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Lennon's magic eye looks over airport

By Joe Riley, Liverpool Echo

30 November, 2004

John Lennon's largest work of art is to go on show in the airport that

bears his name.

Also: Group imagines possibilities of art

Appeal for Beatles statue

Liverpool Daily Post

30 November, 2004

A Beatles appreciation society is calling for a new statue of the Fab Four

to be erected in Liverpool.

The Beatles' Lost Love Children

Contactmusic

29 November, 2004

A British TV documentary will shock Beatles fans with claims the Fab

Four fathered a string of children before they married.

Yoko art worked says biennial boss

Liverpool Echo

29 November, 2004

The boss of the Liverpool Biennial says he has no regrets about displaying

Yoko Ono's controversial naked female photographs in the city.

Denny Laine's touching tribute to George Harrison

The London News Review

28 November, 2004

A wonderfully Pooterish moment from the 2001 concert 'Breakfast with

the Beatles', which took place just a couple of days after the death of

George Harrison.

Holiday Gift Guide: The world in a book

By By Bruce Dancis, Sacramento Bee

28 November, 2004

Wide range of new volumes offers gifts for every special reader on your

holiday list

DJ Dangermouse Plays With The Beatles Again

Contactmusic

28 November, 2004

Cheeky New York DJ Dangermouse is incurring the wrath of the Beatles

again by incorporating samples from the fab four's Glass Onion in his

new remix of Jay-Z's Encore.

A tour in the life

By Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

28 November, 2004

Maybe he thinks he missed his calling.

Early doors for Band Aid 20 demand

AAP

28 November, 2004

The new Band Aid single is released on Monday with record stores

bracing themselves for a massive sales rush.

Meera Syal joins Blair, Rowling and others for homeless fundraiser

AsiansinMedia.org (UK)

27 November, 2004

Actress and writer Meera Syal has joined the likes of Prime Minister

Tony Blair, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and actor Stephen Fry

to take part in The Big Issue Foundation's awareness-raising campaign.

Linda McCartney photo exhibit keeps a musical age alive

By Geoff Gehman, The Morning Call

27 November, 2004

In 1966 Linda Eastman, a secretary at a society magazine based in

Manhattan, intercepted an invitation to join a boat party for the

Rolling Stones.

Suddenly, Beatles don't look so radical

By Ed Kociela, St. George Daily Spectrum

27 November, 2004

Imagine, if you can, a time when long-haired, dope-smoking hippies

who preached peace love and understanding walked the Earth.

With a lil' help from my friend...

Electric New Paper (Singapore)

27 November, 2004

We were trying to make contact with John Lennon; the defacto leader

of the Beatles who died in 1980.

All you need is The Rutles

Southport Visiter

26 November, 2004

The legendary Rutles make a trip to the region when they play at

Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall on Tuesday, November 30.

Beatles fans will love new box set

By Brad Hundt, Observer-reporter.com

26 November, 2004

When the Beatles box set "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1" was released

last week, much of the media focused on how it was a feast for nostalgic

boomers – here they were, the Fab Four as you first heard them in 1964!

McCartney and Mills to star on 'Millionaire' quiz

FemaleFirst.co.uk

26 November, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney and wife Heather Mills are to star on British TV

quiz show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'.

Ono has 'Xmas' present for Lennon fans

By Lisa Frydman, Chicago Sun Times

26 November, 2004

Yoko Ono has a minimalist voice. Each word is soft-spoken, measured.

King of the counterculture: Barry Miles

By Liz Thomson, Belfast Telegraph

26 November, 2004

Barry Miles does remember the Sixties and has written about them, too.

Meat the beat of the Beatles

By James Rosen, Washington Times

26 November, 2004

Ringo Starr replaced the famously ousted Pete Best as the Beatles'

drummer in August 1962, on the eve of the band's dazzling emergence

from Liverpool.

Box set sparks war among Beatles fans

By Edna Gundersen, USA Today

25 November, 2004

When Meet The Beatles! arrived in 1964, Fab Four harmonies swept

America.

