Beatles
News
May 31, 2009 -
TicketNews:
Paul McCartney to be first artist to play New York's Citi Field ;
New
York Daily News: Paul McCartney will play first concert at new Mets
stadium Citi Field: report ;
WPIX:
Report Says Paul McCartney Will Play Citi Field ;
The Pictou
County News: McCartney crazy ;
The Chronicle
Herald: A date with Paul ;
G4TV:
George Harrison's Son Says The Beatles: Rock Band Will 'Blow People's
Minds' ;
The
Escapist: Dhani Harrison: 'The Beatles: Rock Band Is Going to Blow
People's Minds' ;
AFP:
New Beatles museum opens in Hamburg ;
ArtInfo:
Beatles Museum Opens in Hamburg ;
The
West Australian: New Beatles museum opens in Hamburg ;
Times
Online: Hamburg rebrands itself as Beatles City ;
Times
Online: Hamburg — the city that shaped the Beatles between 1960 and 1962 ;
MaccaBlog: Paul
McCartney & R.Starr on the first Klaus Voormann album ;
Financial
Times: The sadness in Yoko Ono’s latest work ;
Liverpool
Echo: John Lennon's personal life on display in new Beatles story
exhibition ;
Toronto
Star: Let Him Be: Walrus hunt ;
Toronto
Sun: Imagine all the possibilities ;
Georgia
Straight: Faux Lennon documentary Let Him Be is for dreamers ;
The North
Bay Nugget: Falls festival honours John, Yoko ;
Niagara
Falls Review: Imagine, John Lennon sneaking into Niagara Falls ;
History News Network:
1969 "Bed-In for Peace" exhibition opens in Liverpool, UK ;
Reuters:
Phil Spector gets 19 years to life for murder ;
PR-Log:
Beatles Artist Shannon To Hold Painting Demo Prior to Performance by
RAIN at NJPAC ;
Times
Record News: Beatles tribute band takes Wichita Theatre back to 1964 ; Broadway
World: 1964: THE TRIBUTE Comes To The Stage At Beef & Boards 6/15,
6/16 ;
Washington
Post: CD Review: Easy Star All-Stars 'Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub
Band' .
May 29, 2009 -
CBC.ca:
Fans snap up McCartney tickets for Halifax show ;
Metro
- Paul McCartney tickets on sale today ;
The Truro
Daily News: Fans line up early for McCartney concert tickets ;
CityNews.ca:
Toronto's News: What If John Lennon Was Alive In Canada? 'Let Him Be'
Searches On 40th Anniversary Of Montreal Bed-In ;
The
Globe and Mail: Let Him Be ;
NME: Yoko Ono lines up
star-studded cast for new album ;
ComputerAndVideoGames
News: Beatles: Rock Band will "blow people's minds" ;
PRNewswire:
Beatlemania on the Reeperbahn: The Beatles Return to Hamburg ;
Click
Liverpool: Mike McCartney opens mini' '60s Beatles and The Scaffold
photo exhibition ;
Orillia
Today: Province saves Beatles festival .
May 27, 2009 -
Music
Radar: Dhani Harrison on his new album, his father and The Beatles:
Rock Band ;
Music
Radar: The Beatles: Rock Band vs Guitar Hero 5 - who will win? ;
Liverpool
Daily Post: John Lennon and Yoko Ono exhibition gives peace a second
chance ;
The
Globe and Mail: It was 40 years ago today... ;
Thaindian:
Lennon’s personalised railings gifted to beloved aunt up for sale ;
Post
Chronicle: A 'High' Shaun Ryder Forgets Meeting Paul McCartney: Has
Photos To Proove It ;
Kamloops
This Week: Beatlemania lives again ;
Metro
Times: Record Review: Doves / Kingdom of Rust .
