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  • February 2008

    • McCartney, Mills Can't Seal Deal

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 18, 08 5:35 PM CST

      McCartney, Mills Can't Seal Deal

      (Newser) - Paul McCartney and Heather Mills again failed to strike a divorce agreement today, and the judge hearing their case will announce a decision in a few weeks, opening up the possibility that the action will be heard in open court. If either side contests the judge's ruling, the case will move to the Court of Appeal, which Sir Paul wants to avoid but his ex says she is ready for. More »

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      divorce  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • Heather Mills  • divorce settlement

    • McCartney Coughs Up $108M to Mills

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Feb 16, 08 1:32 PM CST

      McCartney Coughs Up $108M to Mills

      (Newser) - Maybe all you need is love, but when that fails, $108 million isn’t bad either. That’s how much Heather Mills will get from her ex-Beatle ex-hubby Paul McCartney in a divorce settlement both have agreed to, the Daily Mail reports. But Mills will have to sign a confidentiality agreement, vowing not to speak publicly or write about the bitter breakup. No other Brit papers have confirmed the deal. More »

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      divorce  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • settlement  • Heather Mills  • divorce settlement

    • McCartney Divorce Hearing Drags Into 2nd Week

      BBC  |  Feb 15, 08 3:08 PM CST

      McCartney Divorce Hearing Drags Into 2nd Week

      (Newser) - Divorce proceedings between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills will continue into next week, the BBC reports, amid media speculation that a confidentiality pact is holding up what is likely to be a record financial settlement. The private hearing in a London court was scheduled to end today but will extend at least through Monday. More »

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      divorce  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • settlement  • Heather Mills  • divorce settlement

    • Rock on! EU May Extend Song Copyrights

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 15, 08 8:31 AM CST

      Rock on! EU May Extend Song Copyrights

      (Newser) - Early hits from the Beatles and the Stones are only a few years away from falling out of copyright and into the public domain, but the European Commission wants to change that and keep royalties flowing to rock stars in their golden years, reports the Times of London. Plans to extend the European performers' royalty period from 50 to 95 years would be a financial boon for elderly rockers—and their record companies. More »

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      European Union  • elderly  • copyright  • Beatles  • rock music  • rock stars  • Rolling Stones  • European Commission  • copyright law

    • Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 6, 08 3:22 AM CST

      Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

      (Newser) - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who inspired the Beatles and founded the Transcendental Meditation movement, died yesterday at his Dutch home, the Guardian reports. He was believed to be 90. Maharishi—known as the “giggling guru” for his playful witticisms—hosted the Beatles for a highly publicized retreat at his Indian compound in 1968. More »

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      obituary  • India  • Beatles  • Netherlands  • Wales  • Clint Eastwood  • meditation  • Deepak Chopra

    • Beatles Hotel Opens in Liverpool

      BBC  |  Feb 2, 08 3:59 PM CST

      Beatles Hotel Opens in Liverpool

      (Newser) - Move over, Penny Lane: Liverpool’s latest draw is the Hard Day's Night, a Fab Four-styled hotel that boasts 110 rooms and two swanky penthouses near the fabled Cavern Club, the BBC reports. The hotel also displays rare band photos and art by Beatles painter Shannon. “The bookings are already good,” the hotel’s manager said. “It didn’t take a whole lot of selling.” More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • hotel  • John Lennon  • George Harrison  • Ringo Starr  • Liverpool

    • NASA Tests Beatles' Star Power

      Houston Chronicle  |  Feb 1, 08 2:19 PM CST

      NASA Tests Beatles' Star Power

      (Newser) - NASA will send the Beatles song "Across the Universe" into deep space Monday, the Houston Chronicle reports. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of both the space agency and the band, NASA’s Deep Space Network will transmit the song toward the North Star, Polaris—which the signal should reach in about 431 years. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • Beatles

  • January 2008

    • Sir Paul Denies Heart Surgery

      NME  |  Jan 31, 08 4:00 PM CST

      Sir Paul Denies Heart Surgery

      (Newser) - Sir Paul McCartney has publicly denied claims that he was hospitalized for heart surgery, NME reports. Earlier this month, the Sun reported that the legendary former Beatle had undergone a coronary angioplasty. But today, McCartney reassured fans and friends on his website that he had simply been tested for a "minor irregularity," and that he was in fine health. More »

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      heart disease  • heart attack  • website  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • false statements  • angioplasty

