The Night That Changed America
Yesterday, the Beatles tribute concert "The Night That Changed America" happened in Los Angeles. Ringo and Paul appeared together in the finale.Paul and band played "Sgt Pepper's ..." with Ringo...
View ArticleMore to come
Photo: Apple Corps LtdIn an interesting article in Variety by Christopher Morris, President-CEO of Universal Music Enterprises, UMG’s catalog division, Bruce Resnikoff confirms the upcoming release of...
View ArticleThe Sixties: The British Invasion
A one hour special about the British invasion kickstarts a new series on the sixties from CNNThe one-hour special, THE SIXTIES: The British Invasion will premiere on CNN/U.S. on Thursday, Jan. 30 at...
View ArticleThe Beatles: More cowbell!
The Long Tall Sally EPStarting with the release of the 2009 remastered versions of the Beatles' recordings, the song "I Call Your Name" has gotten some more cowbell!Released on the British EP "Long...
View ArticleRingo's Summer Tour 2014
No news posted on his website yet about the tour, but we've got the itinerary anyway:No change in the band lineup: Steve Lukather (Toto), Richard Page (Mr.Mister), Todd Rundgren, Mark Rivera, Gregg...
View ArticleExtended "Tune In" sold out
This just in from a tweet (actually three tweets) from Mark Lewisohn:"The extended edition of Tune In has sold out and is now unavailable. Another print may or may not be scheduled at some future time....
View ArticleSome fun tonight
Some Fun Tonight - a 2 volume setIn case you should have some money left after buying the BBC sets, the Bootleg Recordings, the US Albums, Photograph, not to mention the extended "Tune In" and...
View ArticleWhy adults dismissed the Beatles
Tea. And biscuits.The Daily Beast is running a series of articles extracted from the book "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles and America, Then and Now" by respected political journalist Michael Tomasky....
View ArticleThe Beatles Museum in the Netherlands
The entrance to the Beatles museumTomorrow, February 1st, 2014 sees the opening of Azing Moltmaker's Beatles museum in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Here are some pre-opening photos.Official Website
View ArticleOne step back - photo mystery
The sincere look on "Time" magazineAdvertising the new "US Albums" boxed set, the photo of the Beatles in front of the stars and stripes flag is seen everywhere, these days. Here's one description we...
View ArticleThe Beatles at Shea Stadium 1966
Here's something you probably won't have seen before. It's a colour home movie shot by Bud Harper of the Beatles' second Shea Stadium appearance, in 1966.When interviewed for The Beatles Anthology, the...
View ArticlePaul's letter from the Jacaranda
Anorak had a news story yesterday about an old letter from Paul McCartney from 1960. The letter is in reply to an ad in the Liverpool Echo, where a drummer is looking for a band. On the verge of going...
View ArticleBeatles videos for "Let It Be...Naked"
Here are some music videos that were made to promote "Let It Be...Naked" back in 2003. One After 909 - straight from the rooftop concertTwo Of Us - using images from the Let It Be recording sessions to...
View ArticlePhoto mystery solved?
Mystery: When where and who?A few days ago, we posted a photo puzzle: Who took these photos with the flag - and where and when? We had been presented with two different photo captions: One which said...
View ArticleWashington concert celebrated
Live at the Washington Coliseum. Photo: Fred WardThere are so many things happening in the U.S.A. to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary that we can't begin to cover these events in our blog. But most...
View ArticlePaul and Ringo in empty theatre
Paul and Ringo pictured at the Beatles tribute concertPaul McCartney and Ringo Starr taped an interview with David Letterman on Tuesday, February 4th at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City,...
View ArticleShirley Temple
Still from "Bright Eyes"Another person from the Sgt Pepper cover has left us with the passing of Shirley Temple yesterday, at 85. The above photo, a still from the "Bright Eyes" movie, was used on the...
View ArticleNew TV spot for U.S. Albums
The Beatles/Apple Corps Ltd/Universal Music Group just released a TV spot for the new U.S. Albums releases with a difference. Take a look:One store had a poster on display which carried a disclaimer: A...
View ArticleBeatles exhibition in New York City
Ladies and Gentlemen...The Beatles!I was in New York City this past weekend. No time for the Fest for Beatles Fans at the Hyatt though, but I did manage to squeeze in a few Beatley things while I was...
View ArticleA Hard Day's Night confirmation
A Hard Day's NightWhile we were in New York, word got out that a freshly restored version of the Beatles' first motion picture "A Hard Day's Night" will premiere at the TCM Classic Film Festival in...
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