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Museums in January

By Maura McCarthy, The Washington Post

31 December, 2003

If the arrivals of Frank Gehry, the Beatles and Picasso aren't enough to

draw you inside museums this month, make haste to catch Romare Bearden

and Egyptian riches before they go.

Lennon best in music

The Sun

31 December, 2003

John Lennon has been voted the most inspirational musician ever.

Lennon Does Mop-Top Pop-Up

By Verne Mcdonald, Georgia Straight

30 December, 2003

Lennon Legend: An Illustrated Life of John Lennon

Stars hide antics from Western eyes

By Charles Bodsworth, BBC

30 December, 2003

Imagine Sylvester Stallone advertising ham, Nicholas Cage promoting pinball

parlours or the Beckhams selling Castrol oil.

The Sound and the Fury by Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle

Denver Post

28 December, 2003

a rock's backpages reader 40 years of classic rock journalism

Business of being a Beatle

By Rob O'Connor, Log Cabin Democrat

28 December, 2003

It seems like the mid- to late 1960s all over again.

Beatles Manager's House Turned into B&B

By Emma Gunby, PA News

28 December, 2003

The former family home of legendary Beatles manager Brian Epstein has been

turned into a bed and breakfast.

From The Beatles to Jung

Paul Luke, The Province (Canada)

28 December, 2003

For Andi Lothian, happiness is a warm Jung.

Inside scoop on the Fab Four

By Neil Garscadden, The Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

28 December, 2003

The Beatles have probably been written about more than any other band--I think

even Paul, the modest one, has added to the number of books about the group.

Yoko book on Beatles

By Thomas Whitaker, The Sun

27 December, 2003

Yoko Ono is planning to lift the lid on her marriage to John Lennon and the

break-up of the Beatles.

Ex-Beatle gets it all back

By Tracey Lawson, The Scotsman

27 December, 2003

In A remarkable development during January, rare tapes of the Beatles’ Get

Back recording sessions made in 1969 were seized by police in Holland in an

anti-piracy operation - more than 30 years after they went missing.

Beatles' bar damaged by fire

Ananova

26 December, 2003

A pub which was a favourite haunt of the Beatles has been damaged by a fire.

Beatle-Funded School Playground Opens

By Sergey Chernov, St Petersburg Times (Russia)

26 December, 2003

McCartney gave $5,000 to boarding school No. 38 after his visit to St. Petersburg

in May.

Beatle Juice returns for SASS Benefit

Fosters Daily Democrat

25 December, 2003

Beatle Juice, the Boston area’s premiere Beatles tribute band, will perform a

benefit concert for Sexual Assault Support Services on Saturday, Jan. 17, at

The Music Hall.

The Concert for George to be screened Jan. 8

Belfast Village Soup

25 December, 2003

The Film The Concert for George will be screened on Thursday January 8

at 6:30 p.m. in the Friends Community Room at the Rockland Public Library

Disputed Beatles item remains on Web auction

The Los Angeles Times

24 December, 2003

Flat-out denials from representatives for Paul McCartney, John Lennon's

widow Yoko Ono and a Los Angeles recording studio have not persuaded the

curator of an auction Web site that a tape box offered on the site is less than

absolute proof that the Beatles held a secret reunion in 1976.

Also: Beatles reunion a likely hoax; More Deny Beatles Reunion

Let them be

Sydney Morning Herald

23 December, 2003

The Beatles industry is corrupting their memory, writes Soumya Bhattacharya.

Also: The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ gets a makeover

Paul McCartney em Portugal no Verão

Lusa - Agencia de Noticias de Portugal

23 December, 2003

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

Room with a point of view

By Lizzy Le Quesne, The Prague Post

23 December, 2003

Philosophy and art merge in Yoko Ono's 'Women's Room'

John Lennon Tried Wearing Contact Lenses

Fox News

23 December, 2003

John Lennon was famous for wearing his little round granny glasses, but

did you know he once tried contact lenses?

Love Me Do - was a typical John Lennon composition

By Ali I. Behbehani, Arab Times

22 December, 2003

In the early hours of Dec 9, 1980, John Lennon of the Beatles was shot

dead outside his New York apartment building.

Festivals and food are top selling points to entice tourists

The Japan Times

22 December, 2003

Festivals and food are the top two selling points that foreign nationals

working at local Japanese governments use to convince friends to visit

Japan, according to a Foreign Ministry survey.

The Insiders - Paul McYankee (2nd item)

New York Post

21 December, 2003

Seth Swirsky's new book, "Something to Write Home About," features

handwritten letters from celebrities with their baseball memories.

