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Rooftop Beatles Concert thinks that McCartney’s remark about former president GW Bush was just plain mean, rude, arrogant, and stupid.  His explanation that Saturday Night Live also made fun of GWB is a cowardly excuse not to APOLOGIZE!  Lastly, he said he waited until the Bushes has already left the ceremony so to not to embarrass them! Ghastly!

Paul McCartney refuses to apologise for Bush gag
Daily News & Analysis
The Beatles legend poked fun at the ex-leader’s intellect as he became the first non-American to collect the Gershwin Prize for ‘Popular Song’ from Bush’s …
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Politico
The Beatles star not only refuses to apologize for the slam on 43 but says President Obama shouldn’t be blamed for Gulf oil spill cleanup problems. …
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My bizarre life with the Beatles, by sculptor who immortalised good, great and …
Daily Mail
The screaming teenagers were there that day in January 1964 to catch a glimpse of The Beatles; I was there to sculpt them. Halfway up the hotel staircase, …
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The Guardian (blog)

World Cup 2010: No place for self-doubt as England take on Germany
The Guardian (blog)
When the draw was made I saw a headline in the Sun: “England, Algeria, Slovenia, Yanks – EASY”, they said, “the best English group since the Beatles. …
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Nashville Scene

Beatles B-Sides Night at The 5 Spot
Nashville Scene
My roommate recently managed to procure all five discs of The Beatles Anthology, which we’ve been relentlessly poring over ever since. …
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The Guardian

Ian Brown: Soundtrack of my life
The Guardian
She gave me all her Beatles, Stones and Supremes singles and her Dansette when I was seven, but I didn’t know albums (or LPs as we called them then) existed …
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The Phoenix

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The Phoenix
By MARCO TRBOVICH | June 26, 2010 It seems but a moment ago that the sound of Dylan and Baez, the Beatles and the Stones reverberated through a world bent …
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HULL: A copy of The Beatles‘ first 45rpm single, Love Me Do signed by The Beatles when they came to Hull, was sold for a staggering £12500 at auction. …
See all stories on this topic Suicide by Cop – A phrase seldom heard
Family Badge
The 1976 death of Mal Evans, road manager, assistant, and a friend of The Beatles, who aimed an air gun at police and refused to put it down, was theorized …
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Ottawa Citizen
By Claire Brownell, The Ottawa Citizen June 26, 2010 Some people know hundreds of bird species, or the lyrics to every Beatles song, or every NHL goalie’s …
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New York Times

In Documentary, Wall of Sound Meets Wall of Law
New York Times
“The Top 3 for me were always Dylan, the Beatles and Phil Spector. I thought it would be difficult to get any of them, but that we’d never get Phil, …
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Toronto Sun
Highlights included the new song, Grey Skies, the jazz chestnut, Take the “A” Train, The Beatles‘ Two Of Us, and the Fitzgerald and Garland signature songs, …
See all stories on this topic Oasis may be headed for big screen
National
Following in the footsteps of The Beatles, The Monkees, Johnny Cash and even The Spice Girls, it looks like the erstwhile Britpop act, Oasis, may be heading …
See all stories on this topic Music Notes 6/25/2010
California Chronicle
USA Today reports that 13 minutes of unreleased footage of The Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” will be released on DVD on Sept. 7. …
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Mount Vernon News

Something for everyone at USA Days festival
Mount Vernon News
Then there are the Beatles. British Invasion consists of Evan Baisden, vocals; Paul Bailey, guitar and keyboard; Paul Meutesman, drums; Tony Burlingame, …
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Broward New Times (blog)

Local Motion: Ex Norwegian at Respectable Street Saturday
Broward New Times (blog)
… cue not from McCartney and company, along with a legion of Brit pop players in general – the Kinks, the Move, and, naturally, the Beatles among them. …
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Edmonton Journal
Besides Starrs’s hits that include Photograph, It Don’t Come Easy and a smattering of Beatles songs, like With a Little Help From My Friends and Yellow …
See all stories on this topic BP bosses’ words will live in infamy
Montgomery Advertiser
If anyone ever bothered to listen to the words of Beatles‘ songs, the only people they would have attracted were those high on everything but life. …
See all stories on this topic It’s time to deliver knockout punches
Ottawa Citizen
And the Sistine is just another ceiling, the Beatles are just another rock band and Yankees-Red Sox is just another ball game. The Round of 16 matchups for …
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News of the World

