Beatles
News
October
30; 2010 -
Irish
Independent: We really were a band on the run ;
National
Post: Macca uncovered: Fab biography presents the new Paul McCartney ;
Contact
Music: Paul McCartney Eased White's Nerves ;
Wales
Online: Money can’t buy Macca a break ;
WABI
TV5: Beatles Vintage Photo Found in Waterville Thrift Shop ;
Rolling
Stone: As I Call You Down by Fistful of Mercy ;
Knowelty:
Family Guy Controversy Involving Heather Mills .
October
29, 2010 -
BBC News: John Lennon
£5 coin issued by Royal Mint ;
NPR:
John Lennon Coin Issued By UK Royal Mint ;
National
Post: LennonNYC: John Lennon wasn’t just watching the wheels ;
Examiner:
Yoko Ono attends the 'LennoNYC' Official Screening in London (Photo
Show) ;
Examiner:
Uri Geller’s legend about John Lennon and the “alien egg”: fact or
fiction? ;
Knutsford
Guardian: Marshall's in Knutsford is to auction glasses belonging to
Beatles legend John Lennon ;
Broadway
World: John Lennon Box Of Vision Available This Christmas ;
The
Day: Sweetly revealing young Lennon ;
Tulsa
World: Life goes on, without Lennon ;
Sports
and Entertainment News: Halloween Costume Idea Of The Day 2010: John
Lennon! ;
The
Daily Cardinal: Like father like son: Lennon channels dad’s skill on
latest
.
Examiner:
New McCartney ’Band on the Run’ reissue brings back some real gems
;
The
Irish Times: Popstars: the rivals - are Lennon and McCartney still at
odds? ;
WPTV:
Richards wrote song with McCartney ;
dscriber:
Paul McCartney, Pamela Anderson make vegetarian case for PETA in media
offensive ;
New
York Daily News: 'Last Play at Shea,' 'Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's
Nest' ;
Toowoomba
Chronicle: Stella now at Target .
Examiner:
Magazine alert: Goldmine features Beatles in Hamburg, Beatle hairdo -
Goldmine web site ;
Showbiz411:
Six Degrees of Angelina Jolie, James Taylor and the Beatles .
Los
Angeles Times: U2, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica special
releases coming Nov. 26 for 'Back to Black Friday' ;
Seattle
Weekly: Music - Reverb: Dhani Harrison on Good Bacon, Good Skating, and
Good Label Deals .
Huffington
Post: "Rain" On Their Parade: Why the NY Times review of "Rain: A
Tribute to the Beatles On Broadway" is All Wet ;
Huffington
Post: Beatles Nostalgic Trip? Blame It on the "Rain" ;
Broadway
World: Broadway Beat Opening Night of RAIN ;
The
Agora: Beatlemania 'Come Together' at Meyer Theater .
October 28, 2010 - From the MusicTAP
Facebook page:
Hear music has Wild Life by Paul
McCartney/Wings planned for DD (Digital Download) on November 16. CD
far behind?
Wall
Street Journal: Book Review: Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney ;
Examiner:
Unseen photos from final Lennon recording sessions to be auctioned Nov.
3 (pics) ;
Barrington
Courier-Review: Photos capture Lennon's 1969 Bed-In ;
She
Knows: John Lennon's long-lost laundry letter ;
The
Guardian: Stage: Lennon - review ;
Sky TV: John
Lennon: Gimme Some Truth ;
The
Daily Campus: Lennon’s son departs from father’s style ;
am
New York: Q&A: Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Ghost of a
Saber Tooth Tiger ;
3
News: George Harrison played ouija board prank on Beatles ;
Gibson:
Fans Rip Up Ringo’s Home ;
San
Jose Metblogs: Rain, a Tribute to the Beatles at the CPA, San Jose ;
Las
Vegas Review-Journal: Beatles tribute to reopen showroom ;
The
Boston Globe: Beatles vs. Stones: debate continues ;
Green
Bay Press Gazette: The "other" John, Paul, George and Ringo keep
spreading the Beatles love ;
NOLA:
'Rain, A Tribute to the Beatles' opens Nov. 3 at Mahalia Jackson Theater ;
Indiana Daily
Student News: Rockstar Rundgren to lecture on ‘The Beatles Effect’ .
October 27, 2010 -
Pioneer
Press: Apple reissues — for the hard core Beatles fan ;
Sound
Spike: The seven best non-Beatles albums issued by Apple ;
NPR:
Finding The Best Of The Bands On The Beatles' Label .
