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Handwritten Beatles lyrics expected to fetch $2 million

at auction

Associated Press

31 January, 2006

A stained sheet of handwritten Beatles lyrics went on display

Tuesday before a sealed-bid auction where it was expected to

sell for at least $2 million.

Also: News photos

Fifth Beatle: Stuart Sutcliffe - Gone But Not Forgotten

Blogcritics.org

31 January, 2006

Two guys sitting in a bar having a great time and very much

intoxicated, they amusingly mimic a girl singing on stage.

Sir Paul marks academy anniversary

The Press Association

30 January, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney is back in Liverpool to celebrate the

10th anniversary of his "fame academy".

Also: The performing arts: The fame graduates; Sir Paul 'great

bands are natural'; Macca school celebrates birthday (inc. video);

Sir Paul ponders city plea for key 2008 performance; Will you

play for us in 2008?; pics

The Beatles’ Last Hurrah

By Christine Gibson, American Heritage

30 January, 2006

Around lunchtime on January 30, 1969, a din erupted in the sky

above London’s staid garment district.

Yoko Ono and son Sean plan Paris birthday

performance

AFP

30 January, 2006

Yoko Ono, the widow of slain Beatle John Lennon, and the

couple's only son Sean, are to appear next month in a one-off

performance of music, modern art and video, a Paris theatre

said.

A magical history tour

By Jennifer Cunningham, The Herald

30 January, 2006

Between the Beatles' dramatic arrival on the pop scene and the

recognition that their music had just blown the world apart, one

man was there in the middle of it all with his camera.

'I didn't Macca much in Wings...'

The Belfast Telegraph

29 January, 2006

Ulster guitarist says ex-Beatle kept members of supergroup

on tight budget...

Arcadian has had lifelong crush on Beatle McCartney

By Gene Maddaus, Pasadena Star-News

29 January, 2006

Rosie Campos drives by a certain address once a week.

DVD Review: The Beatles - From Liverpool to San

Francisco

By Chris Beaumont, Blogcritics.org

29 January, 2006

Let me get this out of the way right upfront, if you are looking

for Beatles music, look elsewhere.

City fame school 'set to expand'

BBC

27 January, 2006

A fame school set up by Sir Paul McCartney in his native

Liverpool could be set to expand across the world.

Also: We're going global

Artwork courtesy of Yoko Ono

By Ivette M. Yee, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

26 January, 2006

Before he was a Beatle or legendary music icon, John Lennon

was first an artist.

Hollywood: please stop glorifying horrible human

beings

By Gary McCabe, The East Carolinian

26 January, 2006

New Lohan film is awful in a different way this time

D-Diary: Who Is Harry Nilsson #1

By John Scheinfeld, IGN

25 January, 2005

In an effort to further illuminate the entire filmmaking process,

over the course of the next few months we will be covering all

facets of production of the independent film Who Is Harry

Nilsson… (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?), from

conception up through it's current festival run and eventual

distribution.

Ex-Beatle told to pull down lodge

BBC

25 January, 2006

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has been told to pull

down a log cabin at his estate in East Sussex.

Long time ago when Harrison was Fab

By Paul Collins, icliverpool.co.uk

24 January, 2006

In the minds of many, the mere mention of the name George

Harrison evokes crystal images of Beatlemania, and of rock

music's golden age.

We love you, ja, ja, ja

By Lew Baxter, Liverpool Daily Post

23 January, 2006

Way back in the early 1960s, the beat bands from Liverpool

were conquering the German maritime city of Hamburg with

the sound that was to influence the pop and rock industry to

this 21st century.

McCartney and Von Dutch Say 'No More Landmines'

By Michelle Garcia, Soul Shine

23 January, 2006

“When was the last time your T-shirt mattered?”

Christmastime Is Hear Again!

Or The Beatles For Sale Redux

By Chris Carter, Cream Magazine

As the host of an all-Beatles radio show in Los Angeles called

Breakfast with the Beatles (America's longest running Beatles

show if you're counting) I make up a calendar each year with

all the Beatle-related albums, singles, and EPs and the dates

they were released in both the U.S. and U.K.

Every Beatle Into the Pool

By Philip Gefter, The New York Times

22 January, 2006

In 1964, on their first trip to the United States, the Beatles

arrived in Miami during a cold spell.

The cat's whiskers

By Tim Adams, The Observer

22 January, 2006

Her journey from cardboard city to Lady McCartney won her

as many enemies as admirers.

Yoko Ono tried to stop Dakota building filming

u.tv

20 January, 2006

Yoko Ono tried and failed to stop a controversial movie about

John Lennon's assassin being shot on her doorstep, it was

revealed today.

Also: Chapman film shoots outside Dakota; Ono Tries to Halt

Filming of Movie About Lennon's Killer

'A Day in the Life' Manuscript on Auction

Associated Press

17 January, 2006

John Lennon's original draft of the lyrics to "A Day in The Life"

went on sale starting Tuesday, the 39th annniversary of the date

Lennon was inspired to compose the song after reading his

morning newspaper, the auction house Bonhams announced.

