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Beatle Wife, Girlfriend, Come Together

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

30 September, 2003

The biggest surprise appearances last night at the New York screening of

"Concert for George?"

True art or just Beatling about?

By Gina Davidson, Edinburgh Evening News

29 September, 2003

The world’s press had been alerted and anyone who was anyone was

scrabbling for an invitation to what was likely to be the hottest champagne

opening night of the year.

Also: Sketchy details but Lennon is a big draw(er)

Remembering George Harrison: Famed Beatle paid a visit to

Benton 40 years ago

By Metro Armstrong, The Benton Evening News

29 September, 2003

It is often said that history repeats itself. Louise Harrison, a long-time

Benton resident, agrees.

Also: Beatle Sister Reads Children's Beatle Parody

Apple row 'may go on for years'

By Nic Hopkins, The Times

29 September, 2003

A battle over name rights between the Apple computer company and Apple

Corps, the Beatles’ record label, may take years to settle, according to Steve

Jobs, chief executive of the computer group.

Ono, she's stripping again!

By Doug Powers, WorldNetDaily

29 September, 2003

Seventy-year-old Yoko Ono, wife of late Beatle John Lennon, and "singer"

whose shriek is the mating call of the Tinnitus Warbler, recently finished

performing what she calls a "cut piece," in which audience members come

onstage and clip off pieces of her clothing until she's nearly naked.

Macca's a day strippa

The Sun

27 September, 2003

Sir Paul McCartney enjoys a BUMP and grind with his own gorgeous belly

dancer — pregnant wife Heather Mills.

English, like the designer

By Joanne Lim, The Star (Malaysia)

27 September, 2003

Making her sexy début into the world of fragrances, fashion designer Stella

McCartney unveils Stella, a fresh new scent for the feminine yet mysterious

woman.

Also: Catwalk catfight as Jeff brands Stella 'an amateur'; recent news photos

£21,000 for Beatles album

Liverpool Echo

26 September, 2003

An autographed copy of The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver has been sold for

more than £21,000 at auction.

The Bootleg Files: "Let It Be"

By Phil Hall, Film Threat

25 September, 2003

"Let it Be" is one of the most popular and ubiquitous titles in the bootleg video

channels, thanks entirely to the Beatles.

'The Beatles on Apple Records' (inc. audio)

NPR

25 September, 2003

Book Recounts Creation of Label, Original Aim of 'Let It Be'

John Lennon DVD Extravaganza Due Before The Holidays

By Manuela Spizzirri, ChartAttack

25 September, 2003

John Lennon fans will soon have another valuable item to add to their

memorabilia collections.

Entertainment Photos

Associated Press

25 September, 2003

Ringo Star and his wife, Barbara Bach, left, pose along with George Harrison's

son Dhani and widow, Olivia, center, and Heather Mills McCartney and Paul

McCartney at a screening of the film 'Concert for George,' Wednesday night,

Sept. 24, 2003, in Burbank, Calif.

Also: more photos; Remaining Beatles attend special screening for Harrison;

Stars get together for Harrison film; Altogether now...; Quiet Beatle documentary

premiers; Surviving Beatles Pay Tribute to George Harrison (thanks, Diane);

Yoko Oh-No

Stella's £6m price tag

By Jonathan Prynn and Richard Simpson, Evening Standard (thanks, Diane)

25 September, 2003

Stella McCartney made £6 million when she first sold her name to Gucci, it was

revealed for the first time today.

Getting the details right on the White Album

By Wallace Baine, Santa Cruz Sentinel

25 September, 2003

The Beatles’ so-called "White Album" was, first and foremost, a studio recording.

Also: The White Album Ensemble back by popular demand

Hey, Paul, don't make it bad

By Jenny Colgan, The Scotsman

25 September, 2003

Paul McCartney should be absolutely beloved by Britain

McCartney Attends Adopt-A-Minefield Gala (video)

Associated Press

24 September, 2003

Adopt-A-Minefield Fundraiser (inc. video)

Access Hollywood (thanks, Diane)

24 September, 2003

Proud parents to be Paul McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney hosted a

star-studded event in Beverly Hills to raise money for Adopt-A-Minefield, a

campaign dedicated to eradicating landmines.

