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Joe Walsh 'Cooking Up Something' With Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr + More

Billy Dukes — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:45:49 +0000

It’s not clear what Joe Walsh is working on exactly, but the lineup he’s assembled is certainly intriguing. The Eagles guitarist teased fans with a photo that indicates something very cool will be coming soon. “Cooking up something here at Capitol Records,” Walsh said on Facebook on Friday (March 8). “I think you’ll like it.” [...]

Ringo Starr to Appear on New 'Powerpuff Girls' Special

Dave Lifton — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:20:16 +0000

Few things seemed more incongruous on children's television in 1989 than Ringo Starr's time on PBS' show, 'Shining Time Station' (apart, of course, from when George Carlin took over for Ringo a year later). Starr is about to make the year spent as 'Mr. Conductor' look perfectly normal later this year when he lends his talents to a Cartoon Network special of 'The Powerpuff Girls.'

"New" Beatles Single Released Today

Jenna — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:11:52 +0000

If you’re a Beatles fan like me, you’re likely loving all of the “new” releases and reissues that are coming out and there’s one more single that’s dropping today. I can’t believe it’s been 50 years, but the 50th anniversary version of Love Me Do is being released today with the B side being a [...]

Roll Up For A Restored and Remastered Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour DVD/Blu-ray on October 9th

Sloan — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:26:21 +0000

In 1967, in the wake of the Sgt. Pepper’s album, The Beatles devised, wrote and directed their third film, Magical Mystery Tour. It never saw the light of day in the US and was broadcast only once on British TV. Now, Apple Films have worked their own magic on this quirky masterpiece.

Remastered Beatles Catalog to be Rereleased Again

Jenna — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:46:40 +0000

The remastered Beatles catalog is coming to fans in a big, big way. I mean. This is going to be huge. Fans, mark your calendars because the Beatles catalog is going to be re-released again, but fans are going to be able to have it in a way they’ve never had it before. The catalog [...]

George Harrison Documentary Wins Emmy

Jenna — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:21:55 +0000

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held over the weekend and George Harrison’s documentary went home a winner. The George Harrison documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World already has several awards to its name, and over the weekend, the Martin Scorsese project scored two more. At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards held ahead of [...]

Beatles Record Player Sells For Over $1500 At Auction

Karen 'Gilly' Laney — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:09:28 +0000

A 1964 Beatles record player just sold on eBay for $1580.00 and it doesn’t even play records! That didn’t deter collectors in the slightest because the vintage turntable that listed for $9.99 found the high bidder spending the equivalent of what most folks might pay to own a high-definition sound system.

Early Recordings from Ringo Starr's Pre-Beatles Band Unearthed

Chad Childers — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:48:18 +0000

Before there were the Beatles, Richard Starkey was a group called Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. The drummer, who would go on to change his name to Ringo Starr, recorded with the band before joining the Fab Four, and now some of those early recordings have surfaced after more than 50 years.

Beatles Fans to Attempt New Guinness World Record in October

Jeff Giles — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:27:14 +0000

The Beatles already own at least a dozen Guinness World Records, including Most Recorded Song (‘Yesterday,’ natch), Most No. 1 Singles on the U.S. Chart (an even 20 between 1964-70), and Biggest All-Time Sales for a Band. And on Oct. 5, fans will gather in Liverpool to try and add one more record to the list.

Ringo Starr, Phil Collins Top List of World's Richest Drummers

Dave Lifton — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:10:35 +0000

Drummers are the Rodney Dangerfield of rock. From jokes like, “What did the drummer get on his IQ test?” (answer: drool) to the mock tragedies that befell Spinal Tap’s myriad timekeepers, drummers get no respect. However, a new list shows that many of them are laughing all the way to the bank. Celebrity Net Worth [...]

John Lennon's Killer, Mark David Chapman, Denied Parole

Billy Dukes — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:36:31 +0000

For the seventh time since being convicted of killing John Lennon, Mark David Chapman has been denied parole. The New York Department of Corrections announced the ruling this morning, meaning the man who shot the Beatle on December 8, 1980 will serve at least two more years in jail.

Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour Revisited' to Screen in U.K. Theaters This October

Chad Childers — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:24:42 +0000

The British Film Institute has announced that they’ll screen the Beatles classic ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ with a new behind-the-scenes BBC TV ‘Arena’ series feature titled ‘Magical Mystery Tour Revisited.’ The Examiner reports that the event comes Oct. 2, a week before the rumored release of a Blu-Ray and restored DVD surrounding the film.

Beatles, Rolling Stones, Doors + CCR Feature in 'Ed Sullivan's Top Performers' Special

Chad Childers — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:26:05 +0000

If you’re looking for a reason to stay in tonight, PBS has it as their ‘My Music’ series served up ‘Ed Sullivan’s Top Performers.’ The special, airing on PBS stations across the country, takes a look back at the longtime variety show host’s top music acts. The Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Doors, Creedence Clearwater [...]

New Beatles Compilation Headed for iTunes

Jenna — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:47:30 +0000

When the Beatles catalog went up on iTunes, I thought, “This will never last. The vinyl generation would never let this happen.” I guess I was wrong because a new Beatles vinyl compilation is headed for iTunes. The new 14 song compilation called Tomorrow Never Knows follows the Fab Four’s entire career. It highlights some [...]

Lost Beatles Concert Film Screening Postponed

Jenna — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:21:58 +0000

Fans who were hoping to see the “lost” Beatles concert on the big screen tonight are out of luck. The very first concert that The Beatles ever performed in the U.S. has been put in its entirety into a new documentary. The Beatles: The Lost Concert follows Beatlemania with interviews from the people responsible for [...]

Yellow Submarine Sets Sail Into Theaters

Jenna — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:53:40 +0000

The beloved tale of Pepperland and the Blue Meanies will surface this month in theaters prior to dry docking in my DVD player. Yes! It’s true! As Sloan first reported a couple of months ago, Yellow Submarine is in theaters for a very limited run prior to its release on DVD. The film has been [...]

George Harrison Documentary Released Today [VIDEO]

Jenna — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:38:04 +0000

The documentary will follow the life and times of ‘The Quiet Beatle” and it’s directed by a big name in Hollywood, but is it worth watching? The Martin Scorsese project George Harrison: Living in the Material World takes viewers from George Harrison’s childhood in Liverpool, England to his meteoric rise to fame with The Beatles [...]

The Beatles' First U.S. Concert Getting Big Screen Treatment

Jenna — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:04:48 +0000

The very first concert that The Beatles ever performed in the U.S. is going to be put in its entirety into a new documentary. Who has two thumbs and is over the moon about it? This girl. The Beatles: The Lost Concert is a documentary that follows Beatlemania with interviews from the people responsible for [...]

The Beatles' Yellow Submarine Film Restored for May Release on DVD and Blu-Ray

Sloan — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:06:51 +0000

The classic Beatles's film has been hand-restored, frame by frame for release as DVD and Blu-Ray.

Ringo Starr Announces 2012 U.S. Tour

Dave Swanson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:06 +0000

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band will once again be hitting the road for a run of shows this summer. The tour kicks off June 14 in Niagara Falls and wraps up July 21 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. This will be the twelfth incarnation of Ringo’s cast of characters known as the “All Starr Band,” the idea of which, according to Ringo, is that “everybody on stage is a star in their own right.”