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Here are links to the latest Beatles-related articles available online:
 
Imagine buying Beatle's island idyll for
€300,000
By Ken Sweeney, Irish Independent
29 June, 2012
The locals know it as "Beatle Island' -- and
now it can be yours for €300,000
Also: Dublin Beatles Festival announced;
Seven Reasons Ringo Starr Is the Most Badass
Beatle in A Hard Day's Night
 
McCartney Family Affair at Premiere
(video)
Reuters
27 June, 2012
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his children -
Stella, Mary and James - make a rare public
appearance together to attend film premiere.
Also: Music has "healing power", says Sir
Paul McCartney; Sir Paul McCartney guitar
raises £40,000 for charity
 
Beatles Still Blamed by Russian Officials
for ‘Recreational Drug Use Increase
By Jeff Giles, Ultimate Classic Rock
26 June, 2012
According to a Russian health official, the youth
of his country have a major drug problem —
and it all goes back to those darn Beatles.
 
Photos: Ringo Starr and his All Starr
Band perform at Caesars Atlantic City
By Marc Berman, NJ.com
25 June, 2012
Former Beatle, Ringo Starr, and his All Starr
Band played at the Caesars Circus Maximus
theater to a capacity crowd that loved every
minute of the two+ hour show.
Also: Ringo Starr in concert at Caesars Casino,
Hotel in Atlantic City; Former Beatles Ringo
Starr goes pop with artwork in NYC (video);
Ring-oids: Starr trivia on eve of Fab visit to
Morristown; Ringo!
 
Tim & Rosemary Leary, John Lennon
& Yoko Ono in conversation in 1969 -
released for 1st time today
By Lisa Rein, Boing Boing
25 June, 2012
Michael Horowitz*, Timothy Leary's longtime
archivist, has permitted the Timothy Leary
Archives website to publish a transcription of a
tape recorded conversation between Dr. Leary
and his wife Rosemary, and John Lennon and
Yoko Ono, made during John and Yoko's Bed-In
for Peace in Montreal, May 1969.
 
‘Let’s have a fountain for two Georges’
Henley Standard
25 June, 2012
A fountain should be erected in Henley’s
Market Place to honour George Harrison and
the author George Orwell, according to the man
who stage-managed the Live Aid concert in 1985.
 
Beatles memorabilia day to mark band's
first concert in town
By Beth Allcock, Northwich Guardian
23 June, 2012
It was exactly 50 years ago today that a group
of four Liverpudlian musicians first put their
rock and roll stamp on a Northwich stage.
Also: Yellow Submarine Comes to Blu-ray
 
70-Year-Old Paul McCartney
Congratulates Brian Wilson on His
70th Birthday
WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM
22 June, 2012
The Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson celebrated his
70th birthday Wednesday, and he was
congratulated by another music legend who
knows the feeling, Paul McCartney.
Also: Paul McCartney to Appear on Ronnie
Wood TV Show
 
Lennon 'considered himself Irish'
Belfast Telegraph
21 June, 2012
Yoko Ono has revealed her late Beatle
husband considered himself Irish.
Also: Yoko's tribute as John Lennon statue is
unveiled (inc. video); Yoko Ono: “John
Lennon Inspired By Bermuda” (inc. video);
Yoko Ono forced herself to smile after
husband John Lennon's death; Mind over
mattress: Yoko Ono remembers the bed-in
(inc. video)
 
On That Note: Ringo Starr
By Ed Condran, The Mercury
21 June, 2012
When Ringo Starr’s publicist noted that the
former Beatles drummer was up for a one-on-
one interview, it was a little surprising.
Also: Ringo Starr gives Matt Lauer a drum
lesson (inc. video); Ringo: Playing drums comes
easy
 
Rio+20: Sir Paul backs Greenpeace
Arctic campaign
By Richard Black, BBC News
21 June, 2012
Greenpeace is launching a campaign to have the
Arctic region declared a sanctuary by the United
Nations.
Also: Rio+20: Sir Paul McCartney leads plan to
Save the Arctic from oil exploration
 
Is Paul dead? Beatles expert to speak at
library this weekend
By Theresa Andrew, Newark Post
20 June, 2012
Joel Glazier of Wilmington has been a guest
speaker at International Beatles Conventions
in Liverpool, England and around the world.
 
