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New custodianan expert on Lennon

By Louise Davies, Liverpool Daily Post

31 March, 2004

A former school teacher from Woolton has been appointed custodian

of John Lennon's childhood home.

Stars' artwork in charity auction

BBC

31 March, 2004

Drawings by celebrities including Sir Paul McCartney and Graham

Norton are being sold on the internet to raise money for children

in Afghanistan.

Magical mystery tour stops in Truckee

By Paul Raymore, Tahoe Daily Tribune

31 March, 2004

Paul McCartney may have a fondness for the music scene here.

Seeing John Lennon's Last Decade Through the Eyes

of 2 F.B.I. Agents

By Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times

31 March, 2004

In "Ears on a Beatle," Mark St. Germain's study of two F.B.I.

agents who are monitoring John Lennon, a recurring joke has the

agents identifying Lennon as "a former member of the Beatles

rock group" in their written reports, in case those reading the

documents don't know the name.

Also: Bugging A Beatle; Review of Ears on a Beatle

This is not Spinal Tap

By Simon Hardeman, Independent

30 March, 2004

Neil Innes is wearing a black beret like those worn by his Beach

Boys parody band Les Garçons de la Plage.

The 10 best rock bands ever

By Eric Olsen, MSNBC

30 March, 2004

A purely subjective list of the groups that changed music forever

Vox Populi

St Petersburg Times (Russia)

30 March, 2004

Many citizens are looking forward to former Beatle Paul

McCartney's planned concert in Palace Square on June 20.

Back in Secaucus

By Dave Hoffman, The Hudson Reporter

28 March, 2004

Thirtieth Fest for Beatles Fans celebrates 4Oth anniversary of

Fab Four's arrival in States

Beatlemania lives on at Merk’s

By Ray Butch Gamboa, The Philippine Star

27 March, 2004

For those who are always on the hunt for a place to spend some

wholesome moments of leisure, actor-singer Richard Merk has

put up a place just for you, that is, if your idea of leisure moments

is having fun singing together with live bands belting music that

range from the modern to the retro.

Money Can Buy Me Lav

Glasgow Daily Record

26 March, 2004

A Toilet seat which once belonged to John Lennon is on sale

for £285.

Also: Lennon collar for sale in Beatles auction (fixed URL);

Cobain Guitar for Sale

Beatles top musicians' rock list

BBC

26 March, 2004

A panel of acclaimed musicians has named The Beatles as the

greatest rock and roll stars of the last 50 years.

chernov's choice

By Sergey Chernov, St Petersburg Times

26 March, 2004

Paul McCartney will spend his 62nd birthday in St. Petersburg,

where he will give a concert on June 20, news agencies reported

this week, but local promoters are not 100 percent certain the

event will take place.

Sir George Martin Documentary DVD In Progress

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover Music News (Australia)

26 March, 2004

Playback, a DVD documentary of the life of Sir George Martin,

has moved into post-production.

Beatles tribute band makes trip to Rialto

By Annie Alleman, The Herald News

25 March, 2004

Eric Michaels hadn't planned on being someone else for so

many years.

Local band makes Beatles music live again

By Vicki DuBois, The Mooresville/Decatur Times

24 March, 2004

Local baby boomers will soon have a new oldies music venue to

tap their toes to.

A day with Lennon

By Wren Wertin, Vail Daily News

24 March, 2004

Imagine spending a couple of hours with John Lennon.

Rusty Anderson - Undressing Underwater

By Gary Glauber, Pop Matters

24 March, 2004

In a certain sense, Rusty Anderson is a throwback to the golden

age of rock and roll.

The Beatles: Classic, rare and unseen pictures

BBC

24 March, 2004

The Beatles in Pictures is a Mojo special edition containing over

100 classic, rare and unseen photographs of the planet's favourite

group.

Scrawl You Need Is Love

By Alistair Munro, Glasgow Daily Record

24 March, 2004

The earliest known Beatles autographs have been unearthed in

Scotland.

Also: From Banff - earliest known set of Beatles autographs

Why Lennon may have been saved by the Queen in the

case of the lewd lithos

By Karen McVeigh, The Scotsman

24 March, 2004

When Scotland Yard’s obscene publications squad marched into a

fashionable London art gallery in 1970 to seize a series of John

Lennon’s sexually graphic drawings, the visibly "shocked and

embarrassed" viewing public inside left them in no doubt that they

had an open-and-shut case.