Also: Entertainment Photos; Heather hosts LA gala; McCartney & Wife Host

Adopt-A-Minefield Gala; Paul & Heather's Star-Studded Gala (another video);

more photos

Imagine A New DVD

DotMusic.com

24 September, 2003

Rare and previously unseen footage of John Lennon will be released on a new

video collection.

Lennon stamp under hammer

BBC

24 September, 2003

Stamps designed by John Lennon to support striking postal workers in 1971

are among Beatles items being auctioned at a sale in London on Wednesday.

Also: Stamps designed by late Beatle John Lennon fetch $2,000 at auction

in London

Macca's Baby Secret

Sky News

23 September, 2003

Sir Paul McCartney and his pregnant wife Heather Mills know the sex of their baby

and have chosen a name - but the couple are not telling.

Also: Larry King Live - Interview with Heather Mills McCartney (transcript);

McCartney baby named before birth; McCartneys' baby fears; Macca's tears at tot

news; Mills attacks 'stalker-azzi' press; photos - 1, 2

John Lennon's Quarrymen

By Martin Lenon, Edinburgh Evening News

22 September, 2003

If there was something faintly ridiculous (and there was) about the sight of four

not-so-young men, two of whom were balding and a little more than well-fed,

dressed up like the svelte and youthful Beatles, circa 1962, it was easily

forgotten as soon as they played the opening bars of Love Me Do.

Starr-struck by Ringo, malpractice insurance savings (last item)

By David Horsley, Amarillo Globe-News

22 September, 2003

I saw part of the Ringo Starr concert and was discussing it with friend J.S. who had

this to say: "I'm one of those who can talk at annoying length about the cultural

significance of folks like Ringo.

Macca's day from hell

By Bruce Wilson and Mark Reynolds, The Sunday Mail (Australia)

21 September, 2003

It was the day from hell for Paul McCartney.

Also: McCartney 'In Punch Up' At Blaine Stunt; McCartney sacking was 'a joke';

Sir Paul accused of losing his cool; Angry Paul Rows With Snapper And Fan;

Macca's Amazing Row With Snapper; McCartney publicist sacking 'a joke'; Macca

fracas

Sitar

The Toronto Star

21 September, 2003

Origin: Developed in 13th-century Hindustan, now India's best-known instrument.

You may say he was a dreamer

Telegraph

20 September, 2003

John Lennon's Imagine is the most popular song ever – but it is also among the

most loathed.

Also: Famous Faces: John and Yoko's Year of Peace; This Europe: Lennonism

takes off back in the old USSR

My Morning Jacket to Open CMJ

Rolling Stone

19 September, 2003

Dozens of bands to invade New York City next month

Back In The USSR

Dotmusic

19 September, 2003

Sir Paul McCartney shows no signs of slowing down after the exertions of his latest

world tour.

Also: McCartney Gets Busy On New Album

Larry Kane's 'Ticket to Ride'

By Todd Norden, Vineland Daily Journal

19 September, 2003

It's the type of historical moment in pop culture history most people can only imagine

in black and white.

Yoko in tourism team

By Larry Neild, Daily Post

19 September, 2003

A tourism team flying to Tokyo next week to promote Liverpool to the Japanese

hope to recruit their best-ever ambassador, Yoko Ono.

Shankar performs with daughter Anoushka in Berkeley

By Jeff Kaliss, Alameda Times-Star

19 September, 2003

Father-and-daughter acts are quite rare in North Indian classical music.

Beatles Go Back-To-Basics

Sky News

18 September, 2003

A "back-to-basics" version of The Beatles album Let It Be is to be released

next month.

Also: Thirty Years On, the Beatles Go Back to Basics; Get Back To Basics!;

Official press release (from EMI Argentina - thanks to Carlos Gonzalez Vizcaino)

Lennon and Jagger footage found

BBC

18 September, 2003

Lost footage of John Lennon has been uncovered by documentary makers,

showing him clowning around with Mick Jagger.

