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What's on the Web (last item)

By Peter Brown, San Francisco Examiner

31 July, 2005

Paul McCartney fans, listen up.

The Many Faces of John Lennon: Black, White, Male,

Female

By Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

31 July, 2005

For Don Scardino, the idea of writing and directing a musical about

John Lennon was impossible to resist, even though the pitfalls of

undertaking the project could not have been clearer.

Also: Imagine that

Flashback: The Beatles Help! premier

Online Rock Radio

30 July, 2005

It was 40-years-ago yesterday (July 29th) that the Beatles' second

film Help! had it's world premiere at the London Pavilion at the

Piccadilly Circus.

Harrison's wife makes his film dream a reality

By Hugh Davies, Telegraph

30 July, 2005

George Harrison's widow has overseen the remastering of the film

and music of his 1971 Concert For Bangladesh into a high-definition

DVD, a vast project the former Beatle had to abandon when he

became ill.

My music is bad.. and i dye my hair. Sir Paul comes clean..

By Fiona Cummins, The Mirror

30 July, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney has admitted that many of his songs are

"rubbish".

Paul McCartney goes back to Abbey Road

NME

29 July, 2005

Paul McCartney played a super-intimate show at Abbey Road

Studios last night (July 28).

Also: Abbey days for Macca

When I SEE A Working Class Hero, I'll Give Him Your

Regards

By Michael J. West, Blogcritics.org

29 July, 2005

As you might have guessed, I have a pretty big library of books

about popular music, and a fair percentage of them are books

about the Beatles in their various guises.

Best brings taste of The Beatles to VanDyck

By Michael Lisi, Times Union

29 July, 2005

On Aug. 16, 1962, Pete Best became rock history's most famous

footnote: he was booted out of The Beatles.

Model determination

By Toby Moore, Financial Times

29 July, 2005

Heather Mills McCartney is telling us about waking up to the smell

of a tramp urinating a few feet from her head and about the time she

found a friend at the fairground where she once worked, “lying there

with a needle in his arm, just dead from a heroin overdose”.

My steady career, by Beatles classmate

By Fiona Scott, ic Coventry

29 July, 2005

A man who went to school with Paul McCartney has just retired as

chief executive of Warwickshire County Council.

Sir Paul hands out Bee Gee degree

BBC

29 July, 2005

Bee Gee Robin Gibb has been given a "rock and roll" diploma by

Sir Paul McCartney at the former Beatle's fame school in Liverpool.

Also: news photos - 1, 2

Slick mags, Ringo and Duke

By Elana Fremerman, Denver Post

29 July, 2005

Elana Fremerman, violinist and vocalist for the modern country

swing band Hot Club of Cowtown, muses on what moves her.

Lennon lyric sheet sells for $1 million

Reuters

29 July, 2005

A handwritten lyric sheet for "All You Need is Love" used by

John Lennon in 1967 was sold for 600,000 pounds at an auction

in London on Thursday, organisers said.

Also: news pics; Lennon lyric sheet sells for $1.5 million;

John Lennon Memorabilia Auction (video)

Win The Ultimate Ringo Starr CD Catalogue!!

By Michelle Alexandria, Eclipse Magazine

28 July, 2005

Hey, did you know that Ringo Starr has a new Album out?

Review: Magical Mystery Tours

By Tim Gebhart, Blogcritics.org

28 July, 2004

It seems the catalogue of books about the Beatles is limitless.

Macca teams up with Radiohead man

NME

28 July, 2005

Paul McCartney found working with Radiohead producer Nigel

Godrich reminded him of his glory years in The Beatles.

Beatle buzz for brothers at Live 8

By Naomi Wright, Waltham Forest Guardian

28 July, 2005

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band came to life for two

brothers when they joined Sir Paul McCartney on stage at Live 8.

For Pete Best, life's fab on the road

By Bob Keyes, MaineToday.com

28 July, 2005

The most famous footnote in rock history comes to Maine on

Saturday for a concert at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.

Music fest for youth center will feature Beatle's sister

By Angela D. Sykora, Pioneer Press Online

28 July, 2005

An all-day music festival to raise money for a youth center in

Grayslake will give residents another reason to head over to

Central Park on Saturday.

Linda and Paul McCartney

By Cassandra Bell, American Chronicle

27 July, 2005

On September 24, 1941, Linda Louise Eastman was born.

City's Fab assignment

Liverpool Echo

27 July, 2005

Liverpool is to appoint a Beatles officer to exploit the worldwide

potential of the Fab Four for the city.