Sir Paul McCartney to auction
autographed Hofner 'violin' bass guitar
for music therapy charity
By Robert Dex, The Independent
19 June, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney will help raise thousands of
pounds for charity when he auctions off one of his
trademark bass guitars later this month.
Also: Paul McCartney Reveals Workout Secret to
Stay Young and Healthy at 70; Happy 70th
birthday, Paul McCartney; Happy birthday, Paul
— McCartney is 70 today
 
Actor Victor Spinetti, star of Beatles films,
dies aged 82 after cancer battle
By Lucy Buckland, Daily Mail
19 June, 2012
Veteran actor Victor Spinetti, who starred in all
three Beatles films, has died at the age of 82.
Also: Victor Spinetti; Victor Spinetti: Sir Paul
McCartney tribute to Beatles film co-star; Victor
Spinetti, Favorite in Beatles Films, Dies at 82;
Victor Spinetti, 1929 - 2012
 
Yakking with Yoko
BBC News
19 June, 2012
In 1964 Yoko Ono made her first masterpiece -
that was nearly half a century ago.
 
Yellow Submarine Gets a Film Restoration
and 4K Remaster
By Matt Hurwitz, Studio Daily
18 June, 2012
Eque on Repairing the Negative, Fixing the Color,
and Cleaning it All by Hand
Also: Backstage with the Beatles: 'Lost' photos
taken by 15-year-old photography student show the
band before they hit the big time
 
Paul McCartney Turns 70
By ABC News
18 June, 2012
It seems like only yesterday that “When I’m 64"
became a reality for Sir Paul McCartney, but today,
he hits an even bigger milestone: turning 70.
Also: Happy 70th birthday, Paul McCartney!; Paul
McCartney at 70 – interactive; Happy Birthday,
Paul McCartney: 70 Iconic Images for 70 Years;
Happy Birthday Macca!; Happy Birthday Paul
McCartney: TIME Remembers the Day He Met
John Lennon; Paul McCartney's Six Best
Moustaches; Macca the invincible!; At 70, former
Beatle Paul McCartney shows no sign of slowing
down, still charms fans worldwide; Sir Paul
McCartney turns 70 (video); Paul McCartney:
When he’s 6 years beyond 64; Paul McCartney at
70: musician sees out his 60s with romantic getaway
 
Set List: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
@ Avalon Ballroom Theatre, Niagara Falls,
Canada
VVN Music
18 June, 2012
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band opened their
12th tour as has been the norm the last couple of
years, the Avalon Ballroom Theatre in Niagara
Falls, Canada.
Also: Catskills Bureau Confidential: Ringo scoops
up souvenirs at Bethel Woods gift shop
 
Listen to Joe Smith's talks with Paul
McCartney, Bob Dylan, more (inc. audio)
Los Angeles Times
18 June, 2012
Taped interviews that veteran record executive
Joe Smith conducted for his 1988 book “Off the
Record” and which he is donating to the Library of
Congress this week [June 19] contain a storehouse
worth of anecdotes from a couple hundred of the
biggest names in pop music.
 
The Beatles in Bangor: 1967 BBC Wales
archive footage (inc. video)
BBC News
18 June, 2012
As Sir Paul McCartney celebrates his 70th
birthday, BBC Wales has uncovered some silent
footage from 1967 of The Beatles in Bangor.
Also: Poster advertising The Beatles playing at the
Cavern Club sells for nearly double the estimate at
£27,000
 
Time to honour Beatle George
Henley Standard
18 June, 2012
James Lambert, 42, of Friday Street, has already
collected more than 700 signatures in support of
his campaign for a monument to the former Beatle,
who lived in Friar Park from 1970 until his death in
2001.
 
