Beatles to Be a Part of This Season’s Idol

My wife knows my disdain for American Idol.  I know, I know….these people are very talented, and some truly can sing with the best of them.  I just must stand my ground and stick with my point about the show.  It is karaoke on speed.
I don’t like karaoke even when it’s good.  I’d rather see [...]

John Lennon gets his own Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

Well folks I’ve seen it all now.  First, we had John Lennon Converse sneakers, but now there’s this.   I guess the folks over at Ben & Jerry’s are taking John’s comments about selling peace like a product to heart.  They are imagining peace through an ice cream flavor.  We all scream for ice cream. 
I like the idea of [...]

Martin Apologizes To Replaced Beatles Drummer

 
The topic of the sacking of Pete Best has always been a touchy subject.  Obviously, no one really like to talk about.  It’s sensitive, and uneasy.  It is clouded in mystery as well.  There really is no clear answer as to why Pete Best was fired.  There has never been definitive closure on the topic.  No [...]

Journalist Bill DeYoung talks to Yoko Ono about the remastered Beatles catalog project and the “Let It Be” DVD

There is little news in this interview.  Yoko is a little cryptic, and having a little fun with this interviewer.  She states so much in this little Q & A without stating much.

At least things are moving along in The Beatle camp.  It seems that they are making it up as they go along.  When things are ready, the [...]

Paul McCartney Starts Work On New Album

I didn’t forsee a new McCartney album happening for a long while. I surely thought that a tour would commence, then Paul and the boys would hit the studio to hammer out a new album.  I guess I got that one totally wrong.  We could get a new McCartney album sooner than we thought.

No, Paul is not resting on [...]

A Beatle’s Haunt, Cafe La Fortuna, to Close Its Doors

 I am thoroughly bummed by this news.  It seems a Beatle (Lennon) landmark is closing its doors in the near future.  I am so bummed.  I was planning on visiting N.Y. in the fall.  I had visions of taking my obligatory photos of the Dakota, and then spend a good part of the afternoon in [...]

Teen’s interview with John Lennon yields Oscar nod + VIDEO trailer

I wasn’t going to watch the Oscars this weekend, but I think I may change my tune.  It seems a personal Lennon encounter has inspired a creative short animated film, and it’s getting true Oscar buzz. 

In no way is this a tradition film.  I like to think of it as an innovative animated conversation between a fan/child/reporter [...]

Sir Paul picks up special Brit award in London..and rocks with 5 song set + tons of VIDEO

Receiving awards must never get old.  And Paul certainly has his share of them.  While, we did not get to see him at the Grammy Awards like his buddy Ringo, he did make a grand, brief,  speech and headlining performance at this year’s Brit Awards.  Paul was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award this [...]

Yoko posts birthday myspace message.

Yoko Ono did celebrate her 75th birthday by dancing the night away at her own swanky party thrown by her son Sean.  NME music website reports, that there were star-studded performances by that artsy rock crowd that Yoko like to call friends. 

It seems though that we get a present on her birthday.  Yoko has posted [...]

Fuego Entertainment Commencing Digital Re-Mastering of the Historic Lost Beatles Tapes, “Jamming with Beatles and Friends, Star Club, Hamburg, 1962″

This press release is a bit of old news on the Fab Four release front, but it’s good to see CNN getting in on the action.  If you haven’t heard, the Star Club tapes are being remastered and re-released again.  It looks like there is some additional unheard things here, and it all looks to be in [...]