Quiz: How well do you know your Beatles?

By Bill Lynch, Charleston Gazette

22 April, 2009

It's been more than 40 years since the John, Paul, George and Ringo

led the musical British invasion in the 1960s.

Also: Beatles quiz answers

Off the Beaten Path: Beatle Stalking

By Chuck Daly, Manhattan College Quadrangle

22 April, 2009

A few weeks ago, on the night of April 4, I went to a concert featuring

the two surviving Beatles, Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney.

John Lennon’s “Instant Karma” a curious choice for Chase

By Dean Goodman, Reuters

22 April, 2009

John Lennon’s “Instant Karma” is an unlikely choice for an

advertising jingle.

Also: DVD Alert: John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band Live in

Toronto ‘69; Who The Hell Is Phil Spector?

Paul McCartney likely to perform in Peru in August

By Isabel Guerra, LivingInPeru

21 April, 2009

The multiple Grammy Award-winning English singer-songwriter and

former Beatle, Paul McCartney might visit Lima in August, local

newspaper Correo reported.

Also: Ex-Beatle's arrival in Peru is yet to be confirmed; McCartney

concert producer in tax evasion probe; Too Much Paul McCartney

Costs Coachella at least $50,000 in Fines

Klaus Voormann Records at Ardent Studios

Broadcast Newsroom

21 April, 2009

At the suggestion of Don Nix, celebrated artist, musician and record

producer Klaus Voormann traveled to Ardent Studios to track and mix

his debut album, "A Sideman's Journey."

Paul McCartney: Pirate Bay verdict 'fair' (inc. audio)

BBC

20 April, 2009

Paul McCartney has labelled last week's Pirate Bay verdict as "fair".

Postcard from the road: Paul McCartney rocks Las Vegas

By Edna Gundersen, USA Today

20 April, 2009

Two nights after his acclaimed headline gig at Coachella, Paul

McCartney rocked The Joint Sunday night, capping the opening

weekend of the Hard Rock Hotel's super-sonic $60 million venue that

doubles the capacity of the same-named hall that closed in February.

Also: Limited number of tickets available for Paul McCartney concert;

For a night, the new place is Paul McCartney’s Joint; Paul McCartney

-- Abbey Robe (inc. video); Models chase Sir Paul McCartney around

Las Vegas (thanks Yardena)

Pete Best reveals John Lennon had footy dreams before

Beatle stardom

By Shaun Holden, Click Liverpool

20 April, 2009

Beatles legend John Lennon was a talented footballer with dreams of

playing for Liverpool before the band shot to stardom.

Paul McCartney Dedicates Coachella Show To Linda

(inc. video)

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover Music News

19 April, 2009

Linda McCartney died 11 years ago on April 17, 1998.

Also: Coachella Festival Kicks Off with Beatlemania; Dance DJ

opens for McCartney at Coachella; Young, old flock to Coachella for

McCartney concert; Playful and passionate former Beatle Paul

McCartney leads off SoCal Coachella music festival; Paul McCartney

creates history -- eventually; Paul McCartney's fab night at Coachella;

Sir Paul dedicates show to Linda (thanks Yardena); Coachella 2009:

Paul made me cry (and I loved it) (thanks Yardena); Coachella: It's all

about Paul; pics; more pics; Looks Like Beatles Rock Band Footage

From Here ... [Update] (inc. video); Paul McCartney Shows Beatles

Rock Band Clip at Coachella (inc. video); Concert Review: Coachella,

Day 1 and 2; Paul McCartney wows Coachella crowd (inc. video);

Maybe we're amazed: McCartney sizzles at Coachella; Paul McCartney

stirs a buzz at Coachella; Sir Paul McCartney Dedicates Coachella Set

To Wife Linda: Photos; I May Not Be Old, But I Still Believe in Yesterday;

Paul McCartney gives the event a charge (thanks Yardena)

Gentle giant who guarded the cavern during the Beatle years

Irish Independent

18 April, 2009

Paddy Delaney was the doorman at Liverpool's legendary Cavern

Club in the 1960s.

