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Author uncovers John Lennon's

letters

By Ian Youngs, BBC News

30 August, 2011

More than 250 letters and cards sent by

John Lennon to his family and friends

are to be published for the first time.

Beatles radio show host Chris

Carter hits 10-year mark on

Sept. 4

Los Angeles Times

30 August, 2011

“Breakfast With the Beatles” host

Chris Carter will mark his 10th

anniversary at the helm during Sunday’s

edition of the long-running radio show on

KLOS-FM (95.5), for which he'll be

joined by Buddy Holly’s widow, Maria

Elena Holly.

August 29: It Was 45 Years Ago

Today...

By Barbara Bresnahan and Tim Jensen,

Patch.com

29 August, 2011

The last Beatles concert took place in

San Francisco.

Also: This Day in Music Spotlight: The

Beatles at Candlestick

I Me Mine: The Beatles and Their

Pronouns

By Ben Zimmer, The New York Times

29 August, 2011

James W. Pennebaker’s new book “The

Secret Life of Pronouns,” which I

reviewed in The Times Book Review on

Sunday, makes it hard to stop thinking

about pronouns and the other little

“function words” that Mr. Pennebaker,

a social psychologist at the University of

Texas at Austin, sees as “the keys to the

soul.”

A Beatle's whimsical art

By Ken Capoblanco, Cape Cod Times

27 August, 2011

The artwork of John Lennon has been

critically lauded and revered by fans and,

from Friday through Sept. 4, the touring

exhibit "Imagine Peace: The Artwork of

John Lennon," presented by the

musician's widow, Yoko Ono, will appear

at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting

House in Provincetown.

How a summer night at Dodger

Stadium turned 'nasty' for The

Beatles and Bob Eubanks

By Mark Wyckoff, Ventura County Star

26 August, 2011

In 1966, The Beatles played Dodger

Stadium — and almost didn't get out alive

Also: In 1966, the Beatles brought a

whole new ballgame to Dodger Stadium;

Signed Beatles single Please Please Me

fetches £9,000; 46 Years Ago Today: The

Beatles in San Diego 8-28-65; Anniversary

of Beatles last live performance inspires

our ultimate list of lasts

George Harrison Hits the Big

Screen in Scorsese Doc

By Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone

24 August, 2011

Epic new film illuminates the inner life of

the most enigmatic Beatle

Baby you CAN drive my car: Sir

Paul McCartney's 1965 Aston

Martin set to sell for £400,000

By Leon Watson, Daily Mail

25 August, 2011

Money can't buy you love, but it can buy

you this - a piece of swinging 60s

memorabilia that's perfect for day

tripping.

Decca releases McCartney - at last

Press Association

23 August, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney is to make his first

album with Decca, half a century after the

Beatles were famously rejected by the

record company.

Also: Paul McCartney gives ballet tribute

to fiancee

Signed Beatles single Please Please

Me to be auctioned

BBC

23 August, 2011

A signed copy of the Beatles' hit single

Please Please Me is expected to sell at a

Liverpool auction over the weekend for up

to £7,000.

Also: John Lennon's landing card expected

to fetch £15,000 at auction

Marking 50 years since My Bonnie

By Jade Wright, Liverpool Echo

23 August, 2011

Fifty years ago this summer, The Beatles

released their first record.

Also: The Beatles - a collective genius

'George Harrison: Living In The

Material World' Trailer Released

(inc. video)

Huffington Post

22 August, 2011

Before Britney, before Bieber, Beatles fans

reigned supreme.

Hoffman: Witness to last Beatles

concert remembers

By Ken Hoffman, Houston Chronicle

19 August, 2011

One time, I was on a Continental (remember

them?) flight from New York to Dallas.

Also: Beatlemania hit Seattle 47 years ago

This Day in Music, August 18: Starr

in The Beatles

By Neil Cossar, The Morton Report

18 August, 2011

On this day in 1962, Ringo Starr made his

debut with The Beatles at the Horticultural

Society dance in Birkenhead, England,

having had a two-hour rehearsal in

preparation.

