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Ono, it's Yoko

Sydney Morning Herald

31 December, 2004

John Lennon famously met Yoko Ono at her London art exhibition in 1966.

Sir Paul McCartney can't use cash machines!

FemaleFirst.co.uk

30 December, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney has confessed he doesn’t use cash machines – because

he doesn’t know how to.

TV Review

By Robert McNeil, The Scotsman

30 December, 2004

The Beatles’ Biggest Secrets, Five

McCartney Angry With Ono's Beatles Song Ban

Contactmusic

28 December, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney is fuming over Yoko Ono's refusal to allow him to include

his ballad Yesterday on a new solo album.

Ex-Beatle McCartney Sped to Work

Bild-Zeitung (thanks, Markus)

27 December, 2004

The speeding picture of the year in Leipzig

Ringo Starr Challenges Starr Productions Trademark

By Marshall Pryor, Adult Video News

27 December, 2004

Adult film company Starr Productions released word on Christmas Eve that

a trademark filing of their company name in a black and white logo has been

challenged by music personality and former member of the Beatles Ringo Starr.

Queen Tour feat. Paul Rodgers

Westcoast Rendez-Vous (France)

27 December, 2004

There is one date confirmed for the 2005 tour of Queen with Paul Rodgers.

The ballad of John (and Yoko and ...)

By Leigh Fenly, The San Diego Union-Tribune

26 December, 2004

John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon

Richard and Judy top of the couples

Press Association

26 December, 2004

TV hosts Richard and Judy defeated Paul and Heather McCartney in the

celebrity special of Who Wants to be a Millionaire - winning £64,000 for charity.

Beatles art on sale for $2.25m

By Peter Holmes, The Sunday Telegraph (Australia)

26 December, 2004

A Sydney man is selling a rare piece of Beatles memorabilia for $2.25 million.

Beatle Warning Issued for Artificial Christmas Trees

The Spoof (Satire)

24 December, 2004

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a nationwide recall for an

artificial Christmas tree made in China, over concerns that the real-bark

trunks might contain an invasive beatle.

Meet the Beatle (last item)

DetNews.com

24 December, 2004

One Super Bowl fan will have an opportunity to meet Paul McCartney

and attend the game in Jacksonville.

My guitar gently creeps up in value

By Paul Sullivan, Financial Times

23 December, 2004

Bob Dylan is clearly on a lot of Christmas lists. Every item of his at

Christie's rock'n'roll memorabilia auction last week - a kind of last-minute,

no-holds-barred free-for-all for those in search of last minute gifts -

spurred a fierce battle on the phone and in the room.

McCartney Thanks Staff With A White Christmas

Contactmusic.com

23 December, 2004

Festive sir Paul McCartney has thanked his road crew by throwing

a Christmas party for them - and covering the ground with snow.

The Beatles: icon or con?

Sydney Morning Herald

22 December, 2004

Greg Hassall and Charles Purcell do battle over the fab four.

Rock 'n Roll Muse Pattie Boyd Celebrates Valentine's Day

2005 in San Francisco

PR Newswire

21 December, 2004

Although Pattie Boyd has remained a distinctly private person over the

years, large portions of her life are truly the stuff of legend.

The Beatles In Ink

By Ivette M. Yee, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

20 December, 2004

West Palm Beach · Only in the mind of Ron Campbell do the Beatles

chill out with Captain Caveman and the Smurfs.

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr acts as honorary Santa tracker

for Norad

By Victoria Ahearn, Canadian Press

19 December, 2004

As children around the world anxiously await the arrival of Santa Claus

later this week, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr will be hard at work

beaming out live action shots of the man in red to the Internet.

Harrison's guitar sells for $567,500

Associated Press

18 December, 2004

A classic Gibson guitar played by George Harrison on the Beatles'

"Revolver" album and by John Lennon during the recording of the

"White Album" sold Friday to an anonymous bidder for $567,500,

Christie's auction house announced.

The Beatle in Benton

By Alison McGaughey, Galesburg Register Mail

17 December, 2004

Was there ever a Beatle in the 'Burg?

Bono’s memories of Lennon

U2log.com

17 December, 2004

Bono is among the contributors of Memories of John, a new book

that pays tribute to the work and life of John Lennon.

Macca's plucking bother

The Sun

17 December, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney wears ladies’ false fingernails.

Also: Paul McCartney's fake nails help him play guitar

Rod Leads Knighthood Bets

Launch.com

17 December, 2004

Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts are the leading rockers

expected to land a knighthood in British royal Queen Elizabeth II's

New Year's Honours list.

