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Current 2005 Releases: 
- Ringo Starr - "Choose Love" (new CD) - Koch Records - June 7th (also available in a DualDisc version)
- 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 - "In Red Square" (May 24, 2003 concert & documentary) DVD - A&E Home Video - June 14th
-Various Artists - "The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons"  (the November 23, 1971 show includes a 90 minute segment with George Harrison at the peak of his career.  As well as a rare interview, George performs on "Two Faced Man" with Gary Wright and features a live video clip of the song "Bangla Desh" taken from the concert) 3 DVD set (R1) - Shout!Factory - August 16th.
- Paul McCartney  - "Fine Line" (UK CD single and 7" vinyl)  b/w non album tracks "Comfort of Love" and "Growing Up Falling Down" - EMI, August 29th.
- Paul McCartney - "Chaos and Creation In The Backyard" (new album) CD - EMI, September 13th.
- John Lennon - "Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon" 2 CDs - Capitol, October 4th.

Upcoming 2005 DVD / CD Releases:
- George Harrison & Friends - "The Concert For Bangladesh" 2 DVDs / 2 CDs - Capitol / EMI , October 25th.
- John Lennon - "The Dick Cavett Show: John & Yoko Collection" DVD (R1) - Shout!Factory, November 1st.
- Various Artists (including Paul McCartney) - "Live 8" DVD - EMI, November 7th (UK and other regions); November 8th (region 1).
- John Lennon - "Imagine: John  Lennon - Deluxe Edition" DVD (R1) - Warner Bros., December 6th.

October 2005 - Latest Additions, News and Links

September 2005 - Monthly Review: A film on John Lennon’s immigration battle to remain in the US, titled “The U.S. vs. John Lennon” is being produced and is set for release in 2006. It will be co-written, directed and produced by David Leaf and John Scheinfeld and will examine events in Lennon’s life from 1966-1976.

Advance promotion for Paul’s new album proceeds with radio specials on the BBC, Clear Channel, Virgin Radio, Radio Netherlands and Capital Gold (among others). The advance reviews for the album are very favorable, with the best media response that a McCartney album has received in the past twenty (or so) years.

Paul's "Fine Line" single debuts at #20 on the UK chart.

Paul announces tour sponsorship deals with Fidelity Investments and Lexus.

Fidelity Investments provide potential new clients with a specially produced 19 track McCartney CD compilation titled “Never Stop Doing What You Love”.

The track listing and details for the “Live 8" DVDs are posted at www.live8livedvd.com.

Just six days before the beginning of his North American tour, Paul participates in the “ReAct Now! Music & Relief” event to aid victims of hurricane relief. The two hour special airs on Saturday, September 10th. Paul supplies footage of him and his band in Miami rehearsing his new single, “Fine Line”.

Paul’s acclaimed “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard” album is released. It is an album with many quiet strengths showing an introspective, contemplative side to Paul’s muse. The album grows on you, with it’s beauty and depth revealed after repeat listening. It may be a challenge for some people but it rewards the listener who takes the time to appreciate it. Personally, I really like this album. The album is well crafted with an uncluttered simplicity. The degree of focus and quality control that McCartney exhibits on the disc is admirable. Paul takes a real stand and make a sincere effort to deliver a mature album of consistently high quality. It’s the natural successor to “Flaming Pie” and the kind of album I hoped Paul would produce at this point in his career.

A "Special Edition" of "Chaos and Creation" includes a 50 minute DVD. The Japanese edition of "Chaos and Creation" features a bonus track (“She Is So Beautiful”) not available on US or European editions of the album.

VH1 and VH1 Classic simultaneously air a one hour special "Chaos and Creation" on Wednesday, September 14th. The first half hour is derived from the album’s DVD. The 2nd half hour features videos from different stages of Paul’s career.

The Times (UK) runs three excerpts from Cynthia Lennon’s upcoming book on John Lennon. Julian Lennon provides the forward for the book which will be available in hardcover, paperback, CD audio, audio cassette and large print editions.

Paul McCartney’s “US” tour opens in Miami on September 10th. The event is noted for Paul’s 5 foot fall while on stage, into a piano riser. 

On September 17th, BBC radio broadcasts Paul’s intimate “Sold On Song” event, recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
Paul McCartney's "Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard" debuts at No. 6 on the Billboard's Top 200 album chart with sales of 92,000 copies, giving Paul his 45th top 10 album on the Billboard chart. His last album, 2001's "Driving Rain," debuted at No. 26 with 66,000 copies and has moved 398,000 to date.

In Canada, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" debuted at No. 5 compared to "Driving Rain" which entered the charts at No. 33.

Real Networks has Ringo Starr's new video for "Fading In, Fading Out" available for online viewing. In other Ringo news, it was announced that his childhood home would be replicated brick by brick.

The “Lennon” play closes on Broadway on September 24th.

Cynthia Lennon is interviewed on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday, Sept. 25th. A few days later, Cynthia and May Pang meet for a promotional event at the Cavern. 

That same week, both Yoko Ono and Julian Lennon issue advance statements regarding the commemoration of what would have been John’s 65th birthday.

The CBC production of "John & Yoko: Give Peace A Song" airs on Tuesday, September 27th.

During the last week of September, PBS offers a series of documentaries on “The Sixties” including a one hour special on Pete Best, titled “Best Of The Beatles”.

September 30, 2005 - Daily Post: May Pang and Cynthia, two lovers of Lennon, meet at The Cavern ; icCoventry - Tell us your memories of Lennon ; Independent Online Edition: John, by Cynthia Lennon - Money Can't Buy You Love ; FOXNews.com: Oh No, Here Comes John Lennon's Ex ; IOL: Lennon's former wives will never reconcile ; VOA News: New Memoir Reveals John Lennon Had Dark Side ; Contact Music: Heartbreak Of Lennon's Ex ; Mirror.co.uk: Lennon The Monster By His First Wife Cynthia ; Daily Post: I believe in yesterday ; PoughkeepsieJournal.com: Rock star power - Historic fundraising concert screens tonight in Bearsville ; New York Times: Brian Roylance, 60, Publisher of Elaborate Rock Books, Is Dead - New York Times ; Rocky Mountain News: Huge fall for 'Big' DVDs ; Times Online: Books - Getting high with Paul McCartney ; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: McCartney doesn't foresee retirement .

(AP Press Photo) "Paul McCartney performs in New York's Madison Square Garden during a stop on his U.S. tour, Friday, Sept. 30, 2005."

September 29, 2005 - PublishersWeekly.com: A Head Start for McCartney - "Penguin is pushing up the date booksellers can put Paul McCartney's first children's book, High in the Clouds, on sale by a day. The cartons, which have a strict on sale label for October 4, can now be opened October 3." Video Link - Cynthia Lennon BBC interview: BBC News: Life With John Lennon .

BBC News: Stars help student's tsunami fund ; The Republican: McCartney more reflective on tour ; Contact Music: Lennon's Son Reignites Feud With Yoko Ono ; Contact Music: Beatles Decorating Job Still On Show ; Contact Music: Ray Davies 'Don't Compare Me To McCartney' ; antiMusic: Beatles DVD ; Blogcritics.org: CD Review: Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation In the Backyard ; Washington Times (UPI): Hamburg looks to honor the Beatles ; American Chronicle: Before They Were Beatles - Review ; Daily Post: Auction shock as Lennon's lyrics fail to sell ; News Letter.co.uk: Success Was Just A Piece Of Cake For Jane .

Brand Republic: Yoko helps Q celebrate Lennon's 65th with collector's edition and CD - The magazine has two different cover versions with two versions of the bonus CD. Here is the track listing for the CD(s):

Madonna - Imagine (live) *
Oasis - I Am The Walrus (live)
Paul Weller - Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
Feeder - Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) *
Sugarbabes - Come Together *
The Vines - I'm Only Sleeping
Joseph Arthur - Look At Me *
Maximo Park - Isolation *
The Subways - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away *
Hal - Mind Games *
Willy Mason - Nobody Told Me *
Stereophonics - Don't Let Me Down
Kubb - Mother *
Elbow - Working Class Hero * (only on CD #1)
Badly Drawn Boy - Merry Xmas (War Is Over) * (only on CD #2)

* exclusive to this compilation

September 28, 2005 - CNN.com: Cynthia Lennon: In her own write ; The Herald: John Lennon’s first wife speaks out ; USAToday.com: 25 years after Lennon's death, his life's an open book ; The Boston Globe: McCartney, and his songs, make this tour magical ; New York Daily News: His Best wasn't good enough ; ABC News: Handwritten Lennon Lyrics Fail to Sell ; BBC News: Rare Beatles lyrics fail to sell ; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Paul McCartney stands behind car ads ; BBC News: Beatles-Platz planned for Hamburg ; Gigwise.com: Beatles Sculpture Planned For Hamburg ; The Hammonton News: Lions Club Stages Beatles cover band for Katrina relief ; Daily Post: A celebration of our culture .

Press Release

Paul McCartney to sign children's book at Barnes & Noble

On Monday, October 3rd at 2:00pm, Barnes & Noble located in Rockefeller Center at 600 Fifth Ave will be hosting rock legend PAUL MCCARTNEY, who is promoting his first children?s book HIGH IN THE CLOUDS.

Nearly 10 years in the making, Paul McCartney's HIGH IN THE CLOUDS was inspired by his love of literature and the animated film "Tropic Island Hum" on which Paul collaborated with animator Geoff Dunbar and features characters from the book. In addition to the award-winning "Tropic Island Hum", he has also worked with Geoff to create the animated award-winning "Rupert And The Frog Song," and "Tuesday", based on the book by David Wiesner.

Forced to leave his woodland home, destroyed by the expansion plans of the evil Gretsch, Wirral the squirrel vows to find the fabled land of Animalia, where all the animals are said to live in freedom and without fear. Aided and abetted by Froggo the hot-air-ballooning frog, Wilhamina the plucky red squirrel, and Ratsy the streetwise rodent, Wirral's personal quest turns into a full-blown plan to save enslaved animals everywhere -- a plan that is fraught with danger.

Please join us for the signing of this grand new adventure by Paul McCartney!

