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Authenticity paramount for 'Lennon'

By Andrea Garcia, Fairfield Daily Republic

31 March, 2005

Imagine a dream come true.

Lemmy: 'Ringo Was Underrated

Contactmusic

31 March, 2005

Motorhead rocker Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister has defended the talents of

frequently criticised former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.'

Music Notes

By Melissa Ruggieri, Richmond Times Dispatch

31 March, 2005

. . . While fans await details of Paul McCartney's upcoming tour, they can

soon check out the DVD of "Live in Red Square," due May 31.

A play that tries to unravel Lennon's mind in his final year

Liverpool Daily Post

31 March, 2005

Just what went on in John Lennon's mind during his final year living in New

York?

Last-ditch auction joy for Beatles fan

Barking & Dagenham Recorder

31 March, 2005

You can't buy him love, but one lifelong Beatles fan is over the moon after

beating the clock to snap up some unique Fab Four memorabilia in a charity

auction.

Visit Lennon Online for Part 2 of a Q&A with Yoko Ono

Broadway World

30 March, 2005

Beginning today, you can view Part 2 of an exclusive 3-part interview with

Yoko Ono.

John Lennon/Beatles giveaway contest results and answers

Santa Fe New Mexican

29 March, 2005

Many thanks to our contestants who participated in our John Lennon/Beatles

giveaway contest.

In Brief: Nelly, Costello

Rolling Stone

29 March, 2005

George Harrison's widow Olivia will sign copies of the book The Concert for

George: A Celebration of the Life of George Harrison at Barnes and Noble

in New York City on April 9th . . .

Ian's Beatle Boast

The Mirror

29 March, 2005

John Lennon famously claimed that The Beatles were bigger than Jesus...

Glasto's no blasto

By PK Goodhand, MegaStar

29 March, 2005

The Mendip cows should get some shut-eye during this year's Glastonbury

Festival, claims the Times, as organisers plan to hold the first ever silent

disco.

Super Bowl XXXIX Review

By Charlie White, Oceania (press release)

Super Bowl XXXIX was a stellar group of commercials punctuated by a

better-than-average football game.

Dick Cavett Show, The - 'Rock Icons' release features famous

music guests

By David Lambert, TVShowsOnDVD.com (Canada)

27 March, 2005

You may recall some news we posted last December, mentioning that Shout!

Factory was planning to release The Dick Cavett Show to DVD in themed

disc sets, starting with a "Woodstock" theme of show guests who are rock

legends that performed at the famous concert.

Long and winding road to Rishikesh

Amit Roy, The Telegraph (India)

27 March, 2005

There is now a pretty solid body of evidence that for The Beatles,

India was their most creative period.

Feeling fab following in footsteps of Beatles

By Michael Jones, Orlando Sentinel

27 March, 2005

I grew up in the 1960s and '70s as a huge Beatles fan.

Also: Magical Mystery Tour; Picture this: Inside Abbey Road

Pop! goes the region

By Molly Woulfe, nwitimes.com

27 March, 2005

Chesterton gallery offers Warhol, Peter Max, Dali to masses

Paul McCartney Tour Dates Still Up In The Air

By Trevor Scott, Thunder Bay's Source (Canada)

25 March, 2005

Plans surrounding Paul McCartney's upcoming album and tour are

still up in the air.

Hunter hits the mark with talk on his memoirs

By Andrew Brightwell, Hampstead & Highgate Express

25 March, 2005

Hunter Davies' career began as a Sunday Times journalist where

he got to interview and then become friends with Paul McCartney.

Creatives Added to Deliver Lennon Score to Broadway-Bound

Musical

By Ernio Hernandez, Playbill

24 March, 2005

More names have been added to create the melodious world of

singer-songwriter John Lennon in the upcoming musical Lennon, now

expected to open July 28 on Broadway.

Two Mathew Street Festivals

By Joe Riley, Liverpool Echo

24 March, 2005

Liverpool's biggest free music festival is to be held twice a year.

A Magical Mystery Tour

By Glenn Frankel, Washington Post

24 March, 2005

Beatles Fans Get Rare Chance to Go Inside Abbey Road

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2004)

By Jeff Rosado, digitallyOBSESSED

24 March, 2005

"The Rutles' music will be remembered long after Mozart's paintings or

Beethoven's after-dinner speeches have been forgotten."

Visit LENNON Online for Part 1 of a Q&A with Yoko Ono

Broadway World

23 March, 2005

Beginning today, you can view Part 1 of an exclusive 3-part interview with

Yoko Ono at LennonTheMusical.com.

