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The Beatles’ movie magic

By Jade Wright, Liverpool Daily Post

31 August, 2009

Jade Wright revisits the Fab Four’s forays onto the silver

screen and finds out how the films charted the band’s rise

and fall

How a YouTube Video Got an Emmy

By Gillian Reagan, New York Observer

31 August, 2009

In 1969, when he was 14 years old, Jerry Levitan sauntered

past a row of reporters lined outside John Lennon's Toronto

hotel room, knocked on the door, and convinced his favorite

Beatle to give him a short interview.

The Beatles are hot again

By George Varga, San Diego Union Tribune

30 August, 2009

New video game, remastered albums feed into passion for

their enduring, influential music

Also: Viacom hopes The Beatles: Rock Band game sets

stage for rebound; The Beatles remasters: An audiophile

review (thanks Yardena); 7-Eleven, Whole Foods Come

Together for Fab Four

The Beatles: Eleanor Rigby's Liverpool grave

restored

By Vicky Anderson, Liverpool Echo

29 August, 2009

A campaign to restore the graves of Eleanor Rigby and the

uncle of John Lennon has triumphed.

McCartney sees game spurring "another Beatles

thing"

By Robert Levine, Billboard

28 August, 2009

"The kids of AD 2000 will understand what it was all about

and draw from the music much the same sense of well being

and warmth as we do today," Beatles publicist Derek Taylor

wrote in 1964, in the liner notes to "Beatles for Sale." "For

the magic of the Beatles is timeless and ageless."

Also: Meet (and be) the Beatles; Remastered Beatles

catalog comes together, real soon; The Beatles: Rock Band

Launch Details; Revealed: How The Beatles brought down

communism

For sale: Controversial article signed by Beatles

legend John Lennon

Liverpool Daily Post

28 August, 2009

The original autographed magazine in which John Lennon

claimed the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ

is being auctioned in the US next week.

Numero Ono

By Seth Colter Walls, Newsweek

28 August, 2009

To talk about Yoko Ono is to talk about The Scream.

Batter up: Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell put

on a rare public show of affection at the baseball

Daily Mail

27 August, 2009

Compared to his previous marriages with Linda Eastman

and Heather Mills, Sir Paul Cartney's courtship with

girlfriend Nancy Shevell has been relatively low-key.

Beatles manager Brian Epstein to be focus of Fab

Four biopic

By Ben Child, Guardian

26 August, 2009

Tony Gittelson's screenplay will centre on the Liverpudlian

who masterminded the Beatles rise to superstardom and

died of an overdose aged of 32

Also: Picture Yourself In 'A Life In The Day': The Beatles

Manager Brian Epstein Getting A Biopic

Viacom Bets on Beatles Songs to Ride Out Slump

in Video Games

By Adam Satariano and Sarah Rabil, Bloomberg

26 August, 2009

“The Beatles: Rock Band,” Viacom Inc.’s latest challenge

to the “Guitar Hero” video games, will test whether the

company can attract new players and revive sales with the

band’s 1960s hits.

Also: Why the Beatles are still the biggest band in the world;

The Beatles behind the scenes (hebrew, with 2 videos)

McCartney Lifts Lid On Lennon Squabbles

Sky News

25 August, 2009

Sir Paul McCartney has lifted the lid on his friendship with

John Lennon and denied the pair did not get on.

Also: Paul McCartney Talks 'Rock Band,' Beatles; Paul

McCartney Insisted Lisa Simpson Stay VEG; McCartney talks

conspiracy theory; Ex-Beatle McCartney recalls 1960s death

rumors

Beatles fan launches website to celebrate Trafford's

link with Fab Four

By Hannah Al-Taraboulsy, Messenger

25 August, 2009

A Davyhulme Beatles fan has started a website celebrating

Trafford’s association with the Fab Four after they played a

gig in Urmston in 1963 - and he wants residents to contribute.

Press Release

PR Newswire

24 August, 2009

VH1 and VH1 Classic Celebrate The Beatles with The

Beatles Anthology Premiering in Three Installments August

26, September 2, and September 9 at 9PM*

Also: Young maestros helm Beatles remasters; The magical

remastering tour; Remastered Beatles CDs: A sneak preview;

Lost Beatles tapes to make a TV return on the BBC

Review: McCartney still rocks, amazes

By Hector Saldaña, San Antonio Express

23 August, 2009

How can it be that it still comes down to the Beatles and

the Stones?

Also: A birthday celebration with McCartney; Last Night:

Paul McCartney at Cowboys Stadium; Biggest fan: Paul

McCartney has a not-so-secret admirer

Beatles insider (video)

KING5 Seattle

21 August, 2009

This Beatles insider was a journalist who got a front row

seat to history!

