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Judge orders release of Lennon files

Reuters

30 September, 2004

A federal judge has ordered the FBI to turn over files on John

Lennon to a California professor who said the documents show

spy agency MI5 shadowed the late Beatle's political activities.

Rock radio legend Scott Muni dies at 74

By Kelly-Jane Cotter, Home News Tribune

30 September, 2004

Scott Muni, an authoritative voice on album-oriented rock for New

York radio stations since the 1960s, died yesterday. He was 74.

Charles River Valley Boys - Beatle Country

Blogcritics.org

30 September, 2004

There have been any number of bluegrass covers of Beatles songs

over the years, but the Charles River Valley Boys did it first.

Professor inspired by Beatles

By Lacey Lett, The Oklahoma Daily

30 September, 2004

Music professor Carl Rath teaches a class on the history and

influence of the Beatles.

Keeping Lennon's music -- and message -- alive

By Sean McCarthy, New Bedford Standard

30 September, 2004

"Give peace a chance..."

Perhaps John Lennon would have wanted it this way.

Row after Yoko banner is moved

By Alan Weston, Liverpool Daily Post

29 September, 2004

The controversy over Yoko Ono's artwork depicting a woman's

private parts continued to rage in Liverpool last night.

Also: Yoko poster removed from church

Ticket to Ride

By Gary Frenay, Syracuse New Times

29 September, 2004

Local tribute act the Fab Five make a mark on the Beatles' home

soil

'The Professor' of Rock Scott Muni Dies

By Larry McShane, Associated Press

29 September, 2004

Disc jockey Scott Muni, the gravelly-voiced radio host whose

encyclopedic knowledge of rock 'n' roll made him "The Professor"

to three generations of New York listeners, has died at 74.

Rock N' Roll Starr - Oasis Meet The Beatles?

Xfm Online (UK)

29 September, 2004

Noel Gallagher, the man Oasis simply refer to as 'The Guvnor',

has been talking exclusively to Xfm Online about Liam's new

songs, going out on tour again "sharpish" and recording with one

of The Beatles.

San Francisco's Candlestick renamed Monster Park

Reuters

28 November, 2004

Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team,

was renamed "Monster Park" on Tuesday in a $6 million deal

with an electronics cable company.

Let Lennon's killer rot

By Derek Brown, The Sun

28 September, 2004

Ask anyone over the age of 30 and they will remember the moment

they heard about John Lennon's murder.

Also: They imagine the worst for Lennon's killer; Yoko's Plea To

Parole Board

Cherie sings the Beatles - again

By Julian Glover, The Guardian

28 September, 2004

With her mop hair, smart suit and Scouse accent, Cherie Blair has

always had the trappings of a Beatle and yesterday she proved it

by jumping on stage with a Beatles tribute band and giving an

impromptu performance of Twist and Shout.

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

By Scott Chitwood, Comingsoon.net

In February 1964, four teenage girls from New Jersey decide to go

to New York and try to sneak into the hotel the Beatles are staying

in before their famous Ed Sullivan Show appearance.

Also: I Wanna Hold Your Hand

KISU to air Beatles programs

Idaho State Journal

26 September, 2004

It's two fabulous weekends of the Beatles.

Lennon fans threaten his killer as release looms

By Paul Harris, The Observer

26 September, 2004

Mark Chapman, the man who murdered John Lennon, could be

released from jail next month in a move that has sparked fears

of retribution from Beatles fans.

Jagger Ready To Ditch Lennon

Contactmusic

26 September, 2004

Elizabeth Jagger is planning to ditch on-off boyfriend Sean

Lennon, because she's too young to be tied down.

Haus der Kunst Presents Utopia Station

Art Daily

26 September, 2004

Yoko Ono, widow of pop star John Lennon, arrives with a torch

to a press conference at he "Haus der Kunst" museum in the

southern town of Munich.

Also: Yoko is shocking the city; Lennon's sister calls for Yoko's

'offensive' art to be torn down

Meet the Beatles -- again

By Chris Shull, The Wichita Eagle

26 September, 2004

It's a natural that Beatles music should be featured at a Wichita

Symphony pops concert.

Beatles Create Yellow Submarine Book For Kids

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover Music News (Australia)

25 September, 2004

The Beatles 'Yellow Submarine' has been turned into a children's

book.