Beat that!
News of the World
Day Tripper, Yesterday, Sgt Pepper, Helter Skelter and Back In The USSR… it’s just about the dream setlist for ANY Beatles fan. But we’re also treated to …
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Max Weinberg Big Band jazzes up Newport
OCRegister
In case the audience hadn’t had enough of Count Basie, the Weinberg outfit did a suite of Beatles tunes as arranged by the Basie Orchestra – “Help!,” “Do …
See all stories on this topic Uuuuuke!
Boston Globe
He recorded an album of covers, “The Beatles Uke,” in 2008. Now he’s working on uke originals: “It’s a good songwriting tool. …
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AFP

Australian advertisers see light side to PM rout
AFP
Radio stations also got in on the act, peppering their broadcasts with Beatles favourite “Julia” and feminist anthems such as “Sisters are Doing it For …
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New York Times

Surely It’s 30 (Don’t Call Me Shirley!)
New York Times
In a weird way it’s like a Beatles movie. It looks like the easiest thing in the world, but there’s a lot of sweat and blood that went into it. …
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Examiner.com

Herbie Hancock’s The Imagine Project: a globe-trotting tour de force
Examiner.com
The 12 time Grammy winner released his 48th studio album titled The Imagine Project, recreating the work of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Bob Marley. …
See all stories on this topic Liverpool celebrates legacy of Lennon
Winnipeg Free Press
One of the main organizers of the event is the Liverpool attraction, The Beatles Story. It is holding the White Feather: Spirit of Lennon exhibit about life …
See all stories on this topic DVDs: Latest Foyle, Best Alice, Last Station
Huffington Post (blog)
I suppose asking the Stones to release Cocksucker Blues is like asking the Beatles to release Let It Be. We’ll have to wait til they’re gone for that to …
See all stories on this topic Window on Whidbey: Peas Please Me
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
here’s a recent Paul McCartney version of Please Please Me, one of 14 songs on The Beatles‘ debut album of the same name. There are currently no comments …
See all stories on this topic One Year After His Death, Jackson Still Mourned
CDInsight
… that she believes her brother was murdered for his catalogue of music, which contains not only his own hits, but very expensive songs by the Beatles. …
See all stories on this topic Swinging back to the ’60s with far-out trivia
Hamilton Spectator
“In Canada, the Beatles‘ We Can Work It out with Day Tripper on the B Side was pretty much the big hit for 1966. But in the US, it was the Ballad of the …
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The Guardian

The forgotten beat of 70s Africa
The Guardian
… so many smaller local groups were in thrall to Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Jefferson Airplane and, albeit less surprisingly, James Brown? …
See all stories on this topic Falls commencement was a sunny ceremony
Niagara Gazette
After the speeches, the senior choir sang “In My Life” by The Beatles, and Board of Education President Russell Petrozzi gave the class some words of wisdom …
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Contactmusic.com

MCCARTNEY TO STREAM CONCERT ONLINE FOR HIV CAMPAIGN
Contactmusic.com
The Beatles legend will take to the stage in the British capital on Sunday (27Jun10) to perform at the Hyde Park Calling music festival, set in the city’s …
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Altsounds.com

‘Pop’ artist Peter Blake creates unique designs for T shirts and ‘body art …
Altsounds.com
Best-known for his design for the Beatles‘ ‘Sgt Pepper’ album cover, Peter Blake has created a unique artwork around the theme of the iconic Glastonbury Tor …
See all stories on this topic Edwin Jackson may get extra rest before next start
Gaea Times (blog)
… Die Abbey Road der #Beatles ist – in St. Petersburg! http://krz.ch/abbey bobbyotam1 #Sports ~ Despite 8 walks, Jackson tosses year’s 4th no-no – ST. …
See all stories on this topic Petty keeps his classic ’60s rock sound current on old hits, new material
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
What Petty has done is take his own ’60s rock influences, starting with the Byrds, the Stones and the Beatles, and fashioned them into his own brand of …
See all stories on this topic Arena ends musical run with singers King, Taylor
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Promoter Pete Bennett, who worked with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Frank Sinatra, booked Nat King Cole at the Civic Arena in 1963. …
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OnMilwaukee.com

