Archive for October, 2008

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Beatles krijgen eigen game, maar niet voor Rock Band

Bron: De Telegraaf

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Friday, October 31st, 2008

Yoko Ono Wish Trees to remain in Arlington Garden

Visitors have been writing their wishes on pieces of paper and hanging them on the tree branches
Photo by MIGUEL ANGEL VALERO
Yoko Ono pens a wish near one of the Wish Trees at an unspecified location.
Arlington Garden in Pasadena will be the new home for the 21 crape myrtle trees that have formed an integral […]

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Friday, October 31st, 2008

The Beatles inspireren nieuwe muziek videogame

Bron: Dutchcowboys.nl

De muziek en fenomenale cultuurgoed van The Beatles staan klaar om de wereld te doen schudden in de vorm van een nieuw videospel. Dit concept is tot stand gekomen door een exclusief partnerschap tussen Apple Corps Ltd, Harmonix en MTV Games, een onderdeel van Viacom’s MTV Networks.

De samenwerking vormt het eerste akkoord van Apple […]

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Friday, October 31st, 2008

Beatles Game

Toen de eerste details naar buiten kwamen over een samenwerking tussen Apple Corps (beheerder van The Beatles-licentie) enerzijds en MTV en Harmonix anderzijds, ging iedereen ervan uit dat het een speciale editie voor Rock Band zou worden, maar men is heel wat anders van plan. The Beatles krijgen een geheel eigen videogame.

“Het op een […]

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Thursday, October 30th, 2008

New Los Angeles jury hears arguments in Spector murder retrial

Reuters Photo: Music producer Phil Spector is seen during his murder trial at the Los Angeles Superior…
By Linda Deutsch, The Associated Press
A prosecutor has portrayed eccentric musical genius Phil Spector as a man who repeatedly threatened women with guns and could become sinister, violent and deadly when he was drunk.

The opening statement by […]

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Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Hard Rock International Annouces the Ïmagine There’s N o Hunger Campaign

Hard Rock International Announces the ‘Imagine There’s No Hunger’ Campaign to Raise Awareness and Funding for WHY in its Fight Against Hunger and Poverty

Campaign Features SERVE3 - A Limited-Edition Benefit CD with Tracks from John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Joss Stone, My Morning Jacket and More Hard Rock International and WHY Partner with The Orchard […]

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Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Beatles foto’s uit een kippenschuur

(De Stentor.nl)
door Heleen Geilenkirchen
Hij tourde twee en een half jaar rond met The Beatles, fotografeerde grootheden als Salvador Dali en Mick Jagger en versloeg oorlogen in Cambodja en Vietnam. Fotograaf Robert Whitaker is in zijn leven al op heel wat bijzondere plekken geweest. Dit weekend is hij voor het eerst in Zwolle waar hij […]

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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Thumbs up or thumbs down: The Beatles

Posted by John Sinkevics | The Grand Rapids Press

“All Together Now” DVD
Thumbs down: This DVD documentary released by EMI Music last week recounts how the surviving Beatles (Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, plus Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono), producers George and Giles Martin, and Cirque du Soleil worked together (sort of) to assemble the […]

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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

‘The Best of Bond… James Bond’ CD Collection Released

23 tracks on updated CD / CD+DVD collection, plus a bonus previously unreleased track
Written by Devin Zydel
The ‘Best of Bond… James Bond’ CD collection of 007 title themes is released today just in time to mark the forthcoming debut of Quantum of Solace in theatres.

Bond fans have the option of choosing between the regular CD […]

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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

John Lennon Is `Sadist,’ Doting Dad With Oedipal Urges in Bio

Review by Mark Beech
If only John Lennon had gone out to eat after what would become his last studio session.

It was 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, 1980, and Lennon had rejected Yoko Ono’s suggestion that they should stop for a bite at the Stage Deli. He wanted to head home to see their 5-year-old son […]

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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Rare Beatles film up for auction

View the fim on the Cameo auction website
http://www.cameo-auctioneers.co.uk/041108/
Unseen footage of The Beatles’ American tour in 1964 is up for auction with a guide price of £4000-£6000.

It was taken unofficially by a youngster at an unscheduled gig in Kansas City, and lay forgotten in a drawer at his parents’ home for decades.
He explained: “We cleared out […]

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