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“Good Ol’ Freda”, the documentary about Freda Kelly--the Beatles’ former fan club president--will be presented by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 11th, as part of the Cleveland International Film Festival.
The film will be screened three times during the Cleveland International Film Festival at 7:20 p.m. April 11 (the gala) and also 7:45 p.m. April 12 and 12:20 p.m. April 13.
It was previously announced that the film will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival on March 9th.
Think of Abbey Road and chances are you’ll picture The Beatles walking across that iconic zebra crossing for the cover of their Abbey Road album. To many, the crossing is Abbey Road. But the world-famous recording studios after which the album was named is actually just a little further down the road from the famous photo op, and this month it will open its doors for a series of talks that reveal the magical musical mastery that has taken place there over the years.
Filling music fans in on the secrets of the studio is Brian Kehew – record producer, engineer, musician and author of one of the most comprehensive books on The Beatles’ time at the studio.
“I still remember my first time visiting,” he tells Scout London. “It was very significant for me, it was like coming home to Mecca. It felt like you were entering a very holy or special room. Man details
Photographs from The Beatles' record-breaking Shea Stadium show are to go under the hammer this month to mark 50 years since the band released their debut album.
The 61 pictures, taken by amateur photographer Marc Weinstein, are expected to fetch £15,000 at the sale at Omega Auctions in Stockport on March 22.
The black and white shots capture the Liverpudlian four-piece at the peak of Beatlemania as they began a US tour.
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A doodle drawn by Paul McCartney when he was a teenager has fetched £3,764 –or $5,650 US--at auction.
The pencil sketch, from Paul’s days as a student at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, shows multiple faces with different expressions on a single sheet of paper.
While he was not an art student like his future bandmates John Lennon and Stu Sutcliffe, Paul won a prize at the age of 14 for a drawing he did of St Aidan's church on the housing estate where he lived.
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In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, singer Morrisey said his fellow animal advocate, Paul McCartney, should reject his ties with Britain's royals because of their treatment of animals--and Ireland.
Said Morrisey: 'I was amused to hear that Sir Paul McCartload...works tirelessly for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals [PETA], but he also loves the British royals, whose treatment of animals is abysmal. The Queen herself wears enough fur to blanket most of Russia. He also once sang “Give Ireland back to the Irish,” which was directed at the Queen. Well, she refused, and she still refuses, yet Sir Paul gives her the thumbs up! If he cared passionately about animals, he'd return his knighthood. He doesn't need the Queen's approval. He's given more pleasure to people worldwide than she could ever dream of.'
When asked by a Brazilian fan what he would do if he had a time machine, Paul McCartney said: ‘Go back and spend time with my mum.’ He added: ‘At night when she came home, she would cook, so we didn’t have a lot of time with each other. But she was just a very comforting presence in my life.’
The question was picked from more than 10,000 submitted to his website in a new monthly feature, “You Gave Me the Answer”.
Sir Paul’s mother, Mary, was a midwife. She died at age 47 from an embolism, following surgery to treat breast cancer. Paul was 14.
AXS-TV has a new live series starting March 4th called "The World's Greatest Tribute Bands".
It's no shock to us here at Beatles Radio that Britain's finest are being honored in the very first episode, with a tribute to the Beatles. Watch it live on AXS-TV at 11 PM Eastern/8 Pacific on Monday, March 4th, or be therein person for the free concert and live TV broadcast at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles.
Future episodes will showcase tributes to the Rolling Stones, the Doors, Fleetwood Mac and Journey. For free tickets, go to EVENTBRITE.COM, and if you're on Twitter, follow @AXSTV for more details.
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Yoko Ono is being honored by the Philippine government after sending $10,000 to help fund relief and rehabilitation efforts for thousands of families displaced by Typhoon Pablo.
Rep. Winston Castelo expressed the gratitude of the House of Representatives to Yoko for her grant and for her “noble projects” in the Philippines.