Examiner:
Paul McCartney live on Jools Holland's show Tuesday (video) ;
Hello!
magazine: 'Doting dad' Paul McCartney's half-term holiday ;
OneIndia:
Keith Richards, Macca create musical collaboration ;
Contact
Music: Keith Richards Writes Song With McCartney ;
Examiner:
Why the Keith Richards/Paul McCartney song may never be released .
Liverpool
Echo: In My Life current frontrunner in the search to find Liverpool’s
favourite Lennon song ;
Catholic
San Francisco: Beatle John Lennon had Catholic ties, and his life
speaks to the power of family reconciliation ;
The
Sun: Fans raid on Ringo Starr’s ex-home ;
Examiner:
Sean Lennon's Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Acoustic Sessions) .
Contact
Music: Harrison's Ouija Board Prank On Beatles ;
World
Music Central: Raga: A Film Journey into the Soul of India ; Newsday:
On Broadway, meet the 'Beatle,' by George ;
New
Jersey Newsroom: Review: Beatles tribute ‘Rain’ pours out 30 hits ;
The
Hindu : Bringing back The Beatles! .
October 26, 2010 -
YouTube - Paul
McCartney Jet Jools Holland Later Live Oct 2010 ;
Billboard
Biz: Paul McCartney, Kasabian, Take That Honored At Q Awards ;
Examiner:
Paul McCartney dedicates Q Award to Beatles, Wings and Linda ;
Gigwise:
Paul McCartney Defends Wife Linda At Q Awards ;
The
Press Association: McCartney dedicates Q gong to Linda ;
Scotsman:
KT joins the red carpet Q as McCartney is honoured ;
The
Sun: MI6 vet guests at the Q Awards
;
MaccaBlog:
Paul McCartney interviewed by the NME magazine ;
Showbiz411:
Paul McCartney and Keith Richards Almost Put Out a Record Together ;
Seattle
Weekly: The Reissue of Paul McCartney's Band on the Run Makes That $3
Copy at Everyday Music Look Really, Really Good .
Telegraph:
What would John Lennon be doing on his 70th birthday? ;
GamePro:
John Lennon's Imagine coming to Rock Band 3 ;
Directgov:
Lennon blue plaque unveiled ;
The
Pop Hearld: Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and John Lennon: Top-Earning
dead celebrities according to Forbes ;
Tulsa
Theatre Presents The Day They Shot John Lennon 10/29-11/6 20 ;
Click
Liverpool: Liverpool Beatles clothing specialist to provide Lennon
musical costumes ;
Schenectady
Gazette: "Watching “Nowhere Boy” ;
New
University Online: He’s a Real “Nowhere Boy” .
Showbiz411:
George Harrison: Four “Lost” Songs Found on Reissued Album ; Blogcritics
Music Review: Badfinger - Magic Christian Music ;
Examiner:
Book Review: Astrid Kirchherr: A Retrospective - her career and life
revealed ;
Perez
Hilton: Robert Zemeckis Is Moving Forward With Yellow Subma-remake ;
411mania:
Robert Zemeckis Says Yellow Submarine Remake Is A Go ;
San
Jose Mercury News: 'Rain' tribute show offers a chance to meet the
Beatles live in concert .
BBC
News: Ringo Starr's former home targeted by relic hunters ;
Daily
Mail: Ringo Starr's former home boarded up to stop Beatles fanatics
stealing bricks ;
Click
Liverpool: Council act to protect birthplace of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr .
October 25, 2010 -
Computer
And Video Games News: Rock Band 3 gets John Lennon's 'Imagine' album
;
Xbox 360
News at IGN: John Lennon's Imagine Album Coming to Rock Band 3 ;
Daily
Mail: John Lennon said he felt safe in New York. Two days later he was
murdered... ;
Liverpool
Echo: Liverpool Academy of Arts marks John Lennon’s birthday with two
exhibitions ;
Examiner:
Book Review: Beatles Memorabilia - the Julian Lennon Collection ;
Examiner:
Reissued Apple CDs show Beatles' genius wasn't just their own music ;
Badfinger
2010 reissues review by Tom Brennan (introduction) ;
Punto
Digital: The Beatles Red & Blue Album remasters published ;
MaccaBlog:
Paul McCartney will promote Band on the Run at Jools Holland ;
MaccaBlog:
Band On The Run Remastered on mbc' Radio! ;
MusicRadar:
Harry Nilsson: why is everybody talkin' about him? ;
Deccan
Herald: Ravi Shankar to receive Cultural Legacy Award .
