2016-06-29: Novo vídeo do WMGGW

Os Beatles e o Cirque du Soleil anunciaram um novo vídeo para o While My Guitar Gently Weeps, comemorando a continuidade do espetáculo "LOVE" em Las Vegas:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VJDJs9dumZI


PS. Esta orquestração foi a última feita por George Martin (já na altura para o álbum e o espectáculo LOVE).

2016-06-28: Roupa manchada de sangue vendida em leilão por 55K USD

A roupa usada por um dos empregados do Dakota Building (Nova Iorque) aonde o JL vivia e mais uns quantos itens foram vendidos em leilão por cerca de 55000 USD.
O empregado disse que "contava a história de quem tentou ajudar", quem dá a notícia não concorda:
http://www.noise11.com/news/john-lennon-blood-stained-shirt-sells-for-55000-20160628

2016-06-25: BOOK: John Lennon vs. The U.S.A. (Leon Wildes, 2016)

Novo livro (a publicar brevemente) sobre a tentativa de deportação de JL dos EUA:


John Lennon vs. The U.S.A.: The Inside Story of the Most Bitterly Contested and Influential Deportation Case in United States History


Detalhes:
https://www.amazon.com/John-Lennon-vs-U-S-Influential/dp/1634254260/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=abbeyrdsbeatlep-20&linkId=0510e9a03c8634bf6bce13e2ee860604#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1466940665129

BOOK: Gimme Some Truth - The John Lennon FBI Files (Jon Wiener, 2000)

Um retrato interessante (publicado em 2000) de como a vigilância era feita nos EUA com documentação extensiva:
https://www.amazon.com/Gimme-Some-Truth-Lennon-Files/dp/0520222466/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466816884&sr=1-3&keywords=jon+wiener+lennon&linkCode=sl1&tag=abbeyrdsbeatlep-20&linkId=5f3d68d0083662355c1a86a8391cf5f0#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1466939928985

2016-06-24: Caso do Starway to Heaven encerra

Caso (com pontos de contacto com o de GH e My Sweet Lord nos anos 70) encerra sem se dar como provado que houve plágio:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/23/led-zeppelin-cleared-stairway-to-heaven-lawsuit-spirit


Anteriormente falado aqui:
http://beatles-today.blogspot.pt/2016/06/2016-06-17-julgamento-por-plagio-de.html?m=1

2016-06-23: PM e RS assinam carta aberta da Billboard

PM e RS assinam carta aberta da Billboard sobre controlo de armas nos EUA:
http://www.billboard.com/open-letter/

2016-06-30: Kit usado para gravar Love Me Do (e não só) vai a leilão

... A partir de 150000 USD. Kit da Ludwig foi usado por baterista de sessão Andy White (falecido recentemente).
História do Kit e como o Ringo mudou de Premier para Ludwig por causa dele nos detalhes do leilão:
http://natedsanders.com/mobile/lotdetail.aspx?inventoryid=42962&seo=drum_kit_used_to_record_the_beatles__very_first_si

2016-06-21: Novo filme sobre Beatles já tem trailer (Videos)

The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years, a new documentary directed by Oscar-winner Ron Howard, has just received a trailer:
http://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/06/ron-howard-the-beatles-john-lennon-paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-george-harrison-hulu-documentary-streaming-trailer/

2016-06-17: Julgamento por plágio de Starway to Heaven

O julgamento por plágio no Starway to Heaven, a decorrer (Led Zeppelin depuseram recentemente) tem muitos pontos de contacto com o de GH (My Sweet Lord). Alguns detalhes:
http://www.salon.com/2016/06/16/if_zeppelin_did_steal_stairway_it_would_be_like_finding_out_the_beatles_didnt_write_sgt_pepper/

2016-06-11: O filme que fez os Beatles voltar ao Top 40 20 anos depois (1986)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RaIjYvIayj0&feature=youtu.be


Citando:
"[The film] was the perfect excuse for radio programmers to put “Twist and Shout” back into rotation — and the song took off all over again. Further buoyed by its appearance in another hit 1986 comedy, Rodney Dangerfield’s Back to School, the Beatles hit enjoyed a new lease on Top 40 life, spending seven weeks on the chart and peaking at No. 23 toward the end of the summer. It just goes to show you that a great song is a great song, no matter when it was originally released — and so is a great film, as evidenced by the celebratory bonanza planned for Ferris Bueller‘s 30th anniversary.
Read More: 30 Years Ago: 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Sends the Beatles Back to the Top 40 | http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-ferris-bueller/?trackback=tsmclip

2016-06-09: Os Beatles chegaram aos Legos

http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/06/lego-announces-the-beatles-yellow-submarine-and-apollo-11-saturn-v-as-next-lego-ideas-sets/

2016-06-05: PM em tournée na Europa (video)

Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) tweeted at 3:46pm - 5 Jun 16:
Paul has finished the first week of his European #OneOnOne tour. Here is a clip from his recent gig in Paris: youtube.com/watch?v=VTka2R… (https://twitter.com/PaulMcCartney/status/739468376108638208?s=17)

2016-06-03: Muhammad Ali e os Beatles

PM e RS reagem pelo twitter à morte de Muhammad Ali (que conheceram quando se chamava ainda Cassius Clay e era tudo menos de barro) a 3 de Junho com 74 anos.
O Diário de Coimbra citou a declaração de PM na edição de hoje (2016-06-05). O jornal Público idem (p.16) e falou dos Beatles terem assistido a um dos combates dele no corpo da notícia. RIP.


About the photo of RS and MA:
http://slowertraffic.bangordailynews.com/2016/06/05/home/thoughts-on-ringo-starr-and-muhammad-ali/
Citando:
"Among the many images circulating online in the hours after Ali’s death were photos of him with the Beatles. It’s the month before Ali’s first fight with Liston, in 1964, and the Fab Four are on their first tour of America. They are all between the ages of 20 and 23 with the whole world ahead of them. Ali is a head taller than all of the Beatles. In one photo, he has picked up Ringo in his arms and holds him like a rag doll. All five beam for the camera."

And some photos of them together (let's ignore the "Wrestling" part):
http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/celebrity/the-beatles-vs-muhammad-ali-a-look-at-1964s-greatest-showdown-and-its-awkward-start

(2016-06-07: Added link on RS and MA; 2016-06-08: Photos article)

2016-06-03: Songs of The Beatles by Sarah Vaughan (1981)

Um clássico de 1981 com um toque de disco sound e Jeff Porcaro na bateria (e Lee Ritenour em algumas das guitarras):
http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-of-the-beatles-mw0000193277

2016-06-03: Midnight McCartney by John Pizzarelli (jazz)

Versões smooth de músicas de Paul McCartney por John Pizzarelli (2015):
http://www.allmusic.com/album/midnight-mccartney-mw0002868400

2016-06-02: PM comenta comentários de Oasis (em 1996)

http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/paul-mccartney-oasis-messed-up-with-beatles-comparisons-34764078.html
Citando:
"Paul McCartney thinks it was a mistake for Noel Gallagher to declare his band Oasis would be bigger than The Beatles.
Paul McCartney believes Oasis harmed their careers by predicting they'd be "bigger" than The Beatles."