by Karen Faughey, Evening Gazette
MUSIC was definitely in the air when a Beatles tribute band took to the rooftops of Middlesbrough to re-create the fab four’s legendary London gig.
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Archive for February 3rd, 2008
Beatle Maniacs perform on Teesside rooftop
February 3rd, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in NewsMiami indie label plans to release unheard Beatles live album
February 3rd, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in NewsBy: Carla Kerstens // Contributing EDGE Writer and Nick Maslow // Of The Staff
After more than four decades, an unheard recording of The Beatles has resurfaced, oddly enough, right here in the Sunshine State.
Recorded in 1962 at the Star Club in Germany, the album features the band playing with Ringo Starr for the first time because drummer Pete Best, who preceded Starr, was unable to perform that night.
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Memorial to gay Beatles manager gains support
February 3rd, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in News
PinkNews.co.uk staff writerLGBT activists in Liverpool have begun a campaign to honour one of the city’s most prominent gay residents.
Brian Epstein was one of the most influential figures in the ‘Mersey Beat’ movement in the early 1960s.
As well as managing The Beatles until his death in 1967, he launched the careers of Cilla Black and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
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Beatles-themed ‘Hard Days Night’ hotel opens in Liverpool
February 3rd, 2008 by admin | No Comments | Filed in News
By JILL LAWLESS – Associated Press Writer
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) – What could be better after a hard day’s sightseeing
Visitors to Liverpool, birthplace of the Beatles, can rest their heads in the Lennon or McCartney suites at the Hard Days Night Hotel, a Fab Four-themed hostelry that opened Friday.
More than 45 years after John, Paul, George and Ringo emerged from Liverpool’s tiny, sweaty clubs to conquer the world, the Beatles industry is key to this battered-but-proud city’s attempt to transform itself from fading commercial hub to thriving cultural hotbed.
The 110-room Hard Days Night Hotel hopes to be its newest attraction. (more…)
Statue to honour Beatles legend Brian Epstein
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by Ben Schofield, Liverpool Daily Post
THE legendary manager of The Beatles is to be honoured with a statue.
Brian Epstein discovered the band and guided them to global fame, while also managing Cilla Black, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer, and others.
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