WHAT: Book signing event with Paul McCartney

WHERE: Barnes & Noble
600 Fifth Avenue (48th Street & 5th Ave.)
New York, NY

WHEN: Monday, October 3rd

TIME: 2:00pm  3:00pm

Rolling Stone: In Brief: "STEVIE WONDER's A Time to Love will be available as a digital download on September 27th and will hit stores October 18th. PRINCE, PAUL McCARTNEY, INDIA.ARIE, EN VOGUE and Wonder's daughter AISHA MORRIS appear on the album. Wonder recently added the track "Shelter in the Rain," inspired by the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, with gospel producer KIRK FRANKLIN. Proceeds from the single will go to the Wonder Foundation and will be appropriated for hurricane relief efforts."

September 27, 2005 - CNN.com - Transcripts:

Here is CNN`s Daryn Kagan with McCartney and his music for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PAUL MCCARTNEY, MUSICIAN: Coming out with a tour, particularly after 9/11 and now after Katrina, you do feel like you`re coming in with some sort of healing influence, that people are seeing all of this tragedy on the TV and they`re just living that day in and day out, and they need a bit of a release. So often, if we`re lucky, we provide a little bit of a release. Hopefully the music will help them through their troubles. That`s what it is all about.

DARYN KAGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Speaking of loss, we are getting close to the anniversary of the death of George Harrison. You still think about him often? One of the interviews that I read said that one of the songs on the new album, you thought of him.

MCCARTNEY: Yes, there is one of the songs that, strangely, you know, I didn`t realize I was thinking of George. I was just writing a song, one of the songs on the new album, called "Friends To Go," and I started with "I`ll be waiting on the other side," thinking what am I writing about here. Is it the other side of life or just the other side of the street, you know.

And as I went on, I just got a feeling that it was a very George song. It wasn`t like I was channeling him. You know, this is the spin that gets put on it, but it wasn`t like that. It was just like, I suddenly thought this could be a George song.

KAGAN: The question I am sure you get asked many times, because you did turn 63, are you singing out there "When I Turn 64"?

MCCARTNEY: No, I`m not singing that yet, but I`ve got a nasty feeling I might be next year. My kids say to me, dad, you have got to disappear off the face of the planet --

KAGAN: For that one year?

MCCARTNEY: -- next year. Don`t be here. And I said, well, it`s either that or I`ll be right in the middle of it all. So I haven`t yet made a decision, but if you don`t see me next year, you`ll know why.

KAGAN: We heard it here first.

Anything left to do? Still many more songs in there?

MCCARTNEY: I don`t know. You know, I don`t count how many I`ve done. I just like doing it. I love what I do, and so that`s what is left to do.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

Web Links: Metro News: Fired Beatle Best tells his side on DVD ; HoustonChronicle.com - Hoffman: Sam Malone stays quiet — for a while (3rd item) ; Bonhams: Unseen John Lennon’s Lyrics For ‘Give Peace A Chance’ To Be Sold At Bonhams ; Daily Post: Cruel, bullying, yet funny - the intimate John Lennon ; KYW Newsradio 1060: Veteran Newsman Larry Kane Publishes New John Lennon Book ; The Daily Times: Larry Kane to make appearance on ‘10!’ (2nd item) ; Faces of Music: 25 Years of Lunching with Legends Published ; Contact Music: Bono and Izzard take on Beatles film ; BBC NEWS: Depp hosts Radio 2 Dean tribute ; Business First: Abbey Road on the River to return to Louisville .

Paul McCartney Performs In Boston (09/26/05): BostonHerald.com: Sir Paul fresh after Long and Winding Road ; Boston Globe: McCartney can still make his familiar songs sound fresh ; TheBostonChannel.com - Entertainment - McCartney Raising Music Awareness, Funding ; OnMilwaukee.com Music: McCartney finds form again on "Chaos" ; WNYC - Soundcheck: Get Back (September 27, 2005) . It's official: the 2nd UK single from "Chaos and Creation" is "Jenny Wren", due for release on November 14th.

Cynthia Lennon Book Promotion: Cynthia Lennon will be doing a reading and book signing in New York City on Tuesday, October 4th, at 7 P.M. at Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street, New York City 10003. For more information, contact: Adrienne Short at (212) 253-0810.

Cynthia Lennon Interview on BBC Radio 2 from Sunday, Sept. 25
"Joining Michael Parkinson is Cynthia Lennon. As the first wife of singing legend, John Lennon, Cynthia is one of the closest surviving witnesses of events that have passed into music legend: the rise of the Beatles, the swinging sixties and the era of the flower power. Cynthia talks to Michael about her new book in which she presents a fascinating insight into the sixties as well as subsequent events before and after John Lennon's death."

"John" by Cynthia Lennon is published by Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 034089558

Hear it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/netw...dio2/parkinson#
Fast foward to 20:06 to hear the interview. It ends at approximately 20:30.

September 26, 2005 - PEJ News: "John & Yoko: Give Peace a Song" Airs Tuesday on CBC-TV . See the following hyperlinks for CBC TV schedule grid (Adobe Reader required). The program will air on Tuesday, September 27th at 8:00pm on CBC. It will also air three times on CBC Newsworld on Wednesday, September 28th at 8:00 p.m.; 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. (All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Please check your local listings for different time zones.) 

Other News: The Australian: Love is not all you need ; The Australian: First wife tells of violent, cheating Lennon ; The Mercury: Why bash Beatles? ; antiMusic: Rubber Soul Tribute ; M&C: McCartney says drugs didn't help his songwriting ; Daily Post: The man who made rock respectable .

September 25, 2005 - The Republican: Paul McCartney: Yesterday and Today - this article includes Paul's somewhat vague comments on the upcoming "Let It Be" DVD and other projects .

Cynthia Lennon's book 'John' will be available in a 4-CD abridged edition read by the author with the forward written and read by Julian Lennon. The book will also be available in a cassette version, as well as, hardcover, paperback and large print editions.

Part Three of Cynthia Lennon's Book Excerpt: Sunday Times: 'Dad tells people to love each other, but he doesn't love me' . Part Two: Sunday Times: He's leaving home . Part One: Sunday Times: Try to see it my way .

Related Articles and Reviews: Sunday Times - Books: John by Cynthia Lennon; John, Paul, George, Ringo and Me by Tony Barrow; Magical Mystery Tours by Tony Bramwell - Reviewed by Hunter Davies ; Sunday Times: Home truths from the first rock chick ; Sunday Times: Lennon’s wife reveals his ‘fight or flight’ tactic ; Sunday Times: Julian Lennon writes the poignant testimony of a neglected son ; photo .

Other News: The Journal News: Sir Paul's magical mystery tour ; The Observer | Review | Oh for a bit of rough - Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation in the Backyard ; Contact Music: Lennon Manuscript Up For Auction ; Contact Music: Art Critics Reconsider McCartney Is Dead Myth ; Chortle News: Izzard lands role in Beatles movie ; Gigwise: Paul McCartney Almost Quit Music ; This Is Somerset.co.uk: John never forgot Frankie helped the Beatles get into a nightclub club in the 1960s .

TV Alert: The following posting is from the Ottawa Beatles Site who are generously allowing other web sites to post this notice:

TV Alert: The CBC production of "John & Yoko: Give Peace A Song" airs on September 27, 8:00 p.m.!!

What promises to be one of the best made-for-television documentaries on the recording of "Give Peace A Chance", the programs producer Paul McGrath of the CBC in an e-mail correspondence to John Whelan reveals some details as to what Beatle fans can expect from the CBC television broadcast:

"Yes broadcast date is Sept 27 at 8 p.m. The documentary is called John and Yoko: Give Peace A Song. It is a record of the day Give Peace A Chance was born and of the song's  further evolution into 2005. It is chock full of rare and first-time pictures.  We have John [and] Yoko's out-takes of the day's events, the footage not used in the Bed-In movie, donated by Yoko.

"We have more new stuff from the CBC vaults, an appearance by the only moving picture record of Pete Seeger singing the song to c. 400,000 people at the Vietnam Mobilation in Nov 1969. That many people waving their arms and singing one song is goose-bump material. (That Seeger performance is what gave the song its status in the peace movement and is to a large degree why it is still sung today.)

"We have a killer George Harrison cameo appearance on the Smothers Brothers show from Nov 15\68 which I believe has not been seen since it was broadcast. (Actually, you might be able to tell me whether that little snippet is out there on the web. I've seen many references to its existence but no indication that anybody has ever seen it since 1968. If not, fire up the recorders on Sept 27.)"                                                         

Paul McGrath, who previously produced the highly acclaimed "John and Yoko's Year of Peace" for the CBC which aired in 2002, makes note of the important appearance that Yoko Ono made in the program. Said McGrath: "She gave us such an eloquent interview that for minutes at a time the doc is in her hands. I believe she gave us the longest interview on camera, simply because she kept talking (as handed any media in more than a decade.) We were promised 20 minutes and went one hour and 20 minutes."

According to McGrath, we'll also see "Interviews as well with Tom Smothers, Andre Perry and tons of people you've never heard before, each of them with a killer story about how they happened to be seated around the bed that day for the recording."

Broadcast time: "John & Yoko: Give Peace A Song", September 27, 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Viewers in different time zones should consult their local listings. Depending on location, American viewers living close to the Canada/USA border might be able to pick up the broadcast.

© The Ottawa Beatles Site. Websites may reprint this information provided they credit the Ottawa Beatles Site.

September 24, 2005 - The Morning Call: McCartney in Philadelphia ; KYW Newsradio 1060: Paul McCartney's Tour Aims to Raise Awareness of Music Education ; Louisville Courier-Journal: Finding the humanity - McCartney milks ambiguity on 'Chaos and Creation' ; Playbill News: New Lennon Musical Biography Shutters on Broadway Sept. 24 .

Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 16, 2005
 
WORKING CLASS HERO - THE DEFINITIVE LENNON

TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 4

MOST COMPREHENSIVE LENNON COLLECTION TO DATE
2 CD SET COMMEMORATES THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH

Capitol Records will commemorate the 65th anniversary of John Lennon's birth with the October 4th release of Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon. The double CD set, Executive Produced by Yoko Ono, will offer the most comprehensive collection of Lennon's hit singles and key album tracks to date - 38 songs in all, with a combined playing time of over two and one-half hours.

