Here are links to the latest Beatles-related articles available online:
 
What the BBC really thought about some of the
biggest names in entertainment
By Spencer Leigh, The Independent
29 February, 2008
A hit record or West End smash didn't always guarantee a
spot on the BBC – you still needed to impress the suits.
 
John Lennon's 'Imagine' Jacket Up For Sale
By Jason Gregory, Gigwise
29 February, 2008
The brown jacket worn by former Beatle John Lennon in the
video for ‘Imagine’ has been given an estimated value of
$50,000-$60,000.
 
Half-marathon to have Beatles theme
By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
29 February, 2008
Thousands of runners will take to Liverpool’s long and
winding road in a Beatle-themed race this weekend.
 
John Lennon Is An Ice-Cream
By Paul Cashmere, Undercover
28 February, 2008
John Lennon has inspired a new ice-cream flavour at Ben
& Jerry's.
 
The look that became an iconic image
By Emma Pinch, Liverpool Daily Post
26 February, 2008
When an up and coming Liverpool band shrugged off their
leathers in 1962 they would have little imagined their new
look would become the iconic image of an era.
 
George Harrison - The Spiritual Beatle
By Ronda Miller, Lawrence Journal World
25 February, 2008
George Harrison would have turned sixty five today, but as
much as he and his music are missed within our world, I can't
say I ever mourned George or felt badly about his death.
Also: Fans pay tribute to youngest Beatle
 
From the pool to the ‘Pool - John Lennon
mosaic on show
By Tina Miles, Liverpool Echo
25 February, 2008
A mosaic designed by John Lennon for his swimming
pool goes on show at the Beatles Story early next month.
 
Vandals attack Starr tribute
Contactmusic
24 February, 2008
Angry vandals have attacked a tribute to Ringo Starr in
his hometown after the Beatles legend made disparaging
remarks about the city of Liverpool, England, in a TV
interview.
 
.. And Macca's working on an album & tour
Sunday Mirror
24 February, 2008
As Heather plots her conquest of the TV world, Sir Paul
McCartney is quietly working on a new album.
Also: Mucca fury at Macca plan for daughter
 
In bed with the Beatles
By John Lee, The Age
23 February, 2008
Money can't buy you love but it can buy you a night with the
Fab Four, after the opening this month of a Beatlesque
boutique sleepover in the northern English city where it all
began.
 
A Beatle’s Haunt, Cafe La Fortuna, to Close Its
Doors
By Jennifer 8. Lee, The New York Times
21 February, 2008
Two deaths brought about the decision to close Cafe La
Fortuna, the three-decade-old cafe that attracted John
Lennon, Yoko Ono and many other Upper West Side
neighborhood residents with its outdoor garden, opera music
and Italian desserts.
 
McCartney medley rocks Brit Awards
Yahoo! Music News
21 February, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney put his troubles to one side as he was
honoured for outstanding achievement at the Brit Awards.
Also: Don't Mucca up my awards; Paul McCartney says he
thought about rejecting Brit Award; Award For Brit 'Virgin'
Macca; Macca: I'll get back ... to music; Macca makes the
Brits a night to remember with greatest hits set; Stars on song
for Brit Award show (inc. video); Paul McCartney receives
standing ovation at Brit awards (inc. video); pics; Snapper
Macca; Brits give McCartney big sales boost; Me, McCartney
and a secret Brits party; by Kaiser Chief Ricky Wilson
 
Ringo Starr hooks up with The Zutons
NME
21 February, 2008
Beatle gets a sneak preview of their new album
 
John Lennon's First Wife Endorses Mistress' Book
By Roger Friedman, Fox News
20 February, 2008
Last week I told you that Julian Lennon, John Lennon’s eldest
son, had posted the news on his Web site that Yoko Ono was
suing a 25-year-old singer over her name.
 
Beatle birthday tours on offer
By Phil Key, Liverpool Daily Post
20 February, 2008
Had he lived, Beatle George Harrison would be 65 on Monday
and picking up his old age pension.
 
Pier Head site for second Fab Four museum
By Nick Coligan, Liverpool Daily Post
19 February, 2008
A second Beatles Story museum is to open on Liverpool’s
waterfront.
 