October 24, 2010 - The
Beatles "Blue" and "Red" albums are currently 4th
and 6th, respectively, in the UK album chart. Source:
the album
review site: Kings of Leon Beat The Beatles To Number One . Somehow, these DVDs slipped under my
radar 'til now:
Amazon.com:
The Beatles, The Red Album 1962-1966
;
Amazon.com:
The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967-1970 .
A bit more info on the ATMP vinyl release. There are supposed to be
only 5,000 units of the numbered box. The price for the 3 LP set is
$56.99 at the following link:
George
Harrison - All Things Must Pass :: Vintage Vinyl Records .
NME: Yoko Ono unveils blue
plaque on her and John Lennon’s Marylebone home ;
InTheNews.co.uk:
Yoko Ono: Blue plaque commemorates John Lennon's London life ;
Blogcritics
Music: Imagine John Lennon at 70 ;
Pottstown
Mercury: DVD Review: "John Lennon: Power to the People — The Hits" (6th
item) ;
Examiner:
'Stripped Down' featured on 'Dennis Mitchell's 'Breakfast With the
Beatles' ;
Montreal
Gazette: DVD Review (and preview): The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows
Starring the Beatles ;
RTT News: Paul
McCartney's Daughter Says Her Dad's Music Was "Annoying" ;
James
McCartney 'Available Light' EP released 21st September 2010 .
October 23,
2010 -
Daily
Mail: Paul McCartney reunited with Ringo Starr at book launch ;
ABC
News: Yoko Ono Unveils Plaque on Lennon's London Home ;
BBC News:
Plaque marks John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Marylebone home ;
BBC News: John Lennon
'would chuckle' over commemorative plaque ;
New
York Times: John & Yoko, & NYC ;
Examiner:
Yoko Ono to Anderson Cooper – “I don't blame Paul McCartney" ;
Asbury
Park Press: Don't miss this "Boy" ;
antiMusic:
George Harrison's All Things Must Pass Remaster For Limited Edition Box
Set ;
The
Globe and Mail: A thing of beauty from that ‘beautiful boy’ Sean Lennon ;
Click
Liverpool: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Show comes to Southport ;
Indy
Posted: A Review of The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil Show ;
Chicago
Tribune: Beatles vs. Rolling Stones; excerpt from new book ;
Salon:
Dad claims he wrote the Beatles' "Lady Madonna" ;
Inspire
Magazine: ‘Beatles are still bigger than Jesus,’ says author ;
Digital
Spy: Taylor Swift: 'Paul McCartney is my hero' ;
The
Independent: Dylan Jones: 'You may remember Harry Nilsson as the man
who led John Lennon astray during a lost LA weekend' ;
The
Independent: DJ Taylor: The bare-faced truth about the state, the
Beatles, and Homer's latent Catholicism .
October 22,
2010 -
YouTube
- Paul McCartney - Making of album Band on the Run (2010) EPISODE 1 ;
POPDECAY:
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band on the Run Reissued ;
Examiner:
Beatles remastered Red and Blue albums make original mastering a little
better ;
Rolling
Stone: George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass' to Be Reissued ;
Plug
In Music: George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" Remastered &
Restored For Limited Edition Vinyl Collection ;
First
Showing: David Tennant Thinks Zemeckis' 'Yellow Submarine' Has Sunk? .
The
accompanying photo of the Apple box (with embedded link) was pulled
from Steve
Hoffman's music forum . This photo gives a good representation of
the contents and outer packaging .
Related Links: The
Independent: Apple - The short, strange blossoming of The Beatles' dream ;
Daily
Mail: Mary Hopkin on why she's appalled by X Factor judges ;
MOG: Doris Troy’s
Sturdy Soul Caper, “You Give Me Joy Joy” .
Examiner:
'Last Play at Shea' in theaters for a night ;
Washington
Times: John Lennon: One birthday, three events ;
CNN:
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive: Remembering John Lennon ;
Iceland
Review Online: John Lennon Time Capsules at Reykjavík Library ;
Trading
Markets: Lyric Culture launches John Lennon collection at Bloomingdale's ;
Nashville
Scene: The Long Players perform John Lennon's Lennon ; Coyote
Chronicle: Lennon’s Impact Still Felt Among Fans ;
Fibre
2 Fashion: Bloomingdale's offers John Lennon Collection ;
M&C:
Sir Paul McCartney reunited with Ringo Starr at book launch ; Broadway
World: Photo Coverage: Mary McCartney's From Where I Stand Book Launch
2010/10/21 ;
The
Business of Fashion: BoF Exclusive | From Where I Stand by Mary
McCartney ;
London
Free Press: Forget cheesy gimmickery, show’s all about Beatles’ hit .
