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Take a tour of The Beatles’ favorite music studio in VR
By Abhimanyu Ghoshal, The Next Web
31 March, 2016
If you enjoyed checking out the infamous Abbey Road Studios last year with Google’s interactive experience for desktops, you’ll love the VR version that you can experience on your Android device.
Also: You can now take a virtual reality tour of Abbey Road studios ; A virtual Magical Mystery Tour! Google teams up with Abbey Road to let you explore the London studios with its Cardboard VR headset
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Paul McCartney Joins Johnny Depp & Crew For ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’
By Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline
24 March, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: After wrapping Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have gone back to add an extra big set-piece scene.
Also: Sir Paul McCartney, 73, joins his stunning wife Nancy Shevell... ; Paul Mccartney Posts Mysterious Five-Second Clip ; Kevin Quinn Breaks Down Paul McCartney's Mysterious Audio (video) ; Paul McCartney Adds Song Titles to 5-Second Beatle-esque Clip ; Paul McCartney to play O2 Arena ; Paul McCartney Announces New Solo Compilation, ‘Pure McCartney’ ; Paul McCartney Preps Sprawling Post-Beatles Compilation
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John Lennon's 'lost album' of stamps he collected as a child feature Beatle's cheeky doodles
BY Jack Williams and Katie Mullock, Mirror
31 March, 2016
Fans of the Fab Four will be able to check out the album when it goes on display in New York in May |
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Octopus’s Garden Book Getting TV Treatment
By Kristin Brzoznowski, World Screen
21 March, 2016
The French animation house SUPERPROD is working on a TV adaptation of the book Octopus’s Garden, based on the song written and sung by Ringo Starr and featured on The Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road.
Also: In the town where I was born: Ringo's old house drums up interest ; Ringo Starr's childhood home bought by fan - who already owns other former Beatles addresses
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The Story of the Beatles’ Early Days at the Cavern Club
By Frank Mastropolo, Ultimate Classic Rock
21 March, 2016
When it opened in 1957, Liverpool’s Cavern Club featured acts like jazz greats Acker Bilk and Ronnie Scott and blues legends Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.
Also: 'Holy Grail' Beatles record sold for £77,500 at auction ; How The Beatles' Debut 'Please Please Me' Would Change The Fab Four Forever ; Aurora man discovers rare Beatles record for only a few bucks (inc. video) ; 50 Years Ago: The Beatles Shoot the Infamous ‘Butcher’ Cover ; How the Beatles Got Ready for Prime Time at the Cavern Club
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Sir George Martin: Private funeral held for producer
BBC
15 March, 2016
The funeral of Sir George Martin, the Beatles producer who died last week at the age of 90, has taken place.
Also: A Song-by-Song Look at What Made George Martin the Fifth Beatle |
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Michael Jackson Debt-Free At Last: Sony Music Buying His Part of Beatles Catalog, Publishing Company for $750 Mil
By Roger Friedman, ShowBiz411.com
15 March, 2016
The long saga of Michael Jackson, Sony Music Publishing and the Beatles is coming to an end.
Also: Will Paul McCartney Get The Rights To His Beatles Songs Back? He's Already Working On It ; The original fifth Beatle! Boy, 4, who was made an honorary member of the band after running away from home to join them is selling his mementos 50 years on ; Baby you can't drive my car! Paul McCartney gives wife Nancy Shevell a ride in his corvette... as he launches bid to reclaim publishing rights to his songs |
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Paul McCartney Concert Set for April at Verizon Arena
KARK
9 March, 2016
Paul McCartney has confirmed that his brand new One On One tour will come to North Little Rock, AR on Saturday, April 30 at Verizon Arena.
Also: Paul McCartney to perform in Sioux Falls ; 2 Paul McCartney Vancouver 2016 concerts announced ; Paul McCartney Plots Opening Dates of 'One on One' Tour ; Paul McCartney is coming to the Save Mart Center (inc. video) ; Paul McCartney to play Madrid concert in new world tour ; Beatle Sir Paul McCartney spotted at Ashford Cineworld ; Paul McCartney tickets sell out in hours (inc. video) ; Sir Paul McCartney joins Frank Spencer for revived Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em sketch ; Yeah, yeah, yeah! Paul McCartney returning May 4 for Target Center concert ; Paul McCartney Update ; Paul McCartney Adds Second Minneapolis Date |
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The ballad of John and Yoko's burgled wedding photos: Intimate portraits of the couple's secret 1969 marriage ceremony are finally tracked down after they were stolen four decades ago
By Joe Duggan, The Mail On Sunday
12 March, 2016
They are some of the most intimate images ever taken of John and Yoko. In one portrait, the couple are pictured at their secret wedding in Gibraltar in 1969. In another, they happily nestle together in the back of a limo following the ceremony.
