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Yoko Ono provided engaging, surprising interview

By Vince Staten, Kingsport Times News

30 November, 2005

Yoko Ono is in the news once again.

Legendary newscaster in town to sign Lennon book

By Dennis J. Wright, Phoenixville News

30 November, 2005

Emmy award-winning newsman Larry Kane will be signing his new

book, "Lennon Revealed," at the Steel City Coffee House, 203

Bridge Street, Saturday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m.

Behind the Myth: A New Beatles Biography (inc. audio)

By Terry Gross , NPR

29 November, 2005

Rock journalist Bob Spitz's new biography of the Beatles is decidedly

not prettified: venereal disease, drugs, and bad business are all part

of the story in The Beatles: The Biography.

Sister of Beatle will appear at restaurant

Saint Louis Post Dispatch

29 November, 2005

Louise Harrison, sister of the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison,

will be here today to promote a new restaurant.

Unseen Fab 4 quite a sight

By Ian Nathanson, Metro Toronto

28 November, 2005

Between 1963 and 1966, the Beatles went from being four exuberant

twentysomethings enjoying that fresh taste of fame to being four

twentysomethings practically clamouring for some semblance of

privacy.

Yoko Has Her Way With Lennon's Record

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

28 November, 2005

Yoko Changes Lennon Album

Also: Yoko just can't keep her hands off her John; 'At night my heart

shakes and will not stop' - Yoko on losing John

Lennon's cousin visits Hastings Beatle museum

By Lindy Andrews, Hawke's Bay Today

28 November, 2005

Twenty five years ago, an assassin's bullet ended the life of one of the

greatest pop lyricists and songwriters of all time.

Also: Lennon's Cousin Donates A Slice Of History; Lowdown: Top

Cdn. acts cover Lennon

McCartney's solo boycott of China

By Adrian Addison and David Smith, The Guardian

27 November, 2005

Beatle condemns 'barbaric' trade in dog and cat fur

Also: Paul McCartney's rare approach to song selection at the MGM

Grand; McCartney attacks China over fur (inc. video - thanks, hachem)

Meet the former Beatle

Monterey County Herald

27 November, 2005

Ringo Starr talks about music, art

You Know You Should Be Glad

By Jane and Michael Stern, The New York Times

27 November, 2005

At nearly 1,000 pages long, including more than 100 pages of footnotes,

bibliography, discography and other end matter, "The Beatles," by

Bob Spitz, is as big as a Bible.

McCartney attemps to save sacred Beatles building

WENN

25 November, 2005

Sir Paul McCartney is bidding to save the Liverpool Art College

building where his former Beatles bandmate John Lennon studied

from being torn down.

Lennon's friends recall ex-Beatle

BBC

25 November, 2005

Friends and family of John Lennon have given their memories of the

star as the 25th anniversary of his death nears.

Also: John Lennon: All Those Years Ago; Imagine - a Beatle in the

family; Shrines to John

Years gain on Sir Paul, but it matters not a bit

By Cathalena E. Burch, Arizona Daily Star

25 November, 2005

After almost every song he sang Wednesday night, Paul McCartney

did this little victory dance of sorts.

Also: McCartney amazes with Beatles, solo hits; Sir Paul is all rock

’n’ roll at Glendale Arena; Pics - 1, 2,3

John Lennon pal recalls outing Brian Epstein

The Advocate

24 November, 2005

Just when you thought every facet of John Lennon’s life had been

mined in the 25 years since his murder, a new gay twist has come

to light.

The Concert for Bangladesh

By Glenn Erickson, DVD Talk

23 November, 2005

In 1971 Ravi Shankar asked George Harrison to help him put on

something that had never been done before, an all-star charity rock

concert for the disaster victims of floods and famine in East Pakistan.

Yoko compiles Lennon tribute book

NME

23 November, 2005

A host of stars pay tribute to the former Beatle

Ozzy covers The Beatles

By Gisella Farrell, The Sun

22 November, 2005

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has made a new album covering his all-time

favourite tracks.

