I was amused to see this story pop up on various newswires and websites last week. Legendary rock group The Beatles were mobbed by diplomats at the British embassy in Washington, when they visited the place for a charity ball, newly released government files have revealed. This incident has been well reported and documented for [...]

According to a report on Manchester.com pictures of the Beatles during their heyday are to go on display for the first time in Liverpool’s National Conservation Centre. The shots of the Fab Four were taken during the filming of the Beatles film HELP! in 1965. Entitled Now These Days Are Gone, the exhibition contains black [...]

According to a report by NME, never-before-seen footage of The Beatles filmed by the Fab Four’s former roadie Mal Evans (below) and hidden for decades in an attic was released on August 1 to the MBop website where the reformatted and restored clips are now available for download. The clips include secret concert footage as well as [...]

Last weekend’s Sunday Morning column on CBS includes an excellent piece by writer Bill Flanagen on Why The Beatles Still Matter. In a change from most articles of this type Flanagan examines the Fab Fours solo work as underpinning and emphasising what made them so special.

In a piece promoting her new gospel album country singer Brenda Lee recalls an early Beatles encounter. “Well, I was not having a whole lot of success in The United States in the late fifties, and early sixties, even though I’d had records out here,” she said. “I had a record out called ‘Dynamite’ and [...]

Ever wondered what The Beatles would have looked like as a mid-19th Century pipe and drum band, or if they were at the top of their game now? How about as a 1980′s style big hair group, or a barbershop quartet, as punks, or even appearing on American Idol? These and many more images of [...]

It seems that rumors of a possible “Yellow Submarine” iPod are once again going the rounds. Latest buzz is that Apple will launch a special yellow edition iPod preloaded with all the Beatles albums and available exclusively through Apple for up to a month before Beatles downloads become available elsewhere.

Queen Elizabeth added her voice to those of us celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the first recorded meeting between John and Paul with a message sent to those who had gathered at Woolton Parish Church. According to newspaper reports she noted the anniversary “with much pleasure” and sent “my best wishes to all concerned for [...]

Just a personal note of thanks to the people who turned out for the Book People event last Friday to celebrate the 50th Annivesary of the Day That John Met Paul. It was a fun night, with some great questions and discussions. There were some very knowledgable Beatles buffs in the audience. Thanks also to [...]

The Beatles Story museum and attraction located on the historic Albert Docks in Liverpool has announced that it will be doubling in size.It is also planning to improve visitor facilities as part of the £1m plus investment. The new exhibition space will be created in the basement adjacent to the venue which is currently vacant.  [...]