Paul McCartney at 70: still at number one
The Guardian
17 June, 2012
His performance at the Queen's jubilee concert was
a reminder of his unique and deserved status in the
national culture
Also: The long and winding road; Happy Birthday
Macca! 70 classic pictures to mark Sir Paul
McCartney's 70th birthday; Macca at 70: Beatles
star will never retire, says his former right-hand
man; Celebs Send Early Birthday Wishes To Paul
McCartney; The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs celebrates
Paul McCartney at 70; Macca fans celebrate here,
there . . . and everywhere!
 
Ringo Starr pays a visit to the Hudson Valley
(inc. video)
YNN
17 June, 2012
A former Beatle visits the Hudson Valley.
Also: Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr reflects on Woodstock,
plays Bethel Woods tonight
 
When Sam Taylor-Wood met Yoko Ono
By Kate Kellaway, The Guardian
17 June, 2012
Sam Taylor-Wood befriended Yoko Ono during the
making of Nowhere Boy, her acclaimed film about
John Lennon's early years.
 
'We need a little help from our friends':
YouTube plea to Paul McCartney to save
Beatles museum in Hamburg
By Craig Mackenzie, Daily Mail
16 June, 2012
A personal plea on YouTube has been made to
Paul McCartney to save a museum in Hamburg
dedicated to the Beatles.
 
Sir Paul McCartney interview: 'The Queen
is fabulous, I've got a lot of time for her'
By Neil McCormick, The Telegraph
13 June, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney was last seen in front of
Buckingham Palace, performing for the Queen.
Also: Paul McCartney’s Manager Details New
Album and Catalog Reissue Plans for 2013 (inc.
video); Paul Weller’s Birthday honour for Macca;
Wings: Denny Laine Part 1 (video - more parts are
available on YouTube); Paul McCartney's Olympic
gig will crown a decade of continued success; Paul
McCartney's Olympic Age (inc. video); Sir Paul
McCartney and Ronnie Wood's night on the tiles;
Animal Rights Bosses Pay Birthday Tribute To Sir
Paul McCartney; Happy 70th birthday Paul
McCartney – the ECHO celebrates three score years
and ten with the Beatles legend
 
Ringo Starr: On John Lennon, George
Harrison and Paul McCartney
By Richard Ouzounian, Toronto.com
13 June, 2012
It was 50 years ago, Aug. 18, 1962, that Ringo
Starr played his first gig with The Beatles, but he
still remembers it vividly.
Also: Ringo’s ready to rock; Ringo among
Wallenda watchers; Ringo Starr: Getting by (and
touring) with a little help from his friends; Ringo
Starr’s All Starr Band Members Talk 2012 Tour,
Which Launches Thursday; A Zany Ringo Loves
Mixing It Up With His All Starr Band; Ringo
Starr: former Beatle's birthplace saved after
public backlash; Ringo in good company with his
All Starr band; Annie Silvester checks out the
Q and A session with Ringo Starr (video)
 
John Lennon Sculpture To Be Unveiled
This Month
Bernews
13 June, 2012
This summer, Bermuda will pay tribute to John
Lennon’s creative genius during the first-ever
John Lennon Double Fantasy Bermuda Tribute
with two great events being touted as the Summer
of Love by organizer Tony Brannon.
Also: Yoko Ono Q&A: post your questions
 
Weston resident recalls memories of time
spent producing the Beatles movie "Yellow
Submarine"
By Robin Kaminski, The Hour
12 June, 2012
Albert Brodax's eyes still widen with excitement at
the mere mention of the Beatles' psychedelic film
"Yellow Submarine."
Also: Long-forgotten photos of the Beatles resurface
 
Ringo Starr Takes His Digital Art on the
Road for Latest World Tour
Artinfo
11 June, 2012
Ringo Starr, the drummer from a little band called
The Beatles, is embarking on a summer tour of
North America, and he’s brought a traveling
exhibition of his new media art along for the ride.
Also: Ringo Starr, the back beat of The Beatles
 
Give Paul McCartney His Respect at 70
By Jon Friedman, NewsMax.com
11 June, 2012
OK. Let me get this point out of the way right now.
Also: Drowned In Sound Says The Daily Mail Stole,
Warped Paul McCartney Interview
 