May 26, 2009 -
MarketWire:
Activities in Commemoration of the 40 Years of the BED-IN by John
Lennon and Yoko Ono ;
The
Canadian Press: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Montreal bed-in for peace was
40 years ago ;
Telegraph:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono uncovered ;
DVD
Town: John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band: Live in Toronto '69 on
DVD (June 23) ;
Bournemouth
Echo: John Lennon’s iron gift to his beloved aunt is set to go under
the hammer ;
MSNBC: Paul McCartney
takes frugal to a whole new level (2nd item) ;
Britain News.Net: Bob
Dylan, Paul McCartney 'to join hands for new songs' ;
The
Auto Channel: MINI United - A Magnet for Fans from Around the Globe ;
Canadian
Driver: 25,000 fans gather for Mini’s 50th birthday .
May 25, 2009 -
The Chronicle
Herald: Author recounts the day he met John Lennon ;
Metro:
Ballad of John and Jerry ;
Beliefnet:
John Lennon: Remember. Imagine. And Give Peace a Chance ;
Art
Daily: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Celebrates the 40th Anniversary
of John and Yoko's Bed-in ;
Edmonton
Journal: The bed seen around the world ;
NOW
Magazine: Botched bed-in ;
MaccaBlog: Paul
McCartney Electronic Arguments, Signed Artwork with HMV ;
Louisville
Courier-Journal : Abbey Road on the River fest just the ticket for
Beatles fans ;
New Jersey Monthly: Long
Live the Beatles ;
TAXI
Design Network: National Portrait Gallery: "Beatles To Bowie: The 60s
Exposed" Exhibition ;
Liverpool
Echo: New book captures 60s Liverpool in photographs .
May 23, 2009 -
Music
Radar: Dhani Harrison talks The Beatles: Rock Band ;
Joystiq:
OFLC lists 'Rock Band Project 9' ... it's likely The Beatles: Rock Band ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Sir Paul McCartney gives hitch-hiker a lift ;
The
Louisvile Courier-Journal: Beatles fans begin coming together in
Louisville ;
The
Louisville Courier-Journal: Five Fab flicks ;
Mediacaster
Magazine: I Met The Walrus - Online ;
The
Globe and Mail: Lennon-Ono bed-in: 40th anniversary ;
The
Globe and Mail: Bed-in: 40th anniversary events ;
Niagara
Falls Review: Oh no, Yoko: John Lennon's widow sends her regrets ;
ANI:
Lennon was nearly beaten up by magician Tommy Cooper, says book ;
The
Morning News: Weekend : Beatles Live Again at WAC Tribute Shows ;
San
Francisco Chronicle: Rubber Souldiers picks up where Beatles left off ;
Beatles
Examiner: Beatle news briefs: Capitol tweets tease for Beatles
remastered albums ;
Beatles
Examiner: Beatle news briefs: More views of 'Let It Roll'; 'Beatles:
Rock Band' comes out of hiding ;
Liverpool
Echo: The day the music lived ;
WHAS11:
Louisville hopes for economic “HELP” from Beatles fans ;
Washington
Informer: Anoushka and Ravi Shankar: A Father and Daughter Reunion .
May 22, 2009 -
Daily
Mail Online: 'I want my privacy!' Sir Paul McCartney orders Google to
remove his home from Street View ;
Telegraph:
Sir Paul McCartney's house 'removed from Google Street View after
complaints' ;
The
Sun: Sir Paul McCartney’s London pad is taken off Google Street View
after he made a complaint ;
Liverpool
Daily Post: Biggest collection of Beatle George Harrison memorabilia in
St George’s Hall ;
Chester
Chronicle: Exhibition and concert in Liverpool will pay tribute to
George Harrison ;
WTOP: Science helps
unravel mystery of 'A Hard Day's Night' ;
The
Sun: Heather Mills is dropped by computer game firm after she demanded
a six-figure sum to star in their game ;
The
Escapist: Paul McCartney's Ex: Almost a Bionic Commando ;
Games
Asylum : Gaming gibberish: The Sun in misinformation non-shocker ;
The
Villager: Hall rocks Lennon show ;
Undercover:John
Lennon Exhibition To Open In London ;
Oneindia
Entertainment: Yoko Ono to judge haiku contest in London ;
MinnPost:
Springsteen's 'Imagine' ;
The
Sun: Piers Morgan slams 'disgusting' Ringo ;
Digital
Spy: Piers Morgan slams Ringo Starr ;
BBC
News: Artist's helping hand from Beatle ;
Littlehampton
Today: Live Music: The Cavern Beatles .
May 20, 2009 -
It's Official!
Paul McCartney To Play 1st Ever Concert In Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
(Updated 05/25): The performance
is
set for July 11th.
There's an "Early Bird" ticket price of
$136 (general admission).
Tickets go on sale Friday, May 29 at 9am through the Ticket Atlantic
box
office and select Atlantic Superstores, by phone at (902) 451-1221 or
online at ticketatlantic.com.
A very limited number of VIP seats will be available for $316. Two
opening acts (to be
announced) will be selected.
Related
Links:
Metro:
Maybe we're amazed by Sir Paul ;
LiveDaily: Paul
McCartney takes on Nova Scotia ;
The Chronicle
Herald: Man on the run — to Halifax ;
Halifax
News Net: McCartney coming to Halifax Common ;
Times
Transcript: Ex-Beatle joins busy concert scene ;
The News
Serving Pictou County Nova Scotia: Editorials: Happy case of
one-upmanship ; The Chronicle
Herald: McCartney to play Halifax Commons ;
The
Canadian Press: Former Beatle Paul McCartney to perform outdoor show in
Halifax in July ;
National
Post: Paul McCartney to play in Halifax ;
CBC:
Paul McCartney to play Halifax ;
Metro:
Sir Paul coming to town .
Statement from
paulmccartney.com:
Music Legend Paul McCartney To
Perform His First Ever Show In Halifax, Nova Scotia
Saturday July 11th 2009
“Very happy to be playing
Halifax. The Canadian audiences are great and the timing of the event,
with the arrival of the Tall Ships, means that it will be an exciting
event for us all. We are looking forward to rocking in Halifax.”
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA - Power
Promotional Events President Harold MacKay announced today that Halifax
will play host to the largest and most exciting concert in it’s 260
year history.
“We are pleased and thrilled to
announce today that our city will welcome Sir Paul McCartney live in
concert on the Halifax Commons, Saturday, July 11, 2009. With sales of
over 100 million, Paul is listed by the Guinness World Records as the
most successful musician and composer in popular music history. This
iconic and legendary performer’s presence in our city will be an
historic event for all Atlantic Canadians” said Mr. MacKay.
Premier of the Province of Nova
Scotia, Rodney MacDonald said, “Sir Paul McCartney is considered to be
one of the world's top music acts. The opportunity for Halifax to host
a concert of this magnitude will bring important economic benefits to
the province and further solidify Halifax's reputation as a leader in
hosting major events in Eastern Canada. Nova Scotia will be a centre
for world-class events this summer with Sir Paul McCartney, Tall Ships
and other significant festivals and events throughout the summer”.
Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly is very
pleased about this significant event coinciding with Tall Ships Nova
Scotia Festival 2009. “The British established this strategic port city
to guard against invasion a long time ago. The enemy never did attack,
and today we can happily say that Halifax will openly welcome the
British Invasion of 2009”.
This show is in keeping with a
series of special one off concerts Paul has been performing over the
last year, whilst making international headlines and taking him to
places he’s never been before.
In June 2008 Paul received a
hero’s welcome as he rocked the city of Liverpool when he played at
Anfield Stadium as part of the city’s celebrations for the European
Capital Of Culture. In the same month Paul performed a spectacular free
show, the ‘Independence Concert’, to over 350,000 people in Kiev’s
Independence Square which was the largest outdoor music event in the
history of the Ukraine. July then took Paul to the city of Quebec for
yet another huge headline-making event as he performed to 300,000
people in the city’s national park, The Plains Of Abraham, to help
celebrate Quebec’s 400th anniversary. Paul also found the time (only
just though!) to join Billy Joel on stage for the ‘Last Play At Shea’
show in July, marking the last show ever at New York’s famous Shea
Stadium. The Beatles were the first band to perform at Shea Stadium in
1965, which went down in history as the first ever stadium rock show.
September saw another first for Paul as he played his ‘Friendship
First, concert in Tel Aviv, Israel. This was Paul’s first ever visit to
Israel. The Beatles were banned from performing there at the height of
Beatlemania in the 60s.
In April of this year Paul
performed at the David Lynch Foundation’s benefit concert, “Change
Begins Within”, in New York, where he was joined on stage with Ringo
Starr for a special finale. Paul also headlined the Coachella Festival
(his first US festival appearance) and performed a show to mark the
opening of The New Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las
Vegas, a gig which sold out in seven seconds, setting a new sales
record as tickets went at a rate of 600 a second!
Details for tickets will be
announced shortly.
Other News:
Daily
Mail: As she exhibits the bloodstained bag John Lennon's clothes were
stored in after his murder, why the ex-Beatle's fans are saying 'You're
just a ghoul, Yoko' ;
IUP: Beatles Rock
Band Teases Ed Sullivan Set .
May 19, 2009 -
Independent.ie:
Ringo relives flower power era ;
Liverpool
Echo: Ringo Starr among celebrities for preview of Chelsea Flower Show ;
Contact
Music: Lennon's Son Worried About Film ;
PR-Log:
Beatles Expert Jude Kessler to Appear at The Black Jacket Symphony Event ;
PR-Log:
Artwork by World Famous Beatle Artist Shannon to be Prelude to Rain
Concerts ;
Music
Radar: Zak Starkey on Oasis: "the smartest musicians I've ever met" .
May 18, 2009 -
MaccaBlog: Paul
McCartney's Cold Cuts and Hot Hits to be published? ;
Beatles
Examiner: Beatle news briefs: Macca CD rumor; Beatles sold how many
records? ;
MaccaBlog:
Pre-order the BEATLES ROCK BAND video game ;
Star
Tribune: Beatlemania comes to Britain's Chelsea Flower Show with George
Harrison-themed garden ;
Business
First of Louisville: Beatles imitators to do rooftop concert ;
Hotel
Designs Review: Hard Days Night ;
Louisville
Courier-Journal: Beatles photo collection surfaces ;
NZ
Herald News: Beatles, Ali help in fight against P ;
The
Canadian Press: Toronto lawyer outlines day with Lennon in book, 'I Met
the Walrus' ;
Entertainment
and Showbiz!: How John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono escaped deportation? ;
Liverpool
Daily Post: John Lennon's Imagine rings out on Liverpool Cathedral bells ;
The
Press Association: Heather Mills to hold masterclass ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Can't Fry Me Love ;
Times
of India: Mills demonstrates her cooking skills ;
Newspost
Online: Macca urges Obama to re-establish peace in Middle East .
May 16, 2009 -
New
York Times: New York - John Lennon’s Kind of Shell-Shocked Town ;
Daily
Mail: Imagine that ... cathedral bells in Liverpool play Lennon's
anti-religion hit ;
BBC
News: Bells play 'anti-religion' song ;
Music
Industry Newswire: Deconstructing Pop Culture: The Beatles’ Contract
History with Capitol Records ;
openPR.com:
THE QUARRYMEN (pre-Beatles) release their first single for over 50
years - Never stop Rockin Rollin (TIN BOX) .
Billboard
Biz: Beatles Day Returns ;
The
Independent: The Beatles, By Hunter Davies ;
Chicago
Tribune: Beatles photos to be displayed ;
Wired:
Signature Guitars Planned for The Beatles: Rock Band ;
Softpedia:
Partial Track List for The Beatles Rock Band Coming - At the E3 trade
show ;
Mirror.co.uk:
The Beatles: Rock Band - McCartney bass revealed .
Times
Online: George Harrison's 1963 plea: stop throwing jelly babies at
Beatles ;
Times
Online: Full text of George Harrison's 1963 letter to fan Lynn Smith ;
Guardan:
George Harrison to Beatles fan: Stop throwing jelly babies at us ;
The
First Post: George Harrison reveals Beatles' fear of jelly babies ;
The
Sun: Letter from Beatles star George Harrison tells how the band hated
having sweets thrown at them ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Letter reveals The Beatles' fear of jelly baby fans ;
Daily
Mail: Why George Harrison begged one young fan to stop throwing Jelly
Babies at The Beatles ;
The
Guardian: The week in books: George Harrison's teenage angst, and the
other nominee for Oxford poetry professor ;
The
Auto Channel: Beatlemania at MINI United 2009 ;
Motortrend
News: George Harrison Inspires New One-Off Psychedelic Mini Cooper S
for Charity ;
The
Car Connection: George Harrison-Themed MINI, Recycle Your Bentley, And
Does Glenn Beck Know How Effin' Funny He Is? ;
Automobile
Magazine: George Harrison Mini Cooper One-Off Model to Be Auctioned for
Charity ;
CanadianDriver:
Mini recreates “Beatlemania” for charity ;
Edmunds:
Beep-Beep, Yeah: BMW Re-Creates George Harrison's Mini Cooper S ;
Autocar:
George Harrison Mini unveiled ;
CNET
Reviews: MINI to donate Beatles' inspired car to charity .
PR-Newswire:
Paul McCartney Calls On President Obama To Support The OneVoice Movement ;
Liverpool
Echo: Maghull pupil lands role of Beatles legend in new John Lennon film ;
Liverpool
Echo: Liverpool teen lands role in big screen John Lennon film ;
Salisbury
Post: 'John Lennon and Me': South Rowan stages poignantly funny play ;
Montreal
Gazette: Sheer audacity, for a cause: John and Yoko's Montreal bed-in .
Ultimate-Guitar:
Clothes Worn By John Lennon When Murdered To Be On Exhibition ;
Dot
Music: Bloody Lennon exhibit ;
First
Coast News: John Lennon Exhibit Opens in New York ;
The
Electric New Paper: Lennon lives on in New York show ;
Spinner:
New York John Lennon Exhibit Opens at the Rock Hall of Fame Annex ;
NY
WPIX-TV: John Lennon's NYC Life Memorialized In New Exhibit ;
Perez
Hilton: John Lennon Exhibit To Feature Bloodstained Clothes ;
Opodo
travel news: New York museum launches Lennon exhibition ;
WND:
John Lennon made pact with Satan, says new book ;
EW.com:
John Lennon's bloody clothes on display: to see or not to see? ;
NME: John Lennon's
bloody clothes to enter art gallery ;
Pollstar:
New Lennon Exhibit Courts Controversy .
Beijing News: Bob Dylan
pays respects to John Lennon ;
Liverpool
Daily Post: Bob Dylan turns tourist as he visits John Lennon’s
Liverpool home ;
Thaindian:
Lennon to be honoured with Imagine pealing on Liverpool church bells ;
Forbes:
Waiting For ... Paul McCartney ;
EMediaWire:
Gunnar Nelson Records With Two Legends on 'Roadsinger' - Multiplatinum
Artist Sings with McCartney & Yusuf on New Album .
Metro.co.uk:
Heather Mills creates V-Bites restaurant ;
M&C:
Heather Mills' 'shocking' new restaurant ;
al.com:
Players, filmstrips 'Come Together' as Beatles show ;
Bristol
Herald Courier: 'Close Your Eyes and' ... They're With You ;
Pittsburgh
Post Gazette: Slovak Beatles back via a long and winding road ;
ABC
News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Oz musos to perform
Beatles' White Album .
May 12, 2009 -
Kotaku:
Paul McCartney's Rock Band Bass Replica Looks Like This ;
Pocket-lint.com:
Paul McCartney's Rock Band bass revealed ;
Mirror.co.uk:
The Beatles: Rock Band - McCartney bass revealed ;
am/fm:
John Lennon: The New York City Years ;
Hellomagazine.ca:
Yoko gets a little help from friend Bette at Lennon expo opening ;
Lehigh
Valley Live: New John Lennon exhibit opens in New York City ;
Newsday:
Tearful Yoko Ono previews items from Rock Hall's John Lennon exhibit,
including bloody clothes ;
Teletext
North West News: Yoko defends Lennon exhibit ;
NME: Bob Dylan goes
on John Lennon bus tour ;
Samay
Live: Bob Dylan visits John Lennon's childhood home ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Dylan's fab tour ;
Gigwise:
John Lennon's Imagine To Be Pealed By Cathedral Bells ;
Glasswerk
National: John Lennon... You Can Ring My Bell! ;
BBC
News: Beatles Day officially launched ;
Click
Liverpool: John Lennon's sister launches Beatles day ;
BBC
News: Dylan unnoticed on Beatles tour ;
The
Australian: Four fab singers to bring Beatles' album to life ;
Herald
Sun: The Beatles White Album to be performed live by Aussie greats .
May 11, 2009 -
Metro:
Paul McCartney may announce Halifax concert date: sources ;
1UP: Partial
Beatles Rock Band Tracklist To Be Revealed At E3 ;
USA
Today: Yoko Ono unveils John Lennon exhibit in NYC ;
Rolling
Stone: Yoko Ono Helps Rock Hall Explore John Lennon’s New York Years ;
Access
Hollywood: Tearful Yoko Ono Talks About John Lennon Exhibit ;
Huffington
Post: Third Screen: Yoko Ono Calling, and It's For You ;
Sunday
Sun: Follow The Fab Four ;
SGGP
English Edition: Magical Mystery Vietnam Tour ;
Akron Beacon
Journal: 'Sgt. Pepper' is spiced up ;
Thaindian:
Canada’s opposition leader says McCartney is wrong on seals ;
Metro:
Seal advocates called out ;
Undercover:
Paul McCartney Is Not Preparing Wife Number Three ;
Post
Chronicle: Ben Stiller Mourned Beatles Legend John Lennon At Vigil ;
Liverpool
Daily Post: Liverpool poet Roger McGough's ode To Macca’s Trousers .
May 9, 2009 -
New
York Times: Days Like Those - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex Recalls
Lennon in New York ;
Sunday
Express: McCartney: I wanna be your man! ;
Contact
Music: McCartney Denies Engagement Rumours ;
Cleveland Leader: Paul
McCartney & Bob Dylan Want to Collaborate ;
UPI:
Unpublished Harrison lyrics go on display ;
Liverpool
Echo: New dream to revamp Sergeant Pepper's bistro on Penny Lane .
May 8, 2009 -
Globe
and Mail: The mixed-up boy who would join Sgt. Pepper's band ;
Times
Online: When John and Yoko gave peace a chance ;
Festivalwise:
Unseen Photos Of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Bed-In ;
PRLog:
Author Twitters As She Writes Second Novel About John Lennon ;
MyFox:
Lennon Art on Display in Georgetown (includes video) ;
Times
Online: George Harrison unpublished lyrics on show at British Library ;
Telegraph:
Previously unseen George Harrison lyrics go on show alongside Beatles
memorabilia ;
Bloomberg:
Beatle George Harrison’s Unseen Lyric Goes on Show in London ;
BBC:
Unseen George Harrison lyrics on display ;
Globe
and Mail: George Harrison's clarion call ;
Gibson:
Legendary Guitar: ‘Lucy’, George Harrison’s Well-Traveled Crimson Les
Paul ;
The Modesto Bee:
Ravi Shankar and daughter bring famed sounds of India to Gallo ;
The
Renewable Planet: Daily Green: Celebrate World Fair Trade Day with Sir
Paul McCartney & Annie Lennox ;
Guardian:
Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney to collaborate? ;
Telegraph:
Bob Dylan 'would like to work with Sir Paul McCartney' ;
BBC
News: Cathedral plays Lennon's Imagine ;
Orillia
Today: Beatles fest organizers ask for cash ;
PaddockTalk:
A1 Team Great Britain Links With The Beatles Day Foundation .
May 7, 2009 -
News
& Star: My year in the life of The Beatles - Hunter Davies ;
Channel
4 News: Such a lovely audience for The Beatles ;
Destructoid
- Critique a notebook design, win The Beatles: Rock Band ;
1UP: The Beatles:
Rock Band Guitars Revealed ;
NBC
Washington: John Lennon Art Comes to Georgetown ;
Cinematical:
Snag This: Inside John Lennon ;
Business
First of Buffalo: Yoko invited to Niagara Falls ;
Niagara
Falls Review: Yoko Ono offered key to the city ;
MTV
Newsroom: ‘City’ Star Whitney Port, Others Attend Fundraiser For
Rwandan Youth Village ;
MediaBistro:
Paul McCartney's Book-of-the-Month ;
Times
Online: EU outlaws trade in seal products ;
M&C:
Norwegian fishing boss urges McCartney boycott over seal trade ban ;
Globe
and Mail: It's time to hang up the hakapik .
May 6, 2009 -
PRNewswire:
MTV Games, Harmonix and EA Unveil Replica Rickenbacker and Gretsch
Guitar Instrument Controllers for The Beatles(TM): Rock Band(TM) ;
Rolling
Stone: “The Beatles: Rock Band” Reveals Vintage Guitars, Opens Pre-Order ;
Feed
Your Console: Beatles Rock Band Pre-Order Club Opens ;
Kotaku:
The Beatles: Rock Band Gets The Beatles Guitars ;
Ars
Technica: Rickenbacker and Gretsch guitars announced for Beatles RB ;
Duniyalive: Chivalrous Macca
‘helps woman with wedged car’ ;
Contact
Music: McCartney Is A Good Samaritan ;
Contact
Music: Yusuf Islam - Islam Cuts McCartney Detention Song From Album ;
AZ
Central: Dylan wants to team up with McCartney ;
Mojo:
Photo Gallery: John & Yoko Unseen! ;
Niagara
Falls Review: Yoko Ono offered key to the city ;
The
Orillia Packet & Times: Beatles festival asks for city's backing ;
PTI
News: Russian city to unveil Beatles monument ahead of BRIC summit ;
Lowestoft
Journal: Tribute concerts for fans of the Beatles .
May 5, 2009 -
"Let It Roll" - The Official Press Release (with tracklist):
George Harrison's First-Ever
Career-Spanning Solo Hits Collection, 'Let It Roll: Songs by George
Harrison,' to be Released June 16 by Capitol/EMI
'LET IT ROLL: SONGS BY GEORGE HARRISON' TO BE RELEASED JUNE 16 BY
CAPITOL/EMI. (PRNewsFoto/Capitol/EMI)
HOLLYWOOD, CA UNITED STATES
Collection Features Harrison's
Solo Hits from 1970's All Things Must Pass Through 2002's Brainwashed,
Remastered, Plus Live Recordings from 1971 Concert For Bangladesh
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 5
/PRNewswire/ -- Capitol/EMI confirms the tracklist for George
Harrison's first-ever career-spanning solo hits collection, Let It
Roll: Songs by George Harrison. To be released June 16 (June 15
internationally), the CD's special packaging includes a 28-page booklet
featuring previously unseen and rare photos, and newly-written liner
notes by Warren Zanes. The collection's 19 tracks have been digitally
remastered by Giles Martin at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, and will be
available in CD and digital formats.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090505/LA10511)
"Let It Roll: Songs by George
Harrison is a gathering of material that takes us far into the
territory that was ultimately a place unique to George Harrison,"
writes Warren Zanes in his liner notes essay for the new collection.
This collection is the first to
span Harrison's entire solo recording career, including the #1
Billboard Pop singles "My Sweet Lord," "Isn't It A Pity," "Give Me Love
(Give Me Peace On Earth)," and "Got My Mind Set On You." Let It Roll
also features live recordings of three timeless Harrison-penned Beatles
songs, "Something," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Here Comes The
Sun," from his 1971 all-star Concert For Bangladesh benefit at Madison
Square Garden.
"The keyhole into the world of
George Harrison is the music itself. Yet his songs and the
accomplishments for which he's remembered are inextricably bound - and
those accomplishments are, without question, eclectic in scope," Zanes
writes.
George Harrison is a
twice-inducted member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo
artist and as a member of The Beatles, and an 11-time Grammy Award
winner for his recordings with The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, and as
a solo artist. On April 14, Harrison was honored with a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
www.georgeharrison.com
Let It Roll: Songs by George
Harrison (CD, digital)
1. Got My Mind Set
On You
2. Give Me Love
(Give Me Peace On Earth)
3. The Ballad Of Sir
Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
4. My Sweet Lord
5. While My Guitar
Gently Weeps [Live] - Concert For Bangladesh
6. All Things Must
Pass
7. Any Road
8. This Is Love
9. All Those Years
Ago
10. Marwa Blues
11. What Is Life
12. Rising Sun
13. When We Was Fab
14. Something [Live] -
Concert For Bangladesh
15. Blow Away
16. Cheer Down
17. Here Comes The Sun
[Live] - Concert For Bangladesh
18. I Don't Want To Do It
19. Isn't It A Pity
SOURCE Capitol/EMI
May 4, 2009 -
ARTISTdirect
News: Photo Diary: thenewno2 - Coachella 2009 ;
Chicago
Sun-Times: Exhibit celebrates Lennon-Ono date in Montreal ;
Undercover:
Yoko Ono To Perform With The Plastic Ono Band ;
The
Associated Press: Hollywood Wax Museum auctions wax celebs ;
Black
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3
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The
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Broadway
World: Classic Albums Live Honors Beatles 40th Anniv., Plays Abbey Road
At Massey 9/26 ;
Denver
Westworld: When We Were FaB @ Denver Civic Theatre .
May 3, 2009 -
Daily
Mail: Revealed: How George Harrison forged the Beatles' signatures for
a dying fan ;
JAM!
Music: Rare rock pics shown at exhibit ;
EZ
Tracks: Yoko Ono to Send Acorns for Peace to World Leaders ;
Billboard:
Yoko Ono, Roots To Play London's Meltdown Festival .
May 2, 2009 -
Metro.co.uk:
George signed Beatles photo sold ;
Norwich
Evening News: Signed Beatles photos raise £1,300 for UEA research ;
Lowestoft
Journal: Why George Harrison faked the other Beatles' autographs ;
NME: John Lennon
exhibit set for New York City ;
This
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Liverpool
Echo: David Morrisey backs Liverpool film industry ahead of Hollywood
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Music
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The
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PS3 Previews:
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Knaresborough
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AboutMyArea:
The Fifth Beatle ;
Brantford
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CBS
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Jazz
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"Let
It Roll" Tracklisting: The
following track listing is unconfirmed but has been circulating among
Japanese online vendors. Source: Tower
Japan .
1. Got My Mind Set On You
2. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On
Earth)
3. The Ballad Of Sir Frankie
Crisp (Let It Roll)
4. My Sweet Lord
5. This Song
6. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
(Live)
7. Any Road
8. This Is Love
9. All Those Years Ago
10. What Is Life
11. Rising Sun
12. When We Was Fab
13. Something (Live)
14. Blow Away
15. Cheer Down
16. Here Comes The Sun (Live)
17. I Don't Want To Do It
18. All Things Must Pass
19. Isn't It A Pity
A slightly
different track list has been posted on amazon.com:
1. Got My Mind
Set On You
2. Give Me
Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
3. The Ballad
Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
4. My Sweet
Lord
5. While My
Guitar Gently Weeps (Live - Concert For Bangladesh Soundtrack)
6. All Things
Must Pass
7. Any Road
8. This Is Love
9. All Those
Years Ago
10. Marwa Blues
11. What Is
Life
12. Rising Sun
13. When We
Was Fab
14. Something
(Live - Concert For Bangladesh Soundtrack)
15. Blow Away
16. Cheer Down
17. Here Comes
The Sun (Live - Concert For Bangladesh Soundtrack)
18. I Don't
Want To Do It
19. Isn't It A
Pity
Amazon.com substututes one track on the US
version, "Marwa Blues" in
place of "This Song". Note: Sometimes the
Japanese market has a slightly different track list depending on what
was a hit in that country.
(04/30/09): This article accurately summarizes fan
reaction to the tracklisting for "Let It Roll" posted a few days ago:
Undercover:
George Harrison Let It Roll Tracklisting Revealed . However, damage control may be
underway, as an EMI spokesperson has stated that this tracklisting is
not the final version:
GeorgeHarrison.com
• Tracklisting NOT final says EMI . Official
confirmation is expected soon.
(04/27/09):
There's a 5 minute video about the Hollywood Walk
of Fame ceremony on www.georgeharrison.com . In this video, Olivia states that
all the songs on "Let It Roll"
have been remastered by Giles Martin at Abbey Road. The compilation
will span "All Things Must Pass"
through to "Brainwashed",
and will have "a couple of songs
on there that haven't been included on any other album".