October 21,
2010 -
YouTube
- The Beatles Red & Blue Promo ;
Variety:
John Lennon catalog will get lift through Christmas ;
Examiner:
The Dakota in NY: Why Yoko Ono remained a resident after John Lennon's
murder ;
CDInsight:
George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass' to Be Re-Issued ;
TODAY
Online: Relooking a classic record ;
Share
My Guitar: The Beatles: Guitar Heroes 35 – George Harrison’s Hofner
President and Club 40 ;
Examiner:
Listen here: McCartney on recording in Lagos in second 'Band on the
Run' podcast ;
Examiner:
Second McCartney show goes on sale for Sao Paulo ;
Gear4Music:
Mary McCartney 'was annoyed by Paul's guitar playing as a child' ;
The
Indianapolis Star: Heartland films treat Beatles tribute bands,
religious cults .
Julian Lennon was a recent guest on Chris
Evans BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show & they played the finished
version of "Everything Changes,"the
title track from his upcoming album. The song which
can be heard here starts at 2hrs. 47min.
October 20,
2010 -
YouTube - AMERICAN
MASTERS | LENNONYC | "New York City" Live | PBS ;
CNN:
Yoko Ono recounts John Lennon on his 70th birthday anniversary ;
Connect
Savannah: Apple, peeled - New CDs resurrect the golden, eclectic age of
Apple Records ;
The
Beatles White Album | A comprehensive look at the Beatles sprawling
1968 self-titled double-album masterpiece ;
Click
Liverpool: Is there anything else to say about the Beatles? An evening
at Crosby Civic Hall ;
Billboard:
The Script: 'Very Humbling' Opening For Paul McCartney ;
PRNewswire:
Explore the Extraordinary World of Cirque du Soleil During the First
Ever Cirque Week in Las Vegas ;
Christian
Today: The Beatles really were bigger than Jesus, says academic .
October 19,
2010 - Press Release:
George
Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass' Remastered and Restored for Limited
Edition, Numbered 3 LP Vinyl Collection Commemorating Album's 40th
Anniversary
Faithful
Replica, Including Original Album's Bonus 'Apple Jam' LP and Lift-Top
Box, to be Released November 26, Exclusively at Record Store
Day-Participating Independent Music Retailers
Digital Album Will Also be Available for Audiophile Quality Download
Purchase, Exclusively at GeorgeHarrison.com
HOLLYWOOD,
Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, November 26, George
Harrison's magnificent 1970 solo debut, All Things Must Pass, will be
released in a limited edition, numbered 180-gram vinyl set in its
original 3LP configuration, with faithfully replicated original
monochromic album art, poster and lift-top box packaging. Newly
remastered at Abbey Road Studios from the original analogue master
tapes, the deluxe vinyl reissue commemorates the landmark album's 40th
anniversary and will be available exclusively at Record Store
Day-participating independent music retailers across the U.S. On
the same date, the album will be available for download purchase in
audiophile quality digital format (96Khz/24 bit) exclusively at www.georgeharrison.com.
"George Harrison's
All Things Must Pass was a milestone release in 1970 and it ranks with
record store owners as one of the best albums ever released," said
Michael Kurtz, co-founder of Record Store Day. "The organizers of
Record Store Day could not be more thrilled to support the restored
reissue 40 years later - almost to the exact day - of this majestic
album."
Originally
released November 27, 1970, All Things Must Pass is widely considered
to be one of George Harrison's finest albums. Co-produced by
Harrison and Phil Spector, the album topped Billboard's Top 200 chart
for seven weeks and includes the international #1 smash single "My
Sweet Lord" and its b-side "Isn't It a Pity," and the Top 10 hit "What
Is Life."
All Things
Must Pass features a broad spectrum of all-star guest musicians,
including Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Billy Preston, among
others. A third LP, a collection of five informal live studio
recordings Harrison titled 'Apple Jam,' was added to the double album's
original package and is also included in the new 40th Anniversary
Edition.
www.georgeharrison.com
George
Harrison: All Things Must Pass (limited edition 3LP box)
LP1
SIDE ONE
1. "I'd
Have You Anytime"
2. "My
Sweet Lord"
3.
