Here are links to the latest Beatles-related articles available online:
 
The Halcyon Days of John & Yoko (thanks, Jakob)
By Jack Crager, American Photo
28 September, 2007
Photographer Allan Tannenbaum's forthcoming book reveals
intimate glimpses, many previously unseen, of a renowned
couple at a pivotal time.
Also: John and Yoko: A New York Love Story.
 
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr to Play
Liverpool 08 (video report)
Associated Press
28 September, 2007
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr announce that Liverpool,
England has been designated the Capital of Culture for 2008.
 
Highland tribute to Lennon opens
BBC
28 September, 2007
A festival celebrating the life of John Lennon has opened in a
remote corner of the Scottish Highlands.
Also: Long and winding road to Durness's Lennon festival
 
Ozzy Osbourne's Lennon shock
Monsters and Critics.com
28 September, 2007
Ozzy Osbourne says his "world stopped" when he found out
that John Lennon had been shot.
 
Love me Doh
The Mirror
28 September, 2007
You wouldn't think they'd have much in common - but when
junkie rocker Pete Doherty met pop legend Sir Paul
McCartney they got on like a house on fire.
 
Beatle opens city's culture year (inc. video)
BBC
27 September, 2007
Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney will top the bill
for Liverpool's Capital of Culture celebrations.
Also: Paul McCartney yes to Anfield 08 gig
 
KOCH Records to Release Live Album By
Ringo Starr
Marketwire
27 September, 2007
"Ringo Live at Soundstage" Hits Stores on
October 23rd, 2007
 
Let it be
By Daniel Marcin, The Diamondback
27 September, 2007
Lately it seems that everybody on the campus feels
threatened.
 
The Outré Oeuvre: When They Were Fab
By Bill Gibron, PopMatters
27 September, 2007
Phenomenons are funny things.
 
Scorsese to direct George Harrison
documentary
Reuters
27 September, 2007
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese plans to direct an
authorized documentary about George Harrison,
the former Beatle who died of lung cancer in 2001,
Daily Variety reported on Thursday.
Also: Scorsese 'to make Harrison film'
 
KRLA Beatles history
By Kevin Roderick, LA Observed
25 September, 2007
Don Barrett at LARadio.com has uncovered
several file folders with contracts, memos and
other documents that show how KRLA deejay
Bob Eubanks came to present the Beatles' first
Los Angeles appearance at the Hollywood Bowl
in August of 1964.
 
George Harrison's handwritten Everly
Brothers lyrics to go on sale
Beatles Story Museum
25 September, 2007
The Everly Brothers were a great influence on
the Beatles, and it's been written that Lennon
and McCartney consciously copied the Everlys
two-part harmonies on "Love Me Do" and
"Please Please Me."
 
John Lennon, Yoko Ono polled top rock
couple
ANI
25 September, 2007
Beatles legend John Lennon and his wife Yoko
Ono have topped a poll of rock couples
conducted by music magazine Rolling Stone.
 
Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan Tracks To
Be Given Away
By Jason Gregory, Gigwise
25 September, 2007
Courtesy of Starbucks...
 
Beatles film 'could have been X-rated'
The Australian
25 September, 2007
"We couldn't have shot a film about what the
Beatles got up to at night as it would have been
X-rated," US producer Richard Lester joked as
he presented the remastered version of Help!,
starring the Beatles, at the San Sebastian Film
Festival.
Also: Psst, Be-a-tlemaniac: Finally, 'Help!' is
on the way
 
Durness: Follow in John Lennon's tracks
By Simon Calder, Irish Independent
25 September, 2007
As a teenager, John Lennon spent his holidays
in the most remote town in mainland Britain.
 
Yoko Ono to celebrate Make Some
Noise/Instant Karma with Amnesty
International
Amnesty International
24 September, 2007
Yoko Ono will visit Amnesty International's
London headquarters on 24 September to
celebrate the success of Make Some Noise/
Instant Karma, which has helped focus global
attention on the human rights crisis in Darfur.
Also: Pipes of peace: Legend of Lennon music
lives on
 
Paul is being wooed for Shrek songs
Daily Express
24 September, 2007
Sir Paul McCartney may be romancing Renée
Zellweger but Hollywood bosses are wooing him.
 
'I told McCartney that Lennon died'
(thanks, Carol)
By Kevin Young, BBC
24 September, 2007
When radio and TV presenter Richard Skinner
was 19, he was offered a job as a reporter at
Newsbeat.
 
Lennon fans come together
By Margaret Chrystall, Highland News
22 September, 2007
You can't hear Julia Baird talking for long
before you imagine the voice of her half-brother
John Lennon in your head.
 
