Beatles come alive - in video game avatarSeptember 2nd, 2009 LONDON - The Beatles are back with a bang. The Fab Four will now be seen in a video game titled The Beatles: Rock Band.
Angry Lennon tapes may reveal secret behind Beatles' splitAugust 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Previously unseen interviews with an angry John Lennon have surfaced, offering insight into what may have caused the Beatles to split. The singer made a few revelations about the break up when interviewed by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, who released the 1970 tapes for rock journalist Mikal Gilmore's Why The Beatles Broke Up article.
Lost Beatles chats to feature in new documentaryAugust 18th, 2009 LONDON - Lost conversations of British rock and pop group The Beatles are to feature in a new BBC documentary. All about the band's love affair with Abbey Road studios in London, the movie has been pieced together by filmmaker Bob Smeaton, who worked on "The Beatles Anthology" series, and will be called "The Beatles on Record", reports contactmusic.com.
McCartney's schoolboy photo set for auctionAugust 17th, 2009 LONDON - An unseen picture of Sir Paul McCartney, taken in 1952 when he was a schoolboy, is set to go under the hammer on August 29. The snap shows the former Beatle's head buried in a comic while being surrounded by classmates from Joseph Williams School, Liverpool.
John Lennon's unpublished lyrics go on displayAugust 14th, 2009 LONDON - The unpublished lyrics of late 'Beatle' John Lennon, believed to have been written about 40 years ago, have gone on display for the first time. The lyrics, written on a postcard, form part of an exhibition at The Beatles Story in Liverpool, put together by his first wife, Cynthia, and son, Julian.
Ashley Greene to take legal action after nude pics surfaceAugust 11th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Actress Ashley Greene is set to take legal action after her nude pics surfaced on the net. "The photos in question, which appear to be of our client, are illegal and are being unlawfully displayed," the Daily Telegraph quoted her lawyer as saying in a statement.
Unseen Paul Newman pics to feature in new London exhibitionAugust 10th, 2009 LONDON - Unseen pictures of acting legend Paul Newman are set to form a part of a new photographic exhibition in London, based on the life and times of the star. The display will cover Newman's career as an actor, director, philanthropist and professional racer from the lense of Leo Fuchs, the late Hollywood producer-turned-photographer, reports The Telegraph.
Unseen pics reveal MJ's life with kidsJuly 27th, 2009 LONDON - Some never-seen-before family pictures of Michael Jackson with his kids have been revealed, giving a peek into the hidden world of the Late King of Pop's relationship with his children. In one photograph, the 'Thriller' star's daughter Paris, 4, is seen sitting tenderly on her dad's knee at her elder brother Prince's fifth birthday bash in April 2002.
'Naked Lennon' up for grabsJuly 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A rare naked photo of John Lennon has been put up for online sale for 54,000 dollars. The photograph, said to be "too graphic to be shown online", is up for grabs on memorabilia website Momentsintime.com
According to the New York Post, the shot is taken from a nude shoot for the Beatle's Two Virgins album, featuring his wife Yoko Ono, reports Contactmusic.
'New Beatles song set for release'July 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A lost track of legendary rock band 'The Beatles', written in 1978, is set for release. The song 'Now and Then', written by John Lennon in 1978 and later worked on by Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr when they reunited to work on the Beatles Anthology project in 1995, is set for release.
'Beatles to Bowie' exhibition in London to display unseen celeb picsJune 26th, 2009 LONDON - An exhibition of more than 100 previously unseen images of stars from Jimi Hendrix to the Beatles are set to go on display in a National Portrait Gallery exhibition celebrating the music and fashion of the Swinging Sixties. The exhibition titled 'Beatles to Bowie: The 60s Exposed' runs from October 15 to January 24 in London.
Unseen Dali drawings, a gift to doctor who treated him, to be shown in BuffaloJune 21st, 2009 Unseen Dali drawings to be shown in BuffaloBUFFALO, N.Y. — Fifteen drawings Salvador Dali made for a doctor who treated him are going on exhibit for the first time in Buffalo.
Unseen photos of John Lennon go on displayJune 14th, 2009 LONDON - Unseen photographs of late Beatles legend John Lennon and his wife went on display at a museum in New York. The photos of Lennon and Yoko Ono were put up in an exhibition - "Give Peace A Chance: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Bed-In For Peace" - that opened at the museum in Bethel Woods June 12, reported dailyexpress.co.uk.
Lennon and Ono bed-in photos go on displayJune 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - First pictures of John Lennon, Yoko Ono's "bed-in" protest have been unveiled at the museum on the site of the Woodstock festival. The exhibition called John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Bed-In For Peace celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock festival at Bethel Woods in New York, reports Contactmusic.
Harrison's letter about Beatles' hatred of jelly babies pelting up for grabsMay 15th, 2009 LONDON - A letter that late Beatles member George Harrison had written to a fan, detailing that the band hated being pelted with jelly babies on stage, is expected to sell for 800 pounds at auction next month. After Harrison revealed that he loved eating the sweets, the band was often bombarded with them.