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 John's Drunk Tape 
 Fetches $30K 

Recording is 'fun,' says auction house

Dec 22, 08 5:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A 1973 tape of a boozy John Lennon slurring his way through Lloyd Price's Just Because fetched $30,000 at auction in Los Angeles yesterday, CNN reports. Because of Lennon's intoxication and raunchy, ad-libbed lyrics, “it's actually a fun song to listen to,” said a spokeswoman for the... More »

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music • John Lennon • auction • Beatles • tape • drunk • recording

 Paul: I Was the Political Beatle 

Paul claims he introduced band to anti-war ideas

Dec 15, 08 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - In a revelation that will likely befuddle longtime Beatles fans, Paul McCartney claims he was the one who turned the band onto politics, the Times reports. Though McCartney was writing pop songs while activist John Lennon penned blatantly political tunes, as McCartney tells it in a Prospect magazine interview, it... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • John Lennon • celebrity • political activism • pacifists • Vietnam War • Beatles • protesters • celebrity interview

'Eleanor Rigby' Document Goes for $177K

Price for Beatles relic misses $750K projection

Nov 28, 08 9:31 AM CST
(Newser) - A 1911 document that lists “E. Rigby” among the employees of a Liverpool hospital sold at auction for $177,000 yesterday, failing to match hopes of a $750,000 haul for the Beatles relic, Reuters reports. The possible inspiration for the song "Eleanor Rigby" is a salary register... More »

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Paul McCartney • auction • charity • memorabilia • Beatles


 Hard Day's 
 Night for 
 Beatles 
 iTunes Deal 

Apple vs. Apple talks fall through

Nov 25, 08 3:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Don't expect to download Hey Jude any time soon. Negotiations between the Beatles' label, EMI, their holding company, Apple Corps, and Apple Inc. to release the legendary band's hits on iTunes and other internet music services have stalled, reports AP. Bad feelings remain between the two Apples over their long-running... More »

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Paul McCartney • iTunes • Apple • copyright • digital downloads • EMI • Beatles • Internet music portal • Apple Corps • Electric Arguments

John, You Are Forgiven—and You Could Sing

Vatican pardons Lennon for infamous Jesus comment

Nov 22, 08 5:53 PM CST
(Newser) - The Vatican forgave John Lennon today for saying the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, Reuters reports. Calling the 1966 remark "a boast,” the Vatican's newspaper said it was made "by a young working-class Englishman faced with unexpected success." The paper also praised the... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • Rome • Vatican • John Lennon • Beatles • Jesus Christ • Roman Catholic Church

GN'R, Sir Paul Release New Albums Early

Eagerly awaited projects debut on MySpace—free

Nov 20, 08 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Fans can get an early online taste—legally—of the latest albums from Guns N’ Roses and Paul McCartney thanks to MySpace, Reuters reports. Members can stream the music free starting today but can't download it. Early reaction to the first GN'R album in 17 years is generally positive; Entertainment ... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • MySpace • celebrity • Beatles • online music • Slash • Guns N' Roses • Axl Rose • MySpace Music • Chinese Democracy

 Paul Wants to Release 
 'Beatles Holy Grail' 

Long-lost experimental track was once vetoed by the other three

Nov 16, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Paul McCartney says it's time to release an avant-garde Beatles track that features gargles, shouts, and distorted guitar, the Guardian reports. Recorded during Penny Lane sessions in 1967, the 14-minute Carnival of Light was played publicly only once at an electronic music festival. McCartney, who is releasing his third avant-garde... More »

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Paul McCartney • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • 1960s • avant-garde • recording

(Newser) - When Paul McCartney famously wondered where all the lonely people came from, he had a pretty good idea for at least one of them. The title character in "Eleanor Rigby"—long proclaimed by Sir Paul to be a fictional person—worked as a maid in a Liverpool hospital... More »

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Paul McCartney • Beatles • Liverpool

 What to Play When You're Poor

LA Times delivers the perfect soundtrack for financial woe

Oct 13, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - No matter how bad the current financial situation gets, popular music offers something to ease your woes. Hope you haven't pawned that iPod just yet: the LA Times brings you the best in recession-tastic classics:
  • "Can't Buy Me Love" (Beatles): Single, former Lehman Bros workers will be spinning
... More »

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music • music industry • recession • Loretta Lynn • Bruce Springsteen • Beatles • Creedence Clearwater Revival