Will Stella survive?

By Matt Born. The Daily Telegraph

20 December, 2003

The fame of her father and her loyal client list have helped the young London

designer.

Stella the star as Gucci looks smart

Vintage John

New York Post

19 December, 2003

Celeb photographer Brian Hamill debuted vintage snaps of John Lennon and

Yoko Ono for a charity benefit auction in London recently.

Yoko Edits Herself Into John Lennon's History

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

19 December, 2003

Yoko Ono is not making fans of John Lennon very happy right now.

Also: Yoko edits love rival out of Lennon video

Nephew of late Sussex man adds voice to suit over Lennon's album

By Jim Lockwood, Newark Star Ledger

19 December, 2003

The "Double Fantasy" album John Lennon autographed a few hours before

his death is now the subject of double lawsuits.

Saitama museum provides a look at the life of John Lennon

By Hana Kusumoto, Stars and Stripes

18 December, 2003

You don’t have to be in Liverpool or New York City to appreciate one of the

greatest musicians of all time.

In Your Ear

By Kevin Wood, Daily Yomiuri (Japan)

18 December, 2003

Whether you view them as long-lost musical gems, heartfelt tributes or crass

attempts to turn leftovers into cash, CDs and DVDs hitting the store shelves

for Christmas this year prove that phony or not, Beatlemania has not yet

bitten the dust.

Apple: Beatles Tape "Bollocks"

By Gil Kaufman, Rolling Stone

17 December, 2003

Band spokesperson says 1976 reunion didn't happen

Also: It's a magical mystery tape; 'Lost 70s Beatle tape' for sale

Tribute to Fab Four makes easy work of A Hard Day's Night

By Gary Flockhart, Edinburgh Evening News

17 December, 2003

Forget Bjorn Again and Australian Pink Floyd.

Books, CDs, DVDs prove Beatlemania has never left

By Ellis Widner, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

16 December, 2003

Did we, as the cast sang in The Rocky Horror Show, do the time warp again?

Rivals With Designs On Stella

New York Post

16 December, 2003

The British press has not been kind to Stella McCartney of late, and her PR

company is investigating whether a fashion industry rival is to blame.

Also: Why Stella Is My Fashion Saviour

Yoko renews battle with Sir Paul

By Nicole Lampert, This is London

16 December, 2003

Yoko Ono appears to have reignited her feud with Sir Paul McCartney.

Singing legend returns to beloved Eleanor Rigby

By Philip Key, Daily Post

16 December, 2003

He was born in Bermondsey, London. But yesterday, singing legend Tommy

Steele was welcomed as an adopted Liverpudlian.

America Says Please 'Let It Be' Under My Holiday Tree

PRNewswire

15 December, 2003

A band that broke up more than 30 years ago tops the wish list for music

listeners this holiday season, according to a recent VH1 Poll.

Yoko Ono's Women's Room at Prague's Kampa Museum (inc. audio)

By Dita Asiedu, Radio Prague

15 December, 2003

Yoko Ono is primarily known in the Czech Republic as the widow of the

legendary John Lennon, but that image may finally fade thanks to an exhibition

currently on show at Prague's Kampa Museum called Women's Room.

Heather's Xmas pressie ... her own Beatles song

By Victoria Newton, The Sun

15 December, 2003

What do you get the missus for Christmas if you are sir Paul McCartney?

From riches to rags

By Sibhan Synnot, Scotland On Sunday

14 December, 2003

Private Eye once joked that the most unlikely title for Martin Amis’s autobiography

would be My Struggle - the assumption being that when a parent has gone before,

the child will more easily follow.

Also: There's no catwalk conspiracy against me, says Stella McCartney; 'Stella is

still a star'; Tall papa syndrome

Letting 'Let It Be' Be: McCartney Wins

By Robert Levine, The New York Times

14 December, 2003

When the Beatles broke up in 1970, the band's manager handed tapes of the "Let

It Be" recording sessions to the producer Phil Spector and asked him to assemble

them into an album.

Mac in the USSR

By Luke Bainbridge, The Observer

14 December, 2003

Banned in 1964, The Beatles never set foot in Russia. Sir Paul McCartney finally

flew in this summer, playing Red Square.

Court dismissal of late Beatle's suit is upheld

By Peter Shinkle, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

13 December, 2003

George Harrison, the former Beatle who died in 2001, is loved by millions,

but his struggle with cancer won him little sympathy in a ruling Friday by

the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis.

Also: Appeals court: Bankruptcy judge justly tossed claim by late Beatle

Macca woods rampage

The Sun

13 December, 2003

Hunting hounds have rampaged through a wood planted by Sir Paul McCartney

in memory of his late wife Linda, it was claimed yesterday.

