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Imagine buying Beatle's island idyll for

€300,000

By Ken Sweeney, Irish Independent

29 June, 2012

The locals know it as "Beatle Island' -- and

now it can be yours for €300,000

Also: Dublin Beatles Festival announced;

Seven Reasons Ringo Starr Is the Most Badass

Beatle in A Hard Day's Night

McCartney Family Affair at Premiere

(video)

Reuters

27 June, 2012

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his children -

Stella, Mary and James - make a rare public

appearance together to attend film premiere.

Also: Music has "healing power", says Sir

Paul McCartney; Sir Paul McCartney guitar

raises £40,000 for charity

Beatles Still Blamed by Russian Officials

for ‘Recreational Drug Use Increase

By Jeff Giles, Ultimate Classic Rock

26 June, 2012

According to a Russian health official, the youth

of his country have a major drug problem —

and it all goes back to those darn Beatles.

Photos: Ringo Starr and his All Starr

Band perform at Caesars Atlantic City

By Marc Berman, NJ.com

25 June, 2012

Former Beatle, Ringo Starr, and his All Starr

Band played at the Caesars Circus Maximus

theater to a capacity crowd that loved every

minute of the two+ hour show.

Also: Ringo Starr in concert at Caesars Casino,

Hotel in Atlantic City; Former Beatles Ringo

Starr goes pop with artwork in NYC (video);

Ring-oids: Starr trivia on eve of Fab visit to

Morristown; Ringo!

Tim & Rosemary Leary, John Lennon

& Yoko Ono in conversation in 1969 -

released for 1st time today

By Lisa Rein, Boing Boing

25 June, 2012

Michael Horowitz*, Timothy Leary's longtime

archivist, has permitted the Timothy Leary

Archives website to publish a transcription of a

tape recorded conversation between Dr. Leary

and his wife Rosemary, and John Lennon and

Yoko Ono, made during John and Yoko's Bed-In

for Peace in Montreal, May 1969.

‘Let’s have a fountain for two Georges’

Henley Standard

25 June, 2012

A fountain should be erected in Henley’s

Market Place to honour George Harrison and

the author George Orwell, according to the man

who stage-managed the Live Aid concert in 1985.

Beatles memorabilia day to mark band's

first concert in town

By Beth Allcock, Northwich Guardian

23 June, 2012

It was exactly 50 years ago today that a group

of four Liverpudlian musicians first put their

rock and roll stamp on a Northwich stage.

Also: Yellow Submarine Comes to Blu-ray

70-Year-Old Paul McCartney

Congratulates Brian Wilson on His

70th Birthday

WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM

22 June, 2012

The Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson celebrated his

70th birthday Wednesday, and he was

congratulated by another music legend who

knows the feeling, Paul McCartney.

Also: Paul McCartney to Appear on Ronnie

Wood TV Show

Lennon 'considered himself Irish'

Belfast Telegraph

21 June, 2012

Yoko Ono has revealed her late Beatle

husband considered himself Irish.

Also: Yoko's tribute as John Lennon statue is

unveiled (inc. video); Yoko Ono: “John

Lennon Inspired By Bermuda” (inc. video);

Yoko Ono forced herself to smile after

husband John Lennon's death; Mind over

mattress: Yoko Ono remembers the bed-in

(inc. video)

On That Note: Ringo Starr

By Ed Condran, The Mercury

21 June, 2012

When Ringo Starr’s publicist noted that the

former Beatles drummer was up for a one-on-

one interview, it was a little surprising.

Also: Ringo Starr gives Matt Lauer a drum

lesson (inc. video); Ringo: Playing drums comes

easy

Rio+20: Sir Paul backs Greenpeace

Arctic campaign

By Richard Black, BBC News

21 June, 2012

Greenpeace is launching a campaign to have the

Arctic region declared a sanctuary by the United

Nations.

Also: Rio+20: Sir Paul McCartney leads plan to

Save the Arctic from oil exploration

Is Paul dead? Beatles expert to speak at

library this weekend

By Theresa Andrew, Newark Post

20 June, 2012

Joel Glazier of Wilmington has been a guest

speaker at International Beatles Conventions

in Liverpool, England and around the world.