Born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940 and assassinated in New York City just over forty years later (December 8, 1980), Lennon rendered a vision of life that was simultaneously reflective, utopian and poignantly realistic. Reflecting his social activism ("Give Peace A Chance," "Power To The People," "Gimme Some Truth," "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World"), idealism ("Imagine," "Mind Games," "Instant Karma!"), his hedonistic "lost weekend," as he called the 18 months he spent separated from Yoko Ono in the early 1970's ("Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out," "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night," the rollicking duet with Elton John that gave him his first #1 single as a solo artist), and the happiness he found in later years as a self-described "househusband,"  ("(Just Like) Starting Over," "Watching The Wheels," "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"), Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon captures him in all his complexity.

Mastered from the most up-to-date sources, the collection includes material from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), Imagine (1971), Sometime In New York City (1972), Mind Games (1973), Walls and Bridges (1974), Rock 'N' Roll (1975), Double Fantasy (1980), Live In New York City (recorded in 1972, but not released until 1986) as well as numerous singles and tracks from Milk and Honey (1984) and Anthology (1998), the posthumous collections of Lennon's unreleased recordings.

Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon

Disc 1
Song	Source
1. (Just Like) Starting Over	Double Fantasy
2. Imagine	Imagine
3. Watching The Wheels	Double Fantasy
4. Jealous Guy	Imagine
5. Instant Karma!	Single
6. Stand By Me	Rock 'N' Roll
7. Working Class Hero	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
8. Power To The People	Single (but included on John Lennon)
9. Oh My Love	Imagine
10. Oh Yoko	Imagine
11. Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out	Walls And Bridges
12. Nobody Told Me	Milk And Honey
13. Bless You	Walls And Bridges
14. Come Together (Live)	Live In New York City
15. New York City	Sometime In New York City
16. I'm Stepping Out	Milk And Honey
17. You Are Here	Mind Games
18. Borrowed Time	Milk And Honey
19. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)	Single (DVD Mix)
Disc 2
1. Woman	Double Fantasy
2. Mind Games	Mind Games
3. Out Of The Blue	Mind Games
4. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night	Walls And Bridges
5. Love	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
6. Mother	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
7. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)	Double Fantasy
8. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World	Sometime In New York City
9. God	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
10. Scared	Walls And Bridges
11. #9 Dream	Walls And Bridges
12. I'm Losing You (Anthology Version)	Anthology
13. Isolation	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
14. Cold Turkey	Single
15. Intuition	Mind Games
16. Gimme Some Truth	Imagine
17. Give Peace A Chance	Single
18. Real Love	Anthology
19. Grow Old With Me	Anthology

From Yoko Ono:

"Everyone has been asking me recently if this year will be extra special for me since it's John's 65th birthday year and the 25th anniversary of that awful day. There isn't a day that goes by when I don't think about John. But still, it is very special for me too to think of John at 65, and to think what he would be doing if he was here now.

I can immediately see that he would be very, very angry at what's going on in the world today. Oh, yes. Violence, accelerated corporate manipulations and lies. He wanted the world to be a beautiful place for all of us. But it seems we have a long way to go yet for that.

Once he was honored as "The Man Of The Decade". That was 35 years ago. Now he is a man of the century and the future. His work inspires all people, and his voice reaches the whole planet.

I miss him a lot. We all miss him. His songs are now our songs, our love, and our life.

John made some great songs with beautiful music and daring words. He laid his life on the line to speak out the truth for all of us.

Enjoy this incredible selection of songs of wisdom and power, and know that John is now in the heart of each of us, helping to heal ourselves and our planet.

I love you, John. You are the one and only. Yoko"

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This past week, Julian Lennon released the following statement:

"As the anniversary of Dad's death approaches, I have, inevitably, started receiving many requests for interviews. I am not going to give any interviews on the subject; I genuinely feel that I have talked about Dad enough. But I do appreciate the enormous interest people have in my father and his legacy and so, in lieu of interviews, I am going to say just this:
 
"Dad was a great talent whose music and ideals are an inspiration to millions. Yet I have always had very mixed feelings about Dad. He was the father I loved who let me down in so many ways. Who knows how our relationship might have developed if he had not been murdered … it's painful to think that his early death robbed me of the chance for us to know each other better. What can never be taken away are his words and music, that's his legacy for me. It's in my blood for a start. Like Dad I became a musician too, and as with many other artistes in this world
his words and music continue to influence me today and probably forever more."
 
Also, I can direct you to two projects to which I have made a contribution. First, Mum's book. As you probably know by now, Mum has written a biography about Dad and her time with him and I have provided the Foreword. I am immensely proud of her achievement – it's an honest and truthful account of the ten years they shared together – half his adult life! I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know the truth, the real truth about Dad and his life with Mum. The book is called 'John' and is published on 26 September 2005.

And the second is a TV profile of Dad which will transmit on BBC Television in October. I very, very rarely take part in shows like this but I was impressed with the integrity of the company who are making it for the BBC and their commitment to making it a balanced and thoughtful programme.

I expect there will be lots of other programmes and profiles commemorating and celebrating Dad on and around 8 December … for Mum and me that day will be one of private remembrance."

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September 23, 2005 - Bangladesh DVD update: Billboard: 'Concert For Bangladesh' Finally Coming To DVD - The limited edition deluxe version of the DVD includes "a reproduction of Harrison's handwritten lyrics for the then-new song "Bangla Desh," a postcard set, a sticker and a print of the original show poster."

Pictured is the cover for the standard edition. See September 21, 2005 posting for more details on the deluxe edition.

Web Links: Liverpool Echo: I'm a lucky man ; Asbury Park Press: Speaking Words Of Wisdom ; The Advocate: McCartney's latest Creation shows he's still a master ; Washington Square News: Paul McCartney’s finest moments ; The Capital Times: Lennon FBI snitch lived here ; Contact Music: Daily Mail Apologises To Yoko Ono ; Mail & Guardian Online: Rare Beatles memorabilia to be auctioned in London .

September 22, 2005 - The first extensive review of the upcoming "Concert For Bangladesh" DVD: The Hollywood News: George Harrison And Friends: The Concert For Bangladesh .

Other News: MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | Radio 4 to air rare Lennon ; Guardian Unlimited: Lennon tops new Radio 4 season ; CNN.com: Lennon 'too stoned to pose threat' ; Scotsman.com: FBI says Lennon not a revolutionary ; icLiverpool - FBI: Lennon not a revolutionary ; BBC NEWS: Lennon's Abbey Road suit for sale ; The Cornell Daily Sun - Creative Supernova ; The Rock Radio: Ringo Starr: I only wanted to play drums .

September 21, 2005 - Real Networks has Ringo Starr's new video for "Fading In, Fading Out" (current version of Real One player required) .

The deluxe edition of the "Concert For Bangladesh" DVD replicates the original album's cardboard box packaging and artwork with full 64 page booklet. This edition is limited to 50,000 copies worldwide.

Paul McCartney's "Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard" debuts at No. 6 on the Billboard's Top 200 album chart with sales of 92,000 copies, giving Paul his 45th top 10 album on the Billboard chart. His last album, 2001's "Driving Rain," debuted at No. 26 with 66,000 copies and has moved 398,000 to date.

In Canada, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" debuted at No. 5 compared to "Driving Rain" which entered the charts at No. 33.

Web Links: Playbill News: The Lion King Director Begins Filming Beatles Movie Musical ; Metro News: First jobs — Rusty Anderson .

September 20, 2005 - Slate: Paul McCartney? Is That You? - What he's doing in that Fidelity ad ; BBC NEWS: Sir Paul falls down onstage hole ; The Daily Record: Macca's The Hard Dazed Knight ; The Sun Online: Macca's 5ft drop off stage ; Financial Times: Paul McCartney, American Airlines Arena, Miami ; The Daily Targum: Paul Rolls Chaos in Gray Motion with a Bigger Ros and Bang ; Telegraph: No escaping the old stuff ; PRNewswire: Paul McCartney New Release Featured in Lexus Hybrid Ad ; Reuters.com: McCartney rises above Chaos at tour opener ; Rocky Mount Telegram: McCartney and peers still rockin' for the ages ; Teen Today: Paul McCartney says Lennon haunted record ; Send2Press Newswire: 'Teenagers Guide to the Beatles' by Zane Lalani Speaks to a New Generation of Secret Beatle Fans - Books & Publishing News ; Newsday.com: John Lennon memorabilia to be auctioned ; Daily Post: Walk of Fame showing its age .

September 19, 2005 - (Photo) Paul McCartney performs "Magical Mystery Tour" at Tampa's St. Pete Times Forum.

Clips of Paul McCartney's tour rehearsal footage in Miami are now online. The three tracks were filmed as part of HMV's promotion. The tracks are: "Fine Line" / "English Tea" / "Follow Me". Note: They will only be online until September 20th at 12pm (GMT).

Web Links: groovevolt.com: Lennon’s 65th Birthday To Be Commemorated By CD Set ; Orlando Sentinel: Ex-Beatle plays brilliant show despite a brief tumble ; The Rock Radio: Paul McCartney kicks off US tour ; Hollywood Reporter: Paul McCartney - American Airlines Arena, Miami, Friday, Sept. 16 ; Mirror.co.uk: Time To Let It Be, Macca (this one will generate lots of e-mail!) ; Contact Music: McCartney Slams Madonna And Robbie ; Contact Music: McCartney Hails Blunt ; CNN.com: Ex-wife offers new twist on Lennon ; Telegraph: Ringo Starr's old house to be taken down and stored as 11 streets are demolished ; Scotsman.com: Reprieve for Beatles star's former home ; Daily Post: Ringo's home to be stored away ; Daily Breeze: The Fab Four takes audience on Beatlemanic magical mystery tour ; PRLeap: Icelandair Presents Second Annual Ticket To Fly-The Beatles Tribute At Mall Of America ; IOL: J.Lo's mink eyelashes outrage McCartney ; OT: Billboard: 'ReAct Now' Downloads To Aid Katrina Relief .