Paul McCartney's guitar auction
Monsters and Critics.com
21 September, 2007
Sir Paul McCartney auctioned one of his
guitars to raise money to fund music grants
for underprivileged US schools.
Also: Paul races across London to attend
both Mary's and Stella's bash; News pics - 1, 2
 
John Lennon's Sgt Pepper medals on
display at Beatles Story
Beatles Story Museum
21 September, 2007
While Paul McCartney and George Harrison
proudly sported their MBEs on the sleeve of
'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', John
Lennon refused to be pictured with the award
he would later return to Buckingham Palace in
protest at British involvement in Biafra.
 
Paperback writer to discuss all things
Beatle
By Eva McKendrick,
The Downers Grove Sun
20 September, 2007
Stuart Shea and Robert Rodriguez know their
Beatles trivia.
 
Many of today's teens still think the
Beatles are fab
By Lauren Wilson, Orange County Register
20 September, 2007
More than 40 years after its conquest of
America, the group's appeal to younger fans
remains strong.
 
Ex-Beatle Pete Best Still A ‘Rocker’
For Cameo Role
By Larry Carroll, MTV Movies Blog
20 September, 2007
Over the past 45 years, the legend of Pete
Best has grown to the point where his name
is shorthand for those who couldn’t capitalize
on a great opportunity.
 
Wayne couple's dogs in McCartney
video
By Ann Bryant, The Lewiston Sun Journal
19 September, 2007
A little chicken and lots of patience nets a
brief spot on Paul McCartney's new musical
video, Nod Your Head, for two Wayne
Weimaraners.
 
Naughty McCartneys part of
'Birmingham' lore
By Emilia Askari, Detroit Free Press
19 September, 2007
Freelance writer Craig Jolly knows lots of
stories about old Birmingham, including one
of his favorites about singing legend Paul
McCartney's kids dousing well-heeled
passersby.
 
The Verse Nonsense of "Give Peace a
Chance"
By Brad Laidman, Blogcritics.org
18 September, 2007
 friend and I were discussing John Lennon’s
ability as a sloganeer.
 
Hey stars: What's your favorite
Beatles song?
The Associated Press
18 September, 2007
What's the best Beatles song?
 
Beat the blues at Glenfarg
Perthshire Advertiser
18 September, 2007
Legendary Irish blues guitarist Henry
McCullough (right) will be launching his new
album in Perthshire this week.
 
Is it Lennon/McCartney or Lennon vs.
McCartney?
By Brad Laidman, Blogcritics.org
17 September, 2007
A friend of mine just sent me an article from
the August 27th edition of the National Review
about Paul McCartney entitled The Bard of
Optimism.
 
The Beatles: The Biography (inc. video)
By Jeff Feuer, Voice of America
17 September, 2007
The Beatles and the band's music continue to
captivate millions to this day.
 
Dead '60s Bond With Paul McCartney
By Jolie Lash, Spinner
17 September, 2007
To record their second album, 'Time to Take
Sides,' Liverpool rockers the Dead '60s
decamped to New York City.
 
Unseen Beatles photos to go under the
hammer
By Peter Grant, Liverpool Echo
17 September, 2007
Beatle photographs never seen before go under
the hammer this week.
 
He Added Pepper To Beatles
By Pete Barlas, Investor's Business Daily
13 September, 2007
When Paul McCartney wanted to add the sound
of a piccolo trumpet to the recording of "Penny
Lane," George Martin brought in an orchestra
musician to handle the work.
 
Macca signs guitar for charity
PA
12 September, 2007
He's played a fair few guitars in his time - but
a hand-painted, 10-foot Gibson Les Paul was
special even by Sir Paul McCartney's standards.
Also: News pics - 1, 2
 
Starr's drum therapy
Contactmusic
12 September, 2007
Former Beatle Ringo Starr took up drumming
as a teenager after finding it therapeutic.
 
Brian Wilson To Perform With Sir Paul
McCartney This Week
Gigwise
11 September, 2007
Rumours are rife...
 
Beatles tour landmark looking to expand
By Larry Neild, Liverpool Daily Post
11 September, 2007
Penny Lane is to be put under the microscope
next week to see if more can be done to
improve the potential of the area for worldwide
fans of the Beatles.
 
Critical mass : Ringo Starr was not a
Beatle lite
By Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
11 September, 2007
What do you call someone who hangs around
with musicians ? A drummer.
 
Across the Universe puts Sturgess over
the moon
By Andrea Baillie, The Canadian Press
11 September, 2007
Beatles songs drive psychedelic film set during
Vietnam war
 
Ono to unveil Lennon peace tower
BBC
11 September, 2007
The widow of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, is to
unveil a peace tower dedicated to the late
Beatle in Iceland on what would have been
his 67th birthday.
 
