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Could the White Album be made today?

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Could the White Album be made today?

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the White Album, Matt Everitt leads a panel of journalists, broadcasters & artists to discuss how the album has influenced musicians since and asks whether in a world of snackable content, playlists and short attention spans, an artist would ever dare release such a diverse body of work now.

7pm (GMT) Wednesday 7th Nov 2018
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Geoff Emerick

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Geoff Emerick's work as The Beatles’ audio engineer from Revolver to Abbey Road was integral.

Our thoughts are with Geoff’s family and friends as we remember him with love.

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John Lennon - Imagine - The Ultimate Collection and Film Release

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John Lennon's most celebrated solo album will be honoured with a number of special releases on October 5 including the six-disc Imagine – The Ultimate Collection.

Read the full story at  johnlennon.com

John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Imagine / Gimme Some Truth Both Films Is Fully Restored & Remastered and Coming to DVD, blu-ray and digital.

Imagine, the ground-breaking music film directed by John & Yoko, will also be coming to cinemas this September. ​ 

Learn more at  imaginejohnyoko.com

 

 

 

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New Single from Paul 'Fuh You' Out Now

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Paul has announced the next stop on the journey to Egypt Station: 'Fuh You,' the newest single from the forthcoming record is now available on all digital/streaming platforms.

Egypt Station’s estimated time of arrival is September 7, 2018 by way of Capitol Records. Sharing a title with one of Paul’s own paintings, Egypt Station is the first full album of all-new McCartney music since 2013’s international chart-topping NEW.

 

 

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Paul gets back to the road with his new 'Freshen Up' tour

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Paul McCartney will make his eagerly anticipated return to the road with his new 'Freshen Up' tour.

The 'Freshen Up' tour will also be Paul’s first outing following the release of his brand new studio album 'Egypt Station' out September 7th on Capitol Records.

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PEACE AND LOVE 2018 - Happy Birthday Ringo!

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"10 years of Peace & Love—2008-2018!!   And my has it grown! 

From one celebration in Chicago at the Hard Rock to 23 countries last year and thanks to fans and the Hard Rock this year already has participation in over 50 countries!!

Big shout out to the event sponsors including the David Lynch Foundation and Modern Drummer! Join in Ringo's global birthday dream of creating a wave of Peace & Love over the world on 7/7 by saying "Peace & Love" at noon your time, wherever you are! Check out http://facebook.com/ringostarrmusic/events to see the local events all around the world!"

Team Ringo

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The Yellow Sub Sandwich - The Official Film Podcast

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The Yellow Sub Sandwich is the official podcast to accompany and celebrate the 50th anniversary cinema re-release of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine movie.

Presented by music and movies expert Edith Bowman and movie critic Robbie Collin in two parts: “before” and “after” - a bit to listen to before you see the movie and a bit for after.  With great stories about the making of the movie and fresh insight into what makes it so iconic and influential, The Yellow Sub Sandwich features all you need to know about the movie and why you should go and see it, where it was intended to be experienced, back on the big screen.

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Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke

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James Corden heads to Liverpool for a special day with Paul McCartney spent exploring the city of Paul's youth, visiting his childhood home where he wrote music with John Lennon, performing songs in a local pub and of course driving around singing a few of Paul's biggest hits.

Pre-order Paul McCartney's new album Egypt Station and download his two new songs "Come On To Me" and "I Don't Know" here: https://paulmccartney.lnk.to/EgyptSta...

Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden's episodes from London only on Sky One at 10pm.  More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube 

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The George Harrison estate announces HariSongs, home to the Harrison family archive of Indian Classical and World music 

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The George Harrison estate is happy to announce HariSongs, a new label created in partnership with Craft Recordings to celebrate the Indian classical music George loved and believed would “help as a balance towards a peaceful daily life.”  HariSongs launches today with two reissues in honour of both Ravi Shankar’s birthday (b. 7th April, 1920) and Ali Akbar Khan’s birthday (b. 14th April, 1922) this month.

Visit HariSongs.com for more information.

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YELLOW SUBMARINE returns to cinemas across the UK, Ireland and the U.S. this summer

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The Beatles’ legendary animated hit film YELLOW SUBMARINE is returning to cinemas across the UK, Ireland and the U.S. this summer.

An unmissable cinema event, this momentous big-screen revival will give generations of audiences the golden opportunity to revisit Pepperland for the 50th anniversary of the film’s original release.

The visionary feature film can now be experienced back on the big screen in glorious surround sound with the groundbreaking animation presented in stunningly-remastered 4k. Looking and sounding better than ever before.

Tickets on sale Tuesday 17 April in the UK - check back soon for US ticket sales

http://www.yellowsubmarine.film/

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Concert For George

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February 25th marks what would have been George’s 75th birthday. In love and remembrance, CONCERT FOR GEORGE will be reissued on February 23rd, as a Deluxe Edition Box Set, a 4-LP Box Set, plus new CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray combo packages.

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Dark Horse Radio: New weekly show featuring George Harrison originals & his favorite music

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Dark Horse Radio, a new weekly show dedicated to the music that George Harrison wrote, sang and loved, is coming to SiriusXM’s The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18).

Featuring music curated by George Harrison’s estate, the weekly 30-minute program, hosted by Nashville recording artist Laura Cantrell, will provide insight into Harrison’s musical influences, tastes and the impact he had on other artists.  It’s a musical journey into George’s mind, his legacy and his catalog.

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27th January 1962

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27th January 1962 - the last concert the band played at the Aintree Institute.  

According to Mark Lewisohn, Brian Epstein was paid The Beatles’ £15 fee in loose change - he made sure they never played for promotor Brian Kelly again.

Photo by Dick Matthews / © Apple Corps

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