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  • August 2008

    • Chapman Ashamed He Killed Lennon

      Associated Press  |  Aug 20, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Chapman Ashamed He Killed Lennon

      (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 in his failed bid, the AP reports. More »

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

    • Beatles Contract Expected to Fetch $500K at Auction

      Associated Press  |  Aug 13, 08 1:03 PM CDT

      Beatles Contract Expected to Fetch $500K at Auction

      (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 and Harrison's fathers also signed because their sons were underage. More »

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

    • Lennon's Killer Denied Parole for Fifth Time

      New York Daily News  |  Aug 12, 08 4:11 PM CDT

      Lennon's Killer Denied Parole for Fifth Time

      (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 the premeditated nature of the attack. Yoko Ono had urged the board to keep Chapman behind bars. More »

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

  • July 2008

    • Giggling Fab 4 Tape Discovered

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT

      Giggling Fab 4 Tape Discovered

      (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 is expected to fetch at least $20,000. More »

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

    • Lennon Lyrics Sell for $833K

      Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Lennon Lyrics Sell for $833K

      (AP) - Christie's auction house has sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" for $833,654. Lennon wrote and recorded the lyrics during his 1969 Bed-in protest for peace at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. A pajamas-clad Lennon gave the handwritten sheet to a Montreal teenager, who's now a rather flush fan. More »

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      John Lennon  • lyrics  • Yoko Ono

    • BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview

      Associated Press  |  Jul 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview

      (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 was contained inside. More »

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

  • June 2008

    • The 5 Priciest Albums of All Time

      Esquire  |  Jun 21, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      The 5 Priciest Albums of All Time

      (Newser) - As old vinyl gets hipper, Matthew Shepatin of Esquire charts the five most expensive albums in today's market: That’ll Be the Day/In Spite of All the Danger, The Quarrymen (1958): Features John, Paul, George, and some guys who aren't Ringo. Could sell for $200,000, if Paul would sell. Double Fantasy , John Lennon (1980): The one that Lennon signed for assassin Mark Chapman is worth $150,000. More »

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      music  • Beatles  • John Lennon  • Bob Dylan  • vinyl

  • May 2008

    • 50 Top Pop Brainiacs

      Blender  |  May 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      50 Top Pop Brainiacs

      (Newser) - "Towering natural abilities" and "exceptional creative powers" infuse the most memorable music of generations, forged by Blender's top 50 pop-music geniuses. The top 10: Bob Dylan: Each of his brave self-reinventions is "an authentic American original." John Lennon: "His drive pushed the Beatles from a covers band to the world’s best-loved and most influential pop act." Chuck Berry: His guitar riffs are still the "bedrock" of rock and roll five decades on. Bob Marley: "No one did more to define and popularize a musical genre." Mick Jagger and Keith Richards: Duo created "decade of classics." More »

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      celebrity  • music  • Madonna  • musician  • pop music  • rock stars  • John Lennon  • Bob Dylan  • Mick Jagger  • Keith Richards  • Kurt Cobain  • Stevie Wonder  • Thom Yorke  • Chuck Berry  • Bob Marley  • Miles Davis

  • April 2008

    • Give Peace a Bid: Lennon Lyrics Go to Auction

      Reuters  |  Apr 30, 08 8:20 PM CDT

      Give Peace a Bid: Lennon Lyrics Go to Auction

      (Newser) - John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to 1960s mantra "Give Peace a Chance" are going up for auction, reports Reuters. A Canadian woman, then 16, acquired them after sneaking into the famous Montreal "Bed-In" staged by Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969—with Lennon predicting, “One day they will be worth something.” More »

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      music  • auction  • Beatles  • Christie's  • John Lennon  • Yoko Ono

    • Yoko Goes to Court Over Lennon Footage

      Reuters  |  Apr 23, 08 12:22 PM CDT

      Yoko Goes to Court Over Lennon Footage

      (Newser) - Yoko Ono is headed to court to fight for the copyright to 9 hours of raw footage of her late husband shot before the Beatles broke up in 1970. In the videos, John Lennon smokes pot, writes songs— Remember and Mind Games —blow-dries Yoko's hair and contemplates slipping LSD into Richard Nixon’s tea. Yoko is battling a Massachusetts-based company over rights to the footage, Reuters reports. More »

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      lawsuit  • music  • copyright  • Beatles  • John Lennon  • Yoko Ono

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • 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

  • 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

  • June 2007

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