McCartney Alta Cocker Fans Resort to Thievery

TMZ (thanks Yardena)

17 April, 2009

Beatles fans are brutal ... at least the ones who like Paul McCartney ...

the ones who are older than dirt.

Also: Paul McCartney to keep listeners out of their seats during gig at

The Joint

Sorry Stereo, But Beatles in Mono Rocks a Lot More

By Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo.com

17 April, 2009

Beatles' record producer and arranger George Martin—the Fifth Beatle

—once said: "You've never really heard Sgt Pepper until you've heard

it in mono."

Lennon's 1969 Toronto Show On DVD

By Kate Harper, ChartAttack

17 April, 2009

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band played Toronto's Rock 'N' Roll

Revival Festival in 1969 on the eve of the release of the last album The

Beatles recorded, Abbey Road.

The Beatles: Rock Band Bundle Revealed

By Keane Ng, Escapist Magazine

16 April, 2009

For the discerning Beatles fan and plastic guitar collector comes the

Limited Edition bundle for this fall's The Beatles: Rock Band, including

a replica of Paul's bass, special edition drums and more for $250.

Also: The Beatles Rock Band Rumored to Use Multiple Mics; Euro

Pricing for The Beatles LE Bundle

Do big cats really prowl in Sir Paul McCartney's backyard?

stv.tv (thanks Yardena)

15 April, 2009

Kintyre group secure £150,000 as part of search for the elusive big cat.

Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks, Eric Idle, Tom Petty salute

George Harrison

Los Angeles Times (thanks Yardena)

14 April, 2009

Paul McCartney topped the star-studded turnout Tuesday in Hollywood

for the unveiling of a Walk of Fame star for his former Fab Four band

mate George Harrison at a ceremony that also drew such celebrity

friends and admirers as Tom Hanks, Tom Petty, Eric Idle, Jeff Lynne,

Joe Walsh, T-Bone Burnett and Harrison’s widow, Olivia, and their son,

Dhani.

Also: Legendary Guitar: George Harrison’s Rickenbacker 360/12;

Fab One (thanks Yardena); Capitol/EMI Announces Global Release

of George Harrison's First Ever Career-Spanning Solo Hits Collection,

'Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison,' on June 16; Paul McCartney

honors George Harrison in Hollywood; I Saw Him Standing There: My

Encounter with a Beatle; Beatle George Harrison on the walk of fame;

Harrison honoured on Walk of Fame (inc. video); George Harrison's

Hollywood Walk of Fame star unveiled; George's Hollywood star (inc.

video); News photos

NYC Exhibition On John Lennon

NewsroomAmerica.com

13 April, 2009

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York has announced

that its latest exhibition to open next month will honour the late, great

Beatle John Lennon.

Isn't it time to dress your age, Macca? Sir Paul McCartney

gives a thumbs-up in his trainers

By Lizzie Smith, Daily Mail

13 April, 2009

Forget the pipe and slippers, at 66 Sir Paul McCartney is still dressing

like a teenager, in trainers, white tracksuit top and blue jeans.

Also: Fortune 50: 5th: Sir Paul McCartney; Nancy Shevell Has Paul

McCartney Kids' Hug of Approval (thanks Yardena); Beatle's

girlfriend sometimes misses transit work; Baby you can drive my

(18mpg) car: Macca zooms around LA in a gas-guzzling supercar;

Paul McCartney finds himself in a new place

Majestic offers its take on 'John and Paul'

By Keith J. O'Connor, The Republican (thanks Yardena)

12 April, 2009

It wouldn't be a play about The Beatles without music.

My sweet George: The big sister of the Beatles legend

opens her never-seen-before family album

By Alison Boshoff, Daily Mail

10 April, 2009

The tenderness between them is evident. George Harrison leans

close to his glamorous older sister, Louise, and gazes at her

fine-featured face.

