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Early 2005 Releases:
Paul McCartney - "Get Back" DVD - Lions Gate Home Entertainment / Fox - January 18th
"Backbeat" DVD - Universal Studios - January 25th
"Super Bowl XXXIX" (featuring Paul's halftime performance) DVD - Warner Home Video - March 1st
"Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch" DVD - Warner Home Video - March 1st
"Willie And The Poor Boys" DVD (with Ringo Starr) - Classic Pictures - March 22nd
Ringo Starr's 1972 movie on Marc Bolan and T-Rex, "Born To Boogie" CD / DVD - Sanctuary - May 16th (Europe) / June 7th (North America)
Paul McCartney - "Paul McCartney In Red Square" (May 24, 2003 concert & documentary) DVD - A&E Home Video - May 31st
Ringo Starr - "Choose Love" (new CD) - Koch Records - June (exact date TBA)

Monthly Review - March 2005 - "While promoting the Genesis Publications limited edition book, Olivia Harrison shed some light on some future George Harrison releases. Olivia is currently working on re-releasing Harrison's post Beatles Apple catalogue, including a re-mastered version of 1971's "The Concert For Bangla Desh" album - with bonus tracks. A related DVD is also being set for release. Last year Olivia re-issued all of Harrison's post 1976 albums as a box set called The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992. Harrison himself was compiling a multi-disc box set containing outtakes from as far back as 1970 at the time of his death. Dhani Harrison has reportedly continued work on the set, which has no release date yet.

As the "Lennon" broadway play is being planned with Yoko Ono's co-operation, John's 1st wife, Cynthia, has announced the release of a book simply entitled, "John," reportedly a candid account of her time with Lennon. Cynthia's book is set for a September release. Yoko Ono is also planning a book, "Memories Of John," more of a commemorative style book which is set for release in December.

Details are slowly emerging about Paul McCartney's upcoming album, which according to several sources might be titled "Timelines". A source close to McCartney reportedly leaked some of the album's song titles. According to the source, one of the new tunes called "Comfort Of Love" includes a mention of John Lennon. Also featured is a song called "Bushie-Tushie Jelly Jam" a "reggae-style George Bush parody" and "I've Got My Magic Back" which sounds like "a mix between 'Day Tripper' and 'Paperback Writer'."

Nigel Godrich, one of the album's co-producers said earlier this month that the new album would be released on September 20th.

McCartney will be hitting the road to support the new album. So far the only date and venue confirmed for the upcoming tour is September 16th in Miami at the American Airlines Arena.

Here is a listing of the song titles: "Flying Blind Dark Eagle" ; "Not Enough Hours In The Day" ; "Bushie-Tushie Jelly Jam" ; "I'll Testify (To The Power of Love)" ; "Riding On A Rocket" ; "The Wings of a Lightest Weight" ; "Big Gorilla" ; "Comfort of Love" ; "Follow Me" ; "Always Be There" ; "I've Got My Magic (or "Magik") Back" ; "Have Mercy On Me" . As fans may recall, "Follow Me" was performed at Glastonbury in 2004.

More rumoured song titles: "You Are Still Here" ; "If This Is Wrong" ; "Washington" ; "Do the Toss"
"Baby, Won't You Come Home With Me?" ; "Everybody Is Crazy Crazy" ; "Nutmeg & Cloves" ; "Blue Skies". Some songs ("Washington"; "You Are Still Here") are among the 7 outtakes from the "Driving Rain" sessions.

Sean Lennon appears in a Rolling Stone (RS #971) cover story, "The Children Of Rock". The cover story mentions that his 2nd album "Spectacle" has been delayed by Capitol due to the lack of a marketable single."