Also: Click here to watch the "In My Life" clip

Black hole ripped open by Lennon's death still gapes

By David Bauder, Associated Press

21 November, 2005

Dec. 8, 1980, a mentally disturbed fan who had collected John Lennon's

autograph earlier in the day waited outside the Manhattan apartment

building called the Dakota for the singer to return from a recording

session.

Also: Anniversary of John Lennon's Death Looms; Personal History:

The 11 Moments That Made the Man; Five Star Songwriters on Lennon;

Yoko's instant bad karma: Airtime for John's killer; Lennon Lives;

Dark anniversary for Lennon fans

Sir Paul is all business

By Lana Berkowitz, Houston Chronicle

21 November, 2005

Paul McCartney doesn't like mosquitoes, he hopes to do another

full-length animated film, and he would like to have a police escort

all the time.

Also: Young fan gets backstage with ex-Beatle McCartney; McCartney

soars to higher level; The Sacramento Bee Podcast (audio); McCartney

still knows how to play to the heart; Paul McCartney: still hitting the

arenas, after all these years; Lexus McCartney Sponsorship More Than

Just a Ticket to Ride; Sir Paul charms with warmth and wit

The Concert for Bangladesh

By Gary Couzens, DVD Times

20 November, 2005

The Concert for Bangladesh comprised of two shows, in the afternoon

and evening of 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden, New York

City.

Also: "Bangladesh": the sound of charity

Beatles' radio 1st

The Mirror

19 November, 2005

The Beatles' debut radio interview in October 1962 will be broadcast

today for the first time.

Also: Archive Hour - Click here to listen to the show

McCartney wants to be a children's writer

By Miriam Di Nunzio, Chicago Sun-Times

18 November, 2005

What's a squirrel to do?

Lennon tape rails against McCartney

By Richard Alleyne, Telegraph

18 November, 2005

An interview in which John Lennon bitterly attacks Paul McCartney

and Mick Jagger will be broadcast for the first time next month. It

is part of a season of programmes marking the 25th anniversary of

his death.

Also: Unique Lennon photographs exhibited in Berlin; Lennon

speaks - and blasts Macca; Did Yoko buy Lennon classic for

£250,000?

Mike McCartney denies pub indecency charge

Liverpool Daily Post

18 November, 2005

The brother of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney yesterday

pleaded not guilty to charges of indecent touching.

Also: Beatle's brother denies sex claim

From Me To You

BBC (thanks, Joe)

17 November, 2005

Thought you knew enough about The Beatles?

Remembering John Lennon

MSNBC

17 November, 2005

His music and his impact

Paul McCartney, wife host land mine benefit

Associated Press

16 November, 2005

A child is killed by a land mine every 18 minutes, guests were

told at the fifth annual Adopt-a-Minefield benefit gala hosted

by Paul McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills McCartney.

Also: Heather lights up the L.A. night; News images

Gary aims to score with Beatle City tour

By Steve Evans, icCoventry

16 November, 2005

Ex-footballer Gary Bradder's tour of duty as a player has taken

in such clubs as Nuneaton Borough, Bedworth United, Atherstone,

Hinckley and VS Rugby.

Ono - they don't know Yoko!

By Dayle Crutchlow, icCoventry

15 November, 2005

Children at a Coventry primary school which had a tree donated

by John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, were stumped when asked

who she was.

Cavett Plays Host to John and Yoko on DVD

By Frazier Moore, Associated Press

15 November, 2005

"I dream of us being an old couple on the south coast of Ireland,"

says John Lennon, seated onstage next to wife Yoko Ono.

Lennon's school drawings set to fetch up to £90,000

By John Vincent, Liverpool Daily Post

15 November, 2005

John Lennon may have left school without a single O-Level -

but his drawings left a lasting impression on English teacher

and housemaster Lancelot Burrows.

