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Beatles documentary titled 1964 is coming to Apple TV+ this year to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the band conquering the United States.In February 1964, the Fab Four made their first trip to the US, with over 70 million people watching their debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. They led what came to be known as the British Invasion, with Beatlemania taking over the country for the rest of the year.That phenomenon is set to be commemorated in a new film that will reportedly document their rapid rise in American culture, including new interviews and archival footage of the band’s shows.The Sun reports that 1964 will be released onto Apple TV+ on Thanksgiving (November 28).The news comes after the announcement earlier this month that a new boxset comprised of the US versions of the band’s albums in 1964 and 1965 would also be coming out on November 22 via Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol and UMe.

Sean Ono Lennon has opened up about the one Taylor Swift lyric from her entire discography that left him feeling “uncomfortable”.Earlier this week (September 15), Lennon – the son of Beatles icon John Lennon and Yoko Ono – took to his official X/Twitter account to respond to former US president Donald Trump saying that he “hates” the ‘Bejeweled’ singer.“Hating on Taylor Swift is not a good look,” Ono Lennon tweeted.In a separate tweet, he added that although he is not a fan of the pop star, he “can’t think of a single song so I don’t really know if I like it or not”. He went on to call Swift a “uniquely successful American”, adding: “A young woman who has done things in a way that no one has done before her.”Lennon continued: “She is the kind of American that should be respected and in fact treasured.

The Beatles have announced a new boxset, comprised of their 1964 US albums and celebrating six decades of Beatlemania.The forthcoming collection sees albums by the iconic Liverpool band – originally compiled for US release between January 1964 and March 1965 by Capitol Records and United Artists – re-released to mark the huge milestone.It consists of seven albums made by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, each of which have been analogue cut for 180-gram audiophile vinyl from their original mono master tapes.Titled ‘The Beatles: 1964 US Albums In Mono’, the eight LP, 180g vinyl box set is set to arrive globally on November 22 via Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol and UMe. You can pre-order it here.The albums included are ‘Meet The Beatles!’, which was first shared on January 20 1964, and spent 11 weeks at the top of the charts, ‘The Beatles’ Second Album’, which arrived on April 10 of that same year and had five weeks in the Number One spot, and ‘A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)’, which came out in June and had 14 weeks atop the charts.Also included are ‘Something New’ (July 20), ‘The Beatles’ Story’ (November 23), ‘Beatles ‘65’ (December 15) and ‘The Early Beatles’.

A post shared by Nina Simon (@ninaksimon)Simon was born December 9, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri. In his teenage years, he played in jug bands and jazz quartets and began experimenting with composing.Later, he moved to New York City to attend Columbia University, where he gained his nickname Screamin’ Scott.

Noel Gallagher‘s guitar and a golf buggy are among some of the items of Oasis memorabilia currently going up for auction.Over 60 items will soon be shown at the Propstore online auction, which claims on its website to boast “the largest collection of Oasis guitars ever offered at auction”. It comes after the band announced their highly-awaited return last week with a string of UK and Ireland stadium shows scheduled for 2025.Marking their first activity as a band since their final gig and infamous split in 2009, they issued a statement to fans: “The guns have fallen silent.

PEOPLE.“It’ll cause excitement in its own way. But, er, you know, I’m still an artist, but a revolutionary artist, right?” the “Imagine” singer added.In a later scene, Lennon told a journalist he started taping his own phone calls out of fear for his life. “We started noticing people hanging outside the apartment.

Alex Ritman Shortly after they moved to New York in 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono became so paranoid that the authorities were bugging their phone that they decided to record their calls. More than 50 years on, a selection of these never-before-heard recordings form what Kevin Macdonald describes as the “beating heart” of his new documentary, “One to One: John and Yoko,” premiering in Venice Aug 30.

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The Beatles will now be able to stay at one of the earliest venues the band played in, as it has been turned into an Airbnb.Located at 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool, The Casbah Coffee Club saw the Fab Four perform over 40 times during the start of their career and 13 times by the late John Lennon‘s first band The Quarrymen.The venue first opened in 1956 in the basement of Pete Best’s – the Beatles’ original drummer – family home by his mother Mona. The venue has now become a Grade II building and was developed as a five-apartment Airbnb.