"Wah-Wah"
4. "Isn't It a
Pity (Version 1)"
SIDE TWO
1. "What Is Life"
2. "If Not For You"
3. "Behind That
Locked Door"
4. "Let It Down"
5. "Run of the Mill"
LP2
SIDE ONE
1. "Beware of
Darkness"
2. "Apple
Scruffs"
3. "Ballad of
Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)"
4.
"Awaiting On You All"
5. "All
Things Must Pass"
SIDE TWO
1. "I Dig Love"
2. "Art of Dying"
3. "Isn't It a Pity
(Version 2)"
4. "Hear Me Lord"
LP3
('Apple Jam')
SIDE ONE
1. "Out of the
Blue"
2.
"It's Johnny's Birthday"
3.
"Plug Me In"
SIDE TWO
1. "I Remember Jeep"
2. "Thanks for the
Pepperoni"
SOURCE Capitol/EMI
RELATED LINKS
http://www.georgeharrison.com
Official
Link .
Related Links:
Examiner:
George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass' returns to vinyl in November
reissue ;
Live4ever:
George Harrison’s Classic ‘All Things Must Pass’ To Be Reissued .
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George Harrison and Ravi Shankar Box Set 'Collaborations' Is a Labor of
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Live4ever:
Ravi Shankar and George Harrison: Collaborations .
On the day in 1957, Paul McCartney
made his first appearance
with The Quarry Men at New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool. The
lineup for The Quarry Men was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric
Griffiths, Colin Hanton and Len Garry. Paul played John some songs that
he had composed, which Lennon contributes, marking the birth of the
Lennon and McCartney songwriting partnership.
Other News:
Examiner:
Review: Ken Sharp's book, Starting Over: the Making of Double Fantasy ;
Examiner:
Interview: Ken Sharp on John Lennon's Double Fantasy sessions (video) ;
CNN:
Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Ono: 'I was used as a scapegoat' in
blame over Beatles breakup ;
Blacktown
Sun: John Lennon Looking Through Glass Onion at Sydney Opera House ;
Examiner:
Desperate situation finds historic Liverpool Beatles landmark facing
closure ;
Liverpool
Echo: Red-and-white pole stolen from barbers in Liverpool’s Penny Lane ;
M
Is For Music: Tim’s Pepperland: The Beatles – Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart
Club Band ;
MyTownCrier:
Beatles' Abbey Road re-imagined at Royal Conservatory ;
California
Chronicle: Beatles guru to help organise festival ;
Telegraph:
Mary McCartney interview ;
The
Sun: Impressionist Lewis MacLeod: They love love me doing Macca .
October
18, 2010 -
MOG: The Beatles’
1973 ‘RED’ AND ‘BLUE’ Album Set For Remastered Rerelease .
The
Shopping Channel: The Beatles Digitally Remastered Red & Blue
Albums (includes video) .
Clash
Music: Paul McCartney Talks Experimentation .
PRNewswire:
Krantz Media Group to Present John Lennon: The Final Interview
Multi-Media Radio Event ;
Gothamist:
Post-Beatles Bread Baking With John Lennon ;
Liverpool
Echo: John Lennon at 70: Dawn Collinson on the actors who have played
The Beatles legend on stage and screen .
Liverpool
Echo: Unseen photographs of the Beatles and other 60s stars planned for
new show in Liverpool ;
Examiner:
Happy birthday to the Traveling Wilburys! ;
UTV
News: Citigroup and Terra Firma begin legal battle over EMI buyout .
October 17, 2010 -
M&C:
John Lennon 70th Birthday Celebration Pictures ;
The
News Tribune: Lennon books back for his 70th birthday ;
Culture
Map: John Lennon discovers sex, rock and roll & mother issues in
Nowhere Boy ;
Blogcritics
Video: Nowhere Boy (2009) Now Out in Theaters! ;
Examiner:
Review: If John Lennon was alive, film asks, would we just "Let Him Be"? ;
Lynn
News: Day Tripper McCartney visits ;
International
Business Times: Vintage Beatles under ‘Silver hammer’ .