March 31, 2005 - Broadway World: Visit LENNON Online for Part 2 of a Q&A with Yoko Ono ; Broadway World: The Cast of LENNON Leaves for SF ; Daily Post: A play that tries to unravel Lennon's mind in his final year ; RollingStone.com Nelly In Brief Nelly, Costello... ". . . George Harrison's widow Olivia will sign copies of the book The Concert for George: A Celebration of the Life of George Harrison at Barnes and Noble in New York City on April 9th . . . " ; Monsters and Critics: Julie Taymor to Direct Beatles Musical Feature Film ; Business Wire: Home Media Retailing Announces First-Ever Music DVD Award Winners - "A stirring tribute concert to the late George Harrison was named best of show at the first-ever Music DVD Awards, presented last night in Century City, Calif." ; Chicago Tribune - Sports - Sox mark Beatles anniversary ; Barking & Dagenham Recorder: Beatles fan snaps up fab four memorabilia ; Barking & Dagenham Recorder: Last-ditch auction joy for Beatles fan ; Great Falls Connection: 60s Pop Artist Peter Max Comes to Tysons ; Santa Fe New Mexican: John Lennon/Beatles giveaway contest results and answers ; MegaStar: Glasto's no blasto ; Contact Music: Lemmy: 'Ringo Was Underrated' ; Contact Music: Baker's Boy Offers To Replace Starr's Son ; BBC NEWS: Clapton's guitar 'genius' legacy .

RS "The Children Of Rock" issue

Magazine Alert - Rolling Stone (RS #971)"The Children Of Rock" (cover story - excerpt) - the full cover story in the print edition mentions that Sean Lennon's 2nd album "Spectacle" has been delayed by Capitol due to the lack of a marketable single (pg. 54) .

Other News: Contact Music: Allstar Cast Set For Lennon Adaption ; Drug Policy Alliance: Alliance Art Benefit a Success - "The benefit was festive, with DJ High Priest playing to a packed house of at least 250 people, and musical performances by Sean Lennon and Harper Simon, who are on the cover of the current edition of Rolling Stone magazine."

Web Link: BBC - Liverpool Local History - Index .

March 28, 2005 - International Herald Tribune: Picture this: Inside Abbey Road ; Orlando Sentinel.com: Feeling fab following in footsteps of Beatles ; The Connecticut Post Online: A PUSH in the right direction ; TVShowsOnDVD.com: Dick Cavett Show, The - 'Rock Icons' release features famous music guests ; SILive.com - Staten Island Advance - 2 physicians sue to break ties with controversial oncologist .

March 27, 2005 - New York Daily News - Entertainment - Magical Mystery Tour ; GIGWISE.com | Who Drummer Flees To Arms Of Oasis .

March 26, 2005 - The Telegraph: Long and winding road to Rishikesh ; MediaGab - Beatles Go Baroque .

March 25, 2005 - Thunder Bay Source: Paul McCartney Tour Dates Still Up In The Air ; Playbill News: Creatives Added to Deliver Lennon Score to Broadway-Bound Musical ; Liverpool Echo: Two Mathew Street Festivals ; Hampstead and Highgate Express: Hunter hits the mark with talk on his memoirs ; CNN.com - Abbey Road opens doors to public ; Aversion.com: New Who Material Delayed .

March 24, 2005 - BroadwayWorld: Visit LENNON Online for Part 1 of a Q&A with Yoko Ono ; Scotsman.com: Veggie Diet Helps Me Live Longer - Mills Mccartney ; The Sun: Heather: veg cuts cancer ; Yahoo! News - Correction: Paul McCartney Story ; digitallyOBSESSED: DVD Review: The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2004) ; Washington Post: A Magical Mystery Tour ; Contact Music: Kelly Failed To Recognise Children Of Rock ; Contact Music: The Who Scrap Tour And Album .

March 22, 2005 - Hollywood Reporter: Abbey Road Studio Opens Its Doors to Fans ; MSNBC - Where Beatles walked, now movies sing ; Blogcritic: Name Of the Game: The Badfinger Story ; Liverpool Echo: City visit for Lennon's ex ; Xfm: X-clusive: The Eavis’ Talk Glastonbury 2005 .

March 21. 2005 - Mal Evans' Diary Excerpts: Sunday Times: Here, there and everywhere ; Sunday Times: Diary extracts ; Sunday Times: McCartney wrote Sgt Pepper ‘with a little help from his roadie friend’ .