Judge 'Something' else!

By Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News

25 November, 2004

Harrison-case ruling diagnoses doc in verse

Liverpool to send wall of criticism to Yoko Ono

Liverpool Daily Post

25 November, 2004

A wall of people's responses to Yoko Ono's controversial artwork My

Mummy Was Beautiful will be sent to the artist.

Imagine... John Lennon's Words and Images Endure

Art Daily

25 November, 2004

Inside Out Community Arts, a leading Los Angeles nonprofit organization,

presents Imagine… John Lennon’s Words and Images Endure at Pacific

Edge Gallery.

Mirage looks forward to yesterday with Beatles at Cirque

By Steven Mihailovich, Las Vegas Business Press

24 November, 2004

In a city that built part of its entertainment reputation on imitations of stars

such as Sinatra and Elvis, theater group Cirque du Soleil plans to uphold

the other half of the reputation by bringing the Beatles to the Mirage.

McCartney backs UK conservation

BBC

24 November, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney is adding his voice to The Conservation Awards by

signing a deal to sponsor the them until 2009.

"Concert for George" limited edition book

Where's Eric (UK)

24 November, 2004

The Concert For George was photographed by renowned rock photographer

Jill Furmanovsky and by famous celebrity photographer Richard Young.

Eagles, Beatle and more Goodies Up for Auction

Arrow 93FM

23 November, 2004

A bunch of musicians have donated one-of-a-kind type stuff to help raise

funds for the annual Auction for the American Way.

Win tickets for a Concert for George on the big screen

icNorthWest

23 November, 2004

On the first anniversary of the death of George Harrison - November 29,

2002 - a group of his friends and other great luminaries of George's

generation paid tribute to the Quiet Beatle with a musical celebration of

his life.

Beatles suits sell for $110,000

BBC

23 November, 2004

Four suits worn by the Beatles on their Please Please Me album cover

have sold for $110,00 (£59,000) at a US auction.

Also: Entertainment Photos

Internet Users Around the World Can Visit 'NORAD Tracks

Santa' Site and Prepare to Follow Santa on His Christmas

Eve Journey

Business Wire

23 November, 2004

Annual Tradition from North American Aerospace Defense Command

Celebrates 50th Season of Tracking Santa's Voyage

The Paul McCartney Texans

GuitarSite.com

22 November, 2004

Guitar aficionados everywhere are anxiously awaiting the release of the

new Epiphone Paul McCartney Texans!

McCartney set for Super Bowl halftime show

Reuters

22 November, 2004

Former Beatle Paul McCartney will be the featured performer at the next

Super Bowl halftime show, and organizers promised there won't be any

breast baring this time.

Also: NFL scores Paul McCartney for Ameriquest Mortgage Super Bowl

Halftime Show

Rare Elvis recordings up for auction

By Steve Gorman, Reuters

21 November, 2004

Some of Elvis Presley's first RCA recordings from nearly 50 years ago,

including never-before-heard takes of "All Shook Up" and "Jailhouse Rock,

" will be put up for bid today at an auction of show business memorabilia.

Cutting to the chase

By Sharon Krum, The Times

20 November, 2004

In pursuit of probity, plastic surgeon to the stars Dr Z. Paul Lorenc dishes

the dirt

Beatles tribute touches fond memories, hearts

By Mark Kanny, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

20 November, 2004

If you were really there in the '60s, you don't remember them, joked Tony

Kishman playing Paul McCartney at the enjoyable Classical Mystery Tour

Pops concert on Friday night.

Also: Symphony Review: Pops? Beatles tribute starts slow, finishes strong

Tim Piper captures heart and soul of John Lennon in 'A Day in

His Life'

By Steve Fairchild, Times-Press Recorder

19 November, 2004

Band pulls off difficult Beatles, Lennon classics

What's McCartney doing in Los Angeles?

Arrow 93FM

19 November, 2004

Yes Paul McCartney is in town - he's been putting in time at Ocean Way

studio.

