During an extended business trip last week, talk over dinner with a colleague one evening turned, as it inevitably seems to, to my passion for all things Beatles. During the ensuing conversation I mentioned my theory that The Fab Four are so influential and pervasive in today’s culture that you can’t go a single day [...]
I am currently working on a piece for a James Bond related book (out in July in the UK, and September in the US) so this has been on almost constant rotation on my iTunes recently. My daughter also tells me it makes an apperance in Shrek The Third.
The Fibre2Fashion website reports that Lee Cooper, the English denim company has announced the launch of its Exclusive Beatles Collection, which is out in stores now. The collection consists of for a special range of t-shirts for men and women. The collection has been developed with a true vintage feel, with washed treatments It is [...]
Never before seen photos of The Beatles are to be unveiled at an exhibition in Norwich, UK, commencing June 1st. Taken at Abbey Road Studios in 1967, the photos include images of the fab four relaxing during the recording of, ‘With A little Help From My Friends,’ and eating lunch with producer George Martin. The photos, [...]
According to the What Goes On website, the significance and impact of the Beatles on the culture of Britain and the Western world will come under the spotlight in a series of public lectures at York University to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. More information about [...]
A funny thing happened at the movies over the weekend. Like a few million other people we went to see Spider-Man 3 (and if you are interested you can find my review here), and in the run up to the movie we sat through the usual round of trailers for upcoming attractions. Now most people [...]
Reuters is reporting that the company representing The Beatles has settled a 30 million-pound ($59 million) royalty dispute with EMI Group in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Liverpool band’s music to go online.Apple Corps, the company owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George [...]
According to a report on the BBC, Oasis, The Killers and Razorlight are to cover songs from The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to mark the album’s 40th anniversary.James Morrison, The Fratellis, Travis and the Kaiser Chiefs are among the other acts taking part in the special recording sessions for BBC Radio 2. [...]
According to a press release on the PRweb site – The World’s most famous vegetarian, Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is to sing “We all live in a yellow aubergine” and headline a host of vegan stars at the International ethical living festival at the 5th Bristol Vegan Fayre in the heart of Bristol, UK, on the [...]
[Cross posted from my personal Live Journal blog]. I knew about this,,,but this is the first time I’ve seen any footage. The Beatles doing a cameo guest appearence on Doctor Who. Â This is from the Dr. Who serial “The Chase”, originally broadcast in 1965, and is the only surviving footage of this performance of [...]
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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.