Also: Lennon's greatest dream

Glastonbury to be ticketless within two years

Ananova

18 September, 2003

Glastonbury festival could be completely ticketless within two years in an

attempt to crack down on the touting and internet profiteering

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kane to sign his Beatle book

By Kevin Clapp, Press of Atlantic City

18 September, 2003

It was Beatlemania at its most destructive, and Larry Kane had a ringside

seat.

Yoko Ono's sculpture turns heads on DIA lawn

By Joy Hakanson Colby, The Detroit News

18 September, 2003

A flatbed truck pulled up to the Detroit Institute of Arts on Wednesday to unload

a boxcar punctured with bullet holes.

Also: Yoko Ono's bullet-riddled boxcar displayed at Detroit Institute of Arts;

French Fight Shy of Yoko's Strip

Rusty Anderson back in the studio with Paul McCartney

Emediawire

17 September, 2003

Rusty Anderson, currently working in England on the new Paul McCartney album;

his solo CD "Undressing Underwater" will be released later this Autumn.

McCartney Back in the USSR And On TV

Arrow 93FM

17 September, 2003

This Thursday make sure turn off those ridiculous reality shows and watch Paul

McCartney rock out those crazy Russians on the A & E Network.

Also: McCartney Finds Fans 'Back in the U.S.S.R.'

Sir Paul McCartney to launch Canadian driven international initiative

to support landmine removal and survivor assistance at Los Angeles

gala. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones to be honoured.

Canada NewsWire

16 September, 2003

Pop music icon and former Beatles Sir Paul McCartney will perform at the opening

'Night of a Thousand Dinners' on September 23rd, at the Beverley Hilton Hotel in

Los Angeles.

Celebrities wish Gerry the best

By Jenny Watson, Liverpool Echo

16 September, 2003

Gerry Marsden was recovering in hospital today (Tuesday, September 16) after a

triple heart by-pass operation.

Larry Kane: Ticket To Ride

By Graham Reid, New Zealand Herald

16 September, 2003

In 1980 presidential candidate Jimmy Carter leaned over to journalist Larry Kane

and said, "So I heard you toured with the Beatles. What were they like?"

Rocking Russia

By Jonathan Alter, Newsweek

15 September, 2003

Paul McCartney discusses politics, fame, his dispute with John Lennon—and why

the Beatles had such an impact in the Soviet Union

Lennon's Widow Has Her Clothes Cut Off for Peace

By Kerstin Gehmlich, Reuters

15 September, 2003

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono watched on as dozens of strangers cut her clothes

off piece by piece in a Paris theater Monday, leaving the artist on stage wearing

nothing but her underwear.

Also: photos

Beatles spat 'set for court'

Macworld

15 September, 2003

The struggle between Apple Computer and The Beatles over use of the word

'apple' appears unlikely to be settled out of court.

The bodyguard

David Charters, Daily Post

15 September, 2003

He was the son of a bare-knuckle fighter, whose own ready fists and cold stare

led him deep into the smoky, bluesy night spots, where wide boys in slick suits

and jewellery ran the drug trade, peddling purple hearts to the all-night crowd.

Also: Why Paul McCartney is still my hero

McCartney stays on the run in Russia

By Jay Bobbin, Zap2it

14 September, 2003

Paul McCartney never had visited Russia before, but he says it felt like home

once he got there.

Also: You Say You Want A Revolution...

American English to rock KCC Friday

Kankakee Daily Journal

14 September, 2003

American English, the four-time winners of the Beatlefest sound-alike contest,

are coming for an outdoor concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Kankakee Community

College.

A red sweater day

By Rachel Cooke, The Observer

14 September, 2003

Caroline G Bott's diligent biography of the man who drew Rupert Bear, The Life

and Works of Alfred Bestall, leaves Rachel Cooke wanting a bumper annual

Yoko Ono to go naked for peace

Reuters

14 September, 2003

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono could end up stark naked on a Paris stage on

Monday as she performs her one-woman art show "Cut Piece", in which members

of the audience are to cut off pieces of her clothing.

