Sir Paul McCartney’s son James said he would be willing to form a ‘next generation’ Beatles with the sons of the other band members.

The 34-year-old said he was “up for it” and John Lennon’s son, Sean, and George Harrison’s son, Dhani, had also shown support for the idea, although Ringo Starr’s son, drummer Zak, was […]

Michael Winterbottom, whose credits include “24 Hour Party People” and documentaries “The Road to Guantanamo” and “The Shock Doctrine,” may be the choice to direct the upcoming film version of “The Longest Cocktail Party,” the book by Richard DiLello about life at Apple on Savile Row, according to a report by the Playlist. Co-producers are Andrew […]

THE Westminster zebra crossing made famous by The Beatles must be preserved for future generations, experts from English Heritage said this week.
The crossing and adjacent Abbey Road Studios were included in a list of buildings and street features that now enjoy special protection after being awarded listed status in the past 12 months.
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Click Liverpool has teamed up with Southport Rocks to offer one lucky reader four weekend passes for this year’s festival.
Southport Rocks is the North West’s freshest new music and entertainment festival, offering everyone from the stalwart festival goer to group of family and friends the perfect festival experience.The festival takes over Victoria Park in Southport […]

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XV юбилейный ежегодно-ежекрышно-ежеводный фестиваль «Улица Яблочных Лет» – совместный проект компании «Репей» и московской долгоиграющей группы «Оптимальный Вариант», при поддержке интернет-портала Beatles.ru и российского Битлз-клуба.
В нынешнем году фестиваль приурочен к приезду в Россию Ринго Старра, и проходит под девизом «The Beatles на Улице Яблочных Лет».
Знаменитый рок-н-ролльно-ироничный 3-часовой хеппенинг на Москве-реке, «Улица Яблочных Лет» – отзвук […]

The original gates at Liverpool’s Strawberry Field, since replaced by copies. Credits: Wikimedia Commons
The author of a book about Liverpool’s history has begun an online campaign to restore the original gates at the Strawberry Field orphanage there that inspired the Beatles song after they were recently replaced by copies.
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We’ve gotten the word from a Beatle’s representative and a Beatle’s son that there’s absolutely no truth to the latest Beatles reunion rumor, though we think anyone could have probably guessed that.Gossip maven Liz Smith has a story today on wowowow.com quoting “several highly placed music sources in Los Angeles” that Paul McCartney has tossed […]

“Songs for Japan” raised $5 million in aid for Japan in the first month of release. Credit- Songs for Japan

“Songs for Japan,” the digital and physical double CD set that begins with a John Lennon track and was rush-released after the devastating Japanese earthquake, has tallied $5 million in sales for the Japanese Red […]

New York City has denied landmark status to the Forest Hills tennis stadium, a structure that has hosted numerous U.S. Open tennis championships as well as one of the first Beatles concerts on American soil.
The decision is a setback for local residents, who have hoped that a landmark designation would halt development plans for […]