He Helped Create The Beatles

Lexington Herald-Leader

25 September, 2004

Producer George Martin speaks today in Lexington

Ode to the Beatles

By Narendra Kusnur, Mid-Day Mumbai (India)

24 September, 2004

Even before he became famous in 1974 for playing the role of

Jesus in Alyque Padamsee's Jesus Christ Superstar, Madhukar

Chandra Dhas used to sing Beatles numbers for a Chennai-based

band named Voodoos.

35th Anniversary for Beatle's 'Abbey Road' (inc. audio)

NPR

24 September, 2004

The Beatles recorded their final album together at London's Abbey

Road Studios 35 years ago this week.

Operation Bigbeat is back

By Mike Chapple, Liverpool Daily Post

24 September, 2004

The second in the series of Beatles/Merseybeat nights takes place

this weekend at Wallasey's Grosvenor Ballroom a venue steeped

in Fab Four folklore.

McCartney backing the Green album

Edinburgh Evening News

24 September, 2004

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and internationally acclaimed

Scots artist Peter Howson have given their backing to a new album

in support of a Capital-based environmental charity.

McCartney Begs Schwarzenegger To Save Geese

Contactmusic

23 September, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney has written to Californian Governor Arnold

Schwarzenegger, begging him to ban traditional methods of

producing foie gras - a delicacy made from goose liver.

Let it be…sold: Lennon artwork copies offered for sale

By Joan Finn, The Montclair Times

23 September, 2004

The appreciation of art, like beauty, lies in the eye of the beholder,

but it also pays to be technically informed.

Lennon's sister in Ono blast

Liverpool Echo

23 September, 2004

John Lennon's sister today labelled Yoko Ono offensive and tactless

and demanded the removal of her art work from the city centre.

Apple Computer Sued by Beatle Company (inc. audio)

NPR

22 September, 2004

Apple Corps, the still-active company that handles the finances of

the former Beatles and their estates, is again suing Apple Computer.

McCartney Given Small Room In Name Confusion

Contactmusic

22 September, 2004

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills were

left disappointed recently, when their bid to book a hotel suite under

an anonymous name backfired and they were given a small room.

Warts and all - the people who changed Britain

Manchester Evening News

22 September, 2004

The good, bad, and the plain old quirky are brought together today

in the most definitive book yet of people who have had a major

impact on British society.

Let Him Be

By Christine Howey, Cleveland Scene

22 September, 2004

The FBI stalks John Lennon in Dobama's Ears on a Beatle.

Also: Musical based on John Lennon's life set for Broadway

Site of old Cavern to rise again

By Mark Hookham, Liverpool Daily Post

22 September, 2004

Part of the site where Beatlemania was born is being transformed into

a £1.2m restaurant and office complex.

Rare Beatles gig ticket to be sold at Christie's

Liverpool Echo

21 September, 2004

A rare ticket from one of The Beatles' early appearances in Wirral

is to go on under the auctioneer's hammer.

George Harrison DVD to Hit Stores in November

By Matthew Gasteier, Filter magazine

21 September, 2004

A new DVD collection will be available for fans of legendary rock

hero George Harrison on November 2.

Also: Harrison DVD to Be Released Nov. 2

Today's musicians set dumb example

By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, The Vallejo Times-Herald

21 September, 2004

It's funny the kind of things you remember as you age.

Top Music Acts Rally for Imprisoned Activist

By Jonathan Cohen, Reuters

21 September, 2004

Live tracks from Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Ben Harper, Paul McCartney,

Bonnie Raitt and Indigo Girls highlight the track list for "For the Lady,"

a benefit album for imprisoned Burmese peace activist Aung San Suu Kyi.

Lennon Killer Chapman Up For Parole

By Kenneth Lovett, New York Post

21 September, 2004

John Lennon's murderer comes up for parole the first week of October,

The Post has learned.

Yoko gives £10,000 to Echo fund

By Jenny Watson, Liverpool Echo

20 September, 2004

Yoko Ono gave £10,000 to the ECHO's Sunrise Fund charitable trust

today.

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus Big Top Show on

the Big Screen at Regal Entertainment Group Theatres

Business Wire

20 September, 2004

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus DVD available October 12th

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney Launch

the Adopt-A-Minefield Auction

PRNewswire

20 September, 2004

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney are excited to

announce the launch of the "Adopt-A-Minefield Charity Auction,"

one of the most anticipated charitable events of the year!