Working song titles for upcoming Paul McCartney album (as listed on this Portuguese web site): "Flying Blind Dark Eagle" ; "Not Enough Hours In The Day" ; "Bushie-Tushie Jelly Jam" ; "I'll Testify (To The Power of Love)" ; "Riding On A Rocket" ; "The Wings of a Lightest Weight" ; "Big Gorilla" ; "Comfort of Love" ; "Follow Me" ; "Always Be There" ; "I've Got My Magic (or "Magik") Back" ; "Have Mercy On Me" . The above web site has descriptions of each track (in Portuguese). Some tracks may not make the final cut for the album. As fans may recall, "Follow Me" was performed at Glastonbury in 2004. As reported earlier, the album (possible title: "Timelines") will be out in late August in anticipation of Paul's US tour which begins on September 16th.

(Update) More rumoured song titles: "You Are Still Here" ; "If This Is Wrong" ; "Washington" ; "Do the Toss"
"Baby, Won't You Come Home With Me?" ; "Everybody Is Crazy Crazy" ; "Nutmeg & Cloves" ; "Blue Skies". Some songs ("Washington"; "You Are Still Here") are among the 7 outtakes from the "Driving Rain" sessions and (as stated above) may not make the final cut for the album.

Video Clip: Paul talks about the Adopt-A-Minefield Gala scheduled for Saturday, May 28 .

March 20, 2005 - Stuff (NZ): Book Reviw - Concert for George - Olivia Harrison & Brian Roylance ; Thunder Bay Source: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones & The Who Top British Guitar Poll .

March 18, 2005 - The Guardian: There's a place which is forever the Beatles ; BBC NEWS: Studio goes public for festival ; BBC NEWS: Abbey Road to host film festival ; Baltimore Sun.com: L. McCartney music graces film benefit ; Contact Music: Mills Hits Out At Blood Sports . Rutles 2 DVD Reviews: The DVD Journal: Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch ; DVDFanatic.com: "The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch" ; Zap2it -DVD- The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch .

March 17, 2005 - mtv.com - News - Metallica Mash-Up Band Gets By With A Little Help From Its Friend ... Lars .

March 16, 2005 - Thunder Bay's Source - In The Bay 2005: George Harrison's Widow Plans On Finishing Unreleased Projects - more details - "Olivia is currently working on re-releasing Harrison's post Beatles Apple catalogue, including a re-mastered version of the legendary 1971 The Concert For Bangla Desh album -- with bonus tracks. Last year Olivia re-issued all of Harrison's post 1976 albums as a box set called The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992. Harrison himself was compiling a multi-disc box set containing outtakes from as far back as 1970 at the time of his death. The Harrison's son Dhani (pronounced 'Danny') has reportedly continued work on the set, which has no release date yet."

Other News: San Francisco Examiner: Imagine that - Musical inspired by John Lennon coming to S.F. ; The Nassau Guardian: Just imagine ; GIGWISE.com | Beatles Lyrics To Be Inscribed At Airport ; Contact Music: Zellweger Fears McCartney Knows About Her Crush ; WNCX - Cleveland's Classic Rock - McCartney Album Could Arrive By Summer ; Boing Boing: Xeni on NPR: Beatallica back, thanks to Lars Ulrich, fair use crusader .

March 15, 2005 - Detroit News: Beatle's widow carrying on his projects (this article indicates that "The Concert For Bangla Desh" reissue will be available in both CD and DVD later this year) ; DVD Times: Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Tour 2003 ; BBC: Beatles words voted greatest ever ; Contact Music: Lennon Wives Honour John's Memory ; Contact Music: Stars Line Up For Movie By John Lennon's Son ; Portsmouth Herald News: Standing firm for cheesy rock .

March 14, 2005 - Democrat & Chronicle: Imagine all the artists ; Mirror.co.uk: Words Of Beatles Best Ever ; TIME.com: Meeting the Beatles ; BBC - Liverpool Beatles - Mendips .

