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McCartney goes back to Abbey Road on PBS

By Jay Bobbin, Zap2it

27 February, 2006

If the name Abbey Road holds magic for Beatles fans,

imagine its meaning to Paul McCartney.

Also: McCartney revisits Abbey road; Growing up on

Abbey Road; McCartney, Back at Abbey Road, Rubs Wine

Goblet, Recalls Lennon; McCartney's on a roll back to

Abbey Road; Paul remakes tracks in 'Road'; McCartney

feels Abbey Road spirit; McCartney's intimate 'Creation'

All you need is this! First map of Beatles landmarks

By Sam Lister, Liverpool Daily Post

27 February, 2006

Day trippers to Liverpool will have a new guide to help

them take a magical mystery tour around the city's

Beatles attractions.

Hard to be a Beatle; easy to be Carradine

Newark Star Ledger

27 February, 2006

This time next week -- who knows?

The Sunday Herald is giving away rare Beatles

prints...

The Sunday Herald

26 February, 2006

There are four frames of Paul McCartney, unshaven,

cigarette hanging from his mouth, hands resting by the

studio piano.

McCartneys to Visit Seal Nursery Just Days Before

Brutal Slaughter Begins, Join HSUS in Calling for

Canadian Govt. to End Seal Hunt

U.S. Newswire

26 February, 2006

Later this week, Heather and Paul McCartney will join The

Humane Society of the United States on the ice floes off

the East Coast of Canada to observe newborn harp seal

pups just weeks before they will be clubbed and shot to

death for their fur.

George Harrison's journey of the spirit

By Rod Lockwood, The Toledo Blade

26 February, 2006

Author looks at ex-Beatle's exploration of his religious life

Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon in Reykjavík

Iceland Review

26 February, 2006

Yoko Ono came to Reykjavík on Friday Feb. 24 to promote

her idea of a peace column.

Stella sued over £27m sale of family art

By Richard Brooks, The Sunday Times

26 February, 2006

The fashion designer Stella McCartney is embroiled in

a family court battle over the proceeds from her late

grandfather’s £27.5m art collection.

Now I Need a Place to Hide Away

By Ann Hood, The New York Times

26 February, 2006

It is difficult to hide from the Beatles.

Ringo Starr returning to Rama?

By Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun

24 February, 2006

It looks as if there will soon be a Beatle in our midst.

"Groping" trial of McCartney's brother collapses

Reuters

24 February, 2006

The trial of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney's brother for allegedly

groping a teenage waitress collapsed on Friday when the judge

threw out the case and said it should never have gone to court.

Also: McCartney brother's case adjourned; McCartney 'groped

teenager's bottom'; Beatle's brother denies groping; McCartney

'in rage at groping allegation'; Innocent; Judge clears Beatle's

brother after grope case 'living hell'; Macca is my rock says bro

Cathedral gives beatle museum a chance

icCoventry

24 February, 2006

A Japanese representative of the John Lennon Museum near

Tokyo, visits Coventry tomorrow to gather information for a

new exhibition.

The DJQ & A

By Stuart Barrie, The Daily Record

24 February, 2006

He's been hanging out with a Beatle and moved away from the

bootlegs that brought him to national attention.

'Stuart Sutcliffe – The Lost Beatle' (Digital Classics)

Released 20/03/06

By Jasmine Roberts, Entertainmentwise.com

23 February, 2006

Stuart Sutcliffe is often remembered as ‘The Lost Beatle’ or ‘the

shadow behind the Beatles’, but for those who knew him well, they

recognised that being a part of ‘The Beatles’ was only a fraction

of his personality.

Meet the Beatle

The Reader

23 February, 2006

After Paul McCartney’s uninspired performance at the Grammys,

I wasn’t keen on seeing “Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at

Abbey Road” (Monday, 9 p.m., PBS), an informal concert-lecture

in the Beatles’ old studio.

From the Dakota to the Danube

By William L. Hamilton, The New York Times

23 February, 2006

You could say furniture was responsible for much of what has

happened in life to Sam Havadtoy.

Sir Paul and Heather McCartney's 2006 Cadillac CTS

to Rock Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Event

Business Wire

22 February, 2006

The Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will help celebrated recording

artist Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills McCartney

auction their personal 2006 Cadillac CTS for charity during the

fourth annual Palm Beach Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event.

Exploring Harrison’s long, winding road

Associated Press

22 February, 2006

Branded as the quiet one when Beatlemania hit, George Harrison

mystified, confused and enthralled many when he became

outspoken in his devotion to Hindu philosophy.

Eric Idle Recalls Monty Python's Best

By G.J. Donnelly, TV Guide

22 February, 2006

Eric Idle has every reason to gab.

Pattie Boyd: 'Something,' and more, in photographs

The Sacramento Bee

22 February, 2006

Her name is Pattie Boyd, but to many, she will always be "Layla."

Paul McCartney, mash-ups, Macs and iPods

By Jonny Evans, Macworld

22 February, 2006

While the Apple Computer versus Apple Records case wends its

way through the courts, former Beatle Paul McCartney isn't shy

of new technology.