Paul McCartney's funny funeral
Monsters and Critics
10 September, 2007
Sir Paul McCartney wants people to laugh at
his funeral.
 
Starr battles to save street
Contactmusic
10 September, 2007
Music legend Ringo Starr is spearheading a
campaign to save an English street from
demolition.
 
Writer calls for plaques at Fab Four’s
Welsh venues
Liverpool Daily Post
10 September, 2007
Over the years, the music of the Beatles has
given so many people pleasure and for others
the band have become a passion.
 
Candid Beatles photos revealed
Liverpool Daily Post
10 September, 2007
Michael Peto was one of the great
photo-journalists of the 1960s, and left 130,000
prints and negatives to the University of Dundee
when he died in 1970.
 
Drunk Lennon and Caine 'behaved badly'
during first meeting
ANI
9 September, 2007
The initial meeting between late Beatle John
Lennon and legendary actor Sir Michael Caine
was marked by booze binge and 'bad behaviour.'
 
Beatles fan sells rare album
Xenia Daily Gazette
8 September, 2007
Once-forgotten LP yields $4,500
 
Sir Paul McCartney: I'm useless with
technology
Now Magazine
7 September, 2007
Sir Paul McCartney has revealed he's a
technophobe.
 
Magical mystery man
By Frank Matys, Barrie Advance
7 September, 2007
The story unfolds in May of 1969.
 
Beatle Fest set for Saturday
By Mona Sandefur, Benton Evening News
7 September, 2007
Too many performers and too little time.
Also: Before 'Beatlemania:' George Harrison
Beatle Fest remembers a time when band was
unknown in area; Beatles memories under lock
and key
 
McCartney to play at Electric Proms
Press Association
7 September, 2007
Sir Paul McCartney has signed up to perform at
this year's Electric Proms.
 
Alison's Beatle encounter
The Press And Journal
7 September, 2007
Both Alison Steadman and Paul McCartney might
be household names now, but the actress reveals
that their first meeting was slightly less high-profile.
 
Yoko Ono: The Six-Pack Q&A
By Elizabeth Goodman, Rolling Stone
6 September, 2007
Rolling Stone asked artist/musician/legend Yoko
Ono six questions.
 
Macca: Ms Elle my belle
The Sun
6 September, 2007
Macca’s Lonely Hearts Club Escort Agency was
in full swing at the do, with the ex-Beatle wining
and dining beauties including Elle Macpherson
and Natalie Imbruglia.
Also: Side Dish (3rd item); Tycoon Sir Philip
scoops top award; British GQ Men of the Year
Awards; Elle Macpherson joins Sir Paul's
lonely hearts club; McCartney denies Zellweger
romance
 
The Beatles don't go on
tuaw.com
5 September, 2007
Well the one rumor that I thought was least likely
(that the Beatles were a no go at this morning's
event) turned out to be true.
 
LiveAuctionTalk.com Highlights The
Beatles in its Weekly Article
NewswireToday
5 September 2007
The Beatles put to music the hopes, dreams and
angst of an entire generation.
 
Stars come out for Radio 1 birthday
By John Plunkett, Media Guardian
5 September, 2007
Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher and Tony
Blackburn will present a series of programmes
on Radio 1 as part of the station's 40th birthday
celebrations.
 
Stop Worrying ... Help! Is on the Way!
PRNewswire
4 September, 2007
Stop Worrying...Help! Is On The Way! Apple
Corps Ltd Proudly Announce the DVD Release
of the Beatles Film 'Help!', October 30th
 
Lennon lighthouse to shine in Iceland
WENN
4 September, 2007
Yoko Ono has unveiled a lighthouse in Iceland
in honour of her late husband John Lennon.
 
Bon Jovi's 'rocking' party
Press Association
3 September, 2007
Jon Bon Jovi really knows how to throw a party.
 
Starr set for Rock And Roll Hall Of
Fame honour?
WENN
3 September, 2007
Veteran rocker Ringo Starr has been tipped to
finally be honoured in the Rock And Roll Hall
Of Fame next year (08), according to industry
insiders.
 
All My Loving (DVD)
By Phil Hall, Film Threat
3 September, 2007
Tony Palmer’s landmark 1968 BBC
documentary on the icons of the era’s rock
orbit is finally receiving its DVD premiere.
 
Paul McCartney & Renee Zellweger
spotted on dinner date
New York Daily News
2 September, 2007
Renee Zellweger has Beatlemania.
Also: Renee's Macca date
 
 
 
 
 
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