Lost Beatles Tape Steals the Thunder at American Music Awards

PRNewswire

19 November, 2004

Get the story behind the music from the premier Beatles publisher,

Chronicle Books.

Writing’s on the wall for Beatles landmark

Andy Tristem and Jonathan Gardiner, Ham and High Wood and Vale

19 November, 2004

A Piece of pop music history is being scrubbed out by Westminster Council

graffiti busters.

Also: Clean up for Beatles tribute wall

McCartney Snorts Saltwater

Contactmusic

19 November, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney has developed a disgusting new way to warm up for

live shows - he snorts saltwater up his nose.

Millions tune in as Band Aid junior takes off on all channels

By Sam Jones, The Guardian

19 November, 2004

There are, it seems, some gigs so big that even royalty can't land them.

Starr Has Surgery To Play Drums

Contactmusic

18 November, 2004

Former Beatle Ringo Starr has had extensive surgery on his left shoulder

so he can play the drums again.

Back where he once belonged

Cambridge Evening News

18 November, 2004

Landlord John Halsey will ditch pulling pints next week to take up the

drumsticks with a band which shaped a generation.

Late Beatle's guitar coming up for auction

AFP

18 November, 2004

A guitar that the late George Harrison played on the Beatles' 1966

album "Revolver" is going on the auction block in New York next

month, Christie's auction house said.

Also: More Than 100 Celebrities Donate Autographed Staplers to

'Staplers of the Stars' Online Charity Auction

Exclusive - Macca Talks Band Aid

NME

18 November, 2004

Paul McCartney has spoken to NME.COM about his participation in

the surefire future Xmas Number One ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

John Lennon voted No.1 music icon of all time

Reuters

18 November, 2004

John Lennon has defeated Elvis Presley to be voted the greatest rock

'n' roll icon of all time in a poll conducted by Q music magazine.

On the case of a Beatle

By David Charters, Liverpool Daily Post

18 November, 2004

George Harrison's lost suitcase and a ticket, just sold for £5,500, now

tell of the extraordinary night when a village hall couldn't pay the

Beatles their full fee.

Hungerthon, around the dial

Newark Star Ledger

18 November, 2004

Guitars signed by Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash,

Peter Frampton and members of the Allman Brothers Band, The Police,

The Who and R.E.M. will be up for auction during the World Hunger

Year organization's 29th annual Hungerthon.

Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar gets another award

The Times Of India

17 November, 2004

Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar was honoured with the Dayawati Modi

Award for his contribution to promotion of Indian classical music

across the world.

Ringo's letters sell for £1,600

Shropshire Star

17 November, 2004

Two rare letters written by Beatles drummer Ringo Starr to a young

Shropshire fan sold for more than £1,600 in London.

Musician takes classical route to Beatles fandom

By Mark Kanny, Pittsburgh Tribune Review

17 November, 2004

Jim Owen never had a chance to hear the Beatles live.

Early Beatles, U.S. Style

By Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

16 November, 2004

The clamor began on this side of the Atlantic the moment EMI released

the Beatles' albums on CD in 1987.

Music stars re-record Band Aid song

Reuters

15 November, 2004

Twenty years after the release of one of the biggest singles of all time,

leading music artists gathered on Sunday to re-record the Bob

Geldof-inspired charity hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Also: It Was 20 Years Ago Today; Band Aid returns 20 years on; Sir

Paul McCartney has had "enough"!; Bizarre (last item)

Yoko who? (last item)

By Jim Knippenberg, Cincinnati Enquirer

14 November, 2004

Chris O'Brien and Janeen Coyle, the husband and wife morning team on

WGRR-FM (103.5) are headed to bed and they aren't getting up.

Yet more on the Fab Four

R.S. Murthi, The Malaysia Star

14 November, 2004

Not another Beatles book, you groan.

Phoney Beatlemania

By Peter Grant, Liverpool Echo

12 November, 2004

Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O'Hara and Barry Wom .... we will never

see their likes again.