This Day in Music Spotlight: John Lennon’s
Chart-Topping Wedding Present
By Bryan Wawzenek, Gibson.com
11 June, 2012
Throughout music history, some pretty great artists
have written love songs for their significant others.
Also: USA Today picks the 20 best Beatles songs;
Keller @ Large: Don’t Try Ranking Beatles’ Songs
 
Beatle’s son weds secretly
Henley Standard
11 June, 2012
Musician Dhani Harrison has married in secret at
Friar Park in Henley.
Also: Press release
 
The Beatles and The Royals: Bill Harry on the
Fab Four’s links with royalty
By Bill Harry, Liverpool Echo
9 June, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney brought the curtain down on the
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert, but this was merely
the latest chapter in a very long-running story.
Also: 50 years later, we're still mad for The Beatles
(inc. video)
 
Observations: Lost recording of John and
Yoko's passion for
By Simon Hardeman, The Independent
9 June, 2012
A lost recording of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
celebrating the release of one of the Sixties' most
famous "political" prisoners over the phone has come
to light, just as he appears at an anniversary concert in
London.
 
Paul McCartney ditched 'Hey Jude' from
Jubilee concert for Olympics
By Lewis Corner, Digital Spy
7 June, 2012
Paul McCartney reportedly refused to play 'Hey Jude'
during The Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert.
 
Beatles' No.1 in singles chart during Queen's
60-year reign
Press Trust of India
4 June, 2012
The Beatles have been declared the biggest selling
singles act under Queen Elizabeth II's 60-year reign.
Also: The Beatles’ First Recording Session at Abbey
Road Studios Happened 50 Years Ago Today; The
Beatles’ first visit to EMI, part 1; End of Beatlemania:
Beatles museum in Hamburg closes its doors; Swirsky's
'Beatles Stories' Gives Thanks to Four Lads from
Liverpool; Songwriter Seth Swirsky on his new
documentary Beatles Stories which was inspired by a
visit to Liverpool; The Beatles’ first visit to EMI, part 2;
Beatle wrote song on the loo
 
'I overdid it': Paul McCartney reveals he was
driven to drink by stress of The Beatles split
leaving him unable to write songs as worried
Linda begged him to 'cool it'
By Emily Allen, Daily Mail
4 June, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney has told how his drinking got out
of control as he turned to the whisky bottle for comfort
while The Beatles were breaking up.
Also: Let it be official: Paul McCartney confirms he’ll
close London 2012 opening ceremony; Stars gather
backstage at Jubilee concert (video); Live From the
Palace (audio); Sir Paul McCartney brings Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee concert to spectacular close; Paul
McCartney concert contracts legal
 
Pop royalty plays to queen in UK jubilee
concert
By Mike Collett-White and Michael
Holden, Reuters
3 June, 2012
Britain's Queen Elizabeth hosts pop royalty at an
evening concert outside her London residence
Buckingham Palace on Monday, part of four days of
nationwide celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee
marking her 60th year on the throne.
 
Sir Tom Jones reveals the Beatles hit that
was written for him
By David Owens, WalesOnline
3 June, 2012
It's one of The Beatles most famous songs but if the
course of rock ‘n’ roll history had been altered, it’s
Sir Tom Jones who would be famous for singing The
Long And Winding Road – not The Fab Four.
 
A Big Day in the Life
By Jere Hester, NBC Chicago
1 June, 2012
Why "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" still
matters 45 years later.
Also: It’s Beatle-money-a; 50 years of the fab four;
Ringo Starr, the back beat of The Beatles; A new
‘Yellow’ emerges; It was 45 years ago today... The
Beatles' Sgt Pepper inches toward the half centry
mark; The First Song George Harrison Wrote (inc.
audio)
 
The Coolest Beatle
By Alan Light, Newsweek Pakistan
1 June,  2012
At 70, more than half the man he used to be.
Also: Paul McCartney Talks About ‘Ram’ Reissue
(inc. video); Paul McCartney returns to John
Lennon’s old art college after it was bought by
LIPA; Beatles legend Paul McCartney is a big fan
of the Queen and can't wait to play Diamond
Jubilee concert; First-Ever Grammy Awards
Documentary Premiering June 11; Sir
McCartney Launches Online Remix Project
 
 
 
 
 
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