Violin and blues Nov 28, 2008
" The resulting aural collage incorporates the sounds of rock guitars, cellos, violas, flutes and entire orchestras. Many of his own compositions, like "Float Downstream" from his "Mist on the Mountain" solo CD, quote the Beatles or other bands from the '60s. Castle also burns down the house with his verson of cover tunes like "Man in the Box" by Alice In Chains, "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple and "Voodoo Child" by Jimi Hendrix. And don't forget the bluegrass classic, "Orange Blossom... (Anchorage Daily News)
Pennan Brae Releases New Album Nov 28, 2008
"Well, it starts with the blues first and foremost. Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Elmore James. There's something essential and foundational in that music. It cools you out and sets you straight. After that it's a chronology of 50s rock, with brilliant writing from Buddy Holly & Eddie Cochrane, the 60s a la the Beatles, Stones, Dylan. The 70s with Steve Miller, Springsteen, Mellencamp. ". With well-placed harmonicas and irresistible piano undertones, Pennan successfully blends his musical... (Suite101.com)
Designer's own home makes a statement Nov 28, 2008
Harmony prevails as well in the adjoining dining room, dominated by a black grand piano on which the Royal Conservatory-trained Ms. Cecconi plays Haydn or the Beatles, her favourite band. A trio of large spherical Mooi lights, made of a fibreglass weave, add a sculptural element, and, at night, a moody ambience, to an otherwise pristine room. (Globe and Mail)
McCartney denies writing song about Mills Nov 27, 2008
However, Paul insists people are reading too much into the song, which is actually a sister track to his former band The Beatles' popular song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. He explained: "I didn't have anyone in mind. There was an African guy called Jimmy Scott who I used to meet in nightclubs in London during the 60s. "He was the guy who said to me, 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on' and the other thing he used to say was, 'Nothing too much man, just out of sight. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Review: Chinese Democracy Nov 27, 2008
Just as Sir Paul attempted to shake off the spectre of The Beatles with Wings, so too has Axl tried to shake the spectre of the past GN'R by incorporating a myriad of styles and shtick in an attempt to create something new. The end result, however, is a sound that is strangely trapped in the past, constantly wrestling with the present, and more or less shunning the future; it's sonic personality disorder at its finest (or worst). (IGN FilmForce)
Session musicians make video appeal to Gordon Brown Nov 27, 2008
Performers who play alongside stars such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Madonna want a better copyright deal ... Performers who have played with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Madonna are among the 28 people to take part in the Fair Play for Musicians video, which was recorded at London's legendary Abbey Road studios. (guardian.co.uk)
Milligan auction fetches 73,000 Nov 27, 2008
The Beatles, who all knew Milligan, featured prominently in the auction. One card from Harrison reads: "Spike - I told you - you should have joined the Beatles!". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Jay Kapner, 59, hotelier, volunteer Nov 27, 2008
Mr. Kapner also played guitar and was a huge fan of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and other bands and singer-songwriters from the 1960s, said his daughter Tamar Williams of Atlanta. He had more than 1,500 record albums, and I mean the old records, she said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Beatles on iTunes? Not Just Yet Nov 27, 2008
- When we last checked on the progress between the Two Apples (as in the Apple that owns iTunes and Apple Corps, the company that handles the business end of the Beatles' music), things were looking good. to distribute the Beatles' music on iTunes through its label, EMI. Then a that suggested the band had already digitized its music ... Unofficially, however, an EMI spokeswoman, on condition of anonymity, tells the Associated Press, "We have been working hard to secure agreement with Apple... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Document Claims Eleanor Rigby Real Person Nov 27, 2008
The real-life inspiration behind The Beatles' song 'Eleanor Rigby' may have been revealed in a document bearing the signature of Liverpool hospital scullery maid E. Rigby ... LONDON -- A 1911 hospital payroll sheet is giving support to the argument that The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" was a real person. (Click2Houston, TX)
Author: The Beatles were a 'spiritual force' Nov 27, 2008
Author: The Beatles were a 'spiritual force ... Vatican newspaper paid tribute to the Beatles on 40th anniversary of "White Album" ... (CNN) -- When John Lennon remarked in 1966 that the Beatles were then "more popular than Jesus" his comments prompted outrage in the United States. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Talks stall between iTunes and the Beatles Nov 26, 2008
