The London TIMES newspaper recently ran a piece listing what it considered to be the “Top 5 Beatles Blogs” on the net. We were delighted that not only was Blog, Blog Me Do listed but that we were awarded the top slot. Thanks guys. You can find the on-line version of the article HERE. 

On this date in 1942 – James Paul McCartney is born at Walton Hospital, Liverpool, England. That means today that Paul McCartney has reached the age he wondered about in song – 64. The classic “When I’m Sixty Four” first appeared as the second track on the second side on the seminal “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely [...]

Yesterday (June 15th) Sir Paul McCartrney, in the US for a four day business trip, was scheduled to fly to Las Vegas for a preview of the new Cirque du Soleil Beatles themed show LOVE!. McCartney is scheduled to return for the show’s opening night where he will be joined by Ringo Starr and their [...]

Many places are reporting that during the press conference at the start of his current All Starr Band concert series, Ringo appears to have given his endorsement to the idea that one day Beatles tunes may be availble for downloading. In truth he said very little on the subject. His statement was a single, non-commital [...]

The somewhat confusingly named “He’s A Whore” music blog has recently been posting short articles and links to mp3 tracks making up “alternative versions” of various classic Beatles albums. Check out Alternative “Help!” – 26 Tracks Alternative “Rubber Soul” – 28 tracks the never released on CD – “Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl.” – 13 [...]

 The Hard Days Night Hotel a $31 Million development, located at the corner of North John Street, Liverpool is due to open in the fall of 2007.     The four star hotel has been extended to six floors and is now half-way through construction. The hotel is intended to be fully Beatle themed as well [...]

Forty years after The Beatles whipped Canadian fans into a frenzy for the last time at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens, Beatlemania is set to hit the city all over again. The Toronto Beatles Celebration, the city’s first-ever downtown Fab Four convention, will be held September 16 and 17, organizers announced recently. The Beatles performed at [...]

 The UK’s Express and Star Midlands Life website recently reported a startling find at the Gaumont Cinema in Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. It appears that the venue’s manager Joe Alexander maintained a “guest book” which was signed by every act to play the venue from 1958 onwards. Included alongside the signatures ranging from Buddy Holly to [...]

 (Sources – Reuters / BBC ) Billy Preston, a so-called “fifth Beatle” who also played with the Rolling Stones and enjoyed solo success in his own right, died in Arizona on Tuesday, June 6th, after a long illness. He was 59. Ringo Starr said: “Billy was an incredible musician and an incredible man who will [...]

In an exclusive article published today on the Internet Beatles News and Opinion Magazine, Beatles Today, Mersey Beat founder Bill Harry tells his side of the story about how it really happened that Brian Epstein came to be interested in the Beatles. In his autobiography, A Cellarful of Noise, published in 1964, famous Beatles manager [...]