Last night, PBS aired “Paul McCartney: In Performance At The White House” which featured live performances of several artists singing famous McCartney tunes as well as a mini-concert by Sir Paul himself. The musical tribute was in celebration of the Library of Congress Gershin Prize for Popular Song award being presented to Sir Paul by [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Yoko Ono will again oppose the release of the man who nearly 30 years ago killed her husband, former Beatle John Lennon, and who comes up for parole next month, her lawyer said. Ono has consistently opposed parole for Mark David Chapman and has again sent a letter to the parole board, her lawyer, Peter [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WESTONIANS’ recollections of The Beatles are being recorded this weekend for a television documentary. The Fab Four’s visit to the resort in July 1963 is the subject of a BBC programme to be shown this autumn. And bosses at the corporation’s Bristol studios will be at the Winter Gardens on Saturday to find out what [...]
Read the rest of this entry »It wasn’t the same scene that greeted him and his fellow Beatles at JFK Airport in 1964, but Paul McCartney still had quite a reception when he and his family touched down in Nashville on June 6, 1974. The music superstar told a crowd of about 50 fans and members of the press that he’d [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ringo Starr, who is in the middle of his 11th All Starr Band tour, took time out to support Haiti relief on his recent stop at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida on July 15. Joining World Hunger Year and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Ringo helped present a donation of $197,500 to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Going into the family business is a fine British tradition. It certainly didn’t do ZAK STARKEY any harm. The son of BEATLES drummer RINGO STARR has enjoyed stints behind the kit for both OASIS and THE WHO. And now Zak’s daughter TATIA is taking her first steps in the music world – but she has [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bonhams new and innovative Pioneers of Popular Culture sale takes place on 15th August 2010 at the inaugural Goodwood Vintage Festival. The sale celebrates all that is cool and iconic from the period 1940–1990, combining important and interesting objects from Entertainment Memorabilia, Vintage Guitars, Cars, Motorbikes, Scooters, Robot and Television Toys, Fashion Accessories, Wristwatches, Photographs, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cool news today for fans of The Beatles and Japanese author Haruki Murakami. I didn’t even know this was happening, but Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung is apparently hard at work prepping his adaptation of Murakami’s novel “Norwegian Wood” for a December release in Japan. Fittingly, Hung insisted that The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood” be licensed [...]
Read the rest of this entry »NOWHERE Boy director Sam Taylor-Wood has had a baby girl with her 20-year-old fiance Aaron Johnson. The 43-year-old gave birth to Wylda Rae in London on Wednesday. The artist turned film-maker and Aaron, who played John Lennon in Sam’s Liverpool-made movie, confirmed the news in a “happy announcement” yesterday. Love blossomed for the couple on [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cavern Walks was celebrating the musical legacy of the fab four today after commissioning Liverpool-based artist, Mike Badger to produce a permanent sculpture in the shopping centre to mark Beatles Day. The Liverpool based artist and singer-songwriter, who is well known by music enthusiasts as a founder member of The La’s, has been commissioned by [...]
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