Latest Beatles News - Page 15
Happy Birthday Macca!
Sir Paul Mccartney is rocking into old age - the Beatles legend turns 70 on Monday (18Jun12).The iconic artist has been entertaining the masses since his teens, when he met a local kid named John...
By WENN on 18 June 2012
Beach Boys Top The Beatles As U.s. Album Charts' Longest Serving Top 10 Group
The Beach Boys have beaten the Beatles to the longest stand of top 10 albums in the U.S. charts by a group - by 18 months.Brian Wilson's reunited surf pop band crashed into the new...
By WENN on 15 June 2012
The Beatles Cavern Poster Fetches $44,000
A rare poster advertising a concert by The Beatles at the U.K.'s famed Cavern Club just months before they shot to stardom has sold at auction for $44,000 (£27,500).The Fab Four were regulars at the...
By WENN on 14 June 2012
The Beatles Museum To Close
A German museum dedicated to The Beatles will close at the end of June (12) due to a lack of visitors.The Beatlemania museum in Hamburg, which opened in 2009, houses over 1,000 pieces of Fab...
By WENN on 06 June 2012
The Beatles Top Best-selling U.k. Singles List
The Beatles have been named the U.K.'s biggest-selling singles act as part of a study into the 60-year history of the pop charts.The Fab Four beat Elvis Presley and Sir Cliff Richard into second and...
By WENN on 05 June 2012
Aaron Sorkin On Steve Jobs Film: It's Like Writing About The Beatles!
Aaron Sorkin, the man charged with writing the biopic film of Apple mogul Steve Jobs life, has likened trying to depict the late electronics tycoon to that of trying to write about British rock group...
By WENN on 31 May 2012
George Harrison's Widow Rules Out Hologram Revival
George Harrison's widow Olivia has ruled out ever reviving the Beatles legend's image with an onstage hologram, insisting she wouldn't be able to "handle" seeing it.Last month (Apr12) the audience at the Coachella festival in...
By WENN on 30 May 2012
Adele Faces Off With The Beatles In Greats Of Great Britain Poll
Adele, The Beatles and Susan Boyle are among the U.K. stars competing to be named Great Britain's top cultural offering in a new poll.Queen Elizabeth II, One Direction, the Harry Potter books and Dusty Springfield...
By WENN on 29 May 2012
Glee Graduation: Will Lea Michele Feature Next Season?
Eight stars of Fox's hit musical comedy Glee 'graduated' from MCKinley High and headed down their separate paths during this week's season finale. Ryan Murphy has confirmed that all the current stars will return in...
By WENN on 24 May 2012
Mad Men: Did Don Draper Make A Move On Joan?
Sunday's episode of Mad Men (May 20, 2012) saw Jon Hamm's Don Draper get close to office manager Joan Holloway, played by Christina Hendricks. After test-driving a Jaguar for a new account, Don and Joan...
By Lew Irwin on 22 May 2012
Rare 'Abbey Road' Beatles Photograph Could Be Yours
A rare photograph of The Beatles walking the "wrong way" across the Abbey Road pedestrian crossing is going up for auction, and should fetch around 9,000 pounds. The version found on the group's 1969 album...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 May 2012
'Mad Men' Boss Spends $250k On The Beatles' 'Tomorrow Never Knows'
'Mad Men' creator MATTHEW WEINER has revealed to The New York Times that he paid a whopping $250,000 in order to use the Beatles song 'Tomorrow Never Knows' on the most recent edition of the...
By Lew Irwin on 10 May 2012
Matthew Weiner Battled To Get Beatles Into Mad Men
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner spent years battling The Beatles to get the band's music into the hit TV show.The group's song Tomorrow Never Knows was played during an episode of the current fifth season...
By WENN on 09 May 2012
Mad Men Producers Shell Out $250,000 For Beatles Track
The producers of Mad Men have shelled out an impressive sum of $250,000 in order to use a Beatles song in one of their new episodes. The New York Daily News revealed today that the...
By Lew Irwin on 09 May 2012
Adele's 21 Climbs To Number 5 In The UK Best-selling Albums
Adele's second album '21' has beat Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' to Number 5 on the UK list of the biggest selling albums of all time, UK sales reaching 4,274,300 - that's 500 more than Jackson's definitive...
