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The Beatles' tragical mystery tour
By Maddy Costa, The Guardian
31 May, 2001
And tonight's message is: songs by the Beatles don't stand up to the S Club 7 treatment.
 
Day in the Life is best of the Beatles
Ananova
31 May, 2001
A Day In The Life has been voted the best Beatles song.
 
Poet Macca wins standing ovation
Ananova
30 May, 2001
Sir Paul McCartney has received a standing ovation during a recital of some of his poetry.
Also: McCartney Calls Lennon's Killer 'Jerk of All Jerks', Reuters Photo, Poet
Paul's performance gets ovation, For McCartney, Lennon's Death As Painful As
Ever, McCartney on life, love, Lennon and a little light verse
 
Cilla To Earn £4,166 A Minute
By Nicole Lampert, The Sun
30 May, 2001
Telly favourite Cilla Black is being paid a record £250,000 to film an hour-long Audience With
show. that's £4,166 a minute.
 
Wings collection helps Sir Paul put the record straight
Ananova
29 May, 2001
A bootleg tape of Linda McCartney singing out of tune spurred Sir Paul McCartney into releasing
the Wingspan compilation.
Also: McCartney tells of hurt at mockery of Linda's singing
 
George Martin to release boxed set
Ananova
28 May, 2001
Capitol Records will release a six-CD George Martin boxed set this summer.
 
Billy Preston Is Hospitalized
Associated Press
27 May, 2001
Singer-songwriter and keyboardist Billy Preston remained hospitalized Saturday after being
diagnosed with chronic end stage kidney disease.
 
Heather Mills Gags The Sun
By Thomas Whitaker, The Sun
26 May, 2001
Sir Paul McCartney's lover Heather Mills has won a court order gagging The Sun to stop us telling
a happy story.
 
Listen to what this Wings man said
By Graham Reid, New Zealand Herald
26 May, 2001
Thirty years after he launched his post-Beatles band Wings, Paul McCartney's solo career gets
the compilation treatment. Graham Reid wonders if the critics were too cruel.
 
Hall hosts mega mini day
West Midlands Express and Star
26 May, 2001
Himley Hall is set for a roaring time tomorrow when it plays host to British Mini Day, with one of
the legendary cars specially converted for Ringo Starr taking centre stage.
 
Ringo's All Starrs Play And Act Naturally
By Timothy White, Billboard
26 May, 2001
"A million people can play rock'n'roll on the offbeat," says Ringo Starr, relaxing with actress
Barbara Bach, his wife of 20 years, in a private lounge at New York's Kennedy Airport during
a two-hour stopover between flights from L.A. to Nice, France.
Also: Ringo Takes On America!
 
Archerd: Regis honored by Sons of Italy
By Army Archerd, Variety
25 May, 2001
Heather Mills and Paul McCartney honor a landmine survivor of Bosnia Herzegovina, Radosav
Zikovic, at the ``Adopt-A-Minefield'' gala on June 14 at the Beverly Wilshire.
 
Here, There and Everywhere
By Jeff Giles, Newsweek
24 May, 2001
The Beatles live on—and on and on. Newsweek’s Jeff Giles scrutinizes the never-ending
stacks of coffee-table books, poetry, photography and greatest-hits compilations from Paul,
George, Ringo and even John.
 
Looking back on Martin's career
By Edna Gundersen, USA Today
24 May, 2001
Though best known as The Beatles' producer, George Martin enjoyed a long and winding career
before and after the Fab Four reigned.
 
Pulp Open Literary Festival
Mojo
24 May, 2001
McCartney, Morrison and Vega Also To Appear
 
Lennon Harmonica Sells For £2k
Mojo
24 May, 2001
A harmonica once owned by John Lennon sold for an impressive £2,400 at an auction in
Lamberhurst, Kent earlier this week.
 
Wings the Album, the Documentary...And Now the Book
By Paul Majendie, Reuters
24 May, 2001
Paul McCartney, reliving all his yesterdays, on Thursday revealed that he is producing a book
about his group Wings and illustrating it with photos by his late wife Linda.
 
We still love you, yeah, yeah, yeah
By George Trefgarne, The Age
24 May, 2001
The Beatles 1 album - made up of all the No 1 tracks from the Fab Four - is the fastest-selling
album of all time.
 
