Friday, October 1, 2010
50,000 people expected to sing with Beatles tribute Rain in Times Square today - National Beatles | Examiner.com
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Abbeyrd Beatles Page news headlines for 9/14/10
Beatles Examiner: Woman reveals unique Beatles, rock treasures in TV interview
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Beatles Examiner: Rare 'McCartney Interview' featured on 'Dennis Mitchell's Breakfast With the Beatles'
Beatles Examiner: Beatle news briefs: Happy birthday Zak; Paul Shaffer becomes Ed Sullivan
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Beatles Examiner: Promoter Sid Bernstein pictured with Beatles tribute group at Broadway on Broadway today
Beatles Examiner: Two Beatles get music spotlight on this week's 'Andre Gardner's Breakfast With the Beatles'
Beatles Examiner: 50,000 people expected to sing with Beatles tribute Rain in Times Square today
Beatles Examiner: Two Beatle albums in the spotlight on 'Chris Carter's Breakfast With the Beatles'
Beatles Examiner: Paul McCartney's Up and Coming Tour - tour diary of an audience member (part 2/with slideshow)
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
QVC to feature Beatles 'Yellow Subarmine' collectibles, CD remasters Wednesday - Beatles Examiner
Box set of Beatles' Apple Records reissues includes rare digital tracks on disc - Beatles Examiner
Yoko Ono attends the premiere of "Nowhere Boy" in New York (pictures) - National Beatles | Examiner.com
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
New exhibit, "John Lennon: Songwriter," set for Los Angeles Grammy Museum - National Beatles | Examiner.com
Abbeyrd Beatles page news headlines for 9/22/10
Beatles Examiner: Want to contribute to the John Lennon Time Capsule? Here's what you need to know
Beatles Examiner: Walking tour, concert planned in London to celebrate John Lennon’s 70th birthday
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Ex-McCartney PR rep plans ultimate Beatles fan "Fanthology" - Beatles Examiner
Abbeyrd Beatles Page news headlines for 9/23/10
Beatles Examiner: Famed Lennon photographer featured in latest 'LENNONYC' podcast
Paul McCartney Examiner: Paul McCartney and HP announce deal for digital 'private cloud' archive
Beatles Examiner: Former Beatle Pete Best recalls the Decca auditions
Beatles Examiner: Yoko Ono attends the premiere of "Nowhere Boy" in New York (pics, video)
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Abbeyrd Beatles Page news headlines for 9/15/10
Beatles Examiner: Alan Parsons to discuss Beatles, Pink Floyd, solo work at Grammy Museum
Beatles Examiner: Fab Fourum goes into 'Deeper Undercover' mode with book author about Beatles' outside sessions
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Beatles Examiner: New ' 'LENNONYC' podcasts feature behind-the-scenes interviews from PBS John Lennon film
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Vintage Rock 'n' Roll Examiner: Expanded CD soundtrack, blu-ray DVD coming for Monkees' film 'Head'
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Beatles Examiner: 30th annual John Lennon Tribute Concert announces all-star lineup
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
New Apple Records compilation 'Come and Get It' brings back some good memories - National Beatles | Examiner.com
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Beatles Examiner: Beatles Fest West moves to new location for 2010
Beatles Examiner: Special Apple Records CD, T-shirt package coming for indie record stores
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Paul McCartney Examiner: McCartney South American shows still rumored, still denied
Beatles Examiner: Rock Hall of Fame announces Lennon birthday celebration, time capsule dedication
Beatles Examiner: John Lennon's Quarrymen begin U.S. tour Tuesday
Beatles Examiner: Beatle news briefs: Olivia Harrison and mom pay a visit to 'Love'
Beatles Examiner: Exclusive: Preview some of the new 3-D 'Yellow Submarine' collectibles to be seen on QVC today
Beatles Examiner: Lennon family and friends come together for Julian
Beatles Examiner: Beatles singles Sunday on 'Chris Carter's Breakfast With the Beatles'
Beatles Examiner: Sean Lennon to perform concert at Hollywood cemetery
Beatles Examiner: Radio program pays tribute to a "really big shew"
Beatles Examiner: Box set of Beatles' Apple Records reissues includes rare digital tracks on disc
Beatles Examiner: Beatle news briefs: Family, friends turn out for Julian; Beatles in school
Beatles Examiner: Yoko Ono to unveil English Heritage plaque for Lennon landmark
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Beatles Examiner: EXCLUSIVE: Sid Bernstein, Yoko, Julian, Sean and Cynthia at Julian exhibit debut
Beatles Examiner: Purported John Lennon letter blasts Capitol Records for 'Rock n Roll Music' LP
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Beatles tribute this weekend in Toronto
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Beatles tribute this weekend in Toronto
[Posted by Dave Haber on Tuesday, 08/31/10 4:00 pm] [Full Blog] [Tweet This]
This Friday, Michael Wrycraft presents Twist & Shout: A Tribute to the Beatles at Hugh's Room in Toronto, Canada. It promises to be, as all Man Called Wrycraft presentations, an eclectic and astounding line-up of musicians to celebrate one of the greatest musical groups of our time.