Pete Best, ex Beatle drummer, will perform at the

080 Barcelona Fashion Festival. 2nd to 4th Sept

Barcelona Reporter

20 August, 2009

The 080 Barcelona Fashion was started in July 2007 as a

platform to give to independent designers visibility and

become a benchmark for design and cutting-edge fashion

at an international level through creativity and innovation

Disney, Zemeckis Board 'Yellow Submarine'

By Mike Fleming. Variety

19 August, 2009

Disney and director Robert Zemeckis are negotiating to

remake “Yellow Submarine,” the 1968 psychedelic

animated film based on the music of The Beatles.

Also: Beatle fans recall legendary LA debut 45 years ago;

Fans recall Beatles' Southern California debut; Beatles'

stay at Edgewater helped mark its place in history (inc. video);

The story behind the Seattle Beatles' photographs

Five Beetles from 5 Beatles return to Liverpool!

Beatles Story Museum

The Best family and the Beatles Story celebrate the 50th

anniversary of the Casbah Club with display of unique piece

of Beatles memorabilia

Also: BBC Beatles doc uncovers new outtakes; Why the

Beatles Broke Up: The New Issue of Rolling Stone

Paul McCartney Talks The Beatles: Rock Band

Game Informer

18 August, 2009

We talked to a ton of people for this month’s The Beatles:

Rock Band special, but no one was more special than the

legendary Sir Paul McCartney.

Also: Ringo Starr's Rock Band struggle; One song still a

mystery for Beatles: Rock Band; The Beatles: Rock Band

Story Mode Unlocks Rare Beatles Photos, Clips; September

9, 2009, could be a Beatles perfect storm; The Beatles Make

the Leap to Rock Band; While My Guitar Gently Beeps;

The Beatles as Toy: One Fan’s Notes

Sir Paul McCartney Is Tulsa BOK Center's

Anniversary Concert

By Chris Wright, The News On 6

18 August, 2009

A Beatle brings down the house at Tulsa's BOK Center.

Also: Beatle's schoolboy photo auction; Young cancer

survivor meets her idol; Paul McCartney Ex-Beatle’s

show may be emotional; Paul McCartney to play Tulsa’s

BOK Center tonight; Aug. 17 declared Paul McCartney Day

in state of Oklahoma (thanks Yardena); Paul McCartney

rocks Tulsa; McCartney: A moment to behold for all; History

comes to life; Paul McCartney in Tulsa three hours to

remember; McCartney at Cowboys Stadium, Rangers next

door; Paul McCartney gets his day, Oklahoma-style; Please

Mr. Postman; Tulsa fans listen to what the man sang; Sir

Paul McCartney called Jonathan Ross over Heather Mills

jokes (thanks Yardena); Heat Overwhelms Fans at Paul

McCartney Concert (inc. video); Park Conservancy offering

Sir Paul souvenirs

N.O. attorney Bruce Spizer is tops in Beatles trivia

The Associated Press

17 August, 2009

Which Beatle co-starred in a film with Peter Sellers?

Also: Love Of Beatles Turns Into A Trivial Pursuit (inc.

video)

Dispute over rare John Lennon footage back in

court

By Laurel J. Sweet, The Boston Herald

17 August, 2009

A hearing is scheduled tomorrow in Boston’s federal court

to assess damages in the copyright case of film shot nearly

three decades ago of late Beatle John Lennon letting his

famous hair down.

Also: Was John Lennon a Libertarian?; A coat worn by

former Beatle John Lennon sells for $60,000 in an online

auction

McCartney plays ‘Long Winding Road’ of hits in

park debut

By Richard Eldredge, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

16 August, 2009

“You can only get so wet,” one drenched concert-goer

sunnily explained approximately 15 minutes into the

downpour that soaked the 40,000 attendees at Sir Paul

McCartney’s Green Concert Saturday night in Piedmont

Park.

Also: Paul McCartney rocks Piedmont Park; McCartney

concert boosts Conservancy's capital campaign; Paul

McCartney at Piedmont Park's Green Concert

Video interview: Harmonix's John Drake (video)

By Andrew Yoon, Joystiq

14 August, 2009

09.09.09 is less than a month away, and Harmonix is

ready to reveal all the secrets of its upcoming The

Beatles game.

A Fab Four reunion for a new generation

By Joan Anderman, The Boston Globe

9 August, 2009

Earlier this year Yoko Ono made a quiet trip to town to

visit a small Central Square building.

Paul McCartney heads star tour acts heading to

Australia

Melbourne Herald Sun

9 August, 2009

Paul McCartney is planning Australian concerts as part

of his final world tour next year.