Looking for a needle in a haystack

By Tralee Pearce, The Globe and Mail

15 November, 2005

She was an enigma, but biographer Bob Spitz talks about finding

Paul McCartney's first girlfriend in southern Ontario

Harrison on Harrison: Jazz Explorations of George

Harrison

By John Kelman, All About Jazz

14 November, 2005

In response to the question “Why continue to retread the Great

American Songbook?”, some offer the excuse that contemporary

pop music doesn’t hold the musical interest that pop songs from

the Great American Songbook did in their day.

Unique Pictures of Beatles Shown After Being

Forgotten for 30 Years

By Sofia Partanen, The Epoch Times

14 November, 2005

The Beatles' song lyrics awoke the issue of searching one's

inner self in young Canadian photographer Paul Saltzman.

Patti Boyd, back in style

By Hilary Alexander, Telegraph

14 November, 2005

The celebrated Sixties model is back in front of the cameras -

as the new face of Viyella.

ISS Astronauts Awake to Paul McCartney Soundtrack

By Tariq Malik, Space.com

13 November, 2005

The sounds of cheering crowds and former Beatle Sir Paul

McCartney greeted the two astronauts aboard the

International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday morning

during a live concert broadcast to the orbital laboratory.

Also: Paul McCartney concert beamed live to space;

McCartney in live space broadcast (inc. video); Paul

McCartney sings live to space station crew (inc. video);

Martians Object to McCartney Space Music, Threaten

Invasion (satire)

DVD review - The Concert for Bangladesh

By Robert Rouse, American Chronicle

13 November, 2005

In early spring of 1972, I was still a junior in high school.

Hip rabbi gave Lennon’s peace song a chance

By Richard Brooks, The Times

13 November, 2005

A telephone number that was scrawled on a hotel envelope

has provided an intriguing clue to how one of the biggest

anthems of the anti-war movement was composed.

Beatles are like bon-bons: No need to limit yourself

to one

By Claudia Sternbach, Santa Cruz Sentinel

12 November, 2005

It was difficult trying to decide just what to wear.

Also: Kids, critters find friend in author Paul; Weather dogs

were hogging the spotlight long before Radar

Beatle Bed and Breakfast Up for Sale

By Carly O'Keefe, KFVS

12 November, 2005

You can't buy me love, but you can buy the "Hard Days

Nite" Bed and Breakfast in Benton, Illinois.

Paul McCartney reads from new kids book

Associated Press

11 November, 2005

Besides being a grandfather, a knight, and a former Beatle,

Paul McCartney is now a children’s book author.

Also: News pics; Paul McCartney: A collaborative crusade;

Sir Paul McCartney - music legend (inc. video); Recent

success includes tour, book and album; McCartney still

cringes at criticism; McCartney fans leave Pond with smiles

Best Salutes the Beatles

By Karen Bliss, Rolling Stone

10 November, 2005

Founding drummer recalls early days in new DVD,

upcoming CD

Paul McCartney Provides First-Ever Live Station

Wakeup Music

PRNewswire

10 November, 2005

The International Space Station crew, 220 miles above

Earth, will receive a special live musical wakeup call from

Paul McCartney Sunday during a first-ever concert linkup.

Also: Three amazing hours of top-notch rock from

Paul McCartney; Concert review: Paul McCartney;

Midas on the road with McCartney

Book Review: Here Comes the Sun by Joshua

M. Greene

Monsters and Critics.com

10 November, 2005

A friend of George Harrison offers informed reflections

on the late musician`s spiritual quest.

And now, it’s Peter and Gordon

By Ricardo F. Lo, The Philippine Star

10 November, 2005

Can you imagine a world without love?

Lennon goes online, please, Yoko....

By Jonny Evans, Macworld UK

9 November, 2005

Apple's iTunes service has been spurned in a major John

Lennon memorial initiative to put songs by the great UK

artist online.

