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Festival may go live for 08

By David Higgerson, Liverpool Daily Post

29 September, 2006

Liverpool's Mathew Street festival could be

broadcast live by the BBC in Capital of Culture

year, it emerged last night.

My Work: Yoko Ono

Houston Chronicle

29 September, 2006

I contacted Yoko Ono through L. Brandon Krall,

the curator of Word, the show currently at my

gallery.

Also: Yoko in Vegas?

Happiness Is a Beatles Museum (Unless

You're Pete Best)

Jaunted

29 September, 2006

Few peoples do classic rock like the Germans do,

and, as it turns out, the Germans may do the

Beatles even better than the Brits.

Paul McCartney: Ecce Cor Meum

The Sun

29 September, 2006

Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart) took probably

between eight to ten years to complete — but I

haven’t actually counted.

CIA-FBI Cooperation: The Case of John

Lennon

By John Wiener, The Huffington Post

(thanks, Carlos)

28 September, 2006

Today everyone agrees that cooperation

between the CIA and FBI is a key to preventing

future terrorist attacks.

George Michael and Paul McCartney

duet

Dotmusic

28 September, 2006

A previously unreleased duet between George

Michael and Sir Paul McCartney is to feature

on a series of upcoming greatest-hits packages.

Mills threatens 'bombshell' Macca

revelations

This is London

27 September, 2006

Heather Mills' lawyers are preparing to fight

tooth and nail in the divorce courts with a

'series of bombshell revelations' against Paul

McCartney.

Also: Heather's supermarket shoplifting

shame; Mills' dad slams 'greedy' daughter

The US vs John Lennon soundtrack

released

Online Rock Radio (thanks, Carlos)

26 September, 2006

Out on September 26th is the soundtrack to

the recently released documentary The U.S.

vs. John Lennon.

Flashback: Beatles release Abbey Road

Online Rock Radio

26 September, 2006

It was on this day 37 years ago (September

26th, 1969), that the Beatles' final album

Abbey Road was released.

Sir Macca: My new album is for Linda

By Martin Fricker, Mirror

26 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has dedicated his new

album to the memory of first wife Linda and

says it "contains her spirit".

Also: Paul McCartney says he is doing fine';

McCartney Says He's `Doing Fine' (video);

McCartney's album inspired by loss of Linda;

McCartney says music helps him as divorce

proceeds

Sir Paul McCartney backs campaign

to stop hospital cuts

Press Association

26 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has backed a fight to

stop his local hospital being downgraded,

campaigners said today.

McCartney: 'Cirque Du Soleil cemented

Beatles achievement'

WENN

25 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney credits French circus

troupe Cirque Du Soleil with helping him

understand the full impact The Beatles have

made.

Neutralizing a Beatle: The U.S. vs. John

Lennon

By John W. Whitehead,

The Rutherford Institute (thanks, Carlos)

25 September, 2006

In December 1971 at a concert in Ann Arbor,

Mich., John Lennon took to the stage and in

his usual confrontational style belted out “John

Sinclair,” a song he had written about a man

sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing

two marijuana cigarettes.

It's the return of the Macc

By Thomas Whitaker, The Sun

25 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has gone out partying for

the first time since his bitter marriage split —

and vowed: “I’m ready to start living again.”

Also: So horrible

McCartney: I dried up with grief for

Linda

By Maurice Chittenden, The Sunday Times

24 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed how he was

so upset by the death of his first wife that he

could not write or play music for two years,

writes Maurice Chittenden.

Also: Click here to listen to the podcast; Paul

McCartney opens up

Let it beer!

By Caroline Waterston And Eddie Fitzmaurice,

Sunday People

24 September, 2006

Troubled Sir Paul McCartney and estranged

wife Heather escaped the strain of their bitter

divorce - by going down the pub.

Music Review: McCartney's classical

CD shows his gift for songwriting

extends beyond pop

By Jason Newman, Associated Press

22 September, 2006

The influence and ubiquity of Paul

McCartney in pop circles is undeniable.

McCartney set for classic return

Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley, Mirror

22 September, 2006

The newly single Sir Paul McCartney will be

back on stage, at London's Royal Albert Hall

on November 3.

Also: click here for more details

Ballad of John and Yoko (inc. audio)

By Greg Glasgow, The Daily Camera

21 September, 2006

They know his songs, of course — classics such

as "Day Tripper," "In My Life" and "Lucy in

the Sky With Diamonds" — and they may be

familiar with the simple line drawings that

illustrated books such as "In His Own Write"

and "A Spaniard in the Works."

Also: Lennon's lyrics in airport touchdown

Top Ten Songs by the Beatles

By Liz Herrin, Associated Content

20 September, 2006

Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,

Revolver, Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Magical

Mystery Tour, The White Album.