Correction: Paul McCartney Story

Associated Press

23 March, 2005

In a March 10 story about Paul McCartney and his wife donating a painting

to the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York, The

Associated Press, relying on information from the union, misidentified the

artist.

City visit for Lennon's ex

Liverpool Echo

22 March, 2005

The Insider can exclusively reveal that John Lennon's one-time girlfriend

May Pang is coming to Liverpool at the end of this month.

Name Of the Game: The Badfinger Story

Blogcritics.org

22 March, 2005

You'd have to look long and hard for a rock 'n' roll story more tragic and

heartbreaking than that of Badfinger.

Abbey Road Studio Opens Its Doors to Fans

By Ray Bennett, Reuters

21 March, 2005

Abbey Road studio, where the Beatles recorded almost all their music,

attracts tens of thousands of fans each year.

McCartney wrote Sgt Pepper ‘with a little help from his roadie

friend’

By Maurice Chittenden, The Sunday Times

20 March, 2005

Mal Evans, who died 29 years ago after allegedly brandishing a rifle during

a domestic row, said he helped Sir Paul McCartney write the title track to

Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Also: Here, there and everywhere

Concert for George - Olivia Harrison & Brian Roylance

By Steve Braunias, Stuff (New Zealand)

20 March, 2005

A new book about George Harrison documents an all-star tribute concert

to the dead Beatle.

There's a place which is forever the Beatles

Alexis Petridis, The Guardian

19 March, 2005

As cathedrals of dreams go, Abbey Road's Studio Two is unprepossessing.

Also: Studio goes public for festival (inc. video)

Ex-Beatle drums up trade

By Jenny Dennett, The Westmorland Gazette

18 March, 2005

Although he never made the musical big time, ex-Beatles drummer Pete

Best can still boast a degree of celebrity status thanks to his brief

association with the group during their early days

Mills Hits Out At Blood Sports

Contactmusic

18 March, 2005

Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney's wife Heather MillsS is furious with people

who engage in blood sports to supposedly eliminate pests in the countryside.

Ozzy Osbourne Talks About Dangers Of Substance Abuse

Blabbermouth.net

17 March, 2005

Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about his

four-disc retrospective box set, "Prince of Darkness", and his

family's MTV reality show "The Osbournes", among other topics.

Imagine that

By Bill Picture, San Francisco Examiner

16 March, 2005

Musical inspired by John Lennon coming to S.F.

Zellweger Fears McCartney Knows About Her Crush

Contactmusic

16 March, 2005

OSCAR-winner Renee Zellweger fears her friends have told British

rocker Sir Paul McCartney about the secret crush she has on him.

Beatle's widow carrying on his projects

By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times

Olivia Harrison likes to quip that were she to write a book about her 27

years with "the quiet Beatle," she'd call it "Never a Dull Moment."

John And I Were Rebels – Yoko

By Mark Sage, PA News

15 March, 2005

He might once have said the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, but John

Lennon never really thought he was all that famous, according to his

widow Yoko Ono.

My 10 Favorite Songs By Ex-Beatles

By Joel Graves, Pitchfork

15 March, 2005

The Beatles are so influential to musicians and fans alike, but a lot of

people overlook their solo output.

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Tour 2003

By Gary Couzens, DVD Times

15 March, 2005

When asked if Ringo Starr was the best drummer in the world, John

Lennon replied that he wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles.

Stars Line Up For Movie By John Lennon's Son

Contactmusic

14 March, 2005

A screenplay penned by John Lennon's son Sean has generated interest

from Vincent Gallo, Liv Tyler and Asia Argento, who are all vying for

roles in the independent movie.

Words Of Beatles Best Ever

The Mirror

14 March, 2005

"All you need is love" have been voted the greatest words ever spoken.

Macca Baby Riddle

The Sunday Mirror

13 March, 2005

Have Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills tumthing to tell us?

Also: Blowing Her Own Trumpet (3rd item); Mills & Boon

Imagine all the artists

By Stuart Low, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

13 March, 2005

Inspired by the John Lennon song, an old police station is about to be

transformed into an art showroom

Yoko Ono joins museum board

By Gary Washburn, Chicago Tribune

13 March, 2005

Peace was the watchword of 1960s activists, so it's perhaps no surprise

that some of that era's most prominent activists recently joined the new

national advisory board of the Peace Museum in Garfield Park.

25 years on and still Fab payouts

By Andrew Leach, Mail on Sunday

13 March 2005

The Beatles are still raking in millions of pounds, 25 years after they

split up.