October 15, 2010 -
Vancouver
Sun: CD review: 'Stripped-down' re-release of Lennon/Ono's Double
Fantasy is a worthy treat ;
Los
Angeles Times: John Lennon, baker ;
Billboard:
Chart Beat: Weekly Chart Notes: John Lennon, Taylor Swift, 'Glee,'
David Guetta ;
Wairarapa
Times-Age: Isn't it time to give the real Lennon a chance ;
The
Drum: Creative Concern behind Lennon monument PR campaign ;
Herald
Net: 'Nowhere Boy' compelling even if you're not a Beatles fan ;
Hollywood
Chicago: ''Nowhere Boy'' Movie Review ;
AnnArbor.com:
'Nowhere Boy': portrait of the Beatle as a young man ;
National
Post: Nowhere Boy: Before John Lennon was famous ;
Play
by Play: Nowhere Boy (The Weinstein Company, R) ;
We
Are Movie Geeks: Review: NOWHERE BOY ;
Philadelphia
Inquirer: Two views of English rockers in Philadelphia film fest ;
Iceland
Review Online: Stories of Ringo Starr in Iceland ;
road.cc:
Soho cyclist leaves Sir Paul McCartney hopping mad ;
The
Sun: Paul McCartney blast for shabby road rager ;
BBC
America: Anglophenia: Sir Paul McCartney Sizes Up to Bully Biker ;
Us
Magazine: How Paul McCartney Designed Emma Stone's Tattoo ;
Contact
Music: McCartney Designed Stone's Special Tattoo ;
antiMusic:
McCartney's Grand Apple Dreams ;
Gibson:
Peter Asher Says Apple Records was ‘Chaos’ ;
Lights
Vegas Action: Love Blooms In Vegas: The Beatles’ music takes center
stage ;
Sound
Spike: Beatles tribute "Rain" heads to Broadway ;
Simi
Valley Acorn: The self travels lightly ;
Peace
FM Online: Heather Mills to Build Clinic in Haiti .
October 14, 2010 -
Examiner:
John Lennon remasters buying guide: a look at what's inside (and what's
not) ;
Entertainment
Weekly: John Lennon solo box set giveaway: Enter now to win! ;
Seattle
Times Newspaper: 'Nowhere Boy': A fab film about John Lennon's early
years ;
The
Boston Globe: Nowhere Boy - Meet the Beatles via Lennon myth and
melodrama ;
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer: John Lennon's teen turmoil re-imagined in
brilliant 'Nowhere Boy' ;
Toronto
Star: All they needed was love ;
San
Fransisco Chronicle: Preview: Ravi Shankar at Davies Symphony Hall ;
East Meets West Music:
News: Official Recording Label of the Ravi Shankar Foundation ;
Examiner:
Long out-of-print 'Raga' documentary with George Harrison coming out on
DVD and CD .
October 13, 2010 -
Daily
Express: Cynthia Lennon's tribute to ex-husband John ;
Examiner:
Review: Lennon's Double Fantasy Stripped-Down - greatest love songs of
our time ;
The
Beatles Bible: John Lennon Signature Box ;
The
Olympian: A Beatle's literary side
;
Music
Radar: Peter Asher on working with The Beatles at Apple Records ;
Beatles
News: Ravi Shankar George Harrison box set available next week ;
Macca
Blog: A new book about Paul McCartney ;
RTT
News: Paul McCartney's 'Band On The Run' Cover Contest ;
Examiner:
McCartney news briefs: Brian Ray rocked; 'Band on the Run' podcasts ;
Examiner:
Brazilian bank tweets hint of second McCartney show in Sao Paulo ;
The
Sun: Sir Paul McCartney mocked a London cyclist in Soho who nearly
knocked him and other pedestrians over ;
Paste:
Update: Mull of Kintyre Not Actually Owned by Paul McCartney ;
Cinema
Blend: Yellow Submarine Remake To Start Filming In April ;
Hollywood.com:
'Yellow Submarine In 3D Still Happening And Starting In April ;
CTV
News: 'Nowhere Boy' delves into Lennon's tumultuous teens ;
KY
Post: Nowhere Man (Review) .
October
12, 2010 -
Clash
Music magazine: 12 Oct 2010: Paul McCartney "Making of Band on the Run"
cover story ;
Clash
Music magazine: "Making of Band on the Run" Exclusive Interview
(excerpt) ;
American
Songwriter: Paul McCartney Wants To Hear Your Cover Of ''Band On The
Run'' .
Metro
News: John Lennon's message of peace now seems quaint (opinion) ;
Windsor
Star: John Lennon's son unveils monument ;
JamBase
Review: Plastic Ono Band w/ Lady Gaga .
