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The Beatles’ ‘White Album’: Giles Martin Interview
By Greg Brodsky, Best Classic Bands
24 October, 2018
On September 24, Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe announced the November 9 release of 50th Anniversary editions of The BEATLES (aka The White Album).
Also: Rare copy of controversial Beatles ‘Butcher’ album to sell at Heritage Auctions ; Beatles Pinball Could Be Most Expensive Table of All Time ; The Beatles’ iconic White Album has been re-released with 77 extra tracks to offer fans insight into iconic band ; When The Beatles played Dublin and sparked a riot at Arnotts |
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Don't let me down: Japan superfans lose fight for Beatles footage
AFP
30 October, 2018
It's been a hard day's fight, but a group of Japanese Beatles fans have lost their bid to get police to hand over historic footage of the band's 1966 Japan visit.
Also: Klaus Voormann's long history with The Beatles (inc. audio) ; Watch new music video for The Beatles’ ‘Glass Onion’ ahead of ‘White Album’ anniversary (inc. video) |
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Paul McCartney Announces Massive Reissues for Wings’ ‘Wild Life,’ ‘Red Rose Speedway’
By Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone
19 October, 2018
Deluxe limited edition sets boast home recordings, alternate mixes, originally conceived ‘Red Rose Speedway’ double album, unseen ‘Bruce McMouse Show’ and more
Also: Paul McCartney's Team Talks 'Whirlwind' Marketing Strategy for 'Egypt Station' ; Paul McCartney, Dee Snider & More Contribute To Upcoming Queen Book ; Paul McCartney arrives in Japan for four concerts ; Paul McCartney, 76, and his wife Nancy Shevell, 58, rock matching kimonos as they arrive in Japan ; Paul McCartney Advocates for 'Sensible Gun Control Laws' Ahead of Midterm Elections ; Paul McCartney and wife are hunting for new digs uptown |
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Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh talk about addiction and recovery (video)
AP
19 October, 2018
Ringo Starr recalls being a 'blackout' drunk at event honoring Grammy-winning artist Joe Walsh and wife Marjorie Bach Walsh's work to help addicts.
Also: David Lynch Writes Foreward For New Ringo Starr Book ; Ringo Starr Remembers The Beatles' Historic 'Ed Sullivan Show' Appearance at Paley Center Tribute to Music on TV ; TV Legacies of Ringo Starr, Michael Jackson and More Celebrated at The Paley Honors |
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Rare first pressing of Beatles album Revolver to go up for auction in Lichfield
By Alex Keller, Lichfield Live
11 October, 2018
A rare first pressing of The Beatles’ iconic 1966 LP Revolver is coming up for auction in Lichfield.
Also: Hear Beatles’ Previously Unreleased, Acoustic ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ ; Beatles Monument ; Giles Martin Named UMG's Head of Audio & Sound ; Paul McCartney Recalls 'Writing Fast' With John Lennon |
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Exclusive First Look: iHeart Podcast Goes 'Inside The Studio' With Paul McCartney
By Steve Baltin, Forbes
16 October, 2018
For the latest episode of their "Inside The Studio" podcast, host Joe Levy and the iHeartMedia team made a very special trip to meet with Paul McCartney in Winnipeg surrounding a show on his current tour in support of his chart-topping Egypt Station album.
