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Mick Jagger's Love Letter Fetch Double Their Estimate At Auction
Mick Jagger had a secret love affair with American-born singer Marsha Hunt in 1969, which was the root of a set of 10 love-letters, and now these letters have sold for £187,250 at auction, The...
By Jack de Aguilar on 13 December 2012
Courtney Love 'Not Amused' By Nirvana Reunion
Courtney Love is ''not amused'' by Sir Paul McCartney's performance with Nirvana.The outspoken musician - widow of the band's late singer Kurt Cobain - was fuming over The Beatles star fronting a mini reunion with...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 December 2012
Nirvana And The Beatles Join At 12/12/12 Concert, Paul Mccartney Plays Kurt Kobain
Two of the biggest rock bands in history, shrouded in tragedy, are Nirvana and The Beatles, so their collaboration- of sorts- is a really big deal. As the Sun reports, Paul McCartney is joining forces...
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 12 December 2012
Nirvana And The Beatles Join At 12/12/12 Concert, Paul Mccartney Plays Kurt Kobain
Two of the biggest rock bands in history, shrouded in tragedy, are Nirvana and The Beatles, so their collaboration- of sorts- is a really big deal. As the Sun reports, Paul McCartney is joining forces...
By Lorna Greville on 12 December 2012
Mick Jagger's Secret Love Letters Fetch A Premium At Auction
Fascinating insights into the life of Mick Jagger via love letters sell for double their estimation, reaching over £180,000 for all 10 letters, The Telegraph Reports. The letters, written in Australia during the filming of...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 December 2012
"A True Pioneer" - The Recording Academy Pay Tribute To Ravi Shankar
The Recording Academy have paid tribute to the late Ravi Shankar, who passed away, aged 92.In a statement, from the organisation behind the annual Grammy awards, his influence is acknowledged in many musical fields, such...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 12 December 2012
Surprise! Johnny Depp Makes Impromptu Appearance Onstage With Alice Cooper
Johnny Depp appears to be forging a new career for himself as ‘surprise guitarist’ for some of the world’s biggest rock artists.OK, so we have scant evidence on which to be basing this claim but...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 03 December 2012
George Harrison's Private Beatles Collection Heading To Auction
George Harrison's family members are auctioning off a massive collection of the late star's personal Beatles memorabilia.The sale includes more than 100 lots, from clothing and jewellery to guitars and photographs, many of which were...
By WENN on 30 November 2012
Yoko Ono Launches Unusual Clothing Line
Yoko Ono; the Japanese artist, author, and peace activist is best known for her marriage to John Lennon and her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking. She isn't particularly renown for her work in...
By Jack de Aguilar on 29 November 2012
Happy 70th Birthday, Jimi Hendrix! Is It Too Late To Become A Hendrix Fan?
Jimi Hendrix, in action, in his heydayHappy Birthday, Jimi Hendrix! Today, Jimi Hendrix would have been celebrating his 70th birthday, had a tragic turn of events not resulted in his death on September 18, 1970.He...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 27 November 2012
Paul Sir Paul Mccartney's Fears Over Ticket Sales
The Beatles legend Sir Paul Mccartney urges concert promoters to book just one gig at a time as he still fears his shows will fail to sell out.The Fab Four star regularly packs out arenas...
By WENN on 27 November 2012
The Jacksons To Work With Will.i.am?
The Jacksons have hinted they may work with will.i.am and David Guetta. The four brothers - Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito, siblings of the late Michael Jackson - are heading to the studio to work...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 November 2012
Beatles Audition Tape Up For Auction
The audition tape that failed to win the Beatles a deal with record label Decca in 1962 is up for grabs at auction in London.Paul MCCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and drummer Pete Best recorded...
By WENN on 23 November 2012
Pop's Biggest Blunder, The Beatles Tape That Decca Records Rejected To Be Sold At Auction
They say you'll always regret the things you don't do more than the things you do, and it has never been truer than for Decca Records who chose not to sign The Beatles in 1962....