September 18, 2005 - Part Two of Cynthia Lennon's Book Excerpt: Sunday Times: He's leaving home ; Paul McCartney interview transcript: The Observer: Read the interview transcript ; CBS News: King Of The Crop ; The Ledger: Sir Paul Takes Crowd on Wild Ride ; TBO.com: Despite Stage Mishaps, McCartney Delivers ; Philadelphia Inquirer: McCartney a master of sun, clouds ; Miami Herald: Paul coulda given us a little more chaos ; BBC NEWS: Gray beats Blunt in albums chart - includes "Chaos and Creation" chart news ; Contact Music: McCartney Loves Guitar Therapy ; Contact Music: McCartney's Not Scared ; Contact Music: McCartney Inspired By 911 Tragedy ; Cleveland Plain Dealer: Limo owner's ticket to fame .

September 17, 2005 - Reuters: Lennon's first wife puts herself back in Beatles' story ; IGN: John Lennon: Working Class Hero . Audio Link: Paul McCartney - "Sold On Song" - BBC Radio 2 .

2005 "US" Tour Opening Night In Miami (including setlist): Miami Herald: Sir Paul kicks off world tour in Miami ; Palm Beach Post: McCartney's talents enchant crowd ; Palm Beach Post: Nifty Exclusive Paul McCartney Tidbits! ; SouthFlorida.com: Musician for all seasons ; NBC6: Beatlemaniacs Gear Up For Paul McCartney Show ; WFOR: McCartney Opening U.S. Tour Here On Friday ; South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Acclaimed new album and U.S. tour brings Paul McCartney back to the spotlight .

Other News: Belfast Telegraph: CD of the week: Paul McCartney ; Flint Journal: McCartney shows '60s stars in their 60s still can rock out ; Guardian Unlimited: Macca beyond ; Times Leader: Fit for a legend ; Bradenton Herald: Paul's sideman ; Contact Music Mills McCartney Attacks Vogue Editor ; Guardian Unlimited: Lennon just a nowhere man on Broadway ; Independent Online Edition: Goodbye Broadway! 'Ono-centric' Lennon show closes early ; Variety.com: B'way silences 'Lennon' (registration required) ; E! Online News: Curtains for "Lennon" ; Daily Breeze: Beatlemania grips South Bay! ; Liverpool Echo: We'll rebuild Ringo's house, brick by brick .

Paul McCartney Opening Night Set List  2005 "US" Tour:

Magical Myster Tour
Flaming Pie
Jet
I'll Get You
Drive My Car
Let Me Roll It
Got to Get You In My Life
Fine Line
Maybe I'm Amazed
Long and Winding Road

Acoustic:
In Spite of All The Danger
I Will
Jenny Wren

Piano:
For No One
Fixing A Hole
English Tea (band comes back)
Yellow Submarine (short version)
I'll Follow The Sun (with reprise)
Follow Me
Classical tune he and George used to do together
Blackbird
Eleanor Rigby

Too Many People
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Good Day Sunshine
Band on the Run
Penny Lane
I've Got A Feeling
Back in the USSR
Hey Jude
Live and Let Die

Encore 1
Yesterday
Get Back
Helter Skelter

Encore 2
Please Please Me
Let it Be
Sgt. Pepper

September 16, 2005 - Toronto Sun: Music: CD Review: Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation ... ; Yale Daily News: 'Chaos' is collaborative success ; The Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Observer: McCartney creates 'chaos' with latest effort ; Tampa Bay's 10 News: Paul McCartney donates $5,000 to a Tampa middle school ; Contact Music: McCartney 'I Miss Being In A Band' ; Liverpool Echo: Mud is all you need to repair Paul ; The Age: Life after Lennon .

September 15, 2005 - Reuters.com: 'Lennon' musical, slammed by NY critics, to close ; Metromix. Broadway Musical 'Lennon' to Close ; CBC Arts: Broadway musical 'Lennon' yanked after 6 weeks ; Playbill News: Peace: New Lennon Musical to Close on Broadway Sept. 24 ; St. Petersburg Times: For McCartney, creative 'Chaos' ; St. Petersburg Times: He's no oldies act ; Times Dispatch: When worlds collide ; Contact Music: McCartney ' Lennon Always Topped Me' ; Daily Post: Sir Paul backs his brother ; BBC NEWS: Celebrity fracas at J-Lo fur firm ; IOL: Mills McCartney loses leg after row with J-Lo's guards ; PRNewswire: Lexus to Donate Custom Paul McCartney-Themed RX Hybrid to Adopt-A-Minefield ; Record Breeze: Forty years later, Beatles photographer goes back to school ; VNN Editorial: I Want To Shave My Head .

September 14, 2005 - According to The Sun Online, "Chaos and Creation" is set to debut at number 8 in the UK top 20 album chart, this coming Sunday. Rollingstone.com predicts similar success in the Billboard album chart next week. MusicTap has a listing for John Lennon 's "Sometime In New York City" reissue which is scheduled for US release on November 8th.

Web Links: The-Raft.com: Definitive Lennon - Celebrate John Lennon’s birthday with new release and global events ; Washington Post: Paul McCartney, Man of Many Parts ; SignOnSanDiego.com: McCartney is daring and dark in cathartic 'Chaos and Creation' ; MSNBC: McCartney reveals his darker side on ‘Chaos’ ; The Grand Rapids Press: Album reviews - Paul McCartney 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard' ; JS Online: McCartney the melodist reawakens ; ANI: McCartney may rewrite 'When I'm 64' on his 64th birthday ; Edmonton Sun: McCartney? Here? Rumours say yes ; Miami New Times: Paul McCartney | 2005-09-15 ; Contact Music: McCartney Cautious Around Self-Declared Fans ; Scotsman.com: Ex-Beatle vows to stand by brother ; Scotsman.com: McCartney wife lands in fur trouble ; New York Daily News: Heather vs. J.Lo: A day in the strife ; TMCnet: Abbey Road Gains Touch of Classé .

Press Release: PRNewswire: Lexus Launches Sweepstakes to Win Paul McCartney Concert Tickets
 
Music Fans Have Chance to Win a Lexus Experience at the McCartney concert in Los Angeles; a New Lexus RX 400h and other exciting prizes

    TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexus today announced a special promotion as part of Lexus' title sponsorship of Paul McCartney's The 'US' Tour and McCartney's new CD titled "Chaos And Creation In The Backyard."  Paul McCartney fans will have a chance to win one of five prizes -- including tickets to the sold-out show in Los Angeles.
    "The Paul McCartney US Tour concert is such a hot ticket and sold out so quickly, we just wanted to be able to provide one more chance for fans to see the show... Lexus style," said Deborah Meyer, vice president of marketing for Lexus. "This promotion gives McCartney fans an opportunity to win the hugely popular Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUV, tickets and accommodations to the highly anticipated concert, historic music and other fantastic prizes." The prize offerings include:

     *  Grand Prize -- a 2006 Lexus RX 400h, the world's first luxury SUV;
     *  First Prize -- a Mark Levinson(R) home sound system;
     *  Second Prize -- a "Lexus Experience" for two at The 'US' Tour in Los
        Angeles, which includes round trip first class airfare, a chauffeured
        Lexus, a two-night stay at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, front row
        concert seats at the Staples Center show, an invitation to the Lexus
        pre-concert reception, a set of Paul McCartney recordings, a framed
        Paul McCartney recording, US Tour merchandise and $500 cash;
     *  Third Prize -- (9 winners) a set of Paul McCartney recordings,
        including Back In The U.S. Live 2002, Wingspan (Hits and History), Tug
        Of War, Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run, Driving Rain, Flowers In The Dirt,
        Band On The Run, McCartney and Ram;
     *  Fourth Prize -- a signed music plaque.

    As a special gift from Lexus, fans can also listen to McCartney's "Chaos And Creation In The Backyard," CD via streaming music on the lexus.com/mccartney web site.  The sweepstakes began at 4 p.m. PST on
http://www.lexus.com/mccartney on Sept. 12, 2005 and ends at 11.59 p.m. PT on Dec. 31, 2005. The deadline for the Second Prize winner is Nov. 7, 2005 at 11:59 p.m. PT.  Consumers who purchase a "Chaos And Creation In The Backyard" CD will use a special code number included on the CD insert to enter the sweepstakes via the Web site.  Consumers can also opt to enter via a post card.
    No purchase is necessary and a purchase will not increase chances of winning. Participants must be legal residents of the 50 United States (D.C.) and 18 years and older (void in Hawaii and where prohibited).
For Official Rules, prize descriptions and odds disclosure, visit http://www.lexus.com/mccartney.

    About Lexus
    Lexus has become synonymous with luxury since its introduction in 1989. By offering some of the finest quality luxury vehicles and providing benchmark customer service, Lexus has remained the top-selling luxury nameplate in the United States for five years in a row. Lexus and its 213 dealers have repeatedly achieved high honors for both the products they sell and the customer service they provide as rated by the independent research firm of J.D. Power and Associates.

     *  Visit http://www.lexus.com/mccartney for complete sweepstakes rules and forms
        of entry.

SOURCE Lexus
Web Site: http://www.lexus.com/mccartney

September 13, 2005 -
Press Release    Source: VH1
Paul McCartney 'Chaos & Creation' Will Premiere Exclusively on VH1 and VH1 Classic Wednesday, September 14 at 7PM*
Tuesday September 13, 6:04 pm ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Paul McCartney's new album Chaos And Creation In The Backyard which hits stores today, VH1 and VH1 Classic will simultaneously air a never before seen one hour special "Chaos and Creation" on Wednesday September 14 at 7PM. The first half hour of the special will include behind the scenes footage of the making of the record, and the second half hour will feature music videos from Paul McCartney's career.

Chaos And Creation In The Backyard is McCartney's twentieth album since The Beatles and his first album in four years. The thirteen track album, produced by Nigel Godrich, is a mix of up-tempo piano driven instant classics. McCartney recorded the album over the last two years in both London and Los Angeles. The record's release coincides with McCartney's fastest selling concert tour ever, the "US" Tour, which will travel to thirty seven cities.