Also: "Come On to Me" x 3: Paul McCartney debuts a second and third video for new single ; Paul McCartney Combines Three Stories for Final 'Come On to Me' Music Video: Watch (inc. video) |
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Hear Yoko Ono Mark John Lennon’s Birthday With New Version of ‘Imagine’
By Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone
9 October, 2018
Track will appear on musician’s upcoming album, ‘Warzone’
Also: Yoko Ono Reflects on ‘Imagine ; John Lennon's Imagine: Yoko Ono Reflects on Tracks from the Enduring Classic’ |
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Paul McCartney, Mall Cop: Watch a Security Guard Cut Loose in 'Come On to Me' Video (inc. video)
By Brooke Bajgrowicz, Billboard
10 October, 2018
Paul McCartney released a music video for "Come On to Me," the third track from his 2018 Egyptian Station album on Tuesday
Also: Paul McCartney played at Robert Kraft's private party Tuesday night at Gillette Stadium ; 610 Stomper dances his way into a Paul McCartney video |
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Traveling Wilburys’ ‘Vol. 1’ Prepped for Picture Disc Vinyl Reissue
By Ryan Reed, Rolling Stone
8 October, 2018
Limited edition disc marks 30th anniversary of debut LP from supergroup featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison |
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At NYC gala, Ringo Starr presents Joe Walsh and wife with award for their support of addiction recovery
WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM
9 October, 2018
Joe Walsh and his wife, Marjorie, were among the honorees at the Facing Addiction with NCADD organization’s 2018 gala, held Monday, October 8, at Rainbow Room & Bar SixtyFive in New York City’s famed Rockefeller Plaza
Also: Ringo Starr says Beatles group masturbation session was 'before I joined' (inc. video) |
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John Lennon's Collaborators Reflect on 'Imagine' Sessions & Why 'He Hated His Voice'
By Morgan Enos, Billboard
4 October, 2018
Back in 1971, Jim Keltner closed his eyes as he laid down the drums to John Lennon’s bittersweet ballad “Jealous Guy.”
Also: The journey to re-'Imagine' John Lennon's iconic 1971 solo album ; Watch The New HD Remastered Video Of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ (inc. video) ; Not the only one: how Yoko Ono helped create John Lennon’s Imagine ; With new book, box set, John Lennon's iconic 'Imagine' album is celebrated by Yoko Ono ; Life With the Lennons: ‘Imagine’ Reissues Bring Back John and Yoko Memories for Elliot Mintz |
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Oops: Paul McCartney kicks off ACL Fest set waving Chilean flag
By Amanda O’Donnell, austin360
5 October, 2018
Paul McCartney waved what, can be assumed, he thought was a Texas flag during his ACL Fest closer set, according to reports on Twitter, photographs from the set and, yes, Googling “Chilean flag.”
Also: Austin City Limits Music Festival: Watch Paul McCartney, Metallica, Travis Scott and more online |
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The Beatles' White Album Remastered: Producer Giles Martin Talks Giving the Classic a Fresh Look at 50
By Morgan Enos, Billboard
1 October, 2018
The Beatles’ longest, strangest work is about to get a new look.
Also: Exploring Beatles' Eleanor Rigby link to Northwich ; Pro-Ject’s latest Beatles turntable celebrates The White Album’s 50th anniversary in fine style ; Beatles fans face a hard day's fight to secure more than 100 previously unseen photos of the band on the set of their 1965 film Help! at new auction ; New Beatles-themed escape room Escape Yellow Sub opens in Liverpool |
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Geoff Emerick, Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, Dies at 72
By Steve Marinucci, Variety
2 October, 2018
Geoff Emerick, the Beatles chief recording engineer who worked on some of the band’s most seminal albums, has died according to his manager William Zabaleta. He was 72 and believed to have suffered a heart attack.
Also: Beatles Audio Engineer Geoff Emerick Has Died at Age 72 ; How Geoff Emerick Helped the Beatles Reinvent Music ; Geoff Emerick threw himself into the Beatles' experiments ; Geoff Emerick, Beatles sound engineer, dies at 72 ; Paul McCartney Remembers Longtime Beatles Engineer Geoff Emerick: ‘He Was the ONE ; Paul McCartney: Geoff Emerick’s Work Will Be ‘Remembered By Connoisseurs of Sound’’ |
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Paul McCartney opens up about Abbey Road, the Beatles' breakup in wide-ranging interview
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By Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News
1 October, 2018
n his first profile on 60 Minutes, McCartney walks down memory lane while looking through old pictures and videos and talks about how he still feels the need to prove himself with his music
Also: Paul McCartney reveals John Lennon's fear to 60 Minutes (inc. videos) ; Emma Stone will be in Paul McCartney’s new music video ; Paul McCartney’s Austin City Limits Festival performance to be live-streamed this weekend |
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Ringo Starr joins lineup of Joe Walsh's second annual VetsAid charity concert
WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM
1 October, 2018
Joe Walsh has enlisted a little help from one of his very good friends, Ringo Starr, to bolster the lineup of his second annual VetsAid charity concert, which takes place November 11 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.
Also: Ringo Starr Honors John Lennon Songwriting Contest Winner |
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