Lucy O'Donnell Vodden of "Lucy
in the Sky with Diamonds" fame dies. She was Julian
Lennon's childhood classmate and his drawing of her
inspired John Lennon. Read this short blog
post including a photo of Lucy.
Paul McCartney wants
the world to hear 'lost' Beatles epic. The 14-minute improvised
track called 'Carnival
of Light' was recorded in 1967 and played just
once in public. It was never released because three
of the Fab Four thought it too adventurous. Read
more The
first ever free to read online Beatles book has just
been launched. Bob Neaverson,
author of The
Beatles Movies (Cassell, 1997) and co-author
(with former Apple Film boss Denis O'Dell) of At
the Apple's Core, has just
launched a Beatles Movie web site, www.beatlesmovies.co.uk Press
release info posted
here
Ringo
Starr is sick of being called an ex-Beatle .
I hate to say it, but if the other three Beatles didn't
choose Ringo to replace Pete Best, there's a great
possibility we never would have even heard of Ringo
Starr. "Solo
artist" or otherwise. I'm just saying that most
musicians would be extremely proud to have once been
a Beatle, even if it was the only thing they were known
for.
Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi, the spiritual guru whose pupils
included the Beatles has died. He was thought to
be 91, although his exact birth date is unclear.
John Lennon was inspired to write the song "Sexy Sadie" about
the Maharishi.. Read
more - Picture
of the Maharishi with the Beatles
Pete Best was
ousted from The Beatles in 1962 and replaced by Ringo
Starr – and never
spoke to his band mates again. Here's what he says
about the possibility of a meeting with the other surviving
former Beatles: “The door’s
always open for a meeting, although to be realistic
it would have to be on Paul’s volition. But we’re
not starry-eyed youngsters anymore, it would be nice
to meet just for posterity. There were some great moments
in Liverpool when we were kids.” Read
more
Paul
McCartney gave an exclusive interview for Clash
Magazine. Read
it here at clashmusic.com
Paul's
only son, James Louis McCartney, 32,
is finally stepping out of the shadows and working
on his own album. James plays guitar and drums and
is a songwriter. His father is helping him with the
recording of the album, but says (about James) "He's
doing it all. He's writing it all. It's sensational." James'
album is expected to be released in 2010. JamesMcCartney.com
Director
Richard Lester, now 78 years old,
comments on the Beatles film "Help!".
He hadn't seen "Help!" for
some 35 years before seeing it recently. Read
more - (opens new window)
Former Beatle Pete Best has a cameo
in the movie "The Rocker".
A character in the movie is in a band and gets kicked
out right before they became famous. Sound familiar? Read
more - (opens new window)
Paul
McCartney has
released a deluxe edition of his
most recent album 'Memory Almost Full'.
It includes videos and bonus tracks. It also contains
exclusive live performance footage and music videos
for the singles 'Ever
Present Past' and 'Dance
Tonight'.
I have to wonder how people who already bought the
CD feel about this... Read
more - (opens new window)
In
this article about "23 Album
Covers that Changed Everything",
the Beatles' Sgt . Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band is at the top. Read
it - (opens new window)
After
almost 50 years, a photograph of John Lennon is
uncovered. The photo, which had been locked away in a
cupboard, shows a 17-year old Lennon posing with Quarrymen
manager Nigel
Walley. Walley had
not seen the picture since 1958. He said: " It's
very emotional for me seeing this photo again after
all these years. John was a very good friend of mine." Read
more & see the photo- (opens new window)
What makes Paul McCartney cry? "God
Only Knows"... Read
more
She was George Harrison's "Something" and
Eric Clapton's "Layla." After her 40-year silence
on the subject of George and Eric, Pattie
Boyd has written
a memoir detailing her life with the rock gods, called "Wonderful
Tonight."
ABC
News article -
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USA
Today article
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Daily
Mail article
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Paul
McCartney has released a three-volume
DVD set, The
McCartney Years.
The discs feature solo music videos, live performances,
exclusive footage and great personal commentary by McCartney
himself. Read
more - (opens new window) The
McCartney Years on Amazon.com
Paul
McCartney used a fuzz
pedal on his
bass for the Rubber Soul track "Think for
Yourself" (composed
and sung by George Harrison). Prior to that, the
pedals were mainly used on 6-string electric guitars. |