Архив за месяц: Июль 2010.

Июль 30, 2010

Take a look at some new licensed Beatles products for sale

There have been two new additions to the line of licensed Beatles products. Mounted Memories, the sports and entertainment memorabilia manufacturing division of Dreams, Inc., has entered into a licensing agreement with Live Nation Merchandise, Inc., to produce framed presentations featuring The Beatles. The first four presentations are now available at the Beatles Official Store.
One features […]

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Июль 29, 2010

John Lennon to be immortalized in three time capsules in special tribute — first details

John Lennon’s life, music and legacy will be enshrined in three time capsules to be sealed later this year and opened on the former Beatle’s 100th birthday.The time capsule project, which will be announced Thursday, is part of a celebration this year of what would have been Lennon’s 70th birthday. It will be assembled […]

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PBS Paul McCartney special extras: new McCartney interview, Jonas Brothers at the White House

Watch the full episode. See more In Performance at The White House.
 

Here’s an exclusive video interview with Paul McCartney provided by PBS and done by director Charlie Lightening. It was conducted June 1 and June 2 as McCartney prepared to receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and perform for the President […]

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Cafe where Beatles and Rolling Stones ate to be sold

The Silver Fox first opened as a cafe in 1947
A roadside ‘greasy spoon’ cafe in Gloucestershire which was a favourite stop-off in the 1960s for stars such as The Beatles is to be sold at auction.
The Silver Fox, at Broadoak, was a favourite break for acts touring between London and Wales in the days before […]

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When it comes to collectibles, is John Lennon ‘bigger than’ The Beatles?

As Lennon and the Fab Four impress at auction, we compare their potential for investment
In a time of great uncertainty in traditional investment markets, it’s sometimes reassuring to know that some things in the collectables market will never lose their value. Whether it’s an investment in collecting rare stamps, coins or even The Beatles memorabilia, […]

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Июль 28, 2010

Macca PBS premiere; Apple Records website; writing the New York parole board

McCARTNEY WHITE HOUSE SHOW PREMIERES: The PBS “Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House” is scheduled to premiere tonight (July 28). Check your local listings. You can see pictures from the show here and our review here. RINGO LENDS A HAND TO EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS: Ringo […]

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Paul McCartney Delights In His First Ever Nashville Show

A Paul McCartney concert makes up for every bad show you’ve ever seen in your life. Seriously.Before it starts, a McCartney megamix with “Say, Say, Say,” and “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” plays on the house speakers, as a Beatles montage scrolls down the screen — kind of weird, but then, McCartney is music. Why play anything else? […]

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Bed-in for Peace 1969

In Montreal, we recently stayed at The Queen Elizabeth where John Lennon & Yoko Ono had their Bed-in for Peace in 1969 from May 26 – June 2. The couple recorded Give Peace a Chance in Room 1742 on June 1.READ MORE

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Yoko Ono still against parole for John Lennon’s killer

New York, July 27 : John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono continues to be opposed to the granting of parole to David Chapman, who killed the Beatles legend 30 years ago.

Chapman is scheduled to be interviewed by a three-member parole board panel during the week of Aug. 9—his sixth bid for parole.And Ono’s lawyer Peter Shukat […]

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Lord Woodbine: The forgotten sixth Beatle

Lord Woodbine taught the Fab Four the blues– but was written out of pop history. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and James McGrath pay tribute

Ahomeless black man lived under one of the arches near Waterloo station until about five years ago, when he and his box vanished. His name was Samuel (pronounced to rhyme with Danielle). Most […]

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