The Cockney who became a Scouser

By Lew Baxter, Liverpool Daily Post

12 November, 2004

Way back in the days when the Beatles were scuttling in the wings waiting

for global fame and fortune, Brian Epstein wanted to boost their image by

linking them with stars and the effervescent cockney skiffle king Joe

Brown was one of the first.

John Lennon, unplugged

By Michael D. Clark, Houston Chronicle

12 November, 2004

Beatles frontman shares tranquil greatness;

Also: Repackaged efforts either offer little that's new or little that gives

insight

Performing in his memory

Arroyo Grande Times Press Recorder

12 November, 2004

John Lennon tribute 'A Day in His Life' to play at Clark Center

It's Love Me Tutu as The Beatles go ballet in Hong Kong

AFP

12 November, 2004

Hong Kong's acclaimed ballet company is about to add two unlikely names

to the likes of Balanchine and Nureyev -- Lennon and McCartney.

Meet the Beatles -- again

By Angus Lind, Times Picayune

12 November, 2004

Capitol Records finally releases the first four Fab Four albums on CD

Also: Box set of Beatles U.S. releases is subpar

Profiles - Heather Mills

Hello!

12 November, 2004

"I thought I might be dead by the end of the first year, it would just

be so unbearable," Paul McCartney said following the death of his

beloved wife Linda from cancer in April 1998, aged 56.

A 'sense of wonder' keeps Paul McCartney going

By John Marshall, Seattle Post Intelligencer

11 November, 2004

There were times when he was onstage alone, doing those tribute

songs to late wife Linda or to his departed bandmates, John Lennon

and George Harrison, and Paul McCartney would teeter on the edge

of losing all control of his own emotions, as he had feared before the

2002-03 world tour began.

Ringo Shows His Postcards

By David Wild, Rolling Stone

10 November, 2004

New book reveals the Beatles' battles and love

In Brief: 50 Cent, Love (2nd item)

Rolling Stone

10 November, 2004

Ringo Starr will introduce rare Beatles performance clips on the

American Music Awards this Sunday on ABC.

McCartney ready to reactivate When I'm 64

Ananova

10 November, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney says he may perform The Beatles' classic

When I'm 64 on his next tour.

Lennon's bed-in for peace recalled in divided Holland

Expatica Netherlands

10 November, 2004

The Hilton Hotel in Rotterdam is to host a unique three-day

exhibition of John Lennon's artwork.

Acoustic/ Rock 'n' Roll

Pitchfork

10 November, 2004

I could see how releasing John Lennon discs called Acoustic and

Rock 'n' Roll on the same day might have seemed like an insane

stroke of integrated-marketing genius

Chef reveals his star-studded CV

Liverpool Echo

9 November, 2004

Imagine... having a meal prepared by a chef who cooked for John

Lennon.

Macca's motto

By Rebecca Smithers, The Guardian

9 November, 2004

Two great Liverpudlians joined forces last week.

'Elvis Presley has just left the bidding . . .'

Cambridge Evening News

9 November, 2004

An LP signed by Elvis Presley will be auctioned to raise money

for a school in Africa.

Ringo Talks Beatles CDs

By Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone

8 November, 2004

U.S. versions of early albums on CD for the first time --

should you care?

On the Road with Paul McCartney (inc. audio)

NPR

8 November, 2004

The latest release from Paul McCartney isn't a song or CD,

but a photo book chronicling his celebrated 2002 world tour.

Sir Paul vies for festival award

BBC

8 November, 2004

Scissor Sisters, rapper 50 Cent and Sir Paul McCartney will

compete in the first awards ceremony to honour UK music

festival stars and organisers.

Sean Lennon gets run of the Milla

New York Daily News

8 November, 2004

Sean Lennon and Milla Jovovich are giving each other a spin.

John Lennon's 'Acoustic' worth a listen

By Terry Lawson, Knight Ridder

7 November, 2004

For a lot of Beatle Boomers, adding the latest John Lennon

reissues to the collection feels almost as much of a civic duty

as casting a ballot.