“This Resolution is a token of the Philippine government’s appreciation for the supreme acts of charity and generosity that Ms. Ono has done and continues to do in furtherance of the welfare of schoolchildren, disaster victims and those similarly marginalized in our body polity,” Castelo said.
“She learned about the disastrous effects of Pablo…following a personal visit she made to the official residence of the Philippine Ambassador to Japan,” Castelo added. “This is not to mention her other contribution in the wake of Tropical storm “Ondoy” in 2009.”
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Paul McCartney is again lending his talents to support the charity, “War Child”--which for twenty years has assisted children affected by war by providing medical care, creating safe spaces and rebuilding schools.
Paul appears on the album twice: first as part of the Smokin’ Mojo Filters with Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Steve Cradock, Steve White and Carleen Anderson performing ‘Come Together’ from the ifirst War Child album , ‘Help’. Paul’s second track included on 'War Child 20: Best Of' is ‘Calico Skies’ which originally appeared on the charity’s follow up album ‘Hope’.
The London club where Paul and Linda McCartney met—and a favorite 60’s hangout for the other Beatles, too—will reopen.
"It was like a social club for The Beatles, they would come down after working in the studio," says Giovanni Baldino, who has worked for over a year to restore the Bag O'Nails in Carnaby Street. "We've kept the same styles and layout. The stage is original, we haven't touched that. If you close your eyes, you can imagine Paul McCartney was sitting there."
The Bag O’Nails will reopen officially in April, with a “soft relaunch” during March.
The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts--Paul McCartney’s “Fame School” created in the building where he and George Harrison were students together—is getting a sister school in Spain.
According to the Liverpool Echo, the Institute of the Arts Barcelona (IAB), just like its Liverpool counterpart, will offer training in various performing arts disciplines at foundation, degree and post-graduate levels.
IAB was founded by former LIPA head of higher education Giles Auckland-Lewis, and will enroll its first students this September.
Mark Featherstone-Witty, LIPA’s founding principal and chief executive officer, said: “We’re absolutely delighted someone has embraced our philosophy and is starting another performing arts higher education institution – the right way."
Paul McCartney will headline the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival this June in Manchester, Tennessee. The lineup also includes Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, R. Kelly, Wilco, Bjork, Pretty Lights, the Lumineers, Wu-Tang Clan, ZZ Top, Billy Idol, Nas, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, Dwight Yoakam and Gov’t Mule, among others.
The festival was started back in 2002. This year’s shows will be held June 13th-16th. Three-day Bonnaroo passes go on sale Feb. 23.
Traffic police in Calcutta are making their point to India’s pedestrians by using the Beatles’ famous Abbey Road cover as an example of using crosswalks.
According to officials quoted by the Telegraph, senior officers brainstormed the idea. Said one: “We toyed with ideas ranging from Shakira to Gangnam Style, keeping the youth in mind. We finally chose The Beatles because of their timeless appeal and the photograph, which fits the bill.”
“The Beatles touched thousands of lives with their music and we are simply trying to use their universal appeal to save lives,” said Supratim Sarkar, the joint commissioner of police (traffic).
Tony Sheridan, the English singer and guitarist for whom the Beatles served as backup band in their first recordings, died February 16th at age 72.
Sheridan met John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best in Hamburg's red-light district in the early 1960s. The Beatles eventually served as Sheridan's backing band at the Top Ten Club and cut their earliest recordings accompanying him as the Beat Brothers on recordings of "My Bonnie" and "When the Saints Go Marching In."
In addition to his connection to the Beatles, Sheridan is credited with being the first British musician to play the electric guitar on television, and went on tour with Chubby Checker, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.
A letter written by John Lennon’s Aunt Mimi sent to a teenage Beatles fan nearly 50 years ago is going up for auction. The letter was sent in 1964 from Mendips, the house where John spent most of his childhood.
The Liverpool Echo reports that the letter in question was written to 14-year-old Susan Mottram of Newcastle, Staffordshire. While undated it is complete with addressed envelope stamped for Woolton, Liverpool, on April 24, 1964.