Also: How Lennon's obscene art beat the law; Lennon art trial

secrets revealed

Stella's Day At The Races

British Vogue

24 March, 2004

Stella McCartney was a surprise sighting at the Cheltenham races

this week.

Indie Rocker

By David Segal, Washington Post

24 March, 2004

Driving to a recording studio in London two years ago, Mark Hudson

turned on the radio and heard a DJ raving about a song.

Fishing guide recalls when Beatles visited the Ozarks

By Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star

23 March, 2004

Don Woods likes to reminisce about the day "Beatlemania" hit the

Ozarks - and when his guide skills on the Eleven Point River helped

him and his wife get a rare glimpse of the legendary John, Paul,

George and Ringo.

Sean Lennon In Dating Shocker!

ic Northern Ireland

23 March, 2004

Sean Lennon is reportedly dating actress Leelee Sobieski.

Monty Python's 'Life of Brian' Set for Re-Release

By Steve Gorman, Reuters

23 March, 2004

Coming back soon to a theater near you -- a controversial film about

a Jewish guy from Nazareth who is worshiped as the Messiah and

crucified by the Romans.

Also: The Passion Of The Brian: Life Of Brian To Be Re-Released In

Theaters Next Month (thanks, Rachel)

Unseen Lennon on show

By Richard Simpson, Evening Standard

23 March, 2004

Mum with a mop, dad with a hoe and baby playing with a gold spoon -

it is hardly a conventional portrait in the front room but hey, it was

the Sixties.

Also: Octopus's gardener: new view of breadwinner Beatle; The Panto

Four: Unseen photographs reveal the Beatles at play

McCartney Will Perform in St. Petersburg After Spending

Birthday in Russia

Mosnews (Russia)

23 March, 2004

Paul McCartney will spend his 62nd birthday in Russia, where he will

give a concert on June 20, Russian and Western media report.

McCartney On Marriage

British Vogue

23 March, 2004

Stella McCartney may have found it difficult to come to terms with her

father's marriage to Heather Mills, but her older sister Mary is happy

to see him settled.

John Lennon Musical Revving Up

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

23 March, 2004

I told you first, almost a year ago, that the music of John Lennon is

heading to Broadway.

Early Photographs of Elvis, Dylan and the Beatles

Art Daily

23 March, 2004

"Artist to Icon," currently on view at the National Heritage through

June 6, 2004, provides a glimpse into the lives of aspiring artists

Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Bob Dylan, before they took on the

role of rock ’n’ roll legends.

Who'll be king of the castle?

By John McGurk, Belfast Telegraph

21 March, 2004

A battle of the wrinkly rockers is brewing between music legends,

Sir Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan - as to who will be king of

Stormont Castle in 2004.

Sir Paul McCartney purchases eBay Corporation

The Spoof (satire) (UK)

21 March, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney announces the news that he just finalized the 2

week long process of "buying out" eBay, the worlds largest online

auction site.

Star maker tells inside tales of early Rolling Stones

By Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News

20 March, 2004

Andrew Loog Oldham, the brash, freewheeling press agent that

discovered and produced the young Rolling Stones — "They took

over my life," he recalled at SXSW 2004 on Saturday — remains

one of the most captivating legends of the ‘60s rock ‘n' roll era.

Sir Paul joins tributes to 'Beatle person' Alf

Banbury Guardian

20 March, 2004

A Chauffeur and friend to the Beatles pop group has died at his

home in Deddington.

Also: Ulster diary: Beatles poster that eluded Alf

Beatles, Springsteen immortalised

The Australian

20 March, 2004

Music by the Fab Four and The Boss has been enshrined in the US

sonic treasury, along with president John F Kennedy's inaugural

address and a radio broadcast of the 1941 World Series baseball

championship, the Library of Congress said today.

Mull Of Kintyre ..Old Nukes Rolling In From The Sea

By Donna Watson, Glasgow Daily Record

20 March, 2004

Atom dump plan for Sir Paul's bolt-hole

Vendidas más de 6.000 entradas para el concierto que Paul

McCartney ofrecerá en Gijón

eresMas (Spain)

19 March, 2004

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

Also: McCartney, embajador de Gijón

Long, Winding Road: NY Lawyer Helps Bring Beatle Saga

to Stage

By Thomas Adcock, New York Law Journal

19 March, 2004

The year was 1972. Leon Wildes, a mild-mannered immigration lawyer

whose musical tastes ran more to Cos? Fan Tutte than the White Album

had never heard of the Beatles, or the clients he just landed: John

Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono.