By Lew Irwin on 04 May 2012
Ringo Starr And Dave Stewart To Make Film Musical
The Beatles legend Ringo Starr and Eurythmics rocker Dave Stewart have signed up for a big screen musical.The film will tell the coming-of-age story of kids who form a band in a depressed mining town,...
By WENN on 01 May 2012
Theatre Bosses On The Hunt For The New Beatles
The producers of a new Fab Four musical have launched a search for the new Beatles.Wannabe John Lennons, Paul MCCartneys, Ringo Starrs and George Harrisons will get the chance to portray the music legends in...
By WENN on 27 April 2012
Sir Paul Mccartney Protected By 1,400 Cops During Colombia Stay
Officials in Colombia took no risks when Sir Paul Mccartney landed in the country last week (ends22Apr12) - 1,400 police officers were designated to help protect The Beatles legend.The rocker headed to South America as...
By WENN on 26 April 2012
The Beatles' First U.s. Concert To Screen In Theatres
Rare footage of The Beatles' first ever American concert is set for a limited screening in U.S. theatres.The Fab Four were introduced to Stateside audiences with a slot on The Ed Sullivan Show in February,...
By WENN on 25 April 2012
Was Davy Jones Smoking Marijuana At The Time Of His Death?
Davy Jones, the much-loved member of The Monkees, had cannabinoids in his system according to the autopsy for the star which was recently released. As you might surmise from the name, they're a family of...
By WENN on 05 April 2012
Julian Lennon Despises Biopics About Dad
Julian Lennon refuses to watch biopics about his father John Lennon because inaccuracies about The Beatles legend infuriate him.Singer Julian, John's son with his first wife Cynthia, has no interest in watching biographical films about...
By WENN on 05 April 2012
The Beatles' Sons Refuse To 'Let It Be': Consider Forming Band
Maybe they just couldn't 'Let It Be,' or perhaps they just felt the time was finally right to 'Come Together,' but either way there could be a new Beatles for the 21st century, if an...
By Lew Irwin on 04 April 2012
James Mccartney To Form The Beatles 2.0 With Sean Lennon?
Paul MCCartney's son, James Mccartney, has hinted that The Beatles - The Next Generation is a distinct possibility. In an interview with the Bbc, James explained that the idea of The Beatles: Version 2.0, featuring...
By WENN on 04 April 2012
Mccartney's Son To Play Cavern Club
Sir Paul Mccartney's rocker son James is set to follow in his dad's footsteps on Tuesday (03Apr12) by performing at the fabled Cavern Club where The Beatles made their name.The singer/songwriter will take to the...
By WENN on 03 April 2012
One Direction Announce Major U.s. Tour After Chart Success
Fresh from making chart history, One Direction have announced their first major U.S. tour of the United States. The UK boy-band became the first British group in history to top the Billboard Chart with a...
By WENN on 21 March 2012
One Direction Heading Upwards After Making Chart History
One Direction, the boy group put together by the UK's 'X Factor' have topped the US album charts with their LP 'Up All Night,' the first time a British pop group have debuted at number...
By WENN on 21 March 2012
Rare George Harrison Memorabilia Unveiled
Rare and never-before-seen items belonging to late Beatles star George Harrison have been unveiled at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.Harrison's widow, Olivia, invited the museum's bosses to the home they shared together in Henley-on-Thames,...
By WENN on 16 March 2012
One Direction Bigger Than The Beatles?
One Direction will make music history if their debut album Up All Night reaches No. 1 in the United States next week. The boy-band -put together by Simon Cowell on the Uk X Factor -...
By WENN on 16 March 2012
Fabled Los Angeles Recording Studio Wrecked By Fire
A fabled Los Angeles studio where the Beatles and the Beach Boys recorded hits has been destroyed by fire.The Monday night (05Mar12) blaze wrecked the second floor of 1041 Production Studios as firefighters attempted to...
By WENN on 06 March 2012
John Carter Director Makes 'The Beatles' Comparison
'John Carter' director Andrew Stanton says the Edgar Rice Burroughs books that his movie is based on, had as much influence on the genre at The Beatles had on the music industry. The 'Finding Nemo'...
By Lew Irwin on 05 March 2012
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