2018-05-15: Primeira guitarra de GH vai a leilão

Por "apenas" 220 mil libras (cerca de 250K EUR):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/13/george-harrisons-first-electric-guitar-sale-220000/

Citando:
"Harrison once described it as "the most fantastic guitar ever", but was persuaded by manager Brian Epstein to give it away to promote their 1966 Germany tour.

His guitar was offered as the star prize for the winners of 'The Best Beat Band in Germany' organised by German music venue Star Club where the band had played in the early 60s.

The competition was won by local band The Faces and the instrument was presented to Frank Dostal, its singer and guitarist.

Dostal kept hold of it until his death last year but his widow Mary Dostal, a former member of Liverpool band the Liverbirds, has consigned it for sale with US based auction house Julien's Auctions.

Martin Nolan, auctioneer at Julien's, said: "As part of the promotion for the Germany 1966 tour the Star Club called Brian Epstein to see if he could give away a Beatles guitar as a price.

"Harrison was asked to give up this guitar, which he did, and it was signed by their road manager Neil Aspinall who forged all four of the Beatles' signatures."

2018-05-13: 17 melhores álbuns duplos...

E um deles é dos Beatles:
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/art-double-album/

2018-04-29: Crítica da peça Lennon's banjo (Liverpool)

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/lennons-banjo-show-swift-need-14589767

"It wasn’t terrible, there’s a fascinating story at its heart and it has the potential to be a great caper.

But somebody needs to take a big red pen to the script of Lennon’s Banjo before it can become a staple of the city’s extra curricular Beatles offerings - and soon.

Based on the book Julia’s Banjo, this deals with the much sought-after instrument once owned by John Lennon’s mother, the one she used to teach her son the wonders that be unlocked from finding the right chords. A good job she did too. It’s still out there somewhere and worth millions to the finder."

2018-05-09: Record de Beatles batido por Post Malone

http://www.nme.com/news/music/post-malone-breaks-the-beatles-us-chart-record-2311002

Citando:
"Rapper smashes record for the most simultaneous top 20 in the Hot 100

Post Malone has broken a US chart record previously co-held by The Beatles.

In a two-star review, NME‘s Larry Bartleet described the 22-year-old’s second album ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’ as “directionless”, arguing that it made “the rockstar lifestyle sound beige”.

After beating Anne-Marie and Blossoms to number one in the UK, Post Malone has now claimed his first US number one, shifting 461,000 equivalent album units.

He has also broken the record for the most simultaneous top 20 in the Hot 100. The star has nine songs in the top 20 this week, breaking The Beatles and J Cole‘s previous record of six. Post Malone has also broken the record for the most simultaneous top 40 tracks with 14 songs in the chart this week."