Jeff Beck unleashed at Summerfest
OnMilwaukee.com
They offered some especially golden nuggets in the set including a moving rendition of the Beatles “A Day in the Life” and a fitting guitarist tribute in …
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Sydney Morning Herald

Hope in a dark world
Sydney Morning Herald
… did one of his most memorable “interviews”, draped across a bed and saying to Mick Jagger, “I was a big fan of yours when you were in the Beatles. …
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TORONTO — A former Ontario disc jockey says he’ll still auction off his original recording of a 1966 Beatles news conference in Toronto. …
See all stories on this topic Former Beatle Paul McCartney is coming to Denver!
Metromix Denver
Win a pair of Paul McCartney tickets! Paul McCartney, arguably the most commercially successful performer and composer in popular music, will bring his Up …
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Video Game Review: Rock Out With ‘Green Day: Rock Band’
HollywoodChicago.com
CHICAGO – Harmonix and MTV Games took something of a surprising turn after the massive success of last year’s best music game, “The Beatles: Rock Band,” by …
See all stories on this topic Beatles mania
London Free Press
The band, who range in age from 12 to 16, performed various Beatles songs in the Rotary Reading Garden at the London Public Library Central Branch. …
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Daily News & Analysis

Paul McCartney pays on-stage tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Daily News & Analysis
London: Former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney aka Macca paid tribute to late Jimi Hendrix as he opened at the Isle of Wight festival. …
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Phoenix New Times (blog)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Mojo
Phoenix New Times (blog)
I’d argue that The Beatles would be the prime example. Most people like The Beatles, but even those who say they don’t actually do, because The Beatles‘ …
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E3 2010: Microsoft Press Conference Play.tm They had Steven Spielberg and The Beatles last year, so it was hardly surprising that anticipation was running at fever pitch ahead of this year’s Microsoft … See all stories on this topic

The Chattanoogan Chattanooga’s Live Music Scene – Day 3 Review, Day 4 Preview The Chattanoogan by Bob Payne The Beatles would have been proud last night. The Chattanooga Symphony, Joan Osborne, The Waybacks, and John Cowan combined to cover The … See all stories on this topic

Soulive brings free funk to Vail Vail Daily News Their next release, called “Rubber Soulive,” is a Beatles tribute record. They’ve been playing special sets of entirely Beatles tunes at sold-out shows in … See all stories on this topic

Written by Dean M Shapiro | Monday, 14 June 2010 15:44 Music Notes NewOrleans.Com If that name now starts to ring a bell, yes it was THOSE Beatles! That group of four young Liverpool lads with funny haircuts and strange-sounding accents … See all stories on this topic

Sotheby’s to Auction Lennon Lyrics; Carrie Underwood Double Winner at CMT Awards Voice of America The auctioneer describes the track from the Beatles‘ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album as “the revolutionary song that marked the Beatles‘ … See all stories on this topic

The Quietus Lennon Naked & Depictions Of The Beatle On The Screen The Quietus The difference between The Doctor and a Beatle, however, is that there is no definitive template for the former. Depending, for the most part, … See all stories on this topic

E3 2010: Ubisoft Announces Michael Jackson License 1UP.com By Steve Watts, 06/14/2010 Ubisoft ended this evening’s press briefing with the reveal of what could be the biggest license to hit music games since Beatles … See all stories on this topic

E3 2010: What to expect News & Observer (blog) Last year, the company made a splash by reuniting the remaining members and families of The Beatles onstage to promote the multiplatform title The Beatles: … See all stories on this topic