Also: Unseen John Lennon photos show star laughing and joking on set of How I Won The War ; EXCLUSIVE PART ONE: Original Olive Press investigation into missing John Lennon wedding negatives ; EXCLUSIVE PART TWO: Olive Press investigation uncovers mystery seller of stolen John Lennon photos |
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Sir George Martin, the Fifth Beatle, dies age 90, Ringo Starr announces - latest
By Barney Henderson, The Telegraph
9 March, 2016
"Fifth Beatle" and record producer Sir George Martin has died aged 90, Ringo Starr announces - follow latest updates
Also: BREAKING NEWS: Fifth Beatle dies aged 90: Ringo Starr announces death of Sir George Martin, producer for the legendary band ; Beatles Producer George Martin Dead at 90 ; Paul McCartney pays moving tribute to Beatles producer and 'second father' George Martin ; George Martin Supplied Exactly What Beatles Needed ; Beatles record producer George Martin dies at 90 ; George Martin: the man who changed pop forever (with a little help from his friends) ; George Martin Dead At 90: Producer Of The Beatles Died Peacefully At Home; Twitter Floods With Messages For ‘Fifth Beatle’; George Martin Revealed His One Regret Before Death: Signing Away Rights To Beatles Royalties Worth Millions |
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George Martin, Redefining Producer Who Guided the Beatles, Dies at 90
By Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
9 March, 2016
George Martin, the urbane English record producer who signed the Beatles to a recording contract on the small Parlophone label after every other British record company had turned them down, and who guided them in their transformation from a regional dance band into the most inventive, influential and studio-savvy rock group of the 1960s, died on Tuesday at his home in Wiltshire, England. He was 90.
Also: Brian Eno, Rick Rubin and Tony Visconti appear in a short video tribute to the late George Martin (inc. video) ; Philip Norman on George Martin: ‘It could easily have been Lennon, McCartney and Martin’ ; Yoko Ono describes Sir George Martin as _the greatest music producer of all time ; Watch Trailer for George Martin's All-Star PBS Series 'Soundbreaking'
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Paul McCartney brings wife Nancy to daughter Stella's PFW show (video)
Daily Mail
7 March, 2016
A family affair: Proud father Sir Paul and glamorous wife Nancy Shevell sit front row at daughter Stella McCartney's star-studded Paris Fashion Week showcase.
Also: How Much Is Too Much Rehearsal? Take A Lesson From Paul McCartney ; EXCLUSIVE: Paul McCartney and wife Nancy Shevell arriving at Paris gare du Nord station (video) ; McCartney Proud of His 'baby' Stella (inc. video) ; Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell, Anna Wintour and more at the Stella McCartney Fashion Show (video) |
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‘The Fifth Beatle’ Graphic Novel To Be Developed as Event TV Series By Sonar
By Denise Petski, Deadline
7 March, 2016
Sonar Entertainment has optioned the rights to Vivek J. Tiwary’s New York Times bestselling graphic novel The Fifth Beatle: The Story of Brian Epstein, for development as a multi-part TV event series. Tiwary will pen the series adaptation and serve as executive producer.
Also: Rare Beatles photos to be auctioned in Newcastle ; My £5 fee for playing on Sir Paul’s £50m 'Yesterday' ; Raymond Weil signs up The Beatles to celebrate 40th anniversary
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Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle
AFP
2 March, 2016
It was only a minor tweak in the spelling but a historic change when a Ukrainian village on Wednesday renamed a street, which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles' John Lennon.
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How John Lennon’s Jesus outburst changed course of pop history
By Dr Simon Warner, Yorkshire Post
3 March, 2016
It’s 50 years since The Beatle’s infamous “more popular than Jesus” quote enraged America. Music expert Simon Warner argues it was the watershed moment pop had been waiting for.
Also: Recovering Yoko Ono delays trip to France ; Lennon's earliest known letter up for sale ; Beatles legend John Lennon's never-before-seen letter to aunt when he was just 11 could be worth thousands |
