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Sgt. Pepper's troops storm N.J. Beatles fest

By Richard Cowen, The Record

31 March, 2008

All you need is love for thousands of Beatles fans to come

together - although it certainly helps to have cash or a credit

card.

Also: 2008 NJ Fest for Beatles Fans best Fest ever

Oh no! Macca & Mucca record rap song

By Dan Wootton, News of the World

30 March, 2008

Hey dude! M & M are in da house...

Also: Mills posts video of McCartney; Hey rude

Sir Paul McCartney holidays with Nancy Shevell

sparking love rumours

By Tom Bryant, The Mirror

29 March, 2008

Macca is enjoying another romantic holiday with heiress Nancy

Shevell - sparking speculation he is in love again.

Also: Baby you can ride my bicycle; Macca on hols with his

smacker cracker;

US Beatles show comes ‘home’ to Liverpool

By Mike Chapple, Liverpool Daily Post

29 March, 2008

A Sensational photographic exhibition chronicling The Beatles

taking the United States by storm is to get its British debut in

Liverpool.

Also: Meet the Beatles in 2008

Rock Star Gallery Features Photo Exhibition and

Book Signing -- Nancy Lee Andrews and May Pang to

Appear Together at Rock Star Gallery

PRWEB

28 March, 2008

Authors May Pang and Nancy Lee Andrews, both long time

companions of John Lennon and Ringo Starr, will hold an

exhibition and book signing at Rock Star Gallery.

Yoko Ono To Host Solo Exhibition In New York

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover

27 March, 2008

Yoko Ono will present 'Touch Me', an interactive exhibition

of paintings, film, conceptual photography and sculptures at

New York's Galerie Lelong next month.

Montvale man is master of Beatles festivities

By Eunnie Park, The Record

27 March, 2008

On an April day in 1974, a set of circumstances that could only

be described as fate arranged for Mark Lapidos to meet John

Lennon at the Beatle's New York apartment.

Also: Day Tripping: Beatlemania 2008

Galleria art show features Beatles

By Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

27 March, 2008

Work by band members is on display along with memorabilia

Lennn snubbed 'Silly' acting career

Contactmusic

26 March, 2008

Late Beatles legend John Lennon turned down a career as an

actor - branding the profession "silly".

Animator draws from experience with the Beatles

By Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

26 March, 2008

Turns out, an animated Beatle isn't necessarily a happy Beatle.

Also: Beatles sanctuary shows: I get by with a little help from

my fronds

'Fifth Beatle' loses cancer battle with Sir Paul

McCartney by his bedside

Daily Mail

24 March, 2008

The man known as the "Fifth Beatle" has died aged 66.

Also: Beatles' Friend Neil Aspinall Dies at 66; Neil Aspinall,

Beatles Aide, Dies at 66; Neil Aspinall - a story worth telling;

Neil Aspinall: Beatles' friend and road manager who became

the boss of Apple (thanks Robert); Macca weeps for 5th Beatle;

Neil Aspinall; Tributes as the ‘Fifth Beatle’ Neil Aspinall dies

aged 66; ‘A personal tribute to Neil Aspinall by Yoko Ono

Lennon’ (fixed- thanks Robert); Macca in tribute to 'fifth

Beatle'; Neil Aspinall wasn't paid to spill the beans; Magical

mysteries ... The 'Fifth Beatle' who kept their innermost secrets

to the very end

Beatles fanclub calls for help from Fab Four

By Laura Sharpe, Liverpool Daily Post

24 March 2008

The founder of a group dedicated to the Fab Four has called on

Ringo Starr and Sir Paul McCartney to thank them and save

them from closure.

Heather bids to star in Beatles film

By Anthony Kay, UK Express

23 March, 2008

Heather Mills is making a bold bid for Hollywood – by trying to

muscle in on a documentary about late Beatle George Harrison

by director Martin Scorsese.

Also: She's like the black knight in Python..; Macca meets Mucca

in 67 second meeting; Wrecked forgiven by Macca; Sir Paul

McCartney can work it out

McCartney flies to bedside of 'Fifth Beatle' as he fights

for life

By Sharon Churcher and Daniel Cochlin, Daily Mail

22 March, 2008

Sir Paul McCartney has flown to New York to be at the bedside of

the man known as "the Fifth Beatle" who was last night fighting for

his life in hospital.

Beatles sue to block 1962 tapes' release

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

22 March, 2008

Lawyers for the Beatles sued Friday to prevent the distribution of

unreleased recordings purportedly made during Ringo Starr's first

performance with the group in 1962.

Hard day's wife: The Fab Four wives' club

Belfast Telegraph

22 March, 2008

It's not just Heather Mills who has had a rocky relationship with

the British public.