Also: Paul McCartney Friends Help Auction

Beatles music could be the Apple advantage

Macworld

20 September, 2004

The legal action between Apple Corps (the Beatles label) and Apple

has put the band in position to let Apple distribute its music – on the

band's own terms.

Also: Beatles record label sues Apple Computer - again; Hot Apple

on Apple Action

McCartney turns his back on Kintyre

By Angus Howarth, The Scotsman

20 September, 2004

Sir Paul and Heather McCartney have confirmed that they won't be

visiting their Scottish retreat for their annual holiday amid growing

speculation that the couple no longer visit the home the former

Beatle shared with his late wife, Linda.

Crossword lovers clued up for the Telegraph challenge

By Sam Leith, Telegraph

20 September, 2004

'I'm absolutely terrified," confessed Anne Tait, as she supervised

what looked like a coffee morning in Cabot Hall, in London's Canary

Wharf, on Saturday.

Newsmakers

Newsweek

Q&A: Ringo Starr

Beatles' Visit to Arkansas Remembered

By David Hammer, Associated Press

18 September, 2004

Forty years later, Carrie Mae Snapp is still aglow over her brush with

The Beatles.

The Changing World Of A Rock Legend

By Barbara Davies, The Mirror

18 September, 2004

When news emerged last weekend that Sir Paul McCartney had sacked

his publicist of 15 years, the man in question was picking blackberries.

Spinetti gives the Widow backbone

By David Whetstone, The Journal

18 September, 2004

The Carl Rosa Company's new production of The Merry Widow boasts

a "vivacious young company of singers", according to the publicists.

But it also has Victor Spinetti.

Strange Tales Of The Two Apples

By Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes

17 September, 2004

If ever there were two cultural and business institutions known for their

ability to generate utterly bizarre rumors, they would have to be the two

Apples.

Yoko insists: 'I don't like to shock people'

Liverpool Echo

17 September, 2004

Yoko Ono stood by her controversial images for the Liverpool Biennial

today.

Lennon's gifts in another genre on display

By Dan Bischoff, Newark Star Ledger

17 September, 2004

Pop music not the only area where Beatle expressed himself

Immortal beloved

By Newt Briggs, Las Vegas Mercury

16 September, 2004

For photographer Tom Murray, 'a day in the life' turned into the stuff of

legend

John Lennon Musical Set for Broadway

Reuters

16 September, 2004

Imagine a John Lennon musical on Broadway. It's easy if you try.

Yoko Ono awards peace grants to Seymour Hersh, Mordechai

Vanunu

Associated Press

16 September, 2004

Yoko Ono has awarded two peace grants to journalist Seymour Hersh

and Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, men she said

epitomize her late husband John Lennon's song "Gimme Some Truth."

Also: Imagine all the people, looking at their art; Above us only thighs;

The naked truth

Ex-Beatle McCartney fires PR guru

BBC

15 September, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney has sacked his publicist of 15 years, Geoff Baker.

Also: Macca: Heather didn't make me sack PR

The day the Beatles came

By Angus Lind, The Times Picayune

15 September, 2004

It was 40 years ago today that the Beatles came to town to play.

Flyer for Beatles Norwich gig in auction

By Richard Balls, Norfolk Eastern Daily Press (UK)

15 September, 2004

A rare concert flyer for a Beatles concert in Norwich which was signed

by each of The Fab Four is expected to fetch up to £3000 at auction.

Jagger & Lennon reunite

By Mark Reynolds, Daily Mail

15 September, 2004

When he saw her standing there, Sean Lennon did not hesitate.

In Focus: She loved them yeah, yeah, yeah

By Amy Cameron, Peterborough Evening Telegraph (UK)

14 September, 2004

Thirty two years ago, four young fresh-faced Liverpudlian musicians took

to the stage in Peterborough and a review in the Evening Telegraph

described them as: "Not nearly as bad as they might have been."

Rivalry worked for The Beatles, so let it be

By Graham Reid, The New Zealand Herald

14 September, 2004

In the second Greatest Story Ever Told - or at least the one told almost as

often as the Big One - the Beatles went from being loveable moptops and

good friends to jaded adults and sometimes litigious enemies.