Bob Dylan voted 'best ever lyricist'
Ananova
23 May, 2001
Bob Dylan has been voted the greatest lyricist of all time by BBC News Online users.
 
Fears Over Beatles Hall
Daily Record
23 May, 2001
A row has erupted over plans to demolish a building where the Beatles were once famously
booed off stage.
 
EMI says internet isn't answer
By Dan Milmo, Guardian
22 May, 2001
Music giant EMI has ruled out buying internet businesses as part of its recovery from two failed
merger attempts.
 
Don't Forget Fab Manager
By Scott Faulkner, Liverpool Echo
21 May, 2001
A campaign is being launched calling for Beatles manager Brian Epstein to be honoured with
a statue and the freedom of the city.
 
EMI can't rely on Beatles sales forever, says analyst
Ananova
21 May, 2001
An analyst says EMI still relies on sales of Beatles records more than 30 years after the group
split up.
 
Pop
By Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
20 May, 2001
More than a decade ago, Paul McCartney compiled a double album called Hot Hits/Cold Cuts
that coupled one disc of chart hits by his post-Beatles band Wings with another disc of outtakes,
most of which were better than what had been released.
Also: 'Wingspan' across the truth
 
Stella's Riding High
By Colin McDowell, The Sunday Times
20 May, 2001
From pop star's daughter to one of fashion's most potent forces and a celebrity in her own right
 
Wingspan: Your views
BBC
20 May, 2001
Wingspan set out to document Paul McCartney's music, his post-Beatles band Wings and, at
the heart of it all, his late wife Linda.
 
Starr rehearses for tour at Casino Rama
By Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun
19 May, 2001
They'll soon be a Beatle in our midst.
 
Treasured Memory of John
By Peter Grant, icLiverpool (thanks to Bob Gilmartin)
18 May, 2001
Lennon who starred in the Richard Lester film How I Won The War, had acting aspirations even
before he was a Beatle.
 
Oh No Ringo Too?
By Beth Wawerna, Spin
18 May, 2001
The surviving Beatles are all about making comebacks these days‹on so many different levels.
 
Lennon's Murder Tops Shock Poll
Dotmusic
18 May, 2001
The assassination of songwriter John Lennon is the most shocking event in the history or rock,
according to music fans around the world.
 
Beatles News: George Spotting
Mojo
17 May, 2001
George Harrison in non-recognition shocker; McCartney to tour this year; and is the Beatles
song catalogue up for sale again? It's all in our occasional swim through the choppy waters of
Beatledom.
 
Top of the pops
MegaStar
17 May, 2001
Poptastic! It's official - Liverpool is the 'Capital City of Pop'.
 
Destiny's Child Holds Off Paul McCartney's Wings To Remain No. 1
Allstar
16 May, 2001
Destiny's Child's Survivor held off a strong first-week bid by Paul McCartney & Wings'
greatest-hits compilation, Wingspan, to hold onto the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 for the
second week in a row.
Also: 'Wingspan' Makes Impressive Debut, McCartney Talks Tour
 
How Wings Brought Me Hope
By Olivia Convey, Daily Post
16 May, 2001
The demise of the Beatles marked a low point in the life of Paul McCartney, but as a new TV
documentary shows, with the help of wife Linda, he soared back to success.
 
McCartney to Hit the Road Again After Eight Years
By Paul Majendie, Reuters
16 May, 2001
Paul McCartney is ready to hit the road for the first time in eight years with a string of impromptu
shows around the world.
Also: McCartney wants to wing it on impromptu tour
 
Lagerfeld rounds on Stella McCartney
PeopleNews (thanks to Bluebird)
16 May, 2001
Designer accuses her of hypocrisy on animal rights
 
Exhibit at Rock Hall of Fame until Sept. 3 offers glimpse of early Beatles
By John Seewer, Associated Press
15 May, 2001
Before there was John, Paul, George and Ringo, there was Stuart Sutcliffe and his vision of rock
'n' roll.
 
Private Eye hits back at Sir Paul
Ananova
15 May, 2001
Private Eye has hit back at Sir Paul McCartney after he threatened to withdraw financial
backing.
 