Historian puts the Beatles, their world in perspective

By Jamie Bumpus, Scripps Howard News Service

27 July, 2005

Yeah, they had that something; that much we understand.

'Lennon' Delays Broadway Opening for Changes and New

Song

By Ernio Hernandez, Playbill

27 July, 2005

The producers of Broadway's Lennon have announced that they will

delay the opening of the new bio-musical about the legendary singer-

songwriter to allow for the addition of a new song and other changes.

Macca's letter to fan sells for £700

ic Birmingham.co.uk

27 July, 2005

A hand-written get well note sent to a Shropshire woman by former

Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, was sold for £700 at auction.

Also: McCartney's text addiction; Paul McCartney reveals how

date went wrong

Scissor Sisters Star Writes Song About Paul McCartney

By Scott Colothan, Gigwise

27 July, 2005

Scissor Sisters star Jake Shears has written a song about Paul

McCartney after dreaming about The Beatles legend.

Celebrating John Lennon In Song And Stage (inc. video)

By Lauren Glassberg, abc7

26 July, 2005

Everyone knows The Beatles were one of the greatest rock-n-roll

bands of all time and of the "fab four" most agree John Lennon

had the greatest impact on the music world. Two new examples

illustrate the point.

EAW makes HASTE to Wintershall with JHL

By Lee Baldock, L&Si Online

26 July, 2005

The private estate of Wintershall near Guildford in Surrey was

the glorious outdoor setting for the fifth annual Wintershall

charity festival in aid of a number of local charities, in particular

the Heart and Stroke Trust Endeavour, 'HASTE'.

Sir Paul's £1m sponsor

By Richard Simpson, Daily Mail

26 July, 2005

With an £800million fortune, Sir Paul McCartney hardly needs

to worry where his next pay cheque is coming from.

Also: Harrison 'aided' Sir Paul's song; Macca possessed by

George; It's the return of the Mac

Submarine docks at Lennon airport

BBC

26 July, 2005

Liverpool's famous yellow submarine is to be unveiled at its

new home at John Lennon Airport.

Where did that come from? Sgt Pepper's Lonely

Hearts Club Band

By Derek Cheng, New Zealand Herald

26 July, 2005

The 1967 album has been called many things - from a

decisive moment in the history of Western civilisation to

the complete musical translation of mind-expanding drugs.

George Harrison Is My Arch Angel

By Krishna Mohan Das, Vaishnava News Network

25 July, 2005

His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupa felt such a strong

connection to George Harrison that he designated

him his "Arch Angel" and gave him the name Sri

Hari Georgeson.

Swissvale native headed west, found success as

guitarist

By Regis Behe, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

25 July, 2005

When he was just 17, Swissvale native Steve Dudas

went out on the road with his band Saving Grace.

Lennon jacket to raise a fortune

Contactmusic

24 July, 2005

John Lennon's tunic - thought to have inspired the Sgt

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - is set

to raise over $180,000 (GBP100,000) at auction this

week (begs25JUL05) in London.

They're still 'believers'

By Tom Kasprzak, Westerly Sun

24 July, 2005

Baby boomers were taken back to the era of their teenage

years Saturday evening as they cheered performances from

Davy Jones, former front man from the Monkees and Pete

Best, the original drummer of the Beatles, at the first annual

Misquamicut Beach Music Festival.

Inside the Beatles

By Erik Floren, Edmonton Sun

24 July, 2005

Fab Four revealed with a little help from a friend

Yoko’s Lennon musical stirs a mistress attack

By John Harlow, The Sunday Times

24 July, 2005

A Forthcoming Broadway musical about the life of John

Lennon has rekindled tensions between Yoko Ono, the

rock idol’s widow, and May Pang, his last known mistress.

Also: View LENNON Today Show Performance on

MSNBC.com

Paul McCartney Debuts New Single, ''Fine Line,''

as AOL(R) Music First Listen on Tuesday, July 26

Business Wire

22 July, 2005

New Album, Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard, Arrives

In Stores September 13

'Long John' Baldry Dies At 64

By Larry LeBlanc, Billboard

22 July, 2005

British R&B artist "Long John" Baldry died last night (July

21) in Vancouver after battling a chest infection for four

months. He was 64.

Gods of Rock

Beliefnet.com

An interview with veteran rock journalist Anthony DeCurtis

'Lennon,' the Yoko Musical, Needs 'Help!'

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

20 July, 2005

"Lennon," the Broadway musical that's supposed to be about

or inspired by John Lennon, is a horrid wreck of a thing that

needs major overhauling before it opens on Aug. 4.

'Sgt Pepper' is a record breaker!