Negotiations on a long-awaited deal to bring the Beatles' back catalogue to iTunes have broken down ... McCartney, who was speaking at the launch of his new album, Electric Arguments, added: "It's between EMI and the Beatles, I think." ... The Beatles' holding company, Apple Corps, has declined to allow the band's music on any internet music service, including iTunes, because of concerns over piracy. (Times Online)
Spike Milligan has last laugh as buyers pay thousands for his old ... Nov 26, 2008
The Beatles, who all knew Milligan, featured prominently in the sale at Bonhams saleroom in Knightsbridge, Central London ... One bore the message: Spike, I told you you should have joined the Beatles that day last year. (Times Online)
Musicians urge copyright change Nov 26, 2008
The video message sent to the prime minister features 29 musicians who have recorded on tracks made by artists including Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and Robbie Williams ... "British session musicians are the finest in the world, the absolute finest," said Derek Wadsworth who has worked on tracks with a wide array of artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Tom Jones. (BBC News -- UK)
Talks to Get Beatles on iTunes Stalled, McCartney Says Nov 26, 2008
LONDON Paul McCartney says negotiations on a long-awaited deal to make the Beatles catalog available on online music service iTunes have stalled. The former Beatle says, "The last word I got back was it's stalled at the whole moment, the whole process.". (Fox News)
Report: Beatles, iTunes talks on but bumpy Nov 26, 2008
Negotiations have bogged down between and The Beatles, according to reports Tuesday ... EMI, the band's former record label, would have to agree to a deal along with Apple Corps, which was set up by The Beatles to manage their body of work. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
McCartney 'doesn't mind' illegal downloading Nov 26, 2008
Sir Paul McCartney has announced he is happy for people to download music illegally - just as The Beatles' deal with music giant iTunes fell through. McCartney recently revealed that a contract which would have seen the Fab Four's back catalogue released online was abandoned after Apple Corps bosses and EMI executives failed to agree on terms. (FOX23 News, NY)
OSU Medical Center's Future Nov 26, 2008
FOX23 News This Morning. Reported by: Frank Wiley Email: Last Update: 11/25 10:08 pm. (FOX23.com, OK)
We are all miserablists now Nov 25, 2008
You could hear it in their often fabulous music, which drew on girl-group pop, glam, Stax and the Beatles and Stones. And it was there in lyrics which gleefully dipped into Oscar Wilde, Shelagh Delaney and the Carry On films as easily as Elizabeth Smart, Jack Kerouac and James Dean. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
McCartney laments snags in Beatles' iTunes talks Nov 25, 2008
LONDON (Billboard) - The Beatles' back catalog won't be appearing on iTunes anytime soon, according to Paul McCartney. Speaking at a media launch Monday in London for the new album by his side project the Fireman, "Electric Arguments," McCartney said that Apple Corp. and the band's label EMI could not agree on terms to release the Beatles' catalog to iTunes and other download services ... "What happens is, when something's as big as the Beatles, it's heavy negotiations.". (Reuters)
Beatles iTunes Deal Stalled Nov 25, 2008
Paul McCartney says negotiations on a long-awaited deal to make the Beatles' catalog available on the online music service iTunes have stalled ... McCartney, who was speaking at the launch of his new album, Electric Arguments, added: "It's between EMI and the Beatles, I think." ... Record label EMI, which owns the Beatles recordings but needs Apple Corps' permission to release the music in new formats, said it was still trying to resolve the matter. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
* World News Quick Take Nov 25, 2008
The Vaticans newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a boast by a young man grappling with sudden fame. The comment by Lennon to a London newspaper in 1966 infuriated Christians, particularly in the US, some of whom burned Beatles albums in huge pyres. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Stoking the fire Nov 25, 2008
With Sergeant Pepper, the whole idea was to create a band and we could pretend we were that band, not The Beatles. So we made that record with that in mind. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Beatles' iTunes talks "stalled": McCartney Nov 25, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) Talks to put The Beatles' catalog on Apple's iTunes online music store have stalled, former Fab Four member Paul McCartney told the BBC.. The Beatles is one of the few big acts left whose music is not available on iTunes, but the settlement of a trademark dispute between Apple and The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd last year was seen as finally clearing the way ... " McCartney said that EMI, which has acted as the distributor for the Beatles since the early 1960s, "want... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Step into rock music with One Step Away Nov 25, 2008
