Beatles’ biopic recreated for stage

September 17th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Late Beatles member John Lennon and Yoko Ono's world famous bed-in for peace is set to be recreated in Nelson, 40 years after the couple staged it Amsterdam and Montreal. The re-staging of the famous couple's stint in bed to promote peace will take place on September 21, on the steps of Nelson's Christ Church Cathedral.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Beatles' final album 'Abbey Road' has been named their best album in a new poll. The album, released in 1969, features the legends' hit tracks such as 'Come Together' and 'Here Comes The Sun'.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has confessed that when the Beatles started making music, he thought they would only last "at best a couple of years". With the launch of the release of new Beatles computer game, The Beatles: Rock Band, the legendary musician has expressed his pride at the enduring popularity of the band.

September 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.

August 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has rubbished all criticism heaped on the Beatles Rock Band game, saying her late husband "would have loved it". Ono said the game would introduce the Beatles' music to a new generation of fans.

August 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.

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - Even after 40 years, 'The Beatles' still remain the most popular music band in America. The Fab Four were among the top four choices across all generations and were most popular in the age group 50 to 64, reports the Daily Express In the survey conducted by Pew Research Centre, late king of pop Michael Jackson was popular among those in late teens and in 20s.

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - Fans of legendary band The Beatles have started walking across the Abbey Road to make the 40th anniversary of the Abbey Road album photoshoot. Organiser Richard Porter, who has been running tours for more than 20 years, said he had decided to mark the special occasion on popular demand.

July 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A biopic on late martial-arts legend Bruce Lee is being planned by his brother and sister and Chinese officials. According to Chinese website Zhejiang, Bruce's brother Robert Lee will produce the biopic, and his sister Phoebe Lee "will also help", reports Contactmusic.ast year, a 40-part TV series about Lee had been aired in China, but it is only now that Lee's family has approved a film or TV project on him.

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.

July 4th, 2009 Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Klein diesNEW YORK — Former music manager Allen Klein, a no-holds-barred businessman who bulldozed his way into and out of deals with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, has died. Bob Merlis, a publicist for Klein's company, ABKCO Music & Records, says Klein died Saturday at his New York City home of Alzheimer's disease.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Remaining Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr came together for the world's first public viewing of a karaoke-style game based on the group's music. The icons, along with late John Lennon's partner Yoko Ono and George Harrison's widow, Olivia, shared the stage during MTV and Harmonix's unfolding of the Beatles Rock Band.

June 2nd, 2009 Remaining Beatles come together to promote gameLOS ANGELES — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr came together to promote "The Beatles: Rock Band" video game. The two surviving Beatles, along with Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, appeared Monday at Microsoft's Electronic Entertainment Expo presentation at the University of Southern California's Galen Center.

May 18th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx will be playing the role of Mike Tyson in a biopic made on the boxer. The retired boxer gave his nod to Foxx saying that he recently met the actor and feels that Foxx is the best man (we still donno if its an insult or appreciation lol) to portray him in the film, reported contactmusic.com.

May 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.