Here are links to the latest Beatles-related articles available online:
 
Unknown Beatles tape could go for £12,000
Liverpool Daily Post
30 July, 2008
A unique recording made by The Beatles in the 1960s has
been unearthed in the attic of a house in Liverpool.
Also: Laughing Beatles up for auction
 
Beatles: Can't buy DVD
bang showbiz
30 July, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have stopped the
release of Beatles film 'Let It Be'.
 
Paul McCartney hails Quebec City birthday
concert on his website
By Nelson Wyatt, The Canadian Press
29 July, 2008
Paul McCartney says he didn’t know what to expect when
he came to Quebec after some sovereigntists protested his
appearance at Quebec City’s 400th birthday bash.
 
Mills 'has no evidence' against Macca
By Daniel Kilkelly, Digital Spy
29 July, 2008
Heather Mills has no evidence that she could use against
her ex-husband Paul McCartney, her former publicist has
claimed.
 
Paul McCartney Recalls First, Last Shea Stadium
Gig
By Katie Hasty, Billboard
28 July, 2008
More than 40 years after the Beatles performed the
inaugural concert at Shea Stadium, Paul McCartney says
it was "a blast" to take the stage there in New York this
month.
Also: Paul McCartney: How I Surprised Billy Joel
 
My ticket to a fab Beatles fortune
By Tina Miles, Liverpool Echo
28 July, 2008
A rare piece of Beatles memorabilia is expected to fetch
thousands of pounds when it goes up for auction.
 
Concert review: Ringo was great, Winter and Squier
really shined
By James Ball, Reno Gazette Journal
27 July, 2008
If you didn't get the chance to see a living legend perform
Friday night at the Reno Ballroom, let me let you in on a
little secret: the biggest crowd response of the night was
not for Liverpool native and former Beatle Ringo Starr.
 
Wings over midland? (2nd item)
By Scott Tady, Beaver County Times
27 July, 2008
One of Paul McCartney's former bandmates might appear
at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland.
 
Beatles’ business guru Neil Aspinall leaves £7m in
his will
Mail On Sunday
27 July, 2008
Music industry executive Neil Aspinall – the financial guru
behind The Beatles – left nearly £7million to his family in
his will.
 
Sir Paul tells his LIPA stars: Made the most of
your mistakes
By Richard Down, Liverpool Daily Post
26 July, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney told his Liverpool Performing Arts
Institute graduates to take advantage of “mistakes” as
he honoured veteran actor John Hurt yesterday.
Also: Paul joins Stella at son-in-law's design company
exhibition; Day in the life; McCartney leads graduation
ceremony; Macca Is Hob-Mobbed; Sir Paul McCartney in
high spirits at Lipa graduation
 
Yoko Ono’s surprise letter to Northern Irish singer
By Maureen Coleman, Belfast Telegraph
26 July, 2008
A Belfast musician who is organising a ‘Festival of Peace and
Love’ in the city next month last night spoke of his shock after
receiving a message of support from John Lennon’s widow
Yoko Ono.
 
Beatlemania takes
By Ian Elliot, The Kingston Whig-Standard
26 July, 2008
Abbey Road on the River festival features three days of
concerts
 
Free 'Let It Be'!
By Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
25 July, 2008
Guns N’ Roses’ “Chinese Democracy” has become the
poster child for long-delayed projects, but some of us have
been waiting even longer for something else:
A decent home-video version of the Beatles’ “Let It Be.”
 
Meat The Beatles – and other photos
By Karen Price, Western Mail
25 July, 2008
Rare and iconic images of The Beatles are going on show
in Wales this weekend.
 
Sir George Martin's advice to musicians
The Times
25 July, 2008
If you want to be a record producer, get advice from the top
man. And they don’t get much topper than Sir George Martin
 
Magical Mystery Tour Memories
antiMUSIC.com
24 July, 2008
The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour Memories is an upbeat
rockumentary featuring the vivid memories of those who
witnessed the making of the cult Beatle movie, The Magical
Mystery Tour, in 1967.
 
Beatlemania to hit town with sale of rare picture
Wokingham Times
24 July, 2008
The Beatles famously sang “money can’t buy me love”, but
it could pick up a rare picture of the fab four and raise cash
for charity, writes Hugh Fort.
 