    • Xiu Xiu's Women Breaks Ground

      Tiny Mix Tapes  |  Jan 30, 08 2:06 PM CST

      Xiu Xiu's Women Breaks Ground

      (Newser) - One of indie music’s most intense projects, Xiu Xiu is always innovating, and sixth album Women as Lovers is no slouch—at least its first half, says Tiny Mix Tapes’ Julie. Frontman Jamie Stewart has dropped electronics, hired a virtuoso drummer and reversed his recent “stasis.” But Women 's troubled finale is par for Stewart, who has “yet to make a front-to-back vital album.” More »

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      Beatles  • music review  • electronics  • lyrics  • indie pop

    • Killing of John Lennon Is So-So

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jan 2, 08 9:08 PM CST

      Killing of John Lennon Is So-So

      (Newser) - Critics are decidedly mixed on "The Killing of John Lennon," Andrew Piddington's movie reconstructing events surrounding Mark David Chapman's 1980 murder of the Beatles beloved frontman. While “a well-made film" that doesn't ask you to sympathize with Chapman, Stephen Holden writes in the New York Times ,  “it requires you to spend nearly two hours in his disturbing company,” which ends up being “a total bummer.” More »

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      movie  • movie review  • Beatles  • John Lennon  • Mark David Chapman

    • McCartney Had Secret Heart Op

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 2, 08 6:47 PM CST

      McCartney Had Secret Heart Op

      (Newser) - Paul McCartney had a heart operation in secret in September, sources close to the former Beatle tell the Guardian . "Paul is in excellent health" after the coronary angioplasty, a source said. "Fans certainly have no need to worry." A filament tube is passed through the heart’s arteries to clear plaque blockages during the procedure, which is fairly common. More »

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      Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • Heather Mills

  • November 2007

    • Beatles Works Set for 2008 Online Debut

      Reuters  |  Nov 16, 07 12:54 PM CST

      Beatles Works Set for 2008 Online Debut

      (Newser) - The long and winding road leads to your computer: The Beatles' catalogue should finally arrive online in 2008, says Paul McCartney. The release has been expected since February’s settlement in the trademark dispute between record label Apple and iTunes-provider Apple. The Beatles' work is among the most high-profile still unavailable in digital format, Reuters writes. More »

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      Apple  • music downloads  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • digital downloads

    • Beatle's Wife Furious Over Paul's New Girl

      New York Post  |  Nov 8, 07 12:50 PM CST

      Beatle's Wife Furious Over Paul's New Girl

      (Newser) - When paparazzi caught Paul McCartney smooching millionaire heiress Nancy Shevell last weekend in the Hamptons, Heather Mills told the press her soon-to-be-ex-husband could do whatever he wanted. But in a private call, she let the former Beatle have it, a friend told the Mirror. "Heather demanded to know what the hell he was up to," the pal said. More »

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      paparazzi  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • Heather Mills  • Nancy Shevell

  • October 2007

    • Harrison's Catalog Goes Online

      Reuters  |  Oct 11, 07 9:57 AM CDT

      Harrison's Catalog Goes Online

      (Newser) - George Harrison today became the final Beatle to release material online, as nine albums from his solo catalog were made available through iTunes and Amazon.com. Calling the release "exciting," Harrison's widow, Olivia, said: "He had begun digital remastering but had no idea how the digital world would change the way we access and listen to music." More »

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      iTunes  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • digital music  • John Lennon  • George Harrison  • Ringo Starr

  • August 2007

    • Pattie Boyd Spills About Rocker Loves

      CBS  |  Aug 27, 07 6:41 AM CDT

      Pattie Boyd Spills About Rocker Loves

      (Newser) - Pattie Boyd, ex-wife of rock legends George Harrison and Eric Clapton, opens up for the first time about their love triangle and her two tempestuous marriages in her new book Wonderful Tonight, ABC reports. A model who met Harrison when she played an extra in the "A Hard Days Night," Boyd was the inspiration for the Beatles' "Something in the Way She Moves" as well as  Clapton's "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight." More »

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      Beatles  • George Harrison  • Eric Clapton  • Pattie Boyd

    • Put Your Best Line Forward

      Spinner  |  Aug 24, 07 12:30 PM CDT

      Put Your Best Line Forward

      (Newser) - It's good to lead off with a bang, especially if your business is song lyrics. Spinner.com lists the 25 best opening lines: "She's a very kinky girl" (Rick James, "Superfreak")