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 23 November 2012
The Beatles Decca Demo - The Biggest Mistake In Music History Up For Sale
A demo tape by The Beatles overlooked by Decca records - considered 'the biggest mistake in music history' - is to be sold at auction. Recorded on New Year's Day in 1961, the tape features...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 23 November 2012
Rejected By Decca - The Beatles' Original Audition Tape Up For Auction
On New Year’s Day, 1962, The Beatles travelled from Liverpool to London to record up to 15 songs at Decca’s label, for the label’s senior A&R guy, Dick Rowe, to consider with a view to...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 23 November 2012
Sir Paul Mccartney: 'Suspect' Jimmy Savile Never Let Us Inside His Home
Sir Paul McCartney has broken his silence on the Jimmy Savile sex scandal, claiming that the DJ refused to let The Beatles inside his home, despite the Fab Four giving him a lift home on...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 November 2012
Ac/dc Give In To The Digital Age And Sell Music On Itunes
AC/DC - one of the biggest bands to resist the transition into the digital age of music - have allowed their entire back catalogue of rock music to be sold by e-distribution giants Apple, via...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 19 November 2012
Fan Footage Wanted For New Beatles Film
The Beatles are calling on fans around the world to share footage captured during the Fab Four's 1960s concert tours for a new movie project.The Beatles' Apple Corps firm has started up Ovow (One Voice...
By WENN on 19 November 2012
Yoko Ono Thanks Paul Mccartney For Clearing Her Name
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has publicly thanked Sir Paul Mccartney for telling fans she was not the reason for The Beatles' split.Ono has long been blamed for pulling apart the Fab Four in 1970,...
By WENN on 13 November 2012
Kate Moss' First Ever Photo Shoots Go Up For Auction
The stills from Kate Moss' very first sitting are to be auctioned off at the end of the month, with the still expected to raise up to £1,200 when they go under the hammer.The images...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 November 2012
Fatboy Slim Raided Paul Sir Paul Mccartney's Rubbish For Music Stand
British Dj Fatboy Slim raided Sir Paul Mccartney's skip after he moved out of his home in Brighton, south England to recover a music stand once owned by the Beatles legend.The stars were neighbours in...
By WENN on 04 November 2012
Jet-set Life Style: International Actress Of The Year Marion Cotillard Lands At Lax
Ah, the life of the jet-setter. Marion Cotillard was spotted by the Daily Mail, landing at LAX on Thursday (November 1, 2012), after winning an award at Harper’s Bazaar’s Women of the Year Awards in...
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 02 November 2012
John Lennon's Tooth To Go On Tour
Slain Beatles star John Lennon's tooth is to tour dental practices all over Britain as part of an oral cancer awareness campaign.Dentist Michael Zuk paid $30,000 (Gbp19,000) for the tooth at auction and part of...
By WENN on 31 October 2012
Benedict Cumberbatch's Week In Music: Friendly Fires And The Beatles
The well spoken Sherlock Holmes hunk, Benedict Cumberbatch, is having a rather brilliant week; in two music driven stories, Cumberbatch has collaborated with Herfordshire's preeminent inditronica band Friendly Fire, and will be starring as the...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 31 October 2012
James Brown's Suit Goes Up For Auction
James Brown's white and orange suit, a shirt worn by The Beatles legend John Lennon during a family holiday, and several outfits sported by Lady Gaga are among items of rock 'n' roll memorabilia going...
By WENN on 31 October 2012
'Yoko Ono Didn't Break Up The Beatles' Says Paul Mccartney
Sir Paul McCartney claims Yoko Ono had nothing to do with The Beatles splitting up.The group - made up of Paul, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison - split up in 1970, but Paul...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 October 2012
On The Shelves: UK Album Release Round-up, October 29, 2012: Neil Young, Madness, Kylie Minogue, Calvin Harris, Skyfall Ost
Psychedelic Pill is the 35th studio album from Neil Young and was written and recorded in collaboration with his sometime band, Crazy Horse, marking their first album of original material since Greendale...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 29 October 2012
Paul Mccartney: Yoko Wasn't To Blame For Beatles Split
Sir Paul McCartney has insisted Yoko Ono wasn't responsible for the end of The Beatles.The 70-year-old musician has attempted to end decades of anger directed at the Japanese artist for the band's demise in 1970...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 October 2012
John Lennon's 72nd Birthday Celebrated, His Legacy Lives On
There are few people that have ever lived, who have changed the world and made such an enormous impact, that subsequently results in their memory being upheld, almost as sacred, all over the world, decades...
By Michael West on 10 October 2012
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