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Teenybopper caprices … Beatles fans in Sydney in June 1964
A firecracker on stage changed the Beatles’ minds about touring, writes Colin Fleming.
In the summer of 1966, the Beatles had just recorded Revolver, rock’s first full-on foray into what a band could pull off in the studio. But they were still every bit a live, coming-to-your-town touring band when they trekked off for world tour No.3.
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The Abbey Road Band, a Beatles tribute band, will be performing Saturday night at Lake Region State College. The band was recently added to the line-up of performers that will help Devils Lake celebrate its 125th birthday this weekend.
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The author of an exhaustive new Phil Spector biography dishes on the reclusive record producer’s life and murder trial.
By Brian Braiker | Newsweek Web
Two days after the publication of the first extensive interview with Phil Spector in more than 25 years, the reclusive record producer was arrested for the fatal shooting of 40-year-old B-movie actress Lana Clarkson. Mick Brown, who wrote the profile for the Britain’s Daily Telegraph, had a fleeting terror: what if Spector hated the piece and took murderous revenge on the first person he found? Like Spector himself, the real story would prove much more complicated and terribly fascinating.
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A Box Of Wonders From Lennon’s Solo Years
THIRTY YEARS LATER, RINGO WOULD say he thought John was cracking up, right there in the middle of Shea Stadium. It was August 1965. There was the usual white noise from the stands–56,000 fans screaming in unison–and Lennon seemed convinced no one could hear a thing. Onstage, he cavorted with a deranged glee, announcing songs in gibberish and gesturing theatrically to the heavens. While Paul McCartney sang “I’m Down,” Lennon played an organ with his elbows. Years later, fans were surprised when Lennon, as a solo artist, embraced the avant-garde. But think about Shea Stadium. A pop star speaking gibberish to an audience that can’t hear him anyway: if that’s not performance art, what is?
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