John Lennon sketches fetch £25,000
Press Association
24 July, 2008
A signed exhibition catalogue by John Lennon containing
risque sketches he drew of his wife Yoko Ono in the late
1960s has fetched £25,000 at auction.
 
The Smithereens to Release "B-Sides The Beatles"
on September 2, 2008
MarketWatch
23 July, 2008
New Album Is the Highly Anticipated Follow Up to 2007's
"Meet The Smithereens"
 
I’ve got a ticket to pride
By Susan Lee, Liverpool Echo
23 July, 2008
Like every other taxi driver Debbie Kenyon had to swot up
on the knowledge in order to make the grade.
 
Shea it ain't so! Promoter of Beatles concerts dissed
New York Daily News
22 July, 2008
The man who brought the Beatles to America for the first
concert at Shea Stadium wasn't invited to Shea's last.
 
Sir Paul McCartney shows off new girlfriend to best
mates
By Tom Bryant, Mirror
22 July, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney has showed off new love Nancy Shevell to
his most trusted friends.
 
Concert brings harmony to Plains of Abraham
By Rhéal Séguin, Globe and Mail
21 July, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney drew a record crowd of 200,000 fans last
night for the concert celebrating Quebec City's 400th
anniversary
Also: Fans already lined up for McCartney's Quebec show
(inc. videos); Le chanteur Paul McCartney salue la foule en
français à Québec; 'Bon soir les Quebecois,' McCartney shouts
on stage (inc. videos); Québec, je t'aime! (inc. audio+video);
Pics; Language issue? Let it be, fans say; Critics let it be as Sir
Paul rocks Plains of Abraham; McCartney night of Beatles
classics; Paul McCartney rocks huge crowd for Quebec City's
birthday party;  return to Beatlemania as Macca fans storm
through the concert gates; McCartney mania hits Quebec City
(inc. video); Paul McCartney: Bigger Than Jesus? (inc. video)
 
Ringo's 'All Starrs' tour provided Beatles sound and
more
By Patrick MacDonald, The Seattle Times
20 July, 2008
Ringo Starr & His All Starrs, performed Saturday night, July
19, at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.
 
Billy Joel gets a little help from Paul McCartney at
Shea concert
The Associated Press
19 July, 2008
Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday
during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the ballpark where
the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock 'n' roll four
decades ago.
Also: Pics; Paul McCartney Joins Billy Joel at Shea Stadium;
Report: McCartney made it from JFK to Shea in 15 mins.
 
Sir Paul to 'Quebeckians': Smoke 'the pipes of peace'
By Rhéal Séguin, Globe and Mail
18 July, 2008
"Quebeckians" should smoke "the pipes of peace," Sir Paul
McCartney proclaimed yesterday, after nationalists criticized the
decision to invite the former Beatle to celebrate Quebec City's
400th anniversary.
Also: Le chanteur vise haut (inc. videos); La capitale se prépare
(inc. video); Le sens des fetes du 400e (audio); Le chanteur vise
haut #2 (audio - inc. interview w/ McCartney); 'Don't be afraid,'
says Quebec artist who criticized McCartney (inc. audio+video);
Sir Paul in 'pipes of peace' call; Colby Cosh: Welcome home,
Paul McCartney; Sir Paul reportedly getting paid millions
 
Imagine John Lennon's childhood: Nowhere Boy heads
for big screen
By Jo Adetunji, The Guardian (thanks Jakob)
18 July, 2008
Beatle biopic among new projects awarded grants by the UK Film
Council
 
Ringo, the "lovable" Beatle, rocks on
By Kevin O'Hare, Newhouse News Service
18 July, 2008
As he embarks on his 10th and latest tour with his "All Starr" band,
former Beatle Ringo Starr is well rehearsed and ready to rock.
 
Fifth Beatle Pete Best releases first solo album 40 years on
By Caroline Gammell, Telegraph
16 July, 2008
The 'fifth Beatle' Pete Best is to release his first solo album - more
than 40 years after he was famously kicked out of the band.
 