Musically, the band members are each inspired by different people and include Jimmy Page, Dennis Chambers, Michael Flea Balzary and the Beatles. Athletically, they all play different sports and all but two attend different schools and are in different grades. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Madonna gets animated at the Grammys - but it's U2's night Nov 25, 2008
Despite rousing performances of the Beatles track Helter Skelter and an intriguing rendition of Yesterday with rockers Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z, Sir Paul McCartney was among the multiple nominees who went home with nothing. "This is the first time I've ever played the Grammys. I finally passed the audition," he said. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Coaching takes back seat for Cowher Nov 24, 2008
Musburger should have asked Kirk to name all The Beatles. Fox's Jimmy Johnson on the NFL reinstating the Dallas Cowboys' Adam "Pacman" Jones: "Everybody deserves a 13th chance." Hear, hear. (USA Today -- Sports)
* PLANET POP Nov 24, 2008
The Vaticans daily newspaper marked the 40th anniversary of the White Album on Friday by dismissing as a quip John Lennons notorious claim that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus Christ ... The real talent of the Beatles, it said, rested in their unequalled capacity to write popular songs with a sort of euphoric lightness. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus quip Nov 24, 2008
VATICAN CITY The Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a boast by a young man grappling with sudden fame ... The article, marking the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' The White Album, went on to praise the pop band. (Globe and Mail)
Chris Brown sweeps AMAs Nov 24, 2008
West challenged musicians of all genres to push each other, and to reclaim the spirit of artists like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. In his case, he declared, "I wanna be Elvis!". (Globe and Mail)
Thoughts to imagine and sizing up the golden rule Nov 24, 2008
Advertisement One of The Beatles wrote a song Imagine some time ago that has since become a beloved anthem for those seeking peace. I would like to borrow from that imagery at this time. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Vatican newspaper sings praises of the Beatles Nov 24, 2008
Vatican media are singing the praises of the musical legacy of the Beatles ... VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Vatican media are singing the praises of the musical legacy of the Beatles and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the British band was more popular than Jesus ... The Vatican's newspaper has apparently forgiven John Lennon for claiming the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. (CNN -- World)
Kanye West Offers His Award To Lil Wayne, Chris Brown Named Artist Of The Year At American Music Awards Nov 24, 2008
"I see artists like Beyonc?, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Chris Martin all in the same room, and we're going to push this music to the point where it was like in the '60s, in the '70s, where you talk about Led Zeppelin and Hendrix and the Beatles. We will be the new Beatles, the new Hendrix. They say in every other industry, you're supposed to do better than the past. Like, computers should get smaller and faster. But whenever you say, 'I want to be Elvis,' they say, 'What's wrong with... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Michael Jackson 'to become a Muslim' Daily Gossip Nov 23, 2008
Oasis, The Beatles, Girls Aloud, Lilly Allen - your music gossip stop. Nov 21, 2008. (NME.com)
Fans and critics alike anticipate the release of GNR's 'Democracy' Nov 23, 2008
The Beatles released all of their albums in seven. Axl Rose has been working on the new Guns N' Roses record for 13 years, and while history will judge how his musical odyssey stacks up to those other creative efforts, the simple arrival today of "Chinese Democracy" - after countless firings, hirings, leaked tracks, false starts, and dashed hopes - rates as the rock 'n' roll event of the decade. (Boston Globe)
Inventing Vidia Nov 23, 2008
He bewailed the attention the Beatles received, angering many readers of the Saturday Evening Post when in an essay, "What's Wrong With Being a Snob?," he lamented that "entertainers from the slums [have] replaced the Queen as a cause for national pride.". Moreover, Naipaul was famously frugal. (Boston Globe)
Vatican 'forgives' John Lennon Nov 23, 2008
A Vatican newspaper has forgiven the late English singer John Lennon for saying four decades ago that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. In an article praising The Beatles, L'Osservatore Romano said Lennon had just been showing off ... The semi-official Vatican newspaper marked the 40th anniversary of The Beatles' "White Album" with an article praising Lennon and the Fab Four from Liverpool. (BBC News)
Sir Paul hits 3,000 in Russia Nov 23, 2008