Here comes the fun

By E. Assata Wright, Hudson Reporter

21 March, 2008

Beatles fans prepare for annual festival in Secaucus

Sir Paul McCartney vows to be 'close and cordial' with

Heather.. for daughter's sake

By Fiona Cummins, The Mirror

20 March, 2008

Forgiving Sir Paul McCartney has vowed to stay friends with

Heather Mills after their bitter divorce battle.

Also: Revealed: How divorce judgment laid bare details of Macca's

fabulous wealth; Angry Heather won't be gagged as she bids to

rebuild her image; Paul McCartney ‘to go on tour again’

Lawsuit Over Lennon Film Has Florida Ties

WFTV 9 Orlando

19 March, 2008

The battle over an unfinished documentary featuring John Lennon

has lead to a new lawsuit against Yoko Ono and a Florida man.

Beatles tracks might make it into their own version of

Guitar Hero

Tech Digest

18 March, 2008

According to one news outlet Martin N. Bandier, the chairman and

chief executive at Sony/ATV Music Publishing which owns the John

Lennon- Paul McCartney copyrights, has expressed interest in a

dedicated Beatles version of Activision's Guitar Hero.

Press Release

PR Newswire

18 March, 2008

Ringo Starr announces the addition of several cities to his North

American 'Ringo Starr & His All Starrs' tour, as well as on sale

dates for the majority of the shows.

McCartney divorce costs Beatle $48.7 million

By Paul Majendie, Reuters

17 March, 2008

A British court ordered former Beatle Paul McCartney on Monday

to pay his estranged wife Heather Mills 24.3 million pounds ($48.7

million) after an acrimonious divorce battle.

Also: Paul McCartney: "I Feel Fine"; Court releases text of

Heather Mills-Paul McCartney financial settlement; Paul

McCartney Wins, Heather Mills Loses; Heather Mills 'very pleased'

with divorce settlement (lnc. videos); Magnolia steels win for Macca;

Mucca chucksa cuppa water over Macca's lawyer Shacka; Sir Paul

McCartney and Heather Mills divorce: Judge's full ruling to be

made public; Heather loses appeal over judgment; Judge brands

Heather 'inconsistent, inaccurate and less than candid' as full

divorce details are released; 'Inconsistent and inaccurate';

Read the full ruling here

Lennon Legacy

New York Post

17 March, 2008

Former John Lennon mistress May Pang was a huge hit at the

Cutting Room the other night.

Also: The Beatles almost reunited by Lennon's 'lost weekend' lover;

Lennon Yoko And The Divorce That Almost Happened; Pang:

'Lennon cheated during our affair'

Power to the people

By John Hoyland, The Guardian

15 March, 2008

The year was 1968 and, worldwide, there was revolution in the air.

Also: David Lister: The Week in Arts

Ringo Starr tips London band Ben's Brother

The Mirror

15 March, 2008

Who better to give your new band a hot tip than Ringo Starr?

The Rutles' long and wacky road

By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times

15 March, 2008

Eric Idle hopes 'Rutlemania' will catch fire again at the Montalban.

£46million divorce settlement makes Heather Mills one of

UK's richest women

By Richard Simpson, Daily Mail

14 March, 2008

Heather Mills is to receive a divorce settlement of up to £46million

from Sir Paul McCartney.

Also: McCartney to become a grandfather again; Heather Mills

wants divorce details kept secret

Yoko Ono protecting John Lennon on 'American Idol'

and on El Paseo

By Bruce Fessier, The Desert Sun

12 March, 2008

Yoko Ono plans to watch “American Idol” tonight after missing

the complimentary — and sometimes disparaging — remarks

made about the Beatles’ music on Tuesday’s episode featuring

the music of Lennon and McCartney.

Also: Imagine all the John Lennon works on El Paseo

Beatle hops into roo-cull debate

Reuters

12 March, 2008

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has slammed a planned cull

of hundreds of kangaroos on a Canberra military base

Also: Paul McCartney's fish decision; 1969: Paul McCartney

weds Linda Eastman; 'Sadistic' attack on McCartney sanctuary

A Fond Look at Lennon’s ‘Lost Weekend’

By Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

12 March, 2008

If there’s one thing that May Pang has been fighting for the last

28 years, it’s the idea that John Lennon was depressed, isolated

and out of control during the 18 months she lived with him, from

the summer of 1973 to early 1975, when he reconciled with his

second wife, Yoko Ono.

Beatle Hamilton hideaway sold

The Daily Telegraph

12 March, 2008

The Australian home of late Beatle George Harrison has sold for

$8 million, setting a new record for Hamilton Island property,

according to reports.