Security Council Issues Ultimatum: Ringo Starr Must

Drop Nuclear Program (satire)

Ridiculopathy Daily

17 January, 2006

Just when it seemed that the political divide between Europe

and the United States had grown too large to bridge, along

comes a threat to global security so grave, so urgent, that the

leaders of the free world have no choice but to rally together

in order to stop it.

Prem Kishore

India Post

16 January, 2006

Pop idol to spiritual seeker

Macca: I'm A Brit Young For Song Gong

By Ben Todd, Sunday Mirror

15 January, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has turned down an Outstanding

Contribution gong at next month's Brits Awards... because

he says he's too young.

Rare Repertoire

By Aseem Chhabra, Mumbai Mirror

15 January, 2006

Paul Saltzman reminisces about the time he was privy to the

Beatles during their 1968 visit to Rishikesh, and his cache of

charmingly intimate photographs of the four legends

Singer Billy Preston Recovers From 'Catastrophic'

Infection

NBC 5 Chicago

13 January, 2006

Musician Billy Preston is recovering from a serious infection of

the sack encasing his heart.

McCartney clip found only on Amazon.com

Los Angeles Times

13 January, 2006

Want to see Paul McCartney singing the Beatles' "Please

Please Me" live on his latest tour?

Fatboy thanks McCartney for Counselling

Contactmusic

13 January, 2006

Fatboy Slim has hailed Sir Paul McCartney's counselling skills

after the former Beatle supported him during his marriage

troubles.

Also: Fatboy's meat confession

Cubans Recall Paul McCartney Visit Here

Prensa Latina

12 January, 2006

Cubans who delighted with the presence of former Beatle Paul

McCartney in this eastern Cuban city six years ago still

remember him here.

Book Review: Paul McCartney by Christopher Sandford

Monsters and Critics.com

12 January, 2006

The cute Beatle may not have been quite so cuddly.

Cavern club founder dies in retirement in France

Liverpool Echo

12 January, 2006

The man who opened Liverpool's Cavern club has died in

France.

Beatles Memories Live on in Cuba

Prensa Latina

11 January, 2006

The presence of the famous British quartet, The Beatles, has

multiplied throughout the island in monuments erected to John

Lennon or diverse institutions committed to the promotion of

their music.

McCartney tops area concert list in '05

By Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press

11 January, 2006

Detroit digs its live music -- and still really loves its classic rock

-- so the final concert-biz tallies of 2005 come with few surprises.

Sir Paul heads A-list for Liverpool Performs year

By Sam Lister, Liverpool Daily Post

10 January, 2006

LIPA celebrations set stage for culture extravaganza.

Beatles statue strikes a bad chord

PR Leap

10 January, 2006

In the beginning…there were five Beatles…and Ringo Starr

wasn’t one of them.

Private Memorabilia Collection Is Priceless (inc. video)

KFMB

9 January, 2006

Whether you're a sports fan, history buff or nostalgia lover,

get ready to be wowed.

Beatles, Beach Boys, Dylan rank high in Rolling

Stone's Top 500 book

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

9 January, 2006

It's the usual suspects at the top: The Beatles, Dylan,

Springsteen. . . .

Fascinating fact 790

Contactmusic

9 January, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has granted permission for his Wings hit Lie

And Let Die to be used in BBC police drama Life On Mars.

Eversheds and Sonnenschein come together for Beatles'

battle with EMI

The Lawyer

9 January, 2006

Eversheds and US firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal have

launched a two-pronged attack on record giant EMI on behalf

of The Beatles.

Paul hade sex med Yoko Ono

Aftonbladet

7 January, 2006

(Text in Swedish. Use the translation tool here)

McCartney remains keeper of the Beatle flame

By Paul Collins, ic Liverpool

5 January, 2006

The year of 2005 has become history

New Beatles Art Book Available At Pre-Publication

Discount

PR Leap

3 January, 2006

The new Beatles art book, “Beatles Art: Fantastic New Artwork of

the Fab Four”, is scheduled for release in 2006 by Boxigami Books.

Life before the Beatles

The Times

2 January, 2006

Sir, Your article on Parr Street Studios (Dec 27) contained the line:

“The Abbey Road Studios in St John’s Wood are the most famous

recording studios in the world.

'Linda McCartney's Sixties' opens today

By Adrian Chamberlain, Victoria Times Colonist

1 January, 2006

Rock fans know Linda McCartney as the Beatles wife who once

dabbled in keyboards with Paul's band Wings.

A day in the life of Lennon

By Chris Bartlett, The Sunday Mail

1 January, 2006

It's a long and winding road from Liverpool to Saitama, but the

northwestern English port city and the bland suburb on the

northern fringes of Tokyo's huge urban sprawl have at least one

thing in common – a dead Beatle.

From The Archives

By Sean Kirst, Syracuse Post Standard

1 January, 2006

On snowfalls, megamalls, SpongeBob and crows: More keeper

quotes from 2005

John Lennon's 25th Anniversary is Top Story of 2005, and

Sapphire Recording Continues its Tribute

PR Web

1 January, 2006

‘Imagine’ tops Britan’s favorite song survey, and MSNBC rates the

25th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Death as their reader’s top story

2005.

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