*All times ET/PT

Contact:
Tracy McGraw/VH1
212-846-7879

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From www.paulmccartney.com:

US PRESS FOR 'CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD'

Billboard Magazine
"Thirty-five years into his solo career, McCartney continues to surprise. Top notch, moody, briming with melodic delights. On "Chaos," he proves that he still has a few tricks up his sleeve."

Rolling Stone Magazine
"****. The tingling sense of a new beginning is palpable. His voice is front and center, as wistful and full of yearning as ever, effortlessly lending these songs a rich sense of emotional conviction. Chaos suduces the listener into a playful world of musical ideas that shimmer and disappear.

Newhouse NewsWire
"****. 'Chaos' ranks among his best albums in years. An intimate, homemade feel from start to finish.

Knight Ridder Newswire As It Ran In The Houston Chronicle
"A superb 13-song collection. Among his finest solo albums. McCartney has crafted a modern counterpart to his one-man 1970 debut. Gorgeous melodies and lyrcs of love and hopefulness. The same sort of eloquent but muted grandeur managed on parts of Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album and Abbey Road."

FOX News
"A tour de force. 'Chaos' is an original and important piece of work that will last."

Time Magazine
"His glory days aren't all behind him. 'Chaos' is adventurous and melodic."

Bass Player Magazine
"One of his strongest albums in years. 'Chaos' is packed with lush mid-tempo meditations and dark colored, reflective ballads."

The Boston Herald
"A treat. McCartney brings mesmerizingly well-crafted order to this "Chaos." Strong melodies, close harmonies and that unmistakeable feathery falsetto.

Los Angeles Times
"Musically understated and handcrafted, this is the intimate McCartney in the vein of his 1970 solo debut."

New York Times
The Critics Choice: "McCartney gets back. Unabashed echoes of the Beatles all over the album. Intimate and unconventional."

NY Daily News
"'Chaos' is the most interesting, ambitious and revealing solo work from the Beatle in - well, maybe ever."

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Web Links: USAToday: McCartney says it's all about US tour ; USAToday: McCartney creates order out of 'Chaos' ; USAToday: 'Chaos': Pop without the cute ; Boston Globe: McCartney goes deep, divinely ; Washington Times: Macca stately, steady with 'Chaos' ; Chicago Tribune: McCartney's casual brilliance shines on ; Stony Brook Independent: McCartney Looks to but Doesn't Rely on Past for "Chaos" ; South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Maybe I'm amazed: McCartney's latest soars ; STLtoday: Paul McCartney: 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard' ; Buffalo News: McCartney shows fabulous form in 'Chaos' ; Arizona Republic: McCartney on target with new album ; The Star Online eCentral: A chat with Sir Paul: Tour kicks off with a strong new album ; St. Paul Pioneer Press: McCartney delivers 'Chaos,' comparable to his best ; ChartAttack: New Releases: Paul McCartney Creates Chaos ; Chicago Sun-Times: McCartney's 'Chaos' won't make fans forget solo debut ; SeattlePI: This Week's Hot Pick: Paul McCartney's 'Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard' ; CNN.com: EW review: McCartney good, not great ; E! Online: Paul McCartney "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" ; CNN.com: 'You're going to make a good album' ; Contact Music: Crow wishes McCartney shared her dreams ; Miami Herald: McCartney, Mills enjoying The Ritz .

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September 12, 2005 - Paul McCartney will be on this evening's "Access Hollywood".

Web Links: New York Times: McCartney Gets Back, but Not for Nostalgia ; The Calcutta Telegraph: When he is sixty-three ; Newsday.com: Paul McCartney turns in some of his finest work with new album ; ANI: McCartney returns to his Beatles roots! ; New York Daily News: New Mac: Listen to what the man says ; Entertainment Weekly's EW.com | Music Review: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard ; allmusic ((( Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard > Overview ))) ; Tampa Bay 10 News WTSP: Paul McCartney prepares for tour in Florida on Friday ; Digital Spy: Macca album returns to Beatles sound ; The Calcutta Telegraph: Nearly 64 & still needed ; South Coast Today: Longtime fan is ready to be proud again ; This Is London: Beatles song is best ever ; Drowned in Sound: This month's Q list: Beatles top poll of 'Best British Song' ; Contact Music: McCartney's brother in sexual assault claim ; Daily Post: McCartney accused of sex assault at party ; Sunday Times: Julian Lennon writes the poignant testimony of a neglected son ; CanWest News Service: Lennon had violent temper, says ex-wife ; The Rock Radio: Beatles' press officer publishes memoir ; The Exponent: Beatles tribute band entertains large crowd at Loeb Playhouse ; Soul Shine Magazine: Ringo’s House Torn Down ; Daily Post: Citizens Advice Bureau job for man who stabbed George Harrison ; Broadway World: Chad Kimball: Actor and Entrepreneur comments on the "Lennon" musical .

From www.paulmccartney.com:

Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard' Out Today! / Win A Trip To New York!

‘Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard’ is a return to the basics for McCartney. The album successfully fuses his undeniable song writing talents with his unparalleled musicianship. In fact, McCartney is credited with playing the majority of the instruments on the album, which is somewhat reminiscent of “McCartney” (1970) when he was credited with playing all of the instruments. They include the drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, as well as many of the less traditional instruments such as block flute, harmonium and flugelhorn.

‘Chaos And Creation In The Backyard’ is also released as a Special Edition CD with a Bonus DVD featuring an intimate ‘Behind The Scenes Look’ into the making of new studio album.

Filmed in Los Angeles and London, the special DVD gives a rare and unprecedented look inside the mind of one of the world’s most prolific and renown songwriters. It captures McCartney working alongside producer Nigel Godrich in a way that has never been seen, as they collaborate to make McCartney’s 20th studio album.

The main feature, ‘Between Chaos And Creation,’ is a 30-minute documentary style film that tracks McCartney’s creative journey making of the new album. It takes the viewer song by song, through the album, and demonstrates his unparalleled song-writing skills and musical versatility.

DVD extras also include special performances of album tracks, the new single, ‘Fine Line,’ as well as ‘How Kind Of You.’ In addition, there is an art feature entitled ‘Line Art,’ with fine artist Brian Clarke. It’s a series of sketches put to music from the new album.

On www.paulmccartney.com  you can access the Chaos and Creation Members Pinboard you can access exclusive content including audio tracks, images and video footage taken from the Special Edition CD Bonus DVD. Click here to check out the ‘Chaos and Creation In The Backyard’ album sampler.

Buy ‘Chaos and Creation In The Backyard’

Order your copy of ‘Chaos and Creation In The Backyard’ at www.paulmccartney.com by clicking here or from HMV

To download ‘Chaos and Creation In The Backyard’ click here and go to the official Paul McCartney download store.

WIN A TRIP TO NEW YORK! - HMV ‘CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD’ SCREENING COMPETITION

To celebrate the release of the fantastic new album 'Chaos and Creation In The Backyard', the legend that is Paul McCartney will be presenting a screening of 3 songs from the new album at HMV Oxford Circus on September 15th, 2005. It will be the first time these songs will be seen or heard live! If you would like the chance to win a pair of 300 wristbands for this exclusive event, all you have to do is order 'Chaos and Creation', and you will automatically be entered in the prize draw.

Following the performance, Paul will announce a number. The person wearing the wristband with this number on, will win 2 tickets to see Paul McCartney sound-check and perform a whole show at Madison Square Gardens in New York on (either 30 Sept, 1/4/5 Oct), flights and accommodation included.

If you enter and are not lucky enough to win a wristband to the screening, you will get access to watch the 3 tracks online as a stream for a limited period of 12 hours only via an emailed digital ticket with a link to watch in both Windows Media and RealTime from 9pm on Thursday 15 September.

Click here for more information on the HMV ‘Chaos and Creation In The Backyard’ Pre-Order Screening Competition and win a trip to New York!

The competition closes today - Monday 12th September 2005 11.59 PM BST.

www.paulmccartney.com

September 11, 2005 - 9news.com: John Lennon's first wife says late Beatle had violent temper ; Scotsman.com: Lennon hit me in a rage, says ex-wife ; Times Online: Lennon’s wife reveals his ‘fight or flight’ tactic ; Times Online: Try to see it my way ; Edmonton Sun: Cute Beatle stretches ; Miami Herald: McCartney reflects on life, love and yesterday ; AP Wire: McCartney lets melancholy feelings out on new record ; Calendar Live.com: Telethon takes subdued route ; Capital News 9: Local songwriter to open for Paul McCartney ; Music Gear Review: Epiphone Announces Sale Of Low-Serial Numbered John Lennon Casinos ; New Zealand Herald - Cowboy Junkies: Early 21st Century Blues .

The 2nd "Chaos and Creation " single will be "Jenny Wren" - to be released in November: HMV.co.jp - Paul McCartney - Jenny Wren .

September 10, 2005 - MTV.com has video clips of all the performances from this evening's "ReAct Now!" concert including Paul McCartney's band rehearsal of "Fine Line" taped in Miami. Alternate Link: thinkMTV: ReAct Now: Music + Relief - Responding To Katrina .
 
MSN: Paul McCartney - Artist Of The Month - the site includes video clips from the "Chaos and Creation" DVD.

Web Links: BostonHerald.com - Music News & Reviews: McCartney's `Creation' is a mellow treat ; RollingStone.com: Review - Chaos & Creation In The Backyard : Paul McCartney ; Mirror.co.uk: Exclusive - Beatle Knifeman Is Working For Citizen's Advice Bureau ; NME: John Lennon DVD features unseen performance of 'Imagine' ; Town Times: British Beats ; Rocky Mountain News: Technology tunes up aid efforts ; Star-Tribune: CD reviews: Eric Clapton 'Back Home' ; The Rock Radio: Eric Clapton on his new single .

September 9, 2005 - Paul appeared on Virgin Radio's Breakfast show this morning. He performed "Friends To Go",  "Follow Me", "Too Much Rain" and "Yellow Submarine". Hear the entire show at the following link: Virgin Radio - DJs and Shows - The Pete and Geoff breakfast show with the Toyota RAV4 - Paul McCartney .