The day John Lennon proposed to me (pity I thought he

was joking!)

By Natalie Clarke, Daily Mail

9 April, 2009

Last month, filming began on a new movie charting the years when

John Lennon was an aspiring musician in Liverpool.

Original Beatles Albums to Be Reissued

By Allan Kozinn, The New York Times (thanks David)

7 April, 2009

Finally. After watching the Beatles’ company, Apple Corps, devote

the last few years to developing a site-specific show in Las Vegas, a

video game and a line of pricey memorabilia, Beatles fans are finally

getting something they’ve been demanding for at least the last decade:

sonically upgraded reissues of the group’s original British albums, in

stereo and mono.

Also: Digitally remastered Beatles coming in September; Beatles

Remaster Their Musical Domain

Paul McCartney to make record with Ringo

BANG Media International (thanks Yardena)

7 April, 2009

Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to record a new album

together.

Also: Paul McCartney's website hacked to distribute malware

McCartney and Starr reunite in NYC for meditation

By Mark Egan, Reuters

4 April, 2009

The surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, performed

together on Saturday to raise money to help kids learn a meditation

technique the 1960s icons practiced at the height of their fame.

Also: News photos; Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr perform together in

support of transcendental meditation; Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr

Reunite at Radio City; The Beatles Reunite; Beatles Paul McCartney,

Ringo Starr Reunite At New York Benefit (inc. video - thanks Yardena);

Beatles stars reunite at concert; Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

promote Transcendental Meditation for pupils; Macca's worst

flightmare; Israel's Channel 10 TV news report (video)

On Paul McCartney, and the Memories He Made

By John Farr, The Huffington Post

4 April, 2009

I had not planned on writing this blog.

Sir Paul McCartney backs plans for kids yoga in schools

By Pierce King, Click Liverpool

3 April, 2009

Beatle legend Sir Paul McCartney has put his voice behind plans for

pupils to take meditation lessons as part of the national curriculum.

Also: Paul McCartney: 'School Kids Should Have Meditation Lessons';

News pics; Macca backa with pal Ringo; David Lynch Live-Streams

Paul and Ringo Reunion; McCartney says meditation helped stabilize

Beatles (thanks Yardena); Fans to Ringo: We're Looking Through You

(inc. video - thanks Carlos)

Hollywood star for George Harrison

The Press Association

3 April, 2009

Former Beatle George Harrison is to be honoured with a star on the

Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Also: George Harrison to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Paul McCartney's Amagansett and East Sussex home bases

People News

1 April, 2009

Sir Paul McCartney is building a $200,000 guesthouse on his

Hamptons estate.

John Lennon : Lennon’s half-sister faces legal action from

U.S. author over biopic

ANI

1 April, 2009

John Lennon’s half-sister Julia Baird, 62, and the makers of a new

biopic on the late Beatle’s childhood face possible legal action from

American author Geoffrey Giuliano.

Yoko Ono pushes peace at new Montreal exhibit on 1969

bed-in

The Canadian Press

31 March, 2009

Yoko Ono says she will always remember Montreal's skyline when she

thinks about the bed-in for peace she staged with former Beatle John

Lennon in a downtown hotel 40 years ago.

Also: John and Yoko together again at Montreal museum show

Pete Best: 'I want to meet with Paul McCartney'

By Tom Porter, MusicRadar.com (thanks Yardena)

31 March, 2009

Former Beatles' drummer says "the door is open"

Kate Nash discusses musicians rights with Paul McCartney

NME

30 March, 2009

The two share a cuppa during the chat

Also: Help! Paul McCartney has a wardrobe malfunction... but Nancy

distracts attention with her glittery leggings (thanks Yardena); Proud

papa Paul McCartney thrilled with Stella's eco award (thanks Yardena);

Macca's flying low in New York; Vegging Out: Sir Paul and Stella

McCartney Espouse Meatless, Hybrid Lifestyle at Eco-A-List Bash

(thanks Yardena)

Macca Rocks at Boat after party

The Sun

25 March, 2009

The cream of the Brit acting crop were out for the premiere of Richard

Curtis’s new film The Boat That Rocked on Monday night.