Sightings, Sightings & More Sightings

New York Post

19 March, 2004

Paul McCartney getting off an M103 bus on Lexington Avenue and then

signing an autograph for the driver, who ran down 52nd Street after him . . .

'When I'm 64'

By Donald Miller, Naples Daily News

18 March, 2004

John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, speaks on the late Beatle's life and

art, which will be on display in Naples this weekend

Also: 'Art of John Lennon' connects with fans; Naples gallery to

showcase original Lennon art

Andy's surprise Beatle gift

Ilkley Gazette (UK)

18 March, 2004

The fortunes of an Ilkley look-alike musician took a new twist when he

linedup against talent from all over the country in the live television final

of Stars in Their Eyes.

Fame show reveals bursary winners

BBC

18 March, 2004

A group of young musicians has been chosen as the recipients of the

BBC's Fame Academy bursaries.

Beatles Former Promotional Manager to Hold 'Morning

Newsmaker' News Conference at the National Press Club

U.S. Newswire

18 March, 2004

Pete Bennett, former promotional manager for The Beatles, will hold

a "Morning Newsmaker" news conference on Thursday, April 29 from

12 p.m. to 1 p.m., at the National Press Club, located at 529 14th St. N.W.,

Washington, D.C. (13th floor).

Achip O Off Old Rock

By Brian Mciver, Glasgow Daily Record

18 March, 2004

image of their superstar dads

DS interview: Alistair Begg on Spirituality of The Beatles

(With Audio)

dickstaub.com

17 March, 2004

Editor's note: Since recording this interview I've read Steve Turner's

"Hard Days Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatle's Song."

McCartney to Write Children's Novel

KIISFM Radio (Los Angeles)

Rock legend Paul McCartney is swapping music for writing - by being

a part of a children's novel with an environmental theme.

Also: Beatle's book deal

Paul McCartney - Put It There (DVD Ltd)

By Sara McDonnell, MusicOMH.com

In 2004, watching a documentary about Paul McCartney's 1989 album

Flowers In The Dirt is a little like interviewing Nelson Mandela and

only talking about his encounter with The Spice Girls.

Harrison enters rock hall of fame (fixed URL)

Ananova

16 March, 2004

Ex-Beatle George Harrison was honoured posthumously for his solo

career when he entered the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Also: Harrison for Hall of Fame; Harrison, Prince among Hall of Fame

inductees (inc. video); photos; Eric Clapton Declined Offer To Induct

George Harrison Into Rock Hall

Stella McCartney Takes to the Woods, But Where Next?

Fashion Wire Daily

16 March, 2004

The fashion follower of Stella McCartney will always be a party gal,

even if this season she has given up the clubs and run off with her

boyfriend into the woods.

Live And Let Diaper For Papa Paul

New York Post

16 March, 2004

Paul McCartney plays the fab dad as he leaves downtown's Soho

House Hotel with baby Beatrice and wife Heather Mills.

The maths of autographs

Jo Thornhill, Mail on Sunday

16 March, 2004

Growing up in Liverpool in the Sixties, my mother Elaine watched

The Beatles rise from being a local band playing at The Cavern

Club to a global pop phenomenon.

The Ballad of John and J. Edgar: St. Germain Drama Ears

on a Beatle Begins March 16

By Robert Simonson, Playbill

16 March, 2004

Ears on a Beatle, the new Mark St. Germain play inspired by recently

released FBI files on John Lennon, gets its Off-Broadway premiere at t

he DR2 theatre March 16. Official opening is March 28.

Side dish (7th item)

New York Daily News

15 March, 2004

Paul McCartney surprised his bride Heather Mills Sunday when he

showed up at a New York celebration for their new baby.

Beatles Mystery Man Revealed

By Anthony Harwood, The Mirror

15 March, 2004

He wasn't a fan and still doesn't know any of their songs, but Paul Cole

can now be revealed as part of Beatles history.

