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UK performers still keen to conquer U.S. charts (Reuters)
13-Sep-2008   (Cached page)
Reuters - The legendary moment in April 1964 when the Beatles claimed the top five places on the U.S. singles chart -- with "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Please Please Me" -- was not the first transatlantic victory for a UK act. But it was the one by which all future chart contenders -- of any nationality -- would be judged.

McCartney resists pressure to scrap Israel concert (Reuters)
11-Sep-2008   (Cached page)

British musician Paul McCartney performs at the Liverpool Sound concert at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, northern England, June 1, 2008. (Nigel Roddis/Reuters)Reuters - Legendary Beatles star Paul McCartney said he was pressed to cancel his upcoming performance in Israel, but reassured Israeli fans in comments published on Thursday he would go ahead with the planned concert.




Hendrix, Beatles Memorabilia Unleashed at London Auction
05-Sep-2008   (Cached page)
The guitar Jimi Hendrix set on fire at London's Astoria in March 1967 was sold for $497,500 at a London auction on Thursday. Daniel Boucher, a fan from Boylston, MA, snagged the 1965 Fender Stratocaster after making a special trip overseas. "I thought I'd have to pay a little bit more for

'Rock Band' vs. 'Guitar Hero' (Entertainment Weekly)
05-Sep-2008   (Cached page)
By Shirley Halperin Forget Beatles vs. Stones, Michael Jackson vs. Prince, or Madonna vs. Mariah. This season's massive musical rivalry is between two videogames

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold (AP)
04-Sep-2008   (Cached page)

A gallery worker holds Jimmy Hendrix's 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar during a presentation in London, Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008. The instrument will be auctioned on Sept. 4 and is estimated to fetch 500,000 pounds (US$895,000; 615,000euro). (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector.




Lennon Biopic In Casting Stages
02-Sep-2008   (Cached page)
Sam Taylor-Wood—a multimedia artist best known for her work with the Pet Shop Boys and such pop culture icons as Elton John, Robert Downey Jr. and David Beckham—has signed on to direct a John Lennon film that focuses on his childhood and the years leading up to The Beatles' formation.

McCartney to perform in Israel for first time (Reuters)
28-Aug-2008   (Cached page)

Paul McCartney performs at the Liverpool Sound concert at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, northern England, June 1, 2008. (Nigel Roddis/Reuters)Reuters - Paul McCartney will perform for the first time ever in Israel next month -- more than 40 years after the Beatles were blocked from giving a concert in the country, the singer announced on Wednesday.




Paul McCartney gig revives Israeli Beatles tale (AP)
27-Aug-2008   (Cached page)

In this May 24, 2003, former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney performs during his concert in Red Square in Moscow. An upcoming concert by Paul McCartney  in Israel, scheduled for Sept. 25, 2008, has revived memories of the 1960s, when an Israeli official called off a Beatles concert for fear it would corrupt the nation's youth. The episode is often fondly quoted as a relic of a long-lost Israel where the public's innocence needed protecting. Trouble is, the story might not be true: With Israelis in a tizzy about McCartney's arrival, the official's son is taking the opportunity to try to clear his father's name. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - An upcoming concert by Paul McCartney has revived memories of the 1960s, when an Israeli official supposedly called off a Beatles concert for fear it would corrupt the nation's youth.




Sir Paul Gets Back to Israel (E! Online)
24-Aug-2008   (Cached page)

Sir Paul Gets Back to Israel(E! Online)E! Online - More than 40 years after the Beatles were banned from playing in Israel, Sir Paul McCartney will reportedly take the long and winding road back to Tel Aviv next month.




Reports: McCartney to perform in Tel Aviv (AP)
24-Aug-2008   (Cached page)
AP - Sir Paul McCartney is set to perform in Israel, 40 years after his legendary band, the Beatles, were banned from playing in the Holy Land.

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