Paul McCartney on Larry King Live - transcript

Aired September 13, 2003 - 21:00 ET (CNN)

Former Beatle's guitar fetches over $430,000

Reuters

13 September, 2003

The guitar played by George Harrison at the Beatles' last concert in 1969 fetched

$434,750 in a Hollywood auction conducted live and online Saturday.

Baby Walkers

Glasgow Daily Record

13 September, 2003

Sir Paul McCartney and pregnant wife Heather Mills enjoyed a relaxing afternoon

stroll yesterday.

Also: Heather Mills frills

McCartney embraces style, integrity

By Samantha Critchell, Associated Press

12 September, 2003

Stella McCartney lives by pretty strict rules: She doesn't eat meat, she won't gossip

about her famous friends, who include Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, and she

won't work with leather or fur -- not an easy feat in the fashion world.

Both sides issue statement in Apple/Beatles lawsuit

By Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral

12 September, 2003

An Apple Corps spokesperson confirmed on Friday that the organization started by

The Beatles has file a lawsuit against Apple Computer Inc. The lawsuit cites breach

of contract by Apple Computer over the use of "Apple."

Nominees announced for 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Associated Press

12 September, 2003

Former Beatle George Harrison, Prince, John Mellencamp and Jackson Browne

are among the nominees on the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot.

Singing to the stars

Biggleswade Today (UK)

12 September, 2003

Darrel performs at McCartney wedding

Also: Darrel Rocks Celeb Wedding

Nice To Be Married Then, Stella?

Glasgow Daily Record

12 September, 2003

Stella McCartney only got hitched less than two weeks ago but married life hasn't

exactly put a smile on her face.

British are coming! Beatle tribute invades State

By Marijke Rowland, The Modesto Bee

12 September, 2003

No, money can't buy you love.

Return of Ringo

By Marlene Lee, NewsRegister.com

11 September, 2003

I've done it! I've found a way to connect with my two sons, who have long grown out

of needing a mother meddling in their lives

Beatles Invade Queens In August 1964

Western Queens Gazette

11 September, 2003

Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you’re likely to

discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed

the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968.

The Beatles Sue Apple Computers Over IPod, ITunes

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

11 September, 2003

The inevitable has happened: The Beatles have sued Steve Jobs over Apple

iTunes and the Apple iPod -- at least the band's company, Apple Corps., has sued

Apple Computers.

Paul McCartney In Red Square: Back in the U.S.S.R. .…or rather,

Russia

By Mary Anne Christiano, Montclair Times

11 September, 2003

Imagine being prohibited from performing your music in a country run by

communism, because free will is what your music represents.

Hamburg man at center of dispute over Lennon album

By Jamie Goldenbaum, New Jersey Herald

10 September, 2003

In 1980, Philip B. Michael, of Hamburg, found the album John Lennon signed for

his assassin, Mark David Chapman, on the night Lennon was killed.

With or without a little help from his friends, Ringo looks happy

Daily Breeze

9 September, 2003

“There’s one.” “There’s another.” “Oh God, look at that pair, the huge man in

overalls with the whale in hot pants.”

Also: Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band

Harrison's $250,000 Guitar, Schwarzenegger's Knife, Ten Commandments

Tablets in Hollywood Auction

PRNewswire

9 September, 2003

Dozens of extraordinary entertainment items -- including George Harrison's fabled

"Let It Be" guitar from the last public performance by the Beatles, Arnold

Schwarzenegger's "Commando" movie knife and prop Ten Commandments tablets

from the film of the same name -- will be offered in a public sale conducted in

Hollywood and on eBay by Odyssey Auctions ( http://www.autographs.com ),

September 13 and 14.

New Documentary Film Celebrates the Music of George Harrison

Through Performances by Legendary Musicians

Business Wire

9 September, 2003

Rock music's most celebrated musicians gathered at Royal Albert Hall in London

on Nov. 29, 2001, to pay tribute to one of their own, the legendary George

Harrison, on the one year anniversary of his death.