A Beatle Comes to NYCB: The

Premiere of Paul McCartney’s

Ocean’s Kingdom

By David Rooney, Playbill Arts

17 August, 2011

With New York City Ballet’s world

premiere of Ocean’s Kingdom, for which

he composed the original score and wrote

the libretto, Paul McCartney adds ballet

to his ever-expanding list of creative

endeavors.

Also: Paul McCartney grosses $10.9

million at Wrigley

The Beatles are beating piracy

By Gordon Smart, The Sun

17 August, 2011

The Beatles have come out with a rare

endorsement for a cause - the Music

Matters campaign.

Also: The Beatles - Why Music Matters

McCartney & Turpentine? 10 Things

You Might Not Know About Sir Paul

By Russell Hall, Gibson

16 August, 2011

Few lives have been as thoroughly

documented as the life of Paul McCartney.

This Weekend Only, Watch John

Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Bed

Peace’ Online

By Emily Temple, Flavorwire

14 August, 2011

Just in case you need something to do

today: Yoko Ono has posted Bed Peace, a

70-minute documentary about the famous

1969 Bed-Ins she staged with John Lennon

to protest the Vietnam war, on YouTube for

free viewing this weekend only.

Also: Fans Get Another Week to Watch

John Lennon-Yoko Ono Film

Carl Davis recalls collaborating with

Paul McCartney on the Liverpool

Oratorio, 1991

By Georgia Dehn, Telegraph

11 August, 2011

Carl Davis lifted his baton at the oratorio's

premiere at Liverpool Cathedral, with all

the world's press present, and the lights

blew. Here he remembers the occasion.

The story of Jesus, John Lennon, and

a Beatles controversy in Chicago 45

years ago

By John R. Schmidt, WBEZ91.5

11 August, 2011

On this August 11th in 1966, the Beatles

were in Chicago to launch their third

American tour.

John Lennon's cowboy hat and

sunglasses fetch £8,500

BBC Berkshire

10 August, 2011

A cowboy hat and sunglasses once owned

by John Lennon were sold for £8,500 at

an auction in Berkshire.

Paul McCartney ‘a big fan of TV

shopping’

Zee News

9 August, 2011

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has

admitted that he is a big fan of shopping

channels.

Also: The Wisdom of Paul McCartney;

McCartney, Lady Gaga, U2 join aid effort

for African children

Japanese Musician and Artist Yoko

Ono Awarded the 8th Hiroshima

Art Prize

Art Daily

9 August, 2011

In 1989 the city of Hiroshima, first place in

the world to suffer a nuclear attack,

established the Hiroshima Art Prize with the

object of promoting through art the "spirit

of Hiroshima" that yearns for permanent

world peace and prosperity for all humanity.

Also: Yoko Ono Talk: Tragedy, Art, and

Peace

Beatle mania... 45 years late: Cubans

go mad for Fab Four and open

replica cavern decades after Castro's

ban

Daily Mail

9 August, 2011

Their songs are as famous now as they were

45 years ago.

Also: The Beatles Bulletin: August 9, 2011

Former Beatle Pete Best feels no

resentment, brings new show to Levitt

Shell

By Michael Lollar, The Commercial Appeal

8 August, 2011

Pete Best had spent two years as drummer

for The Beatles.

Also: Original Beatle Pete Best Opens Elvis

Week in Memphis (inc. video)

McCartney's magical understanding

of music

By Alex Strachan, Postmedia News

8 August, 2011

Sir James Paul McCartney was

momentarily lost in thought.

Also: McCartney revisited – 17: Instant

Macca

Miami couple recalls their

unforgettable time together with

John Lennon (inc. video)

KSDK

8 August, 2011

Armando Ontivero says, "Me and my

wife were caretakers of house, we caretake

them, and feed them, and watch for them

every day."

After Sir Paul, Juber made a solo

name for himself

By Rich Freedman, Vallejo Times-Herald

7 August, 2011

Those two years with Paul McCartney's

band, "Wings," served Laurence Juber

well. Helped him get a Grammy, in fact.

