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Isle of Wight man makes Beatles discovery in charity shop
By Alex Cooper, Isle of Wight County Press
30 October, 2024
An Isle of Wight resident made an interesting discovery after buying a frame in a charity shop. |
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Paul McCartney fans 'terrified' as he unveils new look
By Dan Haygarth, Liverpool Echo
31 October, 2024
The Beatles legend took to Instagram to share the look with his fans
Also: Paul McCartney does not believe in ghosts and spirits ; Paul McCartney's three words of advice to Chrissie Hynde ahead of Liverpool show |
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Ringo Starr and T Bone Burnett Share Tidbits About Starr’s Nashville Shows Celebrating His Country Album’s Release
By Matt Friedlander, American Songwriter
24 October, 2024
Ringo Starr recently unveiled plans to release a full-length country album titled Look Up on January 10, 2025. |
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A pizza destroyed Mike Batt's planned collaboration with Beatles star George Harrison
NZCity
26 October, 2024
During one visit to the Harrison household - a Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames in England - the pair were playing around with some song ideas after George was gifted a guitar by Everly Brothers star Phil Everly. |
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Sir Paul McCartney delights Argentine fans as he speaks in Spanish during a dazzling performance on Latin American leg of his Got Back Tour
By Hannah McDonald, Daily Mail
24 October, 2024
Sir Paul McCartney delighted Argentine fans as he spoke to them in Spanish during his Got Back Tour.
Also: Paul McCartney lands in Peru, fans give him warm welcome ; Sir Paul McCartney sends 'love' message to Blackpool's Save Little Marton Mill campaign ; Paul McCartney to Explore Costa Rica Before Nov 5 Concert |
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Sam Mendes says he’ll be working on his Beatles movies until mid-2028
By Sophie Butcher, NME
24 October, 2024
He’s directing four biopics, one for each band member
Also: Rare signed Beatles record sells for £10,000 ; Long Johns and moth balls: Museum offers unusual Beatles memorabilia ; Artists invited to design landmark Beatles sculpture ; Lost record store set The Beatles 'on way to stardom' |
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Kino Lorber Sets Home Release Dates for John Lennon Doc ‘Daytime Revolution’
By Kirk Sanderson, Media Play News
23 October, 2024
Kino Lorber is prepping a new documentary on John Lennon’s week-long stint as co-host of “The Mike Douglas Show” in 1972.
Also: John Lennon's bizarre ploy to avoid fans: 'Works every time!' he claimed |
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2nd George Harrison Alternate Take Shared From ‘Living in the Material World’ 50th Anniv. Set
Best Classic Bands
24 October, 2024
A 50th Anniversary Edition of George Harrison’s Living in the Material World album will be available in a variety of formats, including a Super Deluxe Edition Box Set, on Nov. 15, 2024, via Dark Horse Records/BMG. |
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John Lennon Told His Close Friend 'I've Never Been Afraid of Death' (Exclusive)
By Liz McNeil, People
18 October, 2024
In an exclusive excerpt from 'We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me' by Elliot Mintz, we see their take on mortality and what a palm reader told them about death
Also: Paul McCartney tried to reunite John and Yoko, new memoir claims ; John Lennon and Yoko Ono Were 'Obsessed With Their Weight' Says A Close Friend (Exclusive) ; Yoko Ono received chilling John Lennon warning before assassination, best friend claims ; John Lennon could be ‘cruel,’ Yoko Ono called daily at 4 a.m. — and other secrets from one of their closest confidants ; Friends, Forever: Elliot Mintz On His Decade With John And Yoko |
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Watch: Ringo Starr Reveals Why Taylor Swift Is This Generation’s Beatlemania (Exclusive)
By Melanie Davis, American Songwriter
19 October, 2024
It’s hard to compete with the fervor and ubiquity of the Beatlemania movement of the 1960s, but former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr believes one modern artist has come close.
Also: How Ringo Starr's New Album Went From Pop/Rock To Country | Watch
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Paul McCartney Announces Second Batch Of Japanese SHM-CDs
By Will Schube, uDiscoverMusic
16 October, 2024
Titles include ‘Venus And Mars,’ ‘Wings Over America,’ and more.
Also: Paul McCartney shocks fans with Beatles hit for first time in over 5 years ; Pelé gifts Paul McCartney with Brazil football shirt: “Keep the ball rolling” ; Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger Get ‘Huge Sense of Satisfaction’ in ‘Outdoing’ Each Other ; Why Nottingham Forest fans sing Mull of Kintyre and when it started |
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The countess, the council house and the jelly babies – the story of The Beatles’ last Dundee show
By Graeme Strachan, The Courier
18 October, 2024
The Beatles almost warmed up for the show with a spread served up in a Dundee council house.
Also: The Beatles’ ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ Turns 60: ‘The First Movie Made for the Soundtrack!’ ; Apple Corps CEO Jeff Jones Steps Down After 17 Years at Beatles HQ ; Sam Mendes’ Beatles Movies All Have Different Writers ‘Firewalled Off From Each Other’ ; Just Stop Oil change Beatles statue and make Paul McCartney demand |
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Royalties to be collected on all recordings featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono
By Ellie Iorizzo, PA
15 October, 2024
The estate of former Beatles star John Lennon has appointed a UK music licensing company to collect royalties on all sound recordings where the late singer or his widowed wife Yoko Ono are listed as a performer.
Also: Pre-Fame, Sissy Spacek Once Recorded A Song About John Lennon ; “Arguably one of the most significant Beatles and Lennon artefacts to come to market”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used at the Cavern and to record Please Please Me – is headed to auction |
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Ringo Starr appears to tease upcoming country album
By Jill Lances, ABC Audio
15 October, 2024
Looks like Ringo Starr may be getting ready to finally release his long-talked-about country album.