What The World Needs Now Is Jackie DeShannon NPR In 1964, DeShannon received one of the biggest breaks of her career when she received a call from Brian Epstein, the manager for The Beatles. … See all stories on this topic

Do It Today: Passion Pit at the Ritz and the Beatles‘ Magical Mystery Tour … Creative Loafing Tampa (blog) –Andrew Silverstein Missing your bell bottoms, flower power and Beatles on vinyl? Get a heaping dose of nostalgia when the actual Magical Mystery Tour bus … See all stories on this topic

Telegraph.co.uk Crispian St Peters Telegraph.co.uk Crispian St Peters, who has died aged 71, flirted with fame in the 1960s as a pop singer, but fell from favour when he compared himself with the Beatles and … See all stories on this topic

Examiner.com Joe Jackson claims Michael feared being shot over music, blames wife for death Examiner.com The catalogue, which follows that of ‘The Beatles‘ and other iconic music collections, is reportedly one of the most valuable in music history. … See all stories on this topic

Base lines up Lyric series Variety Founded by entrepreneur Hanna Rochelle Schmieder, Lyric Culture turns lyrics of artists like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson and others … See all stories on this topic

Jo Garcia: Ultimate Gamer IGN It legitimized the game so much more because you think, “Okay, yeah, anyone can do a Beatles Rock Band” and the fact that they did a Beatles Rock Band and … See all stories on this topic

9-11pm WRFR-LP radio, rock master, Lock Kiermaier will be playing Dylan, Jimi … knox.VillageSoup.com … Gram Parson, Fleetwood Mac, Dave Mason, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, the Animals. Bobby Charles, and newer music by Bearfoot, Jack Johnson, the Seet Hurt, … See all stories on this topic

S.O. Athletes Win Medals at Special Olympics Patch I know Ted as a Beatles fan who regularly requests “Hard Day’s Night” at the Jespy Day Program on Milligan Place. On Sunday, I joined him on the field of … See all stories on this topic

Trent Hancock Records His New EP ‘Ghostbird’ In LA With Platinum Producers … Top40-Charts.com Los Angeles, LA (Top40 Charts/ LUCK Media & Marketing) – It’s almost a cliché for indie artists to cite The Beatles as primary musical influences-but the … See all stories on this topic

Daily Tech Roundup: Lehman’s Emails, The Lost Apple Creator And Twaiku NPR (blog) Pete Best missed out on international stardom when The Beatles replaced him with Ringo Starr. But a less-known man, the “lost” Apple founder, missed out on … See all stories on this topic

Consequence of Sound Watch: Jennie Arnau – “Bouncing Ball” (CoS Premiere) Consequence of Sound Whether it’s The Beatles being chased by a gaggle of crazed girls or every rapper in the world taking over some anonymous nightclub, visuals go a long way … See all stories on this topic

Ontario/ Chaffey Community Show Band gets Beatlemania Contra Costa Times The 7:30 pm concert will feature the music of the Beatles in Gardiner Spring Auditorium at Chaffey High School, 1245 N. Euclid Ave. … See all stories on this topic

Downtown Offers Live Entertainment Beyond Street The Lookout News Wednesday nights rock with Beatles karaoke and the live Beatles tribute band Number 9. And, lest we forget the Fab Four, there is a Beatles cover band on … See all stories on this topic

50 green apps to help you sprout an eco-friendly lifestyle Sun-Sentinel Granted, Americans were focused on other things, like the Kent State shootings, Apollo 13, the invention of fiber optics and the Beatles‘ last album. … See all stories on this topic

Are you a Ringo Starr fan? Poughkeepsie Journal … going to see Ringo and His All-Starr Band at Bethel Woods, we would like to hear what you have to say about the man who kept the beat for the Beatles. … See all stories on this topic

Click Liverpool University students to do up John Lennon’s Liverpool garden Click Liverpool A mecca for Beatles‘ fans, Mendips is looked after by the National Trust with house retaining its 1950s look, while the garden has a more modernised feel. … See all stories on this topic

Daily Mail Paul McCartney travels with a portable Buddha statue to maintain his zen while … Daily Mail The Beatles legend, who is part way through a series of British concerts, has admitted he has a Buddha statue in the temporary dressing room that the … See all stories on this topic

