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Archive for the ‘The Beatles’ Category
Scorsese wins Critics’ Choice award for “George Harrison – Living in the Material World”
Written by admin on January 13, 2012 – 11:08 am - |
Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed film “George Harrison – Living in the Material World” won the Best Documentary Feature award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Awards last night. |
Tags: George Harrison, George Harrison - Living in the Material World, George Harrison documentary, Martin Scorsese, The Beatles
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Abbey Road Studios opens doors for special exhibition
Written by admin on January 4, 2012 – 7:00 pm -Abbey Road Studios is opening its doors to the public for a special event on March 10 as part of its 80th anniversary celebrations.
The Studio Two presentation will include a fascinating talk on “80 Years of Recording at Abbey Road Studios” by “Recording the Beatles” authors Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan. The talk will utilise rare archive photos, film and audio to explore the studio’s decades of landmark recordings and sonic innovations. Artists discussed will include Sir Edward Elgar, The Shadows, Peter Sellers, Helen Shapiro, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, The Zombies, the Swingin’ Blue Jeans and Kate Bush. There will also be time to consider the magical film scores recorded over the years at Abbey Road, including “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings,” and “Harry Potter.”
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History of the UK Christmas Number One
Written by admin on December 22, 2011 – 4:49 pm - |
As the Military Wives take on the X-Factor winners, Little Mix, for this year’s UK Christmas number one single, we look back at the songs that have reached the top spot at Christmas since the inception of the UK singles chart in 1952.* |
Tags: 2 Become 1, Christmas Number One, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Harry Belafonte, I Feel Fine, Mary’s Boy Child, Merry Xmas Everybody, Mistletoe and Wine, Robbie Williams, Slade, Somethin Stupid, Spice Girls, The Beatles
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Sir Paul McCartney’s album of standards out in February
Written by admin on December 19, 2011 – 7:06 pm -Sir Paul McCartney has announced further details about his as yet untitled album of standards, which will be released in February.
The album will feature collaborations with Diana Krall and her band, and also guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder. The bulk of the album will comprise McCartney’s interpretations of the classic American standards that he grew up listening to, but there will also be two new compositions – “My Valentine” and “Only Our Hearts.”
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Beatles Ultimate Album-by-Album Guide & Yellow Submarine Book
Written by admin on December 13, 2011 – 7:21 pm -| The editors of Rolling Stone have produced the “Beatles Ultimate Album-by-Album Guide” app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
The app, which is downloadable from the iTunes store, presents the behind the scenes story of the Beatles original 13 classic albums. |
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Tags: Rolling Stone - Beatles Ultimate Album-by-Album Guide, The Beatles, Yellow Submarine Book
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