Fidelity Investment (sponsor of the 2005 US Tour) is offering a limited edition Paul McCartney compilation titled "Never Stop Doing What You Love" to anyone who inquires about their services.

The 19 song track listing is: "Another Day", "Jet", "Let 'Em In", "With A Little Luck"; "Live And Let Die", "Listen To What The Man Said", "My Love", "Take It Away", "No More Lonely Nights", "Silly Love Songs", "Put It There", "Once Upon A Long Time Ago", "The World Tonight", "Bluebird", "Great Day", "Hope Of Deliverence", "Your Loving Flame", "Calico Skies", "Driving Rain". Click here for for more details .

There's an online audio preview for "Chaos and Creation" here .

Web Links: AFP: McCartney digs deep ; Guardian Unlimited: Paul McCartney, Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard ; Independent Online - Reviews: Album: Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation in the Backyard ; Scotsman.com: McCartney fails to create much in the backyard ; American Chronicle: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard ; Billboard: Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard ; Gigwise.com: New John Lennon Compilation Released ; Chart Attack: New Orleans Roundup: Weekend Telethons, Kanye Booed, Dashboard Benefit In T.O. ; Chart Attack: Liverpool Adds To Ringo Starr*s Inferiority Complex ; BBC NEWS: Ringo birthplace to be bulldozed ; The Huddersfield Daily Examiner: 'The rest, as they say, is pure pop history ...' ; 24 Hours Vancouver: Beatles facing lawsuit ; The Exponent: Beatles tribute band comes to Purdue ; Gigwise: Paul McCartney Sells Out ; BusinessWire: Peter Max Comes to Austin; Artist Makes Three Special Appearances -- Sept. 30, Oct. 1 & 2 ; femalefirst.co.uk: Kimberley Stewart's Leg Joke At Heather Mills-McCartney ; Rocky Mountain News: Music - Farm Aid felt in all the land ; OrlandoSentinel.com: Music - Eric Clapton 'Back Home' ; The State: This week’s CD reviews - Eric Clapton 'Back Home' .

September 8, 2005 - No online review yet but the September 22nd issue of "Rolling Stone" magazine (RS 983) - with the Rolling Stones on the cover - has a headline calling "Chaos and Creation", "McCartney's Best Album in Years".

Press Release:
Source: Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

ADVISORY/Get a 'Sneak Peek' of Paul McCartney's First Album in Four Years
Thursday September 8, 8:00 am ET

* (BUSINESS WIRE)--Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU - News)
* Hear McCartney's Upcoming Release
* "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" to Stream Exclusively on Clear Channel Radio Station Web Sites Before It Hits Stores

WHAT: Music icon Paul McCartney previews his 20th studio recording since The Beatles. All new tracks from "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" will be exclusively available through Clear Channel Radio's online program, "Sneak Peek." Over 550 Clear Channel Radio station Web sites will stream McCartney's entire new album with some holding listening parties -- all for free.

WHEN: Beginning at 12:01 AM on Thursday, September 8, 2005 through Sunday, September 11, 2005

WHERE: Log onto http://www.clearchannel.com/music for the full list of participating Clear Channel Radio station Web sites. "Sneak Peek" will be available on stations of various formats including News/Talk/Sports, Classic Rock/Hits, AC, Oldies and AAA.

WHY: Be among the first to hear a legend perform new songs that can't be bought in stores yet!

WHO: Clear Channel Online Music and Radio
Contact:
Clear Channel Radio, San Antonio
Sanda Coyle, 210-832-3345
SandaCoyle@clearchannel.com
or
Brainerd Communicators, Inc.
Michelle Radvansky or Scott Cianciulli, 212-986-6667
radvansky@braincomm.com or cianciulli@braincomm.com

Source: Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

Related Article: San Antonio Business Journal: McCartney teams up with Clear Channel to promote new album .

Web Links: The Boston Globe: Fidelity Investments signs Paul McCartney for advertising deal ; BostonHerald.com: New Fidelity ads have boomers think of Yesterday, tomorrow ; The Globe and Mail: Fidelity joins McCartney for baby boom ad serenade ; Webindia123.com: PETA Humanitarian Award for Ravi Shankar ; The Decatur Daily: Beatles, Buddy and Everly Brothers invade Athens .

September 7, 2005 - Pictured is the "Special Edition" of "Chaos and Creation" that includes the 50 minute DVD.

The Japanese edition of "Chaos and Creation" features a bonus track not available on US or European editions of the album. 

A snippet of the track (14. She Is So Beautiful ) can be heard here.

For those considering the Japanese edition, the bonus DVD is a region 2 disc, unplayable on most North American DVD players.

A Few Reviews: HoustonChronicle.com: McCartney, Stones come roaring back ; FOXNews.com: McCartney's Chaos: Reading the 'Tea' Leaves ; North Jersey Media Group: Mix picks: CD - Eric Clapton - "Back Home" / Paul McCartney - "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" .

The "Live 8" DVD Release - Official Press Release:

THE GREATEST SHOWS ON EARTH TO BE RELEASED ON DVD

EMI are proud to announce the DVD release of Live 8
7 November 2005 (8 November 2005 – US)

On 7 November 2005 (8 November 2005 – US) the biggest live event DVD project of its kind will be released. Live 8 brings together performances from the amazing series of concerts which took place around the world on 2 July 2005.

Live 8 – One Day One Concert One World

The 4-disc set contains three discs of live footage taken from the Live 8 shows staged in London and Philadelphia alongside key highlights from the seven other events staged across the world. Every artist who performed at London’s Hyde Park and Philadelphia’s Museum Of Art appear on the DVD, many of them with their full sets.

“It was 20 years ago today…” Live 8 opens with U2 and Paul McCartney’s crowd-rousing rendition of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and also features Pink Floyd’s historical reunion, Robbie Williams’s show-stopping performance and Madonna’s breathtakingly energetic set. Younger artists such as Snow Patrol, The Killers and Joss Stone comfortably intertwine with rock n’ roll legends such as The Who and Sting. One-off duets come from Paul McCartney and George Michael, Stevie Wonder and Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Elton John and Pete Doherty and Coldplay and Richard Ashcroft. Disc 3 closes as the London concert closed on 2 July with the stars of Live 8 Hyde Park taking to the stage for the stunning ‘Hey Jude’ finale.

Along the way the Kaiser Chiefs waved the flag for Britain in Philadelphia and their vigorous performance is captured alongside American superstars Destiny’s Child, Bon Jovi, Black Eyed Peas and soul legend Stevie Wonder.

Also threaded through the UK and US acts are performances from artists who appeared at the Live 8 concerts in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Toronto, Johannesburg and Moscow. Tracks from Green Day, Brian Wilson and Roxy Music in Berlin and Neil Young in Toronto are included along with the Pet Shop Boys in Moscow, Duran Duran in Rome, Vusi Mahlasela in Johannesburg and Placebo and Muse in Paris.

Disc 4 features exclusive extras including a never-before-seen backstage documentary filmed at Hyde Park, Pink Floyd’s Live 8 reunion rehearsal, more acts from Live 8’s global concerts including McFly and Bjork in Tokyo, films by The Who and Travis and a contribution from Ricky Gervais.

The special features section will offer highlights from Edinburgh’s Final Push concert at Murrayfield on July 6 which will include performances from James Brown, Travis and The Proclaimers.

Single disc sets for the French, German, Italian and Canadian Live 8 concerts have also been produced. These will focus further on each country’s concert and will be available globally.

“I hope this will be the biggest selling DVD of all time. It deserves to be. More importantly perhaps, it should be, for it will help us achieve our goal of changing the lives of the extreme poor for the better and making our generation the one that helped end the disgrace of poverty.” Says Live 8 organiser Sir Bob Geldof.

Money raised from sales of the Live 8 DVD will go to the Band Aid Trust for the relief of hunger and poverty in Africa.

Live 8 was held on 2 July 2005. Nine simultaneous, free concerts starring the cream of international rock and pop artists were staged in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Tokyo, Moscow, Toronto, Johannesburg and Philadelphia. The concerts acted as a starting point for The Long Walk To Justice in support of the Make Poverty History and Global Call To Action campaigns and was timed to focus attention on the critical decisions made by the G8 summit four days later.

“You’re such a lovely audience, we’d like to take you home with us” sang Bono. Now the million-strong live audience and 5 billion viewers around the world can take Live 8 home with them…

www.live8livedvd.com

For further information please contact:

LD Communications - 020 7439 7222

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"Live 8" DVD track listing: Here is the track listing for the 4 DVD international edition of the "Live 8" DVD set.

Disc 1
Paul McCartney & U2 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
U2 - Beautiful Day
U2 - Vertigo
U2 - One
Coldplay - In My Place
Coldplay with Richard Ashcroft - Bittersweet Symphony
Coldplay - Fix You
Elton John - The Bitch Is Back
Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Elton John with Pete Doherty - Children Of The Revolution
Dido & Youssou N'Dour - 7 Seconds
Stereophonics - Bartender And The Thief
REM - Everybody Hurts
REM - Man On The Moon
Ms Dynamite - Dy-Na-Mi-Tee
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love
Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started
Black Eyed Peas with Stephen Marley - Get Up Stand Up
Duran Duran - Wild Boys (Rome)
Bob Geldof - I Don't Like Mondays
Muse - Time Is Running Out (Paris)
Travis - Sing
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less And Less
UB40 with Hunterz & The Dohl Blasters - Reasons
UB40 - Red Red Wine
Green Day - American Idiot (Berlin)
Snoop Dogg - Signs
Snoop Dogg - Who Am I (What's My Name)?
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Annie Lennox - Why
Annie Lennox - Sweet Dreams