'Bridges: The Best of Ravi Shankar' To Be Released May 15th on Private
Music, Celebrating the Sitar Master's Groundbreaking Cross-Cultural
Experiments
PR Newswire
14 May, 2001
Private Music honors sitar legend and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar with the May 15th release
of "Bridges: The Best of Ravi Shankar."
 
Today, class will come together
By Kyle Munson, The Des Moines Register
14 May, 2001
With a little help from Drake University, more than a dozen Beatles fans will explore how the Fab
Four forever changed pop culture here, there and everywhere.
 
Macca attacks British press
By Amy Vickers, The Guardian
14 May, 2001
Sir Paul McCartney has called the British press "the naughtiest in the world" and accused them
of lowering standards of journalism.
 
Fab Four more of a historical re-enactment than a musical act
By Bruce Deachman, The Ottawa Citizen
14 May, 2001
Last night's Tulip Festival performance by Beatles' tribute band The Fab Four was more of a
theatrical and cultural phenomenon than simply another musical act in the park.
 
Sir Paul says he gets only a small cut of Yesterday proceeds
Ananova
14 May, 2001
Sir Paul McCartney says Yoko Ono for a time earned more than he did from his classic
Yesterday.
Also: Sir Paul: I missed out on Yesterday, McCartney lashes out at Ono
 
Lung Op George Is Visited By Macca
Sunday People
13 May, 2001
Sir Paul McCartney has paid an emotional visit to George Harrison, who is recovering from a
lung cancer operation.
 
Likely Lads find sparks hunt for lost BBC gems
Ananova
13 May, 2001
A long-lost episode of The Likely Lads has been unearthed and is to be screened to kick-start
a treasure hunt for gems lost from BBC vaults.
 
McCartney's old Aston Martin goes under hammer
Ananova
12 May, 2001
Sir Paul McCartney's old Aston Martin is expected to fetch £50,000 when it is auctioned today.
 
Happiness is a warm pen
By Stephen Scobie, National Post
12 May, 2001
Paul McCartney's editor says the former Beatle 'is not in the line of academic poets or modernist
poets. He is a popular poet.'
 
Ono! Beatles fan hits art ban
By Geoff Fox, This Is Leeds
12 May, 2001
A west Yorkshire artist is facing the threat of legal action from Yoko Ono over a portrait of Beatle
legend John Lennon.
Also: Yoko snubs Lennon's school
 
McCartney's surprise visit
By Rebecca Thomas, BBC
10 May, 2001
Wednesday was a day of two celebrities.
 
Michael Jackson denies he's selling rights to Beatles songs
Ananova
10 May, 2001
Michael Jackson insists he's not planning to sell the rights to the Beatles songs he bought in
1985.
 
Sid Bernstein: The Man Who Brought America to the Beatles
By Glyn Emmerson, NY Rock
9 May, 2001
Sid Bernstein – the man who brought the Beatles to America – has a new book out titled Not
Just the Beatles, detailing his life from within and without his long career in the music business.
 
Looking Back at McCartney's Career
By David Bauder, Associated Press
9 May, 2001
Paul McCartney recalls slipping a compact disc into his car's CD player and getting lost in
reminiscences about that group he was a part of all those years ago.
 
Image Entertainment Announces June 19 Release of ''Paul McCartney: Live
at the Cavern Club'' on DVD and Videocassette
Business Wire
9 May, 2001
Image Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of DVD programming
in North America, today announced the June 19 street date of "Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern
Club" on DVD and videocassette.
 
McCartney says Heather is his musical inspiration
Ananova
9 May, 2001
Sir Paul McCartney says he has written love songs for his girlfriend Heather Mills.
Also: Marriage could be on the cards for Paul and Heather, Sir Paul sparks
marriage rumours
 
Celebrities Support Lennon Tribute
AP
8 May, 2001
Celebrities turned out in force at a benefit performance of ``John and Paul,'' a musical tribute to
the friendship between Beatles members John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
 
McCartney Recalls Post-Beatle Band in New Project
By Adam Tanner, Reuters
7 May, 2001
Hundreds of German fans waited hours Monday for a glimpse of Paul McCartney on a visit to
promote a retrospective CD of his 1970s band Wings in the country where the Beatles got their
first break.
Also: Reuters Photo, The Man Who Split The Beatles, McCartney is still moving on,
Paul McCartney's Wingspan A Labor Of Love, Wingspan (thanks to Carlos from
Argentina), AP Photo, For more photos click here, McCartney Recalls Depression
After Beatles Breakup
 
McCartney hopes to release new LP this year
Ananova
7 May, 2001
Paul McCartney hopes to complete a new LP in June.
Also: Paul McCartney Records New Album With Sugar Ray Producer, McCartney
Works on His New Album
 
Jacko sells Beatle hits
The Sun
7 May, 2001
Cash-strapped Michael Jackson is selling off his Beatles' hits.
 