McCartney and Paltrow play Cupid with

parents

Contactmusic

19 September, 2006

Stella McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow are

reportedly trying to matchmake their single

parents Sir Paul McCartney and Blythe Danner.

Also: Saudi arms dealer to dish details of Mills

'relationship'

Paul McCartney, Lou Reed y Nicole Kidman

se presentarán en Roma

El Universal

19 September, 2006

(Text in Spanish. Use the translation tools here or

there)

Tony Bennett Duets On Target

antiMUSIC

19 September, 2006

RPM Records/Columbia Records will release Tony

Bennett - Duets: An American Classic which will be

in stores on September 26th.

Lennon loved Blondie's The Tide Is High

Contactmusic

18 September, 2006

Music legend John Lennon was once obsessed with

Blondie's The Tide Is High and played it non-stop

at his Long Island retreat.

Beatles fans all together now at fan expo

in Toronto

CBC

18 September, 2006

A fan convention to mark the 40th anniversary of

the last Beatles concert in Toronto is being hailed

as the first one of its kind in Canada.

Also: Just imagine that!; Beatles fans of all ages

flock to inaugural Toronto Beatles convention

George Harrison Reissue

antiMUSIC.com

18 September, 2006

Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing is proud to

announce the reissue of George Harrison's Living In

The Material World album on September 26, 2006.

Heather bills McCartney

By Tom Carlin, Sunday People

17 September, 2006

Amazing twist in Beatles legend's divorce battle

Macca fury over £1M wages for army of helpers

Chewing on the Apple Corps

By John Robinson, The Guardian

16 September, 2006

The Doors, the writer Joan Didion famously said,

interested her because they were all about sex and

death.

Basement where Beatles rocked the Casbah

given heritage status

CBC

15 September, 2006

The Liverpool basement where the Beatles played

some of their earliest shows was given heritage

status by the British government Friday.

Also: pics - 1, 2

Lennon remembered

dotmusic

15 September, 2006

The anniversary of John Lennon's birthday is to be

commemorated on October 9th by two peace events,

organised by the late-Beatle star's ex-wife Yoko Ono.

Beatles convention sure to be fab-tastic

By Dave McGinn, National Post

14 September, 2006

Beatlemania is about to hit Toronto.

Lennon like Superman but no saint in new

film: Ono

By Claudia Parsons, Reuters

14 September, 2006

A new film about John Lennon's peace campaign and

the U.S. government's efforts to silence him presents

the former Beatle as a Superman figure battling evil,

but no saint, according to his widow Yoko Ono.

Sir Paul's planning row rolls on

BBC

14 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has failed to settle a row with

his local council over a log cabin he built on his East

Sussex estate without planning permission.

All you need is 'Love'

By Leslie Gray Streeter, Palm Beach Post

13 September, 2006

In his current Las Vegas prop-a-rama, Carrot Top

jokes that The Mirage is an odd name for a glittery

hotel-casino because the name implies that it doesn't

exist.

John Lennon and the Politics of Deportation,

From Nixon to Bush

By Jon Wiener, Truthdig

12 September, 2006

With the soon-to-be-released documentary “The U.S.

vs. John Lennon” recounting President Richard

Nixon’s campaign to deport the mop-topped Beatle

because of his anti-war activism, Lennon historian and

film consultant Jon Wiener writes that President Bush

has gone much farther than Nixon in using immigration

law to get rid of non-citizens who the White House

doesn’t like.

The Beatles honoured on stamps

PR Inside

12 September, 2006

Legendary band The Beatles will be commemorated

in a collection of stamps in the UK.

Also: With love, from me to you

McCartney divorce fought out in tabloids

By Paul Majendie, Reuters

12 September, 2006

For Paul and Heather McCartney, the words of the

Beatles song "We Can Work It Out" ring hollow.

Film traces Lennon's path to activism

By David Germain, Associated Press

11 September, 2006

John Lennon joked that since he was a schoolboy he'd

always gotten in trouble, maybe because he just had a

look about him.

Macca studio's track attack

By Sean Hamilton, The Sun

11 September, 2006

Furious rocker Sir Paul McCartney is fighting plans

for a rail line UNDER his London studio.

Also: Macca under siege from crossrail; McCartney's

shooting ban 'damaging'

Macca: war is over

By Rav Singh & Emma Donnan, News Of The World

10 September, 2006

Rock legend Sir Paul McCartney has offered Heather

Mills a £40 million divorce deal to buy her silence, the

News of the World can reveal.

Also: McCartney to buy Mills' silence for £40m

McCartney talks!

By Anthony Barnes, Independent

10 September, 2006

As his marriage crumbled, he maintained a dignified

silence.