John Lennon's Murder Explored on "Dateline"

Associated Press

9 November, 2005

"Dateline NBC" wants to take you into the mind of the

man who killed John Lennon.

Yoko opens up over Macca rift

NME

9 November, 2005

Olive branch offered...

Paul McCartney: "Live 8 a cool day with U2"

Online Rock Radio

9 November, 2005

New Paul McCartney video footage has been released on

the Live8 DVD.

Also: Aniston regrets intense meeting with McCartney

Sir Paul gracefully wears the crown that comes

with being an ex-Beatle

By Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle

9 November, 2005

Paul McCartney, slender, his hair free of gray, stepped

back from the microphone.

Also: Breakfast meets Sir Paul McCartney (inc. video);

McCartney mixes old and new to wow crowd; McCartney fills

KeyArena with magnificent performance; Magical musical

tour: Youthful Paul McCartney rocks KeyArena; A legend's

progress; Paul McCartney performs as a hardback writer;

Yesterday, Sir Paul wasn't so far away; News pics; Paul

McCartney draws a crowd at the Rose Garden (inc. videos);

McCartney displays sensitivity for children at book event;

How one little fan missed out on Paul's magic; Hey! It's

Paul McCartney, fer cryin' out loud; What the man says;

From classics to 'Chaos,' Sir Paul still rocks; McCartney

hits a few bumps; Paul McCartney will always be a Beatle;

Magic of McCartney not a mystery at HP

Paul McCartney Guitarist Brian Ray Rocks Pop

Classic ``The Tears of a Clown'' for Exclusive

iTunes Music Store Release

Business Wire

9 November, 2005

Brian Ray, one of today's top guitarists, who has toured

worldwide with Paul McCartney since 2002 and was Etta

James' musical director and guitarist for more than a

decade, has transformed the Smokey Robinson classic

"The Tears Of A Clown" into an edgy, electric, rock 'n'

roll anthem. The track will be released by UMe Digital

exclusively through the iTunes Music Store on

November 8, 2005.

ItsOnlyRocknRoll.com Displays Investment

Quality Rarities at Stella's NY Triple Pier

Antiques Show

News-antique.com

8 November, 2005

ItsOnlyRockNRoll.com will showcase selections from

several astounding collections of rare Music, Movie and

Pop Culture Memorabilia this weekend in New York at

the Stella Triple Pier Antiques show.

Lennon Catalog To Make Digital Debut

By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard

8 November, 2005

John Lennon's solo catalog will be made available digitally

for the first time beginning this week with the release of the

retrospective "Working Class Hero."

Also: John Lennon's Solo Catalogue to Be Available in

Digital Format for the First Time

Lennon Musical Comes Together Despite Ono Ban

By Terri Paddock, Whatsonstage.com

8 November, 2005

Lennon - the Broadway musical based on the songs of the

John Lennon and authorised by his widow Yoko Ono – closed

last month just five weeks after its opening night at New

York’s Broadhurst Theatre.

Also: Lennon musical will tour with revisions after Ono

legal threat

Meet the Beatles (again)

By David Amsden, Salon

8 November, 2005

At the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death, a handful of

writers attempt to tell us something we don't already know

about the Fab Four.

Also: The men behind the mop tops

Imagine: John Lennon competition

icNorthWest

7 November, 2005

Warner Home Video (WHV) is about to celebrate the life of

John Lennon, with the long-awaited DVD debut of Imagine:

John Lennon Deluxe Edition, and we at icNorthWest have

some very special prizes to give away.

Paul McCartney to be Featured on XM Satellite

Radio's 'Artist Confidential'

PRNewswire

7 November, 2005

XM Satellite Radio, the nation's largest satellite radio service

with more than 5 million subscribers, recently hosted music icon

Paul McCartney in their Washington D.C. studios for the taping

of "Artist Confidential," XM's groundbreaking interview and

performance program, hosted by XM's George Taylor Morris.