Sir Paul McCartney to auction

autographed Hofner 'violin' bass guitar

for music therapy charity

By Robert Dex, The Independent

19 June, 2012

Sir Paul McCartney will help raise thousands of

pounds for charity when he auctions off one of his

trademark bass guitars later this month.

Also: Paul McCartney Reveals Workout Secret to

Stay Young and Healthy at 70; Happy 70th

birthday, Paul McCartney; Happy birthday, Paul

— McCartney is 70 today

Actor Victor Spinetti, star of Beatles films,

dies aged 82 after cancer battle

By Lucy Buckland, Daily Mail

19 June, 2012

Veteran actor Victor Spinetti, who starred in all

three Beatles films, has died at the age of 82.

Also: Victor Spinetti; Victor Spinetti: Sir Paul

McCartney tribute to Beatles film co-star; Victor

Spinetti, Favorite in Beatles Films, Dies at 82;

Victor Spinetti, 1929 - 2012

Yakking with Yoko

BBC News

19 June, 2012

In 1964 Yoko Ono made her first masterpiece -

that was nearly half a century ago.

Yellow Submarine Gets a Film Restoration

and 4K Remaster

By Matt Hurwitz, Studio Daily

18 June, 2012

Eque on Repairing the Negative, Fixing the Color,

and Cleaning it All by Hand

Also: Backstage with the Beatles: 'Lost' photos

taken by 15-year-old photography student show the

band before they hit the big time

Paul McCartney Turns 70

By ABC News

18 June, 2012

It seems like only yesterday that “When I’m 64"

became a reality for Sir Paul McCartney, but today,

he hits an even bigger milestone: turning 70.

Also: Happy 70th birthday, Paul McCartney!; Paul

McCartney at 70 – interactive; Happy Birthday,

Paul McCartney: 70 Iconic Images for 70 Years;

Happy Birthday Macca!; Happy Birthday Paul

McCartney: TIME Remembers the Day He Met

John Lennon; Paul McCartney's Six Best

Moustaches; Macca the invincible!; At 70, former

Beatle Paul McCartney shows no sign of slowing

down, still charms fans worldwide; Sir Paul

McCartney turns 70 (video); Paul McCartney:

When he’s 6 years beyond 64; Paul McCartney at

70: musician sees out his 60s with romantic getaway

Set List: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band

@ Avalon Ballroom Theatre, Niagara Falls,

Canada

VVN Music

18 June, 2012

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band opened their

12th tour as has been the norm the last couple of

years, the Avalon Ballroom Theatre in Niagara

Falls, Canada.

Also: Catskills Bureau Confidential: Ringo scoops

up souvenirs at Bethel Woods gift shop

Listen to Joe Smith's talks with Paul

McCartney, Bob Dylan, more (inc. audio)

Los Angeles Times

18 June, 2012

Taped interviews that veteran record executive

Joe Smith conducted for his 1988 book “Off the

Record” and which he is donating to the Library of

Congress this week [June 19] contain a storehouse

worth of anecdotes from a couple hundred of the

biggest names in pop music.

The Beatles in Bangor: 1967 BBC Wales

archive footage (inc. video)

BBC News

18 June, 2012

As Sir Paul McCartney celebrates his 70th

birthday, BBC Wales has uncovered some silent

footage from 1967 of The Beatles in Bangor.

Also: Poster advertising The Beatles playing at the

Cavern Club sells for nearly double the estimate at

£27,000

Time to honour Beatle George

Henley Standard

18 June, 2012

James Lambert, 42, of Friday Street, has already

collected more than 700 signatures in support of

his campaign for a monument to the former Beatle,

who lived in Friar Park from 1970 until his death in

2001.

Paul McCartney at 70: still at number one

The Guardian

17 June, 2012

His performance at the Queen's jubilee concert was

a reminder of his unique and deserved status in the

national culture

Also: The long and winding road; Happy Birthday

Macca! 70 classic pictures to mark Sir Paul

McCartney's 70th birthday; Macca at 70: Beatles

star will never retire, says his former right-hand

man; Celebs Send Early Birthday Wishes To Paul

McCartney; The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs celebrates

Paul McCartney at 70; Macca fans celebrate here,

there . . . and everywhere!