Also: Our mucker Macca; Loved-up Paul McCartney back in form;

News photos; Live And Let Die is best Bond song ever (thanks Yardena);

David Lynch is having a Web TV party! Paul and Ringo are invited!

(thanks Yardena); Google Street View and Paul McCartney's hugely

high wall (thanks, again, Yardena)

Paul McCartney joins OneVoice to promote peace

By Maya Spitzer, The Jerusalem post (thanks Yardena)

23 March, 2009

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney became a member of the Honorary

Board of Advisers of the OneVoice Movement (OVM) on Monday, in

an effort to show his support for moderation and conciliation in the

Israeli-Palestinian conflict, aiming for an eventual two-state solution.

Also: Paul McCartney Pledges Support to OneVoice Movement

Big Macca V Heather's Whoppers

By By Katie Hind, Sunday People

22 March, 2009

Sir Paul & Mucca to do battle.. over VEGGIE BURGERS £3m deal

for Linda style grub

Off the Ground

The Statesman

20 March, 2009

There is a very sensitive, even moody side to Paul McCartney’s

personality, which probably enables him to write beautiful songs.

Victoria flautist gets back with Beatle buddies

By Grania Litwin, Times Colonist

20 March, 2009

Victoria jazz flautist Paul Horn just turned 79, but that's not stopping

him from appearing with Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Donovan

and Sheryl Crow at a benefit concert at New York's Radio City

Music Hall on April 4.

The Ballad of John and Yoko -- 40 Years Later

By Jere Hester, NBC Bay Area

20 March, 2009

Yoko Ono wants the world to give her a 40th wedding anniversary

present: she’s asking fans to mount their own recreations of her

and John Lennon’s “Bed-in” for peace honeymoon.

Also: Amsterdam remembers John and Yoko's bed-in; In bed with

John and Yoko

Cassidy still going strong

By Dave Richards, GoErie

20 March, 2009

Former Partridge to pack Franklintheater

Harvey Weinstein: The fifth Beatle?

By Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

19 March, 2009

For all of us Beatles fans, the news earlier this week that the

Weinstein Co. had acquired "Nowhere Boy," a coming-of-age tale

about John Lennon's tumultuous teenage years in Liverpool, was

cause for high hopes, especially because the script, written by Matt

Greenhalgh, offers a bracingly unsentimental portrait of the fabled

artist as a young scamp -- sensitive but bitingly sarcastic, smart but

achingly soulful, wildly ambitious but without a ruthless bone in his

body.

11 L.A. artists honor McCartney's 'Ram'

By Kevin Bronson, Los Angeles Times

19 March, 2009

Macca's oft-maligned solo opus gets an unexpected local tribute.

Also: Download "Ram On L.A." here

Gambling with expectation: Ars dives into Beatles: Rock

Band

By Ben Kuchera, Ars Technica

18 March, 2009

The Beatles: Rock Band has all the makings of a hit... but fans can

be unforgiving critics.

On this day in show biz: Can’t Buy Me Love

Hollywood Outbreak

16 March, 2009

On this day in 1964, The Beatle’s smash album Can’t Buy Me Love

is released. The album broke numerous records, becoming the

largest advance-selling record in history, with 2.1 million advance

orders placed around the world.

Where Are the Beatles Reissues? Enterprising Fans Take

Matters Into Their Own Hands

By Jerry McCulley, Gibson

16 March, 2009

In an era of declining music sales and rapid technological

advancement, it’s still hard to fathom the sorry lot of the Beatles

canon.