Sean Ono Lennon has announced a brand new meditation remix of his late father John Lennon‘s song ‘Mind Games’.Sean’s meditation mixes of his father’s 1973 hit first appeared on the app Lumeate and will now be getting both a digital and limited-edition physical release later this year. ‘Mind Games – The Meditation Mixes’ is set for release on October 9, the same day as Sean and John’s shared Birthday.The limited-edition 3xLP version of the mixes will be pressed on 180-gram crystal clear vinyl and be packaged in a triple gatefold mirror board sleeve.

EXCLUSIVE: It may sound hard to believe, but John Lennon and Yoko Ono became daytime talk show hosts more than 50 years ago – the Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson or Drew Barrymore of their time. For one week only.

Damon Albarn’s architect father, Keith, has died, aged 85, it was announced today (August 13).The father of the Blur frontman was an expert in art and design, having written many books and articles on the subject, as well as appearing on many TV and radio shows.Keith passed away on July 25 after being diagnosed with cancer. As per an obituary in The Times, Keith was best known for his academic research into patterns and was a trustee at The Minories and Colchester Arts Centre.

A pair of surprising events at the Paris Olympics have caught the public’s imagination and taken on a life of their own on social media as the 2024 Games draw to a close.

Mitzi McCall, whose five-decade resume in entertainment included 11 films, 14 TV shows and many animated series voice-overs, died August 8 at her home in Studio City, CA, at age 91. No details on cause were immediately available.

Paul McCartney has announced “captivating” cinema screenings of Wings‘ rare documentary film One Hand Clapping. Find out more below.Announced today (August 8), the project offers fans an opportunity to step back into 1974, when the McCartney-led band were working on the live studio album ‘One Hand Clapping’.The album was recorded back in August of that year, while the band were enjoying their seventh week in a row at the top of the UK album charts with ‘Band On The Run’.

Trafalgar Releasing and Mercury Studios have set a September 26 release for documentary One Hand Clapping, an opportunity for audiences to step back in time to 1974 with Paul McCartney and Wings.

John Lennon’s iconic sunglasses at action for £40,000.The news of the auction emerged in recent weeks, with the glasses as well as a number of other Fab Four memorabilia items going under the hammer at Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey yesterday (July 31).In the end, the blue-tinted spectacles were picked up by the television personality, international spoon-bender and self-proclaimed illusionist Geller, 77, for a tidy sum.Speaking to the BBC, Geller said he was “elated” with his purchase and that his plan is to display them in his own museum in his hometown of Tel Aviv, Israel.“John Lennon and I were very good friends while we were living in New York in the 1970s,” claimed Geller, who also owns a lock of the Beatle’s hair and a sketch that he once made of a UFO (via Sky News).“I knew I had to buy these glasses whatever. I would have gone up to £500,000,” Geller continued.

Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, has spoken about the importance of his father’s music, and his parents’ relationship – see what Sean had to say below.Sean Lennon spoke to The Times about the recent ‘Ultimate Mix’ release of his father’s fourth solo album ‘Mind Games’, which was shared earlier this month. The album was released with several different mixes, culminating with the ‘Ultimate Mix’.Speaking to The Times, Lennon explained that the numerous mixes served as a way for his father’s solo music outside of The Beatles to continue getting the “attention” it deserves: “One thing that distinguishes my dad’s solo career is how personal his lyrics became.

John Lennon‘s tinted glasses along with a collection of photographs taken of The Beatles at Abbey Road are set to go up for auction.Both the glasses and the collection of photographs taken of the Fab Four at the iconic recording studio in London will be auctioned on Wednesday (July 31) at Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey.According to BBC, Lennon’s glasses – a pair of round specs with blue-tinted lenses – were gifted to a man who was visiting Abbey Road Studios by the late musician himself back in 1968.Speaking about the specs, a Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuers spokesperson said that they were handed to the man by Lennon after the man saw them placed on top of a piano.“The young man saw the spectacles lying on the piano and went to pick them up but was told by his then girlfriend to leave them, to which Lennon replied, ‘It’s OK, he can have them’,” they said. They are expected to reach roughly £3,000 at the auction.A collection of 33 black and white photos taken at Abbey Road will also be auctioned along with the copyright for an estimated £200 to £300.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic When Sean Ono Lennon — born to John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1975 — was being exposed to his father’s solo canon as a young person, he was hearing it all at once, not sequentially. So he was hearing 1973’s “Mind Games” as one fine album among many, with no need to learn that it was actually an underdog in his dad’s catalog.

The Beatles, arguably one of the most renowned bands in history, originated in Liverpool in 1960. Their music continues to be cherished by both young and old.