Imagine all the drivers with Lennon license plates

By Howard Goodman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

9 September, 2003

In Florida, the land where license plates proliferate like banana palms and

homeowner association fees, you can use your tag to announce your interest in

the arts, sea turtles, education, agriculture, bike safety, golf, the Olympics and

sports teams from the Miami Dolphins to the Florida Memorial College Lions.

Also: Ono allows use of Lennon sketch

Ono! It's Paltrow

Megastar News

9 September, 2003

News from Hollywood is that Gwyneth Paltrow is to play Yoko Ono is an upcoming

biopic of the Japanese chanteuse and artiste.

Ein Beatles-Fan wittert Betrug: McCartney ein Double?

Hamburger Abendblatt

9 September, 2003

(Text in German. Use the translation tools here or there)

Art comes first in capital exhibition for late Beatle (3rd item)

The Scotsman

8 September, 2003

After the success of the Dome’s recent Marilyn Monroe exhibition, it is the turn of

John Lennon to be the subject of an Edinburgh show next month.

McCartney wedding venue urged to enter secrecy pact

By Sharon Ward and Craig Brown, The Scotsman

8 September, 2003

A director at Mount Stuart, the stately home in which Stella McCartney was

married, has told how the fashion designer asked them to lie to the media about

her wedding.

Ian MacDonald

By Richard Williams, The Guardian

8 September, 2003

An outstanding writer on the music of the Beatles - and a scrupulous defender of

Shostakovich

Beatles Strip 'Let It Be' for 'Naked' Release

Fox23news

7 September, 2003

The surviving members of rock legends The Beatles are releasing a new version of

their last ever album, "Let It Be" - with a different name.

Macca asked to help Ben

Sheffield Today

6 September, 2003

He may not have Sir Paul McCartney's musical credentials, but headmaster David

Markham has sent the superstar a self-penned song in the hope he will help disabled

schoolchildren.

Stella's cheap in here

By Mark Stevenson, The Sun

6 September, 2003

Stella McCartney is following up her £1million wedding with ... a cheap and cheerful

honeymoon.

Larry Kane's 'Ticket To Ride'

CBS News

5 September, 2003

Nearly 40 years ago, four boys from Liverpool sent American teenagers into hysterics

when they arrived at New York's Kennedy airport.

Larry Kane And The Beatles (video)

NBC10

5 September, 2003

Veteran newsman Larry Kane takes a look back at his time with the Beatles

Still a star, the Beat(le) goes on ...

By George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune

5 September, 2003

"Everybody is a star in the All-Starrs, but I'm the biggest."

Also: A Fitting Tribute

Yoko to re-stage art 'happening'

Irish Examiner

5 September, 2003

Yoko Ono is to re-stage one of her most famous art happenings nearly 40 years on

in an effort to help world peace, she announced today.

Also: Rock opera gone glam; Milk Money: Rockers Roll Out Gay HS $pirit

Classic Pop Holiday Albums From Bing Crosby, James Brown, Amy

Grant, Olivia Newton-John, Vanessa Williams, Louis Armstrong and

Even Ringo Starr Reissued for THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Series

PRNewswire

5 September, 2003

Yule love 20TH CENTURY MASTERS/THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION. The

new UMe series, with all 23 albums released September 23, 2003, is a spin-off of

20TH CENTURY MASTERS/THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION, which features

"best of" albums from the most significant music artists of the past century and, with

shipments of more than 22 million albums since its inception in 1999, is the most

successful single artist series in history.

The first Beatles movie

By Soumya Bhattacharya, The Hindustan Times

5 September, 2003

A few days ago, I watched at home the video of the Beatles's first film, A Hard

Day's Night.

Hitched to their Starr

By Gerry Gittelson, San Bernardino Sun

4 September, 2003

Ringo returns with famous bandmates -- and he's having more fun than ever

Also: Starr of the show Ex-Beatle takes his band on the road

Beatles' first manager rushed to hospital

By Claire Stoker and Helen Clarke, Liverpool Echo (thanks, Diane)

4 September, 2003

The Beatles first manager was rushed to hospital after a serious fall at the

Cavern pub.