The performers will include Christine Duncan & the 20-member Element Choir, an astounding Avant-Choir that must be seen and heard to be believed, Wendell Ferguson, six-time CCMA Guitarist of the Year and Canada's "Go-To-Country-Session-Player", George Koller with Pat Murray, stand-up Bass and Sitar with a great Toronto Vocalist, and James Keelaghan, one of Canada's Truly Great Singer/Songwriters.

Also performing will be Scott McCord & the Bonafide Truth Horn Section, Toronto Blues Society's 2009 New Blues Band of the Year with a wicked Horn Section, Michael Occhipinti with Lester McLean, eight-time Juno nominee and one of the great Canadian Jazz Guitarists with a fantastic Toronto R&B/Soul Singer, Alejandra Ribera, a passionate, intense singer/songwriter, the buzz about Alejandra over this last year has been huge, and Maury Lafoy and Graham Powell with pure pop harmonies from the founding members of The Supers.
All in all, 38 great musicians in 8 acts performing around 20 Beatles songs.
Twist & Shout: A Tribute to the Beatles takes place on Friday, September 3, 2010 (Labour Day Weekend) at 8:30pm sharp at Hugh's Room, which is located at 2261 Dundas St. W., Toronto. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 at the door, for ticket information plese call 416-531-6604, send an email to info@hughsroom.com or visit www.hughsroom.com.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Overtures is best show of Beatles week 2010 so far
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The Overtures is best show of Beatles week 2010 so far
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One of the highlights of this year's Liverpool Beatles Festival was last night's Overtures concert which was jam packed with brilliant authentic renditions of sixties bands such as the Kinks, the Who, the Searchers, the Animals, the Turtles, the Birds, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and many, many more along with a superb video clips of old sixties news and commercials and fashion in which London was the mod capital of the world.
About the Overtures, the Cavern City Tours Beatle Week 2010 guidebook says, "Having begun 2009 with Sir Elton's invitation to suport him at this New Year's Eve show for 17000 people at the OxArena, the year ended just as memorably when The Overtures were asked by Sir Paul McCartney to entertain at his aftershow party at the same venue."
From first hand experience attending their concert last night at Liverpool's Philharmonic, I can attest that their show is one of the top shows for any retrospective of the very best of sixties, and last night was the very first time I have ever seen so many sixties classics such as The Turtles "Happy Together" or The Doors' "Light My Fire".
Wow! And it's only getting better everyday! Stay tuned!
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Beatles’ rock band gets a release date.
Fire up your XBOX 360's and get ready to rock the wiimote Rickenbakcers and Casios my friends. The Beatles are coming soon to a video game console near you. It looks like I may need to finally upgrade my video game system because of this. I am still running an Nintendo 64 and an XBOX.
The time has come to upgrade and this may be the thing that pushes me to do it. 9.9.09 catchy. John’s lucky numbers just seem to pop up everywhere even after he’s gone.
Here’s what we’ve read.
The music of the Beatles will arrive as a playable video game for the first time on September 9, 2009 when The Beatles: Rock Band hits stores in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The game, which will be available for Xbox, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii on the same day, “takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band’s legendary career,” according to a press release issued by the title’s makers, Apple Corps, Harmonix and MTV Games. While there’s no playlist or word about venues and avatars, there will be a limited number of instruments issued that are modeled after guitars, basses and drums John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr used (regular Rock Band peripherals will be compatible, too).
Three offerings will be released on September 9th: The Beatles: Rock Band software; standalone guitars; and a limited edition premium bundle that will presumably include the game and some configuration of instruments. And there’s an incentive to pre-order now: the game’s makers say exclusive content will be accessible to those who reserve the game in advance through major retailers over the next few months. The game’s official Website is active and promises updates.
McCartney, Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison are all backing the game, which is being overseen by Love co-producer Giles Martin. Rumors that Beatles music would finally come to Rock Band or Guitar Hero fired up in June 2008 after insiders speculated that the appearance of the Fab Four’s music in American Idol, the film Across the Universe and the Cirque du Soleil Love production indicated Apple Corps might be willing to loosen their famously tight grip on the band’s catalog. In October 2008 the game’s makers made it official, announcing, “This game will take you on a journey from the Beatles first album Please Please Me until the last album at Abbey Road,” as Apple Corps CEO Jeff Jones put it. “It will span samples of the whole catalog all the way through.” At the time, McCartney added, “I like people having the opportunity to get to know the music from the inside out.”
The game will be the first Rock Band title specifically branded to a band, though the game does offer full albums; the Guitar Hero series includes special versions for Aerosmith and Metallica (exclusive preview here).
Source: Rolling Stone
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