Also: Ringo Starr Returns To The Album Format With 2025 Release ‘Look Up’ ; Ringo Starr Going Country (Again) on Upcoming ‘Look Up’ Album ; Ringo Starr on Returning to Country With a New T Bone Burnett-Produced Album: ‘I Was the Country Guy’ in the Beatles — and He Still Is |
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'Midas Man' Trailer Dives Into the Life of The Beatles' Infamous Manager
By Makuochi Echebiri, Collider
10 October, 2024
After a tumultuous production, the long-awaited Brian Epstein biopic is finally ready for viewing.
Also: Midas Man | Exclusive Clip – Brian Epstein Fires Pete Best In Beatles Manager Biopic ; The Beatles’ finances getting back to where they once belonged |
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New ‘Beatles ’64’ documentary coming to Disney+, produced by Martin Scorsese
By Tom Skinner, NME
14 October, 2024
The film captures the Fab Four's first visit to America, and includes new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
Also: Rare Beatles photos, a former king's grand piano and more coming up for auction in Dallas ; The Fab Four: Captured Through Photography and Art From Collector Vincent Vigil |
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Touching reason light in John Lennon's childhood home has been left on tonight
By Emily Carubia & Aaron Curran, Liverpool Echo
9 October, 2024
His old bedroom light is left on once a year
Also: Imagine Peace Tower Illuminated for 18th Time ; TV show appeals for help to prove Chesney Hawkes’ piano was owned by John Lennon ; Inside John Lennon's Last Birthday and the Strange Saga of His Lost Gift from Yoko Ono ; ‘An incredible echo of today’: Kevin Macdonald on his film about John Lennon and Yoko Ono ; John Lennon's 'controversial poems' to sell at auction for over £10k |
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The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney supported after special family update
By Ryan Paton, Liverpool Echo
10 October, 2024
The 82-year-old is back on the road with his new tour
Also: The sweet moment Paul McCartney, 82, helps a couple get engaged during his concert in Chile as they gush it was 'a very special moment for them' ; Paul McCartney marks Yom Kippur at Santiago synagogue ; Paul McCartney's tour equipment arrives at Viracopos Cargo Terminal |
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Paul McCartney Documentary ‘Man on the Run’ Gets an Update From its Director [Exclusive]
By Britta DeVore, Collider
4 October, 2024
Morgan Neville has long been in the business of telling stories about real people.
Also: Paul McCartney plays Wings classic for first time in 5 years ; Swifties Swoon After Paul McCartney Name-Drops Taylor Swift in Sweet Fan Interaction ; Paul McCartney shares clip of live “Now and Then” performance ; Deon Cole Reveals How Michael Jackson Bought Beatles’ Publishing Rights ; Paul McCartney makes big statement at Argentinian gig amid renewed Falklands tensions |
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John Lennon ‘Walls and Bridges’ Turns 50
By Paul Cashmere, Noise11.com
7 October, 2024
John Lennon’s ‘Walls and Bridges’ album clocked up its 40th anniversary this week. ‘Walls and Bridges’ was released on 4 October 1974 in the UK and a week earlier in the USA.
Also: John Lennon’s 84th birthday celebrated with new “meditation mixes” of ‘Mind Games’ ; Paul McCartney marks John Lennon's 84th birthday with touching tribute - after revealing how he mended their friendship before star's tragic death ; Paul McCartney, Julian Lennon, and More Post Messages Commemorating John Lennon’s 84th Birthday ; Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono and more mark John Lennon’s 84th birthday |
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'Miracle' golden aura surrounded Beatles' legend George Harrison as he died
By Mark Jefferies, The Mirror
1 October, 2024
Michael Palin was a friend of the former Beatles star George Harrison and has opened up about the last moments of the musician in his new diary
Also: George Harrison's early Beatles guitar could fetch $800,000 at auction ; “One of the holy grails of historic Beatles guitars”: George Harrison’s Futurama – which starred in over 300 early Beatles shows, including the Fab Four’s historic Hamburg tour – is heading to auction ; Session Drummer Jim Keltner Shares Why He Feels George Harrison Was “Brilliant” and Why “Give Me Love” Is Among His Favorite Songs ; “He said very politely, ‘Can I get up on stage with you and use your guitar?... |
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Durham woman's rare signed Beatles album set to fetch £12,000 at auction
By Chris Cordner, Sunderland Echo
4 October, 2024
A Wearside woman has handed a signed copy of a Beatles album to an auction house - and it could fetch more than £12,000.
Also: “Beatles songs that sound simple aren’t simple at all.” Paul McCartney guitarist Brian Ray says this is how you nail any Fab Four tune ; The Beatles announce 60th anniversary reissue of ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ ; John Lennon’s “Marsy” – Part 2 ; The Beatles To Release ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There’ For Record Store Day |
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Paul McCartney breaks out last Beatles song in tour rehearsals
By Andrew Korpan, ClutchPoints
1 October, 2024
Paul McCartney performed the 'last' Beatles song—'Now and Then'— during his 2024 Got Back Tour rehearsals.
Also: Exclusive: Paul McCartney Guitarist Brian Ray Reflects on His Long Tenure with the Beatles Legend as He Prepares to Launch a New Tour ; It looks like Paul McCartney is set to play The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’ live for the first time ; Paul McCartney Opens 2024 ‘Got Back’ Tour ; Paul McCartney sings happy birthday for lucky fan during show |
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Kris Kristofferson: Ringo Starr, Tom Jones, Paul Simon lead tributes to late country legend
By Thomas Edward, Gold Radio
1 October, 2024
You're only as good as the company you keep.
Also: Ringo Starr 'Panicking' Over Recent Illness, Tour Cancellation |
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