Rock 'n' roll history up for sale

By Craig Brown, The Scotsman

17 December, 2004

In the pantheon of rock history, the names George Harrison and Keith

Richards score highly.

'Very Naughty Boys' Chronicles History Of Handmade Films

By Robert Sellers, Daily Llama

16 December, 2004

In April of last year, British journalist and author Robert Sellers published

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, the fascinating and thorough inside

story of Handmade Films.

Rock's main witness confesses to being part of history

By Regis Behe, Pittsburgh Tribune Review

16 December, 2004

On the phone, Al Aronowitz's voice is a bit raspy and thin.

Beryl's tragical tour

By Philip Key, Liverpool Daily Post

14 December, 2004

Beryl Adams was never an important figure in the Beatles story but she

witnessed a lot.

Beatles Pepper Inspires "Cover Song"

Emediawire

14 December, 2004

Nashville songwriter Luke Powers, who specializes in quirky takes on pop

culture, has released a song about the famous album cover of the Beatles'

Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Bordal on Music: Yoko Ono's Dance Club Hit (inc. audio)

NPR

13 December, 2004

Day to Day music critic Christian Bordal reports on singer and songwriter

Yoko Ono

My sweet George

This Is Hertfordshire (UK)

13 December, 2004

Hare Krishna devotees at Bhaktivedanta Manor in Aldenham honoured

the life and work of the late George Harrison on the third anniversary

of his death on Saturday.

Beatle’s guitar set to beat auction record

By Maurice Chittenden, The Sunday Times

12 December, 2004

A guitar used by the late George Harrison and John Lennon at some

of the Beatles’ most important recording sessions could break auction

sale records when it comes under the hammer in New York this week.

McCartney vocalizes about Heather, Wings and more

By David Jacobs, Reno Gazette-Journal

11 December, 2004

Did you miss out on Paul McCartney’s latest concert tour?

Ono donates $10,000 to Safe Homes

By Oliver Mackson, Times Herald-Record

11 December, 2004

The check popped up in the mail at Orange County Safe Homes on

Thursday.

Lennon’s Legacy Lives On

By Ryan Moffatt, The Epoch Times

10 December, 2004

December 8th marked the anniversary of the death of John Lennon,

one of the most prolific songwriters, visionaries, and activists of our

time.

Reggae rocks the Fab Four

By Fiona Shepherd, The Scotsman

10 December, 2004

Various: Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set ****

Liverpool stages comeback

By Glenn Frankel, The Washington Post

10 December, 2004

Beatles' hometown is on the way up

Gilmour In Rock'N'Roll Tribute Concert At Abbey Road

Brain Damage (UK)

A week or so ago, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour took part in a special

concert held at London's legendary Abbey Road Studios, to record

a celebration of 50 years of rock'n'roll.

Diary - Heather Mills McCartney

By Heather Mills McCartney, New Statesman (UK)

''A dog is for life," the advert proclaims, "not just for Christmas."

Brian Beirne, Mr. Rock N' Roll(R), Gives K-EARTH 101

a Last Spin

PR Newswire

9 December, 2004

Many a Teardrop Will Fall December 15, 2004, as 29 Year On-Air

Stint Ends

Remedial Reading

By verne mcdonald, Georgia Straight (Canada)

9 December, 2004

Macca Masticates in Believing

Beatle's Sis Turns Agent

By Colin Devenish, Rolling Stone

9 December, 2004

George's older sister becomes talent manager at 73

Opinion: Give peace a chance

By Matt Tait, Basehor Sentinel

9 December, 2004

Yesterday was a special day for me; well, me and millions of other

John Lennon fans.

Also: The Ides of December: A memoir of John Lennon; Boca man

finds success with ‘Imagine’ project on eve of Lennon’s death;

1980: John Lennon shot dead (inc. video); The night aliens called on

Lennon; Who's Who: John Lennon; The legend of John Lennon;

Hyland: Rock legend Lennon's work is still an inspiration; Fans mark

Lennon's death anniversary; Photos - 1, 2, 3, 4

Beatles were not forgotten

By Anne Sponholtz, Clay County Line

8 December, 2004

I must say I have found myself rather amused at all the hype and sighs

of relief that have been aired over the fact that former Beatle Paul

McCartney will perform at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville during halftime

of Super Bowl XXXIX.

Beatles items go on the block in Toronto

CBC

8 December, 2004

Beatles fans will get a chance to buy a piece of the band's history on

Dec. 15 in Toronto.

An unbeatable force in music

By Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, Financial Times

8 December, 2004

What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?