Also: Lennon's Acoustic reminds us what real protest is about;

Let Lennon be acoustic; John Lennon's 'Acoustic' (inc. audio)

Ringo Starr offers Fab 4 memories

By Ray Kelly, The Republican

7 November, 2004

In "When I'm 64," The Beatles sang "Send me a postcard, drop

me a line."

Let him be

Times (UK)

6 November, 2004

For four decades, Paul McCartney’s fame has been marked by

his portrayal as the relentlessly chirpy, cheeky one.

Lost Beatles Tape May Steal AMA Show

Associated Press

6 November, 2004

Recently Discovered Beatles Tape From 1964 May Steal the

Show at the American Music Awards

Help! A Chain Reaction As Paul Blocks The Bog

The Mirror

6 November, 2004

Talk about taking the pee... guests at Sir Paul McCartney's

party had to ask permission to use the loo.

McCartney confirms Band Aid role

BBC

5 November, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney has confirmed he will appear on the new Band

Aid charity single to be recorded later this month.

Also: Watch out ... Beatle's about

McCartney: I Saw Twin Towers Burn

CBS

5 November, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney's latest release isn't a song, but a book about

his most successful tour since his days with the Beatles.

Also: Paul's Long & Winding Road Trip (inc. video); McCartney

launches tour photo exhibition; In pictures: Paul McCartney on

the road; Private View of "Each One Believing" Exhibition;

Each One Believing - Private View; more images

May Pang Talks About John Lennon's Classic Album

"Rock 'n' Roll"

Onlypunjab.com

5 November, 2004

With the release of the newly remastered John Lennon "Rock 'n'

Roll" CD set for November 2, 2004, May Pang talks candidly

about the experiences she and John Lennon shared, in and out of

the studio, during the recording of the album.

Also: May Pang Talks About John Lennon's Classic Album Rock

'n' Roll

'Beatlemania' focus of ambulance fund-raiser

By Nanci G. Hutson, Greater New Milford Spectrum

5 November, 2004

New Milford Community Ambulance is going to benefit from the

music of the Beatles in town tomorrow (Saturday).

Yoko Ono Has No. 1 Dance Song in U.S.

Associated Press

4 November, 2004

Yoko Ono isn't known for her voice, but it's still a hot commodity.

Also: Yoko Ono, 71, tops dance charts

Mary McCartney Donald: I wish I had a flat stomach

By Carolyn Asome, The Times

4 November, 2004

Born in London in 1969, the photographer Mary McCartney

Donald inherited her passion for photography from her mother,

Linda McCartney.

George Harrison DVD disappoints

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

3 November, 2004

Fans of George Harrison's post-Beatles work will find plenty to like

in "The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992."

Macca joins Band Aid

The Sun

3 November, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney has signed up to play on the new Band Aid

20 single.

Also: Band Aid: The truth

Former Wings guitarist will appear in Freehold

Colts Neck News Transcript

2 November, 2004

Laurence Juber, who was voted the No. 1 guitarist by the readers

of "Fingerstyle Guitar" magazine and honored by the Martin guitar

company with his own "LJ" signature model, will be appearing at

three events in New York and New Jersey over the weekend of

Nov. 5-8.

Mini Potter Book Fetches £11,000 for Charity

By Anita Singh, PA News

2 November, 2004

JK Rowling's smallest ever Harry Potter book – measuring just one

inch high – has sold for £11,000.

The day the royalties die

By Anna Smyth, The Scotsman

2 November, 2004

It's new year's eve and the champagne is on ice.

Poachers Hack Off Stag Head

The Mirror

2 November, 2004

Poachers cut off a stag's head to sell as a trophy near a forest owned

by Sir Paul McCartney.

Paul McCartney in Red Square

Sydney Morning Herald

1 November, 2004

The Beatles achieved many things but it's a bit of a stretch to credit

them for the collapse of communism.

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