Sir Paul is thought to have played with The Beatles 2,523 times ... The crowd sang along with most of the songs, the Beatles hit Back in the USSR proving particularly popular. (Yahoo News -- The Beatles)
Forgive and Forget Nov 23, 2008
BUFFALO, N.Y. John Lennon was forgiven by the Vatican for his 1966 comment that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, Reuters reported ... After Lennon made the comment to a London newspaper, some Christians in the United Stated became infuriated, and burned the Beatles' records in huge gatherings ... The Vatican newspaper article forgiving Lennon went on to praise the Beatles. (Fox News)
30 Years Of Jazz Nov 23, 2008
"At that point, the radio would play (jazz saxophonist) Roland Kirk, then Sly Stone, then the Beatles. So the distinctions just weren't being drawn.". Andress, born William, was raised in Tulsa, Okla. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Music spun in reverse in Oregon Cabaret Theater's 'History' (12) Nov 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:18 PM PDT Early rock and roll singers, from Elvis Presley and Pat Boone to the Beatles and Rolling Stones, took songs originally done by black performers and created cover hits. In some cases the often provocative lyrics and rhythms were sanitized, or whitinized of sexual references. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Vatican: Beatles music better than today's songs Nov 23, 2008
Vatican media are praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the British band was more popular than Jesus ... The newspaper as well as Vatican Radio last week noted the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' "White Album." ... It said the album demonstrated how creative the Beatles were, compared with what it called the "standardized, stereotypical" songs being produced today. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
• Part-time Idahoan brings a beat to kids' music... Nov 23, 2008
"I didn't like the sound of kids' music then. And neither did they. They didn't like Barney, but they loved the Beatles and the Ventures. And their friends did, too.". Daddy a Go Go, as Boydston became known, found himself penning songs full of rock 'n' roll silliness. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Letters from the bench: Where has the time, and the music, gone Nov 23, 2008
The Beatles hit the music scene in late December 1963 and wiped the Trashmen and the Ventures and Ricky Nelson from the airwaves. The world was turned upside down. (Forest Republican, WI)
LOWENSTEIN, 30, AND LOUGHRAN, 32 Nov 23, 2008
After meeting at a friend's birthday party in 2003, the West Village duo realized they shared not only an interest in each other, but a mutual love for the Beatles, too. "They're my absolute favorite," says Lowenstein, who works in finance. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Theater, dance, music ready to inspire holiday spirit Nov 23, 2008
A well-scrubbed, wholesome vocal group is killed on the way to its first paying gig by a bus of teenagers en route to see the Beatles. In "Plaid Tidings," they realize they're given another chance to perform and put together a Christmas show. (Erie Times-News, PA)
It's a High-5 Night for U2 Nov 23, 2008
Mariah Carey songs An article in Thursday's Calendar about Mariah Carey's night at the Grammys said she was the first artist after the Beatles to have the No. 1 and 2 songs on the American pop chart in the same week. Many other acts have accomplished that feat since the Beatles ... " McCartney performed his newer music, but he also returned to the Beatles songbook with an incandescent version of "Helter Skelter" and, later, a version of "Yesterday" that was meshed with a performance by L.A. rock... (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
U2 eclipse Mariah Carey at Grammys Nov 23, 2008
Paul McCartney, who was nominated for album of the year, stormed the Staples Centre with a stirring rendition of the Beatles' Helter Skelter. However, the reclusive Sly Stone provided the highlight of the night with his performance of I Want to Take You Higher. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Making an entrance Nov 22, 2008
"We don't know where rock'n'roll came from, we don't know that the Beatles and the Rolling Stones got their inspiration from people like Muddy Waters and Little Walter.". Knowles didn't speak with James who, at 70 years old, is still touring until after the film was completed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Queen in trousers Nov 22, 2008
If only I'd got The Beatles' autographs when I met them in the 1960s. . (Telegraph.co.uk)
Guns N Roses not only one reluctant to pull the trigger Nov 21, 2008
The Beatles came up with Sgt. Pepper s, Abbey Road and 11 other records in half the time it took Axl Rose to make Chinese Democracy. What is wrong with Axl. (Boston Herald)
Top of the Pops back at Christmas Nov 20, 2008
TOP OF THE POPS The show began in 1964 The first episode included The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Dusty Springfield Bands were at first expected to mime rather than sing Dance troupes such as Pan's People were used when artists could not appear. The New Year's Eve show - which will review the year in music - is the first time the corporation has shown such a special. (BBC News -- UK)