NME

20 July, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney and U2’s version of ’Sgt Pepper's Lonely

Hearts Club Band’ which opened Live 8 Has become the

fastest-selling download of all time.

Schaffer raises funds for paralyzed sixties star Smith

Contactmusic

20 July, 2005

US TV host Paul Schaffer is organizing two concerts and a

celebrity auction to raise money for his idol, Mike Smith who has

spent two years in hospital following a 2003 accident which left

the Dave Clark Five frontman paralyzed from the waist down.

Sid Bernstein's blues (2nd item)

New York Daily News

19 July, 2005

With the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' concert in Shea Stadium

approaching on Aug. 15, the man who made it all happen has just

had to fight to keep the roof over his head.

Unseen remnants of Lennon's Liverpool life go on

show in old home

Liverpool Daily Post

19 July, 2005

Unseen childhood paintings and drawings by John Lennon have

gone on display at his Liverpool home.

Also: Lennon items on show at old home

Review: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978

movie

By Al Barger, Blogcritics.org

19 July, 2005

In a lot of ways, the 1978 movie of Sgt Pepper starring Peter

Frampton and the Bee Gees is just indescribably awful.

Arcada restarts with nod to Beatle

By Julia Bourque, Chicago Daily Herald

19 July, 2005

A band that pays tribute to the Beatles and another that was

led by a former Beatle will open a new era at the historical

Arcada Theater in downtown St. Charles this week.

Also: Beatles revisit baseball park

Brits fail to recognize Lennon

Contactmusic

17 July, 2005

British music-lovers have exposed their ignorance in a staggering

new poll - which shows more people recognise Christian crooner

Sir Cliff Richard than iconic former Beatle John Lennon.

Lennon's post-Beatle quest

By Robert Feldberg, NorthJersey.com

17 July, 2005

If you're looking for an enduringly popular subject to turn into

a Broadway musical, you can't do better than John Lennon.

George Harrison And Initiation

By Swami B.V. Tripurari, Vaishnava News Network

17 July, 2005

Q & A with Swami B. V. Tripurari

The Beatle Generation

By Candy Leonard, Foster's Daily Democrat

17 July, 2005

For a brief moment in time, John, Paul, George and Ringo might

have been the center of the universe

Band full of fun

By Eric Schelkopf, Kane County Chronicle

16 July, 2005

Wings member remembers experiences with Sir Paul McCartney

Yesterday, I was Presley - today I am Lennon

The Weston Mercury

15 July, 2005

The Beatles John, Paul, George and Ringo are alive and well and

living in Worle thanks to the man who must be their biggest fan.

Beatle widow turns down memorial

Henley Standard

15 July, 2005

George Harrison’s widow Olivia has asked Henley Town Council

not to rename the Red Lion Lawn after him.

LENNON to Perform on The Today Show 7/19

Broadway World

15 July, 2005

NBC’s “The Today Show” will feature a performance by the cast

of the new Broadway musical LENNON on Tuesday, July 19th in

the 8:30am – 9am half hour (check local listings for times outside

the New York tri-state area).

Three-day exhibit of John Lennon's artwork to benefit

chamber's Destination Station

Delaware Beachcomber

15 July, 2005

Yoko Ono and the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of

Commerce will present "When I'm Sixty Four" celebrating 64

years of the John Lennon legacy July 15-17 at the Rehoboth

Beach Convention Center, 229 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth.

Also: John Lennon art: originals or copies-you be the judge

Gallery shows rock's Starr

By Erin Concors, Get Out

14 July, 2005

The faces are bright, cartoony and expressive.

Best beats the drum for Fab Four mania

By Lew Baxter, Liverpool Daily Post

13 July, 2005

There's a gathering of fans who genuflect at the memory of the

Beatles this weekend when Berlin hosts the biggest Fab Four

festival ever seen in mainland Europe.

Yoko Ono readies Lennon projects

By Ken Hoffman, Houston Chronicle

13 July, 2005

'I don't feel 50 years old or even 40," Yoko Ono says.

Beatles for Live 8

dotmusic

13 July, 2005

The Beatles would have got back together for Live 8, Sir Paul

McCartney has claimed.

Beatles breakup film due on DVD

By Terry Ott, Canoe.ca

13 July, 2005

Could the end of the long, long winding road to the release on

DVD of the Beatles' 1970 breakup flick, Let It Be, actually

be in sight?

Paul McCartney in Red Square

By Michael Franco, PopMatters

13 July, 2005

For those of us born in the States and after the '60s, it's hard

to imagine Paul McCartney as being dangerous.

Baby, you can't start my car!

