When the Beatles Drove Us Wild: trailer
Trailer for the upcoming Australian documentary. TV Documentary: When the Beatles Drove us Wild, Tuesday June 10 8:30pm on ABC1Fifty years after their only Australian tour, the ABC will screen a...
View ArticleRingo Starr setlist
From a rehearsalLive at the Casino Rama in Canada. Matchbox It Don't Come Easy Wings I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren) Evil Ways (Willie Bobo) Rosanna (Toto) Kyrie (Mr. Mister) Don't Pass Me ByBang the...
View ArticleBeatletoon: The Making of Paperback Writer
This cartoon, made by Alvar Ortega, is all the rage among Beatle People in social medias today. Voiced by Stevie Riks, it's "The Making of Paperback Writer".Here are some more of Ortega's Beatles...
View ArticleThe Beatles, interviewed by Binny Lum
The Threetles and Binny LumJust released by the National Film And Sound Archives of Australia, as part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles visit to Australia, this interview has...
View ArticleLennon's "One to One" Concerts due soon
From one of the concerts. Photo: John Skelson.In January 2010, WogBlog suggested that the material from the One to One concerts should be used, not only to bring us a remastered CD, but that a...
View ArticleA Hard Day's Night: Interesting facts
The look of the UK blu-ray release of "A Hard Day's Night" when it was first announced by Second Sight Films.The New York Post has put together a short list of ten interesting facts about the "A Hard...
View ArticleA Hard Day's Night in Australia
Australian release of A Hard Day's NightIt seems "A Hard Day's Night" is distributed by a different company for each country. Criterion Collection in the USA, Second Sight Films in the UK, Koch Media...
View ArticleA Hard Day's Night - US box view
A crate of hard days and nightsIt seems copyright (as has been speculated) was not the reason why the familiar "A Hard Day's Night" portraits weren't used on the cover of the remastered film, as they...
View ArticleSeptember for mono vinyls
Here come the vinyls again, this time in mono.Amazon has announced the Beatles' albums on vinyl again, in mono. Looks like they will be available both individually and as a boxed set. An official...
View ArticleThe Beatles: Mono vinyls press release
The vinyl mono boxed set © Apple Corps Ltd.With an audiophile audience in mind, The Beatles’ mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios. While...
View ArticleNew auction tape: Hull, 16 October 1964
Upcoming Pop Culture auction has lots of Beatles memorabiliaBeing auctioned by Christie's this Friday:1. A rare and previously unheard reel-to-reel tape recording of The Beatles in concert at the...
View ArticleBirthday boy
Birthday partyPaul McCartney celebrated his 72nd birthday yesterday, at the Club at The Ivy in Central London. Ringo's wife, Barbara Bach and George's widow, Olivia Harrison (hidden behind Joe Walsh in...
View ArticleNew cover for UK A Hard Day's Night
New cover. Second Sight FilmsNow that's more like it! It's no secret that the Beatles fan community has been disappointed with the various proposed covers for the new edition "A Hard Day's Night" film,...
View ArticleBlue Plaque for Brian Epstein
Another Eppy plaque: this one by Seven Dials Trust is at 13 Monmouth Street, LondonSongLink International is proud to be the title sponsor of the Heritage Foundation's Blue Plaque for Brian Epstein...
View ArticleA Hard Day's Night - Japan edition
Japan Limited edition of A Hard Day's Night on VAP: 6,800 yen + tax Regular edition in Japan: 4,800 yen + taxVAP has launched a website detailing the Japanese editions of "A Hard Day's Night", to be...
View ArticleAustralian turnaround
The original cover design for the Australian A Hard Day's NightUmbrella Entertainment, who are releasing the A Hard Day's Night film in Australia are also doing a 360, changing their original cover...
View ArticleA Hard Day's Night review
No, it's not my review but the guy who is doing Beatles-reviews over at DvdBeaver knows his stuff, and compares the new release with those older editions. Apart from that, we have heard that some...
View ArticleThe Beatles in Greece
The Beatles, depicted with local Greek musiciansPaul McCartney in his autobiography, Many Years From Now: 'Alex ("Magic" Alex Mardas) invited John on a boat holiday in Greece, and we were all then...
View ArticleRingo's radio: Is it them?
Big debate going on, as the full length version of the song on Ringo's transistor radio during the train scene in A Hard Day's Night suddenly turned up for sale. Very good timing, by the way. Walter...
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