Paul McCartney in Israel - 24-26 Sept, 2008

 

 
Here are links to the latest Beatles-related articles available online:
 
The Beatles Remasters to Make Vinyl
Debut
By Erik Pedersen, Hollywood Reporter
27 September, 2012
The 14 sonically enhanced titles that debuted
in 2009 will be issued Nov. 13 as 180-gram LPs
individually and as a box set.
 
Sarasota Blues and Music Festival
headliner Delbert McClinton sets record
straight on teaching John Lennon to
play harmonica: interview
By Wade Tatangelo, Bradenton Herald
27 September, 2012
Delbert McClinton has released four CDs that
have reached No. 1 on the blues albums chart,
has been inducted into the Texas Heritage
Songwriters Hall of Fame and won a Grammy
Award.
Also: The 'holy grail of pop memorabilia' could
be in Liverpool
 
Fab furore: Is it time to re-evaluate the
Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour?
By John Harris, The Guardian
25 September, 2012
The Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour caused
outrage in 1967 – and is now being compared to
Buñuel and the Pythons.
Also: TripAdvisor: 10 outstanding Beatles
attractions; The best books on the Beatles
 
Paul McCartney, Tom Petty Decorate
Skateboards for Charity Auction
WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM
24 September, 2012
Paul McCartney and Tom Petty are among the
music stars who have written lyrics to their songs
on skateboards that will be auctioned online on
November 29 to benefit a charity founded by
renowned skateboarder Tony Hawk.
Also: Let it DB5 - McCartney's Aston Martin up
for auction; Paul McCartney: Live Kisses Blu-ray;
Paul McCartney Releasing New DVD and Blu-Ray
This Fall; Northlands was in negotiation with
Live Nation to get Paul McCartney to perform two
Edmonton concerts for nearly three years
 
The Beatles’ ‘Paul is Dead’ Rumors Hit the
Papers – 43 Years Ago
By Dave Swanson, Ultimate Classic Rock
23 September, 2012
Paul McCartney is alive and well, but a well-placed
rumor in 1969 had some thinking otherwise.
 
George Harrison Living In The Material
World Wins Two Emmy Awards
By Paul Cashmere, Noise11
23 September, 2012
The late George Harrison has become an Emmy
Award winner.
 
Lennon Before Wicket: Unseen pictures of
The Beatle who thought he was one of The
Crickets
Daily Mail
22 September, 2012
The famous mop-top haircut, leather jacket and
guitar are gone, replaced by military fatigues and
army boots.
 
Beatles conference to mark the fiftieth
anniversary of Love Me Do
By Isaac Ashe, LoughboroughEcho.net
21 September, 2012
The nation’s biggest conference on the Beatles this
century will take place at Loughborough University
next month - fifty years to the day that the Beatle’s
first single Love Me Do was released.
 
Paul McCartney, Kid Rock and Berry
Gordy Jr. celebrate restored Motown
Museum piano
By Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press
19 September, 2012
Paul McCartney, Kid Rock and Berry Gordy Jr.
were among the glittery crowd Tuesday night in
Manhattan as a Motown piano was reintroduced to
the world.
Also: McCartney, Gordy tickle ivories at Motown
Museum benefit in NYC
 
Grant Shapps 'accidentally' signed off
demolition of Ringo Starr's house
By Ben Bryant, The Telegraph
19 September, 2012
Grant Shapps, the former Housing Minister,
accidentally signed off a regeneration project without
realising it would demolish the house in which Ringo
Starr was born, a court heard today.
 
John Lennon named as NME's Ultimate Icon
NME
18 September, 2012
Beatles mans beats out David Bowie, Alex Turner
and Liam Gallagher to take the crown
Also: Hollywood Hills West home where John
Lennon lived sells for $4.2 million; John Lennon
and Chris Brown Have Something in Common
 
Beatles, Sinatra among Pop Music Hall of
Fame nominees
By KING 5 News and Associated Press
17 September, 2012
The American Pop Music Hall of Fame won't be open
until next summer, but the first round of nominees to
be inducted into the western Pennsylvania-based hall
has been announced.
Also: Strolling down Abbey Road
 
Paul McCartney ticket sale causes a frenzy
Vancouver Sun
14 September, 2012
Vancouver show nearly sold out: reports
Also: Second Paul McCartney show is sold out; Africa
Express: Paul McCartney and exclusive behind-the-
scenes footage part two - video; Paul McCartney sells
out Scottrade Center
 
Arkansas town capitalizes on its brush with The
Beatles
Reuters
14 September, 2012
A farming town in northeastern Arkansas is hoping that
an unexpected visit by The Beatles nearly 50 years ago
can get its economy rocking again.
 