Beatlemania survives the ticking of the clock

Houston Chronicle

12 March, 2005

It was 40 years ago on Aug. 19 that the Beatles played two shows at the

Sam Houston Coliseum.

Lennon's widows determined to put the record straight

By Tom Leonard, Telegraph

12 March, 2005

John Lennon's widows are preparing to go head to head over the former

Beatle's life and legacy in two conflicting "biographies".

Mills Prepared To Fight Back

Contactmusic

10 March, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney's wife Heather Mills is determined to protect their

daughter Beatrice from media intrusion by any means necessary.

Also: Heather: Being a mum is hardest job of all

Beatle opens his art to FDNY

By Alison Gendar, New York Daily News

10 March, 2005

Paul McCartney, who organized a concert for New York's heroes after

9/11, has donated a painting of a famous fire engine to the FDNY.

Also: photo; Paul McCartney donates painting to New York firefighters

George's legacy lives on

Ireland Online

10 March, 2005

George Harrison may have been the quiet Beatle, but he was a busy

Beatle, too, according to his widow, Olivia.

Second Tier Tops: Harry Nilsson

The Village Broadsheet

10 March, 2005

For this edition of Second Tier Tops, I'd like to give you a rundown of the

legend I'd most like to hang out with in an empty L.A. bar: Harry Nilsson.

Billy the Fifth

By Jay Lustig, Newark Star Ledger

9 March, 2005

Billy Preston, nicknamed the "Fifth Beatle," will be a featured guest at

the Fest For Beatles Fans 2005, a Beatles convention taking place at the

Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Hotel, 2 Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, April 8-10.

Some Time in New York City

New York Daily News

8 March, 2005

John Lennon's Town

Musical Icon Lennon Warming Up for Run to Broadway

By Morgan Allen, Playbill

8 March, 2005

A new musical based on the life of influential Beatle John Lennon,

entitled Lennon, is currently in rehearsals for a tryout tour that will

take the piece to San Francisco and Boston before landing at

Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre.

Also: Lennon Web Site Adds Additional Content

Two fab nights when Beatlemania was top of the town

Brisbane Courier Mail (Australia)

8 March, 2005

The Beatles arrived in Brisbane just after midnight on June 29, greeted

by 8000 fans at the airport.

Shock Turnaround As McCartney Goes Commercial

Contactmusic

6 March, 2005

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has changed his mind about his music

being used in commercials - and authorised the use of 20 of his hits in TV

adverts.

Column: Beatle festival lands in Louisville

By Dennis Tanner, MLive.com

6 March, 2005

Beatle fans will descend on Louisville over the Memorial Day weekend

for the largest U.S. festival celebrating the band that started the British

Invasion on American radio stations and revolutionized rock 'n' roll in

the mid '60s.

Remembering George

By Jana Wendt, NineMSN (Australia)

6 March, 2005

One year after the death of former Beatles guitarist George Harrison,

his closest friends — and some of the biggest names in the music

industry — came together to celebrate his life.

Stella McCartney: Don't call me Daddy's girl

By James Sherwood, The Independent

6 March, 2005

What more can she do, other than 'become a smackhead and live off

my parents' fortune', as she once snapped.

Fiona: Do Let It Be

By Fiona Phillips, The Mirror

5 March, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney earned around £21 million last year.

Money can buy you happiness

By Ross Brewster, News & Star (UK)

5 March, 2005

Hunter Davies at Words by the Water

In His Life

By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, Acoustic Guitar

John Lennon's Words and Music Live On

Celebrities Support Rutles Sequel

Contactmusic

3 March, 2005

David Bowie, Tom Hanks and Robbie Williams have all provided

cameos for Monty Python star Eric Idle's long-anticipated sequel to

1978 The Beatles spoof The Rutles.

Living in the material world

By Iain Shedden, The Australian

3 March, 2005

Fame, or at least celebrity, comes with the territory when you marry

a Beatle.

Macca earnings hit £21m

The Sun

2 March, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney tripled his income last year — and matched the

earnings of young rival Robbie Williams.

Stella McCartney Names Newborn Son Miller

Associated Press

1 March, 2005

Stella McCartney and her husband have named their infant son.

Ex-Beatle's Wife Calls for Pet Fur Trade Ban

By Aine Gallagher, Reuters

1 March, 2005

Choking back tears and holding aloft a coat made from the skins of 42

Alsatian puppies, Heather Mills McCartney, wife of ex-Beatle Paul,

called for a European ban on cat and dog fur imports Tuesday.

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