A day in the life of Abbey Road (inc. video)

BBC News

7 August, 2009

The iconic photo of the Beatles on the crossing outside

Abbey Road Studios was taken 40 years ago on Saturday.

Also: Abbey Road: The Walk Across Memory Lane;

Revisiting Abbey Road 40 years on; Forty years on,

Beatles fans flock to Abbey Road crosswalk; Beatles fans

flood Abbey Road for 40th anniversary; Beatles fans

swarm Abbey Road on album anniversary; News pics;

Beatles fans mark Abbey Road pic (inc. video); Abbey Rd:

Beatles Fans Mark 40 Years (inc. video); Beatles Fans'

Trip Back To Abbey Road

Video Games: Will The Beatles Rock MTV?

(inc. video)

By Tom Lowry, BusinessWeek

6 August, 2009

Viacom is counting on the Fab Four to rejuvenate MTV

Networks' flagging Rock Band video franchise

Also: Beatles Radio is a fab listen

‘Sheer love of what I do’ drives Paul McCartney

By James Paulk, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

6 August, 2009

On Aug. 15, 50,000 people are expected to fill Piedmont

Park to hear Paul McCartney play “The Green Concert,”

a benefit for the park’s Conservancy.

Also: With Paul McCartney, Here Comes The Fun!;

NY1 For You: McCartney Concertgoer Forced To Play

Musical Chairs (inc. video); Fenway Park gears up for

Paul McCartney (inc. video); Paul McCartney rocks

Fenway Park (inc. video); Photos, Twitvid: Paul

McCartney Soundchecking in Fenway. Plus: Yawkey

Way Macca Merch Revealed! (inc. video); Absolutely

fab at Fenway; McCartney brings the whole package;

Will Rihanna And Paul McCartney Do Something In

The Future?; Live review: Paul McCartney at Fenway

Park; Fenway suffers a Macca attack; McCartney hits

a homer; McCartney rocks Boston's Fenway; Beatle

Paul McCartney was at my birthday party – but schoolpal

doesn’t remember it!; Robin Young: McCartney Performs

Like It Was Yesterday (inc. video); Playing by his own

rules, veteran performer still shines; Paul McCartney still

draws a crowd - and still rocks; Paul McCartney thrills

with remarkable performance at Fenway; Review:

McCartney cranks out hits and more

Beatles Atlanta show made history in more ways

than one

By Bo Emerson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

6 August, 2009

As Sir Paul McCartney readies his young band for a

trip to Piedmont Park Aug. 15, it might be a good time

to consider sound.

Artwork of John Lennon to be shown at

Ogunquit exhibit

By Steve Bodnar, Seacoastonline.com

6 August, 2009

Songs written by the late John Lennon have captivated

people for decades, but since the early 1990s his

artwork too has elicited a strong following.

Ben Sherman ties up with Beatles

By Rosie Baker, mad.co.uk

5 August, 2009

Iconic British clothing brand Ben Sherman is to launch

a range of clothing inspired by the Beatles.

Play Paul! McCartney talks baseball, Beatles,

Fenway show

By Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald

4 August, 2009

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So playing Fenway Park is becoming

less special.

A Simple Walk: Abbey Road Crossing

Revisited

By Darron Davies, The Seoul Times

3 August, 2009

On August 8, 2009 it will be forty years since the

Beatles made that famous crossing of Abbey Road -

and one of the most recognizable album covers of all

time.

Also: Four Full Tracks From The Beatles: Rock

Band Streaming Online! (inc. videos); Bio of Beatles'

Sgt Pepper in the Works; Unseen photographs of The

Beatles up for sale; Beatles’ influence still evident in

today’s tunes

John Lennon biopic to close London Film

Festival

Associated Press

3 August, 2009

London Film Festival organizers say this year's event

will close with the world premiere of a new film about

John Lennon's formative years in Liverpool.

Also: 'Nowhere Boy' finds home at London fest

Just 17? McCartney still plays as if he were.

By Sarah Rodman, The Boston Globe

2 August, 2009

“Welcome to the casbah!’’

Also: Michelle Obama, Sir Paul's Belle; Concert

review: Paul McCartney at FedEx Field last night;

Fed-up Field: McCartney concertgoers get apology;

He Hopes You Have Enjoyed the Show; Click Click:

Paul McCartney @ FedEx Field; Paul McCartney

tickets available for Fenway Park shows; Paul

McCartney To Co-Chair Actors Fund Gig (thanks

Yardena)

Hamburg - it's the Fab Tour

By Jennifer Rodger, The Mirror

1 August, 2009

It’s been a hard day’s night, and many might feel a tad

uncomfortable mingling with dozens of hard-core goths

and gyrating pole dancers.

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