Melbourne Herald Sun

13 July, 2005

When Sir Paul McCartney took his wife Heather out to dinner,

he did so in the style befitting Britain's richest pop star.

Also: Paul: Shove, shove me do

Jackson in Beatles library lawsuit

PA News

12 July, 2005

A financial company specialising in asset acquisition is suing

Michael Jackson, saying it is owed £26 million in fees for

rescuing the singer's stake in the publishing rights to songs

by the Beatles.

Paul McCartney Competition

BBC

Win a chance to see Paul McCartney give a very special

performance for Sold on Song.

Jackson urged to donate Beatles' songs profits

Irish Examiner

11 July, 2005

Michael Jackson is being urged to donate his profits from the

historic Live 8 concerts, which otherwise could clear much of

his financial debt, to charity.

Beatles tourism trail could bring a £12m fab fortune

By Jessica Shaughnessy, Liverpool Daily Post

11 July, 2005

The Beatles brand will be the centre of a massive world-wide

marketing campaign which is expected to bring £12m into

Liverpool every year.

Gibb Brothers Plan Celebration Projects

FemaleFirst.co.uk

11 July, 2005

Bee Gees brothers Robin and Barry Gibb are planning a series of

celebratory projects for 2006 and 2007 to honour their late brother

Maurice.

Yoko Ono... Giving peace a chance

AskMen

why is she famous?

The Beatles remade America

By Steven Stark, Orlando Sentinel

10 July, 2005

During the 6 short years in which the Fab Four mesmerized the U.S.

scene with their music, they also transformed the larger society.

Priceless guitars rescued from Hard Rock Cafe blaze

Contactmusic

10 July, 2005

Priceless guitars played by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and

The Who were rescued from a fire at London's Hard Rock Cafe

last night (09JUL05).

The power of Lennon's pen

By Jake Tracer, The News Journal

10 July, 2005

Whether beginning or ending a sentence, Yoko Ono will frequently

use the phrase "you know."

'Imagine' Under Foot

By Michael Pollak, New York Times

10 July, 2005

Q. I've spent many summer afternoons staring at the "Imagine"

tribute to John Lennon in Central Park as countless tourists have

sat on it, posed with it and even lain on top of it. Are people

allowed to do this?

Beatles' Kentucky connection makes visit to see birth

of it all

By Maryjean Wall, Lexington Herald Leader

10 July, 2005

You've read it here before: The Beatles might never have come

into existence but for an Epsom Derby winner named Never Say

Die.

Yellow Submarine moves to airport

BBC

9 July, 2005

Liverpool's famous yellow submarine is moving to a new home

outside John Lennon Airport this weekend.

Ringo Starr, 65, not ready to retire

By Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun

8 July, 2005

The Beatles were famous for a song called When I'm 64.

Also: Beatle's birthplace gets reprieve; Noel Gallagher seeing

Starrs; Time runs out for Ringo's Liverpool home

McCartney Conjures 'Chaos' On 20th Solo Album

By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard

8 July, 2005

Paul McCartney returns to the one-man-band approach that

marked his 1970 self-titled solo debut on "Chaos and Creation

in the Back Yard," his 20th solo album since the dissolution of

the Beatles.

Former Beatle To Perform At Opera House July 30

Boothbay Register

7 July, 2005

Pete Best was there at the beginning.

Rocking Red Square with McCartney

By Joseph Szadkowski, Washington Times

7 July, 2005

Here's a look at some multimedia peripherals that can add

excitement to the DVD release of a former member of the

Fab Four's first two concerts in the former Soviet Union.

Battle to save Beatle's home still rages

By Larry Neild, Liverpool Daily Post

7 July, 2005

A decision on whether to demolish the Welsh Streets will be

made tomorrow.

All We Are Saying...: New Bio-Musical Lennon Starts

on Broadway July 7

By Ernio Hernandez, Playbill

7 July, 2005

Lennon arrives at the Broadhurst Theatre July 7 for the new

bio-musical's Broadway debut starring nine actors who play

the legendary singer-songwriter and one-time Beatle.

TPAC festival honors the Fab Four

By Amy Stumpfl, Nashville City Paper

7 July, 2005

Whether you are actually old enough to remember Beatlemania,

or simply appreciate great music, you won't want to miss the

Fab Four at TPAC this weekend.

Give 8

By Cameron Robertson, The Mirror

6 July, 2005

Macca and The Who back Mirror call to donate their profits

as CD sales rocket after Live 8

Also: McCartney, Dion, Lavigne donate to minefield charity

to raise funds

Paul features on Ray Charles tribute album

paulmccartney.com

6 July, 2005

Paul McCartney has contributed to a new Ray Charles

tribute album that hits the shops this week.

