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Month: April 2020

‘Never before seen’ Doctor Who script features run-in with The Beatles

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The Doctor has a brief encounter with The Beatles in a “never before seen” Doctor Who script, penned by writer Neil Gaiman. The author and screenwriter, 59, shared what he

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Beatles-themed music and light show to launch from Empire State Building this weekend

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NEW YORK, Apr 10 — The Empire State Building is putting on a Beatles-themed music and light show over the long weekend, because even throughout a pandemic, New York really

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The Beatles’ handwritten Hey Jude lyrics sell for $910,000 at auction

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Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles’ hit song Hey Jude has sold for $910,000, nine times its original estimate, auction house Julien’s Auctions said. A vintage bass drumhead with

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The Beatles: Quarrymen photo emerges on Fab Four split anniversary

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A rare photograph of the trio who evolved into the Beatles has emerged. The previously-unpublished photo of The Quarrymen shows Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison a year before

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Why The Beatles split: The true story of the break-up of the biggest band ever

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Paul McCartney’s 1970 press release was the end for the Fab Four, but it had been coming for years, and by the time Yoko Ono was answering for John Lennon

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A Meeting with Half of ‘Grapefruit’.

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By Richard Porter From the London Beatles Fanclub magazine. [Blogger’s note – From 1988 to 1998 I was the founder, and President of the London Beatles Fanclub, and the editor

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Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Elton John Set for ‘One World’ COVID-19 Charity Special

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Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Elton John and more will participate in a COVID-19 charity special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization: One World: Together at Home, set to air on TV and livestream online April

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Jenny Boyd on life with the Beatles and Fleetwood Mac

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SHE was the original rock chick, hanging out with the likes of The Beatles, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones, marrying Mick Fleetwood twice, experimenting with drugs and relishing the

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An Interview with Kenny Everett

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On the 25th anniversary of his passing, here is an interview I did with the great Kenny Everett. During my time as the President of the London Beatles Fanclub, and

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How the B-52’s’ ‘Rock Lobster’ Brought John Lennon Back to Music

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In the mid-to-late ’70s, John Lennon wasn’t playing music. He wasn’t thinking much about music. He was trying to be a good father to son Sean. He’d lost interest in trying to

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