Associated artist: The Beatles
Source: Aversion
"The tapes, which were recorded in 1969 and include live jams as well as snippets of conversation and other dialogues, turned up missing shortly after they were scrubbed by producer Phil Spector to make Let it Be a year later..." FULL STORY
posted July 18, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Launch
"A schizophrenic man who allegedly tried to sell boxes of stolen tapes of rare Beatles recordings is free as a bird Friday after a British judge decided not to order him locked up on account of his mental illness." FULL STORY
posted July 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Aversion
"The first guitar Paul McCartney ever owned will soon be up for auction. The guitar, a Rex acoustic, comes with a letter of authenticity from McCartney, who states it was the first instrument he ever owned and that on it he learned the basic chords that’d help revolutionize rock music." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Monkees
Source: Billboard
"Rhino has set an Aug. 15 release date for expanded editions of the first two albums from TV stars turned pop idols the Monkees. Both will be issued as two-disc packages including stereo and mono mixes plus rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks." FULL STORY
posted July 7, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Billboard
"In the desert gambling city of Las Vegas, the Canadian acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil today (June 30) opens its "Love" celebration of the musical legacy of the Beatles, marking the band's first agreement to collaborate on a stage show." FULL STORY
posted June 30, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Kiss
Source: NashvilleRage
"Gene Simmons of the rock group Kiss has settled a defamation lawsuit brought against him by a former girlfriend who charged that he made her sound like a sex-addicted nymphomaniac during a documentary shown on VH1." FULL STORY
posted June 28, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Rolling Stone.com
The BEATLES classic 'When I'm 64' which appeared on "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" caught up to its songwriter this past Sunday when PAUL McCARTNEY finally turned precisely that age. In other birthday news, father of electric guitar, LES PAUL, celebrated his 91st birthday on June 9th. FULL STORY
posted June 13, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Billboard
"Billy Preston, the exuberant keyboardist who landed dream gigs with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and enjoyed his own series of hit singles, including 'Outta Space' and 'Nothing From Nothing,' died today (June 6) at age 59." FULL STORY
posted June 7, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Kiss
Source: MTV
"Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss will be among the first inductees in the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, according to the official Kiss Web site." FULL STORY
posted April 19, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: chartattack
"Capitol Records will continue their Beatles reissue series on April 11 with four 1965 releases collected in one set called "Capitol Albums Volume 2."" FULL STORY
posted March 21, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM
