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August 2006
July 31, 2006 - Press
Release:
Paul McCartney To Release New
Classical Work 'Ecce Cor Meum'
Release Date: September 26th, 2006
NEW YORK, July
31 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul McCartney releases his new full-length work of
classical music Ecce Cor Meum through EMI Classics on September 26th,
2006. Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart) is Paul's fourth
classical album since his first
released in 1991, The Liverpool Oratorio.
Ecce Cor Meum
has been more than eight years in the making and its origins follow in
the historic tradition of composers that have been commissioned to
write music for the world-renowned Magdalen College Oxford.
Paul was specially invited by
Anthony Smith (President of Magdalen College 1998 - 2005) to compose
something to set the seal on a new concert hall for the college. His
hope was for 'a choral piece, which could be sung by young
people the world over in the same
way that Handel's Messiah is.'
Ecce Cor Meum,
an Oratorio in four movements, is scored for choir and orchestra. The
text combines both English and to a lesser degree, Latin.
Paul's knowledge of Latin comes
from his classical education at The Liverpool Institute High School for
Boys, where he had learnt three languages by the time he was 12. Paul
says: "Not all of this has been retained over the years as my path went
in other directions, but my love of language remains, and as Latin is
known and sung by choirs all over the world, I felt it would be
appropriate to use at times during the piece."
Like many
great composers Paul, started with the music and then looked for a
subject that fits. Several ideas for lyrics occurred to him, but they
only gelled when he took part in a concert of John Tavener's music in
the
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in
New York. "While I was waiting to do my bit, I was looking around the
church and I saw a statue, and underneath it was written 'Ecce Cor
Meum.' I had done some Latin at school and I always
had a fondness for it. So I
worked it out. I believe it means Behold My Heart."
In November
2001, the first version of Ecce Cor Meum was given its first preview
performance by the Magdalen College Choir, which was conducted by Bill
Ives at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. This was a great learning
experience for Paul. "Eventually I made it all come together through
correcting a lot of misapprehensions -- a lot was learned before the
Sheldonian performance, but a lot of it was learned afterwards. An
experienced choral composer knows that children can't be given huge
sustained passages; they don't have the energy and the stamina. At the
Sheldonian there was some quite hard stuff that I didn't realize
because I'd done it on the synthesizer (which has endless stamina!),
but during that first performance, the solo treble couldn't come on for
the second half -- I think I'd used him up in the first half! These are
things that people either learn because they are taught them
immediately at the first lesson or you learn through the years, so it
was good to go through the piece a lot of times, and we took out huge
choral sections and gave them to the orchestra. If it had been a
Beatles song I would have known how to do it. But this was a completely
different ball game."
Produced by
John Fraser, Ecce Cor Meum was recorded this year at the legendary
Abbey Road Studios between March 13th and 17th. It was performed by EMI
artist Kate Royal (soprano); The Boys of King's College Choir,
Cambridge; The Boys Of Magdalen
College Choir, Oxford and The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
conducted by Gavin Greenway.
SOURCE EMI Classics
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July 30, 2006 - From
George Harrison.com:
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TO
COMMEMORATE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 marks
the 35th Anniversary of George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's Concert For
Bangladesh. The event took place on August 1st 1971 at New York City's
Madison Square Garden, and featured performances by George, Ravi
Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Billy
Preston.
Madison Square Garden will
celebrate the 35th Anniversary by installing a plaque permanently in
its "Walk of Fame" to commemorate this historic event. At 2pm on
Tuesday, the plaque will be presented to Olivia, who said, "I know
George would be happy that 35 years later the impact of his efforts are
still felt and appreciated."
The plaque will be set alongside
music legends such as The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead and fellow
Beatle Paul McCartney. This presentation will mark the first time in
Madison Square Garden history that a concert or event is honoured on
the "Walk of Fame".
The concert alerted the world to
the plight of the Bangladeshi people. "UNICEF is honoured to have been
a part of this Concert and proud that 35 years later we are celebrating
the humanitarian work of George Harrison," said Chip Lyons, President
of UNICEF. "Childrens' lives, in Bangladesh and beyond, have been saved
and improved thanks to the funds raised by The Concert for Bangladesh."
The film of the concert, released
on DVD and CD last autumn, was recently certified 3 times platinum by
the RIAA. All artists' royalties from the sales of the DVD and the CD
continue to go to UNICEF. In commemoration, Ringo Starr and Ravi
Shankar were presented with plaques, in New York and Los Angeles
respectively.
Thank you,
www.georgeharrison.com
For additional information please
visit:
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http://www.georgeharrisonfundforunicef.com
http://www.georgeharrison.com
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July 28, 2006 - Press
Release:
John Lennon's Most Revolutionary Songs
Collected for New Capitol/EMI Soundtrack to Controversial New
Documentary Film, The U.S. vs John Lennon
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 27
/PRNewswire/ -- Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing will release the
original soundtrack album to the highly-anticipated feature length
documentary film, The U.S. vs John Lennon. The soundtrack, available on
CD and digitally on September 26, collects John Lennon's most evocative
songs, including "Imagine," "Nobody Told Me," "Instant Karma (We All
Shine On)," "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," and "Power To The People," as
well as two previously unreleased tracks, "Attica State," recorded live
at 1971's "John Sinclair Freedom Rally" benefit concert in Ann Arbor,
Michigan and the film's instrumental version of "How Do You Sleep." The
CD and digital album packaging will include a liner notes essay written
exclusively for this release by Yoko Ono Lennon. The controversial
film, distributed by Lions Gate Films (Crash, Fahrenheit 9/11), will
open in New York and Los Angeles theaters on September 15, followed by
wide release at the end of September.
"Never in a million years, did we
think that promoting World Peace could be dangerous. Were we naive?
Yes, on that account, we were. John sings: 'Nobody told me there'd be
days like these.' That was his true confession," says Yoko Ono Lennon,
"These songs have become relevant all over again. It's almost as if
John wrote these songs for what we are going through now."
The U.S. vs John Lennon follows
Lennon's artistic and personal evolution between 1966 and 1976 as he
broadened his personal and artistic scope, launching from his
Beatles-rooted music legend pedestal into powerful, globally-resonating
antiwar and social justice activism. As the Vietnam war exploded and
America's youth was increasingly under attack at home for expressing
its discontent, Lennon's counter-cultural activities were increasingly
monitored by the FBI on behalf of President Richard Nixon's
administration (Nixon himself was briefed on Lennon's activities). The
film, through its captivating exploration of the government's ongoing
efforts to silence John Lennon, also clearly illustrates certain
parallels to today's political landscape, through insightful interviews
with those who knew him best.
Living in New York City during
this highly-charged period of his career, Lennon wrote many of his
greatest, most culturally vital songs as he and Yoko Ono battled a
constant and threatening veil of U.S. government scrutiny with inspired
determination. The government's intimidating and ongoing surveillance
campaign was coupled with threats of deportation for the Visa-carrying
Lennon, aggressive tactics that he and Ono met with creative and more
reasoned responses. In 1969, they staged their legendary 1969 "Bed-In"
antiwar protests during their March honeymoon in Amsterdam and two
months later in Montreal, where they were joined by friends to record
"Give Peace A Chance." On December 10, 1971, Lennon and Ono headlined
the "John Sinclair Freedom Rally" benefit concert in Ann Arbor,
Michigan with a lightning-rod performance that turned the world's
attention to the plight of John Sinclair, an American sentenced in July
1969 to nine years and six months to 10 years in prison for possession
of two marijuana cigarettes. Three days later, Michigan's Supreme Court
ordered Sinclair's release, and subsequently overturned his conviction.
Together, Lennon and Ono personified the struggle for freedom and
compassion through this fractured and wounded period of American
history.
The U.S. vs John Lennon is
co-written, directed and produced by LSL Productions' David Leaf and
John Scheinfeld. Leaf wrote and directed the critically-acclaimed and
Grammy-nominated documentary Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson & the
Story of SMiLE, which premiered on Showtime last fall. Scheinfeld wrote
and directed the feature-length documentary Who is Harry Nilsson (and
Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?, currently screening at film
festivals across the U.S.
The story of The U.S. vs John
Lennon is told with archival film clips, illuminating interviews and
Lennon's original music. David Leaf says, "We were allowed to 'strip'
lead vocals from Lennon's original recordings, so that we could use his
own instrumental work as the score for the movie. I think it's the
first time that John's solo catalog can be heard in this way."
"I believe John would have loved
this film," says Ono Lennon, "It's the kind of cool film he would have
liked even if it were about somebody else. It's not tabloid, but rather
it tells it like it was. 'Gimme Some Truth,' indeed. If John were here
today, he would have felt good about being represented by such a film,
and the fact that we took the chance to make it and present it to the
world. War Is Over (If You Want It)."
Reprising John Lennon and Yoko
Ono's original 1969 holiday season World Peace movement marketing
campaign, fans will find "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" messages appearing
on billboards in some of the world's largest cities this fall.
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July 17, 2006 - Press Release:
A&E NETWORK TO PRESENT THE
TELEVISION PREMIERE OF THE CONCERT FILM
PAUL MCCARTNEY: THE SPACE WITHIN
US
FALL '06 PREMIERE WILL FEATURE
NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED CONCERT AND BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE FROM
MCCARTNEY'S RECORD-BREAKING 2005 U.S. TOUR
PASADENA, CA, July 13, 2006 -
A&E Network will exclusively premiere the new concert film, PAUL
McCARTNEY: THE SPACE WITHIN US this fall, it was announced today by Bob
DeBitetto, Executive Vice President and General Manager, A&E
Network. The special, scheduled to air this October, showcases the rock
legend's electrifying, sold-out 2005 U.S. tour, featuring
never-before-released concert footage and much more.
"A&E is delighted to continue
its creative partnership with Paul McCartney. We enjoyed great success
with last year's Emmy® Award-winning PAUL McCARTNEY IN RED SQUARE
and we just received a 2006 Emmy® nomination for McCARTNEY IN ST.
PETERSBURG," said DeBitetto. "Paul's 2005 US tour broke records,
garnered tremendous critical acclaim and thrilled live audiences across
the country. And now, television audiences will be able to become a
part of the experience."
Harnessing the power of more than
25 hi-definition cameras and the thunder of 5.1 digital surround sound,
PAUL McCARTNEY: THE SPACE WITHIN US captures the epic experience of
McCartney's record-breaking tour. Better than a front row seat, this
feature-length concert film takes viewers to the stage and beyond,
capturing the exuberance of Paul's live performance along with personal
reflections from the astronauts aboard the international space station
who were awoken to "English Tea" with Paul via a live feed from
Anaheim, California. Join Paul and his band for live performances of
the classics, old and new.
A&E Home Video is partnering
with Paul McCartney to distribute PAUL McCARTNEY: THE SPACE WITHIN US.
Delia Fine is the A&E executive producer and Ryan Harrington is the
A&E Managing Producer for PAUL McCARTNEY: THE SPACE WITHIN US. The
series was directed and produced by Mark Haefeli, and produced by MPL
Communications Ltd in association with A&E Network.
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July 12, 2006 - Press Release:
SEAN LENNON'S "FRIENDLY FIRE" TO
BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 26!
ALBUM'S COMPANION FILM FEATURES
LENNON, LINDSAY LOHAN, BIJOU PHILLIPS, CARRIE FISHER, ASIA ARGENTO AND
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WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: http://www.capitolrecords.net/seanlennon/
(New York, NY) - Friendly Fire,
the sophomore solo album from Sean Lennon, will be released by Capitol
Records on September 26th.
Following Into the Sun, Lennon's
acclaimed 1998 solo debut, Friendly Fire is a cinematic suite of songs
which share the same dizzying wealth of musical styles as its
predecessor, but eschews some of its freeform tendencies for more
traditional song structure and some unifying themes.
The years between albums found
Lennon collaborating with everyone from his mother, Yoko Ono, to Money
Mark, Deltron 3030, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Vincent Gallo,
Thurston Moore, John Zorn, Ryan Adams, The Boredoms, and Ben Lee, to
name a few. But they also provided him with the opportunity to let
Friendly Fire evolve naturally, at its own pace, and to limit
participation to talented friends, of which he's blessed with many.
"There was a long period after
the first album where I felt disillusioned with the machinery of the
industry," says Lennon. "It's not that I stopped recording, playing and
performing, I did all of those things, just more discreetly. Friendly
Fire is an experiment to see what it might be like to do music more
publicly again."
Produced by Lennon, the Friendly
Fire sessions really got underway when he asked producer/engineer Tom
Biller (among other things Jon Brion's trusted mixer for his recordings
with Fiona Apple and Kanye West, as well as the scores for Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and I (Heart) Huckabees) and drummer Matt
Chamberlain (Pearl Jam, Tori Amos) into the studio for two weeks of
collaboration.
Where Lennon played most all
instruments on his debut, the Friendly Fire sessions found him still
writing most of the parts, but conjuring a shape-shifting "band" to
record live to tape, mostly in single takes. Other participants
included Jon Brion (organ, guitar, additional drums), Cibo Matto's Yuka
Honda (piano, keyboards, bass), Harper Simon (guitar) and Bijou
Phillips (background vocals), among others.
A childlike piano prelude
introduces sweeping album opener "Dead Meat," the sweetest, most
lush-sounding song to ever warn "In the end you're gonna learn/All you
get is what you deserve." Similarly, the dark romanticism of the
gentle, melodic "Parachute" intones "If I have to die tonight/I'd
rather be with you."
The smoky, endearingly spooky
"Tomorrow" is a cursed lovers' ballad picked up via deep-space
transistor radio. Driven by handclaps and acoustic strumming,
"Headlights" is most propelled by its gracefully-unfolding vocal
harmonies. And a near-unrecognizable psychedelic reworking of Marc
Bolan obscurity "Would I Be the One" floats and disperses before the
album's final track, and perhaps its most literal, the forlorn and
orchestral "Falling Out of Love."
Lennon has also produced a short
film for each of the album's tracks, directed by Michele Civetta. The
fantastical shorts, which together comprise a conceptual film about
betrayal and the failure of love, feature appearances from Lennon and
friends including Lindsay Lohan, Bijou Phillips, Asia Argento, Carrie
Fisher, Devon Aoki, Jordana Brewster and others.
As for the experience of creating
Friendly Fire the album versus Friendly Fire the film Lennon says,
"Music is invisible. I spend a lot of time in the studio with my eyes
closed. This, thankfully, was not the case with the film."
The trailer for the film can be
streamed here: http://www.capitolrecords.net/seanlennon/
SEAN LENNON, FRIENDLY FIRE
* 1. Dead Meat
* 2. Wait for
Me
* 3. Parachute
* 4. Friendly
Fire
* 5. Spectacle
* 6. Tomorrow
* 7. On Again,
Off Again
* 8. Headlights
* 9. Would I
Be the One
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From the Beatles.com:
LOVE Premieres in Las Vegas
Friday 30th June: Over 4000
guests of Apple Corps Ltd, Cirque Du Soleil and The Mirage gather to
celebrate the launch of LOVE in Las Vegas.
This historic evening started
inside The Mirage where celebrities and VIPs strolled the red carpet
lined with fans and photographers. Our contest winner Sabin Mills from
Stafford, Virginia and his friends also made their way between the
crowds along the red carpet to the Premiere.
Inside the theatre, excitement
and anticipation filled the air as guests took to their seats and
eagerly awaited for LOVE to begin… Backstage the cast and crew were
going over a few final details, waiting for their cue to begin.
An hour and a half later, the
show was over - but not the applause. A standing ovation continued as
Paul, Ringo, Yoko and Olivia stepped up on stage with the show director
Dominic Champagne and music director, Sir George Martin. And the crowd
responded to Paul's request for "just one special round of applause for
John and George."
"I loved the show and I loved the
music! I think the show is really exciting. I thought the effects, the
people doing their stuff, the projections were great, too much, really!
I thought it was very emotional; who knew a few years ago when the
Beatles were just chatting to each other making those records that we
could put it to such great use. And it was emotional because two of us
aren't there. Overall, it's a festival of love. Peace and love." Ringo
Starr
"I thought it was beautiful. It
was fantastic." Yoko Ono
Paul met with some of the
performers backstage after the show: "Good night everybody, you're all
great… I used to wear some of those clothes. It's fantastic, it just
gets better and better, it's just beautiful, the energy is fantastic
and the love you're putting into it and the skill, beautiful, thank you
very much! I don't think we can say thank you enough. Thank you!"
"It's really rare that The
Beatles would let their music be used - I think that's a statement in
itself as to the faith they have in Guy and his creative ability."
Olivia Harrison
"Tonight is an emotional time for
me because it's the culmination of a dream that I shared with one of
The Beatles, and today it's coming true, so I'm very happy. George
isn't here tonight but seeing Olivia and The Beatles pay tribute to
that dream touches me greatly." Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque.
The gala party that followed ran
well into the early morning hours as the creators, performers and other
VIP guests celebrated this historic collaboration.
You can see photos, watch video
clips and find out more about the evening here: PREMIERE
AND PARTY
Many thanks.
TheBeatles.com
P.S. Tickets for LOVE are
currently on sale, and remember you can book your seats up to 4 months
in advance.
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Express-Times: Ringo puts on a 'nice' concert ;
The
Daily Record: Guitar For Sale? 100,000 Ono One Famous Previous Owner ;
Daily
Post: Famous Beatle scene is re-created ;
The Philadelphia
Inquirer: Commentary: The Man pitches unlovable hyprocrisy with 'All
You Need Is Love' ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Hard Day's Fight ;
IGN: The U.S.
vs. John Lennon Trailer, Wallpaper, Pictures, Soundtrack and More. .
July 11, 2006 -
Times
Online: Lost Beatles tapes 'were being sold for £250,000' ;
The
Daily Record: Beatle Sale Charge ;
Telegraph:
Lost Beatles tapes 'were put on sale at £250,000' ;
Scotsman:
Court told stolen Beatles tapes were unique ;
BBC News:
Beatles' final sessions 'stolen' ;
LA
Times: Cirque Plays 'Meet the Beatles' ;
Contact
Music: Boyd Nervous About Love With Grown-Up Man .
July 10 , 2006 -
Florida
Today: Does Brevard love Ringo, pals? Yeah, yeah, yeah! ;
Florida
Today: Review: With Ringo, Brevard gets 'best' ;
Florida
Today: Blog: Ringo rocks the King Center ;
Florida
Today: Video: Ringo Starr performs
;
Florida
Today: Video: Singing Beatles' tunes ;
Florida
Today: Photo Gallery ;
Palm
Beach Post: Beatles alum Starr still shines bright ;
The
Republican: Ringo still getting by
.
ABC
News: Excerpt: 'The Last Days of Dead Celebrities' ;
Daily
Post: Opening chords' 100,000 notes ;
The
Daily Mail: Heather moves back on to McCartney's estate ;
icLiverpool:
The long shadow cast by the Lost Beatle ;
Contact
Music: Boyd Signs Million Dollar Book Deal .
July 9, 2006 -
BBC
News: Beatle's first guitar auctioned ;
Independent:
Historic Beatles guitar on sale for £100,000 ;
Telegraph:
For sale: guitar played at the birth of The Beatles ;
The
Guardian: Renaming row darkens Penny Lane's blue suburban skies ;
CBC
Arts: Penny Lane to remain beneath blue suburban skies ; Sunday
Mirror: Harrison Tape Trial ;
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: Cirque du Soleil meets the Beatles ;
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: Cirque collaborators make sacrifices for 'Love' ;
Times
Leader: Quite Fab: A ‘Beatles’ show like no other ;
LA
Weekly: Cirque Du Vegas Does Beatles ;
Sunday
Mirror: Sir Paul Is In Shock. He Can't Believe That Private Calls Of
His Have Been Bugged ;
Sunday
Mirror: Maccagate: Paul's Shock Over Phone Bug Tape ;
Sunday
Mirror: Heather Warns Stella: Stay Away From Bea ;
The
Australian: Give me a chance, says Yoko ;
Florida
Today: When I'm 64 ;
New
York Times: Cirque du Soleil: A Beatles Love-In From Las Vegas to
Eternity ;
New
York Times: Older Audiences; the Beatles; Playwrights Contest; Frank
Zappa - New York Times ;
Journal
Gazette: The Tribute longs for ‘Yesterday’ .
July 7, 2006 -
South
Florida Sun-Sentinel: Ringo takes the stage with a little help from his
All-Starr friends ;
The
Huffington Post: Let Ringo In! ;
Palm
Beach Post: 5 minutes with Ringo ;
Liverpool
City Council: Ringo Starr Fields Forever! ;
Orange
County Register: Separating once-greats and has-beens ;
CBS 4
Boston: Man Who Broke 1st Beatles Record In U.S. Honored ;
LA Daily
News: "Love" in the air ;
The
Movable Buffet: A Song Not Sung: Sinatra and McCartney ;
The
Evening Chronicle: Artist asks public to Lennon her a hand ;
Citizen-Times:
Lennon’s art returns to Asheville ;
MasterNewMedia.org:
Power To The People: The US vs. John Lennon - The Movie (includes trailer) ;
Contact
Music: Abbey Road Live Licence Threatened By Neighbours .
(as pictured) The
Japanese edition of The Beatles' "Capitol
Albums Volume 2" has a gatefold edition of "Help". The cube edition
(TOCP-70031) contains Japanese pressings of the discs. The long box
edition (TOCP-70021) currently does not - although that will change
with later pressings.
For more info on this subject, see the
following thread on Steve Hoffman's web forum.
July 6, 2006 -
The
Philippine Daily Inquirer: It was 40 years ago today ... ;
BBC
News: Sports fields named after Ringo ;
Liverpool
Echo: Dingle rec gets Starr treatment ;
The
Morning Call Online: Just who are the stars of Ringo's All Starr Band? ;
Beacon
Journal: Beatles `mashups' a treat for local engineer ;
The
Providence Journal: Las Vegas show was as close to a Beatles reunion as
you can get ;
Variety
Magazine Online: Cirque du 'Love' ;
Orlando
Sentinel: Platinum Weird: Blurring line between fact, fiction ;
The Sun
Online: Heather is saddle sore ;
Beatles
Story Museum: The Cavern Club - A 2 Hour Rock & Roll Extravaganza . Paul McCartney's
A&E special "McCartney in
St. Petersburg" has an Emmy nomination for "Variety, Music or Comedy Special".
See here
for complete listing.
July 5, 2006 - TV Alert: This
evening's "Entertainment Tonight"
has video footage of the LOVE premier and interviews with Paul and
Ringo.
"Love" Premier Party
Photos:
George Martin and
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney at
mixing board
Paul McCartney and Dhani Harrison
Paul McCartney and
Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney with Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach
Paul, Ringo, Ravi Shankar and his wife
Paul McCartney, Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono, Barbara Bach
and Ringo Starr
George Martin, Paul
McCartney, Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono, Barbara Bach and Ringo Starr
Dhani
Harrison, Paul McCartney, Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono, Barbara Bach and
Ringo Starr
Yoko Ono and Julian
Lennon
Julian Lennon and Dhani Harrison
Dhani Harrison, Olivia Harrison, George Martin
Paul McCartney and
Yoko Ono
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono with Sgt. Pepper
drum head
Full
Photo Coverage
Related Web Links: FoxNews:
Beatles 'Reunion': Exclusive Report ;
Las
Vegas Sun: Come together with 'Love' - Show based on the Beatles
provides a nostalgic trip down Abbey Road ;
New
York Times: Las Vegas Extravaganza Basks in Genuine Beatles ;
Toronto
Star: Paul, Ringo feel the LOVE at Vegas show ;
The
Daily Mail: Beatles' extravaganza is a magical mystery tour you'll
never forget ;
Independent:
Review: The Beatles: Love, Mirage Theatre, Las Vegas ;
Bloomberg.com:
George Martin and Son Produce Beatles `Love' in Vegas Spectacle ;
E! Online:
Vegas Very Much in "Love" with the Beatles ;
BBC News:
Beatles witness musical premiere ;
Daily
Post: All you need is Love - and some Beatles nostalgia ;
AP:
Beatles-Cirque du Soleil's 'Love' Opens in Las Vegas ;
Independent:
For one night only: Ringo, Paul and Yoko get back to where they once
belonged - Nearly 40 years after their famous rooftop finale, the Fab
Four are 'back' - with a George Martin production ;
Hello!
magazine: Paul and Yoko bond over 'Beatles' show in Las Vegas ;
Sky
Showbiz - Bad Fashion Bonanza
(with photo gallery) ;
PRNewswire:
The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil Premieres at The Mirage in Las
Vegas
;
Scotsman:
Beatles producer Martin mixes it up for "Love" ;
Daily
Mail: Love is all Macca and Yoko need to end feud ;
Scotsman:
The ballad of Paul and Yoko as rivals let it be ;
Virgin.net:
Ringo emotional at Beatles show ;
The
Sun: It's a s-Macca for Yoko ;
AAP: Cirque
do Soleil in Beatles stage show ;
Gannett
News Service: The man behind 'Love' ;
Gannett
News Service: All you need is 'Love' ;
Detroit
Free Press: Beatles make Vegas comeback ;
EarthTimes:
From Beatles with 'Love' ;
WRAL:
Ringo, Yoko Attend Debut Of Beatles Cirque Du Soleil Show ;
TBO: All
They Need Is 'Love': Beatles Family Reunites ;
Las
Vegas Sun: John Katsilometes reports on the quick, chance meeting
between Paul McCartney and Roy Horn on the red carpet at Friday's
'Love' gala opening .
WireImage Photo Links:
WireImage:
Listings ;
WireImage:
Listings ;
WireImage:
Listings ;
WireImage:
Listings .
People.co.uk:
Heather's £10M Cut-Price Divorce ;
Daily
Mail: Sir Paul tells Ringo: I feel fine after Heather split;
Mirror.co.uk:
Exclusive: Macca: I Feel Fine ;
All Headline
News: Sir Paul To Ringo.... I'm doing "fine" without Heather Mills ;
The
Daily Record: I Feel Fine, Sir Paul Tells Old Pal Ringo ;
Star-Telegram:
Starr offers a fresh take on concert tradition ;
NPR
: The Best Living Songwriters ;
All Headline
News: Mills-McCartney Gets More Than $18 Million In Divorce With Sir
Paul ;
The
Post Chronicle: Heather Mills-McCartney Accepts Divorce Payout
Settlement ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Yoko: It's Hard For Heather .
Reuters:
Beatlemania revived 40 years after Japan concerts ;
HotelChatter:
Beatles Tokyo Hotel Suite Reborn ;
Guardian
Unlimited Arts: Beatle butchery uncovered ;
Undercover:
‘Mersey Beat’ Celebrates 45th Anniversary ;
The Daily
Tribune: ‘The Beatles in Manila’ 40 years ago today John, Paul, George
and Ringo cry ‘Help!’ ;
CBS2Chicago:
Home To Gangsters, Beatlemania ;
Rocky
Mountain News: Home & garden: Your garden can crawl with Beatles ;
The
Vancouver Sun: Ono gives peace a voice ;
Hornsey
and Crouch End Journal: Beatles 'house' is a bit of all White ;
Busines
Week: Hard Rock Café, History for Sale .
Web Links:
VH1.com
: Platinum Weird ;
Geraldo
At Large - Video Archive - John Lennon interview . Web Site: The US Versus John
Lennon .
"Love" premier
photos:
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte
and a guest pose with Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach as they
arrive for the gala premiere of 'The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil'
at the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada June 30, 2006.
Olivia Harrison arrives at the premier of The Beatles
LOVE by Cirque du Soleil.
Paul McCartney talks to reporters as he arrives for the
gala premiere of The Beatles LOVE.
Olivia and Dhani Harrison at the premier of LOVE.
Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach arrive for the gala
premiere of 'The Beatles LOVE.
Yoko Ono arrives at the premier of The Beatles LOVE.
Paul McCartney arrives at LOVE premier.
Olivia Harrison, Guy Laliberte, Cirque
du Soleil founder, and Yoko Ono at the gala premiere of 'The Beatles
LOVE by Cirque du Soleil'.
Paul
McCartney at LOVE premier.
Yoko Ono at
LOVE premier.
George
and Giles Martin
Julian and Cynthia
Lennon
Full Photo Coverage
Related Articles:
Macleans.ca:
Beatles' legacy revived with Cirque's Love show in Las Vegas ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Beatles' Magical Circus ; Fox
News: Beatles' Legacy Revived With 'Love' Show ;
NPR:
'Love' Brings Beatles and Cirque Du Soleil Together ;
CNN:
First official Beatles stage show opens ;
Reuters:
First Beatles sanctioned stage show opens in Vegas ;
Time:
The Beatles Come Together ;
The
Daily Mail: Beatles' extravaganza is a magical mystery tour you'll
never forget ;
Reuters
(Hollywood Reporter): Cirque/Beatles mash-up is spectacular but no
classic ;
Fox News:
Betting on the Beatles in Las Vegas ;
Chicago
Tribune: Cirque's `Love' a fresh trip into Beatles' music ;
Chicago
Tribune: Cirque’s `Love’ is not all we need — but it’s a start ;
Financial
Times: All you need is ‘Love’ (and some great songs) ;
Montreal
Gazette: Love is all Cirque needs ;
Toronto
Star: All you need is LOVE ;
Telegraph:
The best bet in town .
(photo) "A sign
advertises 'The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil' at the Mirage hotel
and casino in Las Vegas, June 29, 2006."
Related
Articles: -
PRNewswire:
MultiVu | Gala Premiere of The Beatles™ LOVE by Cirque du Soleil® -
Star-Studded Red Carpet Event in Las Vegas ;
Sydney
Morning Herald: It's big-top Beatles, by George ;
Sydney
Morning Herald: All you need is cash: Las Vegas salutes Fab Four ;
Daily
Mail: World first as Beatles allow their songs in sensational new circus .
Other
News: SlashFilm:
New Movie Trailer: The U.S. vs. John Lennon ; PR-Inside:
McCartneys pay tribute to Linda and Paul ;
Mirror.co.uk:
Macca's Girls Salute Linda -
related
photo ; Isle
of Wight County Press: Call for Beatle Paul to live his lyric ; Inside Bay
Area: From Liverpool to Livermore - Beatle Ringo Starr
opens Wente Vineyards' summer concert season ;
Launch:
McCartney brother shares gig photos ;
Contact
Music: Ono Relates War Memories .