Plastic Ono Man

By Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Current

4 September, 2003

'Come Together' exhibit of John Lennon's artwork reflects Yoko Ono's effort

to keep his memory alive

Also: 'Come Together' highlights Lennon's whimsical side

John's gesture

Liverpool Echo

4 September, 2003

A stamp design created by John Lennon in support of striking postal workers

is to be sold at auction.

Also: Lennon's Stamp Design on Sale

Faux Four

By Pat Guinane, The State Journal-Register

4 September, 2003

American English aim to please, please fans

Heather's To Brand Her Name

By Jane Kerr, The Mirror

4 September, 2003

Heather Mills McCartney is trying to turn her name into a trademark - and

could launch her own cosmetics range.

McCartney decision defended

By Martin Williams, The Glasgow Herald

4 September, 2003

The registrar general for Scotland has defended his decision to give Stella

McCartney and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, special dispensation to marry in

private on the island of Bute.

Liberty's Paul McCartney DVD Hits #6 on Billboard Charts

Business Wire

3 September, 2003

Paul McCartney's "Paul Is Live in Concert on the New World Tour" DVD

distributed by Liberty International Entertainment Inc. (Delaware Corporation)

(OTC Pink Sheets: LIEI) has hit Number 6 on Billboard's Music DVD Top

Seller charts.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

By Matthew Millheiser, DVD Talk

3 September, 2003

I don't think you have really lived until you've watched the Bee Gees engage in

a disco kung-fu battle against poorly choreographed nurses while Steve Martin,

gyrating in the corner and performing a rather freakish Peter Lorre impression,

dodges blows from a silver cane swung by Peter Frampton.

Reel Sixties revealed - as John and Yoko appear in lost film footage

Daily Post

3 September, 2003

Unseen film of John Lennon and Yoko Ono has been uncovered and will be

shown in a new BBC TV documentary.

Chateau Ringo? No ex-Beatle, just us, insist couple constructing

Germantown palace

By Clay Bailey, GoMemphis.com

3 September, 2003

Connect a world-famous name with a huge new house in an exclusive

suburb and you end up with one big rumor causing headaches for a

Germantown couple.

Starr of the show makes room for eclectic mix

By Spencer Patterson, Las Vegas Sun

2 September, 2003

As Ringo Starr neared the end of his show at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel

on Saturday night, he informed fans he would not be participating in one

longstanding concert tradition.

Also: Ringo Rolls On: Starr leads trip down memory lane

Imagine... if Yoko wrote that hit instead of John Lennon

The Times Of India

2 September, 2003

Evidence has emerged that John Lennon’s Imagine was co-written by his wife

Yoko Ono.

On the road with John, Paul, George, and Ringo

MSNBC

2 September, 2003

Reporter reflects on Beatles first American tour almost 40 years ago

Magic Beatle dust still sparkles

By Steve Stoeckel, The Charlotte Observer

2 September, 2003

Their arrival in America was a gift to a nation that had lost its cool

Cinema and DVD release for George Harrison tribute

Ananova

1 September, 2003

A film of last year's Royal Albert Hall tribute concert to George Harrison will be

give a limited worldwide cinema release in November.

Wed A Party

By Karen Bale, Glasgow Daily Record

1 September, 2003

Celebs dance into the early hours at Stella's big bash

Also: Stella To Marry In Secret On Isle; Stella's walk down the isle; Stella

McCartney wedding rumours fly; Just Gassing; Stella's sailor boy; Speculation rages

over McCartney wedding; Stella cast for Highland wedding; Stella will wear wedding

dress like her mum's; Wedding Bells For Stella; McCartney wedding boosts tourism;

Stella McCartney gets her secret wedding; Stella set for island wedding (inc. video

report); Stella honours Linda before wedding; Stella Walks Down The Isle; Stella

McCartney weds today…apparently; Stella's not-so secret wedding; Two gatecrash

McCartney wedding; The Veggin Bride; Stars leave remote Scottish island after

apparent wedding of Stella McCartney; Security threat to Stella's wedding; Another

round of Stella's!; Stella cast for hushed nuptials; Sir Paul's pride at Stella wedding;

Early night for Heather; Photos - 1, 2; Other photos - 1, 2

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