Ringo Starr pays a visit to the Hudson Valley

(inc. video)

YNN

17 June, 2012

A former Beatle visits the Hudson Valley.

Also: Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr reflects on Woodstock,

plays Bethel Woods tonight

When Sam Taylor-Wood met Yoko Ono

By Kate Kellaway, The Guardian

17 June, 2012

Sam Taylor-Wood befriended Yoko Ono during the

making of Nowhere Boy, her acclaimed film about

John Lennon's early years.

'We need a little help from our friends':

YouTube plea to Paul McCartney to save

Beatles museum in Hamburg

By Craig Mackenzie, Daily Mail

16 June, 2012

A personal plea on YouTube has been made to

Paul McCartney to save a museum in Hamburg

dedicated to the Beatles.

Sir Paul McCartney interview: 'The Queen

is fabulous, I've got a lot of time for her'

By Neil McCormick, The Telegraph

13 June, 2012

Sir Paul McCartney was last seen in front of

Buckingham Palace, performing for the Queen.

Also: Paul McCartney’s Manager Details New

Album and Catalog Reissue Plans for 2013 (inc.

video); Paul Weller’s Birthday honour for Macca;

Wings: Denny Laine Part 1 (video - more parts are

available on YouTube); Paul McCartney's Olympic

gig will crown a decade of continued success; Paul

McCartney's Olympic Age (inc. video); Sir Paul

McCartney and Ronnie Wood's night on the tiles;

Animal Rights Bosses Pay Birthday Tribute To Sir

Paul McCartney; Happy 70th birthday Paul

McCartney – the ECHO celebrates three score years

and ten with the Beatles legend

Ringo Starr: On John Lennon, George

Harrison and Paul McCartney

By Richard Ouzounian, Toronto.com

13 June, 2012

It was 50 years ago, Aug. 18, 1962, that Ringo

Starr played his first gig with The Beatles, but he

still remembers it vividly.

Also: Ringo’s ready to rock; Ringo among

Wallenda watchers; Ringo Starr: Getting by (and

touring) with a little help from his friends; Ringo

Starr’s All Starr Band Members Talk 2012 Tour,

Which Launches Thursday; A Zany Ringo Loves

Mixing It Up With His All Starr Band; Ringo

Starr: former Beatle's birthplace saved after

public backlash; Ringo in good company with his

All Starr band; Annie Silvester checks out the

Q and A session with Ringo Starr (video)

John Lennon Sculpture To Be Unveiled

This Month

Bernews

13 June, 2012

This summer, Bermuda will pay tribute to John

Lennon’s creative genius during the first-ever

John Lennon Double Fantasy Bermuda Tribute

with two great events being touted as the Summer

of Love by organizer Tony Brannon.

Also: Yoko Ono Q&A: post your questions

Weston resident recalls memories of time

spent producing the Beatles movie "Yellow

Submarine"

By Robin Kaminski, The Hour

12 June, 2012

Albert Brodax's eyes still widen with excitement at

the mere mention of the Beatles' psychedelic film

"Yellow Submarine."

Also: Long-forgotten photos of the Beatles resurface

Ringo Starr Takes His Digital Art on the

Road for Latest World Tour

Artinfo

11 June, 2012

Ringo Starr, the drummer from a little band called

The Beatles, is embarking on a summer tour of

North America, and he’s brought a traveling

exhibition of his new media art along for the ride.

Also: Ringo Starr, the back beat of The Beatles

Give Paul McCartney His Respect at 70

By Jon Friedman, NewsMax.com

11 June, 2012

OK. Let me get this point out of the way right now.

Also: Drowned In Sound Says The Daily Mail Stole,

Warped Paul McCartney Interview

This Day in Music Spotlight: John Lennon’s

Chart-Topping Wedding Present

By Bryan Wawzenek, Gibson.com

11 June, 2012

Throughout music history, some pretty great artists

have written love songs for their significant others.