Also: Hunt enters Sir Paul's sanctuary

Concert for George

By Jeffrey Lee Puckett, Louisville Courier Journal

13 December, 2003

"Concert for George" is that rare achievement among all-star concert tributes:

It's very, very good.

Also: The Four Historic Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring The Beatles

A day in the strife of Stella McCartney ..Or a tale of 3 cities, 3

stores and not very any shoppers

By Rosa Prince, The Mirror

13 December, 2003

It's all very well Stella McCartney designing clothes - the hard bit is selling

them.

Also: Faces of the week

The Beatles: Let It Be ... Naked

By Graham Reid, New Zealand Herald

13 December, 2003

The story behind the making of the Beatles' 1970 album Let It Be is well known,

but to recap: The "White Album" of 68 was aural proof each was going his own

way however late in the year McCartney suggested they do a back-to-basics

recording, ostensibly for an album to be called Get Back - and get a film crew to

make a doco to go with it.

Madison to handle BenQ brand in India

By Purvita Chatterjee, Agencyfaqs! (India)

13 December, 2003

BENQ India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of the $3-billion Taiwanese leader in

networked consumer digital devices, has appointed Madison Communications

to handle its brand in the Indian market.

CD music - Starter kit - the Beatles

The Belfast Telegraph

12 December, 2003

The Beatles may be known to practically everyone on the planet, but most of us

have too few Beatles albums in our collections.

Let it beat

By Igan D’Bayan, The Philippine Star

12 December, 2003

The Beatles — a-one… two… three… four…

Yoko's message to Lennon on wall

AFP

12 December, 2003

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono today inscribed a message, "Our hearts are

one", on a Prague wall that was dedicated to the slain Beatle and became an

unofficial symbol of freedom at a time of communist conformism.

Also: photos - 1, 2, 3; Press Review

Did the Beatles like football?

Tanya Aldred and Sean Ingle, Guardian

11 December, 2003

Did any of the Beatles ever express an interest in football, in particular

whether they favoured Liverpool or Everton," asks Steven Draper, "or did

they steer clear of the subject for fear of alienating potential fans?"

The BackBeat Beatles, The Cavern

By Andrew Judge Daily Post

11 December, 2003

To mark the anniversary of John Lennon's death there was no more poignant

place to be than The Cavern in Mathew Street, Liverpool.

Lennon album not for sale

New Jersey Herald

11 December, 2003

Until Jan. 9, at least, John Lennon’s famed “death album” — the one he

autographed for his assassin just hours before he died — may not be sold,

a superior court judge has ruled.

Pop-Up Goes the Beatle

By Fred Wright, Cleveland Scene

10 December, 2003

A new Lennon book puts collectibles in readers' hands.

Will Elgar make new UK citizens feel more British than Beatles?

By Robert Merrick, Daily Post

10 December, 2003

Beatles songs will be banned from new citizenship ceremonies to be carried

out in Liverpool - in favour of Edward Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Benjamin

Britten.

Yoko Ono opens Women's Room exhibition in Prague near

Lennon Wall

Associated Press

10 December, 2003

Yoko Ono opened her Women's Room exhibition at the Prague's Kampa

Museum on Wednesday, just metres from the legendary Lennon Wall where

fans of her late husband gather each year to commemorate the former Beatle.

Also: Yoko Ono; Imagine art for all people, living peacefully; Think Positive;

Yoko Ono donates $10,000 to ABS-CBN telethon; News photos - 1, 2, 3

Lennon's spirit at home in Vietnam

By Ben Stocking, The Mercury News

9 December, 2003

Twenty-three years after a deranged fan gunned him down outside his New

York City home, John Lennon is thriving in Vietnam.

Also: Lennon tribute; Lennon legacy shines; John Lennon's 'Happy Xmas

(war Is Over)' Re-released Today; Lennon's fans mark sad date; Services for

John's death; Anniversary Of Lennon's Death Brings Mourners To Strawberry

Fields

The quiet one gets his due

By Drew Hansen, The Badger Herald

9 December, 2003

The impact that the Beatles left on the world can never be underestimated.

Book offers rare look at "Fab Four" (inc. video)

Capital News 9

9 December, 2003

When the Beatles swept the states and changed the face of rock and roll back

in 1964, only one American journalist had an all-access pass to the Fab Four.

Cruising the wintry waterways

By Hector Florin, The Miami Herald

9 December, 2003

A psychedelic bus, hockey players and Beatles wannabes are among the new

floats that will light up the Intracoastal Waterway in Saturday's Winterfest

Boat Parade.