Lennon Musical to Include Unknown Songs by Late Beatle

By Robert Simonson, Playbill

7 December, 2004

The Broadway-bound musical Lennon, due to land at the Broadhurst

Theatre in July 7, 2005, will contain two melodies never before heard by

any fan of The Beatles or John Lennon, and another heard by very few.

McCartney 'Sex' Book

Daily Record (Scotland)

7 December, 2004

Paul McCartney's former publicity guru has promised 'lots of sex and

surprises' in an explosive new book.

A rare piece of John Lennon

By Michael Busack, The Massachusets Daily Collegian

6 December, 2004

While the title of the new posthumous John Lennon release, "Acoustic"

seems to refer to the guitar Lennon played during these session,

"Acoustic" seems an odd title considering that many tunes oddly show

signs of the origins of punk music.

Louisville to host Beatles celebration

By Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier Journal

6 December, 2004

Louisville will play host to a three-day festival celebrating the Beatles

May 27-29.

Also: Festival expected to draw up to 20,000 Beatles fans

What do you, Ringo Starr and Staples© have in common?

Waort.org

Together we can help provide education to students around the world!

Yoko Ono: Peace and Protest

By Bryan Mochizuki, Columbia Spectator

4 December, 2004

A few years ago, I remember looking through a collection of Beatles

photos and finding a picture of Yoko Ono and her son Sean Lennon,

taken a good while after Sean’s adolescence.

The Beatle and the 'Burg

By Alison McGaughey, Galesburg Register Mail

3 December, 2004

Everyone has a favorite.

Ono? Oh, yes

By George Varga, Copley News Service

Yoko Ono is happily shaking things up - again - at the age of 71, as befits

a woman who was a devoted avant-garde artist and cultural provocateur

before and after she met and married Beatle John Lennon in the 1960s.

Band Aid Single Now Available on ITunes

Associated Press

2 December, 2004

Apple Computer Inc. has settled a dispute that was keeping the charity

single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" off its iTunes music store in

Britain.

Also: Geldof Rings In Christmas

Imagine -Lennon lives

By Michelle Qiao, Shanghai Daily news

2 December, 2004

He was gunned down in New York City nearly a quarter of a century

ago, but John Lennon's legacy lives on and his music will be celebrated

by Shanghai rock bands in Xintiandi on Saturday

Remembering the Life of George Harrison

Emediawire

2 December, 2004

A new book by Genesis Publications reveals a very personal insight

into George Harrison, one of the twentieth century’s best-loved

songwriters.

Beatallica: James Hetfield And Lars Ulrich Have Been

Nothing But Cool To Us

Blabbermouth.net

2 December, 2004

Beatallica, the Internet sensation who combine the work of The

Beatles with the sound of early Metallica, recently spoke to the Ear

Candy webzine about the inspiration behin the band's formation and

the group's future plans, among other topics.

Sir Paul McCartney: You Ask The Questions

The Independent

2 December, 2004

So, Sir Paul McCartney, will you be re-releasing 'When I'm 64' on

your 64th birthday?

In Brief: 'Grey Album' video generates interest; Duchamp's

urinal voted tops; more

CBC (Canada)

1 December, 2004

A bootleg video for a song off the disputed Jay-Z/Beatles re-mix

album The Grey Album is generating rave reviews after appearing

briefly on the Internet earlier this month.

Beatles: Minor Roles Before Major Stardom

By Emma Gunby, PA

1 December, 2004

Sir Paul McCartney was eclipsed in his school play by newsreader

Peter Sissons, according to his school records which were unveiled

today.

Now read this

Oklahoma Daily

1 December, 2004

"Each One Believing: Paul McCartney, On Stage, Off Stage, and

Backstage"

UK: Rock 'n' Roll tour package for baby-boomers

TheMatureMarket.com

1 December, 2004

The London Hard Rock Café and the 'London Rock Legends

& Beatles Sites' tour have linked to offer a special group package

for baby-boomers who would like to celebrate their milestone

birthdays, or anniversaries, in nostalgic style.

John and Joe: singin' bout their generations

By Philip Brasor, The Japan Times

1 December, 2004

In his famous 1976 essay, "The Me Decade and the Third Great

Awakening," Tom Wolfe first put forth the now widely accepted

idea that the counterculture of the 1960s had been perverted in

the '70s by formerly progressive-minded baby boomers when they

realized that genuine social change wasn't as important to them

as personal peace-of-mind.

We all shine on

By Geoff Olson, Common Ground (Canada)

Remembering John Lennon on the anniversary of his death

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