March 13, 2005 - SundayMirror.co.uk: Macca Baby Riddle (the bigger riddle is how the writer knocked 10 years off Paul's age(!) ; SundayMirror.co.uk: Blowing Her Own Trumpet (3rd item) ; Digital Spy: McCartney and Mills expecting baby? ; Chicago Tribune | Yoko Ono joins museum board ; This is London: 25 years on and still Fab payouts - "The Beatles are still raking in millions of pounds, 25 years after they split up. According to the latest accounts from their company, Apple Corps...." (even more impressive, the breakup happened 35+ years ago) . Rocky Mountain News: Music - Wyman still has 'Thrill' playing - "Former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman plays a tribute to the late George Harrison on his new album, Just for a Thrill."

March 12, 2005 - Telegraph: Lennon's widows determined to put the record straight ; This is London: Heather learns martial arts ; IOL: Mills means to protect child's privacy ; Daily Mail: Heather: Being a mum is hardest job of all ; The Sun: Mrs Macca's Beat-led ; Contact Music: Mills Delighted For Stepdaughter ; BBC: ON THIS DAY | March 12 | 1969: Paul McCartney weds Linda Eastman .

March 10, 2005 - (Photo) Paul McCartney donates a painting to the New York Fire Department on Feb. 8, 2005. Related Articles: Newsday.com: Paul McCartney donates painting to New York firefighters ; New York Daily News: Beatle opens his art to FDNY . Other News: IOL: George's legacy lives on ; Time Out Film: Lennon Gives Birth to 'Coin Locker Babies' ; The Village Broadsheet: Second Tier Tops: Harry Nilsson .

March 9, 2005 - New York Daily News: Some Time in New York City ; Newark Star Ledger: Billy The Fifth ; News & Star: Hunter arrives on stage with his shopping ; Contact Music: McCartney Stamps Out Kensit's Groupie Instinct .

March 8, 2005 - BroadwayWorld.com: LENNON Web Site Adds Additional Content ; Playbill News: PHOTO CALL: Musical Icon Lennon Warming Up for Run to Broadway ; The Courier-Mail: Two fab nights when Beatlemania was top of the town ; CNN.com - Review: Eric Idle's silly, wonderful tour ; Telegraph | News | Demolition plans are 'an affront to common sense' ; Guardian Unlimited: Spector protests innocence .

March 7, 2005 - ABC Sydney - Concert For George - includes a 9 minute Real Audio interview clip with Olivia Harrison during which she discusses what inspired the release of the "Concert For George " limited edition book. See also: Tammy's Turns: Olivia Harrison in Sydney (2nd item) ; Thunder Bay's Source: New tunes for beetle .

"Paul McCartney: In Red Square" DVD details:

Paul McCartney In Red Square DVD

Title: Paul McCartney: In Red Square
Studio: A & E Home Video
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: May 31st 2005

As a member of The Beatles, Paul McCartney helped to launch the British Invasion and bring rock and roll onto the global stage. Though banned from Russia, The Beatles' music offered hope and inspiration to a beleaguered people. Finally, on May 24, 2003, Paul McCartney ended decades of anticipation with his first-ever concert in Russia, wowing a crowd of over 100,000 people jammed into Moscow's legendary Red Square.

Description (from amazon):

The Emmy-Award winning, live concert film capturing the former Beatle's landmark performance – and watershed moment in rock and roll history. Features never-before-seen concert footage and behind-the-scenes coverage of Paul McCartney's first visit to Russia, plus BONUS CONCERT-- the never-seen exclusive, full-length Live in St. Petersburg.

DVD Features:
5.1 Surround
Set List
Sound Check
Behind the Scenes
50-Minute St Petersburg concert (Never Before Seen)
10-Minute History Channel Featurette
Song Selection
Text Bio
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection

Track Listing:
Getting Better All the Time
Band on the Run
Can't Buy Me Love
Two of Us
Saw Her Standing There
We Can Work it Out
I've Just Seen a Face
Live and Let Die
Someone's Knocking on the Door (should be "Let 'Em In"*)
Fool on the Hill
Lucky Guy (should be "Every Little Thing"*)
Birthday
Baby I'm Amazed
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Hey Jude
She's Leaving Home
Yesterday
Let It Be

* corrected from the original track listing.