McCartney fashion business loses £4.5m

Ananova

8 December, 2003

The design label of Stella McCartney has slipped further into the red with

annual losses widening 67% to £4.5 million.

Also: Is Stella's star fading?; Jagger girl raps Stella; Gucci's Stella Defence

ItsOnlyRockNRoll.com Setting Record Pace for Inaugural Rock

and Pop Online Catalog Auction

PRNewswire

8 December, 2003

Bidding On Over 850 Lots of Rare Memorabilia Scheduled to Close Tuesday,

December 9th

Billboard Bits: Rusty Anderson, GBV, Bowie, GLAAD

By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard

8 December, 2003

Paul McCartney guitarist Rusty Anderson's solo debut, "Undressing Underwater,"

will be released Dec. 17 via Anderson's official Web site and online retailer

CDBaby.com.

Beckham and Beatles for West End

BBC

8 December, 2003

The successful British comedy film Bend It Like Beckham is to be transformed

into a musical, according to reports.

Professor gets a little 'help' from the Fab Four

By Matt Leon , The Saratogian

8 December, 2003

As a teenager in his church choir near Detroit, Mich., Gordon Thompson said

he started to get bored with music.

I Wanna Hold Your Handful

By Iain Pope, Glasgow Daily Record

8 December, 2003

He may be on the wrong side of 60 but Sir Paul McCartney showed that he's

still the daddy as he took baby Beatrice for a stroll.

Ricky Retro: Have a cool Yule

Newark Star Ledger

8 December, 2003

Ricky Retro goes shopping on Memory Lane for his holiday gift picks

Fine for Beatle's doctor unneeded

The Saratogian

8 December, 2003

Help, I need somebody ... somebody with some common sense when it comes

to privacy for medical matters.

Capers raises bucks for Banner

Kathy Shayna Shocket, The Arizona Republic

8 December, 2003

House with 'wheels'

A bass guitar signed by former Beatle Paul McCartney was on the auction

block at Saturday night's party for the Golden WHEEL charity benefiting

West Valley youths.

Kane offers Beatlemaniacs a vivid Ride

By Verne McDonald, Georgia Straight

7 December, 2003

In a notorious Rolling Stone interview, John Lennon was asked about the

North American tours by the Beatles, and by way of reply asked the

interviewer whether or not he had seen the Federico Fellini movie Satyricon.

The Scan Man

The Sunday Herald (Scotland)

7 December, 2003

There once was a Scouser McGough, whose poetry really took off.

Exit

Newsday

7 December, 2003

On Dec. 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot.

Also: Imaging "Imagine"; John but not forgotten

Lennon message sent to Tokyo, New York … and Castlemilk

By Stephen Naysmith, Sunday Herald (UK)

7 December, 2003

The optimistic message has shone down in New York, Tokyo and London, but

from tomorrow a Christmas greeting from John Lennon and the Beatle’s widow

Yoko Ono will grace a hill – in Castlemilk.

Also: Annual Lennon memorial will give peace a chance

Oh Yoko!

By Stephanie Merritt, The Observer

7 December, 2003

In the world of Lennon biographies and Beatles retrospectives, James Henke's

Lennon Legend is a treat for the truly obsessive fan.

Also: Let them be

Speaking Words Of Wisdom

The News-Herald

7 December, 2003

As the fab four "Get Back" with re-release of "Let it Be," music writer Nick

Brandon and Beatles expert Klint Lowry discuss their likes and dislikes of this

new version

Dear Ringo: Having a Great Time. Wish You Were Here.

By Lizette Alvarez, New York Times

7 December, 2003

On one side of the postcard is a picture of a solemn Windsor Castle guard

playing a drum in his wooly fur hat and bright red tunic.

Concert for George

By Shannon Nutt, DVD Talk

6 December, 2003

On November 29th, 2002 at Royal Albert Hall in London, some of George

Harrison’s closest friends – and some of the greatest living musicians in the

world – got together for the Concert For George, an evening of tribute to the

former Beatle, featuring some of his best songs, as well as some of his favorites

from others.

Metro report (3rd item)

Palm Beach Post

5 December, 2003

Backers of a Florida license tag honoring the late Beatle John Lennon passed

their first hurdle on Wednesday.

Beatles strip down and get 'Naked'

By Max Abelson, Yale Daily News

5 December, 2003

This year, on Feb. 3, music producer Phil Spector must have had a really bad

afternoon.

