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The Beatles' 'Help!' Coming to Blu-ray

Michael Gallucci — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:08:22 +0000

The Beatles' 1965 movie 'Help!' is finally coming to Blu-ray. The remastered disc will be available on June 25 with a beefed-up soundtrack and more than an hour's worth of bonus material.

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Yoko Ono Says Being a Beatle's Wife is a 'Difficult' Life

Will Harris — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:12 +0000

As part of Yoko Ono's UK press blitz for her efforts as curator of the 2013 Meltdown Festival in London, the 80-year-old artist/activist acknowledged the pressures inherent in her marriage to the late John Lennon, describing being married to a Beatle as "the most difficult thing to be."

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45 Years Ago: Lennon & McCartney on 'The Tonight Show'

Dave Lifton — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:45 +0000

After their February 1968 trip to Rishikesh, India failed to provide the spiritual enlightenment they sought, the Beatles turned in the opposite direction, towards business matters. A few months later, the company they decided to form in the wake of manager Brian Epstein's death was ready to launch. In mid-May, John Lennon and Paul McCartney flew to New York to promote Apple Corps.

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Beatles-Focused Show Coming to Broadway

Nick DeRiso — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:35:28 +0000

The Beatles anthology production 'Let It Be' is making the leap from London's West End to the St. James Theatre on Broadway. Rather than focus on the Fab's bitter-end finale, however, the show includes songs from throughout their career.

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43 Years Ago: The Beatles' 'Let It Be' Album Released

Michael Gallucci — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:50 +0000

‘Let It Be’ was supposed to be the album that would bring the Beatles back together. After an increasingly fractious couple of years that culminated in 1968’s self-titled (‘White’) album, which was basically four solo records for the price of a double LP, the four Beatles holed themselves up in London’s Twickenham Film Studios, and then at Apple Studios, during the first month of 1969 to re-spark their dying flame. No outside visitors, no BS -- just four guys hanging around playing music. Just like the old days. They called it ‘Get Back.’

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The Beatles Inducted into the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame

Dave Lifton — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:32:05 +0000

By an overwhelming margin of nearly three to one, the Beatles have beaten the Doors to become the second inductees into the 100% fan-voted Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.

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The Beatles Revived by Greg Kihn in New Novel

Jeff Giles — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:21:34 +0000

For most music fans, Greg Kihn will always be known as the guy behind hits like 'Jeopardy' and 'The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em).' But he's also an established writer and all set to publish his fifth novel, the Beatles-inspired 'Rubber Soul.'

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45 Years Ago: Beatles End Spiritual Retreat

Dave Swanson — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:50:10 +0000

On April 19, 1968, the Beatles parted ways with the Mararishi Mahesh Yogi. After submerging themselves in his teachings for what was supposed to be a three-month spiritual course, cracks began to appear. The band had flown to Rishikesh, India, in February 1968 along with friends like Donovan, Mia Farrow and the Beach Boys' Mike Love to begin an education in enlightenment.

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Beatles Top List of Artists Used to Help Students Learn English

Jeff Giles — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:54:34 +0000

English is a tricky language, and no one method is universally accepted as the best way to learn it -- but quite a few teachers have found that playing their students Beatles songs can help.

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Paul McCartney Spokesman Shoots Down Rumors of Upcoming Nirvana Collaboration

Nick DeRiso — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:18:25 +0000

It looks like Paul McCartney's not collaborating with the surviving members of Nirvana again, after all. A report from earlier this week, citing an unnamed source at McCartney's label, has been quickly debunked by the former Beatle's spokesman.

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