Paul McCartney en coup de vent!
Le Journal de Québec
15 July, 2008
Text in French. Use the translation tools HERE or THERE
Also: Some Quebec nationalists upset with decision to invite
McCartney; McCartney's Quebec concert live on pay per view;
Press Release; Paul McCartney sur les plaines d’Abraham
 
Review: Ringo's All Starr juke box
By Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune
15 July, 2008
The Beatle's assemblage of two-hit wonders brought a lot of fun
but some so-so rock moments to Mystic Lake.
Also: Concert Court: Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band in
Wildhorse Saloon, Nashville, TN 7/6/2008; The History Of Ringo
Starr’s All Starr Bands
 
Beatles museum in Branson
By Mindy Honey, Branson Daily News
15 July, 2008
The nation’s only Beatles museum is set to open in Branson by
March 2009, if not sooner.
 
Beatles' producer Sir George Martin receives top career
award
hellomagazine.com
13 July, 2008
He came from a background of classical music yet made his name
helping four moptop Liverpudlians make musical history.
Also: George Martin goes 'On Record' with documentary; Beatles
Producer George Martin Honored; pics; Just 86 the 'Fifth Beatle'
stuff
 
7/31: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
By Larry Rodgers, The Arizona Republic
11 July, 2008
Former Beatle Ringo Starr celebrated his 68th birthday this month,
but he looks and sounds the same as he did a decade ago.
Also: Starr-y night
 
Beatles fans meet fab four snapper
By Oliver Evans, Buckinhamshire Free Press
11 July, 2008
A Famous photographer who snapped The Beatles in the year before
they split unveiled his pictures to fab four fans in Bucks.
 
Thanks for the memories: Readers share their Shea
concert stories
Newsday
11 July, 2008
 was just two months shy of my 10th birthday when older cousins
took me to the Beatles concert at Shea.
 
Beatles iPod Coming...To Bloomingdale's?
FMQB
11 July, 2008
The long-awaited Beatles-iTunes deal could be one step closer to
a reality.
 
'All we are say-y-ying ...':
By Dave Bist, The Gazette
11 July, 2008
On June 1, 1969, a ragtag chorus crowded around John Lennon's
hotel bed, clapping hands and singing Give Peace a Chance.
 
'Give Peace A Chance' lyrics sold at rock and pop auction
AFP
11 July, 2008
John Lennon's hand-written lyrics to his song "Give Peace A
Chance" beat expectations and fetched more than 400,000 pounds
(500,000 euros, 790,000 dollars) at a rock and pop sale in London
on Thursday.
 
Loving John Lennon
By Matt Dunn, The Bridgeton News
11 July, 2008
It's been called "the lost weekend" -- the 18 months John
Lennon spent apart from Yoko Ono.
 
A Starr-studded dream
By Bobby Tanzilo, OnMilwaukee.com
10 July, 2008
Last night, I had a really weird dream. Check it out...
 
Are you a FAB fan? Take our Beatle-tastic quiz
By Peter Grant, Liverpool Echo
10 July, 2008
Prove the Beatles knowledge with this quiz from the author of
Mersey Mastermind Peter Grant
Also: Beatles will always be our Number One; Myths of the
Beatles (2nd item); Beatles Day: In my life ... we love them all
 
There are paintings I remember . . .
By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
10 July, 2008
Forty paintings are being shipped over from America for a
special showing of Stuart Sutcliffe’s work next month.
 
Ono's Imagine Peace project joins Toronto's Nuit
Blanche
CBC Toronto
9 July, 2008
Yoko Ono's Imagine Peace project is coming to Toronto this fall
as part of Nuit Blanche, the annual all-night festival of
contemporary art.
 
John Lennon's former girlfriend coming to Bridgeton
By John Martins, Press of Atlantic City
9 July, 2008
To May Pang, the 18 months that she spent with John Lennon in
the early 1970s as his girlfriend and companion is the most
discussed - and most misunderstood - period of the former
Beatle's life.
 
Ringo Starr brings peace campaign to Chicago
By Melissa Patterson, Chicago Tribune
7 July, 2008
Fans flock to Hard Rock Hotel to fulfill Beatle's birthday wish
of 'love'
Also: Peace, Love, Happy Birthday! (video); Ringo Starr
celebrates birthday on Chicago sidewalk; pics; Ringo in Chicago
to promote peace on 68th birthday (inc. video); transcript of the
Larry king live show (7 July); Ringo Starr Celebrates 68th
Birthday In Chicago (inc. video); Beatle Ringo Starr inspires
celestial musings; Ringo Starr shines at Wildhorse; Spotted |
Ringo Starr (inc. video); Larry King serenades Beatle (video);
Ringo and his All-Starrs rock Kettering stage; Ringo and the
Beatles attracting younger fans; Beatle celebrates birthday with
'peace and love' (inc. videos)
 
