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9/1/2010
The Return to play Beatles Fest West 2010 in October!
If you're up for a weekend full of Beatles' music and a celebration of John Lennon's 70th birthday, you will not want to miss Beatles Fest West 2010! We'll be heading to San Francisco, CA to play in this year's event. The second annual event lasts from October 8th to 10th. The Return will be performing two nights at the festival, which includes a handful of various Beatles tribute acts and Beatles' influenced bands. You can find complete information at http://beatlesfestwest.com. It would certainly be great to see you there!
Also, for latest updates on our performances at Beatles Fest West and any upcoming performances, check out our new blog site, TheReturnBlog.com. You'll be able to check out our latest news, comment on any past or future shows, or just say hello to us and our other fans. It's a great way to be a closer part of The Return community. Please stop on by and give us a shout: http://www.TheReturnBlog.com. Talk to you soon!
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9/1/2010
Q & A with Gerry Marsden
Every lead singer in a band had his own vocal sound. John Lennon didn't sound like Paul McCartney, George didn't sound like John, I didn't sound like John, George or Paul. I think that was the beauty, but, although we didn't sound the same, we still sounded the same, if you know what I mean. The sound was different than we'd heard before, the Liverpool twang.
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8/31/2010
Chart Watch Extra: Was it John or Paul?
Was Paul McCartney or John Lennon the real driving force behind the Beatles? Rolling Stone's The Beatles' 100 Greatest Songs list doesn't answer the question (nothing ever will), but it sheds some light on it. Of the 100 songs, 40 were written by Lennon, 35 by McCartney and 17 by the two men working together.
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8/30/2010
Lennon's toilet sells for $14,740 at UK auction
A toilet that belonged to John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said. Anne-Marie Trace, who works at the Beatles Shop in Liverpool which organized the sale, said, "I think it's the most unusual item we've ever had in our auction."
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8/25/2010
Mojo to offer limited edition magazine with vinyl Beatles LP
Mojo is releasing 10,000 copies of a limited edition magazine, which includes a vinyl LP featuring cover versions of Beatles' songs. The release will coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' final album and will also include an interview with Paul McCartney. It will be available on August 26 from selected UK record shops.
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8/25/2010
http://egpnews.com/?p=20096
Thirty years ago this month, John Lennon left Newport on a small boat headed for Bermuda. He hoped the voyage would unlock his writer's block. But the small vessel was clobbered by waves and gale force winds while Lennon clung terrified to the wheel for dear life. John said that the trip was one of the most important events of his life.
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8/25/2010
Beatles tribute fever invades Santa Monica
The spirit of Beatles-mania will invade the Santa Monica Pier in the form of Tribute to the Beatles 2010, starting Thursday, Aug 26, until Saturday, Aug. 28. With the exception of the "Ticket to Ride" musical on the last night at Barnum Hall, this three-day Beatles party will be free and open-to-the public.
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8/20/2010
All You Need Is Klaus this weekend on the Smithsonian Channel
This August, Smithsonian Channel presents "All You Need Is Klaus", a journey into the incredible life of Klaus Voormann. Voormann is best known for his association with the most popular and most influential band in rock ‘n roll history, The Beatles and features Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Carly Simon.
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8/20/2010
Unpublished Beatles pictures to go on display after 50 years
Unpublished Beatles photographs which have been stored in an attic for nearly 50 years will go on display next week. The 38 black-and-white images were taken by Paul Berriff, who found the negatives in his loft. He took the photos as a 16-year-old newspaper editorial assistant given unlimited access to the relatively little-known band in 1963.
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8/14/2010
McCartney's '(I Want To) Come Home' nominated for World Soundtrack Award
Paul McCartney's "(I Want To) Come Home," which he wrote and performed in the Robert DeNiro film "Everybody's Fine," has been nominated as "Best Original Song Written Directly For a Film" by the World Soundtrack Academy in its 2010 World Soundtrack Awards.
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8/12/2010
Beatles Red and Blue albums to be remastered in October
Apple Corps will reissue remastered versions of the Red (1962-1966) and Blue (1967-1970) albums in October. The albums, originally released in 1973, will both be 2 CD packages with an expanded booklet featuring the original liner notes, rare photos and newly written essays. EMI will release the albums on October 15.
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8/11/2010
How Laurence Juber joined Paul McCartney's other band
Most famous for playing lead guitar in Wings from 1978 to 1981, Laurence Juber has since had a distinguished career as a solo fingerstyle guitarist. The two-time Grammy award-winning artist has developed a reputation as a world-class guitar virtuoso solo artist, composer and arranger, and released 15 critically acclaimed solo albums since Wings.
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8/7/2010
Yoko Ono: 'Don't Hold Your Breath' for Beatles on iTunes
Don't hold your breath waiting for Beatles songs to go on sale at iTunes or other online retailers, Yoko Ono said on Thursday. "Steve Jobs has his own idea and he's a brilliant guy," Ono, the 77-year-old widow of John Lennon, told Reuters. "There's just an element that we're not very happy about, as people. We are holding out."
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8/5/2010
Lennon film to goes to PBS and DVD in November
The BBC production of Lennon Naked, an inside look at seven years in the life of John Lennon, will arrive on DVD just two days after TV premiere on on PBS. Warner Home Video and the BBC will be getting together for United States distribution on the DVD, due to arrive on November 23.
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8/5/2010
Hotel chain invites you to rock with the Beatles
MTV Games and Desires Hotels will give you a 10% discount and a free The Beatles: Rock Band music video game when you book a minimum two night stay at any of their hotels. When you book a suite for three nights, you'll receive the 10% discount plus a free The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle.
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8/4/2010
Ultimate Beatles fan? You could buy the Cavern stage
Beates fans will soon be able to get their hands on a piece of the famous stage which helped the musicians launch their career. A wooden segment from the platform at Liverpool's famous Cavern Club, where the Fab Four was first spotted by Brian Epstein in 1961, will go under the hammer later this year.
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8/4/2010
Photos of legendary South Wales Beatles gig up for auction
When The Beatles came to Abergavenny on June 22, 1963, it was a moment that put the South Wales town on the map. Abergavenny had never seen anything like it, with John Lennon arriving at the gig in a specially chartered helicopter. Now images from the town hall gig, thought to be previously unpublished, are to go up for auction.
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8/4/2010
Unseen Beatles pictures fetch more than $20,000
Unseen photographs of The Beatles and other memorabilia, which had been estimated to sell for about £5,000, have sold for more than £13,000 at auction. Sue Baker, from Reading, took the pictures in the 1960s after finding the homes of the Fab Four. The photo album was sold to an American bidder.
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