Madonna at work & at play (3rd item)

New York Daily News

5 July, 2005

Meanwhile, it seems Madonna used her downtime at the

London Live 8 show to slip in some networking.

Also: Heather McCartney: Soaping Up (2nd item)

McCartney challenged by new album's producer

Contactmusic

5 July, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney battled with maverick producer Nigel

Godrich over his new solo album, because the former

Radiohead mogul refused to refrain from criticising him.

Art show goes back down a long and winding road

By Leah Messinger, Newsday

5 July, 2005

A new gallery show in Riverhead that features works by

The Beatles and artists who worked with them is less about

art than memories.

Interview of the week

Steppin' Out

May Pang Talks about her Life With John Lennon

Stardust guitar valued at £600,000

ITV

4 July, 2005

Former pop star Alvin Stardust is selling his first acoustic

guitar which is signed by all the Beatles, Buddy Holly and

Chuck Berry.

Performer Did His Bit For Beatle Lore

By Mark Baker, The Register-Guard

4 July, 2005

Paul is dead.

Of course it's not true, but back in 1969 rumors were flying

that Paul McCartney was "goners" and that the Beatles had

been using an impostor who looked and sounded just like him.

Sir Paul McCartney's busking admission

femalefirst.co.uk

4 July, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney spent a day busking in London in

disguise. .

McCartney foolishly believed Super Bowl weather

report

Contactmusic

4 July, 2005

Paul McCartney still feels naive about listening to Super

Bowl organisers' weather reports before his half-time show

performance in February (05) - because he was not prepared

for the wind and rain in Florida.

Battle of the backstage egos

By Nicole Lampert, Daily Mail

4 July, 2005

While they preached charity and love on stage at Live8, the

celebrity backstage area was all about warring egos.

Also: Live 8 downloads already breaking records; Why

Heather missed Live 8; London Live 8's 'Hey Jude' Finale

Offered

McCartney reveals new album title

Ananova

4 July, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed his new album will be

called Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.

Caught between the devil and the deep red sea

By Martin Kelner, The Guardian

4 July, 2005

How young is Paul McCartney looking these days?

Yoko Ono discusses art exhibit on war and peace

By Lars Trodson, Foster's Daily Democrat

3 July, 2005

She has one of the most famous names from 20th century pop

culture, a name that for the past 35 years has conjured the

broadest breadth of public emotions.

Beatles fans psyched up for 'Fab Four' festival

By Ann Wallace, The Leaf-Chronicle

3 July, 2005

They came, they sang and they undeniably rocked American

music into a brand-new dimension.

Ringo misses out on tramp dreams

Contactmusic

3 July, 2005

Former The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has failed in his

ambition to become a tramp.

Rare pictures of Cilla and Lennon to be shown at The Lowry

Liverpool Daily Post

2 July, 2005

Rare pictures of John Lennon and Cilla Black are to go on show

for the first time outside London.

Live 8 warms up as McCartney rocks London

By Paul Majendie and Kate Holton, Reuters

2 July, 2005

Paul McCartney and U2's Bono fired up a huge London crowd with

"Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" on Saturday for the

anti-poverty crusade, Live 8, the biggest music event ever staged.

Also: Bono proud to perform Sgt Pepper alongside McCartney;

Sgt. Pepper (video); Delighted Sir Bob pulls it off; Hearts of gold;

Live 8 rocks the globe; News photos; more photos; another one;

Download songs from the event; Scotland says make poverty history:

Live 8: Sgt Pepper's record bid; Sir Paul McCartney Starts and Ends

Live 8; Macca makes final bow

Rock Star gallery features artwork of Beatles' Ringo

By Dolores Tropiano, The Arizona Republic

2 July, 2005

An exclusive collection of the artwork of former Beatle Ringo Starr

arrived at the Rock Star gallery this week, and celebrity art

collectors are expected to grab up the pieces faster than you can

say Back Off Boogaloo.

Sir Paul McCartney on Live 8

www.paulmccartney.com

1 July, 2005

I will be opening Live 8 in Hyde Park with a little Irish band you

may have heard of called U2, singing ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely

Hearts Club Band’,

McCartney: 'The Beatles Were Mouthpiece For Fans'

Contactmusic

1 July, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney has defended The Beatles outspoken political

views during their heyday - insisting the band were only reflecting

public opinion.

Concert review: Ringo and the Roundheads

By Erik Pedersen, Hollywood Reporter

1 July, 2005

Ringo Starr knows his place -- in rock's history and even its present.

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