The beatles News
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The iconic sixties was a time of musical and social revolution. So many great albums were being released that classic long playing 12-inch records battled to even make the top five, such was the talent and magic on the market at that time.
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The Beatles hit, "Hello, Goodbye," covered by The Cure, is the lead single from the upcoming collection 'The Art Of McCartney,' a celebration of the music of Sir Paul McCartney by such artists as Billy Joel, KISS, Yusuf, Jamie Cullum and Roger Daltrey.
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Ringo Starr and An All Starr Band (which includes Edgar Winter, Gregg Bissonette, Richard Page and Steve Lukather) is slated to perform in front of designer John Varvatos' Hollywood store to promote the #PEACEROCKS campaign.
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London -
People are flocking from all corners of the world to cross a pedestrian zebra crossing in north London. Commuters and drivers are forced to slow down and stop to allow the pedestrians, who have right of way, to cross this famous road - but why?
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In what may be a major leap in analytics, Lawrence Technological University has correctly identified the Beatles' music progression from their first album to their last, using Big Data technology. This is a real first, and it’s pretty fascinating stuff.
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New York -
After an illness forced Paul McCartney to postpone concert dates, he returned to the stage on Saturday with no lack of surprises and interactiveness. Not only did McCartney return to the stage, but he helped a couple get engaged on July 5th.
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Singer, guitarist and songwriter-in-chief with the Australian alt-country rockers discusses the band's latest EP with Digital Journal.
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Roy Orbison’s 'Mystery Girl' was released two months after the legendary singer’s sudden passing. Now the 1989 album has been re-issued with new material. For the Orbison sons, the re-release is truly a family affair.
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Tokyo -
Former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney has been hit by illness and has to regrettably cancel his upcoming tour in Japan, where he has an almost cult-like following. According to tour organizers, 71-year-old McCartney has contracted a virus.
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The Mexican American singer-songwriter recently returned to Texas after a number of years living abroad and late last year released her 15th album, 'After the Fair'. She talks to Digital Journal.
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Two jackets, worn by George Harrison and Ringo Starr in The Beatles' 1965 film 'Help!', are being put up for sale at an auction of Beatles collectibles.
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It seems that Beatle John Lennon was not always into the peace ideology. An auction is to be held offering 2 school detention sheets, which describe Lennon’s misdemeanors during his school days, including fighting in class and sabotage.
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Americana singer-songwriter Brian Wright is signed to the Sugar Hill Records family. He just released his newest studio album "Rattle Their Chains" on September 10, to much critical acclaim.
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San Sebastian -
Based on a true story and set in the Franco dictatorship era, a Spanish "Beatlemania" film stunned critics at the San Sebastián film festival in Spain. It tells the tale of how the British band's songs inspired one ordinary Spaniard during hard times.
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In 1945, a Volkswagen Beetle was shipped from a bomb-damaged Germany factory to England. There, it was inspected by a commission of leading British manufacturers, chaired by Sir William Rootes.
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Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has unexpectedly released a new single ahead of his forthcoming album. The single is called "New."
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New York -
One of the world's favorite bands is making a coming back, this time on Broadway. Get ready for some of the hottest music of the summer to hit NYC when The Beatles tribute band opens as ones of Broadways biggest hits this summer!
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A customized Vox guitar played by Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison, each now deceased, was sold at auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on Saturday, May 18. Billboard reports that the guitar sold for $408,000, double the price expected.
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Freda Kelly, who was the secretary to The Beatles, is the centerpiece of a new documentary film. In the movie she reveals life in the inner sanctum of the band.
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Plans to erect a statue of George Harrison in the town of Henley-on-Thames have been abandoned because it might attract 'the wrong type of fan'.
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Adele's album '21' has moved into fourth place on the UK's list of best selling albums, pushing Oasis down by one. Queen remain at the top of the chart.
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A new, comic-book style book offers a new, creative take on the history of The Beatles. Combining history with comics, creator Herve Bourhis has fashioned a fascinatingly visual take on the story of the Fab Four.
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Toronto -
Long before The Beatles were famous, they cut their creative teeth in the gritty clubs of Hamburg, Germany. A new musical based on the 1994 movie explores this time, and the complex relationship between John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe.
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Sydney -
Swedish Spotify.com is a site which allows you to stream music ad-free. It pays a small amount of royalties to the record companies, and artists are the last thing on anyone’s minds. The launch of Spotify has Australian musicians very annoyed.
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London -
Reports suggest that thanks to Facebook, U2's frontman Bono has overtaken former Beatles Paul McCartney in accumulated wealth to make him the richest musician in the world.
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New York -
A new documentary film details the events that gave birth to Beatlemania and changed the North American music landscape.
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London -
A discarded piece of music - a guitar solo by George Harrison - recorded when The Beatles' 1969 hit, "Here Comes The Sun" was being rehearsed, has been discovered in Abbey Road studios.
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Late Beatles guitarist George Harrison's rare JMI Vox UL 730 amplifier is going to be auctioned off next month. The amp, which was recently discovered to have belonged to Harrison, was a revolutionary piece of technology for its time.
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Stockport -
A tooth belonging to former Beatle John Lennon, described as 'gruesome, yellowy-brown, with a cavity,' was purchased by a Canadian dentist for a record £19,500 (US $31,000) at an auction Saturday in the U.K.
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Former Beatle Paul McCartney is to marry his fiancée, Nancy Shevell, this weekend. The setting will be a country farmhouse in Sussex, England.
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Backbeat: The Birth Of The Beatles is now playing in Toronto at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. Photo of Andrew Knott (as John Lennon) and Daniel Healy (as Paul McCartney) by Nobby Clark. Nobby Clark
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The Beatles Graphic explores the history of the Fab Four in comic book-style drawings and sketches. Omnibus Press
The Beatles Graphic (originally published in France) also traces the post-Beatles career of the band's former members and their offspring; Bourhis here depicts Sean Lennon's recreation of father John Lennon's famous Annie Liebowitz shot of he and Yoko Ono, with his own girlfriend. Omnibus Press
Blackberry Smoke with Charlie Starr (far right) Jade Ludlow
John Lennon of the Beatles in Almeria, Spain when filming "How I Won the War". YouTube
Backbeat portrays The Beatles struggles as they rose to fame, playing the clubs along Hamburg's Reeperbahn. Paul McCartney (Daniel Healy), George Harrison (Dan Westwick), Stuart Sutcliffe (Nick Blood), and John Lennon (Andrew Knott) played six hour sets and would repeat many popular rock tunes of the day. Cylla von Tiedemann
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