Oasis Dig Out Your Soul Review Nov 20, 2008
During the height of the Britpop movement, Oasis were to the 90 s what their heroes The Beatles were to the 60 s and the 70 s. Now a decade later, the band releases its 7th album, the more textured Dig Out Your Soul. The major difference between Oasis and The Beatles (despite the obvious musical dominance and longevity of the latter) is that The Beatles, unlike Oasis, experimented with music and lyrics, pushing the limits of popular music with each album and in the process influenced the next... (Suite101.com)
Sir Paul gears up for The Fireman Nov 20, 2008
The Beatles star said that writing with Youth reminded him of spontaneous theatre sessions: "It always reminded me of theatre workshops where you see them on the telly improvising, like Mike Leigh, where they've got no idea what they're gonna do but they're just making it up. "So, we just made it up and my working relationship with him basically is, I do a load of stuff and he arranges it. " Thinking of Lennon When listening back to his creations, Sir Paul admitted to wondering how the material... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Race-relations comedy on NBC Nov 20, 2008
The one that riffs on the Beatles' Abbey Road album photo. It's very clever and funny. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Legendary 'Murmur' producer Easter brings his band to town Nov 20, 2008
Written by National Public Radio's Tom Moon, "1,000 Songs" lists "Murmur" among those must-hear recorded performances, which includes selections by Verdi, Beethoven and Debussy, along with six albums by the Beatles and Pink Floyd's seminal "Dark Side of the Moon.". "Actually, 'Murmur' is the 'Dark Side of the Moon' of the new wave scene," jokes Easter during an interview from his North Carolina home. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'Plaid Tidings' Nov 20, 2008
" The musical sensation by Stuart Ross features a '50s vocal group that's killed en route to its first big show, ironically by a bus of giggling girls headed to see the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show. " Just as video killed the radio star, the Fab Four ushered in a new rock landscape that effectively ended the do-wop era of the Four Lads, Four Freshmen, Four Aces and more. "It's a type of sound that really died off when rock and roll became popular," said Ken Falkenhagen, the Riverside Inn's... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Wobbler you can't tie down Nov 19, 2008
Since the early 1950s, he has managed to work with some of the best and greatest, hosted the BBC's highest rating art programs ever (Rolf on Art), worked with Woody Allen and Tony Hancock among many, had the Beatles singing Time Me Kangaroo Down Sport, painted the Queen and even rocked the socks off a new generation, reinventing cool and singing Stairway to Heaven. At the wild Glastonbury festival, he had 80,000 chanting his name and was voted most popular entertainer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Beyoncé: Worker B Nov 19, 2008
"That's why this is a double-album. One side has songs that are more mainstream and another has my more traditional Rs for my fans who've been there the whole time. Some of it sounds like Barbra Streisand, Karen Carpenter and the Beatles around the 1970s.". The singer worked with everyone from the Neptunes to Danjahandz and after recording around 75 tracks, she chose 16. (Billboard.com)
'Lost' Beatle song coming? Nov 19, 2008
"So that's what we did and then put a bit of echo on it... I like it because it's the Beatles free, doing off piste." ... Its release would show fans that the Beatles were working on "really avant garde stuff" as well as more conventional pop tunes, McCartney said. (iAfrica.com)
Buzz Briefs: Heather Locklear, Miley Cyrus Nov 18, 2008
"I like it because it's The Beatles free, going off piste," he told the BBC in a radio interview to be broadcast Thursday ... He said he had wanted to include the track on the Beatles' "Anthology" compilation, but was vetoed by his bandmates. (CBS News)
Hit & Run: Lost in music Nov 18, 2008
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Girl Talk is a mash hit with fans Nov 18, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Introducing 'David Cook' on his first album Nov 18, 2008
He also embarked on his post-Idol career with enviable chart credentials posted the week after the finale, when he landed 11 songs on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the most since The Beatles nailed 14 in 1964. Though determined to dictate the shape of his album, Cook also found himself starstruck by collaborators. (USA Today -- Life)
McCartney Seeks Release Of Beatles Jam Nov 18, 2008
McCartney told BBC Radio 4 of "Carnival of Light," a 14-minute piece recorded in early 1967, "the time has come for it to get its moment" and that it shows the Beatles "going off piste." ... McCartney tried to include it on the Beatles' "Anthology" in the late '90s but was vetoed by Harrison. (Billboard.com)