John Lennon's Quarrymen Cavern

debut date questioned

BBC News Liverpool

5 August, 2011

John Lennon's debut at the famous Cavern

Club was earlier than that listed by Beatles'

historians, a former bandmate has claimed.

Paul McCartney: 'Apparently, I have

been hacked'

By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times

4 August, 2011

Rock star Paul McCartney said he expects

to talk to British law enforcement authorities

about phone hacking by British tabloids.

Also: McCartney's 9/11 doc coming to

Showtime; 'The Love We Make' documentary

shows footage of Paul McCartney rallying

friends for 9/11 concert; Paul McCartney says

appears to be phone hacking victim; Early

arrivals hear McCartney warming up, loud

and clear; Paul McCartney: The concert for

a lifetime; Music Fans Flock Downtown To

See Paul McCartney (inc. video); Words of

wisdom from Paul McCartney; Paul

McCartney fan gets him to sign her, then

gets tattoo; Reds, downtown shine with

McCartney concert; Paul Mccartney

Cincinnati concert: no singer or rockstar is

comparable

Beatles fans come together for annual

fest

By Darryl Holliday, Chicago Sun-Times

4 August, 2011

There are family reunions, and then there

are “family reunions” with your friends

George, Paul, Ringo and John.

Also: Liverpool Academy of Arts presents

Beatles exhibition Back From the USSR

Ex-Beatle's All Starr Band add date

to BA stopover

Buenos Aires Herald

4 August, 2011

Ringo Starr, the legendary drummer and

former Beatles member, has announced a

second date for his All Star Band’s stopover,

when the band performs at Luna Park this

year.

Local Couple Recall Life with John

Lennon (inc. video)

By Adam Kuperstein, NBC Miami

3 August, 2011

Cuban and Mexican immigrants revealed an

unlikely relationship with a former Beatle --

and his rock 'n roll friends

Remembering Elvis With Memories of

Friendship, The Beatles, and LSD

The Atlantic

3 August, 2011

Jerry Schilling, who counted Presley as his

best friend, looks back on The King

Paul McCartney rep dismisses

Olympics talk

By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com

2 August, 2011

Sir Paul McCartney isn't totally out of the

picture for the opening ceremony at the 2012

Olympics, but he's not definitively in, either.

Also: Stage is Set For Paul McCartney

Concert Tomorrow Night (inc. video)

This Day in Music, August 1: The

Concert For Bangladesh

By Neil Cossar, The Morton Report

1 August, 2011

On this day in 1971, the Concert For

Bangladesh, organized by George Harrison to

aid victims of famine and war in Bangladesh,

took place at New York's Madison Square

Garden.

Also: Concert for Bangladesh turns 40 amid

soul-searching over celebrity fundraising;

George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh

Featured Drug Trouble for Eric Clapton,

Stage Fright for Bob Dylan; The Concert for

Bangladesh and its charity pop legacy

Concert Review: Paul McCartney at

Wrigley Field, Chicago, 7/31/11

By Kit O'Toole, Blogcritics.org

1 August, 2011

Visiting Chicago for the first time since 2005,

McCartney showed fans that age is nothing

but a number, as he played over 30 songs with

no breaks.

Also: Paul McCartney lives it up with a little

friendly help at Wrigley Field; McCartney hits

'em out of the ballpark; Paul McCartney live

at Wrigley!; Review: Paul McCartney plays

Wrigley Field (inc. video); Wings Singer (And

Member Of That Other Band) Wows Wrigley;

Sir Paul McCartney Rocks Chicago's Wrigley

Field; Paul McCartney Rocks Out At Wrigley

Field; McCartney still rockin’ at 69; Paul

McCartney at Wrigley Field | Live review +

photos

Caversham pub is a Beatles shrine

By Paul Cassell, Reading Post

1 August, 2011

Punters will soon be enjoying a hard day’s pint

with plans to turn the poolroom at a Caversham

pub into a shrine to The Beatles.

John Lennon's hat and shades go up

for auction

By Steven Morris, The Guardian

1 August, 2011

Items owned by John Lennon at the height of

Beatlemania to go under the hammer on 9

August.

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