Archive for August, 2007
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Just don’t mention the Four
“He’s on the stairs,” calls a minder. “He’s on his way.”
But there is no royal entrance. Instead, a man in sunglasses lopes in with a wave and a “Hullo, everybody”. The voice is Liverpuddlian, laced with LA.
He wears jeans, a blue-and-white striped shirt and a crumpled jacket. At 67 he is trim and in good […]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
BOYD TOUCHED BY HARRISONS ACCEPTANCE OF CLAPTON MARRIAGE
Rock wife PATTIE BOYD was riddled with regret after ditching her first husband GEORGE HARRISON for his friend ERIC CLAPTON - but was touched when, years later, the former BEATLE told her she’d done the right thing.
Boyd married Clapton in 1979, two years after her divorce from Harrison, and admits she wasn’t sure she’d made […]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
The Muse Who Made the Guitars Gently Weep
Pattie Boyd’s new book could be the Beatle book of the year. It is being hyped-up like it is anyway.
You can end up in one of two different camps with this title. Neither one is wrong, they are just each different. To you, this book is Pattie’s way of finally cashing-in on her times as […]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
*- Badfinger Reissues -*
*The honor (and onus) of being “the next Beatles” has been bestowed upon many bands over the years. But out of all of them, only Badfinger was actually groomed by the Beatles.
Their hits (”Come And Get It,” No Matter What,” “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue”) were sparkling pop essentials steeped in the Beatle tradition […]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
*- The Beatles In Cleveland -*
A well documented and interesting account of the 1964 and 1966 Beatles concerts hosted in Cleveland. It has an interesting format that I enjoyed, filled with personal comments from people who were there and were part of “Beatlemania” in the early years.
Dave has a refreshing style of writing, his background in comedy shines through in […]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
*- The other cavern of the Beatles -*
*With a life-size sculptural group of the artists catches the eye: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star, in an atmosphere that seems they would join in with their voices and guitars to revive the excitement of their glorious days. A replica of the Cavern of Liverpool, where The Beatles began their brilliant […]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Birthday greetings from around the world on Liverpool’s 800th
by Liza Williams, Liverpool Daily Post
ON its 800th birthday Liverpool has received greetings from around the world as Liza Williams reports
FAMOUS names both homegrown and from around the globe have sent birthday greetings to Liverpool as the city celebrates the 800th anniversary of its royal charter today.
Her Majesty the Queen led the tributes as others […]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Seventies Hit-Makers Firefall Pay Homage To The Fab Four With Acoustic Tribute CD
Colorado - Jock Bartley and Steven Weinmeister, the lead vocalists of rock legends Firefall, perform all over the U.S. as Firefall Acoustic. They have recorded and released an exciting new CD, Colorado To Liverpool - A Tribute To The Beatles that features acoustic versions of eleven classic Beatles songs. This respectful, reverent and fun CD […]
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Pop Go The Beatles
my name is Woody Lifton and I am the creator of a radio show called “Pop Go The Beatles”. The show originally aired in Ft. Lauderdale Florida from 11/02- 4/03. 21 2-hour episodes were created and aired. The show is unique because we never play an album. we explore the creation of the Beatles music […]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Whoopi Goldberg interviews Paul for Premiere Radio Networks
Whoopi Goldberg will host Paul McCartney: Music and Conversation, a one-hour special that will air on radio stations nationwide from Aug. 27 - Sept. 5. Recently, McCartney celebrated the release of his 21st album, Memory Almost Full, with three surprise shows in London, New York and Los Angeles. His 90-minute set included songs from The […]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Punk-opera ‘LENNON IN THE REVOLUTIONS’ & TWO NEW VIDEOS
The Oz, from St. Petersburg Russia, is releasing officially in the U.S. a Punk-Opera cover album of John Lennon political & rare songs in the Fall of 2007. We encourage you to listen to a few songs at www.myspace.com/dotheozrussia (including versions of rare songs like ‘Now and then’ and ‘Serve yourself’) and enjoy 3 videos […]