 Ringo Warns Fans to Get Back 

Ex-Beatle says he's too busy to read mail, so quit sending it

Oct 13, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ringo Starr says he's too busy to sign autographs and won't do it anymore, the BBC reports. The ex-Beatle—who's apparently had enough adoration for one lifetime—promises to throw away all incoming mail, effective Oct. 20. “I’m warning you with peace and love I have too much... More »

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mail • Beatles • Ringo Starr • autographs

Lennon Not a Nice Guy, New Bio Says

Tell-all portrays him as callous, abusive; Ono calls it 'too mean'

Oct 12, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not everything John Lennon could Imagine was so nice, the New York Post reports. The ex-Beatle callously cheated on his first wife, groped a girl in front of Yoko Ono, and upset Ono by treating her like a lay du jour when they first met, a new biography says. But... More »

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Yoko Ono • John Lennon • biography • Beatles

 Sean Lennon: 
 Dad Screamed 
 at Me 

Pop never should have left the Beatles: Sean

Sep 21, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Lennon's son said his give-peace-a-chance pop once screamed at him so loudly that the boy ended up in the hospital with damage to his ear, reports the New York Post. The famous Beatle became enraged when Sean, then 4, failed to heed his lessons on how to cut steak.... More »

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Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Beatles • Sean Lennon • Julian Lennon

 Ban-Busting
 Sir Paul to
 Play Tel Aviv

McCarthy will rock Israel 43 years after Beatles were barred

Aug 25, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul McCartney will perform in Tel Aviv 43 years after the Beatles were banned by the Israeli government because officials feared their music would corrupt Israeli youth. The only fear today is that ticket prices for the September 25 concert in Park Hayarkon will be too expensive for most Israelis,... More »

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Israel • Paul McCartney • Tel Aviv • Beatles • Leonard Cohen • Bjork • Barry Marshall

Chapman Ashamed He Killed Lennon

In failed bid for release, gunman says he had been in search of fame

Aug 20, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark David Chapman told the parole board that he is ashamed of killing John Lennon, according to transcripts of the hearing released yesterday. "I feel now at 53 I have grown into a deeper understanding of what a human life is. I have changed a lot," he said... More »

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John Lennon • parole • Beatles • Mark David Chapman • prisoner

Beatles Contract Expected
to Fetch $500K at Auction

Brian Epstein's copy of the original 1962 contract for sale

Aug 13, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(AP) - Brian Epstein's copy of his management contract with The Beatles, a pact that proved to be worth millions, is being offered for sale in London next month. The four-page document, signed by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr in 1962, carries an estimated $480,000 pricetag. McCartney... More »

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Paul McCartney • London • John Lennon • auction • Beatles • George Harrison • contract • Ringo Starr

Lennon's Killer Denied Parole for Fifth Time

Chapman remains behind bars for 1980 murder of ex-Beatle

Aug 12, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man who murdered John Lennon nearly 30 years ago was denied parole for a fifth time today, the Daily News reports. A state parole board panel blocked the release of Mark David Chapman, who shot the former Beatle outside his New York City apartment building in 1980, because of... More »

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murder • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Beatles • Mark David Chapman

 Best Brouhahas Over Albums

Recent controversy over Nas's new release is far from the first

Jul 28, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nas’s new album gained its fair share of buzz before release because he originally planned to call it the 'n-word.' He settled on no title at all. Other album controversies, from the Los Angeles Times:
  • The Beatles, Yesterday and Today: The so-called butcher cover featured mutilated baby
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list • pop music • Nirvana • Beatles • album • controversy

Giggling
Fab 4 Tape
Discovered

Surprise song session recording to be auctioned off

Jul 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 1964 recording of the Beatles laughing too hard to finish a song is to be auctioned, reports the Daily Telegraph. The 30-minute tape captures the Fab Four repeatedly breaking down in giggling fits while trying to record the ballad "I'll Follow The Sun." The comical history tour... More »

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Paul McCartney • rock stars • John Lennon • record • Beatles • George Harrison • rock bands • Ringo Starr

 Joel Movin'
 Out of Shea 

Piano Man will play the last shows at iconic venue that first hosted the Beatles

Jul 8, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - His idols set a pop-cultural milestone by playing a concert there in 1965, and now Billy Joel will be the last musician to rock Shea Stadium, reports the New York Sun. Since the Beatles turned to sports venues to fit their legions of screaming fans, the home of the Mets... More »

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rock and roll • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beatles • The Police • Shea Stadium • Queens, New York • Billy Joel

 BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview 

Lennon and McCartney talk about first meeting

Jul 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - BBC Radio today aired a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history... More »

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radio • Paul McCartney • music industry • BBC • John Lennon • Beatles • Britain

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