Southampton – Paul McCartney will once again make history as he performs the first concert at the new Citi Field in New York City. McCartney’s performance kicks-off a year that is jammed with exciting Beatles releases, including The Beatles Rock Band video game and the entire Beatles remastered C.D. catalog. 92.9 and 96.9 EHM celebrates the legacy of the Fab Four by hosting “Revolution” a fine art show featuring rare artwork created by John Lennon, McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as famous Beatles photographs, album cover lithographs and one-of-a-kind Beatles animation on Thursday, July 9 through Sunday, July 12, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Duck Walk Vineyards, 231 Montauk Highway (Route 27) in Southampton, and Wednesday, July 15 through Sunday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Duck Walk Vineyards, 44535 Main Road in Southold. Admission to the shows are free and all works are available to purchase.

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FROM MTV NEWS: After a huge showing at E3, “The Beatles: Rock Band” came to MTV”s headquarters in Times Square, letting employees check out the hotly anticipated rhythm game first-hand. John Drake, a spokesman for Harmonix (the developer behind “Rock Band”) was on-hand to share the goods on the game.
“The Beatles: Rock Band” has 45 songs from the Beatles catalog and lets you enjoy all the great “Rock Band” gameplay you”ve come to love from “Rock Band” and “Rock Band 2,” with the great songs of the Beatles,” Drake said. “We”ve also added three-part vocal harmony and some really, really amazing visuals.”

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Beatles 2009 Remasters – Box Set Pre-Order Links and Prices: As of yesterday, pre-order links and prices for the mono and stereo box sets have appeared among various vendors. At this early date, prices for the stereo set average $220 – $250 US, with prices for the mono set being somewhat higher, at $250 – $280 US. As September 9th approaches, competitive factors will, no doubt, cause price fluctuations among online retailers and ‘brick and mortar’ stores.

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