Show at art of the city

By Joe Riley, Liverpool Echo

13 September, 2004

There will be no excuse for missing Yoko Ono in Liverpool this week.

Inside Move: Beatles' suit could upset the Apple cart

By Gordon Masson, Variety

13 September, 2004

Beatles fan Steve Jobs could lose a large bite of his Apple to his idols.

Curse Of The Secret Love Child

By Ryan Parry, The Mirror

13 September, 2004

Playwright Sir John Mortimer has admitted that he has only just discovered

that more than 40 years ago he fathered a secret love child.

Best Bet

By George Varga, San Diego Union Tribune

13 September, 2004

With a little help from his friends: How did Los Angeles guitarist-singer

Rusty Anderson manage to get both Paul McCartney and ex-Police

drummer Stewart Copeland to perform on his new solo album? Simple.

List of Emmy creative arts winners

Associated Press

13 September, 2004

Here is a list of winners in the creative arts categories of the 56th Annual

Primetime Emmy Awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:

Florida's whirlwind of Beatlemania

By Ken Clarke, Orlando Sentinel

12 September, 2004

Memory usually comes with a soundtrack.

The day Dr Lee met Yoko Ono

By Karl Ho, The Straits Times (Singapore)

12 September, 2004

Dr Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communications and the

Arts, didn't just see design in Venice.

Dry - but never bland

By Philip Key, Liverpool Daily Post

10 September, 2004

The singer PJ Proby might be charitably described as a colourful character.

Pop goes New Labour ... just like the Beatles

By Ian Hernon, Liverpool Echo

10 September, 2004

This week we saw the start of the break-up of politics' own Beatles..

Cirque show is for yesterday ... and today

Timothy McDarrah, Las Vegas Sun

10 September, 2004

Hey, Cirque. Don't make it bad.

Beatle mania

By Jan Wahl, San Francisco Examiner

10 September, 2004

Paul McCartney never met a mirror he didn't like.

Beatles 'Get Back' With A Little Help From Friends

By Grant Britt, ESP Magazine

At least two of these guys are dead, but their spirit lives on-on stages across

the country, night after night.

Also: All you need is love … for The Beatles

John and Yoko - Photographed by Annie Leibovitz

Rolling Stone

The session took place in a bright, sunny room overlooking the park," says

Yoko Ono of her and John Lennon's photo shoot at the Dakota, their New

York apartment building, on December 8th, 1980.

Beatles fly flag in hall of fame

BBC

9 September, 2004

The Beatles are the only British act among the founding inductees into the UK

Music Hall of Fame, alongside Elvis Presley, Madonna, U2 and Bob Marley.

Lennon Reissues Take On 'Rock,' Acoustic'

By Barry A. Jeckell, Billboard

9 September, 2004

Capitol is prepping the release of a new John Lennon compilation of acoustic

recordings and an expanded, remixed and remastered version of his 1975

covers album, "Rock'n'Roll." Both are due Nov. 2 and were supervised by

the artist's widow, Yoko Ono.

Bidding for the beatles

Wigan Observer

9 September, 2004

The Beatles' autographs scribbled down at a concert at Wigan's ABC

Cinema 40 years ago are expected to fetch thousands at auction.

Sir Paul blows a fuse over pylons

Stirling Observer

9 September, 2004

Music legend Sir Paul McCartney has urged power companies to think again

over plans to upgrade power lines which pass through Stirling.

Beatles photos unearthed

By Daniel Yanez, Miami Herald

9 September, 2004

A South Miami resident found photos, which she thought were lost, featuring

the Fab Four in candid moments during the filming of Help! in 1965.

Yoko Ono to attend 5th Shanghai arts exhibition

Xinhua (China)

9 September, 2004

Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon, a former member of the British rock

band "The Beatles," will join artists from 35 countries in the upcoming 5th

Shanghai Arts Exhibition.

The History of music and marijuana (part one)

By Russel Cronin, Cannabis Culture Magazine

8 September, 2004

The story of 20th century music is intertwined with the story of cannabis.

McCartney, Peppers To Rock Bridge School

By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard

8 September, 2004

Paul McCartney, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tony Bennett, Sonic Youth,

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Los Lonely Boys and Tegan &

Sara will join event founder Neil Young on the bill for the 18th annual

Bridge School Benefit.