Historic Beatles' autograph on Elvis stationery to

be auctioned by Heritage

News-antique.com

11 March, 2008

Important Artifact Documents the Fab Four's First Meeting with

the King

Beatles songs on iTunes: Sony/ATV says it's 'untrue'

By Greg Sandoval, CNET

11 March, 2008

The company that owns the rights to a vast majority of the Beatles

music catalogue has questioned reports that the Fab Four have cut

a deal with Steve Jobs.

Also: Bearles iTunes reports are 'not true'; Macca denies iTunes

story

Imagine - The Beatles can help with memories><

By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

10 March, 2008

University psychologists are using the Beatles to increase their

understanding of human memory.

Press release

Marketwire

10 March, 2008

Ringo Starr and His 10th All-Starr Band to Launch North American

Tour at Fallsview Casino Resort in June

Beatle wants Winehouse to do Bond

BANG Showbiz

10 March, 2008

Sir Paul McCartney wants Amy Winehouse to sing the theme tune for

the new James Bond film, 'Quantum of Solace'.

Norman ‘Hurricane’ Smith

By David Charters, Liverpool Daily Post

10 March, 2008

If you wanted a name which celebrated the steady British bloke,

tending his garden on a Sunday, you could do no better than Norman

Smith.

Exhibit reveals artist in Lennon

By Larry Rodgers, The Arizona Republic

9 March, 2008

More than a quarter-century after John Lennon's death, his wealth of

creativity remains alive, not only through his music but through his

visual art.

Jagger vs Lennon: London's riots of 1968 provided

the backdrop to a rock'n'roll battle royale

By Leo Burley, The Independent

9 March, 2008

Forty years ago, the world was on the brink of revolution.

Paul McCartney's £200m iTunes payday

By Robert Mendick and Jonathan Prynn, Evening Standard

7 March, 2008

Sir Paul McCartney is to release the Beatles back catalogue online -

helping pay for his multi-million-pound divorce from Heather Mills.

Also: Beatles songs to go online? Not so, says Apple (Corps)

Liverpool: from Big Dig to Big Gig

By Nigel Richardson, Telegraph

7 March, 2008

It was a moot point which reflected more light — Ringo Starr’s

diamond earring or the chandelier above his head.

£2,000 for John Lennon's trousers

By Helen Hunt, Liverpool Echo

6 March, 2008

A rare signed Beatles’ handbill is going under the hammer –

while a pair of John Lennon’s trousers could fetch £2,000.

Beatles inspiration dies at 85

Enfield & Haringey Independent

6 March, 2008

An Edmonton-born music producer who was in charge of The

Beatles' first-ever session at Abbey Road has died at the age

of 85.

Ringo Starr, Cyndi Lauper, Chicago bound for

Bethel

Kingston Daily Freeman

5 March, 2008

Ringo Starr, Cyndi Lauper, Chicago are coming to site of

the original 1969 Woodstock Festival this summer.

Also: Ringo Starr sick of being called ex Beatles

Sir Paul McCartney's tour security chief Mark

Hamilton sells Rock Steady

The Mirror

5 March, 2008

Sir Paul McCartney's tour security chief has drummed up a

fortune by flogging his stadium and rock concert business.

Yoko Ono to top the bill as Liverpool's historic

Bluecoat gallery reopens

By Laura Barnett, The Guardian

5 March, 2008

Yoko Ono is one of the artists scheduled to perform at the

inaugural season of Liverpool's revamped Bluecoats arts

centre, which reopens next week after a three-year, £12.5m

extension.

May Pang's Instamatic Karma Hits Bookstores Today

PR Web

4 March, 2008

May Pang shares 150 personal photographs of John Lennon

taken during their relationship in the mid 1970s.

Also: Excerpt: 'Instamatic Karma' (inc. video)

McCartney's music a legacy for Britons

By Angus Howarth, The Scotsman

4 March, 2008

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, chef Jamie Oliver and

footballer David Beckham head a list of 21st-century Britons

whose legacies will be remembered most by future generations.

Starr: 'Alcohol helped me to cop'

Contactmusic

2 March, 2008

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr blames his alcoholism on his

inability to function sober following the break-up of the

legendary band.

Also: 'The Beatles turned into an awful band': Starr;

Thought for 08; Artist on artist (video)

Lennon to light up city once more

BBC

2 March, 2008

John Lennon is once again going to light up a Liverpool club -

in the form of two 10ft figures which were formerly part of the

Blackpool illuminations.

Hard day's night's rest

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

2 March, 2008

What could be better after a hard day's sightseeing?

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