Also: Beatles To Release Back Catalog On Website?

Lollapalooza at last for Dhani

By Alison Maloney, The Sun

16 March, 2009

Dhani Harrison is delighted he will be playing Lollapalooza this year

because his late father banned him from festival.

Lennon Biopic Nowhere Boy starts production

By Elissa Corrigan, Click Liverpool

16 March, 2009

Hot newcomer Aaron Johnson, star of the new John Lennon Biopic

NOWHERE BOY has revealed how he get ready for the iconic role.

Also: Wildlife haven found at childhood home of Beatle John

Lennon; Four beetles found at Lennon home

Yoko Ono mural at UN to call attention to autism

AFP

16 March, 2009

Yoko Ono will unveil an original mural titled "Promise" at UN

headquarters next month in honor of World Autism Awareness

Day, an advocacy group said Monday.

Penny Lane businesses call for Help on Beatles tourism

By Simon Boyle, Click Liverpool

16 March, 2009

Small businesses are calling on tourism chiefs to improve the

struggling Liverpool suburb of Penny Lane, made world-famous

by The Beatles.

Paul McCartney Plays Killer 6 String Leads as Good as

Bass

PR Web (thanks Yardena)

12 March, 2009

Vintage Guitar Gems, an established Vintage/Used Guitar & Amp

store in the Conejo Valley was hired by an independent memorabilia

collector to sell the rare Les Paul guitar that was used by Sir Paul

during his 1993 New World tour.

The Beatles: Rock Band To Have New Material

By Danny Willis, San Jose Mercury News

12 March, 2009

That’s right. Unreleased Beatles songs.

Also: Dhani Harrison Talks New Band, Beatles Video Game

Mtl museum exhibit marks 40th anniversary of

Lennon-Ono bed-in

The Canadian Press

12 March, 2009

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is celebrating the 40th

anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Montreal bed-in with

an exhibition of drawings, photographs, videos, films and artworks.

Also: John Lennon movie filmed in Blackpool

Sell-out for Macca gig

The Press Association

10 March, 2009

Tickets for a one-off gig by Sir Paul McCartney in Las Vegas sold

out seven seconds after going on sale, promoters have said.

Also: Prices for Beatles reunion show tickets leave fans A-Paul-ed

(thanks Yardena); Day Tripper Across the Universe (thanks

Yardena)

Isn't she clever? Proud father Paul McCartney takes

new love Nancy to daughter Stella's Paris fashion show

Daily Mail

9 March, 2009

Paul McCartney showed his relationship with girlfriend Nancy

Shevell is going from strength to strength as he took her to

daughter Stella’s runway show at Paris fashion week.

Also: Stella McCartney gets a little help from Sir Paul at Paris

Fashion Week; Paris Fashion Week: Stella McCartney (inc. video);

News photos - 1, 2, 3; Sir Paul -- Where Nobody Knows Your

Name (video)

A Master’s in Paul-Is-Definitely-Not-Dead

By Allan Kozinn, The New York Times (thanks Yardena)

7 March, 2009

Probably the oddest thing about Liverpool Hope University’s

announcement last week that it would offer the world’s first

master’s degree in Beatles studies was that it took so long for

a university to hit on the idea.

Yoko Ono describes plans to play John Lennon’s

Imagine on Liverpool Cathedral bells as “so beautiful”

By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

6 March, 2009

Yoko Ono has said plans to ring John Lennon’s classic song

Imagine on Liverpool Cathedral bells brought her to the edge

of tears.

Revolution 9/9/09: Beatles coming to 'Rock Band' this

fall

by Caroline McCarthy, Cnet (thanks Yardena)

5 March, 2009

We knew the music of the Beatles was coming to the MTV video

game Rock Band, but now we have a release date: September 9,

2009.

Also: Beatles: Macca and Ringo to play New York (possibly

together)

Surviving Beatles Paul and Ringo to reunite at charity

concert

By Jo Clements, Daily Mail

4 March, 2009

Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are to grace the same stage

again 40 years after the Beatles broke up.