Beatlemania's long and winding road

By Jefferey Lee Puckett, Louisville Courier Journal

13 March, 2004

Relics of a 40-year fascination come together in one fab forum

Tribute is a ticket to ride

By Missy Baxte, Louisville Courier Journal

12 March, 2004

They've performed before royalty at Buckingham Palace, and they

packed the London Palladium.

Ringo Starr's son joins Oasis for charity gig

Ananova

12 March, 2004

Oasis are putting together a rock supergroup for a one-off gig - and

they've hired Ringo Starr's son on drums.

Stella La Land

British Vogue

12 March, 2004

Is Stella McCartney contemplating a move to Hollywood, in the wake of

Tom Ford?

Macca To Take Baby Daughter On Tour

Hello!

11 March, 2004

Faced with separation from his wife and newborn daughter as he embarks

on his next tour this May, Sir Paul McCartney has come up with the

perfect solution – taking his family along for the ride.

Alf Bicknell

Telegraph

11 March, 2004

Alf Bicknell, who died on Tuesday aged 75, was the Beatles' chauffeur

from 1964 to 1966, when the group was at the height of its success.

Also: Chauffeur who became Beatles insider dies at 75; Chauffeur to

the Beatles who entitled his memoirs 'Baby, You Can Drive My Car!';

Beatle driver is found dead

Nyoy & Mannos reprise classic Beatles songs (2nd item)

Manila Bulletin (Philippines)

11 March, 2004

"Yesterday," "Till There Was You," "Hey Jude," "I Saw Her Standing

There," "Can't Buy Me Love," "Imagine," "Long and Winding Road,"

"Here Comes The Sun"—these and other hits by The Beatles will be

given a new, updated flavor by Nyoy Volante and Mannos in their

forthcoming concert series entitled "NV & M Salute The Beatles."

What would his father say? (2nd item)

The Freelance Star

11 March, 2004

Sometimes it's hard to tell the road signs pointing to the end of your

relationship.

Beatlemania! America Meets The Beatles

Seattle Weekly

10 March, 2004

"Do the Beatles still matter?" pondered a recent issue of Entertainment

Weekly, and indeed the question burns in the minds of many people who

aren't 49 or younger.

Let it be the hits

By Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian

10 March, 2004

Paul McCartney may be limping by on less than £726m these days -

according to the latest newspaper "rich list", anyway - but he still finds

time to mix it up with the kids.

Bed & breakfast offers Beatles fans a Hard Day's Nite

By Nat Williams, Agri-News

10 March, 2004

Before his band became the most famous quartet in history, one of

The Beatles spent a couple of weeks in Illinois, seeing the sights,

buying a guitar and even sitting in with a local band.

Bob Geldof Leads Fight Against DVD Pirates

Xfm

In a move that may start the ball rolling for the biggest selling

music DVD of all time, Sir Bob Geldof has announced plans to

produce an official Live Aid DVD.

Beatles fan pays £2,442 for lock of Lennon's hair

Ananova

9 March, 2004

A Beatles fan from Hong Kong has reportedly paid £2,442 for a

single lock of John Lennon's hair.

Beatles mania comes to ECU

By Beth Gunderson, The East Carolinian

9 March, 2004

For the young and old, The Return provides a good source of

entertainment.

Also: Shenandoah meets the Beatles

35th Anniversary of the John Lennon-Yoko Ono Bed-In

Celebrated at Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal

Travel Video Television News

8 March, 2004

Thirty-five years ago, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were the most

talked-about visitors in Montreal when they chose to hold their

Bed-In for Peace in suite 1742 of Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth,

from May 26 to June 2, 1969.

A generation gap

By Jason Wermers, Richmond Times Dispatch

8 March, 2004

Former radio DJ takes over a class for high school students on the

history of rock'n' roll

McCartney's display answers critics

By Joelle Diderich, Reuters

7 March, 2004

Designer Stella McCartney has shown a highland fling collection of

country casuals and vintage inspired dresses that have tapped into

next autumn's trend for borrowing from men's closets.

Also: Pics - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Lennon jukebox reveals Beatles' musical debts

By David Smith, The Observer

7 March, 2004

Fab Four borrowed from host of Sixties artists

Ballet brings gala tribute to ex-Beatle

Wilma Salisbury, Cleveland Plain Dealer

7 March, 2004

In the city that calls itself the hometown of rock 'n' roll, the biggest rock

event of the week might be a concert by America's leading classical

ballet company.