Examiner:
Deluxe new book features unseen 1968 'Mad Day Out' Beatles photos ;
WJW
Fox 8: Beatles in Cleveland: Author to Show Rare Clips of Local Concerts ;
Palm
Beach Pulse: `Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles’ proves three generations
still can’t get enough of the Fab Four ; Derry
Today: Beatles road manager to organise Moville festival .
October 11, 2010 - The Offical
Paul McCartney and
Wings - Band on the Run microsite
is now online with the first in a series of "Making of Band On
The Run" podcasts .
A Blu-ray of the upcoming "LENNONYC"
PBS documentary is set for release
in January 2011:
Apple
Records Amazon Store - Lennonyc [Blu-ray] . Related
Links: PBS:
LENNONYC - About the Film | American Masters ; PBS: Preview excerpt
from LENNONYC | American Masters | PBS Video ;
Rolling
Stone: Watch Exclusive Clips From the John Lennon Documentary 'LENNONYC' .
An older but informative article on
the Lennon reissues: Entertainment
Weekly: Yoko Ono: An interview with EW on her recent dance-chart hits,
the upcoming John Lennon reissues, and more .
On
Software: John Lennon albums now on Spotify ;
Ozarks First:
Ono, Ringo Offer Messages Of Peace On John Lennon's 70th ;
HITS
Daily Double: Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band at Orpheum Theatre,
L.A. (item 1) ;
Gigwise:
John Lennon Remembered At 70: Photos
;
CNN
iReport: New York City Celebrates John Lennon's 70th Birthday ;
CNN
iReport: John Lennon at 70: The Fab Four Dedication Show in LA ;
Knowelty:
John Lennon’s Fingerprint Card Supposed to Be At Least $100,000 at
Auction ;
STV
Entertainment: Julian Lennon 'tight' with McCartney ;
MTV:
3-D Version of Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ To Shoot In April 2011, Says
Star Cary Elwes ;
Daily
Mail: Romance shows no sign of growing old for Sir Paul, 68 ;
Liverpool
Echo: Liverpool Actors Studio producers are on the look out for a John
Lennon .
October
10, 2010 -
Daily
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October 9, 2010 - New Site Addition: Remenbering
John Lennon On His 70th Birthday .
"We come here with our hearts to honor dad and pray for
peace and say thank you to each and every one of you and everybody
involved in the celebrations today,"
Julian Lennon
October 9, 2010
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The accompanying
graphic appears today on
Google home pages wordwide:
Press Release:
Yoko Ono and EMI Music Partner With YouTube to Honor John Lennon
With Worldwide 70th Birthday Tributes
John Lennon YouTube Homepage
Spotlight, YouTube Yoodle, and Google Doodle Celebrate Lennon's Life
and Music
By EMI Music / YouTube
Published: Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 -
9:06 am
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 8 --
/PRNewswire/ -- Following the worldwide release of eight remastered
John Lennon studio albums and several new collections on October 5
(October 4 internationally), Yoko Ono and EMI Music have partnered with
YouTube for exciting global tributes honoring the music legend on the
occasion of his 70th birthday (October 9).
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101008/LA78856)
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20101008/LA78856)
YouTube will honor John Lennon
with a homepage spotlight starting at 9pm PT on Friday, October 8th and
staying active for 24 hours. The spotlight will include a personal
video from Yoko Ono, asking people around the world to submit
videotaped tributes to John Lennon at www.youtube.com/johnlennon. Video
testimonials from many of Lennon's famous friends and fans, including
Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, Aerosmith, the Jonas Brothers, Jeff Bridges,
Tony Hawk, Bret Michaels, DMC (Run-DMC), Brandon Boyd (Incubus), Bill
Walton, and others, will also be included in YouTube's homepage
spotlight.
"I hope you'll join me and a
family of peace around the world to celebrate this very special day,"
said Yoko Ono. "Send in your own video tribute to YouTube, and we
will share in keeping John's memory alive."
YouTube has also created a global
Yoodle of the YouTube logo, to be launched in 25 countries at 9pm PT on
Friday, October 8th and to remain live for 24 hours. The Yoodle will be
synced to cover Lennon's October 9th birthday in all regions.
Google has created its first-ever video doodle, which presents sketched
animation featuring John Lennon's self-portrait set to an audio clip of
Lennon's iconic song, "Imagine." It was created by Google
doodler, Mike Dutton, with Yoko Ono's approval. The Google doodle
will be live on Google homepages all over the world starting noon on
Friday, October 8th and all day Saturday, October 9th until midnight.