Orlando Sentinel Relieve Beatlemania, yeah, yeah, yeah Orlando Sentinel 1 in April 1964, the Beatles occupied all of the slots in the Top 5 including “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand. … See all stories on this topic

Rain, live music send off AMHS graduates Bennington Banner Rain had forced the 33 graduates and their well-wishers inside, but a live performance of The Beatles‘ In My Life by graduate Dillon Hawley, … See all stories on this topic

Exiled on main street… again! Hindustan Times The list is exhaustive but to illustrate a few examples, there is the recent complete Beatles catalogue that was re-mastered with mini-documentaries on the … See all stories on this topic

Contemporary ballet at its best Bizcommunity.com Musically, the show is inspired by The Beatles. That does not mean that they play Beatles numbers in succession. Rather, the performance is littered with … See all stories on this topic

Best Albums – The final word Metro Canada – Edmonton (blog) The Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan and the like seem to be perrenial all-stars while newer bands like Arcade Fire, The Strokes and The White Stripes … See all stories on this topic

Concert Review | New Pornographers Group gives impressive twist to old standards Columbus Dispatch The group ranged from styles influenced by 1960s groups from the Beatles to the Monkees, to the power pop of the early-1980s and indie rock of today. … See all stories on this topic

Dover Arts, technology academy graduates 12 Foster’s Daily Democrat Instead of “Pomp and Circumstance,” graduates marched into their graduation at the Dover City Hall Auditorium with the song “In My Life” by The Beatles … See all stories on this topic

Stone River Boys are proud of their twangy, funky roots Ventura County Star “We love the Beatles, the Stones, Buck Owens, BB King. It’s all roots music to me.” The Stone River Boys, country rock icons in the making, will make their … See all stories on this topic

Irish Independent Review: Paul McCartney RDS, Dublin Irish Independent Two three-song encores send us off happy, with two of my all-time favourite Beatles songs, ‘Lady Madonna’ and ‘Helter Skelter’, getting look in. … See all stories on this topic

Money is taking you to paradise San Mateo Daily Journal His long hair, as was the Beatles-inspired style of the time, stood out. When Money’s friends moved to California, he followed. Living in the Bay Area is a … See all stories on this topic

Sorry Charlie: Tempe Duo is Electric Mustache’s Big Find Phoenix New Times (blog) Did you listen to The Beatles cover I posted? It’s pretty great. Comments may not show up immediately after submission. Please wait a minute after posting a … See all stories on this topic

HEXUS Green Day: Rock Band – Xbox 360, PS3 HEXUS Green Day: Rock Band is the second title in the series to focus solely on one artist, so comparisons to the brilliant The Beatles: Rock Band are inevitable. … See all stories on this topic

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Max Weinberg plays big-band jazz at Red Bank show The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Weinberg did, though, reach out to rock fans with a medley of Beatles songs, arranged by Chico Hamilton for Count Basie’s band. It started with “Help! … See all stories on this topic

Band to play free to help Southgate Detroit Free Press And in general we do about four Motown songs, some Beach Boys, some Beatles, Rolling Stones, Ricky Nelson, and we do Hank Williams and Patsy Cline,” he said … See all stories on this topic

Bonnaroo ’10 Sunday: What the sun heats up, the Dave Matthews Band cools down Entertainment Weekly … infernal Lunar Stage, where, once again, a bunch of drunks are karaokeing “With A Little Help From My Friends” thanks to the magic of Beatles Rock Band. … See all stories on this topic

Keith Urban: CMA Fest Cheerleader Great American Country (blog) … will be the close of Keith Urban’s Friday-night set at Nashville’s LP Field, where he put together an all-star ensemble for a Beatles cover. … See all stories on this topic

Orchestra is epic move for former ‘Police’ man San Diego Union Tribune Unlike Chuck Berry and The Beatles before him, Sting has not rolled over (or under) Beethoven to tell Tchaikovsky the news. But Sting, who performed at … See all stories on this topic