Imagine peace and pain

By John Leicester, Associated Press

7 November, 2005

A solitary white piano at a thought-provoking John Lennon

retrospective in Paris invites visitors to play the song that

everyone knows but, in these times of terrorism and war, few

seem to hear … "Imagine all the people living life in peace …"

Also: Lennon artwork garners discussion

Exclusive: Daltrey on Macca's Mrs

By Ben Todd, Sunday Mirror

6 November, 2005

Roger Daltrey talking about his generation.. and Macca's

missus

Pleased To Meet You

By Rachael Hannan, 50 Connect

6 November, 2005

An interview with Ethan Russell, the only photographer ever to

shoot covers for the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who.

Fascinating fact 460

Contactmusic

4 November, 2005

The late John Lennon and his widow Yoko Ono will join Jay-Z

and Mariah Carey among the artists to be honoured by the

New York Grammy chapter at the Recording Academy

Honours gala on 7 December (05).

Yoko Ono Apologizes for McCartney Remark

Associated Press

4 November, 2005

Yoko Ono has apologized to Paul McCartney for insinuating

that his songs are trite.

Beatlemania still here, there and everywhere

By David Bauder, Associated Press

4 November, 2005

35 years after group’s breakup, Fab Four is as popular as

ever

UNICEF Starts George Harrison Fund

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

3 November, 2005

George Harrison's Legacy Preserved

Lohan, Leto shooting Lennon film

Reuters

3 November, 2005

Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto will star in an independent

movie about the murder of former Beatle John Lennon,

Daily Variety said in its Thursday edition.

Come Together

By Tom Alesia, Wisconsin State Journal

2 November, 2005

All she is saying is give art a chance.

Also: Imagine all the people seeing Lennon’s art; The Daily

Page interviews Yoko Ono; Ono: 'The Press Invented My

Feud With McCartney'

Shining on

By George S. Larmour, News of Delaware County

2 November, 2005

John Lennon probably seemed aloof and larger than life to

most people, but Larry Kane saw the human side of the

Beatle and believes he had more in common with regular,

non-celebrity people than fans might think.

Beatle Harrison's concert still aiding Bangladesh

By Matt Hurwitz, Reuters

2 November, 2005

Long before Katrina and tsunami relief, Live 8 and Live AID,

former Beatle George Harrison assembled an all-star concert

that cast the mold for celebrity charity, and with a new DVD

and remixed songs, "The Concert for Bangladesh" is raising

money again.

McCartney performs both the gritty and greats

By Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News

2 November, 2005

When you reach the level of icon, people will applaud you

for merely showing up.

Also: Fab 5 things to know about Paul; Paul's always been

fab to us; Paul's day trippin' (2nd item); Paul McCartney

to sign books at Third Place Books; McCartney amazed at

the way fans love him; Sir Paul McCartney comes to Denver;

McCartney ascends on wings of "Wren"

And Your Bird Can Sing

By Nick Sylvester, The Village Voice

1 November, 2005

Were the Beatles Really That Important?

Tribute albums pay off

By Edna Gundersen, USA Today

1 November, 2005

Paying homage tends to pay off in the record industry, which

may explain this year's wealth of tribute albums, from a slew

of salutes to '60s icons to a compilation celebrating the music

of Mr. Rogers' neighborhood.

The Dick Cavett Show: John & Yoko Collection

By Preston Jones, DVD Talk

1 November, 2005

Time offers perspective – that's perhaps the most resonant

theme of the two-disc set The Dick Cavett Show: John &

Yoko Collection.

Also: The Dick Cavett Show: John and Yoko Collection

Lennon owes success to genius, not Beatle influence

By Matt Gwin, The Greyhound

1 November, 2005

This week I decided to take a respite from the top ten

endeavors to address a column that one of my colleagues

wrote last week.

Also: We want your Lennon thoughts

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