Disc 2
Destiny's Child - Survivor
Destiny's Child - Girl
Razorlight - Somewhere Else
Razorlight - Golden Touch
Bryan Adams - All For Love
Kanye West - Diamonds From Sierra Leone
CBC Ethiopian Famine Film
Madonna - Like A Prayer
Madonna - Ray Of Light
Madonna - Music
Will Smith - Getting' Jiggy Wit It
Will Smith - Switch
Will Smith - The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
Brian Wilson - Good Vibrations (Berlin)
Snow Patrol - Run
Toby Keith - Stays In Mexico
The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
Dave Matthews Band - American Baby
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Linkin Park - In The End
Linkin Park with Jay-Z - Numb
Joss Stone - Super Duper Love
Joss Stone - Some Kind Of Wonderful
Jars Of Clay - Show You Love
Scissor Sisters - Laura
Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama
Alicia Keys - For All We Know
Velvet Revolver - Fall To Pieces
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
Sarah McLachlan & Josh Groban - Angel
Sting - Message In A Bottle
Sting - Driven To Tears
Sting - Every Breath You Take

Disc 3
Mariah Carey - Make It Happen
Mariah Carey - Hero
Vusi Mahlasela - When You Come Back (Johannesburg)
Roxy Music - Do The Strand (Berlin)
Maroon 5 - This Love
Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
Neil Young - Four Strong Winds (Toronto)
Pet Shop Boys - Go West (Moscow)
Robbie Williams - We Will Rock You
Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You
Robbie Williams - Feel
Robbie Williams - Angels
Keith Urban - Somebody Like You
Placebo - Twenty Years (Paris)
Rob Thomas - Lonely No More
Faithless - We Come 1 (Berlin)
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')
Stevie Wonder & Rob Thomas - Higher Ground
Stevie Wonder & Adam Levine - Signed Sealed Delivered
Stevie Wonder - So What The Fuss/Superstition
The Who - Who Are You?
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Pink Floyd - Speak To Me
Pink Floyd - Breathe
Pink Floyd - Money
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Paul McCartney - Get Back
Paul McCartney & George Michael - Drive My Car
Paul McCartney - Helter Skelter
Paul McCartney - The Long And Winding Road
Finale - Hey Jude

Disc 4 (Extras)
Edinburgh - The Final Push
Highlights from the Murrayfield concert held on 6 July
McFly - All About You (Tokyo)
Good Charlotte - Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous (Tokyo)
Dreams Come True - Love Love Love (Tokyo)
Bjork - All Is Full Of Love (Tokyo)
The Who - 'Who Are You?' film
Travis - 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' film
Ricky Gervais - Enjoy The Day
Behind The Scenes At Hyde Park
Pink Floyd rehearsal
Additional bonus international performances may be added

Related Links: Mirror.co.uk: Live 8: Final Cut ; FOXNews.com: Live 8 DVDs: Where Will the Money Go? .

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Press Release:
Source: FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CANADA LIMITED
   
Paul McCartney and Fidelity Investments Announce U.S./Canada Marketing Partnership

Music Legend Debuts in New Fidelity Ad Launching Tomorrow in Both Markets

    BOSTON/TORONTO, Sept. 7 /CNW/ - He has been a Beatle, Wing, painter, poet, father, producer, knight, and if that weren't enough, Paul McCartney will be featured in an international advertising campaign to help Fidelity Investments address the ever-changing financial needs of investors. The campaign debuts Thursday, September 8 with a 30-second television ad in Canada on English language television during CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on the CTV Network and in the U.S. during a special edition of ABC's Monday Night Football. The ad will debut on French language television in Canada the week of September 12th on several season premieres including Les Invincibles and Zone Libre on SRC.
    The ad, titled "This is Paul," takes viewers on a chronological tour of McCartney's life and notable accomplishments. The addition of a celebrity is a new dimension to Fidelity's award-winning campaign that tells the stories of investors with actual photos of their personal milestones using musical backdrops that appeal to all ages.
    Created by Fidelity's agency, Arnold Worldwide, the ad is one element of a partnership between Paul McCartney and Fidelity that includes sponsorship of McCartney's sold-out, 11-week concert tour launching September 16 in Miami and coinciding with the September 13 release of his 20th studio album, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard". The tour stops at Toronto's Air Canada Center on October 10th. The partnership also includes a campaign to raise awareness and funds to benefit school music education programs that will be announced later
this month.
    "I'm really pleased to be working with Fidelity Investments," said Paul McCartney. "We have a lot in common - a commitment to helping people, a dedication to the arts, and a belief that you should never stop doing what you
love."
    "Generations have grown up with Paul McCartney," said Robert L. Reynolds, vice chairman and chief operating officer, Fidelity Investments. "People continue to be inspired by how he approaches life -- with confidence, innovation and a long-term view. He's the perfect partner for Fidelity to help investors transition to the next chapter in their lives."
    "Investors approaching new life stages on both sides of the border share similar opportunities and desires," said Robert Strickland, president, Fidelity Investments Canada. "They also face the same need for smart financial planning. Fidelity is committed to helping investors work with their advisors to compose their own financial futures."
    After its debut, "This is Paul" will air in Canada on major networks including CBC, CTV, Global, SRC, TQS and TVA as well as various cable stations. The campaign will continue in national newspapers in both Canada and the U.S., as well as print and spot TV in key local tour markets to coincide with McCartney's concert dates.

    About Fidelity Canada

    Fidelity Investments is Canada's eighth largest mutual fund company and part of the Fidelity Investments organization of Boston, one of the world's largest providers of financial services. In Canada, Fidelity manages a total of $36 billion in mutual fund and corporate pension plan assets. It offers Canadian investors a full range of domestic and foreign-content mutual funds.
Fidelity funds are available through a number of advice-based distribution channels including financial planners, investment dealers, banks, and insurance companies. Fidelity Investments also administers defined
contribution and manages defined benefit assets on behalf of corporate clients across Canada.

For further information: Canadian Media Contact: Kimberly Flood,
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, (416) 217-7566

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Web Links: Daily Post: Beatles from the inside - a review of the new book, "John, Paul, George, Ringo and Me - The Real Beatles Story" by Beatles press officer Tony Barrow (280 pages, Hardcover ; Published by Andre Deutsch Ltd ; ISBN: 0233001409 ; £16.99).

CNN: Are the Beatles any closer to having their music online? ; JS Online: Rolling Bones? ; River Front Times: Paperback Master of Puppets ; Rikks Revues: ELO The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra Greatest Hits CD ; Manchester Online: TV's Mr and Mrs cool are back .

September 6, 2005 - Paul's "Fine Line" single debuts at #20 on the UK chart: BBC - Radio 1 - Chart .

This evening at 7 pm (UK), Capital Gold has a 90 minute preview of "Chaos and Creation" with an interview with Paul - and track by track commentary. Capital Gold can be heard live on line.

Here's the blurb from their web site:

Today On Capital Gold: "Paul McCartney talks to David Jensen in a Capital Gold special from 7pm plus hear his new album in full along with track by track commentary..."

Web Links: Billboard: Live 8 DVDs Coming In November ; BBC NEWS: Live 8 concerts get DVD release ; Gigwise: Live 8 DVD Box Set To Be Released ; Billboard: Top Acts Added To 'ReAct Now' Hurricane Special ; Dotmusic: Paul McCartney - Fine Line (review) ; NME: Paul McCartney and Kings Of Leon take part in unique charity auctions ; Pasadena Star-News: Fab Four phenomenon - Conservatory will offer course on impact of Beatles ; Contact Music: Beatles Tune Was Stolen ; KRT Wire: Names in the news ; CD Universe: Peace Love & Truth by John Lennon CD (includes description and track listing) ; Contact Music: Byrne Refused To Honour Lennon .

September 5, 2005 - This site has 1m30s sound clips of all the tracks from Paul's "Chaos and Creation" album (Real Player required): Fnac.com – Disques – Chaos and creation in the backyard - Edition limitée - Paul McCartney .

The latest from www.paulmccartney.com:

GO BEHIND THE CHAOS AND SEE THE CREATION

Paul McCartney To Release ‘Chaos And Creation In The Backyard’ Special Edition CD and Bonus DVD Featuring An Intimate Behind The Scenes Look Into The Making Of New Studio Album

In-Stores September 12th 2005

Paul McCartney will release a Special Edition CD/DVD of his soon to be released new studio album ‘Chaos And Creation In The Backyard’. The Special Edition, due in-stores on Monday, September 12th, will include a bonus DVD packed with exclusive, never-before-seen behind the scenes footage, as well as special intimate performances of music from the new album.

Filmed in Los Angeles and London, the special DVD gives a rare and unprecedented look inside the mind of one of the world’s most prolific and renown songwriters. It captures McCartney working alongside producer Nigel Godrich in a way that has never been seen, as they collaborate to make McCartney’s 20th studio album.

The main feature, ‘Between Chaos And Creation,’ is a 30-minute documentary style film that tracks McCartney’s creative journey making of the new album. It takes the viewer song by song, through the album, and demonstrates his unparalleled song-writing skills and musical versatility.

DVD extras also include special performances of album tracks, the new single, ‘Fine Line,’ as well as ‘How Kind Of You.’ In addition, there is an art feature entitled ‘Line Art,’ with fine artist Brian Clarke. It’s a series of sketches put to music from the new album.

‘Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard’ is a return to the basics for McCartney. The album successfully fuses his undeniable song writing talents with his unparalleled musicianship. In fact, McCartney is credited with playing the majority of the instruments on the album, which is somewhat reminiscent of “McCartney” (1970) when he was credited with playing all of the instruments. They include the drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, as well as many of the less traditional instruments such as block flute, harmonium and flugelhorn.

‘Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard’ is a mix of up-tempo piano driven McCartney instant classics such as ‘Fine Line’ and ‘Promise To You Girl’ and more introspective darker tracks such as ‘At The Mercy,’ ‘Too Much Rain’ and ‘Riding To Vanity Fair.’ One of the many highlights is a track entitled, ‘Jenny Wren,’ which Paul describes as “daughter of Blackbird,” as well as ‘Follow Me,’ which McCartney debuted at The Glastonbury Festival, while on his ’04 Summer European Tour.

Paul McCartney is currently preparing for his sold out ‘US’ tour of North America, which kicks off on September 16th in Miami.

www.paulmccartney.com

Web Links: Telegraph: Will you help me raise tsunami cash? Answers on a postcard, please ; Daily Post: McCartney goes on musical trip down memory lane ; FemaleFirst.co.uk: Heather Mills McCartney Counsels Terror Victims ; Bloomberg: Beatles' `Revolver' Lyrics May Fetch $369,000, Christie's Says ; Contact Music: Lennon Shock At Pregnancy Announcement ; Gigwise.com: Runs On The Nun ; San Francisco Bay Guardian: Release me - Gotta love this fall's many-splendored mélange of CDs ; SignOnSanDiego.com: Who's happy now? - Eric Clapton Finds His Way 'Back Home' .

