The Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead NY are hosting an art show dedicated to The Beatles. “REVOLUTION” Featuring The Art Of The Beatles is scheduled to run from June 22nd to July 9th, and features Ringo Starr’s new art – Animation art from Yellow Submarine and the Saturday ABC Cartoon Series, Rare Photographs, Album Art [...]
Thursday 22nd June, 1961 Â This is the most probable date of The Beatles’ first recording session with German producer Bert Kaempfert although it can’t be verified for certain. What we do know of these sessions dates back to a set of sleeve notes on a 1984 CD reissue of material, however several things in [...]
What Goes On has posted a list of the dates for the 2006 US Tour by Pete Best And The Pete Best Band. Performing the songs the Beatles were playing from 1960-1962, the Pete Best Band delivers the raw, thumping intensity of the Beatles’ savage sound of the early sixties. During the show, Pete also [...]
Press Release – Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing announced the reissue of George Harrison’s Living In The Material World album on September 26, 2006. The CD will be issued in two formats. Both packages will contain the album, which has been re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios from the original analog tapes. The new version also includes [...]
 This is probably one of the strangest pieces of Beatles footage I have come across. It looks like it was recorded during rehearsals for a TV show and that whoever was in the control booth was anxious to get on with things as he starts the playback of “I Feel Fine” while the boys are [...]
Forbes Magazine has recently unvieled its annual list of the Top 100 Celebrity earners for 2005 and Paul McCartney makes a return to the list at #14 thanks to the estimated $77 Million earned from last year’s North American tour.
Starting in July The National Portrait Gallery in London will be hosting a special exhibition of photography dedicated to The Beatles. “The Beatles On The Balcony” exhibition will run from July 5th to October 22nd and feature work by photographers such as Harry Goodwin, Dezo Hoffmann, Linda McCartney, Terry O’Neill, Robert Whitaker, David Bailey and Philip [...]
September 2006 will see the relase of “The US vs John Lennon” a movie from Lionsgate and VH1 that the makers describe as “a compelling and provocative look at John Lennon’s transformation from beloved musical artist to anti-war activist to iconic inspiration for peace.” A trailer for the movie is now available on-line at the [...]
The Liverpool Echo recently ran a report on two finds dating back to the teenage years of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Â Starting today (June 20th) a small clear piece of plastic goes on display at “Mendips” the childhood home of John Lennon, now operated by The National Trust for historic buildings. Â The [...]
Sunday, 18th June, 1961 The Beatles started the penultimate, and what would turn out to be the most significant, week of their contract at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
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Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
