Sometime in the next few months I plan to buy my self a motorcycle, and have been looking around for a suitable ride. This must be the ideal ride for any Beatles nut…. The Honda motorcycle is owned and riden by retired Kentucky teacher, Dean Herron, a life long Beatles fan and collector. You can [...]
According to a report in NME, a rare Beatles documentary is one of the highlights of the upcoming Mods & Rockers film festival, set to take place July 13 through August 1 in Los Angeles. The festival will open with ‘What’s Happening! The Beatles In The USA’, a documentary about the fab four’s first visit [...]
According to various reports, it appears that George Harrison will be among the celebrities who will be awarded a pavement star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008. The only other Beatle to recieve the same honor so far is John Lennon.
According to this article in Design Week, the iconic bubble writing that adorns the front of The Beatles’ 1965 Rubber Soul album is about to go on sale at Bonham’s, valued at £10 000. The trademark stretchy font, which has been credited with launching a swarm of imitations, was created in 1965 by Charles Front, [...]
According to this report in the UK’s Guardian, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart’s Club Band has surpassed William Shakespeare’s Hamlet or Romeo & Juliet as a “global cultural reference point.” It seems that the work of John, Paul, George and Ringo from 40 years ago has more resonance for the iPod generation than the 400 year [...]
Several news sites are reporting that not to be outdone by his former band mate, Ringo Starr has announced that his EMI label solo back catalog will be available for digital download starting on August 28th. The albums covered under the deal include, “Beacoups of Blues,” and 1973′s “Ringo” plus “Photograph: The Very Best of [...]
According to a report on the Access Hollywood website, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will be joined by Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison will attend a special dedication ceremony in honor of the late John Lennon and George Harrison, in conjunction with the one-year anniversary of Cirque du Soleil’s “LOVE.” The dedication will take place on [...]
According to this Reuters report it looks like we will have to wait for next year before we see any digital remasters or downloads of the Beatles catalog. Olivia Harrison is quoted as saying, “We just have a few things to work out elsewhere.” Specifically, all the Beatles CDs have been remastered — good news [...]
Friday, July 6th, 2007 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the day that Paul McCartney was introduced to John Lennon and the seeds of the greatest songwriting team in popular music were sown. It could also be argued that this was also the day that the first steps were taken on the road to the [...]
As expected the back catalog for Paul McCartney’s solo work became available for download online last week. According to PC World, “some or all of McCartney’s backlist went live on Napster LLCs’ Napster, RealNetworks Inc.’s Rhapsody, Viacom International Inc.’s Urge, and Microsoft Corp.’s Zune Marketplace. Rhapsody, a monthly subscription service, had all 25 McCartney albums [...]
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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.