Lennon's art ahead of his time, Ono says

By Philip Haldiman and Sonja Haller, The Arizona Republic

3 March, 2009

Baby Boomers and their children may not share the same taste in

music and art.

Also: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Amsterdam 'Bed-In' suite to

open doors; My interview with Yoko Ono (Seriously!)

Death Cab, Ted Leo, Portastatic, Cover Paul McCartney

For The Best Show On WFMU's Pledge Drive

Stereogum (thanks Yardena)

3 March, 2009

There is generally one thing every comedy nerd I know agrees on,

and that is The Best Show On WFMU with Tom Scharpling being

the best three-hour investment a person who likes smart and funny

things can make on any given week.

Hope Launches World's First Beatles MA

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool Hope University has launched a brand new MA in The

Beatles, Popular Music and Society, the first of its kind in the world.

Also: Ferguson is a fan of Fab Four

Imagine to be played on cathedral bells

Chester Evening Leader

27 February, 2009

The tune of John Lennon's "anti-religious" song Imagine will be

played on the bells of Liverpool`s Anglican Cathedral as part of an

art project later this year.

Also: Lennon's note selling for $54,000; Revealed: John Lennon

Feared For His Life

Lost Photos of the Young Beatles and Rolling Stones

(1964-66) to Debut at New NYC Gallery

PR Newswire

26 February, 2009

Forty-five years after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones first came

to America, an extraordinary collection of "lost" photos of the young

bands has just been discovered.

Irving rebrands Linda McCartney Foods with Sir Paul

Design Week (thanks Yardena)

24 February, 2009

Linda McCartney Foods launches updated branding and packaging this

week, designed by Irving, with direction from former Beatles

band-member Sir Paul McCartney.

Yoko Ono, John Baldessari to be honoured in Venice

WKJG

24 February, 2009

Avant-garde artists Yoko Ono and John Baldessari will be honoured

with career Golden Lions at this year's Venice Biennale for having

"revolutionised the language of art," organisers said Tuesday.

Beatles memoriabilia sells for £2,000 at Chippenham sale

Gazette & Herald

23 February, 2009

An autographed thank you note from Beatle Paul McCartney and other

stars fetched £2,000 at an auction on Saturday.

Also: New Beatles Cut Uncovered; Beatles Rock on at

LiveAuctionTalk.com

Montserrat unveils musical 'Wall of Fame'

Caribbean Net News (thanks Yardena)

23 February, 2009

On January 23, 2009, the Montserrat Cultural Centre unveiled a "Wall

of Fame" with bronze hand casts of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John

and Mark Knopfler.

Cameo critic: Paul McCartney

By Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune

20 February, 2009

He's a Beatle, for crying out loud.

'Angst'-Ridden Hillary Clinton Found Answers in the Beatles

Fox News

20 February, 2009

She may not be the fifth Beatle, but during her "angst"-ridden days as

a bookish student at Wellesley College, Hillary Clinton says she turned

to the Fab Four for more than just music.

John Lennon Songs To Be Featured Exclusively In March Ep

Of 'Cold Case'

Starpulse.com

19 February, 2009

Several to-be-announced hits by the legendary John Lennon will be the

only songs featured throughout the episode of Cold Case, to be

broadcast Sunday, March 22 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS.

Beautiful boy

By Richard Watts, Melbourne Community Voice

18 February, 2009

A collection of photographs of the former Beatle who went on to be a

counter-culture icon, John Lennon - IMAGINE! is "a celebration of

a remarkable life and a remarkable career," says Ron Egeberg,

Manager, Cultural Development for Ballarat City Council.

Paul McCartney guitar will be at Hart of artwork

By Alan Weston, Liverpool Daily Post(thanks Yardena)

16 February, 2009

A bass guitar once played by Sir Paul McCartney will take pride of

place in a planned art installation to celebrate 50 years of Merseybeat.