Fur set to fly over McCartney advert
By Gina Davidson, Scotland On Sunday.com
6 May, 2001
She is the ultra-hip fashion designer who wears her animal rights principles splashed across
her chest.
 
Wings Special Airborne
Dotmusic
4 May, 2001
To celebrate our recent re-launch, we unveil the latest exclusive dotmusic feature site specially
dedicated to the release of the Wings hits and anthology collection, 'Wingspan' (out May 7).
 
McCartney Says Violence Kept 'Irish' Off 'Wingspan'
Launch.com
4 May, 2001
Astute Paul McCartney observers will note that the initial tracklist for the Wingspan retrospective,
which hits stores Tuesday (May 8), included the group's controversial single "Give Ireland Back
To The Irish"--a song banned by the BBC in 1972--but that it doesn't appear on the final version
of the two-disc set.
 
George: Be Our Campain Champ
Liverpool Echo
4 May, 2001
George Harrison was today urged to spearhead an anti-smoking campaign.
 
Golden Oldies: Paul Mccartney on Wings, the Beatles And Moving on
By Ian Spelling, Entertainment News Daily
4 May, 2001
Ask kids today to name their favorite rock stars, and they'll rattle off Britney Spears, 'N Sync,
Backstreet Boys ... and the Beatles. Fifteen years ago it would have been New Kids on the
Block, Michael Jackson ... and the Beatles.
 
Fifth Beatle Sutcliffe featured in Hall Of Fame exhibition
Ananova (thanks to Carlos from Argentina)
4 May, 2001
Stuart Sutcliffe, the fifth Beatle, is the subject of a new exhibition at the US Rock And Roll Hall
Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
 
Beatles Triumph In Mojo4music Song Poll
Mojo (thanks to Carlos from Argentina)
3 May, 2001
At last, the people have spoken! We asked you to vote for your top tune as part of our feature on
the 100 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
 
Ex-Beatle Harrison treated for cancer
BBC (Thanks to Diane Lacasse)
3 May, 2001
Former Beatle George Harrison has had surgery for lung cancer in the United States.
Also: Former Beatle Has Surgery for Cancer
 
Baby You're A Rich Fan
By Emma Gunby, Liverpool Echo
3 May, 2001
Those battered old Beatles records in your loft could be among the most valuable albums the
Fab Four ever recorded.
 
The End of the Road for the Beatles
By Pat Berkery, CD Now
3 May, 2001
Infighting, rancorous business dealings, and John Lennon's and Yoko Ono's very public displays
of affection may have defined the Beatles' final years as a band (and a good portion of their
post-Beatles existence) -- but if you looked beyond the bed-ins and the bickering, there was still
classic music being made.
 
Ricky Martin scores hat trick of World Music Awards
Ananova
3 May, 2001
Ricky Martin scooped three prizes at this year's World Music Awards in Monaco.
 
Brit of early pop nostalgia
By Graham Reid, New Zealand Herald
2 May, 2001
The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night and the Who-inspired Quadrophenia - both enjoying revivals -
represent flip sides of British 60s pop culture, writes Graham Reid.
 
Goyang to Host 'Beatles Revival Show'
Chosun Ilbo (South Korea)
2 May, 2001
Get Back the French group well known for imitating The Beatles, will hold a free "Beatles
Revival Show" at 4:00 pm on May 5 in Goyang.
 
Eminem defended by 'fan' McCartney
Ananova
2 May, 2001
Sir Paul McCartney says he is a fan of Eminem, and has defended the rapper's lyrics as only
showbiz.
 
McCartney Talks About His Wife and Wings
By Jay Bobbin, Zap2it (thanks to Carlos from Argentina)
1 May, 2001
The breakup of the Beatles marked the end of an entertainment era, but it wasn't the end of the road
for Paul McCartney.
 
 
 
 
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