EMI Music's global John Lennon
'Gimme Some Truth' catalogue campaign, overseen by Yoko Ono,
commemorates the music legend's 70th birthday. Featured in the sweeping
initiative are eight remastered John Lennon solo albums and new titles
including Double Fantasy Stripped Down, Power To The People: The Hits,
Gimme Some Truth, and the John Lennon Signature Box.
For the first time, Lennon's
classic solo albums and other standout recordings have been digitally
remastered from his original mixes. Double Fantasy, 1980's GRAMMY Award
winner for Album of the Year, is presented with a newly remixed
'Stripped Down' version produced by Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas, Lennon's
original co-producers for the album. Some Time In New York City has
been restored to include the six 'Live Jam' recordings featured on the
original album.
The deluxe 11CD and digital John
Lennon Signature Box includes 13 previously unreleased home recordings,
and Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, and Julian Lennon have each written personal
essays for the lavish collection.
www.johnlennon.com
SOURCE EMI Music / YouTube
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Exclusive: Yoko Ono talks about JOHN LENNON remasters coming this
October | IMAGINE PEACE :
Dear Friends
In this very
special year, which would have seen my husband and lifetime partner
John Lennon reach the age of 70, I was surprised that so many musicians
from all over the world sent me their ideas of how they were making a
tribute to John this year. But I was surprised the most by a call from
EMI presenting me with a very ambitious project to get John Lennon’s
voice – his singing, his music and his lyrics – out to the world this
year. Their serious and voluminous plan was daring. Not only
remastering the albums, but also adding unreleased recordings, a book,
repackaging, artwork, collages, prints, and well researched essays
& liner notes. They have not done anything like this in their
company ever. They had such enthusiasm and respect for John’s work, his
music and his voice. I immediately dropped everything and joined the
effort.
Going to Abbey
Road every day and remastering the songs from his individual albums
& singles – 121 of them – was very trying as a personal and
professional experience. I took the challenge because it was for John.
And because I believe in his work. John Lennon, the one who put
together a band and coined the word The Beatles, and later freed
himself to yet another level of creativity, was a miracle given to this
world. I knew then that this was the most important thing I could do
this year – to do the best i can do to bring his voice of great power,
energy and wisdom to the people now.
His voice
could help us change the world for the better that is now in confusion
and sadness. Just listening to his magical voice of truth will give
each one of us the encouragement and inspiration we need now. GIMME
SOME TRUTH. Truth is a serum that is lacking in our lives. I would like
to give the power of truth through John’s voice to the politicians of
the world now, most of whom are suffering as many of us are – from
confusion created by incredible complications the kind the human race
has never before encountered.
It was a
joyful and painful experience at the same time for me as I worked,
since I kept having the urge to tell John in person how much I still
respected him and loved him as a fellow musician, listening to what he
had done on every turn so effortlessly.
One day, one
of the guys came up with an incredible re-mastering of a rough take. He
managed to make John’s voice sound like John again by doing a thorough
cleaning of the track, which was destroyed in the process of many
reissues in the past thirty/forty years. “Hey, that one was too good
for you. Maybe John was helping you” – I said it as a kind of reverse
compliment to the guy who did it. But it was also true that all the
time we were working, I felt that John was with us looking over our
shoulders. “John, am I doing right?” I kept asking in the middle of the
night when I repeated in my mind about the things I did that day to his
work.
It was great
to get back together with Jack Douglas in New York and work together on
Double Fantasy Stripped Down, which we originally co-produced with
John. This new version really allows us to focus our attention on
John’s amazing vocals. Technology has advanced so much that,
conversely, I wanted to use new techniques to really frame these
amazing songs and John’s voice as simply as possible. By stripping down
some of the instrumentation, the power of the songs shines through with
an enhanced clarity. It was whilst working on the new version of this
album that I was hit hardest emotionally, as this was the last album
John released before his passing.
I believe
strongly that John wanted his voice to come out for the people and for
the world, which is feeling the depletion of energy on many levels.
Depletion starts in our minds, our spirit and our soul. So wake
yourself up by listening to John’s voice. Enjoy. Dance with it in your
heart. Keep John close to you. He loves you.
love, yoko
Yoko Ono Lennon
June 2010
New York City
www.IMAGINEPEACE.com
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Matters: John Lennon at 70? We Can Only Imagine … ;
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birthday ;
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Las
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