Exclusive:Macca's song told of love heartache

a year ago

By Ben Todd, Sunday Mirror

10 September, 2006

Troubled Sir Paul McCartney sang of his failing

marriage more than A YEAR before he and Heather

Mills split.

Revealed: Dentist who introduced Beatles to

LSD

By Ian Herbert, The Independent

9 September, 2006

Few of those many momentous nights enjoyed by the

Beatles at the height of their fame were to have more

profound consequences than one spent at an

unprepossessing two-bedroom flat near London's

Bayswater Place in April 1965.

Beatles manager’s long & winding road to

Jesus

Manteca Bulletin

9 September, 2006

Fab Four’s ex-US manager at tribute concert Sept. 16

Chancellor's slice of McCartney divorce cash

By Rosemary Gallagher, The Scotsman

9 September, 2006

If there were two people in the marriage of Sir Paul

McCartney and Heather Mills, a third person has

entered the divorce.

Come together

By Mike Prevatt, Las Vegas City Life

8 September, 2006

John Lennon's Imagine exhibit aspires to be as

socially galvanizing as his music

McCartney saves log cabin

Contactmusic

8 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has been allowed to keep his

beloved log cabin on his East Sussex, England

estate - on the condition he demolish three of his

other buildings on the grounds.

Press Release

Market Wire

7 September, 2006

San Francisco Art Exchange Focuses on The

Beatles With "The Long And Winding Road - The

Life And Times Of John, Paul, George & Ringo"

Macca's back on peace march with Heather

By Fiona Cummins, The Mirror

7 September, 2006

Smiling Sir Paul McCartney gives the peace sign

after arriving back in Britain following a two-week

US break.

Imagine There's No Action

By Paul Constant, TheStranger.com

7 September, 2006

A New Play About John Lennon Is All Talk

Exclusive: New The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Clip (inc. video)

ComingSoon.net

7 September, 2006

ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at

a new clip from the Lionsgate documentary, The

U.S. vs. John Lennon, opening in New York and

Los Angeles on Sept.15 before expanding wider

on Sept. 29.

Also: Doc Reveals How U.S. Tried To Silence

John Lennon (inc. video); Ono claims Lennon

was the one real rebel in the Beatles

Suri's Big Day: Covering The Beatles

Defamer

6 September, 2006

While we correctly anticipated the inexplicable

appearance of an Asian baby in our mock-up of

the Vanity Fair photos of The Family Cruise, we

clearly missed the mark on which iconic image of

a Beatle Annie Leibovitz would reference in her

Suri spread.

New book names infamous doctor who

dosed the Beatles with LSD

Online Rock Radio

6 September, 2006

In a new book about the Beatles, the infamous

London dentist who dosed John Lennon, George

Harrison, and their wives with LSD has finally

been revealed.

Landlord's heartbreak over stolen Lennon

print

Blackpool Today

6 September, 2006

A Blackpool pub owner needs a little help from his

friends after a limited edition print of the late John

Lennon was stolen from his bar.

Magical History Tour

By J. Hoberman, The Village Voice

5 September, 2006

Lennon rock doc is both poignant and topical

Also: Exclusive: Yoko Ono on John Lennon and

the FBI

Sir Paul is named 'Man of the Year'

The Press Association

5 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has been named GQ Man of

the Year at a glittering awards ceremony

Also: Rod's nod to Macca

Lotus it be

By Fiona Cummins, The Mirror

5 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has turned to yoga to help him

cope with the stress of his marriage split.

Also: Heather Mills is stripped of her role for fur

charity; Beatrice's tears as she's torn between

warring McCartneys; Exclusive: Macca in hiding

as daughter hits out; Macca's ex 'could net £100m'

claim; Macca and Heather talks; Exclusive:

Heather and Macca: we can work it out; The

Melons are out for Mills; We can work it out

Rare and controversial Beatles display in

Baker Street

Wood & Vale

4 September, 2006

A new exhibition of rare and controversial Beatles

memorabilia is on display in Baker Street.

McCartney's tribute to Linda

Contactmusic

4 September, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney is paying tribute to his late wife

Linda McCartney with the October (06) release of

his classical opus Ecce Cor Meum.

Lennon FBI Files Put California Professor

on Long, Winding Road

By Edvard Pettersson, Bloomberg

1 September, 2006

Jon Wiener's 25-year magical mystery tour of the

Nixon administration's worries about the late John

Lennon boils down to 10 pages.

The legend of Lennon: Play based on last

interviews will debut this Saturday at

Bumbershoot

By Doug Margeson, King County Journal

1 September, 2006

For John Lennon, Dec. 8, 1980, started out pretty

much like any other day.

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