International Beatleweek in Liverpool
International Beatleweek is celebrated in Liverpool, England, UK at the end of August every year. This year's week runs from August 26 to September 1, 2015. A returning gust this year is Donovan, who...
View ArticleRihanna with Paul and Kanye
Surprise from Paul McCartneyRihanna surprised her fans on Saturday by debuting her new single “FourFiveSeconds” featuring Kanye West and Paul McCartney. The stripped-down track, which was released to...
View ArticleComprehensive BBC set starts circulating
Starting to circulate among collectors is a new, free 24 disc set of Beatles material from BBC Radio. The set is designed to accompany Kevin Howlett's book The Beatles: The BBC Archives 1962-1970. Each...
View ArticleThe smelly revolution
Looks like my recent piece on this blog about The Beatles music videos has made one of my readers upload the film for all to see. What I wrote was: The footage shot for “Revolution” would result in two...
View ArticlePaul returns to Japan
Poster for Paul's concerts in JapanAs you know, Paul McCartney fell ill last year when he visited Japan and had to cancel his concerts there as well as in South Korea and postpone concerts in the USA....
View ArticlePostcards from Paradise
Ringo to release new album - but first a tour. Photo: Rob ShanahanRingo's new album (or CD, as he refers to it as) is going to be called "Postcards From Paradise", according to the drummer himself on...
View ArticlePostcards From Paradise - vinyl edition
Postcards From Paradise. Photo: Rob Shanahan.Even though Ringo Starr refers to his upcoming album as "my new CD", Amazon in the USA is accepting preorders for the vinyl edition of the album. The CD is...
View ArticleEight arms to hold you - upcoming book
Front cover of new book about the filming of Help! for the upcoming anniversary.Eight Arms To Hold You – The Forgotten Archives is an upcoming LP size book about the filming of "Help!", being...
View ArticleHowlett's BBC book - new edition
Second edition of Kevin Howlett's The Beatles - The BBC ArchivesLooks like the first edition of Kevin Howlett's 2013 book "The Beatles - The BBC Archives", released to coincide with the second volume...
View ArticleUpcoming TV performances by Paul
Photo: ©Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has been confirmed to appear during the 2015 Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, backing Kanye West and Rihanna's...
View ArticleBeatles UK reel to reel tapes
THE BEATLES: Reel to reel tapes released in the UK - price and reference guide.Help! First edition mono twin track reel to reel tape,Reel-to-reel tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio...
View ArticlePostvards from Paradise - cover
Postcards from Paradise. Photo: Rob Shanahan.The photo used to announce Ringo Starr's upcoming "Postcards from Paradise" has been somewhat refined in order to use it as cover for the album. The CD is...
View ArticleSomething is rotten
The Norwegian "Something"/"Come Together" single The people running the Beatles website, YouTube and Twitter accounts, Facebook page, Instagram account etc are releasing images through their various...
View ArticleThe photographer and the photo: Lennon New York City
Classic John Lennon/New York City photo by Bob GruenIn our occasional series of photos of a photo being taken, here is a polaroid of Bob Gruen taking pictures of John Lennon with the New York City...
View ArticleA Day In The Life music video
The Beatles just uploaded A Day In The Life to YouTube! A sign of things to come?
View ArticlePostcards from Paradise single - first listen
Album cover.Prior to the release of Ringo Starr's upcoming new album, "Postcards From Paradise", Universal Music have provided Joe Johnson's Beatle Brunch radio show with the title track, which is also...
View ArticleCome Together - A Beatles Tribute
International Beatleweek takes over Liverpool in late August every year, attracting thousands of tribute bands and over 300,000 Beatlefans from all over the world. A new documentary, titled Come...
View ArticlePaddy, Klaus & Gibson
Paddy, Klaus & GibsonFrom Thorsten Knublauch:In the autumn of 1963, Klaus Voormann moved from Hamburg to London, where he stayed with The Beatles in their Green Street 57 apartment. The Beatles...
View ArticlePaul plays Irving Plaza for Valentine's Day
Valentine's DayPaul McCartney will be playing an unannounced show tonight, Valentine's Day, at Irving Plaza. Macca will be in New York City this weekend for the taping of the Saturday Night Live 40th...
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