Ringo heads for Niagara Falls
By Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun
19 February, 2008
Rollingstone.com confirms former Beatles drumer Ringo Starr
will launch his 31-date, All-Starr Band tour at Fallsview Casino
Resort in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 19-20.
 
The Strokes, Byrne attend Yoko birthday
By Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy
19 February, 2008
The Strokes, Rufus Wainwright and David Byrne attended
Yoko Ono's 75th birthday party yesterday.
 
Judge to rule on McCartney divorce
The Press Association
18 February, 2008
Heather Mills's divorce battle over Sir Paul McCartney's
reputed £825 million fortune will be decided by a High Court
judge.
Also: Macca's a no-show in court as Heather Mills plans to
destroy dossier of evidence about his £825million fortune;
Glove, glove me do; Heather Mills told to shred all records of
Sir Paul McCartney's finances; Mills-McCartney settlement
unlikely
 
"Beatles Flat" For Sale
Luxist
18 February, 2008
Just a week ago, we mentioned the opening of the Beatles hotel
in Liverpool, for those with more cash and a deeper case of
Beatlemania you can own a flat once rented by the Beatles in
London for £1.75 million (around $3.415 million).
 
John Lennon brings peace to Naples
By Melissa Schneider, South Lee Messenger
18 February, 2008
Peace and love reigned freely over southwest Florida last
weekend, as The Artwork of John Lennon, “Love,” was on
display at the Shops of Third Street South in Naples.
Also: Peacenik Lennon's 'military past'
 
Yoko Ono at 75 admits it: she's a witch
AAP
18 February, 2008
Yoko Ono doesn't have it easy.
 
Paul McCartney to be honoured by special guest at
the BRITS
NME
16 February, 2008
Former Beatle also promises plenty of hits
Also: Macca will be Kylie honoured; Paul McCartney to pay
tribute to Linda at the Brits; Sir Paul McCartney on Brits
honour (inc. audio)
 
McCartney court battle to continue
The Press Association
15 February, 2008
There is now little hope of any agreed settlement in the Sir
Paul McCartney divorce battle with his estranged wife Heather
Mills.
Also: Media circus follows McCartneys; McCartney and Wife
Face Off in Court Over Divorce; It's been a hard day's fight;
Paul McCartney insists he’ll make 'no concessions' as divorce
battle with Heather Mills begins; McCartney-Mills divorce
returns to court (inc. video); Judge Imposes Gag Order on
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills in Divorce Hearing;
Macca's handshake with Heather's personal trainer breaks ice
in divorce battle; Solo Mills 'has mountain to climb'; Macca
divorce deal talks to resume; Why do you need such a big
entourage, Heather? Macca is the star; Paul McCartney and
Heather Mills set to end divorce battle with cash deal; Offer
£30m, get her off my back!; Deal in sight as Paul and Heather
give peace a chance; Joking Macca begins court fightback in
divorce battle against 'stressed' Heather; No McCartney divorce
breakthrough;Sir Paul McCartney sent Heather Mills flowers
and note before divorce; Heather banned from grilling Sir Paul
McCartney over 'violent behaviour' as pair arrive for final day
of divorce payout; Paul McCartney to pay over $108M to Heather
Mills in divorce settlement
 
A powerful piece of John Lennon
By Jonathan Foerster, Naples Daily News
15 February, 2008
Admittedly, I went into my Wednesday phone conversation with
Yoko Ono with a lot of incorrect assumptions.
Also: Lennon's "Love" on display in Naples (inc. video)
 
World premiere for Macca's loving tribute to wife Linda
By Stuart Turner, Derby Evening Telegraph
15 February, 2008
An unheard piece of music by Sir Paul McCartney is to get its
world premiere in Derby - played by one of the world's best
brass bands.
 