The Beatles and The Who: The Snax wants to know

Roanoke Times

7 March, 2004

Have you heard The Snax?

Come Together

By Glenn Frankel, Washington Post

7 March, 2004

He thought a trip to the rejuvenated Liverpool might help his teenage

son connect with the Beatles -- and their own early challenges. But

was it guaranteed to raise a smile?

Former Wings' guitar player visits Blair

By Nick Falgout, Silver Chips Online

5 March, 2004

Musician Lawrence Juber visited Blair today to give guitar workshops

during 5A and sixth period.

McCartney fortune dwarfs pop rivals

By Paul Majendie, Reuters

5 March, 2004

Paul McCartney's fortune is bigger than the combined wealth of Elton

John, Mick Jagger and Madonna, according to a new rich list.

Kath Fury At Plaque For Beatle

By Paul Byrne, The Mirror

5 March, 2004

A widow who lives in the house where Beatle George Harrison was

born was furious when she caught a workman trying to put up a

tourist plaque.

DVD: Concert For George

By DJ Johnson, Cosmik Debris

4 March, 2004

"A year to the day."

These are the words we see on the screen as fans take their seats at

London's Royal Albert Hall.

DVD Review: 'It Was Forty Years Ago Today' the Beatles

hit America

By Alan Abbey, Jerusalem Post (Israel)

4 March, 2004

The Beatles: The First US Visit, almost single-handedly created the

behind-the-scenes "rockumentary."

Also: DVD Music: The Beatles the first US visit ****

Rejected Beatles painting lands in British gallery!

Webindia123.com

4 March, 2004

A painting titled "The Beatles" by the artist Peter Blake, which took

five years to complete and was rejected by the legendary foursome,

has been donated to a British gallery.

Also: Beatles work among £5m art gift

All you need is love: Father uses Beatles to bond with son

By By Edward Nawotka, USA Today

3 March, 2004

Kids these days don't know how bad they've got it.

Harrison memorial concert is wonderful

By Jacqueline Cutler, Zap2it.com

3 March, 2004

Concerts on television often have the feeling of taking a shower in a

bathing suit -- you get the sensation, but it's not quite close enough.

Also: Harrison tribute won't let it be; Harrison tribute packed with

tenderness

These days, Ono gives patience a chance too

By Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel

3 March, 2004

The bed-ins are ancient history, but Yoko Ono remains quietly optimistic

that the world will give peace a chance.

Beatles classics reprised

ABS CBN News (Philippines)

3 March, 2004

"Yesterday," "Till There Was You," "Hey Jude," "I Saw Her Standing

There" and "Can't Buy Me Love" -- these and other hits by The Beatles

will be given an updated flavor by Nyoy Volante and Mannos in their

forthcoming concert series entitled NV & M Salute The Beatles.

Also: Brilliant Beatles; Play Revisits Censorship of Beatles Music

McCartney and Olympics spearhead BBC broadband push

By Dominic Timms, The Guardian

2 March, 2004

The BBC said today it was putting some of its most eagerly waited TV

coverage, including the Olympic Games and Paul McCartney's

performance at Glastonbury, onto the internet for the first time.

Also: Glastonbury and Olympics on broadband for first time

Beatles laser show to make encore at Heritage Planetarium

By Erin Hudson, The Maryville Daily Times

2 March, 2004

The Heritage Planetarium will be presenting ``The Beatles Laser

Anthology'' this Friday for a second public show.

Magazine examines 'Beatlemania'

By William Dauenhauer, Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

2 March, 2004

The April 2004 issue of "American History Magazine" contains a cogent

retrospective on the "Beatlemania" that swept through our country 40

years ago.

Wirral the squirrel, Sir Paul's new star

By Laura Davis, Daily Post

1 March, 2004

Twenty years after his best-selling Rupert And The Frog Song animation

enchanted the nation, Sir Paul McCartney is to release a follow-up film

for a new generation of children.

Also: Paul McCartney to release new animated film - Tropic Island

Hum - in April

Audrey Hepburn's Ascot Dress From 'My Fair Lady' to Be

Auctioned by Profiles in History

CCN Matthews

1 March, 2004

Along With Hundreds of Other High-Profile Entertainment Items That

Could Make This the Most Important Worldwide Memorabilia Auction

in History!

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