McCartney returns to Abbey Road

By Lark Borden, News-Leader.com

22 February, 2006

"We're going to try and do a couple sort of experimental things

tonight ... going to pretend to make records and do all sorts of

funny things really," says Paul McCartney as he enters EMI's

Abbey Road Studio 2 for "Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road."

He loves him, yeah, yeah, yeah

By Tim Willis, Telegraph

21 February, 2006

Now he's got older, dyeing his hair.

Hamburg's red-light district revived by 'Fab Four'

By Tony Paterson, The Independent

21 February, 2006

Hamburg's Reeperbahn, the legendary red-light quarter famous

for its brothels, live sex acts and not least the Beatles, has fallen

on such hard times that the city is planning to give the district a

square devoted to the "Fab Four" in a bid to revive its flagging

fortunes.

Sexy Sadie still dances on tables?

I-Newswire.com

21 February, 2006

Maharishi delivered a low blow to some dead Beatles in order

to clear his name.

Yoko on-o and on...

The Sun

20 February, 2006

Yoko Ono may be 73 but she’s a Woman who knows how to

party.

Also: Yoko Ono stages avant-garde birthday show in Paris

Martin demands credit for Yesterday

Contactmusic

20 February, 2006

George Martin is demanding recognition for co-writing The

Beatles' hit Yesterday, insisting he penned the track alongside

Sir Paul McCartney.

Sir Paul McCartney, Sir womanizer

Pravda

18 February, 2006

These days Sir Paul McCartney is well known not only for his

impressive music career, he also has the reputation of a model

family man who lived a long and happy life with his first wife

Linda.

Also: Come Together

Was this the inspiration for Yellow Submarine?

By Sam Lister, Liverpool Daily Post

17 February, 2006

When Wally the whale inadvertently swam up the River

Thames it became the centre of an international media

storm and hundreds of people turned up for a glimpse.

A magical history tour for the Beatles

By Andy Tristem, Wood & Vale

17 February, 2006

The spirit of the Fab Four and 1960s rock'n'roll is being

conjured up with a new museum of rare Beatles memorabilia.

Snow show (2nd item)

Sports Illustrated

17 February, 2006

Yoko Ono, the widow of Beatle John Lennon, is making a

statement of her own in the Sestriere snow.

Reclusive star's duet with Parton

BBC

17 February, 2006

Sixties star Mary Hopkin is stepping back into the limelight by

collaborating with singer Dolly Parton.

Life with Beatles, Clapton shown in ex-wife's photos

By Adam Tanner, Reuters

16 February, 2006

The images show some of the best-known names in pop music

history in unguarded casual poses.

Also: 2006 SFAE Gallery Events (thanks, Jakob)

The artwork of John Lennon for sale

By Naomi Reiter, Naples Sun Times

15 February, 2006

Yoko Ono promised John Lennon he would be known to the

world as an artist.

Hamburg's Heady Days of Rock & Roll

By David Crossland, Spiegel

15 February, 2006

From Fats Domino's unquenchable thirst to John Lennon's nude

performance with a toilet seat: an amusing book by the founder

of Hamburg's Star Club recalls how the world's rock stars

converged on the northern German port city in the '60s.

'Beatles are angels on earth, said Maharishi'

The Times of India

15 February, 2006

The souring of relations between the Beatles and Maharishi

Mahesh Yogi has always been amystery for the world.

Also: When Maharishi threw Beatles out

The RS Interview: Pete Townshend (1968)

By Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone

The Who frontman talks about his generation

There's Something About Her...

PRNewswire

14 February, 2006

Images by Pattie Boyd, Rock 'N Roll's Ultimate Muse,

Spotlighted in 'Shared Memories: Photographs By Pattie

Boyd,' a New Exhibition at San Francisco Art Exchange

It was 44 years ago today

By Graham Davies, Liverpool Daily Post

14 February, 2006

This is the UK's first glimpse of the earliest-known film footage

of The Beatles - revealed 44 years to the day it was filmed.

Beatles Memories to Revive Hamburg's Sin City

By David Crossland, Spiegel

13 February, 2006

Hamburg's Reeperbahn red light district is past its prime

after years of economic stagnation.

Play imagines Lennon's final thoughts

By Rosalie Higson, The Australian

13 February, 2006

Mild-mannered actor Valentine Pelka only faintly resembled

John Lennon until he slipped on a pair of blue-tinted granny

glasses and let fly with a cheeky barrage of Scouse.

Chachi Loprete takes a walk down Abbey Road

By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa, Boston Herald

12 February, 2006

Boston’s own classic rocker Chachi Loprete will be in Abbey

Road Studios at the end of the month when his best bud Tony

Bennett records a tune with Sir Paul McCartney for the

crooner’s upcoming duets album.

Also: Aw, we missed this big-name dressing room warbling

McCartney Snubs Sting, The Boss

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

10 February, 2006

Paul McCartney did not like losing Best Album to U2 on

Grammy night.