He Met The Walrus: John Lennon Interview Animation
(inc. video)
By Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired News
7 July, 2008
An Academy Award-nominated short film that fuses an audio
recording of John Lennon being interviewed by "a 14-year-old
Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, (who), armed with a
reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in
Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace"
has surfaced on YouTube.
Also: 'They'll be worth something one day,' Lennon told teen
 
Final drum roll for Ringo Starr’s birthplace
By Richard Brooks, The Times
6 July, 2008
The home of spurned Beatle Pete Best has been preserved –
that of the man who replaced him faces demolition
Also: From Liverpool, with luv
 
Auction of Beatles memorabilia (inc. video)
BBC
5 July, 2008
Some iconic pop memorabilia is to be auctioned at Christies in
London on Thursday 10 July.
Also: Beatles donors gives Waukesha museum a little help
 
Paul, Ringo among stars set to Honor Beatles’ Sir
George Martin at USC
By Kat Kramer, Hollywood Today
5 July, 2008
On July 12, The Grammy Foundation will honor Sir George
Martin on the USC campus.
 
Sir Paul McCartney's plea
By Richard Eden, Telegraph
5 July, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney has stepped up his campaign in support of
Paralympic athletes.
 
Peace, love and lyrics
By Antony Thorncroft, Financial Times
5 July, 2008
Next Thursday is Beatles Day, which will be celebrated fervently
in Liverpool, the band’s hometown, and just as enthusiastically at
Christie’s in London’s South Kensington.
 
Lennon's Indian talisman may fetch up to Rs2 cr
By Uttara Choudhury, Daily News & Analysis
4 July, 2008
It was the only thing that John Lennon wore when he scandalised
the world by posing in the nude with partner Yoko Ono for the
cover of his album Two Virgins.
 
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Perform At Seminole
Hard Rock
By Jennifer Tormo, CNS
4 July, 2008
Ringo Starr gets by with a little help from his friends, and they
are called The All-Starr Band.
Also: Ringo, Peace, and Love; Nashville Starr; All Ringo is
saying is give peace a chance
 
MasterCard Holders to Rock Digitally!
G4 TV
3 July, 2008
MasterCard and New York ad agency McCann-Erickson
launched a campaign this week called "Roots of Rock" that
offers MasterCard holders free Universal downloads.
 
'All You Need Is Love' finally arrives in U.S.
By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times
3 July, 2008
'All You Need Is Love,' a 17-hour celebration of American
music and its offspring, hits L.A.
 
Jóvenes nicaragüenses piden a Yoko Ono que le
prohíba a Ortega usar la música de Lennon
EFE (thanks Carlos)
2 July, 2008
Spanish. Use the translation tools here or there.
Also: “Prohíban al gobierno usar música de Lennon”
 
Sir Paul McCartney takes eco-friendly car for a spin
By Murray Wardrop, Telegraph
2 July, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney was yesterday spotted for the first time
with his new eco-friendly car – after it stamped a huge carbon
footprint being flown from Japan.
 
Beatle bands on top of the world!
By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
2 July, 2008
Tribute bands will pay homage to the Fab Four from
Liverpool’s rooftops during this month’s Beatles Day.
Also: Mop top mania
 
Billy Preston: Will He Go Round in Circles?
By Roger Friedman, Fox News
2 July, 2008
There’s a new scandal in the endless mess concerning the
estate of "fifth Beatle" Billy Preston, who died just over two
years ago.
 
Stella: 'I was embarrassed by my Beatle dad'
Metro
1 July, 2008
Stella McCartney has revealed how she was embarrassed to
be seen with her superstar dad when she was younger.
 
McCartney urges EU ban on seal products
By Peter O'Neil, Canwest News Service
1 July, 2008
Pop legend Paul McCartney, who once called the seal hunt a
"stain" on Canada's image, urged demonstrators gathering in
Brussels Tuesday to complete their fight for a European seal
products import ban.
Also: Macca appeals for Paralympic athletes
 
They went out with a bang
By Colin Fleming, The Guardian
1 July, 2008
Did someone throw a firework at the Beatles in Memphis -
and did it end their touring career?
 
 
 
 
 
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