Also: When Paul McCartney Expressed Gratitude

Give John, Yoko's suite a chance

The Canadian Press

14 February, 2009

Suite 1742 at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth is no ordinary hotel room.

Tickets: McCartney tickets on sale Saturday

Las Vegas Review-Journal

13 February, 2009

Storied rocker Paul McCartney headlines the new Joint at the Hard

Rock Hotel on April 19.

John Lennon the artist Remembering John Lennon

By Katy Bishop, Naples Daily News

12 February, 2009

Yoko Ono speaks about her husband's visual art, to be exhibited in

Naples this weekend

Also: Lennon art in Naples

We loved them, yeah, yeah, yeah!

By Jimmy Del Ponte, Somerville News

11 February, 2009

On February 9, 1964 at 8pm, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan

Show for the first time.

Also: The Beatles made their first album 46 years ago today

Lennon statue moved amid vandal attacks

By Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy

11 February, 2009

A statue of John Lennon is being moved after a series of attacks from

vandals, it has emerged.

No Grammy, but Sir Paul goes backstage anyway

By Susan Zeidler, Reuters

9 February, 2009

Even Sir Paul McCartney is a good sport when it comes to losing,

pretending to weep but making light of the fact that he lost an early

bid to get his first Grammy in 29 years on Sunday at the 51st annual

Grammys.

Also: News from the Grammys; Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl:

A Bromance Is Born Before the Grammys; Coldplay Apologise To

Paul McCartney For 'Recycling Sgt Pepper Outfits'; His kids are

bigger than the Beatles, says Paul McCartney; Backstage at the

Grammys: Paul McCartney, Adele, Robert Plant Open Up on

Rock's Big Night (thanks Yardena); Pics; Jack Black Calls

McCartney Collabo "Delicious," Metallica Rep for Rockers: What

You Didn't See at the Grammys (thanks Yardena); Grammy-dad of

rock is... Macca (thanks Yardena); Hey dude (thanks Yardena); Paul

McCartney -- Mocking Dude's Bad English?! (inc. vvideo - thanks

Yardena); Paul McCartney backstage at the 51st Grammys (video -

thanks Carlos)

Paul McCartney may marry Nancy Shevell

ANI

9 February, 2009

Speculations of Grammy award winner Sir Paul McCartney tying

the knot with girlfriend Nancy Shevell are floating in the air as the

two were spotted in an exclusive jewellery store.

I'm made up to be John Lennon's best mate

By Tina Miles, Liverpool Echo

9 February, 2009

A Schoolboy is on the verge of big-screen stardom after landing a

role in a new John Lennon film.

And the beat goes on, 45 years later

By Larry Clark, Hickory Daily Record

7 February, 2009

Whew! It really has been 45 years since The Beatles appeared on

The Ed Sullivan Show.

Paul McCartney exclusive Q&A: Man on the run

By Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly (thanks Yardena)

5 February, 2009

One would think that the Guinness World Record's most successful

singer and songwriter of all time would, at 66, be content to rest on

his laurels (and a giant cash pile of residuals).

Also: SIRIUS XM Radio to Launch Paul McCartney's Fireman

Radio; Stronger than ever: Paul McCartney and Nancy show the

world they're totally in love (thanks Yardena); Shia to Sir Paul

-- I Wanna Hold Your Hand (inc. video - thanks Yardena);

Ex-Beatle Paul takes a trip to Rare Breeds Centre; McCartney To

Open New Joint In Las Vegas (thanks Yardena)

Pete Best finally speaks out over bitter sacking from The

Beatles(inc. video)

By Pierce King, Click Liverpool

4 February, 2009

The original 'fifth Beatle' Pete Best has spoken out about his bitter

heartbreak at being dropped by The Fab Four just before they hit

the big time ahead of his new album.

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