March 6, 2005 - MLive.com: Column: Beatle festival lands in Louisville ; Wisconsin State Journal: Music Expo has a little something for every music aficionado ; Sunday Times: Focus: Skating over the facts ; Contact Music: Shock Turnaround As McCartney Goes Commercial ; Independent: Stella McCartney: Don't call me Daddy's girl ; News & Star: Money Can Buy You Happiness - Hunter Davies at Words by the Water ; Seattle Post Intelligencer: Readers respond: Romantic songs last forever ; Mirror.co.uk: Fiona: Do Let It Be .

March 5, 2005 - This article briefly mentions the upcoming reissue of the Traveling Wilbury albums: nineMSN: Remembering George . News Briefs: The Arizona Republic: McCartney For Sale ; Wood and Vale: Beatles studio open to the public at last ; NME: The Beatles - Legendary garb up for grabs ; Gigewise.com: A Beatles Sgt Pepper Jacket Is Up For Grabs - related website: Clothesagency.com - Mens designer clothing, buy and sell designer clothing for men . The Music Box: Backbeat - Special Edition (Film - Movie Review) ; Contact Music: Celebrities Support Rutles Sequel ; The Rutles 2 Can't Buy Me Lunch on DVD - Official Site ; The Age: True lies: the facts of rock'n'roll fantasy ; The Sun: Stella with her little fella ; The Australian: With babe in arms, Stella woos critics .

March 3, 2005 - News Briefs: Reuters.com (Hollywood Reporter): Charity Track Hits Big in Download Universe ; icLiverpool - That's your lot ; MTV.com: Beatles Publisher Tells Metallica Mash-Up Band To Get Back ; ZDNet: Beatallica to Sony: We can work it out . Magazine Excerpt: Acoustic Guitar Central: In His Life, page1 .

March 2, 2005 - According to this article, a George Harrison anthology containing rare recordings and a home video project are in the works for future release: The Australian: Giving in the material world . Other News: The Sun: Macca earnings hit £21m ; Canada.com: Heather Mills McCartney campaigns for a ban on cat, dog fur in the EU .

March 1, 2005 - Paul McCartney's Super Bowl performance is included on the "Super Bowl XXXIX" DVD which is released today by Warner Home Video.

Super Bowl XXXIX DVD

Press Release:

February 28, 2005 -- Business Wire

Super Bowl DVD with Paul's Halftime Show

Warner Home Video, the National Football League and NFL Films have joined forces to release the most anticipated DVD of the year as NFL Super Bowl XXXIX Champions hits stores on March 1, 2005.

This exciting DVD allows fans to relive the incredible journey to Jacksonville by a team that has seen more championship seasons than any other team in sports so far this century. NFL Super Bowl XXXIX Champions, available for $24.98, contains three hours of non-stop action-packed footage including spectacular highlights from the regular season and playoffs, culminating with the Patriots' nail biting 24-21 defeat over the Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl on February 6, 2005.

DVD Special Features include:

-- World Broadcast - Every play from the Super Bowl in the World TV broadcast featuring Dick Stockton and Daryl "Moose" Johnston.
-- Ameriquest Mortgage Super Bowl XXXIX Halftime Show - relive the halftime show featuring Paul McCartney
-- Media Day - Hear coaches and players comments on NFL Media Day, Tuesday before the big game.
-- Post-Game Sounds - Press conferences and post game interviews with the players and coaches.

Related Web Links: BeatleLinks Fab Forum - Super Bowl DVD with Paul's Halftime Show ; DigitalVideoEditing: Super Bowl XXXIX Review .

News Briefs: USATODAY.com - Stella McCartney names newborn son Miller ; The Rock 106.7: Paul McCartney's Lead Guitarist Says He's Tireless In The Studio ; New Jersey Star-Ledger: Remembrance of artists past ; TheBostonChannel: Drummer Of Beatles Rival The Searchers Dies ; Stuff (NZ): Liverpool holiday - something to sing about ; HeraldNet: Music keeps 'Fifth Beatle' happy ; St. Paul Pioneer Press: While their guitars gently weep ; The Arizona Republic: Gen Y: What's a Yoko? ; The Arizona Republic: Ono failed to capture public adulation despite husband .

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