Also: USA Today picks the 20 best Beatles songs;

Keller @ Large: Don’t Try Ranking Beatles’ Songs

Beatle’s son weds secretly

Henley Standard

11 June, 2012

Musician Dhani Harrison has married in secret at

Friar Park in Henley.

Also: Press release

The Beatles and The Royals: Bill Harry on the

Fab Four’s links with royalty

By Bill Harry, Liverpool Echo

9 June, 2012

Sir Paul McCartney brought the curtain down on the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert, but this was merely

the latest chapter in a very long-running story.

Also: 50 years later, we're still mad for The Beatles

(inc. video)

Observations: Lost recording of John and

Yoko's passion for

By Simon Hardeman, The Independent

9 June, 2012

A lost recording of John Lennon and Yoko Ono

celebrating the release of one of the Sixties' most

famous "political" prisoners over the phone has come

to light, just as he appears at an anniversary concert in

London.

Paul McCartney ditched 'Hey Jude' from

Jubilee concert for Olympics

By Lewis Corner, Digital Spy

7 June, 2012

Paul McCartney reportedly refused to play 'Hey Jude'

during The Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert.

Beatles' No.1 in singles chart during Queen's

60-year reign

Press Trust of India

4 June, 2012

The Beatles have been declared the biggest selling

singles act under Queen Elizabeth II's 60-year reign.

Also: The Beatles’ First Recording Session at Abbey

Road Studios Happened 50 Years Ago Today; The

Beatles’ first visit to EMI, part 1; End of Beatlemania:

Beatles museum in Hamburg closes its doors; Swirsky's

'Beatles Stories' Gives Thanks to Four Lads from

Liverpool; Songwriter Seth Swirsky on his new

documentary Beatles Stories which was inspired by a

visit to Liverpool; The Beatles’ first visit to EMI, part 2;

Beatle wrote song on the loo

'I overdid it': Paul McCartney reveals he was

driven to drink by stress of The Beatles split

leaving him unable to write songs as worried

Linda begged him to 'cool it'

By Emily Allen, Daily Mail

4 June, 2012

Sir Paul McCartney has told how his drinking got out

of control as he turned to the whisky bottle for comfort

while The Beatles were breaking up.

Also: Let it be official: Paul McCartney confirms he’ll

close London 2012 opening ceremony; Stars gather

backstage at Jubilee concert (video); Live From the

Palace (audio); Sir Paul McCartney brings Queen’s

Diamond Jubilee concert to spectacular close; Paul

McCartney concert contracts legal

Pop royalty plays to queen in UK jubilee

concert

By Mike Collett-White and Michael

Holden, Reuters

3 June, 2012

Britain's Queen Elizabeth hosts pop royalty at an

evening concert outside her London residence

Buckingham Palace on Monday, part of four days of

nationwide celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee

marking her 60th year on the throne.

Sir Tom Jones reveals the Beatles hit that

was written for him

By David Owens, WalesOnline

3 June, 2012

It's one of The Beatles most famous songs but if the

course of rock ‘n’ roll history had been altered, it’s

Sir Tom Jones who would be famous for singing The

Long And Winding Road – not The Fab Four.

A Big Day in the Life

By Jere Hester, NBC Chicago

1 June, 2012

Why "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" still

matters 45 years later.

Also: It’s Beatle-money-a; 50 years of the fab four;

Ringo Starr, the back beat of The Beatles; A new

‘Yellow’ emerges; It was 45 years ago today... The

Beatles' Sgt Pepper inches toward the half centry

mark; The First Song George Harrison Wrote (inc.

audio)

The Coolest Beatle

By Alan Light, Newsweek Pakistan

1 June, 2012

At 70, more than half the man he used to be.

Also: Paul McCartney Talks About ‘Ram’ Reissue

(inc. video); Paul McCartney returns to John

Lennon’s old art college after it was bought by

LIPA; Beatles legend Paul McCartney is a big fan

of the Queen and can't wait to play Diamond

Jubilee concert; First-Ever Grammy Awards

Documentary Premiering June 11; Sir

McCartney Launches Online Remix Project

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