September 4, 2005 - The "Live 8" DVD will be released on November 7th (UK and other regions) and November 8th (region 1). Here's the official web site.

Pause and Play's "On The CD Front" has John Lennon's "Walls and Bridges" reissue listed for October 10th (UK date).

Paul McCartney's "Chaos and Creation" continues to get good advance reviews: TIME.com: Do We Still Need Him? - "Paul McCartney is (almost) 64, but a surprising new album suggests his glory days aren't all behind him."

Other News: skiddle.com: Come Together - Right Now! Grand Opera House York Tickets, What's On Listings Directions and Reviews ; Newstimeslive.com: Songs in 'Lennon' soar, but story sags .

September 3, 2005 - Album Premier Alert: On Monday, September 5th, Netherland's Radio 2 will feature tracks from Paul's new album throughout the entire day.

Radio Alert: BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - Paul McCartney Live and Exclusive - Saturday 17th September, 8.30 - 10.00pm UK time; 4:30pm-6pm EST; 3:30pm-5pm CST. You can listen to BBC Radio 2 here.

TV Alert: Just six days before the beginning of his North American tour, Paul is going to participate in next Saturday's "ReAct Now: Music & Relief" event:

"MTV Networks will broadcast a music special, "ReAct Now: Music & Relief," on Sept. 10 on MTV, VH1 and CMT, 8-11 p.m. The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Green Day, Ludacris, Gretchen Wilson, Usher, Alicia Keys, John Mellencamp, the Dave Matthews Band, Rob Thomas, Kelly Clarkson and Linkin Park's Chester Bennington are scheduled to appear. Funds will go to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and others." Full Article . Related Articles: Reuters.com: U.S. networks set September 9 for Katrina telethon ; CBC Arts: Celebrity fundraisers for Hurricane Katrina victims begin .

Full Press Release:

MTV, VH1 & CMT Special, 'ReAct Now: Music & Relief' to Air Saturday, September 10 from 8pm-11pm ET/PT
Friday September 2, 5:58 pm ET

Additional Artists Join this Multi-Genre, Multi-Platform Special Including The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney, Alan Jackson, 3 Doors Down, Kelly Clarkson, Brian Wilson, Melissa Etheridge, The Neville Brothers, Trent Reznor, Cash Money's Baby and Lil' Wayne and more
Special To Direct Donations to The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army and America's Second Harvest and to Promote Volunteerism

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV, VH1, and CMT announced more artists set to take part in an ongoing Hurricane Katrina relief campaign which launches Saturday, September 10th from 8-11pm ET/PT with "ReAct Now: Music & Relief," a multi-artist, multi-genre, multi-platform special set to air commercial free and simultaneously across all the music networks including: MTV, VH1, CMT, MTV2, VH1 Classic, mtvU, and MTV Overdrive & VSpot, MTV & VH1's broadband video services. The special will seek to raise much needed funds for The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, America's Second Harvest and similar organizations as they continue their relief efforts in the devastating wake of Hurricane Katrina. The campaign will also seek to activate the diverse audiences across MTV, VH1, and CMT to drive volunteerism, donations, and general awareness.

A wide array of artists will appear in the special including: The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney, Alan Jackson, 3 Doors Down, Kelly Clarkson, Brian Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, Melissa Etheridge, The Neville Brothers, Trent Reznor, Cash Money's Baby and Lil' Wayne, Motley Crue, Simple Plan, Dashboard Confessional, Goo Goo Dolls, Staind, Good Charlotte, Audioslave, Common, John Mayer, Marc Broussard, Maroon 5, The Radiators, and more. They join previously announced artists: Ludacris, Green Day, Usher, Alicia Keys, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews Band, Rob Thomas, David Banner, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington.

The live programming block from 8-11pm ET/PT will emanate from New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Atlanta, and will feature a combination of live and taped performances and messages from artists. Additional details will be announced in the coming days.

"Since we announced this campaign, there has been an incredible outpouring of support from the music and entertainment community who want to lend their voices, performances or messages of hope to those in need," said Van Toffler, President MTV Networks Music Group. "The affected area hit hard by Hurricane Katrina shares a rich musical and cultural heritage, so it's all the more meaningful that we try to support these massive relief efforts through music and encouraging our audiences to help any way they can."

Starting earlier this week, all the CMT, VH1, and MTV platforms have begun awareness campaigns to provide information to viewers on how to get involved and participate in the relief efforts. Viewers and users will continue to be directed to web sites and numbers where they can make donations of money, clothing, equipment, and anything else that may help the affected areas.

Each of the respective news departments for MTV, VH1, and CMT are also covering and filing reports from the devastated areas. MTV News is planning a special that will also air on Saturday, September 10th, directly preceding "ReAct Now" on MTV.

The American Red Cross is asking people to help by making an online contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund at http://www.redcross.org or by calling 1-800-HELP-NOW to donate, signing up with a local chapter to volunteer or making a blood donation.

The Salvation Army is currently providing services to storm victims and first responders in the Gulf Coast states. A $100 donation to The Salvation Army will feed a family of four for two days, provide two cases of drinking water and one household clean-up kit, containing brooms, mops, buckets, and cleaning supplies. A contribution can be made online at http://www.salvationarmyusa.org, or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.

America's Second Harvest -- The Nation's Food Bank Network is in need of food and funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina in states impacted by the disaster including Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. America's Second Harvest national Network of food banks and food-rescue organizations have moved into disaster response mode to help sister food banks directly impacted by the wrath of the ferocious storm.

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. (NYSE: VIA - News, VIA.B - News), owns and operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, mtvU, VHI, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN, MTV INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 12 digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

Source: MTV

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Magazine Alert: Uncut magazine features a Lennon cover article titled "25 Years On... Lennon Remembered" , a review of Paul McCartney's new album and a CD featuring the Beatles' press conferences from 1964-1966 (runs approx. 22 min.) - and a 5 minute recording of John's last interview . For more details: WhatGoesOn.com - New magazine features John Lennon special .

Web Links: Sydney Morning Herald: Born to Boogie When T.Rex Ruled the World ; BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Faces of the week - Jules Holland ; MyWestTexas.com: Legendary drummer to sign copies of his book today at Caldwell Music ; Staten Island Advance: Beatle doctor being sued once again ; WhatGoesOn.com - Update: Liverpool dedicates Quarrymen landmark ; London Free Press: Chatting behind the scenes .

September 2, 2005 - BBC NEWS: Sir Paul reveals songwriting secrets ; Contact Music: McCartney Clearer Since Quitting Weed ; Contact Music: McCartney - Don't Forget Live 8 ; Contact Music: Beatle On The Buses ; Asbury Park Press: Real Love ; Asbury Park Press: A conversation with Yoko Ono ; NY1: We Can Work It Out: John Lennon Memorial Is In Need Of Repair ; JS Online: Big-time tours are playing here this fall ; PRLeap: Icelandair Continues Partnership With ‘Best Of The Beatles’ The Pete Best Band - Icelandair .

From www.paulmccartney.com:

PAUL MCCARTNEY HMV ‘CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD’ PRE-ORDER SCREENING COMPETITION

Pre-order Paul McCartney's New Album For The Chance To Attend A Special Screening Of His New Material & Win A Trip To See Him Perform In New York!

To celebrate the release of the fantastic new album 'Chaos and Creation In The Backyard', the legend that is Paul McCartney will be presenting a screening of 3 songs from the new album at HMV Oxford Circus on September 15th, 2005. It will be the first time these songs will be seen or heard live! If you would like the chance to win a pair of 300 wristbands for this exclusive event, all you have to do is pre-order 'Chaos and Creation', and you will automatically be entered in the prize draw.

Following the performance, Paul will announce a number. The person wearing the wristband with this number on, will win 2 tickets to see Paul McCartney sound-check and perform a whole show at Madison Square Gardens in New York on (either 30 Sept, 1/4/5 Oct), flights and accommodation included.

If you enter and are not lucky enough to win a wristband to the screening, you will get access to watch the 3 tracks online as a stream for a limited period of 12 hours only via an emailed digital ticket with a link to watch in both Windows Media and RealTime from 9pm on Thursday 15 September.

Related Articles: Yahoo! Music (Launch): Meet Macca! ; NME: Paul McCartney to fly UK fans to NYC ; Gigwise: Paul McCartney Treats Fans To A 'Live' Broadcast ; Contact Music: McCartney Treats Fans To Beamed Concert .

September 1, 2005 - Reuters/Hollywood Reporter: John Lennon activism docu eyes 2006 release

Thu Sep 1, 2005 7:11 AM ET

By Nicole Sperling

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A documentary about John Lennon's transformation into an antiwar activist has started preproduction, and aims to reach theaters next year, distributor Lions Gate Films said Wednesday.

The release of "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle being granted permanent residency in the United States despite the best efforts of the U.S. government.

The film, which will center on Lennon's life from 1966-76, has received support and cooperation from Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. It will be cowritten, directed and produced by David Leaf ("Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile") and John Scheinfeld (the recently completed "Who Is Harry Nilsson (and Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?").

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Related Links: PRNewswire: Lions Gate Films and LSL Productions to Co-Produce THE U.S. VS. JOHN LENNON ; Coming Soon!: Lions Gate & LSL to Co-Produce Lennon Doc ; Time Out Film: John Lennon documentary in production ; Billboard: Documentary To Spotlight Lennon's Activism ; Calendar Live: Lennon's fight will become film .

Other News: Contact Music: Lennon Phone Bill Worth Thousands ; Telegraph: Hope they write a decent song before they get old ; PoughkeepsieJournal.com: Woodstock film fest continues independent tradition - 'Bangladesh' returns ; Telegraph: George Martin beats a path to Las Vegas ; Indianapolis Star: Hopes fall before leaves ; LA Weekly: O, No! .

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