Also: Will Paul Tour?

Mccartney Turns her Talents to Women's Sporstwear

By Graham Hiscott, PA News

8 September, 2004

Fashion designer Stella McCartney has teamed up with sportswear giant

Adidas for the launch of a new clothing range, it was announced today.

Lennon's fine line draws the crowds

Manchester Evening News

8 September, 2004

His music will always be remembered, but there was another art form

that played a huge part in John Lennon's life.

Lennon's blues muse

Washington Times

8 September, 2004

Tonight's documentary on the late John Lennon's musical roots includes

a local blues hero still miffed that the superstar stole his guitar line for

one of the Beatles' earliest hits.

Also: John Lennon's Jukebox; Instant charmer on PBS

Stones Return To 'Rock And Roll Circus'

By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard

7 September, 2004

As tipped here last month, ABKCO will on Oct. 12 offer the first DVD

release of the Rolling Stones' "Rock and Roll Circus."

Sharp edge to comedy

Liverpool Echo

7 September, 2004

Morecambe and Wise and Ken Dodd writer Eddie Braben, who acted as

a consultant on the Play What I Wrote, which is appearing at the Empire

in November, recalls a meeting with John Lennon.

McCartney and Wilson Unite for New Album

Elites TV

7 September, 2004

Rock legends Sir Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson are joining forces to

record a new album together.

Beckham and McCartney help heal Russian hostages

ANI

7 September, 2004

Legendary rocker Sir Paul McCartney and England soccer skipper David

Beckham have generously donated thousands of dollars to a fundraising

drive meant for helping out the victims of the recent Russian hostage crisis.

Also: To Russia with love

1964: The Beatles' first T.O. visit

By Bill Brioux, Toronto Sun

7 September, 2004

Like most 14-year-old girls in 1964, Toronto teen Michele Finney had a

major crush on The Beatles.

Hunting To Be Banned In 6 Months

By Oonagh Blackman, The Mirror

6 September, 2004

The government will this week begin moves to ban hunting by February.

Yoko Ono to bare all (again) after 40 years

By Anthony Barnes, Independent

5 September, 2004

Yoko Ono is returning to the London art scene, 40 years after she

first made waves, to re-stage one of her "happenings".

Classical Mystery Tour is waiting to take you away

The Tennessean

5 September, 2004

Four guys who look, sound and act like the Beatles join the symphony

for two pops concerts

Going To The Beatles' London

By April Orcutt, The Kansas City Star

5 September, 2004

Round-trip airfare from Kansas City to London recently ran from

about $400.

Also: Crossing Abbey Road

The music that made a Beatle

By Steve Hedgpeth, Newark Star Ledger

5 September, 2004

Beatle songs are on jukeboxes from Liverpool to Laos.

New home for the Yellow Submarine

BBC

4 September, 2004

Liverpool's landmark yellow submarine is moving to a council depot to

make way for development work at its current base in Chevasse Park.

Beatles fans come together

By Wil Moss, Nashville City Paper

3 September, 2004

Music City gains another aspect of its title when "Fab Four at the

Belcourt," a Beatles festival, takes place Oct. 14-17 at the Belcourt

Theatre.

Beatlemaniacs love them do

By John Grochowski, Chicago Sun Times

2 September, 2004

Just a few days shy of 40 years later, Martha Senn Rubenstein knows

exactly what she was doing on Sept. 5, 1964.

Why don't we do it at the Mello?

By Wallace Baine, Santa Cruz Sentinel

2 September, 2004

White Album Ensemble plays this weekend

Microsoft launches online music store

By Reed Stevenson, Reuters

2 September, 2004

Microsoft has launched a new online store for music downloads, taking

direct aim at Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iTunes music service.

Musician is upstaged by police

Liverpool Echo

1 September, 2004

A musician who travelled halfway across the world to perform at the

Mathew Street Festival was ordered off stage - for drawing a crowd.

Quiz Macca About Glasto

The Mirror

1 September, 2004

Fancy finding out what it was like for Paul McCartney to headline

this year's sell-out Glastonbury festival?

Man who took Beatles to US relives the past at Fab Four

museum

Daily Post

1 September, 2004

Sid Bernstein, the New York entrepreneur who took the Beatles

to America in 1964, was at the Albert Dock yesterday.

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