Ringo Starr issues statement denying recently
found recordings
VVN Music
12 September, 2012
Ringo Starr has issued a statement through his publicist
denying that he is on the newly found live tracks by Rory
Storm and the Hurricanes, reportedly recorded in 1960.
 
John Lennon’s Island for Sale as Irish Unpick
Property Boom (inc. video)
By Finbarr Flynn, Bloomberg
11 September, 2012
It could have been where John Lennon and Yoko Ono
spent their retirement, yet Dorinish Island became home
only to grazing sheep and seabirds.
 
Coronation St star to play legendary Liverpool
music mogul Brian Epstein
By Chris Bradley, Click Liverpool
10 September, 2012
Former Coronation Street actor Andrew Lancel is to return
to the stage to play the "man who made the Beatles".
 
McCartney receives Legion of Honour
Press Association
8 September, 2012
Sir Paul McCartney has been presented with France's
highest public award, the French Legion of Honour, for
services to music.
Also: Décoration de Sir Paul McCartney (photos); More
photos;McCartney Earns France's Top Award (video); Paul
McCartney plays Africa Express show in London with
Damon Albarn and John Paul Jones; Raw Video: Paul
McCartney Honored in France (video); Macca still leads
singer rich list
 
Mystery of Beatles chord 'solved'
The Press Association
8 September, 2012
It is one of the most famous sounds in the history of rock and
roll.
Also: The Day Freddie Starr Nearly Became A Beatle
 
Paul McCartney visits DeWitt trucking company
By Charley Hannagan, The Post-Standard
6 September, 2012
Former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney paid a brief visit to
Central New York Wednesday according to an official at a
trucking company and a local radio station.
Also: Sir Paul McCartney In DA CUSE?!; And she saw
him standing there: A momentary meeting with Sir Paul;
Is Paul McCartney coming to Edmonton this fall?; Rock ’n’
Roll legend Paul McCartney to perform at Minute Maid Park
November 14; Paul McCartney to rock Vancouver this fall;
Paul McCartney On The Run Tour stops in Vancouver Nov.
25; Paul McCartney Adds North American Dates (video)
 
George Harrison jacket from early Beatles years up
for sale
Reuters
4 September, 2012
A black leather jacket worn on stage by George Harrison in
the early Beatles years will go on sale in December with an
estimate of between 90,000 and 120,000 pounds ($143,000
and $190,700), auction house Bonhams said on Tuesday.
Also: George Harrison:An important collection of stage
worn costume to be sold at Bonhams
 
Tapes by Ringo Starr's first band found
BBC
4 September, 2012
Recordings by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Ringo
Starr's first band and one of the most popular groups of the
early Merseybeat era, have been unearthed after more than
50 years.
 
France to award Paul McCartney Legion of Honour
Reuters
3 September, 2012
French President Francois Hollande is scheduled to decorate
former Beatle Paul McCartney with a Legion of Honour
award, the president's office told Reuters on Monday.
Also: Paul’s family bliss
 
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Featured in Sir
George Martin Documentary Trailer
ABC News Radio
3 September, 2012
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appear in the trailer for the
Sir George Martin documentary Produced by George Martin
that will be released on DVD on September 11.
 
Liverpool finally embraces the Beatles
By Thane Burnett, Toronto Sun
1 September, 2012
Imagine, just past the red gates leading into the now-overgrown
Strawberry Field children's home...down a bit farther along
Penny Lane...
Also: 46 years ago, the Beatles played the ‘Stick; Beatles’
Beverly Hills LSD Party House on Sale
 
 
 
 
 
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