Plaque honour for opening bar in Silver Beetles

history

By Mike Chapple, Liverpool Daily Post

9 February, 2006

The Jacaranda bar, in Liverpool's Slater Street, is to receive

an illustrious national award.

Lennon Lyric Sheet to Be Auctioned

By Justin M. Norton, Associated Press

9 February, 2006

John Lennon sat down at his piano on Jan. 17, 1967 and used

a black felt-tip marker to start writing the lyrics to a song

called "A Day In the Life."

McCartney Rocks Out to 'Helter Skelter'

By David Bauder, Associated Press

9 February, 2006

Who would have figured Paul McCartney, at age 63, would

make the most noise at the Grammys?

Also: Pics; Jay-Z, McCartney, Linkin Park Perform; Irish

rockers, Clarkson upstage Carey; A gorilla, divas and a Sly

Stone; Kanye West his usual outlandish self backstage at

Grammy Awards

Lennon's music: They love it, yeah, yeah, yeah

By David DeWitt, International Herald Tribune

9 February, 2006

The much-reviled Albert Goldman biography "The Lives of

John Lennon" at least got one thing right: the title.

Also: Web-only guide: Lennon lore and more

Museum aim for Beatles' first stage

Liverpool Echo

8 February, 2006

Lennon and McCartney's first stage will be recreated as a

star attraction at Liverpool's new city museum.

Wait, is that Paul?

By Robyn Stubbs, 24 Hours Vancouver

8 February, 2006

If you're heading up to Whistler this season, keep an eye

out for former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney at the resort town's

newest hotel.

Sir George Martin's AIR Studios in London, England,

Sold by Chrysalis Group and Pioneer to Strongroom

Recording Studios Owner Richard Boote

PRNewswire

8 February, 2006

Richard Boote, owner and managing director of Strongroom

recording studios today announces the purchase of AIR Studios,

the world class recording facilities established and chaired by

legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin, from Chrysalis

Group PLC and Pioneer GB Limited.

February 7, 1964: The Beatles Have Landed

American Heritage

7 February, 2006

It’s pop music stripped down to its essentials: a basic, even

derivative cord progression, a simple beat, and lyrics that

border on the inane, but “I Want to Hold Your Hand” sent

shock waves through young America as it climbed the charts.

Law signs on for Epstein biopic

Virgin.net

7 February, 2006

British actor Jude Law is reportedly set to portray Brian

Epstein in the proposed biopic of the late Beatles manager

after the project was given the green light by producers.

Roth wins Beatles rights for new movie

Contactmusic

6 February, 2006

Movie mogul Joe Roth has snagged the rights to use a stash

of Beatles tunes in a new movie - for $5 million (GBP2.8

million).

John Lennon: The Dream Is Over

By Paul Collins, icLiverpool.com

6 February, 2006

There is really nothing that is unique about dying.

Beatles Beat Queen To Be Top British Icon

Life Style Extra

6 February, 2006

The Beatles have been voted Britain's most iconic image -

ahead of the Queen, Harry Potter and the BBC.

Here, There And Everywhere

antimusic.com

6 February, 2006

To get the timeless music of the Beatles onto vinyl – and put

together the greatest pop music albums ever recorded –

recording engineer Geoff Emerick made full use of his

soundboard skills and his ingenuity, work with the Fab Four

and their producer George Martin to create records unlike

anything the world had heard up to that point.

When he's 64

By Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times

5 February, 2006

An unparalleled career. Fabulous riches. Yet through it all, Paul

McCartney has never been one of rock's fools on the hill.

Beatles photographs took a long and winding road

By Kelly Wolfe, Palm Beach Post

3 February, 2006

Now that the story has played out, Paul Saltzman's photos are

all the more haunting — and sweet.

Beatles Manager Subject of Film

By Lynne Margolis, Rolling Stone

2 February, 2006

The Fifth Beatle" will depict life of Brian Epstein

Kelly Clarkson, Paul McCartney Making Grammy

Performance Debuts

MTV

2 February, 2006

First 'Idol' winner is up for two Grammys; former Beatle is

in the running for three awards.

Also: Kelly Clarkson to Make Grammy Awards Performance

Debut

Yoko Ono donates art to Reykjavík

Iceland Review

2 February, 2006

Yoko Ono, widow of John Lennon, will arrive in Reykjavík on

the 25th of February for Reykjavík's winter festival to discuss

a peace column, an art work that she is presenting to Reykjavík.

John Lennon and the Flaming Red Rabbi

By Nancy Wigston, The Canadian Jewish News

2 February, 2006

“All we are say-y-ying… is give peace a chance.”

John Lennon's Girl

PrimeZone

1 February, 2006

It has been twenty-five years since the legendary musician

John Lennon was murdered on his way home from work.

John Lennon, artist

Bonita Daily News

1 February, 2006

'Each show is getting to be a meeting point for people who loved

John,' says Yoko Ono of "Come Together" exhibit in Naples

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