Also: The Beatles prove beautiful 'Naked'

Concert for George

By James Griffiths, The Guardian

5 December, 2003

George Harrison's memorial concert proved what a diverse, indefinable character

he really was; on the bill were friends ranging from India's greatest musical

virtuoso through to American movie stars and heroes of British comedy.

Local musicians to play from 'All Things Must Pass'

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

5 December, 2003

George Harrison's work outside the Beatles was finally honored last week when

he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo performer.

Annan hails Beatle for road to celebrity aid

AFP

5 December, 2003

Usually he speaks in serious tones about war, land mines, famine and disease.

Also: UNICEF Celebrates 50 Years Of Star Support

Hip-Hop / R&B acts dominate Grammy nominations

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover Music News (Australia)

5 December, 2003

Hip-Hop and R&B artists have taken home the biggest batch of nominations

for the 2004 Grammy Awards.

Interview with Yoko Ono Lennon

Amnesty International

On the eve of the our Imagine Campaign rollout, we sat down to talk with Yoko

Ono about the “Imagine” song, her thoughts on the world and working for peace.

Badfinger fans 'Come and Get It' at Rain

By Robin Vaughan, Boston Herald

4 December, 2003

At the Badfinger show in Malden a week ago, you could count on one finger how

many original members were onstage, and that includes the one who didn't even

play on "Come and Get It."

What Big Bird knows about Sun

By Ashlee Vance, The Register (UK)

4 December, 2003

After attending the last two Sun Microsystems' user shows, we can only conclude

that CEO Scott McNealy's children are huge Sesame Street fans.

Britney Spears to appear in new Carry On film?

Ananova

4 December, 2003

Britney Spears could play a role in the new Carry On film, according to reports.

Let It Be ... Sold

By Claiborne Smith, Newsday

4 December, 2003

Couple's rock and roll auction hits a chord

Miramax Expands Family Home Entertainment Library With Three

Animated Stories Produced by Legendary Musician Paul McCartney

PRNewswire

3 December, 2003

Tropic Island Hum, Tuesday and Rupert and The Frog Song To be Released

on DVD and Video Spring 2004

Gift rap: Groups offer the chance to give presents to loved ones and

help others at the same time

By Gary Warth, North County Times

3 December, 2003

This is the time of year when people want to give, both to loved ones and to

strangers.

Stella McCartney backs revamped Cricket store

By Tony Barrett, Daily Post

3 December, 2003

At a time when the rest of the country has gone rugby mad, the word on

everyone's lips on Merseyside is Cricket.

'Starr' helps NORAD track Santa

United States Air Force (press release)

2 December, 2003

A “Starr” in the east will help guide North American Aerospace Defense

Command’s Santa-tracking tradition Dec. 24.

Blabby Beatle Doc

By Kenneth Lovett, New York Post

2 December, 2003

The state Health Department has sanctioned the Staten Island doctor who

publicly blabbed about the late Beatle George Harrison's final days.

A fab 40 years

By Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel

2 December, 2003

"I don't believe in Beatles," John Lennon proclaimed more than 30 years

ago, following the demise of arguably the most influential band in rock

history.

A Style All Her Own

British Vogue

2 December, 2003

Stella McCartney claims not to design for anybody in particular.

Big bids for album

AFP

2 December, 2003

Buyers compete over album Lennon signed for killer

Yoko Ono's bullet-riddled 'Freight Train' pulls 400 to the DIA

for reception

By Chuck Bennett, The Detroit News

2 December, 2003

Yoko Ono breezed through town Nov. 19, to discuss "Freight Train," her

art work which was recently installed on the southwest lawn of the Detroit

Institute of Arts (DIA).

"Caveman" a timeless classic

By Derek Montgomery, The Badger Herald

1 December, 2003

As finals approach and winter break looms larger day after day, the prospect

of a six-week vacation seems very enticing.

Undaunted by a festive flop

Daily Post

1 December, 2003

It was going to be the big Christmas hit last year, a little song titled The

Moonlight Skater.

Behind the scenes with the Beatles

By Todd Leopold, CNN

1 December, 2003

Author turns tour memories into 'Ticket to Ride'

A Beatle Remembered, Concert For George CD Released (inc. audio)

By Bernie Bernard, Voice of America

1 December, 2003

Former Beatles member George Harrison lost his battle with cancer in

November 2001.

Also: Harrison tribute concert recording now available; Tom Hanks Joins

Monty Python For George Harrison

Fans pay special tribute to the quiet Beatle

By Nick Murton, Daily Post

1 December, 2003

Devoted fans yesterday gathered in Mathew Street in Liverpool to pay

tribute to the "quiet Beatle".

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