Ono sues Lennon
Contactmusic
11 February, 2008
Late Beatle John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is suing a
singer/songwriter for naming her band Lennon.
Also: Yoko Ono Denies She's Suing Lennon
 
Winehouse, Hancock Take Top Grammys
By Tim Lammers, NBC 10.com
11 February, 2008
Hancock Pulls Top Album Upset With 'Joni Letters'
Also: Ringo Starr collects Grammy for 'Love'; Ringo, as
usual, is cool without trying; Ringo Starr on Grammy's red
carpet (video); pics
 
The Beatles, the Maharishi and me
By Cynthia Lennon, The Times
10 February, 2008
John's ex-wife was there when the Sixties guru ‘turned on’ the
Fab Four.
 
‘Paul McCartney offers £55m deal if Heather Mills
keeps her counsel’
By Jack Malvern, The Times
10 February, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney is poised to make a multimillion-pound
settlement with his estranged wife before a court hearing
next week, according to reports.
Also: McCartney case could alter legal landscape; Heather's
£55m deal: Sir Paul ready to buy her silence with a record
pay-off; 'Pay me the money and I'll stop saying you attacked
me'; McCartney denies romance with Arquette; Macca's date
with Rosanna; McCartney slaps snapper; Heather is call upset
 
Meet the Beatles
By Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star Telegram
10 February, 2008
If you've got a ticket to ride, head to Cleveland
 
Paul McCartney Marks To Passing of the Maharishi
By Paul Cashmere, Undercover
9 February, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney has issued a statement following the
death of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Holland this week.
 
Sam’s the man at Hard Days Night hotel
By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
9 February, 2008
Former Beatles promoter Sam Leach will talk about his life
and times with the Fab Four during a series of events at the
Hard Days Night Hotel.
 
Paul McCartney to perform with son
BANG Showbiz
8 February, 2008
Paul McCartney is set to play a concert with his son James.
 
Rachael Ray Show: Ringo Starr
www.rachaelrayshow.com
8 February, 2008
 
Yoko Ono to perform at art centre
BBC
7 February, 2008
Yoko Ono, widow of Beatle John Lennon, is to perform in
Liverpool as part of the celebrations for the city's year as
European Capital of Culture.
 
Cilla to present McCartney's Brit
The Press Association
7 February, 2008
Cilla Black has apparently been asked to present Sir Paul
McCartney's Brit Award for outstanding contribution to
music.
 
Artists Support Record Store Day
By Paul Cashmere , Undercover
7 February, 2008
Saturday, April 19 has been declared Record Store Day in
the USA and big name artists are getting behind the
campaign.
 
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a Guide for the Beatles’
Spirits, Is Dead
By Lily Koppel, The New York Times
6 February, 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who introduced transcendental
meditation to the West and gained fame in the 1960s as
the spiritual guru to the Beatles, died Tuesday at his
home and headquarters in Vlodrop, the Netherlands.
Also: Lennon was right. The Giggling Guru was a
shameless old fraud; Ex-Beatle pays tribute to Maharishi;
Beatles pay tribute to late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
 
Ringo gets his way with 'Rachael Ray'
By Don Kaplan, New York Post
5 February, 2008
Roll out the yellow sub marine . . . sandwiches.
 
Ringo shares 'Private' look into his career
David Hinckley, New York Daily News
2 February, 2008
Having once played in history's most popular rock 'n'
roll band has presented the same challenges to Ringo
Starr that it did to fellow Beatles John Lennon, Paul
McCartney and George Harrison.
 
Sixties pop icon Sir Cliff Richard blasts The
Beatles' guitar solos
By Mark Jefferies, The Mirror
2 February, 2008
Sir Cliff Richard has slated The Beatles' guitar
solos as "horrific".
 
Is Sir Paul McCartney turning into Roy
Orbison?
Daily Mail
1 February, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney appeared to be turning into his old
friend Roy Orbison as he went for a morning walk near
his North London home today.
 
Statue to honour Beatles legend Brian Epstein
By Ben Schofield, Liverpool Daily Post
1 February, 2008
The legendary manager of The Beatles is to be
honoured with a statue.
 
Nasa beams Beatles' song into space
The Press Association
1 February, 2008
The Beatles' song Across the Universe will be the
first ever to be beamed directly into space next week,
Nasa said.
 
The World of Rare Records: Lennon and
McCartney's First Recording
Luxist
When it comes to the rarest, most valuable record
albums, there are a lot of dollar signs floating around.
 
 
 
 
 
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